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sy
Average Member
United Kingdom
638 Posts |
 Posted - 08 March 2003 : 08:37:48
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I recently did a format / reinstall of my home PC, I made sure I had all the programs and stuff I had collected over the 10 years or so I have been computing, backed up to CDR.
I got to wondering what other people consider great tools, the kind of thing you install right away, either to replace default stuff, or add features to your computer, not drivers or anything like that.
So here's a chance to spread the word about those killer apps you found  Software can be freeware, shareware or anything else so long as it's really useful. I'll suggest five picks per person, any OS.
Here are mine:
1: Paintshop Pro 5 - Great image editing program without the bloat and horrendous features of later versions.
2: Virtual CD - No more hunting for CDROMS, store them on your hard disk
3: ACDSEE - Excellent multi format image viewer
4: WINZIP - Unpack and compress ZIP files
5: Notepad+ - Adds search and replace to Notepad.exe, line numbering and various other functions |
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Hamlin
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
2386 Posts |
Posted - 08 March 2003 : 09:45:45
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I can only think of one program I always install and thats...
1:WS_FTP LE (WS_FTP Limited Edition (LE)) - Free FTP program suggested to me ages ago by my ISP. |
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ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
Portugal
26364 Posts |
Posted - 08 March 2003 : 10:27:18
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Here are mine:
1: AutoSave - removes the burden of remembering to back your important files. It just does it for you.
2: Nero Burning Rom - great to burn everything you can think of
3: Download Mage - a great download manager
4: IHateSpam - great to keep your inbox free of rubbish (well...almost  )
5: Windows XP PowerToys - how come these weren't included in the OS? |
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Bookie
Average Member
USA
856 Posts |
Posted - 08 March 2003 : 12:10:26
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1. I'll have to agree with the Power Toys suggestion by ruirib.
2. Trillian for IM-ing
3. MusicMatch Jukebox for my music
4. Office XP Pro (gotta check my email!)
5. Macromedia Studio MX
Win Zip used to be one of the first things but since WinXP can handle all the zipping/unzipping, I don't worry about it. |
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