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[globemonkey]

This might be useful

http://www.sfu.ca/~vwchu/msnadblock.html

 

[Slappy00]

If not mentioned before

TCPView

CPView is a Windows program that will show you detailed listings of all TCP and UDP endpoints on your system, including the remote address and state of TCP connections.

TCPView provides a conveniently presented subset of the Netstat program that ships with Windows NT and Windows 98.

You must have Winsock2.

 

[frontwards]

not listed yet (at least i didn't notice it)
Gaim - AIM, ICQ, MSN, IRC, Jabber, Yahoo, Zephyr and a few more all in one nice package (way nicer user interface than trillian, IMO). (win/linux)

-edit- i forgot to mention that you gaim supports tabbed IMing, so you can have all your conversations in one window.

listed, but worth reposting...
openoffice.org - free non-bloated office software for word processing, spreadsheats and presentations. (win/linux/mac)

 

[FREAKZA]

Incredible job on all the great programs!! One thing I didnt see on here was programs for password locks on files or programs on your pc. Does anyone know of something like that?

 

[Tanner]

keypass stores your passwords and NTpasswd sorta resets 'em...but it will disallow you to access any of the encrypted files you had on your system previous to its useage.

 

[fallenangel99]

Here are my fav's:

Proj. Gutenberg - Over 12,000 books online free! Authors ranging from Da Vinci, Einstein, Dickens, etc!
Firefox - Firefox!!! Get the BugMeNot plugin, also
UltraVNC - access your PC from anywhere!! Even a java-enabled browser!
Packetyzer - Awesome frontend for Ethereal
Gnump3d - You're on MP3/OGG server
AquaXP - make your Windows look like Mac. Cool as hell!
Black Viper - Configure your Windows 2K/XP services. I recommend this to ANYONE who uses 2k/XP. Disable all those useless services!
Xbox Scene - xbox stuff
AIM Mutation - Cool tweap for AIM. Get the Smiley Plus plugin and get over 100+ new emoticons!
Unattented XP CD - install XP w/out being at the comp
How is chocolate made?
CpuID- get cpu-z. tells you everything about your CPU, mainboard, memory. Examples: tells you how many slots you have and the kind (ex: 2 DIMM slots)
TuneXP - tweak all aspects of your Windows system. Increased my system speed! Just follow the documentation
Belarc Advisor - complete audit of your PC. Also try Everest Home Edition or PC Wizard 2004.

 

[fallenangel99]

a game i love: Zork Underground... way back from like 95,96 i think

 

[kkeennyy]

everest home edition -- profile hardware
http://www.lavalys.com/product...p;lang=en&pageid=1

 

[bleuiko]

Thanks for TCPView! Good stuff! Love sysinternal

 

[imported_jb]

some of my must haves/worth-a-mentions:
KlipFolio: rss/xml/klip reader for your desktop. no bulky email interface.
SphereXP: most innovative desktop add-on around. turns your desktop to a navigatable sphere.
PGPdisk: superior PGP encryption for your system. i used this to create a seriously encrypted drive partition, available only when i need it.
Shareaza: the ultimate P2P application. connects to both Gnutella networks and eDonkey. it can download torrents and also grab your browser downloads. = the ability to search multiple networks for mucho sources. and its opensource.
CachemanXP: probably already mentioned, but i still always have it running.
Monitor Calibration Wizard: runs at startup and gets your color profile just right.

 

[plastick]

Just subscribing to this saweet thread.

 

[The Green Bean]

Shareaza

Much like kazaa without the spyware. Also works for torrents .Great OS program

 

[PhoenixOrion]

Sysinternals Freeware
http://www.sysinternals.com/index.shtml

chuckload of tweaks and utilities including my favorite: Pagefile Defrag Utility.

 

[Zero Plasma]

bump

 

[0123456789]

hmmmmm i think you should go to this link

The link of your deams

 

[Zero Plasma]

Gmax--------http://www4.discreet.com/gmax/---------Free 3D modeling tool.

 

[sao123]

VMware Workstation 4
Real VNC
Fedora Linux 3
WSFTP LE 6
CPU - Z
SafeXP
Daemon Toolz
Spybot Search & Destroy

 

[silent tone]

Mod to make Acrobat reader load almost instantly.

PDF Speedup

 

[Armitage]

Well, I had posted this in the "Commonly Warezed programs" But maybe this thread is more appropriate.

dvd::rip for Linux

Still a bit rough around the edges, but I got a movie ripped to disk, and then transcoded to a VCD on my Fedora Core 2 box with relatively little pain. Make sure you get all the dependencies installed to save yourself some frustration. There are required dependencies and optional dependencies. The ability to transcode to mpg for VCDs depends on an optional dependency and had me scratching my head for a bit.

 

[drpootums]

probably already on here, but:

---AVG (advanced virus guardian) at www.grisoft.com

 

[iamskew]

Konfabulator Cool crossover program from the mac side. It can pretty much be whatever you want it to be if you have programming skills, but essentially, it creates an active desktop that does things like check your weather, check your e-mail, does to-do lists, has a cool little picture frame thing, and a couple hundred other things. It's neat, check it out.

 

[Ogewo]

I've used BartPE a few times and it's truely an awesome program. Like those bootable linux CDs but you can add in some familiar windows programs and run them when booted off the cd. I've repaired a few computers using this that otherwise would have been lost causes.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

VirtualDub: Must have for any video editors
iTunes: Great music player, has AAC support off the bat, and I find it easier to use than Windows Media Played and WinAmp
Nero 6 Ultra Edition: Paid for this one, truly an excellent piece of software for all that comes with it
Mozilla Firefox: Best browser out there, period
Craxtion 4: Must have for anyone that does any tinkering whatsoever with XBOXs

 

[papadiddydoo]

slawdog smart shutdown (shuts down computer automatically at certain time, etc.)
mobo monitor
torrentstorm (bittorent)
ultraedit 32 (great text editor for programmers)
pinnacle studio 9 (video editing)
regcleaner (cleans registry)
dvd decryptor (unlocks security/encryption on dvd and rips onto harddrive)
dvd shink (shrinks double layer dvds to single layer and more....)
dvd-r identifier (identifies the manufacturer of the dvd+-rw, cd+-rw)

 

[Capitalizt]

This is the BEST DAMN Screensaver...EVER!!!

Make sure to customize it with your name and 10 digit phone number.

Save the file it to a floppy and install it on a friend's or co-worker's computer...It will freak them out!

knock knock...
http://www.download.com/The-Ma...06754.html?tag=lst-3-1