"must have" utilities

[zamboe]

I just formated my PC and found out very helpful and interesting to make a list of the "must have" utilities that we all need.

I will start, but please feel free to add more programs, specially shareware non spyware :

1. Winzip

2. WinAmp

3. AlarmZone

4. Ad Aware

5. DAP

now is u turn ......... thx

[gryphon]

Drop Winzip and replace it with WinRAR.

[ consideing you run under Windows ::) ;D ]

- Norton advanced system works 2002

- Norton firewall and internet security, McAfee firewall [ consumer version not server or corporate, and I can recomend some others but that would go against my own privacy policy ]

- McAfee virusscan [ without the auto update-function turned "on" ] mayby another one buth usually one is enough.

- mayby Phil Zimmernamm's PGP, but that depends on your needs.

OS, if you have a "slower" or "older" computer, just run '95. It's old but you just need an OS and '95 usually works good. Mayby you'll need an extra service pack but I doubt that. But if you can handel it use Win2K or XP.

And ofcourse the applications you want, so lots of gamez or just office and database tools. Mayby even video editing but that's basically up to you.

:)

[ oh, and try to get American product's that arn't for export. They have higher safety and encryption, but do to government controled export laws they can't [ and you can't either ] export them. ]

[jacobdouds]

Drop WinRaR again and get WinZip 8.1

It's Zone Alarm by the way.

Easy Cleaner

Hex WorkShop

dRAMatic

AxMan

Windows XP

Note Tab Light

WinAce

Opera Web Browser

etc.

[gryphon]

Yea, that's right. I forgot the Opera webbrowser. :)

And if you don't like Opera, use Netscape or Mozilla. By the time you have read this and figured out that Miscosoft's Internet Explorer isn't with it they have probebly found another error in it . . . ::)

[Gobalopper]

Mozilla

Trillian

EditPlus

Putty

Thats all you need to run a website. :)

[gryphon]

All you need. Euh, don't you need a, well let's say "phisical" server ? ;)

[Gobalopper]

That might help... a little. :)

[zamboe]

A few Q's and the updated list :

I thought Mozilla was full of spyware, let me know if i am correct or not .

I use Opera 6.0 works fine, but for some reason check spelling doesn't work fine with Opera, with IE no problems. (at least for me)

Updated list : ( I added a few more )

WinAmp

WinZip / WinRaR

Alarm Zone

Ad Aware

DAP

Babylon

Norton or McAfee *

Opera 6.0

Putty (very very usefull)

Plz keep posting

Jacob, plz a bit of explanation of what does the programs u suggest r for.

[jacobdouds]

I use opera as a secondary to IE still. But it's faster.

Whats putty?

Whats DAP?

Drop WinRaR again and get WinZip 8.1 {Its a zip program}

It's Zone Alarm by the way. {You know}

Easy Cleaner {It cleans your registry. Don't have to format as often}

Hex WorkShop {Allows you to fix bugs in simple programs}

dRAMatic {cleans your RAM before you run a game}

AxMan {Allows you to break up files into smaller space for storage}

Windows XP {duh, gee, i wonder}

Note Tab Light {The best simple text editor aside from MSWord}

WinAce {A good archiver and zip program}

Opera Web Browser {explained}

etc.

I also add

GetRight {allows you to resume downloads}

Real Player {So you can listen to music whilst playing}

Pringles {To eat while playing}

mIRC {So you can chat here}

KaZaA {Download Music for realone}

Map Packer {So you can use maps from downloads.}

[jacobdouds]

Partition Magic Pro 7.1 {Lets you partition your drive without having to format it every time.}

Linux {A stable OS that you put on a seperate partition, and keep your Back-Ups on that.}

Never lose back-ups method of mine.

[zamboe]

DAP = Download Accelerator process

Putty = small application that allows u to connect directly to specific IP or server names

[Frodo]

virtual cd (allows you to make copies of cd's to your computer so you don't need to put in the disc)

[jacobdouds]

Where do you get Virtual CD?

->Never mind, found it<-

EditPlus {text editor}

DataByte {Encrypter for paranoid users}

If you would like a newsletter about my new 'Buisness', e-mail me at this address

CSCorporation@hotmail.com

And you will recieve a news letter.

[jacobdouds]

Also, these programs.

Quick Keys.

{For example, I type [c] and it replaces it with this straight away.}

Actual Title Buttons {Allows you to pput programs into your system tray rather then clotting your task bar.}

Add/Remove Plus 2002 {Really good uninstaller}

Fresh Download {A very good download companion, but still testing it, it may be better then GetRight.}

Trillian {MSN YIM AOL ICQ IRC all in one}

Nap and Coffee {A program to make your screen look busy when you boss comes. ie, fake defrag, fake installation}

[gryphon]

Hmmm, you guy's need a lot of programms . .. .

And Jacob, why do you need 2 programms with zip capebilety ?

Just a sugestion, but you might want to try Norton Systemworks [ mayby not even the advanced version ], it can handel a lot of features you have other programms for.

:)

ps. I can give you some nice way to "loose" your back-ups under Linux ;D

You might even like them ;)

[Guest rAiDkiLLs]

Acrobat

QuickTime + RealPlayer + Windows Media Player  =  I'm allergic to WinAmp

...had Ad Subtract, but deleted it  lol... ad aware? hmm, must try that...

PaintShop Pro

[zamboe]

Paint shop pro. cool stuff . lol

[jacobdouds]

The wonderful Icon

Actual Title Buttons

both do the same, top one is better and free, bottom one is a trial.

It lets you add things to the systray, so they don't clut up spce on your task bar. Like if you listen to music. Put realplayer into the bar. The top one lets you do heaps more like empty recycle bin, open progs etc.

MGI photosuite. Much better i recin.

[jacobdouds]

Scratch that entirely. This program Wonderful Keys

It can do everything.

With one Key stroke I can write

Without the '

Put windows to Systray

Empty Recycle Bin

Minimize all windows

Max all windows

Show Desktop

Empty Recycle bin

Log off

Shut Down

Start Screen Saver

Reboot

Run a program like Ram Cleaner

everything.

Hundreds

A MUST HAVE!!!

The site is.

http://thewonderfulicon.com/

Get it

[Frodo]

you also need an image editing program like adobe photoshop.

[jacobdouds]

the GIMP is also free, but very diffucult to use.

www.gimp.net

I think,

[gryphon]

Isn't the GIMP just for Linux ?

[jacobdouds]

No, it was a *nix prog, but is now for windows as well.

[gryphon]

Hmm, could be. The CT [ German computer magazine ] of last month had a special CD with small utils on it. They do that every year, and with the same utils ;D. Didn't look at the disk, it's still in the paper sealed bag. But there is a version of GIMP 1.2.3 on it. And they don't have a lot of Linux programms on it usually. It might be worth a look after all. :)

[jacobdouds]

If your into Programming, Delphi 6 could help, but, sadly, to you folk, it's US$2000