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DES_1001 08-03-2004 10:16

your Best software?
 
I was just wondering if you could pick any programs to have/got on your computer, which programs would you pick as your best programs to have or to want on your pc?
My top programs are;Nero 6, Adobe photoshop7 (would like Photoshop CS), Works 7, Norton Systemworks 2003 (would like 2004) ZoneAlarm 4 Pro and MGI PhotoSuite 4 platinium.

Stuartbe 08-03-2004 10:20

Re: your Best software?
 
Etrust antivirus, Simp pro and visualtrace have to my favs. :)

Bifta 08-03-2004 10:35

Re: your Best software?
 
Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS, Flash MX and Cubase SX 2

Chris 08-03-2004 10:39

Re: your Best software?
 
Apple's iLife suite - iMovie, in particular. I have never had so much fun with a computer. And this week I get to bring my iMac into the office to make a short video interview with our chief exec (they're letting me attempt to prove to them, after months of pestering, that corporate video needn't cost a fortune). So I get to play with my toys at the office!

iPhoto and iTunes have also transformed the way we do stuff at home, managing a huge library of photos from our digi camera and allowing us to digitise an ever-growing chunk of our CD collection. I'm hoping to get a DVD writer later this year so we can put our home videos onto disc using iDVD as well.

DES_1001 08-03-2004 10:57

Re: your Best software?
 
the chance to show off your toys at work :) yess

skyblueheroes 08-03-2004 11:33

Re: your Best software?
 
Dreamweaver MX, Photoshop 7.0, Ad-Aware, Norton Suite, Windows XP Image Resize PowerToy !

Stuart 08-03-2004 11:37

Re: your Best software?
 
A varied selection:

Dreamweaver MX (the code view & site management are brilliant)
Edit Plus (for doing the odd page, Dreamweaver is too bulky)
Premiere 6 (6.5 wasn't a big enough change to justify an upgrade, and Pro wont run on Athlons)
AfterFX 5.5.

Finally, just 'cause I did do c++ programming at Uni, and like to keep my hand in (so to speak), C++ Builder 6.

SMHarman 08-03-2004 11:37

Re: your Best software?
 
iTunes (and the attached/detached iPod)
XP for its stability over 98
Windows Movie Maker 2 - its not iMovie, but its damn good
TmpGenc and TmpGenc Author - make great DVDs
FTPExplorer - does what it says on the tin.

Jon M 08-03-2004 12:00

Re: your Best software?
 
Work/Home:
  • Hyena (invaluable sysadmin software for NT based networks)
  • Dameware Mini Remote Control
  • Photoshop/Imageready
  • Filezilla
  • Avantbrowser
  • Wordpad
  • Miranda

Ramrod 08-03-2004 12:10

Re: your Best software?
 
XP pro and IE6. Without those I couldn't do anything else
....oh, you wan't a serious answer? In that case it would have to be the entire Baldurs gate series :D

DES_1001 08-03-2004 12:20

Re: your Best software?
 
good answer Ramrod! operating system and IE6, i overlooked them they are needed by most of us ;)

Caspar 08-03-2004 12:21

Re: your Best software?
 
  • WinXP, of course (but it is surprising how many still use Win98 :Yikes: )
  • Notepad! :pp
  • Dreamweaver MX
  • Flash MX
  • Comedy Menu (FileExplorer Context menu edit command, can be programmed to launch anyfile into any app. I've used this ickle utility since Win98...to open ASP files into NOTEPAD.)
  • Resizer (changes window sizes to any resolution to wish, handy for web building)
  • Symantec Internet Security 2004
  • Office XP
  • PaintShopPro 6 (need 8!)
  • Nero6
  • TeamSpeak (thx KP :))
  • Ad-aware 6
  • PowerDVD
  • IE6 and FireFox 0.8 Web browsers
  • Seti@Home (of course! - 4,236 packets done and counting.... Used it for the last 4 years or so. Used to take me about a whole day to do 1 packet, now it takes about 2 hours! :pp)

DES_1001 08-03-2004 12:56

Re: your Best software?
 
win xp would be nice as i still use windows ME (here come all the coments about how bad it is) i have been one of the lucky ones and have had very little problems with it, even left it running for 11 days once, and it was still ok except system resorces went down to 11% :(

Stuartbe 08-03-2004 13:01

Re: your Best software?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by DES_1001
win xp would be nice as i still use windows ME (here come all the coments about how bad it is) i have been one of the lucky ones and have had very little problems with it, even left it running for 11 days once, and it was still ok except system resorces went down to 11% :(

Me has just been upgraded to windows RG :D

http://www.deanliou.com/WinRG/

Caspar 08-03-2004 13:06

Re: your Best software?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by stuartbe
Me has just been upgraded to windows RG :D

http://www.deanliou.com/WinRG/

N1 Stu :rofl:

philip.j.fry 08-03-2004 13:17

Re: your Best software?
 
Ximian's Evolution with the palm conduits installed

KDevelop, excellent IDE that does C/C++, Perl and Java among others

Firefox of course

Xine, media player that does all of the major video formats including windows media, realplayer and quicktime.

gary_580 08-03-2004 13:20

Re: your Best software?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by stuartbe
Me has just been upgraded to windows RG :D

http://www.deanliou.com/WinRG/



ggrrrrrrrrrr i just learnt the lesson "Dont follow links at work!!" (just in case the boss comes!!)

Chris 08-03-2004 13:27

Re: your Best software?
 
[QUOTE=stuartbe]Me has just been upgraded to windows RG :D

http://www.deanliou.com/WinRG/[/QUOTE]

owww ... my sides are splitting! That was so funny it hurt. :D :D :rofl:

DES_1001 08-03-2004 13:28

Re: your Best software?
 
Originally Posted by stuartbe
Me has just been upgraded to windows RG

http://www.deanliou.com/WinRG/


very good :)

deadite66 08-03-2004 13:40

Re: your Best software?
 
Turnpike (email/newsreader)
firebird (browser)
newsshark (binary newsreader)
avg6 (antivirus)
ad-aware6 (anti spyware)
miranda32 (small footprint icq clone)
digiguide (e-TVGuide)
mplayer/mencoder (win32 port mediaplayer and file transcoder)

JediMaster 08-03-2004 14:00

Re: your Best software?
 
  • Mail Washer PRO (A Must with NTL)
  • Win Xp Home
  • Office 2000 (I love FP2000)
  • XP Power Toy (Image Resize)
  • Ulead I-Photo +4
  • PSP7 & PhotoShop 7
  • DigiMark Image Watermark
  • Camtasia (Video Editing/Capture)
  • Vurtual Dub
  • IE6 & IE-Image (Linked Vewer)
Then on my other PC... to use with my Archos AV380 :cool:
  • Clone CD
  • Clone DVD
  • DVD Shrink
  • MPEG 4 Direct Maker
  • Trillian

MrSums 08-03-2004 14:10

Re: your Best software?
 
Gentoo Linux with Gnome for serious os
Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird
Pan newsreader
The GIMP
SQL-Ledger Accounting Software
Open Office
XMMS for sound
GRIP for ripping CDs
Gramofile for ripping vinyl
XCdroast for burning

all all totally FG&4N (LOL)

MrSums

Richard M 08-03-2004 14:24

Re: your Best software?
 
See sig, plus:

Media Player 9
Adobe Premier
PHPEdit
MySQL CC
Apache 2.x

MovedGoalPosts 08-03-2004 14:46

Re: your Best software?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by stuartbe
Me has just been upgraded to windows RG :D

http://www.deanliou.com/WinRG/

I should have known better than to accept the Start > crash option :LOL:

50420 08-03-2004 14:54

Re: your Best software?
 
win xp pro....
opera
aston shell swapper HHHmmmmmm v nice :)
mail washer pro
pinnacle
dvd xcopy
xp power tools (alt tab, command here, desktop manager)

....if anyone's interested in the shell swapper, can run a pc as mac os x, looks and feel.....looks v nice :) lots of other shells, themes available from the website, let me know and will post more info if needed....

SOSAGES 08-03-2004 15:02

Re: your Best software?
 
my fav bit of software - windows xp remote desktop.


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