EPT"free" programs people should know about - Page 2
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inReacH
Sweden1612 Posts
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CTStalker
Canada9720 Posts
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CTStalker
Canada9720 Posts
On February 13 2009 17:45 inReacH wrote: Wait isn't all software free? lol what | ||
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Schnake
Germany2819 Posts
 http://symphony.lotus.com/software/lotus/symphony/home.nsf/home | ||
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Telemako
Spain1636 Posts
Replaces: Anything you use to burn files or ISOs. Description: 7mb of a lightweight and reliable burner. Tottally configurable. FoxIt Reader Replaces: Adobe Reader aka the memory eater Description: PDF reader that loads in one second and fully compatible. Fcuk that huge and slow bastard that keeps growing in adobe hands. | ||
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Raithed
China7078 Posts
audacity owns. i have adobe audition too, fuck that program. >:[ | ||
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CTStalker
Canada9720 Posts
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CubEdIn
Romania5359 Posts
ImgBurn Replaces: Nero Burning Rom Very easy to use, great interface, never had any issues with it. I didn't try InfraRecorder, but if you say it doesn't have a pretty interface, then this program is for you. http://www.imgburn.com/ and Avira Replaces: Most antiviruses It's free, which is the best thing about it, but it's also light and very efficient. Doesn't eat up too many resources, takes very little to install and update, the only downside being a pop-up window every time it updates (about once every two days) that you have to click "OK" on. It's like an add or something, but I think it's a small price to pay for a good avir. http://www.avira.com/en/pages/index.php Edit: beaten to ImgBurn. Well I guess it has +1 from me then. Light and fast. | ||
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Jayme
United States5866 Posts
On February 13 2009 17:53 Raithed wrote: ff replaces opera which replaces IE. audacity owns. i have adobe audition too, fuck that program. >:[ I've really found Opera to be generally quicker than FF. I mean that in all honesty too, it loads TL for instance distinctly faster then FF does, at least to a point where I often do notice it when I have to switch to FF for some compatibility thing. | ||
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Centric
United States1989 Posts
On February 13 2009 17:54 CubEdIn wrote: You guys should try ImgBurn Replaces: Nero Burning Rom Very easy to use, great interface, never had any issues with it. I didn't try InfraRecorder, but if you say it doesn't have a pretty interface, then this program is for you. http://www.imgburn.com/ and Avira Replaces: Most antiviruses It's free, which is the best thing about it, but it's also light and very efficient. Doesn't eat up too many resources, takes very little to install and update, the only downside being a pop-up window every time it updates (about once every two days) that you have to click "OK" on. It's like an add or something, but I think it's a small price to pay for a good avir. http://www.avira.com/en/pages/index.php Edit: beaten to ImgBurn. Well I guess it has +1 from me then. Light and fast. Thanks for Avira. I've been looking for another free anti-virus other than the lame ass fatty Sophos that my school supplies. | ||
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MuR)Ernu
Finland768 Posts
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Malongo
Chile3469 Posts
Replaces: none It helps managing mass files by changing the name/adding counters to the end of the file (doing it to all selected files at the same time). This is very useful for photo sorting or anykind of mass file naming. I hate manual naming. http://the-rename.softonic.com/ | ||
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aseq
Netherlands3968 Posts
Replaces: winamp, foobar. Most lightweight mp3 player there is. Can't play much more than just mp3 and wav, but when you're like me and have everything sorted in folders pretty well, just drag one folder and you're done. http://www.sheepfriends.com/?page=billy Gridmove Replaces: Multiple small monitors, maximalising A tool that allow you to set different regions on your screen to which you can then drag windows to very very fast. This is most useful on bigger monitors. I use one half of my screen for a browser, the rest is mp3/msn/skype/other small windows. I can move these around really quickly and precisely by just dragging with the top bar. http://www.jgpaiva.donationcoders.com/gridmove.html | ||
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AcrossFiveJulys
United States3612 Posts
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Vex
Ireland454 Posts
THANKS! | ||
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Vex
Ireland454 Posts
On February 13 2009 18:20 MuR)Ernu wrote: nice topic though piratebay.org replaces all those ^^ Stupid ernu. Be very careful with torrent sites. PLEASE TRY to spell them correctly. if you go to a web url that LOOKS like a torrent site, but actually isnt, then your comp will probally go "BLIP" then "BOOOOOOOOM". its http://www.THEpiratebay.org I wouldnt even TRY the link you supplied ernu -.- | ||
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darktreb
United States3016 Posts
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RoTaNiMoD
United States558 Posts
Azureus: torrent program, good for downloading pretty much anything other than individual songs BWChart: you better already know CDEx: free cd-to-mp3 ripper Daemon Tools: cd image file mounter Firefox: internet browser HiJackThis: anti spyware program ID3-TagIt: powerful mp3 tag editing program jEdit: powerful flexible code editor LimeWire: good for downloading popular mainstream shit like individual songs Pidgin: multi-client instant messenger Skype: internet phone Soulseek: good for downloading harder to find music or other stuff Spybot S&D: anti spyware program TeamViewer: realtime monitor-screen transmission VLC Media Player: plays almost anything Winamp: sweet music player, has the best visualizer there is in milkdrop Winrar: archive program that works with anything -- zips, rars, tar.gzs, you name it | ||
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BluzMan
Russian Federation4235 Posts
Transcribes like "A Scintilla-based Text Editor". An alternative to Notepad++, this one is an advanced text editor that supports syntax highlighting for many languages, typical advanced text editor features (like line number, monowide fonts etc), block shrinking (you can basically reduce the text in "for (;  {blalblabla};" to one line) and other features. It's really strong points is compilator bindings through shell scripts, customizability of everyting through .properties files, native support for Lua (really really handy), built-in hex editor and other nice features. I personally prefer it to Notepad++ just because I often code in Lua, and since about one half of the editor (aside from the Scintilla core) is written in Lua itself, it's customizable to nowhere. As a side bonus, you can easily write and import custom API files (context help for functions and methods), it's not as strong as IDLE, but alas, IDLE is Python-only.http://scintilla.sourceforge.net/SciTEDownload.html Artweaver: "A freeware photoshop" or so it should say. It's a neat program for those who like Photoshop's interface since it mimicks it almost completely. Unlike GIMP, which is a direct unix port (the first G actually stands for GNU) with all the consequences, Artweaver is a native windows application. It's very lightweight and actually very nifty for both those in need of pasic photo editing (once again, because it's very reminiscent of Photoshop, just with less options) and those who want to actually paint. It's painting tools are quite decent and good for beginners. For a windows user or a painting beginner, GIMP is somewhat cumbersome, that's why I often use Artweaver instead. http://www.artweaver.de/index.php?en_version Can't remember anything else atm (I certainly use more, but it's not general purpose), because most of the stuff is on the list. Well, Visual Studio and SQL Server Express are free, but those are not general purpose applications, so I don't think they require listing. Great list btw, even though I know and use most of the stuff, there were some names I haven't heard of, particularly Blender. | ||
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RoTaNiMoD
United States558 Posts
On February 13 2009 18:52 Vex wrote: Stupid ernu. Be very careful with torrent sites. PLEASE TRY to spell them correctly. if you go to a web url that LOOKS like a torrent site, but actually isnt, then your comp will probally go "BLIP" then "BOOOOOOOOM". its http://www.THEpiratebay.org I wouldnt even TRY the link you supplied ernu -.- I summoned up all my courage and DID try the link he supplied. I'll give you a moment to collect yourselves after this shocking news... Yeah, it redirects you to thepiratebay.org. Don't be *quite* so paranoid. | ||
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