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Jeff 12-15-2003 07:46 PM

Essential Programs
 
I know this has been done before but I haven't seen it for a while. So, what software is essential to you? Mine would be:

MyIE2 - The Cadillac of web browsers IMO. Many features.
K++ - No reason you should be using regular Kazaa with this.
eDonkey\eMule - Excellent program for downloads, though slow.
Alcohol 120% - All about the virtual drives.
Nero 6 - Good CD Burning program.
Winamp 2.xx - Still my fav program for playing MP3s.

I'm sure I forgot a few, but that's good for now.

Pragma 12-15-2003 07:51 PM

Trillian - without it, I'm isolated
XChat - when I do manage to get on the #tfp channel, XChat > Trillian's IRC support
AvantBrowser - I prefer it to MyIE2
BCDC++ - campus runs a DC hub, this is the best Windows-based client there is
WMP - Hate it all you like, but I prefer it to listen to MP3s with
SSH - Gotta manage my servers somehow. :)
Cygwin/WinGNU32 - Very useful to have *n?x command line utilities in Windows
Mathematica - I take notes in it, I do my homework in it, it's amazing.

Edited to add:
gVim - Best text editor ever (DOWN WITH EMACS) :D

soccerchamp76 12-15-2003 07:54 PM

Internet Explorer
K++
Windows Media Player
AOL
Ad-aware 6
Microsoft Word

sailor 12-15-2003 08:01 PM

Firebird -- Bar none, best browser Ive used
Mozilla -- I use the regular Mozilla on my Debian box, Firebird isnt optimized for Linux
Instant Messenger
Winamp 2.9
SSH -- Like Pragma, gotta manage the server somehow
Textpad -- Best Windows text editor Ive ever seen
Sygate Firewall -- great little firewall for use on my Windows box

cheerios 12-15-2003 08:55 PM

Camino
Adium
iTunes
Mail
Eclipse
XCode
sub-etha-edit
terminal

:)

flamingpeach 12-15-2003 09:14 PM

  • mozilla firebird
  • mIRC
  • adobe photoshop CS
  • winRAR
  • putty (for ssh)
  • notepad
  • cmd

edit: on the freeBSD box, its a whole other story ;)

hawkeye 12-15-2003 09:42 PM

Ad-Aware
Spybot S&D
POW!
Trillian
MaxMem
NAV
Atomic Time Synch
DAP
SoulSeek
Winamp 2.9 (never, never, Never 3.++)
dbPoweramp (for conversions)
Winzip
notepad
IrfanView
SpywareBlaster
MRUBlaster
MediaPlayerClassic
and NiceMC for what MPC won't play.

there are probably more, but those get regular use.

charliex 12-15-2003 10:32 PM

developer studio
windows xp
IE
tortoiseCVS
4NT
pro motion
intel compiler x86/xscale
ARM ADS
vtune
masm
xoreax intellibuild
dmake, nmake, opusmake
fed
sourceoffsite
ultramon
maxivista
beyond compare
EVC 3/4
MSDN
pngcrush
imagemagick
thumbsplus
winiso
powerwarchiver
asciipr0n
yahoo messenger
tightvnc
network stumbler
outlook express
avg
notepad
wordpad for cr/lf messed up
about 50 other CLI tools

and feh to acrobat.

fracturedmind 12-15-2003 10:43 PM

Trillian
DC++
DivX/XviD
Winamp 5
ChrisTV
MS Office
SmartFTP
Windows Media Player 9

Mephisto2 12-16-2003 12:14 AM

My most essential application would have to be Proxomitron. Beats the hell out of all those "embedded" Pop-up killers in other web-browsers, but also allows you to cut out adverts, sounds, annoying animated GIFs, blocks well-know banner ad sites etc. Essentially speeds up your browsing a significant amount.

After that...

Opera 7.0 (liked it so much I paid for it)
Notepad (great for drafting up posts, and I use it to take notes during meetings)
Outlook (would be lost without it; absolutely essential for my job)
Cisco VPN client (have to tunnel back into the office somehow)
Cisco Aironet (wireless networking rocks; both for the office and my home wireless network)
Word (use it everyday)
Powerpoint (use it everyday)
Excel (use it everyday)
MS Project (use it every week)
IE (some pages still don't like Opera)
SameTime (IBM/Lotus Instant Messenger app; used in work to talk to my colleagues around the globe in different time-zones)

I like Photoshop 7, but stopped using it as I didn't have a licensed copy. I don't like pirating. So now I use Photoshop Elements, a good entry level app by Adobe I got with my scanner.


Mr Mephisto

drawerfixer 12-16-2003 01:04 AM

Safari, iTunes, MSN Messenger, Mail, Myth: The Fallen Lords, Acquisition, & Quicktime to watch my porn. :D

supafly 12-16-2003 07:52 AM

Internet Explorer
WMP
K++
WinRAR
Winzip
Paint Shop Pro 8
Notepad
School stuff
Word

glytch 12-16-2003 08:01 AM

Trillian
Bittorrent (any form)
Spybot S&D
Opera
QCD player (the soma skin on top of everything in the minimized state is absolutely perfect)
Pagemaker (I do form layout sometimes)
Photoshop
Office 2k3 (It really is pretty good)
And too many games to mention.

That's about it

shakran 12-16-2003 08:33 AM

Zonealarm
Nav corporate
spybot
adaware
bt++
eudora
trillian
winamp 2.9 (the last crash-free edition!)
Acid Pro 4.0 (best audio editor EVER)
Arachnophillia (notepad with HTML macros)

SiN 12-16-2003 10:13 AM

hrm...kinda depends on how one defines 'Essential'...

meaning, 'Must Install' or 'Use Everyday'.
....assuming the latter...
  • Opera
  • mIRC
  • Miranda IM (for MSN and ICQ)
  • WinRAR
  • FlashFXP (liked it so much I paid for it ;))
  • Outlook
  • Photoshop CS
  • UltraEdit
  • WinAMP

:)

-Anders 12-16-2003 10:43 AM

Irssi
Mozilla
Gabber
Gnome-Terminal

-z3r0- 12-16-2003 03:50 PM

Bittorrent ++
Kazaa Lite ++
dBPowerAmp
NetCaptor
Total Commander
Flash FXP
IrfanView
PanicWare Popup Stopper
UltraEdit
Ad-aware
Trillian
mIRC
Newsbin Pro
winRAR

:D

feelgood 12-16-2003 11:20 PM

Outlook Express
Winamp 5
MSN Messenger
IE 6
SQL Plus 9
Visual Basic
JEdit
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
DC++
Ad-ware
ISOBuster
Damon

Sunrise 12-16-2003 11:47 PM

trillian
x-chat
ad-aware
paint shop pro
nero 5.5
winamp 2/5
myie2
kerio pf
power archiver
thumbsplus
overnet
flashget
media player classic


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