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neoinoakleys · 02-04-2005, 05:30 AM

I saw this thread a long a time ago and I found it EXTREMELY useful. I think it is time to re-visit it.

What software on your computer would you classify as a "Must Have". List the software that you just can't live without....

For me it has gotta be:

Photoshop
EasyPHP
Dreamweaver Suite
and my games, of course...:-)

oh, and Trillion...

How about you?

Mephisto2 · 02-04-2005, 05:33 AM

Opera
Proxomitron

That's it.

Mr Mephisto

killeena · 02-04-2005, 06:19 AM

Winzip and Firefox are always the first things to go on a new Windows install for me. Then of course, whatever games I am playing at the time.

Pragma · 02-04-2005, 06:24 AM

Windows
Trillian
XChat
VMWare
Cygwin
Vim
Winamp
Firefox

FreeBSD
Vim
Bochs
XMMS
Ogle
Firefox
nmap
ethereal
gdb

Not too exciting, but I tend to be fairly focused on work for the time being.

soccerchamp76 · 02-04-2005, 10:48 AM

I could have sworn there was a long thread about this before, but alas:
Mozilla Firefox
DeadAIM
Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Spybot
SpywareBlaster
Norton Systemworks

heyal256 · 02-04-2005, 07:05 PM

Among the not mentioned pieces of software that I consider must haves:
Startup control panel
Tweak UI (tweak XP)
WinRAR
RealPopup
iconsaver
Nero
Powerdvd
Zonealarm

I could go on, but it seems like I need lots of stuff before I am comfortable with the PC being up to par.

JeremyS · 02-04-2005, 10:28 PM

AIM
FireFox
WinAmp
Counter-Strike

That's all =]

k0ruptr · 02-05-2005, 01:08 AM

Add flashget to that list.

connyosis · 02-05-2005, 01:20 AM

Firefox
X-Chat
gcc
Amarok

noodles · 02-05-2005, 01:27 AM

gaim
firefox/thunderbird
winamp
photoshop
world of warcraft

and i dual boot red hat for development

alpha · 02-05-2005, 06:58 AM

winzip/winrar/winamp/bsplayer

whiplash13 · 02-05-2005, 07:37 PM

nero, steam, dreamweaver.

drawerfixer · 02-05-2005, 08:17 PM

Firefox
iTunes
WeatherDock
LaunchBar
Synergy
Macaroni
Civilization III

(Mac OS X applications)

God of Thunder · 02-09-2005, 11:38 AM

Mozilla
Real Player (just kidding)
AVG
Zone Alarm
Ultra VNC
M$ Office
DVD XCopy

punx1325 · 02-09-2005, 11:53 AM

DeadAIM
DVD Shrink
Nero
Photoshop
Norton Internet Security
Azureus
Ares
YahooPOPs!
MS Office
Winamp

Stan Fields · 02-09-2005, 12:03 PM

Opera is probably the closest to being a must have for me, but I could probably live with Firefox if I had to

frogza · 02-09-2005, 12:39 PM

Photoshop
Illustrator
BBEdit
Safari
ITunes
Quark XPress

RAGEAngel9 · 02-09-2005, 02:42 PM

Firefox/Thunderbird/Sunbird
Open Office.org
Gaim
7-zip (I think, anyway it opnes almost any compressed or archived file)
VLC (for dvd and movie)
Winamp (for mp3s and net radio)
VNC
SciTE
Dia Diagrams
World of Warcraft

etc.

Slavakion · 02-09-2005, 02:51 PM

Firefox
Sygate Personal Firewall
Azureus
Winamp
Nero
Alcohol 120%
Diskeeper
Ad-Aware
Spybot
Office

Bare bones, there. I'd usually toss in a few more apps like registry cleaners, photoshop...

spindles · 02-09-2005, 03:31 PM

avg
kerio firewall
firefox
textpad
beyond compare
photoshop
neverwinter nights
age of kings

irseg · 02-09-2005, 04:17 PM

Putty
Vim
Grep
NCFTP
Yahoo Messenger
OpenOffice
Azureus
Nero
Mozilla Thunderbird
Photoshop

Winamp used to be on that list until version 5 came out. Windows Media Player runs about 10 times faster while doing 10 times more stuff.

bacon_masta · 02-09-2005, 04:18 PM

Windows
Star Office
Gaim for windows
Spybot Search and Destroy
Spy Sweeper
AVG antivirus
Photoshop
Audiograbber
EditPadLite
Fruity Loops
Dev-PHP
DreamWeaverMX
FlashMX

Linux
K3B
Gaim
XFCE
Vim
Newest kernel available
XChat
StarOffice

These are my personal fav's, and most of them are FREE!!

avernus · 02-10-2005, 03:09 AM

Firefox
Thunderbird
Zonealarm
Trillian
TightVNC
HTML-Kit
FileZilla
NetTime
Sophos anti-virus
PuTTy
Media Player Classic (MPC) + codecs
7-Zip
Winamp
CDEx
ISOBuster

Games: Quake3, Doom3, HT2, UT2004, NWN

02-04-2005, 05:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
neoinoakleys Psycho Location: Michigan	Must Have software I saw this thread a long a time ago and I found it EXTREMELY useful. I think it is time to re-visit it. What software on your computer would you classify as a "Must Have". List the software that you just can't live without.... For me it has gotta be: Photoshop EasyPHP Dreamweaver Suite and my games, of course...:-) oh, and Trillion... How about you? __________________ It's My Duty to Please That Booty!!

02-04-2005, 06:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
killeena Crazy Location: Meechigan	Winzip and Firefox are always the first things to go on a new Windows install for me. Then of course, whatever games I am playing at the time. __________________ Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to abjure such prescribed choices. - Theodor Adorno

02-04-2005, 10:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
soccerchamp76 Go Cardinals Location: St. Louis/Cincinnati	I could have sworn there was a long thread about this before, but alas: Mozilla Firefox DeadAIM Lavasoft Ad-Aware Spybot SpywareBlaster Norton Systemworks __________________ Brian Griffin: Ah, if my memory serves me, this is the physics department. Chris Griffin: That would explain all the gravity.

02-05-2005, 01:20 AM	#9 (permalink)
connyosis Psycho Location: Sweden - Land of the sodomite damned	Firefox X-Chat gcc Amarok __________________ If atheism is a religion, then not collecting stamps is a hobby.

02-05-2005, 01:27 AM	#10 (permalink)
noodles Psycho Location: sc	gaim firefox/thunderbird winamp photoshop world of warcraft and i dual boot red hat for development __________________ This is what is hardest: to close the open hand because one loves. Nietzsche

02-04-2005, 05:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mephisto2 Junkie	Opera Proxomitron That's it. Mr Mephisto

02-04-2005, 06:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
Pragma I am Winter Born Location: Alexandria, VA	Windows Trillian XChat VMWare Cygwin Vim Winamp Firefox FreeBSD Vim Bochs XMMS Ogle Firefox nmap ethereal gdb Not too exciting, but I tend to be fairly focused on work for the time being.

02-04-2005, 07:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
heyal256 Not so great lurker Location: NY	Among the not mentioned pieces of software that I consider must haves: Startup control panel Tweak UI (tweak XP) WinRAR RealPopup iconsaver Nero Powerdvd Zonealarm I could go on, but it seems like I need lots of stuff before I am comfortable with the PC being up to par.

02-04-2005, 10:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
JeremyS Crazy	AIM FireFox WinAmp Counter-Strike That's all =]

02-05-2005, 01:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
k0ruptr Upright	Add flashget to that list.

02-05-2005, 06:58 AM	#11 (permalink)
alpha Insane Location: Finland	winzip/winrar/winamp/bsplayer

02-05-2005, 07:37 PM	#12 (permalink)
whiplash13 Tilted	nero, steam, dreamweaver.

02-05-2005, 08:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
drawerfixer Stonerific Location: Colorado	Firefox iTunes WeatherDock LaunchBar Synergy Macaroni Civilization III (Mac OS X applications) __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

02-09-2005, 11:38 AM	#14 (permalink)
God of Thunder Talk nerdy to me Location: Flint, MI	Mozilla Real Player (just kidding) AVG Zone Alarm Ultra VNC M$ Office DVD XCopy __________________ I reject your reality, and substitute my own -- Adam Savage

02-09-2005, 11:53 AM	#15 (permalink)
punx1325 Junkie Location: San Diego	DeadAIM DVD Shrink Nero Photoshop Norton Internet Security Azureus Ares YahooPOPs! MS Office Winamp __________________ If something seems too good to be true, then it probably is....

02-09-2005, 12:03 PM	#16 (permalink)
Stan Fields Upright Location: Ontario	Opera is probably the closest to being a must have for me, but I could probably live with Firefox if I had to

02-09-2005, 12:39 PM	#17 (permalink)
frogza Registered User Location: Right Here	Photoshop Illustrator BBEdit Safari ITunes Quark XPress

02-09-2005, 02:42 PM	#18 (permalink)
RAGEAngel9 Insane Location: Vermont	Firefox/Thunderbird/Sunbird Open Office.org Gaim 7-zip (I think, anyway it opnes almost any compressed or archived file) VLC (for dvd and movie) Winamp (for mp3s and net radio) VNC SciTE Dia Diagrams World of Warcraft etc.

02-09-2005, 02:51 PM	#19 (permalink)
Slavakion Mjollnir Incarnate Location: Lost in thought	Firefox Sygate Personal Firewall Azureus Winamp Nero Alcohol 120% Diskeeper Ad-Aware Spybot Office Bare bones, there. I'd usually toss in a few more apps like registry cleaners, photoshop...

02-09-2005, 03:31 PM	#20 (permalink)
spindles Mine is an evil laugh Location: Sydney, Australia	avg kerio firewall firefox textpad beyond compare photoshop neverwinter nights age of kings __________________ who hid my keyboard's PANIC button?

02-09-2005, 04:17 PM	#21 (permalink)
irseg Junkie Location: Florida	Putty Vim Grep NCFTP Yahoo Messenger OpenOffice Azureus Nero Mozilla Thunderbird Photoshop Winamp used to be on that list until version 5 came out. Windows Media Player runs about 10 times faster while doing 10 times more stuff.

02-09-2005, 04:18 PM	#22 (permalink)
bacon_masta Psycho Location: i live in the state of denial	Windows Star Office Gaim for windows Spybot Search and Destroy Spy Sweeper AVG antivirus Photoshop Audiograbber EditPadLite Fruity Loops Dev-PHP DreamWeaverMX FlashMX Linux K3B Gaim XFCE Vim Newest kernel available XChat StarOffice These are my personal fav's, and most of them are FREE!!

02-10-2005, 03:09 AM	#23 (permalink)
avernus Crazy Location: Bath, UK	Firefox Thunderbird Zonealarm Trillian TightVNC HTML-Kit FileZilla NetTime Sophos anti-virus PuTTy Media Player Classic (MPC) + codecs 7-Zip Winamp CDEx ISOBuster Games: Quake3, Doom3, HT2, UT2004, NWN