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Hello guys!
I dont post it on tech support since i am a computer newbie and just want some casual advice.
I recently got a new semi-decent laptop, 2.3ghz and 2 gb ram with windows 7 starter,and im running with a 1mbps internet conection.
What browser/antivirus/torrentdownloader/media player/cute freeware would you recommend for me working with this specs and the fact that im just a college student with no intentions of streaming or anything fancy like that.
Thanks to anyone that can recommend/review some program for me!
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Browser: Chrome
Antivirus: Don't bother, just don't be stupid
Torrent: uTorrent
Media Player: I use VLC, but dunno about this one
Cute Freeware: Rainmeter and F.lux
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-Chrome for browser, I used to use firefox but google just sprang ahead with their product.
-Antivirus, search for "Microsoft security essentials", its a free anti-virus program that you can download as long as you have a geniun copy of windows. Highly recommended, does really well and is small in size and smooth to run.
- Utorrent for torrent program, its my favorite torrent client because of its small size and relatively smooth interface  .
- VLC for media player, it runs ANYTHING very well, and search for "CCCP" its a codec pack that gives your computer the ability to run a variety of different video/audio formats etc.
That should be a good start :D! Hope it helps ^^
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On February 13 2011 02:54 Empyrean wrote:
Browser: Chrome
Antivirus: Don't bother, just don't be stupid
Torrent: uTorrent
Media Player: I use VLC, but dunno about this one
Cute Freeware: Rainmeter and F.lux
Agreed here, Antivirus isn't particularly needed if you're actually careful of what you're doing. 
I use Vuze for torrents since I've used it for a long while now.
VLC works with most video (and audio) formats out there, you really can't go wrong here.
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Browser: Firefox/chrome
Antivirus: AVG free
Torrent: Vuze
Media Player: VLC
Others: Ccleaner, mirc, gom player, skype, ventrilo
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Music player: foobar2000
Video player: MPC-HC
Torrent uTorrent
Browser: Chrome/Firefox/Opera/Anything that's not IE or Safari
CCleaner
mIRC
Teamspeak 3
Ventrilo
7zip or winrar or both
Foxit reader (adobe's one is crap)
notepad++
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This is what I have on my laptop
editor: gvim
browser: firefox
media: VLC + foobar
antivirus: windows security essential (this is actually good)
documents: adobe, ms office
zip: 7zip
others: utorrent, f.lux, ccleaner
almost everything else I can live without
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Browser: Chrome
Antivirus: Microsoft Security Essentials (free if your windows is geniune, quite resource friendly)
Torrent: uTorrent
Media Player: VLC
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On February 13 2011 03:39 bmml wrote:http://ninite.com/Check that out for easy setup on a clean PC.
wow, that's an awesome website!
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wow thanks a lot guys, Im checking out all of those programs. As for a DVD/CD burner what would you recommend?
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I think what you need is Linux (say Ubuntu)... It has everything you want on it.
If you *have* to use windows, then for media player I recommend CCCP.
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On February 13 2011 03:22 limonovich wrote:
Music player: foobar2000
Video player: MPC-HC
Torrent uTorrent
Browser: Chrome/Firefox/Opera/Anything that's not IE or Safari
CCleaner
mIRC
Teamspeak 3
Ventrilo
7zip or winrar or both
Foxit reader (adobe's one is crap)
notepad++
Exactly my setup. I'm amazed lol
For antivirus purposes, microsoft security essentials has really impressed me. A must if you have original windows. I also like to have comodo firewall.
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Browser: Chrome and/or Opera
Antivirus: I assume you want free ones so Avast! or AVG
Torrent: Vuze
Media Player: VLC, MediaGo, Winamp, Itunes (I only use VLC for movies and the rest for songs and other stuff)
Freeware: Rainmeter, CCleaner, Skype, WinRAR,
Edit: Oh and Rocketdock will do you good too.
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Get AVG antivirus. It's nice and doesn't slow down the computer. I use uTorrent as well.
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Browser: Chrome although Mozilla is decent, too
Antivirus: Do yourself a favor and don't slow down your laptop with something useless. although if you wish to go to shady porn/warez sites you might need some anti virus (it probably won't help anyway though)
Torrent: uTorrent
Media Player:
For video: VLC is great. You might also consider "k-lite codec pack" with windows media player classic.
For music: Winamp
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Browser: Flock
Music: Songbird, Grooveshark
Video: VLC
IRC Client: mIRC
Messenger: Digsby
Graphics: Photoshop CS4
Coding: Dreamweaver CS4
Productivity: MS Office 2007
Burn Software: Nero 7 Ultra Edition
RSS Aggregator: Built-in Flock
BitTorrent Client: BitComet
FTP Client: FileZilla
Emulator: DAEMON Tools + PowerISO
Voice Chat: Ventrilo, Skype, Mumble
Mail: Thunderbird
Anti-Virus/Security: None
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I have a Panasonic Toughbook CF-52 running XP Pro.
I am running:
Browser: IE/Firefox
Antivirus: AVG free
Audio/Video: Winamp + VLC
Productivity: Office 2007
DVD Burning: Wondershare
Virtual DVD: Daemon Tools Lite
BitTorrent: Bitlord
Video Recording: Fraps
Also have tons of other software including VMware stuff from College.. but that's all on my external. Can't think of anything else atm.. I don't have too many gadgest besides the usual.
XD
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Browser: Firefox/chrome, depending on if you use extensions. I use firefox.
Antivirus: Malwarebytes. In the past, I've had an issue where windows security essentials has failed to detect a virus (ran in safe mode, scan came out clean, virus still there) but I've never had that problem with malwarebyes.
Video: CCCP. I don't really like VLC because of the crappy seek bar.
Torrent: uTorrent
Music: I used to use winamp, but I've gotten increasingly frustrated with it so eh.
zip: 7zip
Useful freeware: Launchy
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http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/
Core Temp, CPU temperature reader, shows how hot your cpu gets during games or while being idle, gives a sound warning (can be turned off) when the cpu gets under dangerous heat, very good little app.
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VLC truly does have an annoying seek bar. I'm not sure if you can customize it, but that's what I like about Winamp. Arrows to seek, buttons on the keyboard to pause/play/stop. VLC is good because it plays almost any .avi, .mp4 etc without issues. Winamp I had to download a codec pack for it.
Winamp is cool because I used it when I was growing up, the classic skin looks like a perfect player, lolz.
XD
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diskeeper 2010 defrag software
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On February 13 2011 07:38 triangle wrote:
Browser: Firefox/chrome, depending on if you use extensions. I use firefox.
Antivirus: Malwarebytes. In the past, I've had an issue where windows security essentials has failed to detect a virus (ran in safe mode, scan came out clean, virus still there) but I've never had that problem with malwarebyes.
Video: CCCP. I don't really like VLC because of the crappy seek bar.
Torrent: uTorrent
Music: I used to use winamp, but I've gotten increasingly frustrated with it so eh.
zip: 7zip
Useful freeware: Launchy
Definite +1 for the Malwarebytes, its a REALLY great scanner in my (unfortunate) experience.
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Do not use AVG free, it's ridiculously bloated (147mb setup file, are you serious?) and has a history of fucking your computer up with its update files. Get either Avira or Microsoft Security Essentials, much lighter on the resources and better detection rate.
Browser: Chrome
Torrent: uTorrent
Media Player: CCCP + latest Media Player Classic Home Cinema for video, foobar for audio
Other: Depends on what you do, I like Daemon Tools, Thunderbird and Foxit Reader
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Has anyone mentioned Open office? its a free version of all the things you have to buy from microsoft. Google it highly recommend.
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On February 13 2011 03:39 bmml wrote:http://ninite.com/Check that out for easy setup on a clean PC.
Nifty! Great site when I reformat PCs. :D
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On February 13 2011 03:39 bmml wrote:http://ninite.com/Check that out for easy setup on a clean PC.
thanks for this, I used it just now. tech support formatted my laptop when I asked them to replace my keyboard <_<
edit: also I know a lot of people like to go without AV but honestly MSE is lightweight enough that it's worth making it that much harder to get a virus. "Don't do stupid shit" is easy enough (not opening attachments, not going to sites with warnings, etc) but there is a lot more to it, like running on a limited account and being able to spot malware with tools like sysinternals. For lazier people it's worth it to use an antivirus.
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