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March 19th, 2003, 02:37 AM
#61
I'll jump in, but will skip all the usual proggies like zonealarm, winzip etc.
Apps:
- Acronis True Image (I like it better than ghost, easier to use and does the job fantastically)
- IE Booster (excellent add-ons for IE)
- jv16 PowerTools , excellent system maintenance tools and free
- SecureCRT , the only sane way to telnet with SSH..
- Connectix VirtualPC for OS emulation (no more dual boot needed!)
Useful websites:
- VirtualDR (I admit I have a few logins :P)
- SnipURL.com for shorter URLs (use it as an online bookmark manager with some cool features)
- Yac.com for online faxing solutions.
Last edited by erick_p; March 19th, 2003 at 02:43 AM.
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March 19th, 2003, 12:21 PM
#62
winzip what?
for gods sake ppl use winrar
unless you like bloated proggies
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March 19th, 2003, 12:22 PM
#63
Originally posted by Beep
Open Expert adds an Open With right click menu to any file type to open in any application you choose. I cant imagine doing without it.
you can do this w/out having to install a program by holding the left shift key down
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March 19th, 2003, 01:06 PM
#64
Re: winzip what?
Originally posted by Running_on_Wheel
for gods sake ppl use winrar
unless you like bloated proggies
winzip bloated? it is one of the fastest unzippers out there! (in my experience on win 98, nt, 200 and xp at least). in fact i think winrar's interface is stupid with all that clicking into folders required...
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March 19th, 2003, 01:10 PM
#65
Its much easier with Open Expert, believe me, you can open a file in as many apps as you like with just a couple of clicks.
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March 19th, 2003, 01:43 PM
#66
i guess i wouldnt bother with a whole application for such a minor purpose, especially when i can easily do this much more cleanly by myself with one simple registry entry...
http://snipurl.com/openwith
shouldnt be that difficult!
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March 19th, 2003, 02:24 PM
#67
Open Expert saves a lot of registry editing, is free and doesn't use any resources to speak of. I'm with Beep. (FREE)
NetLaunch is a good freeware app that is particularly useful for people like myself who still don't have access to high speed in any economically sound form. You can set it to start up any number of applications after it dials up (or detects a connection) to the web. You can then configure it to close any applications (ie ZA, IE, Opera, Eudora...... AtGuard) when you disconnect. Small too.
http://www.blackcastlesoft.com/downloads.asp (FREE)
Irfanview rocks! (FREE)
Windows Commander (now Total Commander 'cos of potential problems with MS Bill) is the first thing that goes on my system after the OS (see previous post) (NOT FREE)
http://www.ghisler.com/
Still have Cleansweep and AtGuard (now Norton security) before they became part of Norton bloatware. (NOT AVAILABLE UNDER THESE NAMES)
Snag-It is a great screen capture utility with lots of features. (NOT FREE)
Open Office (FREE) full office suite that can open, save... Word Perfect and MS Office documents, spreadsheets...... www.openoffice.org
Gotta Go! But there's more out there.
Just trying to give others a friendly hand.
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March 19th, 2003, 03:58 PM
#68
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March 19th, 2003, 04:47 PM
#69
RegSeeker is a perfect companion for your Windows registry.
RegSeeker includes a powerful registry cleaner and can display various informations like your startup entries, several histories (even index.dat files), installed applications and much more. With RegSeeker you can search for any item inside your registry, export/delete the results, open them in the registry. RegSeeker also includes a tweaks panel to optimize your OS.
Its also freeware.
RegSeeker
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March 20th, 2003, 12:14 AM
#70
http://jansfreeware.com/jftools.htm for another good link.
extreem clean programs and apps. no headaches with jan's tools.
mach
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March 20th, 2003, 12:28 AM
#71
jan's zips are passworded.
Edit, just found the passwords. :blush
Last edited by Beep; March 20th, 2003 at 12:37 AM.
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March 20th, 2003, 12:35 AM
#72
Spybot Search&Destroy, IrfanView, AVG, Kazaa Lite, etc...
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March 20th, 2003, 02:12 AM
#73
I live in the country and use the ol' copper lines for my internet use. I use DAP > Download Accelerator by www.speedbit.com. It triples my downloads, and logs all my downloads. My 56 modem almost always hits 5.5 and I have even sustained speeds over 7. This has been especially useful when finding an interesting sounding program that has been given a different or unfamilliar description, but you already have. And has a resume feature.
I also use stripmail http://www.dsoft.com.tr/stripmail/ it removes and repaginates your forwarded email of those stupid>>>>>'s.
I put a thingy? ( gawd I must be tired) on my desktop and w/ two clicks its done. This way saves a lot of opening ang closing windows while in OE, since I only have to minimize OE
Andrew
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March 21st, 2003, 11:21 PM
#74
Thanks for the GREAT Response
I'm glad to see such a huge outpouring of information in this thread. I had hoped that it would become what it has and I have gained a huge amount of knowledge from all of your contributions. I've saved every page of this thread so far because I intend to use many of the programs that have been listed.
Thanks again for your submissions to this thread and I hope to see even more programs added to the list.
Webshark2000
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March 22nd, 2003, 01:18 AM
#75
Wow, I can't keep up with all the stuff. Would be nice (as most people do) to note whether it's freeware or not. Many of us like our programs free.
liveJohn3:16forever
IIRC, DAP is adware, probably not bad adware, but adware none the less. I think pricelessware had an alternative for a download manager. I actually went out and bought one since so many of them had spyware attached (GoZilla, Getright, DAP, etc.)
Thanks fuelm@n and MACH
For those of you interested, I'm getting together a list of freeware photo/graphics/thumbnail/icon batch of programs (all free); hopefully the links too. Post it tonight or maybe Monday.
Philo
Running: (1) Windows 7 Home Premium (Dell Studio 540)
and (2) Windows XP Home SP3 (Dell Optiplex 330)
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