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FreeDOS + Giant Red Koopa Legion: freedos = fritos                     Since: 11-17-05 From: Seattle Last post: 6313 days Last view: 6313 days |
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| This thread will be a place to look up software that might be useful for just about any purpose -- as long as it's not illegal (eg, we're NOT going to have keygens and the such here). Post your recommendations and I'll just edit this post so everyone has the benifit of just looking up here. I'll even put your name in [brackets] so your credit is not lost.
Let's keep this limited to general-use applications. For ROM hacking and programming resources, go to their respective boards (and start threads like this one if you feel like it) Edit: Added Cross-Platform. Particularly for free software... if it runs on more than just Windows and/or Mac, it'll go under cross-platform. Added Windows+Mac for software, typically proprietary, that only runs on these two platforms. Cross-Platform: Mozilla lololol - Claimed by many to be the best browser for standards and security. It doesn't cost anyting to use this wonderful browser, not even your freedom! [FreeDOS] Opera - This browser may not be the best when it comes to standards, but when you want a feature-packed browser that's fast, Opera is it. As of version 8.5, it no longer requires charge to remove the old ad toolbar that came with the free versions. [FreeDOS] Gaim - The wonderful, funderful, free instant messaging program. Supports Oscar (AIM/ICQ), MSN, Yahoo, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, [old] Napster, and many more protocols. No ads, no fancy smanshy windows to scare you, just plain and simple text messaging. Version 2.0 is to support voice and video as well, so watch out! [FreeDOS] GIMP - Free image manipulation very similar to Photoshop; just about the only thing missing compared to Photoshop is CMYK support (well, it can be compiled in optionally, but support for it is limited). [DS_MaSTeR] Azureus - Ridiculously powerful Java BitTorrent client. [HyperHacker] VLC - Kickass media player. Plays pretty much everything except certain WMVs (because WMV blows, and so does DRM). [HyperHacker] OpenOffice.org - Complete and free office suite, containing a word processor, spreadsheet editor, presenter, vector graphics, mathematic formula editor, and if you've got Java a database application. [neotransotaku] Skype - A voice chatting program... interesting. [Ailure] X-Chat - Simply the best GUI IRC program around. Unfortunately, the developer decided to make the Win32 version shareware since a Windows port is hard to maintain and test. If you're on Windows, you have two choices a) Support the developer by agreeing with the shareware process b) Either build or get a build of X-Chat without shareware, one such shareware-free build is from SilvereX Memtest86 - Extensive memory testing system. [HyperHacker] Microsoft Windows: Portable Applications Suite - Ever wanted lololol, Gaim, OpenOffice.org, AbiWord, and many more accessible just via your portable USB or Firewire drive on any Windows computer? Well look here, you'll find all of those and some more at this great resource by John Haller. [FreeDOS] Google Earth - A little like Google Maps, but higher-quality images and extensibility. The free version is extremely good, and I guess the pay-for ones should be better. [PeterGriffinTheMan] WinRAR - Opens and creates RAR files. Better compression than zip. 40-day trial. [HyperHacker] NirSoft - Crapload of free Windows utils, including NirCmd which does pretty much anything from the command line. [HyperHacker] HyperNova Software - Useful Windows utils and some ROM hacking stuff (including hacks). Totally not a shameless plug.   [HyperHacker]
7-Zip - Totally awesome compression program. The native 7z format compresses better than RAR or Zip. [FreeDOS] AVG Free Edition - One of them free-of-charge anti-viruses, rated high by many people. [k0rn95] Zonealarm Basic - Freeware firewall. I'm not sure how it rates, but knowing MIcrosoft it has to be better than XP's built-in firewall. [k0rn95] Google Talk - Google's service that's based off of Jabber, with the addtiion of voice chat. Only downside is that it cannot talk with other Jabber servers, unlike most public Jabber servers. (PS: Gaim 2.0 is expected to support GT's extras, watch out!) [k0rn95] Exact Audio Copy - A freeware CD ripper that exports to WAV, instead of MP3 or Ogg Vorbis like most other rippers. [k0rn95] Parallel Port Joystick (driver) - A freeware driver to recognise console controlers via your parallel (aka "printer") port, such as NES or SNES controllers. I'm guessing you'll need to do the hard work of messing with the wires yourself. [k0rn95] XFire - Chat program that allows you to talk without leaving your nice, fullscreen game. [Eponick] Trillian - Multi-protocol IM program. The free-of-charge version supports Oscar (AIM/ICQ), MSN, and Yahoo. For IRC, Jabber, GroupWise, and Skype you need to pay [Ailure] WAMP - Simple installation of Apache, MySQL, and PHP on Windows. [Gavin] Dev-PHP - A PHP IDE [Gavin] Metapad - Unlike the other "notepad clones" this is probably one of the very few that can actually claim that title. [Gavin] Mozilla Sunbird - Calendar program based on the Mozilla framework [Gavin] Diskeeper - An Alternative to Window's Built in Defrag stuff. Can be set to defrag automaticly at certain intervals. Also faster, and gives more information. The cost is totally worth it (well, if you get it legaly, that is). [DarkSlaya] CDex - Great software to rip CDs, uses the LAME codec. [DarkSlaya] Textpad - Powerful shareware text editor, designed mainly for programming. [HyperHacker] Mac OS X: Camino - Simply put: Think of lololol, looking like a native OS X application. How wonderful is that? Well, here you go  [FreeDOS]
GarageBand - A music mixer that's part of iLife. [DS_MaSTeR] Text Wrangler - A good, native text editor for Mac OS X (native is not Java or X11). Beets TextEdit. [Yoshi Dude] Transmit - A GUI FTP client if you can't stand using that BSD-derived ftp built in. [Yoshi Dude] Safari - Browser based on KHTML. Originally came with and required Mac OS X 10.2. New versions require 10.4 now (don't worry, you can update the core of OS X without purchasing an upgrade ). If you don't have it installed, it might be a fun addition to your OS X experience. [DS_MaSTeR]
Windows+Mac: Adobe Creative Suite 2 - Series of applications that cost a lot of money that are designed for people with jobs that demand high-quality graphics work. [DS_MaSTeR] iTunes - Music organisation and player. Best fits Macintosh; (Windows version highly unstable) [DS_MaSTeR] (edited by HyperHacker on 11-18-05 07:15 PM) (edited by FreeDOS on 11-18-05 09:57 PM) (edited by FreeDOS on 11-19-05 03:18 AM) (edited by FreeDOS on 11-19-05 06:24 PM) (edited by FreeDOS on 11-20-05 03:28 AM) (edited by FreeDOS on 11-20-05 03:29 AM) (edited by FreeDOS on 11-22-05 11:50 AM) (edited by FreeDOS on 11-22-05 11:51 AM) (edited by FreeDOS on 11-22-05 04:33 PM) (edited by HyperHacker on 11-23-05 01:51 PM) (edited by HyperHacker on 11-23-05 01:51 PM) |
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| Mozilla lololol is for Windows, Macs, and Linux. I have a some.
OS X: Gimp - A type of photoshop thing but it's free and sucks... All: Adobe Photoshop CS2: It's a great way to make images and all sorts of stuff. You can get a free trial at the adobe webstie. I'm sorry I don't have any links, but I just wanted to list some. |
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| You guys should get this. Its called google earth. You can look for any address in the world. Some parts of the world don't have 3d building. Some places are not updated that much. Its really cool check it out. | |||
Doppelganger 8DS  Since: 11-17-05 From: 65 00 20 00 65 00 1F 00 65 00 2F 00 Last post: 6313 days Last view: 6313 days |
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| WinRAR, A ton of files on the internet use RAR files that normal windows zip can't open. | |||
HyperHacker Star Mario Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_< Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828 Since: 11-18-05 From: Canada, w00t! My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn. STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^( Last post: 6313 days Last view: 6313 days |
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| *Adds a few, and stickies too* (edited by HyperHacker on 11-18-05 07:16 PM) |
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neotransotaku Sledge Brother Liberated from school...until MLK day  Since: 11-17-05 From: In Hearst Field Annex... Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6313 days |
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Where is Openoffice?  |
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k0rn95 Newcomer Since: 11-19-05 Last post: 6653 days Last view: 6653 days |
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| This is a bunch of good free programs that I can think of
AVG Free edition - Virus protection Zonealarm Basic - Firewall VLC media player - Really good for DVDs Google Talk - Like AIM with good voice chatting, still beta though so kind of bare Exact Audio Copy - Really good for ripping CDs Parallel Port Joystick - Allows you to connect a bunch of different console controllers to your printer port |
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Deleted User Banned Since: 05-08-06 Last post: None Last view: 6314 days |
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| iTunes - A great media player that's free to download and use. Best for Mac users, but Windows users can get it too.
Safari - For Mac users. If you don't have it, get it. You can get it free from the apple website. This is a browser that is actually better than lololol except for it doesn't have an I-Beam for when you're typing. It's really fast and great to have. You should have it if you have OSX. Garage Band - Mac users. It is a cool application to use if you ever get bored. You can get it if you bought the OSX upgrade kit or whatever it was, but it is not the full version. It's a way to make your own music out of pre-recorded songs. To get the full version you have to go to a apple store or order it from an apple store. |
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HyperHacker Star Mario Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_< Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828 Since: 11-18-05 From: Canada, w00t! My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn. STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^( Last post: 6313 days Last view: 6313 days |
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Originally posted by k0rn95 VLC is nice, but it doesn't need to be mentioned twice. Read the post next time. |
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Eponick Rat  Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6548 days Last view: 6347 days |
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| XFire - Good chat program for gamers | |||
Ailure Mr. Shine I just want peace...  Since: 11-17-05 From: Sweden Last post: 6313 days Last view: 6313 days |
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| Windows:
Trillian - Great IM client, supprts AIM, YIM, MSN, ICQ and IRC. IRC is little dodgy, and unlike GAIM it's not free as in freedom. Still good. Crossplatform: Skype - Good voice chatting client, hadn't used it much becuse of my dodgy english however. 
...Safari exists for Windows now? (I think you just put it under the wrong category by mistake heh)(edited by Ailure on 11-20-05 10:10 AM) |
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Yoshi Dude TO HELL WITH THIS  Since: 11-17-05 From: Fleepa Last post: 6313 days Last view: 6313 days |
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Text Wrangler The default text editing program that comes with OS X, TextEdit, is just awful, especially if you want to code. It's inconvenient in every way, even with just changing the god damn extension of the file. 
TextWrangler is very user friendly. It's designed to see code easier, but even if you don't use that, you'll find it's a great alternative to TextEdit. Transmit A very nice FTP client. (edited by Yoshi Dude on 11-21-05 07:37 PM) |
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Gavin Cheep-cheep Vandalism is not tolerated Since: 11-17-05 From: IL, USA Last post: 6390 days Last view: 6333 days |
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| WAMP - simlpe installation and management for Windows/Apache/MySQL/PHP developement (free)
Dev-PHP - useful PHP IDE (free) metapad - simple alternative to notepad (free) Mozilla Sunbird - great calendar program based on the mozilla framework (free) X-Chat 2 my personal favorite IRC client (SlivereX's free build) 7-zip great compression tool (free) edit: added 7zip (edited by Gavin on 11-22-05 02:36 PM) |
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FreeDOS + Giant Red Koopa Legion: freedos = fritos Since: 11-17-05 From: Seattle Last post: 6313 days Last view: 6313 days |
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| Great additions guys, but please read the first post and replies after the last edit date to make sure that you're not re-posting already listed programs. | |||
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Gavin Cheep-cheep Vandalism is not tolerated Since: 11-17-05 From: IL, USA Last post: 6390 days Last view: 6333 days |
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Originally posted by FreeDOS ah, my mistake. I took only a cursory glance at the list and thought I wasn't posting any doubles. I'll make an extra check next time if I post again. |
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DarkSlaya   930 Gamma Ray  Since: 11-17-05 From: Montreal, Canada Last post: 6313 days Last view: 6313 days |
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| - Diskeeper: An Alternative to Window's Built in Defrag stuff. Can be set to defrag automaticly at certain intervals. Also faster, and gives more information. The cost is totally worth it (well, if you get it legaly, that is).
- CDex: Great software to rip CDs, uses the LAME codec. |
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Deleted User Banned Since: 05-08-06 Last post: None Last view: 6314 days |
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| Wheres the spyware/adware removers? Thats what I came to look for. The old thread hadsome. Note that Spyware doctor is no longer free. | |||
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Chaos Force Just drifting by... Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6318 days Last view: 6314 days |
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| Audacity
Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. AdWare Ad-Aware Personal provides advanced protection from known data-mining, aggressive advertising, Trojans, dialers, malware, browser hijackers, and tracking components. This software is downloadable free of charge (edited by Chaos Force on 11-26-05 10:26 AM) |
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Tarale 2710 Affected by 'Princess Bitch-Face Syndrome' ++++!! Persona non grata Since: 11-17-05 From: Adelaide, Australia Last post: 6313 days Last view: 6313 days |
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| Because this thread could (and will, and has in the past...) get very long and very cluttered very easily, and because I've been thinking very hard how to best go about this useful hardware and softwareness, I will soon be creating....
THREE threads for this. A Windows one A Mac one (DONE) And a Linux / Unix one And we can make nice biiig lists for each of those platforms and keep it all nice and neat
These threads will be subcategoriesed into things like "Adware/Spyware Removal Tools", "Web Browsers" etc, to make it all nice and neat, so it's easy for people to find what they need in a hurry (and if it's viruses or spyware, people usually ARE in a hurry  )
Therefore, I will be closing this thread, and importing all data into the three new threads. (edited by Tarale on 11-28-05 10:18 PM) (edited by Tarale on 11-28-05 10:36 PM) |
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leileilol Since: 05-15-06 From: PRC Last post: 6353 days Last view: 6313 days |
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| HDD Health is a very good freeware tool that monitors your hard drive's S.M.A.R.T changes over time and gives you a nearest TEC date (aka DEATH DAY), which would be rather useful if you're cautious about working with older drives, such as the 13gb Maxtor 7200rpm drives sold in 1999 that are going to die this year. (edited by Rikuo on 05-15-06 12:51 PM) |
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