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Ph0X
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Ph0X
What programs you think are the most essential to your everyday computer life.
Preferably not games (WoW, osu!, etc).

It can be top3 or top5 or as many as you need, but try not listing your entire application list.
Pretty much stuff that you install as soon as you get your new computer and that you use almost everyday.


For me it would be

Winrar
Irfanviewer
Notepad++
Launchy
Firefox
Wizard Of Orz
965 posts
Joined May 2008
Wizard Of Orz
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anonymous_old
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anonymous_old
  1. PuTTY.
  2. Opera.
  3. osu!.
Under PuTTY I have:
  1. Bash (durrr).
  2. irssi.
  3. Vim.
Ekaru
3,617 posts
Joined July 2008
Ekaru
Firefox
WinRAR
VLC Player or something like it
osu! so I never have to worry about boredom
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 (Must-Haves, seriously)


That's about it, I think.
awp
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awp
notepad, because I'm too lazy to have Notepad++

Winamp, because I'm not on Linux but love music

irssi inside a cygterm, because I'm not on Linux but love not hating my irc interface
Loginer
osu! Alumni
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Loginer
Firefox, Security Essentials, Thunderbird, KeePass and Sunbird.
NoHitter
osu! Alumni
3,785 posts
Joined June 2009
NoHitter
Firefox
Photoshop
Audacity, Nero, etc.
NOD32
Microsoft Office
WinRAR
Atmey
415 posts
Joined October 2008
Atmey
Firefox
other programs are not essentials, but I usually install Photoshop, dreamweaver, wamp, 7zip, k-lite codec pack, jetaudio, gmail notifier, notepad++, nero, spybot, and avast.
Hideaki_old
2 posts
Joined October 2009
Hideaki_old
1.Firefox
2.AVG
3.UTorrent
4.Grease Monkey
5.Runescape P-serv client.
Larto
4,128 posts
Joined June 2008
Larto
Firefox
Ventrilo
Photoshop
Audacity
MS Paint
Beuchi
osu! Alumni
2,288 posts
Joined February 2009
Beuchi
Firefox, Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, MSN Messenger, Skype, VLC Player...

And of course Osu! xD :)
Daru
osu!painter
866 posts
Joined August 2008
Daru
Firefox
Photoshop
uTorrent
MPlayer Classic HC
Winamp
OpenOffice/ Microsoft Office

In that order.
Lybydose
osu! Alumni
2,024 posts
Joined January 2009
Lybydose
Windows 7

m i doin it rite?!

oh and Subterranean Animism obviously
Ph0X
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Ph0X
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anonymous_old
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Ph0X wrote:

Reminds me of chromeOS for some reasons.

If you really think about it, slowly web is taking over programs.
You can now login into any messenger through sites. Edit images (picnik, aviary, sumopaint, etc) and even videos. You can convert files, work in word/powerpoint. Even games are slowly moving to web with QuakeLive or taking it even further, we can start talking about OnLive and other game streaming systems (even though I call bs on the latencies).
You're just now realizing this?

You're at least five years behind.
Wojjan
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Wojjan
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Ph0X
1,043 posts
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Ph0X

strager wrote:

Ph0X wrote:

Reminds me of chromeOS for some reasons.

If you really think about it, slowly web is taking over programs.
You can now login into any messenger through sites. Edit images (picnik, aviary, sumopaint, etc) and even videos. You can convert files, work in word/powerpoint. Even games are slowly moving to web with QuakeLive or taking it even further, we can start talking about OnLive and other game streaming systems (even though I call bs on the latencies).
You're just now realizing this?

You're at least five years behind.
OnLive is still in beta :|
ChromeOS isn't out yet.
There's still long way to go.
Atmey
415 posts
Joined October 2008
Atmey
I don't use MS Office, I work on and save my personal documents on google docs, can work on it from work, home and college without the need of updating each copy with a usb flash disk or emails.
Lybydose
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Joined January 2009
Lybydose

Wojjan wrote:

Lybydose wrote:

Subterranean Animism

Thread Topic wrote:

programs
>Halo invented FPS
I don't know what you're talking about. Someone wrote the code for Subterranean Animism and compiled it. Sounds like a program to me.

(what does Halo have to do with anything?)
mekadon_old
mekadon_old
1) of course an OS
2) Mozilla Mine field
3) Chrome
4) Office 2007
5) An AV
6) DotA
7) Ruby
8) Adobe Ps CS4 extended
9) Tune up utilities
10) Startup delayer
11) Thunderbird
12) Crysis
13) God of war
14) YouTubeDownloaderfor me to watch hentai vids
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *continues writing*
nardii
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nardii
Firefox (or other browser)
foobar2000 (awesome)
VLC (awesome... i guess? cba looking into other video players)
Visual Studio (AWESOME)
Live Messenger (can't help that everyone uses it)
some weird game where you click circles

Those are probably my most-used programs.
bagnz0r
bagnz0r
- Google Chrome
- Thunderbird
- Pidgin
- Songbird
- GIMP
- 7-Zip
- Media Player Classic

nardi11011 wrote:

Live Messenger (can't help that everyone uses it)
I don't think so. At least not in Poland. Here everyone uses this:
http://komunikator.gadu-gadu.pl/

Except me.
http://up.ppy.sh/files/lol-10.jpg
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Ph0X
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Topic Starter
Ph0X
I love how this thread is going exactly where i tried making it not go but knew it would end up like.
People just listing a list of programs they have installed now...

I doubt Crysis or Nero ESSENTIAL to your everyday computing life. Nor is having 3 different browsers.
nardii
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nardii
While slightly off-topic, I think this would be a good place to ask something I've always wondered: Why do people seem to like Winamp so much? The interface and features aren't anything special and to me it gives off that "bloated commercial app" kind of vibe. I think I'd even rather use Windows Media Player (seriously).
Neo@lex
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Neo@lex
Polygon Love 2
µTorrent
mIRC
Ventrilo
Rainmeter

Firefox obviously goes without saying. Anyone who says they don't use it is lying.

nardi11011 wrote:

While slightly off-topic, I think this would be a good place to ask something I've always wondered: Why do people seem to like Winamp so much? The interface and features aren't anything special and to me it gives off that "bloated commercial app" kind of vibe. I think I'd even rather use Windows Media Player (seriously).
Winamp has much better compatibility and more features. It's also less buggy.
Foobar2000's similar, although it's more stable but also more limited.
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Metruzero
119 posts
Joined February 2009
Metruzero
My must have programs

1. Firefox
2. Skype
3. Netbeans
4. uTorrent
5. osu!
6. Steam
7. WinRAR
8. Ventrilo
9. mIRC

I think that's about it
bagnz0r
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anonymous_old
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anonymous_old

neo@lex wrote:

Firefox obviously goes without saying. Anyone who says they don't use it is lying.
Anyone who believes Firefox is a good browser doesn't know anything.
Pokebis
2,047 posts
Joined April 2008
Pokebis
Apparently I don't know anything and I love it.
Pasonia
osu! Alumni
1,199 posts
Joined October 2008
Pasonia
As an end user I don't care HOW it works but whether using it makes me happy.

I know using FF makes me much happier than using IE, so that's +1.

Other programs I think we all should have (and know) are Audacity and Photoshop.
Ph0X
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Topic Starter
Ph0X

strager wrote:

Anyone who believes Firefox is a good browser doesn't know anything.
Instead of bashing on FF, pull out some actual arguments.

BagnoGamer wrote:

+2
-2 for you. WMP is shit. Even more bloated and slow than Winamp.

nardi11011 wrote:

While slightly off-topic, I think this would be a good place to ask something I've always wondered: Why do people seem to like Winamp so much? The interface and features aren't anything special and to me it gives off that "bloated commercial app" kind of vibe. I think I'd even rather use Windows Media Player (seriously).
Well personally, the Winamp I used was nothing like this. Old versions were quite dece and very straigh forward.
Now I'm more into foobar2k because it's way more customizable, but I do admit that it's quite much more work to get it really like I want it to be. I would never recommand it to an average user.
bagnz0r
bagnz0r

Ph0X wrote:

BagnoGamer wrote:

+2
-2 for you. WMP is shit. Even more bloated and slow than Winamp.
Sorry but you didn't understood me. +2 to his post for this part:

nardi11011 wrote:

While slightly off-topic, I think this would be a good place to ask something I've always wondered: Why do people seem to like Winamp so much? The interface and features aren't anything special and to me it gives off that "bloated commercial app" kind of vibe.
I'd never use WMP/Winamp, I'd rather die.
The_Priest_In_Yellow
319 posts
Joined September 2008
The_Priest_In_Yellow
From "top must have programs" to software zealotry. Well done, could've never guessed (!)
nooodl_old
73 posts
Joined August 2008
nooodl_old
@Lybydose:

Ph0X wrote:

Preferably not games (WoW, osu!, etc).
Also, starting topics like this is asking for "omg my program is better than yours, photoshop sucks balls hahahaha". BagnoGamer's fault though (yes, you)
bagnz0r
bagnz0r
@noodl:
No, I just continued what others started.

Well, I'm going to re-post my list. (yes)
- Google Chrome (Amazing web browser, faster and lighter than Firefox)
- Thunderbird (Mail client)
- Pidgin (IM)
- Songbird (Audio player)
- GIMP (Everyone knows)
- 7-Zip (Archiver, better than WinRAR. And yet, it's free.)
- Media Player Classic (...)
anonymous_old
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anonymous_old

nooodl wrote:

@Lybydose:

Ph0X wrote:

Preferably not games (WoW, osu!, etc).
preferably (adv.) more readily or willingly; in preference; by choice; in a preferable manner
lukewarmholiday
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Joined June 2008
lukewarmholiday
Firefox is a semi memory hog for people whose computer is still in the stone age.(me)

It is also prone to memory leaks.

Still more tolerable than IE.
Ph0X
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Ph0X

nooodl wrote:

@Lybydose:
Also, starting topics like this is asking for "omg my program is better than yours, photoshop sucks balls hahahaha". BagnoGamer's fault though (yes, you)
Not really :\
My main goal was to find more useful apps that could actually be nice to have, which is why I was trying to avoid browsers or obvious programs everyone have.

lukewarmholiday wrote:

Firefox is a semi memory hog for people whose computer is still in the stone age.(me)
It is also prone to memory leaks.
Still more tolerable than IE.
Meh firefox without addons runs pretty low, but I guess if you want even lower, you'd have to go with Chrome, which runs really fast and smooth.
anonymous_old
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Ph0X wrote:

I guess if you want even lower, you'd have to go with Chrome, which runs really fast and smooth.
My task manager says otherwise.

Chrome has a single tab open (Wave). Opera has ... 28 tabs open right now (I cleaned recently), many with Flash shit and shit.

Ph0X
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bagnz0r
bagnz0r




Still much less memory usage than Firefox. As far as I remember, Opera had some problems with CSS3 lately...
Atmey
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Atmey
I would use chrome over FF, but there few add-ons I got used to, chrome have adblock now, I just need autopager.

I use jetAudio, mainly because of the minimalistic full screen hud and the toolbar mode. WMP classic looks awful and the new WMP controls suck, no space bar pause/play, right/left rewind forward. I used to use the core media player but it is not supported/updated anymore, I think the picture looks better in it and the new WMP. winamp does not support all formats (mkv/ogm). VLC is ugly and delays when pause/play, rewinding and forwarding also breaks the picture. I love Totem for linux, too bad there is no windows equivalent.
Ph0X
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Ph0X

Atmey wrote:

I would use chrome over FF, but there few add-ons I got used to, chrome have adblock now, I just need autopager.

I use jetAudio, mainly because of the minimalistic full screen hud and the toolbar mode. WMP classic looks awful and the new WMP controls suck, no space bar pause/play, right/left rewind forward. I used to use the core media player but it is not supported/updated anymore, I think the picture looks better in it and the new WMP. winamp does not support all formats (mkv/ogm). VLC is ugly and delays when pause/play, rewinding and forwarding also breaks the picture. I love Totem for linux, too bad there is no windows equivalent.
What about foobar2k?
Default looks pretty... minimal to me, not very slick but :P
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/6263 ... 030931.png

If not, there are very minimal skins around
http://lassekongo83.deviantart.com/art/FooBear-65777342
http://dawxxx666.deviantart.com/art/foo ... 3-58156028
http://lassekongo83.deviantart.com/art/ ... 3-64701825

Also, I feel you about the FF thing :(
Atmey
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Atmey
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bagnz0r
bagnz0r

Ph0X wrote:

Atmey wrote:

I would use chrome over FF, but there few add-ons I got used to, chrome have adblock now, I just need autopager.

I use jetAudio, mainly because of the minimalistic full screen hud and the toolbar mode. WMP classic looks awful and the new WMP controls suck, no space bar pause/play, right/left rewind forward. I used to use the core media player but it is not supported/updated anymore, I think the picture looks better in it and the new WMP. winamp does not support all formats (mkv/ogm). VLC is ugly and delays when pause/play, rewinding and forwarding also breaks the picture. I love Totem for linux, too bad there is no windows equivalent.
What about foobar2k?
Default looks pretty... minimal to me, not very slick but :P
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/6263 ... 030931.png

If not, there are very minimal skins around
http://lassekongo83.deviantart.com/art/FooBear-65777342
http://dawxxx666.deviantart.com/art/foo ... 3-58156028
http://lassekongo83.deviantart.com/art/ ... 3-64701825

Also, I feel you about the FF thing :(
I'd use foobar2k if equalizer wouldn't rape my CPU that much and if it'd support Last.fm radio...
Neo@lex
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Atmey wrote:

I don't know why, but I always was under the impression that foobar was for audio files, if it can play my anime/tv series episodes I would use it. gonna try it again today.
Foobar and Winamp are for music.
VLC and MPC are for videos.
For anime, the best choice is MPC with CCCP and CoreAVC. It'll play pretty much anything without much system strain.
Ph0X
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Ph0X
Yes, MPC would be best for animes.
And yes, winamp and foobar are for music, even though winamp plays videos too, but personally I think it does a shitty job at it. Not sure how the equalise rapes your CPU, I don't really notice it with my quadcores.

Also, I just remember another program that I use everything and that is extremly useful
QuickShot from imageshack tools.
It takes, saves and uploads a screenshot. Gives you the link in your clipboards. Extremly fast and easy way to show people stuff.

[big screenshot warning for people paying for bandwidth]
http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/467/ ... 143510.png
awp
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Ph0X
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1. My method takes zero clicks, i take screenshot, 5second later, paste link
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/3995 ... 145333.png

2. It takes one click right now, not sure what you are talking about.
Go try it, you choose file(s) and press upload and there you have your DIRECT link in a BIG yellow bar.
You probably havn't used it in a long time, it has been getting quite much better.

3. I beleive you are talking about other sites, but imageshack does not alter the image.

Also, please provide better solutions. And personally, no offence to peppy, but I beleive up.ppy.sh wouldnt be considered as an alternative for many reasons. Might be a cool thing to maybe use in this forum by this community, but I wouldn't use it as my image hosting site. Rigth now in my imageshack profile, I have around 4000 images, which I doubt peppy would let me host (forever).

I'm still open to any other solution.
Well actually, exept for this program that is BUILT to work with imageshack, I usually use imgur for most my nonrelated hosting since the link is very short and simple.
http://imgur.com/Ztm7a.jpg
anonymous_old
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On the whole browser memory usage thing:

I think Vista and 7 include caching and a whole lot of shit like that in the memory usage count for programs. XP doesn't have (as much?) caching so RAM usage is a lot less (but disk I/O is generally slower).
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