Ctwizzy Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 InternetChat: MSN + MsgPlus!, Yahoo MessengerDownload Manager: Dont need oneTorrent: AzureusBrowser: FirefoxE-mail: ThunderbirdCD-DVDGames: Record Now MAX (PS2)SVCD: WinAviConverter/Editor: TmpgencDVD Ripping: DVD ShrinkDVD Authoring: DVD MaestroCD Burning: NeroMediaK-Lite Codec PackWMP 10WMP ClassicBsplayer or The Core Media PlayerQuickTime AlternativeReal AlternativeAVICodecWinampGraphicsPhotoshop CSIllustrator CSThe GIMP (free if you cant afford Photoshop)Web DevelopmentEclipse - J2EE developmentHTML-KIT: standard web design (php etc)Crimson Editor (text editor) gona look at UltraEdit hear good thingsand of course NOTEPAD SecurityNortonZone AlarmToolsDiskeeperWinRarTweakUI - dont know of othersError Checking: Norton UtilitiesOthers:GoldwaveIso Buster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelix Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Firewall : IPTablesAnti-Virus : UselessAdvanced Windows Tweaking : REGEDIT.EXEDownload Utilities : wget, MLDonkeyE-mail : sqirrel malWebdesign : Notepad, EmacsGraphics Development : gimpHard Drive Optimisation : hdparmIrc Client : IrssiSSH Client : SSH, PuttyWeb Browser : k-melon, links/links2/lynx, firefoxInstant Messaging : irssi + bitlbee + jabberdMedia : MPlayer, xmms, xine, Media Player Classic (depending on mood and operating system) most all media is played on one box (the one with the large tv and speakers. )lets not get into a debate about anti virus and firewalls.. i think they are pointless and i have never been infected or attacked, common sense is a much better alternative. Keeping updated, good iptables polocys on your router will get you by . oops i just got into the debate. sorry.Might notice i like deamon/service based applications, this is because i have alot of computers in my house and its much easyer to be able to access the same thing everywhere i go.Windows boxs are normaly putty to my server, k-melon to sqwirrel mail and mldonkey.Screen allows me to have the same console on all my boxs, normaly containing irssi connectected to bitlbee (which connects to msn and aim and jabberd) and irc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZileXa Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 I would recommend Raxco Perfectdisk instead of O&Oand also InstantCopy instead of DVDShrink (even DVD2One is better then DVDShrink).best way to copy a DVD9 to DVD5 is however by Encoding instead of Transcoding (like dvdshrnk/dvd2one etc. do) with DVD2DVD-R (uses CCE encoder) if you want Movie only or DVDrebuilder (uses CCE encoder) if you want full dvd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afterdawn Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Firewall: I am behind a NAT router, that's safe too right? Anti-Virus: KasperskyAdvanced Windows Tuning: My own imported tweaksDownload Utilities: Firefox built-in dl-managerE-Mail: Gmail webmail!Webdesign: Notepad.exe (die-hard )Graphics Development: Mspaint (also die-hard )Hex-editor: HexplorerMedia: Media Player Classic with Ffdshow-filtersI'd also like to know what are your favourite hex-editors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anandus Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Firewall: Windows FirewallAnti-Virus: AVG FreeAdvanced Windows Tuning (software like tweakXP): TweakUI & TuneUp UtilitiesDownload Utilities: Extensions for FirefoxE-Mail: ThunderbirdBrowser: FirefoxWebdesign: Notepad++Graphics Development: Paint.NET (small, great & sufficient for most computers)Hard-Drive optimization tools (defraggers for example): PerfectDiskWindows error Checking (Like Norton Utilities): TuneUp UtilitiesAntything else that comes to mind: Microsoft Antispyware (a musthave!), K-Lite Codec Pack (including the ever brilliant Media Player Classic) & 7-zip of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotC Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 I tried out a loooooooooooooot of different proggys, but heres what i use (stability and speed "optimized")Firewall: Agnitum Outpost 2.6 (like the features and the option to save my rules definition to another partition, although Sygate is imo the better program)Anti-Virus: Speed&Usability: AVG >(=) AVAST > Kaspersky Professionality: Kaspersky rulez (althoug makes the system incredible low)Advanced Windows Tuning: regedit.exeDownload Utilities: FreeDownloadManager (free and more features than u use for downloading)E-Mail: Outlook (okok, its M$, but it has nice features), otherwise Thunderbird (b/c of the spamfilter)Webdesign: dunno? Dreamweaver? Frontpage?Graphics Development: Photoshop, CorelDraw; sometimes CorelPhotoPaintHard-Drive optimization tools (defraggers for example): for initial defragmentation Winternalsdefrag manager (unbelievable performance, although its a cmd proggy), Diskeeper 9 for "screesaver" modeWindows error Checking (Like Norton Utilities): Registry Mechanic rulez, Norton sux, RegSupremePro deletes some entries i need badlyAnything else that comes to mind:xplorer2 (must have) > ExplorerXP (no shares, network support)Opera 8 (must have, even with the banner at the top) >>>>> Firefox (IF you really think ff ist faster, then give this here a try: http://www.numion.com/stopwatch/ and enter http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ as website). Afterwards, run FireTuner 1.1 from http://www.totalidea.com/freestuff4.htm - CLEAR the firefox cache and do it again! And NOW - TATA- do the same running Opera -its almost twice as fast! )and so on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eben Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 browser: opera 8mail: opera 8irc: opera 8download manager: opera 8antivirus: don't need one (avg was scanning opera's cache so reporting every few minutes viruses, instead of adding cache folder to exclusion list i simply uninstalled )firewall: xpsp2 + wifi router w natmedia: ffdshow, qtalt, realalt with mpc and winampshell: bbleanfile manager xplorer2liteweb design: swishmax & notepadsearch: coperniccd/dvd: dvdshrink/dvdecryptor/deepburner/xp matcheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubar Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 Firewall: Sygate Anti-Virus: Anything but norton. personally Nod32Advanced Windows Tuning : Learn how todo it manually so u actually learn something instead of relying on programs todo it for u Download Utilities: Free Download Manager as its free and has easily as many features as any that u have to pay forE-Mail: ThunderbirdWebdesign: Notepad and a brainGraphics Development: Adobe Photoshop CS Hard-Drive optimization tools (defraggers for example): O&O Defrag Server or ProWindows error Checking : never had to use one so wouldnt know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheeBeets Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 Firewall: Kaspersky Anti-HackerAnti-Virus: Kaspersky Anti-VirusAdvanced Windows Tuning : TweakXpProDownload Utilities: FlashgetE-Mail: Mozilla ThunderbirdWebdesign: DreamweaverMxGraphics Development: Paint Shop Pro & Adobe Photoshop CS2Hard-Drive optimization tools: PerfectDisk (Defragmenting)Windows error Checking : "chkdsk" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaav Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 Firewall: your router, and Windows SP2 built-in firewall.Anti-Virus: PC Cillin Internet Security 2005Advanced Windows Tuning (software like tweakXP): none, tweak them in your silent install.Download Utilities: none, it's in firefox. if you need one, GetRight will do fine.E-Mail: MS Outlook 2003Webdesign: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004Graphics Development: Adobe Photoshop CSHard-Drive optimization tools (defraggers for example): noneWindows error Checking (Like Norton Utilities): noneAntything else that comes to mind:TotalCommander as filemanagerWhereIsIt for databaseMSN Desktop search for finding filesFlashFXP for FTPsome newsgroup/p2p/irc toolsnot to mention Office, Nero and some dictionairies, if you're building an office computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz_Saxi Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Firewall: Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6, the free versionAnti-Virus:Norton Antivirus 2004Advanced Windows Tuning (software like tweakXP): Regedit.exe or TweakUIDownload Utilities:Flashget only when i need to resume 300MB files from crap web servers E-Mail: MS Outlook 2003 and/or gmailWebdesign: dreamweaver mx 2004Graphics Development: adobe photoshop cs2Hard-Drive optimization tools (defraggers for example): disk defraggerWindows error Checking (Like Norton Utilities): Norton Utilities 2003Anything else that comes to mind:Games manager type thing: Steam with Counter Strike Source in mindVideo player: Media Player ClassicAudio player: WMP10 or iTunes if the iPod makes meVideo editing: Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5DVD authoring: Adobe Encore DVDDVD/CD burning: Nero 6.6.0.8MST and MSI tampering: Adminstudio EvaluationAntispyware: Adaware SE personal, Spybot 1.3 and MS antispywareFTP: FlashgetUnattended setup apps: Nlite and WPI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blinkdt Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Firewall: RouterAnti-Virus: AVGAdvanced Windows Tuning (software like tweakXP): RegeditDownload Utilities: N/AE-Mail: Gmail synched w/OutlookWebdesign: HomeSite & Dreamweaver & TopStyleGraphics Development: Photoshop & ImageReadyHard-Drive optimization tools (defraggers for example): Window Washer & DiskeeperWindows error Checking (Like Norton Utilities): N/AAnything else that comes to mind: Burning & Images - Nero & UltraISOAudio & Video: WMP10 & MPCSpyware: MS AntiSpyBrowser: IEProductivity Suite: Office (complete)I don't know what a virus is, I don't know what a pop-up is, I don't know what Spyware is, and I haven't seen a blue screen since loading XP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4dh0 Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Firewall: RouterAnti-Virus: Nod32Advanced Windows Tuning (software like tweakXP): regeditDownload Utilities: built into firefoxE-Mail: Outlook 2003 and ThunderbirdWebdesign: Dreamweaver MX2004, NVUGraphics Development: Photoshop CS2Hard-Drive optimization tools (defraggers for example): O&O DefragWindows error Checking (Like Norton Utilities): N/AVideo Player: Media Player ClassicAudio Player: FoobarDVD/CD Burning: NeroAntispyware: Adaware SE personal, Spybot 1.3 and MS antispyware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanjaykumar Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Firewall: Norton Internet Security 2004 (not that good. makes me feel y i bought it )Anti-Virus: Symantec AV corp 9.xAdvanced Windows Tuning (software like tweakXP): regedit; mostly format c: fixes all .Download Utilities: built into firefox, flashget if file size 2 bigE-Mail: Outlook 2003 and Thunderbird+extensions (will get rid of outlook once sunbird becomes more feature rich)Webdesign: Dreamweaver MX2004, textpadGraphics Development: Photoshop 6 and aboveHard-Drive optimization tools (defraggers for example): DiskeeperWindows error Checking (Like Norton Utilities): format c: fixes all (dont waste your money here) Video Player: Media Player Classic/ WMP 7 upwardsAudio Player: WinampDVD/CD Burning: NeroDVD Ripping: Gordian Knot pack/VirtualDubModDVD Decoder: Cyberlink PowerDVDAntispyware: Adaware SE personal, Spybot 1.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMaR Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Firewall: OpenBSD Packet Filter Anti-Virus: KasperskyAdvanced Windows Tuning (software like tweakXP): .reg files (know what u do!!)Download Utilities: wgetE-Mail: GroupWise, ThunderbirdWebdesign: DreamWeaverGraphics Development: Adobe Photoshop CSHard-Drive optimization tools (defraggers for example): PerfectDiskWindows error Checking (Like Norton Utilities): your brain UltraEdit32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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