Well after using a WinME system for quite awhile, I am finnaly getting a new AMD64 rig with WinXP. So with the transfer to a new OS means potental for better software to be used on it, so I am wondering what programs people use around here. Stuff like DVD burning and backing up, Firewalls, Antivirus, video and graphics editing, etc... basicly anything you use in the way of apps.
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Anonymous2005-09-27 22:17
dvd burning: nero, alcohol 120, dvdshrink
video capture: fraps (pc), virtualdub with huffydv compression (capture card)
graphics: paintshop pro, animation shop
of course, you should just download everything you find and choose your own favorites.
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Anonymous2005-09-27 22:30
I have favorites... but they are old as the hills ^^' lol
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CCFreak2K!mgsA1X/tJA2005-09-27 23:48
I use Norton Internet Security 2005 Anti-Spyware edition, though you'll see more than one person on here complaining about its profuse use of resources. Other choices are McAfee for anti-virus, and Sygate Personal Firewall for a software firewall, though I suggest you couple it with a hardware firewall if at all possible.
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Anonymous2005-09-28 6:31
Web browser: Mozilla suite or Firefox (Thunderbird for POP/IMAP mail), never use MSIE
DVD burning: Nero (not the Express version)
DVD imaging/virtual drives: Alcohol 120%
Backup: RAR
Firewall: I don't know, I use a hardware firewall
Antispyware: Ad-aware and SpyBot
Antivirus: AVG Free
Video codecs: Uninstall all, just use FFDShow
Video player: Don't get that Windows Media Player shit, use Media Player Classic, ignore DRM (digital rights infringement) and never fall for it
Video editing: Don't know, I don't do that
Image viewer: ACDSee 3.2 free (adware but no spyware, and not bugging nor slow)
Image viewer with database and stuff: ACDSee 7.0 (slower for viewing, hence why I use both 3.2 and 7.0)
Image editor: Paint Shop Pro 9 (90% as powerful as Photoshop for 10% the price)
Text editor: Ultra-Edit 32 (commercial) or PSPad Unicode (has some bugs)
The environment from where you manage your files, launch software, use a command line, view files and understand how it all works, save system resources (you may very well unload Explorer.exe), and cut file management down by 95%: FAR Manager
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Anonymous2005-09-28 7:19
>>5 is mostly right. I'd suggest entertaining the possibility of Opera for your web browser, though, now that it's completely free.
>>7
Yep. They were recently giving away licenses to celebrate their 10th anniversary (I got one) and then a few weeks later they made the point moot by making it free without the need for a license.