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[CyGho]

Some nice freeware progs to keep this thread going:
MWSnap: excelent tool for making screenshots
Outpost Firewall: I use it......
ARSClip: Usefull clipboard extender
Keynote: to store all you're info
Any Password: stores passwords encrypted
Pop Peeper: check you're pop mailboxes
PopTray: or use this one (both excelent)
Cache sentry: take control over IE cache
Dirkey: speedup access to you're favorite folders
Zoomplayer: play movies + dvd with it
MouseImp: nice way to scroll through documents
CPick: THE color picker
FTP surfer: surf the FTP world with this one
Medusa: search pictures in the web
X-Fonter: best font manager I know
SnIco: editor for icons
Iconoid: manager for desktops
Crimson Editor: great for all you're coding

Well, now you have something to do

 

[bleuiko]

bump? or is no one interested anymore? oh wellz... perhaps its time for the archives =)
i'm saving a copy of this thread just in case

 

[LiveLongAndProsper]

bump

Updated list of suggestions

Thanks for all the great suggestions everyone - finding cool software was never so easy!
About 20 programs from the list have been installed on my new system so far - several more will be added soon....

 

[mariner]

I can't believe no one has listed my fav mp3 encoder LAME. Lame is best used with EAC as the front end but can also be used with RazorLame as the front end.

Be sure to check out Workin's FAQs about ripping and encoding for hints about how to use these great apps.

mariner

 

[datalink7]

This seems to have gotten unstuck for some reason...

 

[crisp82]

Wow, alot of useful programs.

Here's a few, not sure if they have been listed as I haven't read them all.

Analog X. Allows you to clear out you're RAM, manually or automatically.

Superfffast98!!!!. Faster use of you're hard drive, launches programs faster.


I'll post some more later

oh, and 'Bump'

 

[mariner]

If you're not sure if your program has been mentioned, just go to LiveLongAndProsper's compilation and check it out. No need to mention a program more than once unless you can give a more useful explanation of why it is useful.

Again, THANKS LiveLongAndProsper! What a way to start an AT career! You da man!

mairner

 

[mariner]

Hey LiveLongAndProsper, tell us which programs you installed on the new rig

 

[LiveLongAndProsper]

Originally posted by: mariner
Hey LiveLongAndProsper, tell us which programs you installed on the new rig

Installed:
1st Page 2000
2xExplorer
Ad-Aware
Dave's Quick Search
Faber Toys
FinePrint
MailWasher
Motherboard Monitor
MWSnap
NetPerSec (loaded it last night and had a download >1 Mbit/s with new wireless ISP! )
PocoMail
Pop Up Stopper
Roboform
SETI@Home (New Team AnandTech member - instructions to join the team here!!!)
Star Downloader
Trillian
Winamp
Winzip

So far I am very pleased with these programs and plan to add a few more suggestions over the next 2 or 3 weeks as well as some other stuff found while surfing for free server apps.

Stuff not on the list to check out later:

Abyss Web Server For Windows 112K FREE
Mail Enable Standard - mail server 4.33M FREE
PHPTriad - HTTP server with php (includes Apache) 10.9M FREE
WebWeaver small, fast HTTP and FTP Server 819K FREE
YACS (Yet Another Clock Synchronizer) - 63K FREE

 

[danparkcityut]

Sure wish someone who could would use better glue for a sticky here! This thread is waaaaaaay too cool to be lost somewhere back in the bowels of archives...

TTT!

 

[Dreadogg]

yea I agree to good to be last in line LOL

 

[randypj]

IBTS (In Before The Stickie)

TTT

Thanks for posting the list you've got on yours, LiveLongAndProsper.

mariner--shouldn't you be working, instead of worrying about me? You actually do have to work.
--Randy

 

[Gnurb]

Fight Cancer on your PC

 

[ProviaFan]

Folding@Home - Perform scientific research about many diseases, including Alzheimer's, on your computer. If you do this, be sure to sign up for Team number 198 (Team AnandTech).

 

[Aves]

MP3Gain

From the website:

MP3Gain analyzes and adjusts mp3 files so that they have the same volume.

It does not just do peak normalization, as many normalizers do. Instead, it does some statistical analysis to determine how loud the file actually sounds to the human ear.

Also, the changes MP3Gain makes are completely lossless. There is no quality lost in the change because the program adjusts the mp3 file directly, without decoding and re-encoding.

It works great!

 

[HardwareAddicted]

I haven't seen Tree Size Pro listed here yet.

This program lets you look at your drives in a pie chart or bar chart according to size.....

I found this very usefull when clearing room for other stuff.

Up you go....

 

[randomlinh]

WhackGet - Simple little dl manager (not an accelerator, but for those of us w/ broadband.. i does a great job if you don't need the file RIGHT AWAY.. and is very small).

FastCheck if any of your are fastmail users. This program is exellect.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

Nice thread. Another vote for irfanview. Some more useful programs.
[*]Editplus - text editor
[*]Beware of Dog - banner killer
[*]NetColorz - color picker
[*]MissionRisk - not really a program but fun. Risk for your computer. Play online too

 

[Dengar]

Duh, how can you all not post this?!?!?!?

http://www.openoffice.org

 

[Athlex]

I did. Check the list.

 

[FieryUP]

AIDA32 - Worldwide Sysinfo Tool

Competing with HWiNFO32, FreshDiagnose and SiSoft Sandra...

Take a look at sample shots to find some tips about its features and capabilities:

http://hardware.jatekok.hu/aida32/

Fast download mirror:

http://web.axelero.hu/fiery/aida32.zip

It's freeware, no limitations, just grab and use

 

[Athlex]

Here's a cool prog I just heard about. It will allow DOS games to be played with sound under Windows NT (incl 2000 and XP). Looks like it emulates a hardware device and can output your sound to either a sound card or to your hard disk.

VDMSound Homepage
SourceForge Page

 

[Athlex]

AIM+ was a program that came highly reccomended here. Looks like there's a caveat- spyware:

Link at AT
Link at Securiteam

 

[JAXSCAD]

I'm looking for the URL that has "Leak Test" available. I had it yesterday and lost it!
:frown:

 

[Athlex]

Are you talking about the Gibson program?

http://grc.com/lt/leaktest.htm