Sinewav Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Well, my computer was so messed up, that I decided to back up my music files, format my hard drive and re-install Windows XP. I'm starting from scratch, and this time, I don't want to download ever spyware-ridden file on the internet in order to find the programs I need to get back in business. So I'm looking for the best IRC clients, instant messangers, browsers (I've already downloaded Firefox), BitTorrent clients, emulators, media players, plugins... and just about anything else that might be useful for everyday computer use. There's plenty of stuff out there, but frankly, most of it is crap, and I don't feel like cluttering up my computer again, just to try them all out. So what do the people of OverClocked recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleck Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 BonziBuddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaser-1 Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 BonziBuddy Now that's just mean-spirited. EDIT: I use Trillian for my instant messaging needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinewav Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 Now that's just mean-spirited.EDIT: I use Trillian for my instant messaging needs. Don't worry. I know better than to trust anyone with the Croaker avatar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverCoat Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Well, my computer was so messed up, that I decided to back up my music files, format my hard drive and re-install Windows XP. I'm starting from scratch, and this time, I don't want to download ever spyware-ridden file on the internet in order to find the programs I need to get back in business.So I'm looking for the best IRC clients, instant messangers, browsers (I've already downloaded Firefox), BitTorrent clients, emulators, media players, plugins... and just about anything else that might be useful for everyday computer use. There's plenty of stuff out there, but frankly, most of it is crap, and I don't feel like cluttering up my computer again, just to try them all out. So what do the people of OverClocked recommend? -IRC Clients: mIRC, xChat -Instant Messenger: Pidgin -BitTorrent: uTorrent -Emulators: ...there's a lot of them just get DOSBox and all the other ones you can remember -Media Players: XMPlay or Winamp for audio, Media Player Classic or VLC Media Player for video -Plugins: CCCP for all the video codecs, Chipamp for chiptunes if you're getting winamp there now you just need to go down a list :3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majin GeoDooD Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 IRC clients mIRC, duh instant messangers I've always used DeadAIM, you need to use an outdated version of AIM for it to work right, but I hate the new AIM anyway browsers (I've already downloaded Firefox) It never hurts to have a few installed.. I have IE7, Opera (main browser), Firefox, and Safari. BitTorrent clients Personally I use BitTornado. emulators FCEUltra, ZSNES, Gens, VisualBoyAdvance, No$GBA, Project 64, etc. media players For music.. Winamp, unless you have an iPod, for which you'll probably want iTunes. For video.. Media Player Classic w/ QT and Real Alternative (if needed). Always get the latest ffdshow for your codec needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 I used to be a prominent user of BitTornado but utorrent made things a whole lot more easier to manage my torrents. I use pidgen for basic AOL/MSN contacting. I use a combination of both mIRC and Mozilla's IRC plugin depending where I go. here are some programs no one mentioned... iZ-ARC - practically the ultimate compressing/decompressing proggy http://www.izarc.org/index.html Openoffice.org - in the case you don't have M$ Office (in particularly enterprise) it's an office suite that has compatability to a majority of M$ documents file types. Spyware Blaster - actually pretty good in blacklisting sites that are harmful such as those with keyloggers/spam etcetera.... AVG antivirus & spyware protection - does the job fine for me. Instead of windows XP's defragmenting program I use another defragging program that gives a much more detailed view on how fragmented my hard drives are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 1 Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Instead of windows XP's defragmenting program I use another defragging program that gives a much more detailed view on how fragmented my hard drives are. You say that as though anyone actually uses it. As with most of their stuff, it sucks Unless you only use an msn/hotmail address (its more common than you think), Pidgin, for all I hate it, is a good bet. Although my preference leads me towards a aMSN/Skype combo. I don't need AIM or the like, and between the two, its plenty enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didaji Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Well, my computer was so messed up, that I decided to back up my music files, format my hard drive and re-install Windows XP. I'm starting from scratch, and this time, I don't want to download ever spyware-ridden file on the internet in order to find the programs I need to get back in business.So I'm looking for the best IRC clients, instant messangers, browsers (I've already downloaded Firefox), BitTorrent clients, emulators, media players, plugins... and just about anything else that might be useful for everyday computer use. There's plenty of stuff out there, but frankly, most of it is crap, and I don't feel like cluttering up my computer again, just to try them all out. So what do the people of OverClocked recommend? Browser: Firefox IRC: ChatZilla extension for Firefox Messanger: I still like MSN Mediaplayer: I use Foobar2000 for the music and VLC for videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMage Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 I'm going to go against the grain, assume you have a legit copy of windows, and recommend Windows Media Player 11, because it has pretty eye candy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiremanJoe Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Can someone please recommend a good free anti-virus/spyware program? I'm going to reformat shortly, and I'm not sure if I want to go back to any of the ones I've previously used (Norton, AntiVir, some other crap one I forget). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Can someone please recommend a good free anti-virus/spyware program?I'm going to reformat shortly, and I'm not sure if I want to go back to any of the ones I've previously used (Norton, AntiVir, some other crap one I forget). I've been using AVG for antivirus, and Spybot for spyware. As for everything else: browser: Firefox, with IE tab plugin for the scattered page that requires Internet Explorer media: Winamp for most audio and video, and Real Alternative / Quicktime Alternative for everything else. emulators: ZSNES, Kega Fusion, Project64, Nestopia, Visual Boy Advance for GBA/GB, and No$GBA for DS instant messaging: I've been using Windows Live Messenger as my main client, and I use trillian for AIM and IRC. torrents: uTorrent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majin GeoDooD Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I second AVG for anti-virus. I've just been using Windows Defender for spyware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinewav Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 Any recommendations for good PDF viewer/editors? Handwritten character sheets make me crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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