What is your Top 5 programs?

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What is your Top 5 programs?

#1 binini

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Posted 02 November 2009 - 03:55 PM

mine are
1. Internet Explorer 8 <--- woul be lost without it
2. windown live messenger < ----- makes me think i have friends which is always nice
3. Advanced system Care Free <----- keeps my £200 Dell running smoothly (most of the time)
4. AVG 9 <----------------------------------- Actually stops viruses and doesnt think its self is a virus LIKE NORTON DID!!
5. iTunes <------------------------------------------ Keeps me entertained =)

what are yours?!?!?!??!

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Posted 03 November 2009 - 04:55 AM

1. Firefox
2. X-Chat
3. Avast! Antivirus
4. Winamp or AmaroK
5. Everything desktop search

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#3 gully786

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Posted 03 November 2009 - 06:36 AM

1. Firefox < cant beat the addons
2. Avira antivirus < excellent detection rate and stops the virus b4 it infects
3. Zone alarm pro 2010 < lovely interface and allows you to kill certain processes u know are viruses so next time it turn up its dead (hopefully)
4. Visual basic 2008 < Makes my final year projcet programme a breeze to code
5. Steam < love playing couterstrike condition zero online

#4 xXAlphaXx

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Posted 03 November 2009 - 02:19 PM

1. Gogole Chrome
2. Windows Live Messanger/Mail
3. Kaspersky Internet Security 2010
4. Visual Basic 2008/2005
5. Jade Dynasty

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Posted 03 November 2009 - 04:56 PM

In Windows
1)Opera
2)Avira Anti-virus
3)X-Chat
4)Winamp
5)OpenOffice.org Calc

#6 scff249

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Posted 03 November 2009 - 05:29 PM

In no particular order.

1. Firefox/Internet Explorer 6 (Yes, IE6. Fear my stubbornness >:D)

2. Malwarebytes Antimalware (I update the thing just about 4 times a week)

3. Dungeon Fighter Online (something for me to do on here besides just roam random stuff)

4. 3DS Max 2009

5. AIM

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Posted 03 November 2009 - 06:43 PM

scff249, on Nov 3 2009, 02:29 PM, said:

Internet Explorer 6 (Yes, IE6. Fear my stubbornness >:D)

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#8 gully786

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Posted 03 November 2009 - 06:49 PM

Fear my stubbornness >:D)

Stub born ness whered u get one of those

im tired and sleepy so no comment on that joke lol

#9 MadDawg

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Posted 03 November 2009 - 07:23 PM

Top Five, not in any real order:

1. Firefox - Has not broken my computer
2. VirtualBox - Saves money and time on hard drives
3. OpenOffice.org - I can't afford MS Office, plus I just don't like Mircosoft's business stratagy
4. AVG Free - It just makes me feel safe, although I don't really need an AV
5. Project 64 - When you can't find a working N64 controller, play your N64 games on your laptop with a superior DualShock 3 controller!

Next five, not in any real order:

6. wxDev-C++ - Nothing much to say... it just works, and I like it
7. Everything Desktop Search - Simple and fast
8. Notepad++ - Lightweight, but powerful
9. Notepad - Lightweight and simple
10. VLC Media Player - Plays DVDs for free!

This post has been edited by MadDawg: 03 November 2009 - 07:53 PM

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#10 h2oman2000

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Posted 05 November 2009 - 10:01 AM

In no particular order

1. FireFox - Add-ons are the bomb
2. Thunderbird - Again add-ons are great
3. Avast Antivirus- Only AV that detected the virus that got me to this site!
4. Windows Virtual PC for Win 7 with XP mode - Easy VM for a newb like me.
5a. Acronis True Image Home - Only had to use it once but it performed like a champ!
5b. Nero 9 - everything I need to burn whatever I want

Iobit Smart Defrag was in the top five until this http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic268761.html

Fun Topic!! Thanks binini!!! :thumbsup:

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Posted 05 November 2009 - 11:19 AM

On the Debian Lenny partition:
1 Iceweasel
2 Konsole
3 blender
4 konqueror
5 man, locate, apropos

On the FreeBSD partition
1 firefox
2 make
3 man, locate, apropos
4 blender
5 konqueror

#12 AdamV

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Posted 05 November 2009 - 11:59 AM

On Windows 7 64 bit:
Firefox
Office 2007 and 2010TP (does that count as 2?)
Fastone image editor
Notepad++
Foxit pdf reader

This shortlist has come about as the things I install first each time I rebuilt my laptop - to install an SSD drive and go on to Win7 beta, then again for RC and now RTM. More on this topic here:
Windows 7 64 bit experiences, my current software stack and that pesky CSC folder

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#13 _Allan_

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Posted 05 November 2009 - 05:32 PM

1 - Firefox
2 - my Free Office 2007 Pro
3 - Norton 2010
4 - WMP (music), Zoom Player (video)
5 - Logitech QuickCam w/ motion recording ... I've 'caught' my landlady in my room twice now.

#14 Bezukhov

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Posted 08 November 2009 - 11:22 AM

1) Live Station, International News Stations, such as Al Jazeera. At the bottom is a chat room where people can discuss whatever is on their minds.
2)Solitaire, One of the greatest time wasters ever devised for the computer!
3)Internet Explorer 8. I can't see the need for a computer without a browser.
4)Belkin Adapter. It is working so much better since I attached it to a 6' USB extension and got it out from behind the computer, and strung it up the curtain to improve it's reception.
5)Avast! Antivirus. Take that, Norton!!!
Bonus: Adobe Reader 9. I always, if given a choice, pick the PDF format to download documents.

One program that I used to love, but now can no longer use: Winamp. Everytime I try to use it, it freezes. :thumbsup: