 What Free Software Do We Need On Our Computer?, free software.... |
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 May 12 2005, 03:48 PM
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Member [Level 1]  Group: Members Posts: 63 Joined: 12-May 05 Member No.: 6,952  |
i wanna know what software, that is free, we should have on our microsoft computer!! things like alternatives to powerpoint (openoffice) etc.
post your opinions, and maybe even top 10 lists! |
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May 12 2005, 04:07 PM
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Proud to be hosted Group: Members Posts: 993 Joined: 11-July 04 From: NL Member No.: 75 |
Hmm , there are enough free software programs to fill your needs for a lot of programs.
GIMP in stead of Photoshop / Paint Shop Pro Openoffice in stead of microsoft office Firefox in stead of internet explorer (mmh well.. IE is free..) Thunderbird in stead of Microsoft Outlouk Lots more : |
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May 12 2005, 04:33 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 283 Joined: 10-October 04 Member No.: 1,637 |
ha ha
 once again, adobe acrobat reader... probably the most freebie needed once you are running your computer..claim me if you doubted, no obj!!
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May 12 2005, 04:45 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 321 Joined: 3-September 04 From: South East of U.K. & Sometimes, other places... Member No.: 1,001 |
Yes Florisjuh has got it exactly right apart from the hmm after firefox, you may also wish to try Netscape..thats made by mizilla also...gimp 2.0 is very good
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May 12 2005, 07:38 PM
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Privileged Member Group: Members Posts: 661 Joined: 18-April 05 Member No.: 5,852 |
In my opinion there are a few programs/browser plug-ins you need for your computer.
1. Sun Java 2. Flash Player 3. Shockwave Player 4. Adobe Acrobat Reader 5. Spybot Search and Destroy 6. Quicktime Player 7. Firefox Those are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head I'm sure there are more. Also the plug-ins I listed are required for veiwing alot of internet media so you should get them. |
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May 12 2005, 09:24 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 378 Joined: 13-October 04 From: Slovenia Member No.: 1,731 |
What do you need on your computer, and it has to be free....
MSN Messenger Maybe....Linux Firefox Total commander --->ftp issues Azereus-->bittorent Winamp-->mp3 BSPlayer-->divx/xvid player FFDshow-->divx/xvid codec AC3Filter-->AC3 plugin TSW Webcoder -->HTML maker Mine favorite |
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May 12 2005, 09:55 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 378 Joined: 8-January 05 Member No.: 3,174 |
So many to chose from, so I'll just add on to those that have already been posted:
For FTP things I like Filezilla I use PasswordSafe to store my passwords. For older computers Firefox is way too big & heavy, so there you can (if you don't want to use IE), use K-Meleon, or the IE wrapper app called Maxthon. I use AVG anti-virus, which is free, and so are the updates. And I use a free version of Tiny Personal Firewall as my firewall. Also, there are loads of neat little apps on TinyApps. |
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May 13 2005, 08:56 AM
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Member [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 63 Joined: 12-May 05 Member No.: 6,952 |
here is my list
MICROSOFT ANTISPY get it here here ZONE ALARM get ithere AVG7 antivirus get it here KNOPPIX..... ( an entire operating system based on linux that runs from disk no install with open office built in and mozilla ) get it here 716mb so on dialup forget it but for an entire operating system thats free and can be used without installation just set to boot cdrom first and boot from the disk it installs to ram so when you reboot change back to boot hd and its gone OPEN OFFICE for most operating systems (windows/linux/mac etc) full freeware office pack get it here CDburnerXP freeware cd burning software like NERO get it here DVDdecrypter for DVD ripping and burning (using iso mode you need nero installed) get it here BURNATONCE for cd/dvd burning get it here GIMP freeware image editing tool as used by theme creators here .. get it here hmmmmm cannot think of anymore at the minute but theres loads out there these are just a few |
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May 15 2005, 07:17 PM
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Premium Member Group: Members Posts: 198 Joined: 15-May 05 From: SoCal Member No.: 7,099 |
There's loads of programs out there for just about anything, and most of the programs I use are already listed on here, but heres a list:
Azureus For BitTorrent downloads Spyware Blaster To prevent spyware from being installed onto your computer AVG Anti-Virus For an A-V program Quintessential CD Player [QCD Player] as an alternate media player. I prefer this program over all the others, becase it uses a very low amount of ram. Daemon Tools To create back-up ISO's of your CD's and DVD's |