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| Topic Started: Sep 8 2009, 10:21 AM (1,580 Views) | |
| Lout | Sep 8 2009, 10:21 AM Post #1 |
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This needs bringing back as it was so useful last time. PC Security. Avast Free anti-virus software. Great free anti virus application which doesn't sap system resources like some others. SUPERAntiSpyware Free My absolute favourite Anti Spyware application, this is as good as anything on the market and a must have piece of software. Sandboxie Sandboxie will allow you safely open unknown apps without the risk of infecting your system, it also allows you to browse any website from a completely protected browser so no worries about malicious code getting through. CCleaner Want to clear the junk from your pc? You nead CCleaner (formally CrapCleaner) Eraser Shredders are popular in the office, so why not have the digital equivalent? Eraser adds a right-click menu that will do away with a file or folder forever. More to follow... |
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| cosmicthoughts | Sep 28 2009, 04:26 PM Post #2 |
 
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What other categories are you going for? |
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| Lout | Sep 28 2009, 04:31 PM Post #3 |
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Any that you like bud, as long as it's free then it's all good. Just haven't had a chance to update it lately. |
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| cosmicthoughts | Sep 28 2009, 04:51 PM Post #4 |
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Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is an anti-malware application that can thoroughly remove even the most advanced malware. It includes a number of features, including a built in protection monitor that blocks malicious processes before they even start. Productivity Foxit Reader Opens, save, and prints PDFs much faster and lighter than Adobe's official reader, whether on your desktop or through your browser, and it won't nag you every two hours to update it or its "components." There are some down-sides, like how it asks to install a browser toolbar during installation, and some reported difficulties with multiple monitors. Notepad++ If you just want to write, save, and edit text, it's hard to go wrong with Notepad++. This freebie offers tabbed file views, syntax coloring for those working in HTML or other code, and, as the name implies, does a whole lot of what most people wish Notepad did. OpenOffice Does most of what Microsoft Office does. Google Docs Nice little tool to work on documents in the cloud - which allows you to get to your files as long as you are connected to the internet. Internet and Communication Firefox All debates about security, memory use, or compatibility amongst the web browsers aside, Firefox can adapt to nearly anyone's browsing habits through a range of adaptations. Whether that's an extension/add-on , a Greasemonkey script, or some deep-down about:config tweaks, Firefox can probably be what you want it to be. Put down the Internet Explorer and slowly back away into a better web life. Cosmicthoughts Collection of Firefox Add-ons Part shameless plug; part useful collection. A list of extensions for Firefox I find invaluable. Some of those might be useful for you guys. Pidgin Do you ever use AOL/AIM, Google Talk, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Jabber, or even old-school IRC to chat online? Pidgin has you covered. It can tab your chats in a single window, update you on new emails, and work inside most any smiley system out there (which has, oddly enough, become a notable issue). Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is an anti-malware application that can thoroughly remove even the most advanced malware. It includes a number of features, including a built in protection monitor that blocks malicious processes before they even start. Utilities 7-Zip The fix-all archiving/un-zipping program. It basically fills in all the gaps in your system's compression abilities. Multi-file RAR packages, Mac-formatted archives, and even ISO images can all be opened, and the right-click integration makes it all too easy to do so. Terracopy Windows is slow, and occasionally fails, at copying large files, or just big batches of them. TeraCopy copies things between destinations faster, with more options on what to replace or skip based on file dates, and can actually be (gasp!) paused if you need to do something else while The Complete Works of Woody Allen are being transferred. ImgBurn It does just about everything you can possibly do with a CD, DVD, Blu-Ray or HD-DVD disc, and the image files that make them. Use this instead of the software that came with your system or add-on disc drive, because it can make music discs, data backups, video DVDs, and other projects with grace and speed, and all for free. Revo Uninstaller Windows doesn't always remove everything that a program leaves behind—file folders, Start menu items, menu entries, you name it. Revo Uninstaller does. It runs a standard uninstaller, then it searches your system for everything the program changed or touched while it was installing. If you don't know the name of a program you want to kill off, or don't see it offered when Revo starts up, choose "Hunter Mode" and click on a window or message from that program. Got annoying programs that start up with your computer without permission? Yeah, Revo handles them too. It's like the software equivalent of bleach. Photo & Video Picasa Google's free software indexes your computer's pictures and makes them a snap to flick through, lightly edit without a Photoshop degree, and share through email or uploading to Picasa Web Albums. Most important of all, it makes importing pictures from any digital camera a lot more intuitive than Windows' own process. VLC Got a video or audio file to play? VLC probably plays it. Don't like how naggy and heavy-running Windows Media Player is? VLC is lighter. Want it free, working on any system, and have it show album art from your tracks? Done and done. Music Songbird Like iTunes, except open-source, open to killer add-ons, and much more web-savvy—point it at a web page full of music, and it plays it like it's just really fancy playlist. It can, in fact, play Apple-formatted tracks with a (default) add-on, including any older, copy-protected songs you bought from iTunes, and manages non-iPhone/touch iPods fairly well, but you'll still need iTunes for restoring, upgrading, and backing up your device. For music in general, though, Songbird is a nice midway point between iTunes' big, big tent and a tight little open-source player. Spotify Imagine a music app with instant access to any song you wanted to hear. Imagine creating a playlist from those songs and quickly, easily sharing it with friends. Such an app does exist, it's called Spotify, and it could change music forever. Spotify is a peer-to-peer music streaming service; it's a desktop application, but its content all comes via the cloud. Think of it as though the entire iTunes Music Store were actually just your library, and that instead of the poorly designed mess that it is, imagine that it was refreshingly streamlined, fast, and easy to search and use. Media Monkey MediaMonkey manages your music collection like no other program. It helps you organize your audio files, edit tags, and easily retrieve missing album art. It can rip CDs to any number of formats (including cult faves like FLAC and OGG), convert existing audio files to any number of formats, normalize volume levels across all your tracks, and much more. File Backups & Syncing Dropbox Put simply, Dropbox makes synchronizing your files across Windows, Mac, or Linux systems a very simple, almost magical process. Put a copy of what you're working on or want saved in your Dropbox folder, and it's synchronized to your account, which has 2GB to start with, and gets bigger if you recommend friends. When you're at another one of your own computers, your Dropbox updates and grabs those files. If you're at someone else's system or on a smartphone, head to Dropbox's mobile-friendly site and grab what you need. It's not quite a backup tool, but it is one of those utilities that makes a lot of old habits—thumb drive copying, CD burning, multi-email self-mailing—seem unnecessary. Mozy If Dropbox is where you stash the stuff you're working on or enjoying at the moment, Mozy is the backup service that saves everything for when your system goes black on bootup. The free accounts for PCs (and Macs) offer 2GB of free online space, and with the really smart filtering tools, you can have Mozy crawl your whole system and back up financial documents, Excel sheets, and any file with "Rick" in it. If you spring for a monthly unlimited plan, Mozy is a smart whole-system saver, one that doesn't eat bandwidth when you're using it, and works when you're not working. Edited by cosmicthoughts, Sep 28 2009, 05:19 PM.
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| Tastyzulu | Oct 8 2009, 07:03 PM Post #5 |
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I tried IMGBURN to copy albums to a cd then to rip them to my xbox hard drive,the xbox plays them ok but wont let me copy them to the hard drive,what am I doing wrong? |
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| Lout | Oct 8 2009, 07:15 PM Post #6 |
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Does it copy them as-was, or does it convert them to a different format first Iain? |
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| Tastyzulu | Oct 8 2009, 07:50 PM Post #7 |
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It just copies them as they are,they are mp3 files,do I need to convert them to another file? I dont think that program does that tho. Its ok I got it. Edited by Tastyzulu, Oct 8 2009, 08:33 PM.
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| Lout | Oct 8 2009, 09:35 PM Post #8 |
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Ah yeah, its because it's MP3 and Xbox wont rip MP3 ;) |
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| Steve | Oct 8 2009, 10:02 PM Post #9 |
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when there's a will, there's a way... |
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| Lout | Oct 8 2009, 10:14 PM Post #10 |
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There is always a way Steve ;) Finding it however, can be a little tricky sometimes :lol: |
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| Steve | Oct 8 2009, 10:21 PM Post #11 |
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Ill pm you zulu, better not post the way here. |
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| Lout | Oct 8 2009, 10:23 PM Post #12 |
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Sounds like he sorted it Steve, but feel free to PM him with any additional ideas etc ;) |
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| Steve | Oct 8 2009, 10:32 PM Post #13 |
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Oh i didnt see the edit lol . I pm'ed him anyway with a shall we say alternative route. |
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| Tastyzulu | Oct 9 2009, 06:36 AM Post #14 |
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Thanks for that steve,I'll look into that,it will save me loads of discs. |
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| Mike | Oct 21 2009, 04:14 PM Post #15 |
Harder than Jason Bourne, Cooler than Shaft, Sexier than Peter Beardsley!
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If you watch avi videos on your xbox and sometimes they don't work due to codec issues try out FORMAT FACTORY which can convert videos to formats like avi, WMV & mp4 for use on your xbox. When combined with Firefox add ons like download helper you can rip video straight off sites like youtube (or even Redtube for that matter :lol: ) convert them and whack them on an external hard drive or stream for your pleasure. It also sorts out audio and picture formats. Speaking of external hard drives, to get yours working on your xbox you'll need to format it into FAT32. Check out SWISSKNIFE, it's very fast and extremely easy to use. All basic stuff but it'll help you get the most out of your xbox media wise. |
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