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Well, I figured this forum needed a bit of a boost, it seems to be turning into a support forum more then a chat one! Anyway, i'm interested to know what your top 10 appplications are, what applications make your computing life easier/more interesting?
I'll start, just list anything you like, afterall this could turn out to be quite a decent thread for getting "Program reccomendations".
1. Mozilla Firefox - Probably the most advanced web browser ever, fast and easy to use. Excellent!
2. MSN Messenger - I cannot live without this, I have to communicate with people, and this seems the best way to do so.
3. mIRC - For those "file" getting needs (totally legal, yup).....
4. Winamp - This is probably the best multimedia playing app I have seen, it's fast and easy, and very very versatile. Highly reccomended as an alternative to WMP.
5. Nero - Awesome CD Burner, has lots of features.
6. AVG Antivirus - Seeing as I have a Windows system, it's best I keep myself protected, and this beast of a checker does exactly what it says on the tin.
7. Kazaa Lite - Obviously to get music from those budding underground artists....
8. Dev C++ - For my C programming requirements, this program is apt enough.
9. WinRAR - I have to do a lot of copmpression, and this beast of a compresser is excellent for my needs!
10. ExpressPCB - Excellent little Circuit Designer.
I'll start, just list anything you like, afterall this could turn out to be quite a decent thread for getting "Program reccomendations".
1. Mozilla Firefox - Probably the most advanced web browser ever, fast and easy to use. Excellent!
2. MSN Messenger - I cannot live without this, I have to communicate with people, and this seems the best way to do so.
3. mIRC - For those "file" getting needs (totally legal, yup).....
4. Winamp - This is probably the best multimedia playing app I have seen, it's fast and easy, and very very versatile. Highly reccomended as an alternative to WMP.
5. Nero - Awesome CD Burner, has lots of features.
6. AVG Antivirus - Seeing as I have a Windows system, it's best I keep myself protected, and this beast of a checker does exactly what it says on the tin.
7. Kazaa Lite - Obviously to get music from those budding underground artists....
8. Dev C++ - For my C programming requirements, this program is apt enough.
9. WinRAR - I have to do a lot of copmpression, and this beast of a compresser is excellent for my needs!
10. ExpressPCB - Excellent little Circuit Designer.
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Miserableman wrote:
> adrian wrote:
> Actually I have seen and used Mozilla and Netscape. Had to get them
> for a friend who wanted them. They are good, but why do I need to
> use
> them? IE works, it does what I need it to do. I can view webpages,
> store favourites, what else do Mozilla, Netscape etc do that I need?
>
> Do sites look different with Mozilla etc? Do they offer any
> functionality over IE in terms of viewing a page? Probably not. All
> I
> need is to look at a page and thats what IE does.
>
> From what I have seen of Mozilla and Netscape, which actually both
> look the same they dont offer much more than IE. Ok you can
> customize
> them, Mozilla 1.6 has IRC chat, newsgroups which I already have
> dedicated programs for.
>
> Have you ever used tabbed browsing or mouse gestures? Does IE give
> you the option on startup to resume all previously loaded sessions,
> so that if your browser crashes you can effortlessly pick up where
> you left off? Can Opera or Firefox wipe directories just because you
> clicked on a link? The main reason I use Opera/Firefox is because IE
> is the internets version of cancer, but arguing that Opera/Firefox
> don't offer anything over IE is ludicrous.
>
> >A pop up blocker which my firewall can deal with.
>
> Your firewall is oblivious of web page popups.
I'll give Firefox a go, what do you mean by my firewall is oblivious to webpage popups? It stops them if I enable the setting, but I dont.
> adrian wrote:
> Actually I have seen and used Mozilla and Netscape. Had to get them
> for a friend who wanted them. They are good, but why do I need to
> use
> them? IE works, it does what I need it to do. I can view webpages,
> store favourites, what else do Mozilla, Netscape etc do that I need?
>
> Do sites look different with Mozilla etc? Do they offer any
> functionality over IE in terms of viewing a page? Probably not. All
> I
> need is to look at a page and thats what IE does.
>
> From what I have seen of Mozilla and Netscape, which actually both
> look the same they dont offer much more than IE. Ok you can
> customize
> them, Mozilla 1.6 has IRC chat, newsgroups which I already have
> dedicated programs for.
>
> Have you ever used tabbed browsing or mouse gestures? Does IE give
> you the option on startup to resume all previously loaded sessions,
> so that if your browser crashes you can effortlessly pick up where
> you left off? Can Opera or Firefox wipe directories just because you
> clicked on a link? The main reason I use Opera/Firefox is because IE
> is the internets version of cancer, but arguing that Opera/Firefox
> don't offer anything over IE is ludicrous.
>
> >A pop up blocker which my firewall can deal with.
>
> Your firewall is oblivious of web page popups.
I'll give Firefox a go, what do you mean by my firewall is oblivious to webpage popups? It stops them if I enable the setting, but I dont.
Whooo! wrote:
> Its better than others of its type because I had it without having to
> do anything.
I bet you also moan about the monopoly Microsoft has. Ignorance is bliss, isn't it.
> Its better than others of its type because I had it without having to
> do anything.
I bet you also moan about the monopoly Microsoft has. Ignorance is bliss, isn't it.
Its better than others of its type because I had it without having to do anything.
Aoe wrote:
> Well how can i put Mozilla in my top ten when i've never used it? I
> can't. IE works, and is probably the most usefull I have, so
> it goes into
> the top ten.
When someone creates a top-10 list of software it is generally assumed that for every entry in that list the person can produce at least some justification as to why that application could be considered better than others of its type. The purposes of threads like these is to spread knowledge and use of good software.
> Well how can i put Mozilla in my top ten when i've never used it? I
> can't. IE works, and is probably the most usefull I have, so
> it goes into
> the top ten.
When someone creates a top-10 list of software it is generally assumed that for every entry in that list the person can produce at least some justification as to why that application could be considered better than others of its type. The purposes of threads like these is to spread knowledge and use of good software.
Ones I use:
AVG 7 - Free Anti virus program
Adaware - Removes spyware
IE
iTunes - For all my music needs
WINSCP - Used to allow me to upload/download to and from my uni hard disk space and webspace
WinRAR
Outlook Express
MSN
Firefox - Did use netscape as an extra browser for uni work but this one seems better
Style XP - Just discovered I had this and decided to play around with it, quite useful
AVG 7 - Free Anti virus program
Adaware - Removes spyware
IE
iTunes - For all my music needs
WINSCP - Used to allow me to upload/download to and from my uni hard disk space and webspace
WinRAR
Outlook Express
MSN
Firefox - Did use netscape as an extra browser for uni work but this one seems better
Style XP - Just discovered I had this and decided to play around with it, quite useful
adrian wrote:
> Actually I have seen and used Mozilla and Netscape. Had to get them
> for a friend who wanted them. They are good, but why do I need to use
> them? IE works, it does what I need it to do. I can view webpages,
> store favourites, what else do Mozilla, Netscape etc do that I need?
>
> Do sites look different with Mozilla etc? Do they offer any
> functionality over IE in terms of viewing a page? Probably not. All I
> need is to look at a page and thats what IE does.
>
> From what I have seen of Mozilla and Netscape, which actually both
> look the same they dont offer much more than IE. Ok you can customize
> them, Mozilla 1.6 has IRC chat, newsgroups which I already have
> dedicated programs for.
Have you ever used tabbed browsing or mouse gestures? Does IE give you the option on startup to resume all previously loaded sessions, so that if your browser crashes you can effortlessly pick up where you left off? Can Opera or Firefox wipe directories just because you clicked on a link? The main reason I use Opera/Firefox is because IE is the internets version of cancer, but arguing that Opera/Firefox don't offer anything over IE is ludicrous.
>A pop up blocker which my firewall can deal with.
Your firewall is oblivious of web page popups.
> Actually I have seen and used Mozilla and Netscape. Had to get them
> for a friend who wanted them. They are good, but why do I need to use
> them? IE works, it does what I need it to do. I can view webpages,
> store favourites, what else do Mozilla, Netscape etc do that I need?
>
> Do sites look different with Mozilla etc? Do they offer any
> functionality over IE in terms of viewing a page? Probably not. All I
> need is to look at a page and thats what IE does.
>
> From what I have seen of Mozilla and Netscape, which actually both
> look the same they dont offer much more than IE. Ok you can customize
> them, Mozilla 1.6 has IRC chat, newsgroups which I already have
> dedicated programs for.
Have you ever used tabbed browsing or mouse gestures? Does IE give you the option on startup to resume all previously loaded sessions, so that if your browser crashes you can effortlessly pick up where you left off? Can Opera or Firefox wipe directories just because you clicked on a link? The main reason I use Opera/Firefox is because IE is the internets version of cancer, but arguing that Opera/Firefox don't offer anything over IE is ludicrous.
>A pop up blocker which my firewall can deal with.
Your firewall is oblivious of web page popups.
Rickoss wrote:
> People are always going to use IE, no couple of people would change
> that.
That'll all change when longhorn is finally released. Unlike Moz/Firefox, IE6 is the last standalone browser MS will ever produce, there will be NO IE7 unless you upgrade to the next OS where you will discover that M$ have decided to intergrate IE into the OS as part of Longhorn.
> People are always going to use IE, no couple of people would change
> that.
That'll all change when longhorn is finally released. Unlike Moz/Firefox, IE6 is the last standalone browser MS will ever produce, there will be NO IE7 unless you upgrade to the next OS where you will discover that M$ have decided to intergrate IE into the OS as part of Longhorn.
Aoe wrote:
> Miserableman wrote:
> If you ever bothered to try another browser (Rickoss, even tried
> looking?) you'd never go back. IE is not a top 10 app because you
> "can't be bothered" to spend your time downloading a
> better
> browser.
>
> Well how can i put Mozilla in my top ten when i've never used it? I
> can't. IE works, and is probably the most usefull I have, so it goes into
> the top ten.
> Miserableman wrote:
> If you ever bothered to try another browser (Rickoss, even tried
> looking?) you'd never go back. IE is not a top 10 app because you
> "can't be bothered" to spend your time downloading a
> better
> browser.
>
> Well how can i put Mozilla in my top ten when i've never used it? I
> can't. IE works, and is probably the most usefull I have, so it goes into
> the top ten.
Miserableman wrote:
> If you ever bothered to try another browser (Rickoss, even tried
> looking?) you'd never go back. IE is not a top 10 app because you
> "can't be bothered" to spend your time downloading a better
> browser.
The point is there's no need to get a better web browser. I'm sure there are loads that are better than IE, but what's the point, what I use works, I've had no problems with it. If I ever did, I may track down something different, but at the moment, I feel no need to.
People are always going to use IE, no couple of people would change that.
> If you ever bothered to try another browser (Rickoss, even tried
> looking?) you'd never go back. IE is not a top 10 app because you
> "can't be bothered" to spend your time downloading a better
> browser.
The point is there's no need to get a better web browser. I'm sure there are loads that are better than IE, but what's the point, what I use works, I've had no problems with it. If I ever did, I may track down something different, but at the moment, I feel no need to.
People are always going to use IE, no couple of people would change that.
Miserableman wrote:
> If you ever bothered to try another browser (Rickoss, even tried
> looking?) you'd never go back. IE is not a top 10 app because you
> "can't be bothered" to spend your time downloading a better
> browser.
Well how can i put Mozilla in my top ten when i've never used it? I can't. IE works, and is probably the most usefull, so it goes into the top ten.
> If you ever bothered to try another browser (Rickoss, even tried
> looking?) you'd never go back. IE is not a top 10 app because you
> "can't be bothered" to spend your time downloading a better
> browser.
Well how can i put Mozilla in my top ten when i've never used it? I can't. IE works, and is probably the most usefull, so it goes into the top ten.
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