Valentine is near and Izzy is feeling the love. And the first person to say nice post should just burn in a ditch.
A lot of rude behavior has been displayed all over this just so you know maybe a censor heavy mod will bleep me out in some fun way if they want
I’m going to cover the shit I believe people steal the most although some shit is just not that the alternative you need to steal it's just that you should know this shit jackasses! If this gets dated fuck off in saying something is better than another. If you don't want to use the alternative get a college friend and spend 70 dollars on an os for Photoshop guess what the student version is the same as the pro version just like 500000 dollars cheaper. If it doesn't work for Mac who cares. I should include the "free" good security programs but then how will I enjoy myself when I see some tard get his computer infected with 1000 viruses.
-I have free time and insomnia so imma be rude if this is incoherent just read the bold at the replace and trust it's just fine for you bitches.
7-Zip Replaces: Winrar/Winzip It's not a beautiful ui or anything but it does cover all basic and advance functions and fully compatible with extracting all common files. Along with that its compression LMZA .7z format tends to do better then .rar can do with winrar. And yes winrar can open a .7z file it's a very compatible format. I prefer this over the next one I will suggest. Seriously if all you do is extract files with your stolen copy of winrar fucking stop and use 7zip. IZarc and Peazip have a better ui but scene I don't spend shitloads of time decompressing and compressing just use extract all to folder/ I prefer the smaller more effected 7-zip http://www.7-zip.org/
GIMP Replaces: Adobe Photoshop Shut the fuck up you don't need Photoshop CS bleh. the UI is a little different a bit leaner but you'll find just about most things you can do in Photoshop you can do in GIMP unless you’re like some advance photo editing fool that spends way too much time doing photo editing and creation why the fuck haven't you bought Photoshop for once if you doing it for a living you should at least own a legal copy. Anyways spend an hour or 2 learning the new layout of what does what and you'll be satisfied with GIMP. http://www.gimp.org/
OpenOffice Replaces: Microsoft Office Guess what don't want to buy Microsoft office afraid of viruses in your torrents well the nice people in sunmicro systems built a nice alternative for FREE. Although the word processor is not as good at the 2007 version of office it's better than the older 2003 version and everything comes with it alternatives Writer (word processor), Calc (spreadsheet), Impress (presentations), Base (databases), Draw (vector graphics editor) and Math (mathematical formulae editor, similar to Microsoft Equation Editor). Yes you won’t have outlook but come the fuck on if your using outlook you’re most likely a business man be a legit business person. If all you’re doing is typing up your paper for crappy high school English life this will do you fine. http://www.openoffice.org/
Windows Media Player Classic Home Cinema but really I mean to say CCCP Replaces: the faggots with weak shit computers that can’t run wmp11 without crying also replaces VLC fuck VLC it's ugly and renders soft subs like shit on kengeeit face CCCP will have MPC-HC with its install it's lightweight and if you go into the settings you will find you can play just about everything by turning on the FFshow codec on its lightweight and will run fine on a modern computer using WMP11 but also if you can't run that the filters are compatible with MPC-HC. You can't play real player shit on it but neither can VLC just get real alternative. Yes MPC HomeCinema is actually free and you Linux tards can install it on your computer if you have the balls. Else just stick to VLC I hate how bloated and gay the ppl at VLC have been doing things. I would suggest Mplayer but most of you wouldn't ever be able to get it to work for you http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/ *CCCP : http://www.cccp-project.net/
Pidgin Replaces: mIRC(guess what any irc client is good enough fuck opera is good enough),Windows Live Messenger, AIM, Yahoo! Messenger It's one of the mutli protocallll units it's not as lean as miranda im but it supports plug-ins like miranda and I don't like the look of miranda it's a lovely lean program but I like my im clients to have some actually pleasing attributes; you won’t be able to do shit like video chat on windows live messenger but that's what Skype if for upgrade bitches. In short Fuck trillian http://www.pidgin.im/
InfraRecorder Replaces: Nero Burning Rom Before you go steal your NERO burning bull shit for your stolen game and music you want to burn consider infrarecroder it's not a pretty interface but shut up your probably the same person that complains vista aero makes your comp lag take 1 side and stick to it or suck it. http://infrarecorder.sourceforge.net/
Audacity! Replaces: Adobe Audition Need to edit audio fuck your torrent and just use audacity you should know about this by now it's a great little program be happy it exists. Now im just getting lazy on the summaries http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Notice something yet SOURCEFORGE is a good place to go get your free alternatives.
opera Replaces: IE (unless you’re a business man then you’re stuck go upgrade to IE8 already or downgrade to IE6), crappy FF and chrome. Opera is historally more secure and faster than FF stfu Firefox fan boys opera is the shit no does everything from torrents to irc learns to love it bitches and yes with some effort you can even get greesemonkey scripts to work on opera. http://www.opera.com/
recuva Replaces: the recovery feature on Norton system works or something like that It's a recover my shit face mistaken deleted file program works just fine if you can't find your file with it your crappy computer skills probably had the indexer on and overwritten the part of the HD where that file was still stored. Got a Mac no problem your fuck faced either way it's a Mac get used to it. http://www.recuva.com/
What else is there...
blender Replaces: Autodesk Maya For those who want to mess around with Maya like program this is for you see how hard it is and give up boy! http://www.blender.org/
Taski Replaces: FRAPS I think... Ohkay never used it but it runs on the same principles on how fraps records so yeah... http://taksi.sourceforge.net/
xvidcap and camstudio Replaces: Camtasia Guess what im even lazier now imma just copy paste this description although it lacks my colorful language "xvidcap is a small tool to capture things going on on an X-Windows display to either individual frames or an MPEG video. On Windows machines there are commercial tools like Lotus ScreenCam or Camtasia which do a very good job esp. for the purpose I was needing such a tool for: Software documentation, esp. installation procedures and such.
CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create industry-standard AVI video files and using its built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into lean, mean, bandwidth-friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWFs)" http://xvidcap.sourceforge.net/ http://camstudio.org/
*not yet ready for general use* Reactos Replaces 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
staxRip Replaces: the thing people steal to transcode(convert one non-raw format to another non raw format) videos I prefer MeGUI but most people can’t use it but MeGUI allows more editing features staxrip is just a lazy alternative that I know you people that couldn’t find a free alternative in the first place would want http://www.planetdvb.net/staxrip/
Now that I think about it I probably should have made links into the name but that's too much work time to run this though open office spell check and post. This is too much typing for this to be another one of my rant posts that I never acutlly post.
Scene you bitches can't take the balls out of your mouth long enough to look out for proprietary software in which you need not to make any payments. I’ll fill you guys in with some shit I saw ppl wanted to know about I saw plenty of IPod replacements but none as lightweight and portable as Floola replaces: ITunes (unless you have an iphone or iPod touch) I don’t have an iPod so suck it. It’s lightweight and portable things I like in my programs and not iTunes something else I like. http://www.floola.com/modules/wiwimod/index.php?page=WiwiHome
other iTunes replacements http://www.junauza.com/2008/09/5-great-itunes-replacements-for.html SECURITY NI^^A wow you raciest bastard though of the other word that I didn’t even type. You idiots I don’t even use security software just good practices like not torrenting and visiting sites with fly in ads and other gay shit.
Anyways if you want security you need to do it right GET NORTON SECURITY SUIET THE FULL SHABAM NOT JUST ANTI VIRUS YOU DUMB SHIT Or if you can stand the more technical get the kaspersky suite this is shit if you really worry you should buy you cock sucking bastards
You crap flingers probably get lost finding the free editions so imam use filehippo links and if you don’t trust that you can go and click on the developers website and get it straight from the lions mouth
“ClamWin is a Free Antivirus program for Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP and 2003.ClamWin Free Antivirus comes with an easy installer and open source code. You may download and use it absolutely free of charge. It features: high detection rates for viruses and spyware; scanning Scheduler; automatic downloads of regularly updated Virus Database; standalone virus scanner and right-click menu integration to Microsoft Windows Explorer;
Clam AntiVirus is an open source (GPL) anti-virus toolkit for UNIX, designed especially for e-mail scanning on mail gateways. It provides a number of utilities including a flexible and scalable multi-threaded daemon, a command line scanner and advanced tool for automatic database updates. The core of the package is an anti-virus engine available in a form of shared library. There is a windows verison just have to look
Winpooch is a Windows watchdog, free and open source. Anti spyware and anti trojan, it gives a full protection against local or external attacks by scanning the activity of programs in real time. Associated with ClamWin antivirus, Winpooch keeps safe your computer against virus. Winpooch uses the API Hooking method. It spies programs when they are running and gives to the user a powerful control of their activity.For example, you can forbide a program to write in a system directory or in the registry, or else to connect to internet. That makes the difference between others anti spywares using a database of known signatures. “
Izzy’s recommended set up based off nothing but the shit that comes out of his head
Windows Defender OMFG IT’s FROM MICRO$OFT it must be shit… hey hey hey watch what you’re saying to the people who made your os it’s free and it works just fine for spyware and messed up user settings it’s also good to see what actually runs on your computer http://www.filehippo.com/download_windows_defender/
ClamWin http://www.clamwin.com/ Winpooch http://winpooch.free.fr/page/home.php?lang=en&page=home Just cuz I quoted it although open source programs fail the protection via obscurity AVG is more likely to fail you and I hated the layout on my friend’s comp it looks like shit and I judge you by your cover so live it.
Ad-Aware 2009 http://www.filehippo.com/download_ad-aware/ spybot snd is very free but it gives me too many headaches for it’s flase postivies get that one over this one idk not my life
Anyways you can use the windows firewall if you want it’s easy to work with and if updated works well with windows defender else imam say
MediaMonkey Replaces: iTunes/Winamp It's not a lightweight player like Foobar, but if you want a serious player for organizing/syncing/etc., it is basically the best available. It runs quickly, even with large libraries, and has a ton of built-in tools and downloadable mods/scripts. http://www.mediamonkey.com/
Great thread idea! Can't really name some programs off the top of my head, but here are some blogs about freeware/tweaks that are updated frequently that some people might be interested in.
IrfanView Replaces: Windows Photo Viewer Loads 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/
Blender Replaces: any expensive 3D graphics software I haven't really used it much but its what we are using in our advanced computer graphics. Totally free and totally powerful. http://www.vimeo.com/1132937 <-movie made using blender and some other free programs
I like Opera I really do but it does have some compatibility issues with a few websites. I use Opera mainly and Firefox as backup when something just doesn't work with Opera. I highly recommend Opera though, it's really nice.
I'd suggest Lotus Symphony as a substitute for MS Office or OpenOffice. It also uses the open office standard but is just more kick-ass. You can use excel and word as tabs, so it's pretty neat for multi tasking. http://symphony.lotus.com/software/lotus/symphony/home.nsf/home
IMGBurn 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.
lotus? oh god, good lord no. the lotus developers need a good swift kick in the nuts, lotus is the worst crap ever. i work for ibm and i have to use notes for my email and holy fuck is it ever terrible
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/
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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.
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.
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/
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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.
The rename 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/
Billy 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
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".
EDIT: Misunderstood topic, most of these are not in the same vein as what the OP posted, or things that perhaps even the OP said suck. But since I typed it all, I'll leave it for ya.
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
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.
"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.
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.
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".
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.
On February 13 2009 15:13 IzzyCraft wrote: Reactos Replaces 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...
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
On February 13 2009 15:13 IzzyCraft wrote: Reactos Replaces 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.
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.
Orbit 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.
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".
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
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/
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first day I used imgburn i made 3 coasters and prompty uninstalled. Nero works fine.
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.
On February 13 2009 15:49 xmShake wrote: IrfanView Replaces: Windows Photo Viewer Loads 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 +
Miranda IM Replaces: Pidgin Yeah, this can run all your favourite protocols and is more lightweight than Pidgin, Trillian and other multi-protocol IM software (for me it uses around 10 mb ram, while Pidgin used 30 iirc). Also, setting Miranda up was easier than Pidgin (I had trouble getting Cyrillic letters to display) It also supports a myriad of plug-ins and you can write your own. I even found a bnet chat plug-in for it. http://www.miranda-im.org/
Launchy Replaces: The Start menu Launchy is a free windows and linux utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager.
Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes!
Since I got this thing, I have only used the mouse for Starcraft, I think...
Just press alt+spacebar, type the first two letters of the program you desire to use and press enter or type the name of a search engine, press tab, write your query and press enter and you have your shit running. http://www.launchy.net/index.html
Is this thread just targetted towards productivity software? Because I can name a whole barrelload of games which are free-ware and hilarious fun. Dink comes to mind.
Plays everything, looks awesome, highly configurable, has CD->.mp3/.flac/.whatever music format ripping built in, can burn audio cds, can put files on your iPod with 1 plugin.
Free stuff that makes your computer go faster and longer by cleaning up the following:
Internet Explorer Temporary files, history, cookies, Autocomplete form history, index.dat.
Firefox Temporary files, history, cookies, download history, form history.
Google Chrome Temporary files, history, cookies, download history, form history.
Opera Temporary files, history, cookies.
Safari Temporary files, history, cookies, form history.
Windows Recycle Bin, Recent Documents, Temporary files and Log files.
Registry cleaner Advanced features to remove unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, Invalid Shortcuts and more... also comes with a comprehensive backup feature.
Third-party applications Removes temp files and recent file lists (MRUs) from many apps including Media Player, eMule, Kazaa, Google Toolbar, Netscape, Microsoft Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and many more...
(of course you can configure what it'll clean up)
With just this and Avira I've had absolutely 0 troubles with viruses/spyware (I don't have any anti-spyware installed apart from AD-Aware which I'm using maybe once/month if that).
On February 13 2009 23:37 redtooth wrote: 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.
FireFox just sucks, unfortunately, addons or not. =)
On February 13 2009 23:37 redtooth wrote: 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.
FireFox just sucks, unfortunately, addons or not. =)
perfect example for the thing i mentioned earlier.
Firefox user: redtooth describes what he thinks and gives alot of details and even links so you can check it out yourself. Also he tells you how you can improve ur FF.
Also if you want a program that allows you to use your IM clients, check e-mail updates, and social networking updates, you can try out Digsby. It's pretty sweet my colleagues use it and I started using it recently and have no problems. As far as I know it's available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
I agree with Opera, and some of the others you listed.
@Opera; I use firefox only for the firebug and wdt addons, don't even bother with adblock or w/e it is. Opera has a lot less Add-ons but it has a built in IRC, and Adblock + loads faster, but this isn't a browser debate so..
My additions would be mainly web development related so..; -Filezilla; FTP client, -WAMP; Turns windows into a server -Notepad++; Makes your chosen language a lot easier to read -SUPER for converting for my iPod
OPERA Can run every FF script there is with a small edit or no edit most of the time because guess what some security problems that FF gets from its crappy addon feature opera blocks.
"Opera is capable of running many Greasemonkey scripts. These are JavaScripts designed to work with the Greasemonkey enhancement for the Mozilla browser family. To tell Opera that a script file uses Greasemonkey notation, the name of the file containing the script must end with .user.js (all other .js files are assumed to be normal User JavaScripts). Scripts that use Greasemonkey notation are handled slightly differently (in order to be compatible with existing scripts):"
Firefox + NoScript + AdBlockPlus >> Opera
You know maybe you should ask more from your crappy FF to acutely include features you want into the browser native.
Opera has a built in adblocker if you want to enable it http://operawiki.info/OperaAdblock "Content blocking Block images, pop-ups, and plug-ins you don't want. Right-click and choose "Block content" to selectively disable annoying elements. To make Web pages load faster, or to avoid offensive content, temporarily turn off images by pressing the image button. In Opera, smart pop-up blocking is turned on by default"
Want noscipt that’s fucking not an add on disable javascipts, java and flash in your browser EVERYBROWER can do noscipt you idiots All no script does is does it for you like the idiot you are!
Go though the options of the brower for once.
Think opera is bloated well the install file is smaller than FF so suck it.
Also think opera renders too slow go into the options and change the rendering wait from 1 sec to no wait. Yes most browsers will wait until a center % of the webpage is done as like for IE IE waits until everything but pictures are done. But for Opera you can change that wait for your slow clunky ass internet. But if you didn't know the only real noticeable difference in avg web browsing speed unless all you do is visit super long websites is the render wait. IE FF OPERA more or less loads a webpage at 100% at the same time.
Only thing opera lacks is a great phishing detector it's the weakest out of the 3 but opera is the strongest overall security. Want to know who has the best phishing detector its IE8 so go suck it bitches IE isn't secure omg activex heretics well FF add ons are worse if the exploiting hacker community wanted to attack your ass. Guess want IE prompts you to install the activex so it's your fault got security holes fucking update your IE your fucking piece of shit that can't get shit done. Time vampires I swear.
On February 13 2009 15:22 thedeadhaji wrote: Paint.net - a free photoshop with basic functionality. 100x better than standard paint.
Notepad++ - say goodbye to regular shitty notepad. Has tabbed documents, word wrap, etc.
There's others like Slypheen and stuff but i dont actively use them so I cant really comment on them.
Notepad++ also has features specifically to enhance coding. It's a very nice tool for HTML/CSS coders and things like that.
On February 14 2009 00:25 meathook wrote: Miranda IM Replaces: Pidgin Yeah, this can run all your favourite protocols and is more lightweight than Pidgin, Trillian and other multi-protocol IM software (for me it uses around 10 mb ram, while Pidgin used 30 iirc). Also, setting Miranda up was easier than Pidgin (I had trouble getting Cyrillic letters to display) It also supports a myriad of plug-ins and you can write your own. I even found a bnet chat plug-in for it. http://www.miranda-im.org/
Miranda IM is the shit. Not only is it more lightweight than pidgin, it offers crazy customization, and supports more protocols. (miranda supports xfire, what's up pidgin?)
The only drawback is: It's not that user friendly, and takes a lot longer to set up than pidgin if you want it to look nice. But IMO it rapes pidgin and is completely worth the time.
Yes notepad++ is great for people you want to learn coding just complie everything by cmd run lines. You should learn that anyways just need a syntax checker really to learn coding no IDE.
But if you are a huge pain in the extra + in C++ Codeblocks All incompsing IDE equlivent to Visual Studio well not really Visual Studio is like a super duper sports car that can do everything code blocks is like the bargin bin sports car that is close enough unless your a pro. http://www.codeblocks.org/
On February 14 2009 00:25 meathook wrote: Miranda IM Replaces: Pidgin Yeah, this can run all your favourite protocols and is more lightweight than Pidgin, Trillian and other multi-protocol IM software (for me it uses around 10 mb ram, while Pidgin used 30 iirc). Also, setting Miranda up was easier than Pidgin (I had trouble getting Cyrillic letters to display) It also supports a myriad of plug-ins and you can write your own. I even found a bnet chat plug-in for it. http://www.miranda-im.org/
Miranda IM is the shit. Not only is it more lightweight than pidgin, it offers crazy customization, and supports more protocols. (miranda supports xfire, what's up pidgin?)
The only drawback is: It's not that user friendly, and takes a lot longer to set up than pidgin if you want it to look nice. But IMO it rapes pidgin and is completely worth the time.
It's why i suggested pidgin but included miranda im in the discription i find more people will be happy with pidgin and more frustrated with miranda mostly becuase miranda is so ugly when you get it and pidgin comes with most plug ins that want worth to have installed. Personally i use Miranda just becuase of my keyboard and multi monitor set up i like custimise.
Your list of free programs is going to vary greatly, depending on what you use your computer much of the time for. I know that the most important free program for me is:
picassa: it's amazing, and there really isn't great photo tagging software that works well with about 8k pictures.
On February 14 2009 00:25 meathook wrote: Launchy Replaces: The Start menu Launchy is a free windows and linux utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager.
Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes!
Since I got this thing, I have only used the mouse for Starcraft, I think...
Just press alt+spacebar, type the first two letters of the program you desire to use and press enter or type the name of a search engine, press tab, write your query and press enter and you have your shit running. http://www.launchy.net/index.html
jeez I never thought I'd see the day a program is provided for something windows has built-in and manage to do it worse
On February 14 2009 00:25 meathook wrote: Launchy Replaces: The Start menu Launchy is a free windows and linux utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager.
Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes!
Since I got this thing, I have only used the mouse for Starcraft, I think...
Just press alt+spacebar, type the first two letters of the program you desire to use and press enter or type the name of a search engine, press tab, write your query and press enter and you have your shit running. http://www.launchy.net/index.html
jeez I never thought I'd see the day a program is provided for something windows has built-in and manage to do it worse
C:\Windows folder Replaces: Launchy
launchy lets you launch programs with just your keyboard, and is really really fast. For example, starting up starcraft for me is going alt+space star, starting up vnc is alt+space vnc starting up hamachi is alt+space hama it's a lot nicer than using anything else.
Plays everything, looks awesome, highly configurable, has CD->.mp3/.flac/.whatever music format ripping built in, can burn audio cds, can put files on your iPod with 1 plugin.
Free stuff that makes your computer go faster and longer by cleaning up the following:
Internet Explorer Temporary files, history, cookies, Autocomplete form history, index.dat.
Firefox Temporary files, history, cookies, download history, form history.
Google Chrome Temporary files, history, cookies, download history, form history.
Opera Temporary files, history, cookies.
Safari Temporary files, history, cookies, form history.
Windows Recycle Bin, Recent Documents, Temporary files and Log files.
Registry cleaner Advanced features to remove unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, Invalid Shortcuts and more... also comes with a comprehensive backup feature.
Third-party applications Removes temp files and recent file lists (MRUs) from many apps including Media Player, eMule, Kazaa, Google Toolbar, Netscape, Microsoft Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and many more...
(of course you can configure what it'll clean up)
With just this and Avira I've had absolutely 0 troubles with viruses/spyware (I don't have any anti-spyware installed apart from AD-Aware which I'm using maybe once/month if that).
On February 14 2009 00:25 meathook wrote: Launchy Replaces: The Start menu Launchy is a free windows and linux utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager.
Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes!
Since I got this thing, I have only used the mouse for Starcraft, I think...
Just press alt+spacebar, type the first two letters of the program you desire to use and press enter or type the name of a search engine, press tab, write your query and press enter and you have your shit running. http://www.launchy.net/index.html
jeez I never thought I'd see the day a program is provided for something windows has built-in and manage to do it worse
C:\Windows folder Replaces: Launchy
launchy lets you launch programs with just your keyboard, and is really really fast. For example, starting up starcraft for me is going alt+space star, starting up vnc is alt+space vnc starting up hamachi is alt+space hama it's a lot nicer than using anything else.
That's nice. Launching starcraft for me is going winkey+R, star. and i didn't have to download a program to do it.
wait a minute, this is also available on linux? what the hell? What happened to alt+f2? so this program has no use on either OS, lol
This was surprisingly helpful. Super anti-spyware is a nice program. I still have to say, though these are free alternatives, many can be easily replaced with... err "free" alternatives. I have to agree with quite a few of these though. But still, screw you, VLC owns. + Show Spoiler +
* Load your iPod library into foobar2000. * Send and remove files from / to your iPod * Automatically convert files which are in a format not supported by the iPod * Convert ReplayGain data into SoundCheck data * Gapless playback for LAME MP3, Nero AAC and iTunes AAC on iPods supporting gapless playback * Artwork support
* Apple Mobile Device Support (comes with iTunes) * Quicktime (also comes with iTunes)
Supported operating systems (as of version 0.5.6): Operating System Supported Windows 7 Beta Yes Windows Server 2008 Yes Windows Vista Yes Windows Server 2003 Yes Windows XP Yes - SP1 or newer required 9) Windows Me No Windows 2000 No Windows 98 No Windows NT 4.0 No Windows 95 No
On February 14 2009 05:51 ilovehnk wrote: this is still quite subjective, i'd replace IE with chrome, k lite mega codec in place of WMP.
Chrome is shit faced bull shit full of googles ass lovers it's so called minial approach is lies Opera can show more screen then chrome just becuase chrome is uncustimizeable and the fat ass peice of shit bar on the top is going no where!
K-lite all it has over CCCP is that it has real alternative fucking real player is bull shit.
K-lite is big and messy although it includes the oringal codecs like XVID and shit guess what besides postprocessing which you can enable in FFDshow Tryouts that is used in CCCP deblocking etc is the onyl thing that changes quality all codecs as long as they decode correctly have the same quality Only diff is load cccp > K-lite just becuase
Anyways shoved random amounts of anti virus anti spy and mal and firewall.
My suggestion is
Get 1 anti virius get 2-3 anti spywear/mal cuz everything multitaskin now of days if you are really afriadsz and get 1 firewall
Ccleaner Junk files cleaner, reg cleaner, start-up tool Best free little program, if you don't have this, you've probably been living under a rock!
Defraggler HD defragmentation Not a lot of options, but its easy to use, light, offers good defragmentation and one by one file defragmentation.
K-lite mega codec pack Has windows home cinema(media player classic) and a ton of codecs for every file format out there!
Chrome Duh its google's browser, the best on the internet right now, pretty light, user friendly, robust and fast
Unlocker unlocks programs being used by windows or other programs so you can delete them Very light, easy to use and does its job perfectly
Paint.net Picture editor Its light, free, easy to use, has many of the options photoshop has, its fast and unless you are doing some really advanced editing it will do you good.
Orbit downloader Download accelerator/manager This is a free, light and easy to use download manager, it supports IE6,7,8, chrome, firefox, opera and any other internet browsers, supports resume, can download from multiple locations, can reach for P2P for faster downloads, allows you to download from website like youtube and so on...
AdAware Spyware remover This is one of the oldest free spyware removers out there, its can remove spyware, trojans, keyloggers, malware, tracking cookies, its fairly light compared to some counterparts, its very easy to use and does a [retty good job of detecting and removing any malware!
ZoneAlarm free firewall I've been using the ZASS for over 5 years and i have only praise, apart from instaling major new versions when they are released which can broke your windows, its a solid firewall. I haven't had serious malware and/or virus problems for as long as i'm using it. So I really reccomend the free firewall since its really the same as the suite without the more advanced options!
On February 14 2009 00:25 meathook wrote: Launchy Replaces: The Start menu Launchy is a free windows and linux utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager.
Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes!
Since I got this thing, I have only used the mouse for Starcraft, I think...
Just press alt+spacebar, type the first two letters of the program you desire to use and press enter or type the name of a search engine, press tab, write your query and press enter and you have your shit running. http://www.launchy.net/index.html
jeez I never thought I'd see the day a program is provided for something windows has built-in and manage to do it worse
C:\Windows folder Replaces: Launchy
launchy lets you launch programs with just your keyboard, and is really really fast. For example, starting up starcraft for me is going alt+space star, starting up vnc is alt+space vnc starting up hamachi is alt+space hama it's a lot nicer than using anything else.
That's nice. Launching starcraft for me is going winkey+R, star. and i didn't have to download a program to do it.
wait a minute, this is also available on linux? what the hell? What happened to alt+f2? so this program has no use on either OS, lol
You can do all this within Windows and it's much faster than the Start Menu or any application. Create a Shortcut to the target program, right click > Properties, select Shortcut, and specify your shortcut key combination. It accepts Ctrl, Alt, and Shift combinations. So if I want Starcraft to be Alt+Shift+S, that's what it will be every time I want to launch it.
Izzy the only thing the moderators need to censor about you is your blatant disregard -- if not utter contempt -- for proper English grammar.
Seconding:
VLC Zonealarm dbPowerAmp GIMP (haven't tried Artweaver, that sounds like a better alternative. I hate the UI in GIMP, it's almost like it tries so hard to NOT be Photoshop that everything is laid out all wacky) CCCP (that's really more of the standard codec pack though, not really a program) ImgBurn is good but I've only burned a couple of discs with it. I hate how bloated Nero has become.
I tried Opera a long time ago shortly before Netscape died, but then I stopped liking it and Firefox has just taken over completely now. Maybe Opera is better now, but it had its chance and it's too late to go back!
As for codecs I go with: CCCP XP Codec Pack (both very light and together give me almost anything I need) And I got standalone versions of: realalternative quicktimealternative (they sometimes aren't installed properly with codec packs)
Edit:
Almost forgot about:
FileAssassin http://www.malwarebytes.org/fileassassin.php I use it rarely but when I do I praise it. It basically allows you to delete some pesky files (how often have you stumbled upon: File can not be deleted because it's being used by another application. etc?)
CodeBlocks Replaces: C++ Visual Studio One of those rare cases where the free, open source, program is actually more robust and complete than the expensive paid one! If you program in C++, get CodeBlocks, it's the shit. http://www.codeblocks.org/
Foobar Replaces: Winamp, WMPlayer Free, lightweight music player, very good for listening to radio. http://www.foobar2000.org/
Super 2008 Replaces: Video converter Free video converter, changes from almost any media type to any other, really efficiently with a lot of powerful control over what you're doing. The best converter ever. http://www.erightsoft.net/SUPER.html
Filezilla Replaces: Any FTP client. If you ever need an FTP client, this one is powerful and free. http://filezilla-project.org/
Inkscape Replaces: Corel Draw Really powerful free and open source vectorized graphic designer. No need for the huge ass heavy corel crap. http://www.inkscape.org/
CCleaner Replaces: your windows crap Freeware tool that searches windows for crap (temp files, dead archives, errors) and fix them all quick and easy. http://www.ccleaner.com/
Miranda IM Replaces: MSN, AIM, ICQ, Yahoo crap Fuck those heavy, bugged and intrusive messengers. Miranda is free, open source and very light weight. Replaces all of those at once, you can use all those networks at the same time with one program. http://www.miranda-im.org/
Systrack Replaces: Ctrl Alt Del menu, msconfig Free program that shows a full list of running programs (even the ones windows hides for gay reasons) and let you kill them. Allows you to change anything on start up registry (even some windows won't let you change). Much more powerful and organized than the default windows tools. http://www.processarchive.com/software.php?source=time
Awesome thread guys. Keep it up. Please update the original post.
That Blender and the one that replaces Nero both look great, I didn't know about those.
BTW is Blender easy for total Newbies? I'm used to use 3D Studio. But my girlfriend wants me to teach her some basics about 3d modeling, but she doesn't know shit about computers so I'm afraid 3ds might be too hard for her. Is Blender intuitive enough for a newcomer to get started doing cute stuff?
On February 14 2009 07:28 VIB wrote: BTW is Blender easy for total Newbies? I'm used to use 3D Studio. But my girlfriend wants me to teach her some basics about 3d modeling, but she doesn't know shit about computers so I'm afraid 3ds might be too hard for her. Is Blender intuitive enough for a newcomer to get started doing cute stuff?
You can.. try but 3d models tend to take an absurd amount of skill to make properly. I'm sure you could teach her how to use it but it would take quite awhile I think.
I know most of them, too bad I haven't downloaded them. Oh does anybody if i can use greasemonkey on opera? I was using opera but I switched back to firefox.
X-Chat for Windows Replaces: your IRC client It's a really lightweight IRC client that offers quite a lot of customization. http://silverex.info/news/
JKDefrag Replaces: Windows defragger It's fast, it's simple, and it can optimize your disk (by bringing files together, closer to the beginning of the disk). It's a great program, with a lot of commandline options that could fit anyone's needs. http://www.kessels.com/JkDefrag/
Xtreme-G Video Drivers (for Nvidia and ATI) Replaces: official Nvidia and ATI drivers Great for those who want the absolute best performance from their GPU. Performance won't soar like mad, but the benchmarks show some nice advantages over the official drivers. These are updated very often, so there's not much worry about missing out on any features from the official drivers. http://www.tweakforce.com/
Middle_Man (AIM plugin) ReplacesEnhances: AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) This lightweight plugin adds a lot of features to AIM 5.9. Lets you block ads with ease, log conversations, and tabbed IM windows. http://www.mymiddleman.com/
Alarm Replaces: your alarm clock A simple alarm clock run on your computer. Lets you play any sound. Great for waking you up for a Winners League match. http://bluefive.pair.com/alarm.htm
Halite (BitTorent Client) Replaces: your current BitTorrent client Very lightweight, open-source, and can support a lot of great features. I would definitely recommend this over uTorrent (although there is nothing bad about it). http://www.binarynotions.com/halite-bittorrent-client
That's all I got right now. Most of the other ones that I would recommend to everyone (foobar, Media Player Classic, CCleaner) have already been posted.
On February 14 2009 07:54 Realpenguin wrote: X-Chat for Windows Replaces: your IRC client It's a really lightweight IRC client that offers quite a lot of customization. http://silverex.info/news/
Tried X-Chat. It's not free any more. Starts bugging you for licence purchase after some time and won't launch.
oh wow, you sure are cool. All that swearing doesn't make you sound "edgy" and "hip", it just makes you sound like an idiot. But i like the list, althought i'm surprised you didn't list Avast, its pretty much the standard for free antivirus. Also, PowerISO does quite a lot of good when it comes to iso's. I use it to play SC, because i'm too cheap to go buy a disc.
On February 14 2009 08:25 ghermination wrote: oh wow, you sure are cool. All that swearing doesn't make you sound "edgy" and "hip", it just makes you sound like an idiot. But i like the list, althought i'm surprised you didn't list Avast, its pretty much the standard for free antivirus. Also, PowerISO does quite a lot of good when it comes to iso's. I use it to play SC, because i'm too cheap to go buy a disc.
On February 14 2009 07:54 Realpenguin wrote: X-Chat for Windows Replaces: your IRC client It's a really lightweight IRC client that offers quite a lot of customization. http://silverex.info/news/
Tried X-Chat. It's not free any more. Starts bugging you for licence purchase after some time and won't launch.
The version I posted is from another developer who took the source code of X-Chat and is publishing it for free.
It's legal because the official shareware version is still opensource and licensed under GPL.
So after reading through all of the Opera comments, I decided to switch. I'll try it for a couple days...if I like it I'll uninstall FF, if I don't, I'm going back.
Eh, this really isn't the place for a browser fight, but I would like to bring up some issues with Opera. Personally I use both Opera and Firefox for difference purposes with Opera as my main browser though. As much as I like Opera and as good as the browser is empirically, its uses can be limited. I am not sure how many of us here use our PCs for financial management and all, but a lot of financial institutions have issues with Opera, which eventually results in you needing to use another browser anyway. At that, it isn't just an issue with online banking and all, the fact that Opera, as of now, is still low on market share means that larger [company] sites are less likely to have Opera support. An annoyance, not a huge one, but not one I'd like to see cited when people post back on this thread about how they can't do x or y because the company doesn't want to bother making sure its site is fully functional on Opera.
EDIT - To make this post have more relevance to the thread, I personally use Spyware Doctor via google pack for spyware. Adaware has been a bit annoying for me for some reason or another. Only briefly skimmed the thread though, so don't mind if others have mentioned it.
White_box921, pretty much everything can play flac. Probably just needs you to download an additional extension or something, but nothing a quick google can't solve. Assuming that you mean just a flac individual file anyway. Flac+Cue is a bit weirder, but the majority of the standard players should be able to handle it anyway. As of late I've been using a mix of Foobar (audio) and zoom/MPC (video).
On February 14 2009 07:54 Realpenguin wrote: JKDefrag Replaces: Windows defragger It's fast, it's simple, and it can optimize your disk (by bringing files together, closer to the beginning of the disk). It's a great program, with a lot of commandline options that could fit anyone's needs. http://www.kessels.com/JkDefrag/
X-Treme G Video Drivers (for Nvidia and ATI) Replaces: official Nvidia and ATI drivers Great for those who want the absolute best performance from their GPU. Performance won't soar like mad, but the benchmarks show some nice advantages over the official drivers. These are updated very often, so there's not much worry about missing out on any features from the official drivers. http://www.tweakforce.com/
Hmm. Thanks! I will try these.
Deluge (BitTorent Client) Replaces: your current BitTorrent client I believe this is the most lightweight BT client out there. It's not bloated with features like Azureus/Vuze, and isn't completely naked like BitTornado. Try it out. http://deluge-torrent.org/
Unsure, but isn't Halite the most lightweight torrent client(with features)?
Torrent client discussion is arguably worse than Browser :p I'd stick using uTorrent myself.
Now to wait for random Chinese nationals busting in with BitComet being the best client evar (No offense, but the padding files annoys the heck out of me and has essentially no use to most foreign users)
On February 14 2009 07:54 Realpenguin wrote: JKDefrag Replaces: Windows defragger It's fast, it's simple, and it can optimize your disk (by bringing files together, closer to the beginning of the disk). It's a great program, with a lot of commandline options that could fit anyone's needs. http://www.kessels.com/JkDefrag/
X-Treme G Video Drivers (for Nvidia and ATI) Replaces: official Nvidia and ATI drivers Great for those who want the absolute best performance from their GPU. Performance won't soar like mad, but the benchmarks show some nice advantages over the official drivers. These are updated very often, so there's not much worry about missing out on any features from the official drivers. http://www.tweakforce.com/
Deluge (BitTorent Client) Replaces: your current BitTorrent client I believe this is the most lightweight BT client out there. It's not bloated with features like Azureus/Vuze, and isn't completely naked like BitTornado. Try it out. http://deluge-torrent.org/
Unsure, but isn't Halite the most lightweight torrent client(with features)?
Yeah, I just realized Deluge loaded python libraries and took up way more memory than even Azureus.
I replaced Deluge in my post with XBT. It's a really light program, only having features that most people would need configure. But I'll have to try that Halite client sometime.
Torrent clients are mostly preference. I personally prefer programs that use a minimal amount of memory, so XBT is my current favorite.
On February 14 2009 09:28 Ecael wrote: Torrent client discussion is arguably worse than Browser :p I'd stick using uTorrent myself.
Now to wait for random Chinese nationals busting in with BitComet being the best client evar (No offense, but the padding files annoys the heck out of me and has essentially no use to most foreign users)
It's just as pointless for those who are like performance is more or less null from one client to another. It's all abotu how lightweight and easy to set up.
On February 14 2009 09:28 Ecael wrote: Torrent client discussion is arguably worse than Browser :p I'd stick using uTorrent myself.
Now to wait for random Chinese nationals busting in with BitComet being the best client evar (No offense, but the padding files annoys the heck out of me and has essentially no use to most foreign users)
It's just as pointless for those who are like performance is more or less null from one client to another. It's all abotu how lightweight and easy to set up.
Yeah, and in that context it is even harder to distinguish than browsers. There aren't all that much you can stuff on torrent clients anyway, to the point that all that I personally could do would be to complain about ones with odd features like BitComet. The small amount of features makes the differences miniscule. I suppose it is nice to toss out a few alternatives to such clients, but the differences between the rest are really nothing to bicker over.
any video converter that converts raw .rmvb/.rm to .wmp? I am looking for optimum quality with compressed file size. The shits I have been using converts a 44min video into a 600mb .wmv
On February 13 2009 15:49 xmShake wrote: IrfanView Replaces: Windows Photo Viewer Loads 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/
On February 13 2009 15:49 xmShake wrote: IrfanView Replaces: Windows Photo Viewer Loads 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/
i definitely agree, irfanview is great
+1 on this as well, it works great depending on what you're trying to do
tweakui if you run windows xp is yet another one that is just amazing
On February 14 2009 09:19 Ecael wrote: Eh, this really isn't the place for a browser fight, but I would like to bring up some issues with Opera. Personally I use both Opera and Firefox for difference purposes with Opera as my main browser though. As much as I like Opera and as good as the browser is empirically, its uses can be limited. I am not sure how many of us here use our PCs for financial management and all, but a lot of financial institutions have issues with Opera, which eventually results in you needing to use another browser anyway. At that, it isn't just an issue with online banking and all, the fact that Opera, as of now, is still low on market share means that larger [company] sites are less likely to have Opera support. An annoyance, not a huge one, but not one I'd like to see cited when people post back on this thread about how they can't do x or y because the company doesn't want to bother making sure its site is fully functional on Opera.
EDIT - To make this post have more relevance to the thread, I personally use Spyware Doctor via google pack for spyware. Adaware has been a bit annoying for me for some reason or another. Only briefly skimmed the thread though, so don't mind if others have mentioned it.
White_box921, pretty much everything can play flac. Probably just needs you to download an additional extension or something, but nothing a quick google can't solve. Assuming that you mean just a flac individual file anyway. Flac+Cue is a bit weirder, but the majority of the standard players should be able to handle it anyway. As of late I've been using a mix of Foobar (audio) and zoom/MPC (video).
Yea I liked opera alot when I used it but I'll just stick to my firefox. It does me justice whenever im online banking. Which I check mostly every day.
Here's another useful link that has old versions of popular freeware: http://oldversion.com/
And some other programs that some people might find useful: Cool PDF Reader Replaces: Adobe Acrobat Simple, lightweight PDF reader. Acrobat is quite annoying at times, so check it out. http://www.pdf2exe.com/reader.html
Startup Control Panel Replaces: Start > Run > msconfig Simple program that allows you to delete or disable/enable programs that load on Startup on your computer. Start > Run > msconfig is intimidating for some people, and this is a great alternative. http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
RocketDock Replaces: Icons/other Launching programs It's a simple, fully customizable software dock. Doesn't take up a lot of system resources compared to other similar programs. http://rocketdock.com/
More love to Opera! Tabs, irc, mail client, dragonfly (firebug is way better, though), mouse gestures, notes, browsing sessions management. Those guys should do a linux distro, seriously.
I wanted to go 5/5, cos from reading all the foul language I thought it was in the blogs section haha. but yea, it was actually really amusing, and a lot of good programs on there. Hopefully we can compile a huge list not just from the OP, but from other peoples' experiences too.
Subdivision 3d modelling and uv wrapping app. Runs on whatever neckbeard OS you want. Was used heavily in creating models for the Privateer Remake. In the right hands it can make someokstuff (maybe not the best examples, but grabbed in a hurry)
I liked Opera, but its interface was just too different, and coupled with various compatibility issues, it just wasn't worth it. I'm going back to Firefox.
On February 14 2009 14:38 IDWIJNI- wrote: More love to Opera!
Tabs - everything else has it now. irc - dedicated stuff does it better. mail client - see above. dragonfly - won't comment as I don't know the shit. Probably something I don't need. mouse gestures - something I don't need. browsing sessions management - what? I manage my browsing sessions ok without opera. Those guys should do a linux distro, seriously. - I disagree.
On February 15 2009 01:04 MamiyaOtaru wrote: Wings3d Replaces: Nendo
Subdivision 3d modelling and uv wrapping app. Runs on whatever neckbeard OS you want. Was used heavily in creating models for the Privateer Remake. In the right hands it can make someokstuff (maybe not the best examples, but grabbed in a hurry)
On February 14 2009 14:38 IDWIJNI- wrote: More love to Opera!
Tabs - everything else has it now. irc - dedicated stuff does it better. mail client - see above. dragonfly - won't comment as I don't know the shit. Probably something I don't need. mouse gestures - something I don't need. browsing sessions management - what? I manage my browsing sessions ok without opera. Those guys should do a linux distro, seriously. - I disagree.
tabs- Opera has more options with tabs, duplicate, follower, open in background, lock irc- is that a negative to opera lol? mail - way more convenient mouse gestures - very convenient, but then again, you don't need alot of things.... browsing sessions- yeahhh too bad opera does it better sure....
On February 16 2009 04:25 Kennelie wrote: Once you do alot more online money movement you will enjoy the features of Firefox a lot more. So I kinda just stuck with FF. That is just meh thou.
It isn't really the features of FF, that particular set of events has nothing to do with the performance of a browser, just the fact that larger companies don't necessarily make sure that their site will work with every single browser since it costs them more money to review for that.
On February 14 2009 14:38 IDWIJNI- wrote: More love to Opera!
Tabs - everything else has it now. irc - dedicated stuff does it better. mail client - see above. dragonfly - won't comment as I don't know the shit. Probably something I don't need. mouse gestures - something I don't need. browsing sessions management - what? I manage my browsing sessions ok without opera. Those guys should do a linux distro, seriously. - I disagree.
tabs- Opera has more options with tabs, duplicate, follower, open in background, lock irc- is that a negative to opera lol? mail - way more convenient mouse gestures - very convenient, but then again, you don't need alot of things.... browsing sessions- yeahhh too bad opera does it better sure....
Probably everyone has microsoft word I'm sure, but if for whatever reason you don't and you're too lazy to pirate/buy it then this is an awesome alternative.
Also if you're like me and you like to work between home/school computers, make sure you save everything as a .doc file rather than an .abi. Just a warning since I got screwed over because I forgot this detail, but other than this minor problem I've loved this program.
Edit: shit, how the fuck did I not see Open Office...ah well, I guess I'll give that a shot and see how it compares.
On February 13 2009 15:57 Abydos1 wrote: LINUX replaces WINDOWS
I'm using gentoo linux right now and I absolutely love compiling everything from source. ...but you don't have to. Ubuntu is very user-friendly as many have pointed out.
So I don't know why wouldn't someone want to even try an OS that is completely free, and has many of those applications listed in the OP in their repositories for download+install in one click. If you're used to windows, you certainly can get used to KDE. It's much more customizable theme-wise too. (though I use Gnome)
Ubuntu is very user-friendly as many have pointed out.
Such lies... If you aren't used to Linux, you can't make Ubuntu do anything an iPod can't do. Feels like turning a 700 dollar laptop into a kid's organizer toy.
On February 16 2009 10:57 I_L_Jl wrote: Lol nice thread, Opera is fucking junk though, Firefox ftw (it's faster, which is all that matters, and its tabs are fine)
Windows Defender is also junk and his been horribly outdated for years now.
Chrome is much better, simplicity, faster, smoother.
On February 16 2009 10:57 I_L_Jl wrote: Lol nice thread, Opera is fucking junk though, Firefox ftw (it's faster, which is all that matters, and its tabs are fine)
Windows Defender is also junk and his been horribly outdated for years now.
Chrome is much better, simplicity, faster, smoother.
Last time I checked(over winter) every tab is it's own process. Unless they changed that I'd advice against using Chrome for people who are tab heavy.
VirtualDub VirtualDub is a video capture/processing utility for 32-bit Windows platforms (95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP), licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). It lacks the editing power of a general-purpose editor such as Adobe Premiere, but is streamlined for fast linear operations over video. It has batch-processing capabilities for processing large numbers of files and can be extended with third-party video filters. VirtualDub is mainly geared toward processing AVI files, although it can read (not write) MPEG-1 and also handle sets of BMP images.
goood call on gimpshop - i was going to plunge the depths of warez sites to hopefully d/l PS (and hope my AVG will stop the extra goodies), but not anymore! thanks OP
Bumping this thread to ask what is a good free alternative to Adobe Premiere? Googling a bit I found that kdeinlive and cinelarra seem to be two popular and powerful ones. Anyone used any of these and would recommend these or maybe some other program?
I don't care if it's linux only, but I prefer something that have been ported to both linux and windows.
edit: dammit beaten to it... pointless post now =\
edit2: What's a nice mass image downloader to use for, say, stealing all the pictures out of a 4chan thread? Sometimes the urge is just there, but the one I have now is fairly bad and limited.
On February 28 2009 06:39 xxsaznpride wrote: edit2: What's a nice mass image downloader to use for, say, stealing all the pictures out of a 4chan thread? Sometimes the urge is just there, but the one I have now is fairly bad and limited.
On February 13 2009 15:13 IzzyCraft wrote: Opera is historally more secure and faster than FF stfu Firefox fan boys opera is the shit no does everything from torrents to irc
On February 13 2009 15:13 IzzyCraft wrote: Opera is historally more secure and faster than FF stfu Firefox fan boys opera is the shit no does everything from torrents to irc
Lost all credibility here.
Obviously i have a small bais to opera. But next time you use your phone and go wow this brower rocks chances are it's opera mini. Historally though i'm not lying Opera has nearly always done evey major innovation in the browser market including tabs yes FF fan boys i'm sorry the lies your mama told you but it was like 96' when opera made a brower with tabs. I also support opera becuase their layout is nearly fully moveable you can move just about anything anywhere. It also many customizations that a little reading or a quick google can help you understand what it is under the options command. Currently in terms of javascript speed FF is faster then Opera but in terms of acutal shit that displays the website the two are really the same. Websites a bit on a little more then just javascipt and aslong as you have a broadband connection Opera vs FF vs safari vs chrome as long as you haven't fucked it up runs about the same in human percetion. You haven't browsed the internet until you used opera.
Smart people use Opera
Business people use InternetExplorer
People that should burn on a stick use Safari becuase it came with their Mac and so they use the ugly shit grey bubbly shit cock fuck lux that is safari
Poor people who where told lies that were true maybe 4 6 years ago get fooled into using FireFox.
And people fucking sick of the stupid "Use Chome NOW" pasted all over Youtube use Chrome.
This has given my tabs pretty much everything I've ever considered seriously using.
Default for Opera just need to change up the settings in it. Opera uses tabs differnetly think of it as the opera brower is a big window and the tabs are little windows inside of it. Opera you can minize tabs etc and work with them an old way of doing things but tab management is defaulted just need to look up the options.
On February 13 2009 15:13 IzzyCraft wrote: Opera is historally more secure and faster than FF stfu Firefox fan boys opera is the shit no does everything from torrents to irc
Lost all credibility here.
Obviously i have a small bais to opera. But next time you use your phone and go wow this brower rocks chances are it's opera mini. Historally though i'm not lying Opera has nearly always done evey major innovation in the browser market including tabs yes FF fan boys i'm sorry the lies your mama told you but it was like 96' when opera made a brower with tabs. I also support opera becuase their layout is nearly fully moveable you can move just about anything anywhere. It also many customizations that a little reading or a quick google can help you understand what it is under the options command. Currently in terms of javascript speed FF is faster then Opera but in terms of acutal shit that displays the website the two are really the same. Websites a bit on a little more then just javascipt and aslong as you have a broadband connection Opera vs FF vs safari vs chrome as long as you haven't fucked it up runs about the same in human percetion. You haven't browsed the internet until you used opera.
Smart people use Opera
Business people use InternetExplorer
People that should burn on a stick use Safari becuase it came with their Mac and so they use the ugly shit grey bubbly shit cock fuck lux that is safari
Poor people who where told lies that were true maybe 4 6 years ago get fooled into using FireFox.
And people fucking sick of the stupid "Use Chome NOW" pasted all over Youtube use Chrome.
Funny, just not really true.
The best browser choices currently are Firefox, Opera, Safari and Chrome. You can't go wrong with any of these, really.
But Firefox and Opera are probably the best of the bunch. If you don't use extensions for FF, then Opera wins. But for power users, FF is better. Opera wins most rendering tests (e.g. highest score in Acid 3) and its interface is very powerful with a lot of features, but I prefer Firefox over Opera for 2 simple reasons (the second one being just a "political" preference): 1) Firefox is incredibly powerful too when you use some add-ons. In fact, FF is the most feature-packed browser on Earth, not out-of-the-box (it loses to Opera there), but there are really incredibly good extensions which leave Opera with its respective built-in features behind in the dust. 2) FF is open source.
What principle? I'm not a coder the only principle I have is if I have to pay for it as see advertisements in some way which is not true unless you count naming the browser advertisement. Yes I'm promoting more intrest in Opera but i see this no differnetly then FF after all even though it's open scurce it runs like a business
I find any extension I would be using in FF there was already something like it in Opera (Also i rather not use extentions for FF they are a gayway for shit to happen)
I use opera because it has what I want and more importantly the layout can be manuplaied to just about any way you can think of by default if not a little help from the community and you have your answers.
On March 01 2009 17:08 Warrior Madness wrote: You forgot the most important "program" of all. Ubuntu replaces Windows.
I use Ubuntu, but frankly, depending on what you use your system for, its not an end-all-be-all drop-in replacement. Linux is better at some things and worse at others (e.g. if you game or use Windows-only proprietary software, Windows is going to often be the better option).
On March 01 2009 16:41 IzzyCraft wrote:Historally though i'm not lying Opera has nearly always done evey major innovation in the browser market including tabs yes FF fan boys i'm sorry the lies your mama told you but it was like 96' when opera made a brower with tabs.
Close, but not quite right. Opera was the first browser major browser to include tabbed browsing (ignoring NetCaptor because it never made it big), but IIRC, the original Mozilla browser had a tabbing addon a few months before Opera made its release in 2000.
On March 01 2009 16:41 IzzyCraft wrote: I also support opera becuase their layout is nearly fully moveable you can move just about anything anywhere. It also many customizations that a little reading or a quick google can help you understand what it is under the options command. Currently in terms of javascript speed FF is faster then Opera but in terms of acutal shit that displays the website the two are really the same. Websites a bit on a little more then just javascipt and aslong as you have a broadband connection Opera vs FF vs safari vs chrome as long as you haven't fucked it up runs about the same in human percetion. You haven't browsed the internet until you used opera.
Ok, so you made one point thats wrong and irrelevant (which browser had tabs first doesn't say which one is better), one thing that's not Opera-exclusive (customizability and easily accessed documentation are available in Firefox too), and one statement that says they're basically the same. How does it then follow that Opera is better?
On March 01 2009 17:10 IzzyCraft wrote: What principle? I'm not a coder the only principle I have is if I have to pay for it as see advertisements in some way which is not true unless you count naming the browser advertisement. Yes I'm promoting more intrest in Opera but i see this no differnetly then FF after all even though it's open scurce it runs like a business
I'm not saying you have to think that way, but over-generalizing by saying that everyone that uses Firefox is poor and deceived is wrong.
On March 01 2009 17:10 IzzyCraft wrote: I use opera because it has what I want and more importantly the layout can be manuplaied to just about any way you can think of by default if not a little help from the community and you have your answers.
Ease of use is a preference, but not an argument for which browser is better. Mac OS X is easier to use than Windows or Linux but that doesn't make it the better operating system.
Can you move your tabs and all the buttons to the bottom for Firefox easyly and then have it to the right just as easly or dissapear when it's not needed? Can you make your menu bar into a pop out menu that only takes up 1 space just to fit to word "menu" and Remove buttons you don't want and add your own? Can you get rid of the scroll bar on FF with just a click? Can you make it show the staus bar only when loading a website? Can you explictlly go though and disable ceritan types of javascipt? Can you make FF emulate it self to say its IE FF or Opera so sites that use scripts to block Opera because it's not regonized to allow it like banking sites which only allow regonised browers and versons. Can you have it so your Emails always show up on the right side of your screen? Can you make your tabs all cascade horzonially or vertially so you can veiw them all easly?
There are all functions i use daily. I'm sure with enough work you can find some back words Plug ins and some stupid edit .ini things to get it to the way i like it.
On March 01 2009 17:22 IzzyCraft wrote: Can you move your tabs and all the buttons to the bottom for Firefox easyly and then have it to the right just as easly or dissapear when it's not needed? Can you make your menu bar into a pop out menu that only takes up 1 space just to fit to word "menu" and Remove buttons you don't want and add your own? Can you get rid of the scroll bar on FF with just a click? Can you make it show the staus bar only when loading a website? Can you explictlly go though and disable ceritan types of javascipt? Can you make FF emulate it self to say its IE FF or Opera so sites that use scripts to block Opera because it's not regonized to allow it like banking sites which only allow regonised browers and versons. Can you have it so your Emails always show up on the right side of your screen? Can you make your tabs all cascade horzonially or vertially so you can veiw them all easly?
There are all functions i use daily. I'm sure with enough work you can find some back words Plug ins and some stupid edit .ini things to get it to the way i like it.
Strictly speaking, yes these are all possible in Firefox. Some of them are part of the default functionality, and some of them are addons, but they are all possible, because the code base for Firefox is entirely open.
There are technically only 2 ways in which Opera can be considered better than Firefox: speed, and ease of use. Virtually all other functionality available in Opera can be achieved if you are willing to make Firefox slower, and take the time to figure out how to configure said features through addons. How much each of these is a concern to you varies from person to person. For me, I'm a poor college student that enjoys figuring these things out and isn't too concerned with a bit of slowdown in my browser (I'm running almost all open source software, and its inevitable that almost all open source software runs slower than proprietary software, because they have to sacrifice efficiency for code readability), so I prefer Firefox. Someone else might prefer Opera, but they have their own advantages for different users.
The code is open WOW im not a coder i don't want to deal with code to get shit the way i like it. Most poeple don't want to either. Add ons are dangerious you open your brower up to alot of attacks blindly adding add-ons and messing with code.
On March 01 2009 17:39 IzzyCraft wrote: The code is open WOW im not a coder i don't want to deal with code to get shit the way i like it. Most poeple don't want to either. Add ons are dangerious you open your brower up to alot of attacks blindly adding add-ons and messing with code.
So Opera is better for you. That doesn't mean Opera is better for everyone. Most addon functionality doesn't need to be coded from scratch, seeing as there's a large base of existing addons out there. The fact that you think that addon users have to deal with any real code just makes it seem like you know nothing about Firefox. Honestly, you make using addons sound a lot more complicated than it really is. 99% of addons that anyone will use will be positively-reviewed, and easily downloaded/installed from Mozilla's own site.
Attacks? 1) Use your brain in picking where you download your addons from and you won't get any junk. Mozilla's own addon site screens addons pretty carefully, and reviews are a good way of knowing which addons work well. 2) If something screws up Firefox, it takes about a minute tops to uninstall and reinstall. 3) This applies only to me personally, but I use Ubuntu. Who the hell codes malware for Linux?
On March 01 2009 21:24 PhorClayton wrote: I design websites, so I know exactly what I'm talking about, and Opera blows as far as web standards is concerned.
Although it doesn't matter, I don't test on Opera, because no one uses it.
if what you say is true, then why does Opera so good in the ACID test?
Are there any picture viewers out there that can just go through .rar'd stuff without me having to open up winRar for each, say, volume or chapter of manga packed that way? Or am I stuck having to manually un-rar and re-zip each one for the sake of my Vista & Windows Picture Viewer?
On February 28 2009 06:39 xxsaznpride wrote: edit2: What's a nice mass image downloader to use for, say, stealing all the pictures out of a 4chan thread? Sometimes the urge is just there, but the one I have now is fairly bad and limited.
Right click on a site, download them all, choose file extensions and go!
I've tried installing this multiple times, now. When I restart Firefox and go back to my addons menu, it'll say that I still need to restart to complete the install. I've restarted my computer itself multiple times since but nothing's working.
Lol, IzzyCraft, at first I thought your posts -though biased- made some sense, but then you just stepped into ignorance with your arms flailing.
I'll have you know that FF can do everything you were going on about, and more. I'll also have you know that I don't need 3/4 of that stuff you were mentioning, and I'm glad FF doesn't come with it. It comes as 'basic' and you can add whatever you like. You don't like code? That's ok, stick to Opera. But don't act like it's better because it comes with a bunch of features that most users don't even need/use.
Ever since the dawn of computing, things that could be modded were always appreciated by the 'fans', and FF wins this context hands down. I have everything I want and JUST that. It isn't a disadvantage that I can mod it to whatever I want. It's the biggest advantage ever. You don't feel like doing that? That's ok, you have Opera!
Really old thread but piriform (ccleaner, defraggler) released a new program called Speccy which tells you a TON of detailed information about your system components. It's still only the beta version but it works great. Tried it on both my XP and 7 computers and all looks good.
On March 01 2009 21:24 PhorClayton wrote: I design websites, so I know exactly what I'm talking about, and Opera blows as far as web standards is concerned.
Although it doesn't matter, I don't test on Opera, because no one uses it.
if what you say is true, then why does Opera so good in the ACID test?
Because it can run stuff that no other browser can and no one implements in their sites. In other words, you get tools to run stuff that does not exist (just like overpriced video cards that can run dx11). It also has torrent support (which is shit compared to programs dedicated to run torrents) and IRC (which again is crap).
And to IzzyCraft's knowledge (if he gets unbanned): FF is not great because it's secure. Its strength lies in plug-ins. Opera doesn't even come close to the functionality of FF with right plug-ins.
On January 08 2010 02:33 NiGoL wrote: That is really awesome man, i knew almost everyone BUT you could add more in the future or the ones u get passed by eventually.
Avast is teh shit tho, best antivirus out there, and its free. SO PEOPLE just download it and RUN, enjoy.
I've got an F-Secure 2008... You reckon I should switch to Avast?
this post of mine is pretty outdated now, but laid out my thoughts on extensions:
Typical (at the time anyway) Opera vs Firefox debate: Firefox User: Opera is bloated. Opera User: Opera does useful stuff like gestures and gives better control over tabs etc. It has more features. Firefox User: That (and more) can all be added to Firefox through extensions.
From the article being discussed at that time: "Please note that at this time, users should not expect all of their extensions, plugins and themes from previous versions of Firefox to work properly." is one reason I would prefer Opera's method of having it built in. You just never know if all your addons will continue to work.
A while ago my Tabbrowser Preferences extension (temporarily at least) ceased being updated and no longer worked with newer versions of Firefox. Of course I was able to replace it with Tab Mix Plus. However, having features break and scrambling to find replacements is not really what I want to do with my browser. Not to mention all these extensions I install are from third parties, and sometimes conflict with each other.
I think the extensions are a great idea. Adblock was a very useful one. Opera users, lacking extensions, had to wait on the Opera devs to add equivalent functionality, which took a while. (They have added it now of course, which means Opera users don't have to go find and install it like Firefox users do), and with some Firefox extensions the Opera devs don't replicate it ever.
Each way has ups and downs. Extensions let Firefox users get features quicker (though they have to worry about versions and conflicts and third parties) while Opera's way lets its users get everything builtin and from one source, though some features may not exist, or take a while longer to get there since they can't be implemented by anyone but Opera itself (mitigated somewhat in the meantime with user.js)
Anyway, the bit I quoted earlier illustrates why, in my opinion, for someone who just wants things to work the builtin way might be preferable.
To sum up, extensions can have security vulnerabilities (not likely, but possible, and maybe mitigated in future versions of FF with process separation) and to me they seem like a mess. I had one too many instances of some extension being deprecated for my liking.
Obviously people love them, I don't claim to be representative of the general mindset Even so, I've got FF on most of my machines to handle those sites that don't work on Chrome or Opera and I don't really have anything against it.
Things could change though, as the upcoming Opera 10.5 has thus far done away with one of my favorite features (MDI). It's also got tabs in titlebar (as does FF 4) which some people seem to like. I could end up totally hating 10.5, though there could be people who end up liking it for the same reasons. Extensions is obviously always going to be a sticking point though :D
On January 08 2010 02:33 NiGoL wrote: That is really awesome man, i knew almost everyone BUT you could add more in the future or the ones u get passed by eventually.
Avast is teh shit tho, best antivirus out there, and its free. SO PEOPLE just download it and RUN, enjoy.
I've got an F-Secure 2008... You reckon I should switch to Avast?
Avira AntiVir is the current #1 anti virus prog out there in my opinion. Avast is up there as well though. I just really dislike Avast's interface >_< Avira's is pretty nice but the price you pay is a very occasional pop-up (I think it randomly shows up on my computer once a day or so).
Some things I'd like to add:
Usenet downloading clients: Sabnzbd+ is probably the best out there. http://sabnzbd.org/
CD/DVD burning software: I prefer ImgBurn over InfraRecorder since it's a bit more powerful and has some advanced options when you need them. http://www.imgburn.com/
On January 08 2010 06:56 ejac wrote: This thread is so pointless, here is the only free software you need: www.utorrent.com
Everything else comes with it.
Wrong.
Open source software rocks. It's free, it's legal, in many cases the software is equal to or sometimes even better than the 'paid' alternative. So in those cases why would you go through the pain of downloading software through torrents that might be watched by 3rd parties (not like it will bring you in trouble but still), might contain viruses and/or trojans, might not come with a good serial or crack which you will have to search for after, might not be able to update because certain files are altered by a crack, and most likely will not give you any support because you have an illegal copy?
If you're an 'experienced downloader' you're less likely to come across these things that often but you still will. I'm tired of all of it and learned to appreciate free software Everyone should.
A podcast I listen to recently talked about http://www.alternativeto.net it lists similar pieces of software to whatever you search for. It will show paid programs as well as free and open source stuff too. For example if you search photoshop it would show you Gimp and Paint.net and other stuff.
On January 08 2010 06:56 ejac wrote: This thread is so pointless, here is the only free software you need: www.utorrent.com
Everything else comes with it.
Wrong.
Open source software rocks. It's free, it's legal, in many cases the software is equal to or sometimes even better than the 'paid' alternative. So in those cases why would you go through the pain of downloading software through torrents that might be watched by 3rd parties (not like it will bring you in trouble but still), might contain viruses and/or trojans, might not come with a good serial or crack which you will have to search for after, might not be able to update because certain files are altered by a crack, and most likely will not give you any support because you have an illegal copy?
If you're an 'experienced downloader' you're less likely to come across these things that often but you still will. I'm tired of all of it and learned to appreciate free software Everyone should.
Pretty much everything open source I still download through torrents if it's a large file. When you think about it it actually reduces the costs of developing somehting open source because you aren't using their bandwidth.
On March 01 2009 21:24 PhorClayton wrote: I design websites, so I know exactly what I'm talking about, and Opera blows as far as web standards is concerned.
Although it doesn't matter, I don't test on Opera, because no one uses it.
Well I am a web designer. See? slight difference... Opera is one of the pioneers in keeping up to date in web standards. Along side browsers running off Webkit e.g. Chrome, Safari. Then you have Firefox. IE is the least standards supporting browser there is.
BUT...
If you do know exactly what your talking about, you should know that you can create websites that work for all major browsers (INC IE6) and have them work WITHOUT HACKS with no glitches etc. unless ofcourse you use transparent PNG but o well, you have js hacks for that.
To summarise... you stick to making websites that barely function in IE but leave the opinions to real web designers.
Ninite pretty much has everything you'll ever need for now.
I also suggest: Handbrake (for video converting, cross platform) Aphophysis (for fractal creation, it's fun to mess around with) Exact Audio Copy (for doing perfect CD rips, Windows)
I think everything that I'd suggest has been mentioned.
Hey, just wanted to post and say thanks for this super awesome thread, found a lot of really useful stuff! I figured I might as well throw in a contribution.
Netmeter is an awesome utility that is very lightweight and pretty easy to use. It monitors bandwidth traffic entering and leaving your computer, and records a lot of logs to see what your upload/download consumption is like over a day/month/year. You can also set alarms if you're over a certain limit you set. Very handy .
On January 18 2010 08:52 ThatGuy wrote: Hey, just wanted to post and say thanks for this super awesome thread, found a lot of really useful stuff! I figured I might as well throw in a contribution.
Netmeter is an awesome utility that is very lightweight and pretty easy to use. It monitors bandwidth traffic entering and leaving your computer, and records a lot of logs to see what your upload/download consumption is like over a day/month/year. You can also set alarms if you're over a certain limit you set. Very handy .
Ooo, this would be nice for Comcast users with their new 250 GB per month limit.
On January 18 2010 08:52 ThatGuy wrote: Hey, just wanted to post and say thanks for this super awesome thread, found a lot of really useful stuff! I figured I might as well throw in a contribution.
Netmeter is an awesome utility that is very lightweight and pretty easy to use. It monitors bandwidth traffic entering and leaving your computer, and records a lot of logs to see what your upload/download consumption is like over a day/month/year. You can also set alarms if you're over a certain limit you set. Very handy .
Ooo, this would be nice for Comcast users with their new 250 GB per month limit.
Well, it was practical when my DL limit was 20 GB, and I had roommates that constantly went over. Got them to install this and it was really useful for everyone to keep in check (or find out who's screwing everyone over!). Saved me like 15-20 bucks a month for sure.
On March 01 2009 17:39 IzzyCraft wrote: The code is open WOW im not a coder i don't want to deal with code to get shit the way i like it. Most poeple don't want to either.
That's why we have people doing it for us. It's called the support community, and firefox has one of the biggest atm. And if you're not a coder, then stop spouting random crap like
Add ons are dangerious you open your brower up to alot of attacks blindly adding add-ons and messing with code.
What you are doing right now, is acting like a retarded zealot on crack, that's giving opera users out there a bad name just because of how empty and crudely-constructed your arguments are. And by the way, learn some proper english please.
On March 01 2009 17:39 IzzyCraft wrote: The code is open WOW im not a coder i don't want to deal with code to get shit the way i like it. Most poeple don't want to either.
That's why we have people doing it for us. It's called the support community, and firefox has one of the biggest atm. And if you're not a coder, then stop spouting random crap like
Add ons are dangerious you open your brower up to alot of attacks blindly adding add-ons and messing with code.
What you are doing right now, is acting like a retarded zealot on crack, that's giving opera users out there a bad name just because of how empty and crudely-constructed your arguments are. And by the way, learn some proper english please.
The only problem with that site is that you always forget the name when you need it
LoL, yeah. That's what I was thinking. Great tool for when you wiped your hard drive and have a fresh install of Windows, but that also means you don't have your bookmarks
On January 08 2010 11:37 Wineandbread wrote: Ninite pretty much has everything you'll ever need for now.
I also suggest: Handbrake (for video converting, cross platform) Aphophysis (for fractal creation, it's fun to mess around with) Exact Audio Copy (for doing perfect CD rips, Windows)
I think everything that I'd suggest has been mentioned.
Ninite needs avira imo, avira always ranks first in all the independent antivirus testing websites. I don't find it very easy to customize though so w/e.
On March 01 2009 17:39 IzzyCraft wrote: The code is open WOW im not a coder i don't want to deal with code to get shit the way i like it. Most poeple don't want to either.
That's why we have people doing it for us. It's called the support community, and firefox has one of the biggest atm. And if you're not a coder, then stop spouting random crap like
Add ons are dangerious you open your brower up to alot of attacks blindly adding add-ons and messing with code.
What you are doing right now, is acting like a retarded zealot on crack, that's giving opera users out there a bad name just because of how empty and crudely-constructed your arguments are. And by the way, learn some proper english please.
On January 08 2010 11:37 Wineandbread wrote: Ninite pretty much has everything you'll ever need for now.
I also suggest: Handbrake (for video converting, cross platform) Aphophysis (for fractal creation, it's fun to mess around with) Exact Audio Copy (for doing perfect CD rips, Windows)
I think everything that I'd suggest has been mentioned.
what exactly does handbrake do?
The most common use is DVD files into more compressed video, i.e. avi, mp4, etc. But generally, it's video format converting.
On January 08 2010 11:37 Wineandbread wrote: Ninite pretty much has everything you'll ever need for now.
I also suggest: Handbrake (for video converting, cross platform) Aphophysis (for fractal creation, it's fun to mess around with) Exact Audio Copy (for doing perfect CD rips, Windows)
I think everything that I'd suggest has been mentioned.
what exactly does handbrake do?
The most common use is DVD files into more compressed video, i.e. avi, mp4, etc. But generally, it's video format converting.
most important to me would be something like .flv to .avi/.mpg
On January 08 2010 11:37 Wineandbread wrote: Ninite pretty much has everything you'll ever need for now.
I also suggest: Handbrake (for video converting, cross platform) Aphophysis (for fractal creation, it's fun to mess around with) Exact Audio Copy (for doing perfect CD rips, Windows)
I think everything that I'd suggest has been mentioned.
what exactly does handbrake do?
The most common use is DVD files into more compressed video, i.e. avi, mp4, etc. But generally, it's video format converting.
most important to me would be something like .flv to .avi/.mpg
On January 08 2010 11:37 Wineandbread wrote: Ninite pretty much has everything you'll ever need for now.
I also suggest: Handbrake (for video converting, cross platform) Aphophysis (for fractal creation, it's fun to mess around with) Exact Audio Copy (for doing perfect CD rips, Windows)
I think everything that I'd suggest has been mentioned.
what exactly does handbrake do?
The most common use is DVD files into more compressed video, i.e. avi, mp4, etc. But generally, it's video format converting.
most important to me would be something like .flv to .avi/.mpg
EPT
{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.
