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post #61 of 126
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LoopyIT
My freeware faves at the moment are:

Rainlendar- calendar widget style utility that can be skinned.

Agent Ransack- search. I cannot emphasise how brilliant this is- if you're like me and you're a student plus a fanfic maniac and you can't remember precisely where you saved a file... or you can remember a specific phrase from a file but nothing else- use this. You can search both file names and by phrase within the files. Unlike the crappy Win version, it remembers your previous searches, and when it spits results back you can use the context menu to manipulate the files just as in Win Explorer. Oh, and it previews lines including search terms.

FlyakiteOSX- looks like apple, feels like apple, works like windows- and doesn't simply feel skinned. doesn't hog the system either, cf. windowblinds which i personally find very slow. Nice alternative to the fisherprice XP style.

Ashampoo Media Player- not bad, less annoying than Real, better sound quality than WMP. I wish i could uninstall WMP.

Opera- S'okay. I tried it, was initially very impressed, but at the end of the day didn't think it substantially better than firefox... so back to firefox.


Wow Thanks!
post #62 of 126
Thread Starter 
Is FlyaKiteOSX a theme for Windows that makes it look like a mac?
post #63 of 126
Essentially, yes, but it operates like a native windows theme, so you don't get all the stops and starts from using an ordinary skin. It's also incredibly customisable- you choose exactly what components you want to install or uninstall- you can go for the full mac lookalike experience including the dock- or not. I haven't bothered. The dock is object dock which I've found slow in the past, and i tend to use quick launch anyway. I like the way flyakite turns my active firefox tab blue...
post #64 of 126
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by LoopyIT
Essentially, yes, but it operates like a native windows theme, so you don't get all the stops and starts from using an ordinary skin. It's also incredibly customisable- you choose exactly what components you want to install or uninstall- you can go for the full mac lookalike experience including the dock- or not. I haven't bothered. The dock is object dock which I've found slow in the past, and i tend to use quick launch anyway. I like the way flyakite turns my active firefox tab blue...

OK, Thanks!
post #65 of 126
Yep, I'm much like LoopyIT, I use FlyakiteOSX but minus the object dock. Too slow and gimmicky for my liking.

But the rest is quite awesome.
post #66 of 126
yes,the same for me i love that free software!!!!
post #67 of 126
Quote:
Originally Posted by mlin
OpenOffice productivity suite (compatible with MS Office file formats)
http://www.openoffice.org/product2/writer.html
I second or third that!!!!!!!!!!
post #68 of 126
Uh add VLC ( new version out) Video Lan Player plays just about any format video.

Word Web free dictionary
Speed Switch 1.4

Adobe reader speed up

Bitripper to make DVD's AVI's

AVG anti virus free

Ad Aware personal
post #69 of 126
What is a good Network / Wifi software Manager?
post #70 of 126
Ok didn't see it listed here:
Portable Firefox: firefox that fits on a thumbdrive and leaves no personal info on the computer used.
Portable OpenOffice: Same as above

Actually just check here as there are too many to list.
post #71 of 126
I tried Windows Defender but it would not update so i use Spybot i think it is better
post #72 of 126
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by N6400
I tried Windows Defender but it would not update so i use Spybot i think it is better

do you have any pics?
post #73 of 126
Updated main page.
post #74 of 126
About time you do something productive Sud's
post #75 of 126
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by DarqHelmet
About time you do something productive Sud's

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post #76 of 126
For Windows:

Apache Webserver: host files for people, serve files to people without having to muck about with email or IM-filetransfer.

Sygate Personal Firewall

gaim, the IM client


And, of course, Linux. I use Gentoo, but that's just preference.
post #77 of 126
post #78 of 126
Hello
I was wondering if someone could tell me a free program I could get for downloading movies and songs. Thanks
post #79 of 126
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeann
Hello
I was wondering if someone could tell me a free program I could get for downloading movies and songs. Thanks

Limewire. but watch out because it has many viruses on it and it is not legal to download songs (free songs).
post #80 of 126

Best Software

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Originally Posted by suddste223
Limewire. but watch out because it has many viruses on it and it is not legal to download songs (free songs).
Hey thanks I downloaded Limewire, but I am finding that alot of the movies that I download wont play. Maybe it's just a bad choice of movies. I am going to keep it for a while and try it out, see what happens. Thanks
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