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On February 13 2009 19:31 RoTaNiMoD wrote:
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
Don't do this, it was supposed to be a "recommend-free-software-thread" not "list-everything-that-you-use".
At least give some proper descriptions as to why we should use what. I don't wanna be mean but come on, WinRar isn't even freeware.
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On February 13 2009 15:13 IzzyCraft wrote:ReactosReplaces windows XP Fuck Linux it's not friendly for most people so I will not suggest it I will instead suggest you wait like a year for the nice ppl at reactos to finish their from starch rebuild of windows so guess what it will run everything windows xp/2000 once they reach 100% compatibly. Unfortunally they are still in alpha and aren’t suggested for everyday use just for computer people who want to help the development of this OS http://www.reactos.org/en/index.html
Is this crap gonna be so resource consuming or even worse than Windows?
Also how is SuSE 11 or Kubuntu 8.1 or Ubuntu 8.1 not user firendly enough? No drivers to install, no antivirus needed, comes with tons of software preinstalled, easy codec installation for all the players, all the programs have intuitive GUIs... Just fucking click and go...
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i swear by PIDGIN. combines all your chat clients into one. doesnt use tons of RAM either.
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When I saw the quotation marks around "free" i came in expecting download links to warez 
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I've tried GIMP but I cant get use to it, I have the same problem with moving from PS6 to CS4. But basically no one uses GIMP for pre-press or design of some sort. The old pro's dont have time to experiment with new software
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On February 13 2009 19:43 hymn wrote:Show nested quote +On February 13 2009 15:13 IzzyCraft wrote:ReactosReplaces windows XP Fuck Linux it's not friendly for most people so I will not suggest it I will instead suggest you wait like a year for the nice ppl at reactos to finish their from starch rebuild of windows so guess what it will run everything windows xp/2000 once they reach 100% compatibly. Unfortunally they are still in alpha and aren’t suggested for everyday use just for computer people who want to help the development of this OS http://www.reactos.org/en/index.html Is this crap gonna be so resource consuming or even worse than Windows? Also how is SuSE 11 or Kubuntu 8.1 or Ubuntu 8.1 not user firendly enough? No drivers to install, no antivirus needed, comes with tons of software preinstalled, easy codec installation for all the players, all the programs have intuitive GUIs... Just fucking click and go...
The thing is that X.Org and KDE can run on any unux-derived distribution, so there is completely no need to ever design any window-based OS GUI because there's already one that is open-source. The best thing you can do is try to improve it, but honestly, it's good enough to satisfy all the user-friendliness needed, it's well-proved by KDE 4 which doesn't provide anything fundamentally new other than instability.
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Great thread, went straight for my bookmark.
Although after testing all of the browser I've sticked to Chrome because it's way faster than Opera. Maybe it's just a personal choice, but I feel it's the best free choice.
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If you're using firefox, you can download flv videos en mass from youtube with a very quick download speed too. I don't know about HD and HQ vods though.
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comodo firewall
the freeware version combined with avast (also free) is the best protection u can get. it's like trojan+durex at the same time.
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93MB thread bookmarked.
And yeah, utorrent should be in there but indirectly contradicts the OP's purpose.
Also, another vote to SCiTe and Foxit Reader.
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Let your anger flow hrough you.....yeess....YYEEESSSSS
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On February 13 2009 19:33 RoTaNiMoD wrote:Show nested quote +On February 13 2009 18:52 Vex wrote: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.orgI 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.
Just in case dude, just in case, but the point remains, alot of people DONT like losing money to these Torrents, therefore invalid links are Dangerous. Lucky this one redirects to the REAL dns.
Im jus lookin out for u guys, trying 2 inform of a potential risk for the members. It definitly wouldnt be the first time ernu's come out with something stupid so it was worth saying, just incase 
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On February 13 2009 17:54 CubEdIn wrote:You guys should try ImgBurnReplaces: 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/.
first day I used imgburn i made 3 coasters and prompty uninstalled. Nero works fine.
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Sweet links, thanks. GIMP runs on OSX, correct?
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That was a really nice post in your vulgar runon way.
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erm.....dude you often say: program A is better than program B because i like it more.
Remember ur opinion is just an opinion and not a fact.
I'm not saying all ur replacement programs are wrong but please show some facts, rather than just say "its better"
for example the opera case and xvidcap + camstudio.
kind of unrelated, but i just want to leave that here:
Vista is great
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Opera doesn't have the level of Add-Ons and community support Firefox has. If you doubt me, check out the Opera Widgits Page and then check out the Firefox Add-Ons Page. As you can see, there is a huge difference in content. You may be crying that "Add-Ons are useless" and that they "just slow things down" but items like 'Adblock Plus' and 'Customize Google' help you out enough to more than cover up for the little bit of speed boost that Opera provides. Besides, there are ways to improve Firefox speed as well (about:config has a lot of features people don't even know about).
If you use Firefox without Add-Ons, you're a chum and should go with Opera.
If you use Opera knowing about Firefox's ridiculous number of Add-Ons, you're a punk and should get your head checked.
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On February 13 2009 15:49 xmShake wrote:IrfanViewReplaces: Windows Photo ViewerLoads quickly, pretty much every image format supported, and the slideshow function works great. I guess it also can play video files and shit but I only use it for pictures. http://www.irfanview.com/
definetly slideshow works pretty good (with adjustable things). Pretty good for + Show Spoiler + pics.
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