Comments on: Open Thread: Must have apps for WinXP PC http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-must-have-apps-for-winxp-pc/ Fri, 25 May 2012 07:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: ilker http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-must-have-apps-for-winxp-pc/#comment-54165 Sun, 04 Feb 2007 19:46:30 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/21/open-thread-must-have-apps-for-winxp-pc/#comment-54165 You can look through my list of Top 25 Microsoft Substitutes for Windows XP. These are the programs that I can’t live without, and are the first things I install on a fresh setup.

]]> By: tsolum http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-must-have-apps-for-winxp-pc/#comment-54164 Sun, 04 Feb 2007 19:39:09 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/21/open-thread-must-have-apps-for-winxp-pc/#comment-54164 Open Office is better than MS Office, also if you go to http://www.theopencd.org/ you will find open source software for Windows, just about all you need really and its free and open source.
Personally I would not invest in Vista, for the past year I have used PCLinuxOS, it is coming out with a 3d desktop, also has translucency, does all I want and I am a power user. Not once in the past year while using it have I ever used a command line. The modern Linux Desktop is easy to use. Like Vista there is a bit of a learning curve. But heh, if you are content with MS Windows and want to go that way, good for you, just thought I would add another choice for you.

]]> By: nick http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-must-have-apps-for-winxp-pc/#comment-54163 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:46:11 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/21/open-thread-must-have-apps-for-winxp-pc/#comment-54163 audio – foobar2000
browser – firefox – w/ extentions
image – photoshop cs3
video – avid pro hd
files – beyoundcompare organizer
email – thunderbird
cd ripping – EAC w/ lame.exe, and FLAC frontend
torrent – utorrent
word processing – openoffice
im – aim 5

]]> By: Abe http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-must-have-apps-for-winxp-pc/#comment-54162 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:33:25 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/21/open-thread-must-have-apps-for-winxp-pc/#comment-54162 Digg It

]]> By: Tim Peter http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-must-have-apps-for-winxp-pc/#comment-54161 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:43:00 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/21/open-thread-must-have-apps-for-winxp-pc/#comment-54161 The main list is pretty typical:
Firefox
EditPlus
Winamp
Trillian
FileZilla
Skype
Konfabulator

Finally, I still use MS Office pretty heavily, though I’m trying to get over to OpenOffice. We do use OpenOffice on my wife’s and kids’ computers.

Of course, you could also install Ubuntu and forget about Windows altogether. I’m leaning heavily that way since I don’t feel like buying all new machines to run Vista.

]]> By: Dave Entwistle http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-must-have-apps-for-winxp-pc/#comment-54160 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 19:06:33 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/21/open-thread-must-have-apps-for-winxp-pc/#comment-54160 From those already mentioned above, Foxit Reader and Notepad++ are great. Firefox + plugins of choice is kinda obvious :o)

Here’s one that nobody mentioned and is mandatory for all my WinXP machines: Total Commander. You might prefer some other similar program, but whatever you do, stay away from Windows Explorer!

]]> By: Corey http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-must-have-apps-for-winxp-pc/#comment-54159 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:34:43 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/21/open-thread-must-have-apps-for-winxp-pc/#comment-54159 horray for free. i’m a web designer/dev so some of this caters to that.

winamp
media monkey
cdex (cd ripping)

renamer
iceows (zip, integrates really well into windows)
atnotes (stickies. out of development, but still available)

textpad (the free version)
open office

firefox with:
- forecastfox (weather)
- fireftp (ftp)
- web dev
- firebug (debugging)
- editcss

used to use trillian for IMing, but recently switched to meebo.

]]> By: Chakresh Mishra http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-must-have-apps-for-winxp-pc/#comment-54158 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:16:32 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/21/open-thread-must-have-apps-for-winxp-pc/#comment-54158 I owe a lot to WWD. So here is my list.I had installed them on my pc
dabba software
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1.NETWORK
firefox
thinderbird
dc++
utorrent
gtalk
2.MULTIMEDIA
wmplayer10.0
itune 6
mplayer
klite mega pack(from net)
vlcp
fm radio
3.PHOTOGRAPHY
photoshop
photostory
4.DESKTOP
Googledesktop
zune theme
5.SYSTEM
deamon tool
nod32
spyware terminator
nero
winrar
nvidia driver
clear type
registry mechanic
6.OFFICE
ms office
ms onenote
adobe acrobat pro
freemindmap
desktask
7.DEVOLEPMENT
.net framework
8.Game
nfs carbon/mw
aoe2
fifa 2006
warcraft
chessmaster

]]> By: Matt http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-must-have-apps-for-winxp-pc/#comment-54157 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 04:56:13 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/21/open-thread-must-have-apps-for-winxp-pc/#comment-54157 I use notepad2 for programming and editing html, gmail notifier, Opera, utorrent, Sygate firewall, AVG antivirus, irfanview, winrar, mirc, foxit reader (adobe replacement), putty, Terraim (lightweight aol messenger client), VLC, PDFCreator, Frostwire, emule, filezilla, xampp, portable firefox, portable audacity, truecrypt, xmplay, BreakOMat (some program I found one day that blacks out your screen on an interval you specify), dizzy (.nfo reader), dscrypt (aes encrypt/decrypt), cybershredder and a program called RemindMePlease by Spacejock software for reminders, all on a somewhat daily basis.

You might also want tweakui, spybot, and CDBurnerXP

Wow that list turned out longer than I thought it would.

]]> By: Dave http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-must-have-apps-for-winxp-pc/#comment-54156 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 03:26:35 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/21/open-thread-must-have-apps-for-winxp-pc/#comment-54156 Mine:

Firefox (web)
Gmail (Email)
Thunderbird (Email archiving)
SyncBackSE (backup) *
FeedDemon (rss & podcasts) *
Hamachi (VPN)
UltraVNC (remote desktop)
SecureCRT (ssh) *
Skype (phone)
MSN/AIM/Yahoo (chat)
GIMP (image manip)
MediaMonkey (music) *
Adobe Photoshop Elements (image catalog) *
cutePDF (pdf writer)
foxit (pdf reader)
Google Earth (maps)
WinSCP (secure file transfer)
Windows live writer / Performancing (blog)
CDBurnerXP Pro (cd burning)

* – means you may have to pay for full version

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