What do you run?

[kdyer]

Software that I run

CD/DVD burning -
ImgBurn: http://www.imgburn.com

Chrome -
Google Chrome http://filehippo.com/download_google_chrome/

Chrome Extensions -
*AdBlock for Chrome https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom
Block ads..
*Evernote for Chrome https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/pioclpoplcdbaefihamjohnefbikjilc
Save Parts of WebPages - Need to sign up for an account
*LastPass for Chrome https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/hdokiejnpimakedhajhdlcegeplioahd
Password / Form filling service - Need to sign up for an account
*xmarks for chrome https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/ajpgkpeckebdhofmmjfgcjjiiejpodla
Bookmark/Password synchronizing service - Need to sign up for an account

Compression/Zip -
7-Zip (9.13 Beta): http://www.7-zip.org/
Great Windows Zip program also manages .7z as well

J-Zip:http://www.jzip.com/
Like WinZip, but uses 7-Zip's technologies

WinRar: http://rarlabs.com
Not free. If you don't buy a license it will nag at you.

Domain Stuff -
SysInternals - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx
Process Explorer
PSExec
PSList
AutoRuns
Active Directory Explorer: Perfect for generating those LDAP Queries!

DVD Authoring -
Authoring: http://www.dvdflick.net/
Has a great wizard and sample menu screens - easy to use

DVD Playback -
Codecs: http://www.cccp-project.net/
If you cannot play DVDs in Windows, this is great plugin for that

File Conversion -
Format Factory: http://www.formatoz.com
Great file conversion between different file formats for video and Audio. Also supports creating an MP3 from a video file as well, for example. You have to watch the installer for eBay tools, etc.

Firefox -
Mozilla Firefox http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ or http://filehippo.com/download_firefox/
Popular Browser

Firefox Extensions -
Collection - Stuff I use: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/collection/4827e535-4d54-05d8-f53f-a00f73477643
Collection - Work System: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/collection/63450271-3408-6f8f-e62b-b4c0b017ef95
Note: There is some duplication between these collections..

Adblock Plus for Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865
Block Ads and popups
CLEO https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2942
Compact Library Extension Organizer, works with FEBE below
Copy Link Text https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4750
Coral IETab (not to be confused with IETab) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10909
Run IE inside of Firefox
IE Tab 2 (Experimental) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/92382
Run IE inside of Firefox
DejaClick https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3262
Record actions in Firefox
Evernote Web Clipper: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8381
Save parts of webpages - Need to sign up for an account
Extension List Dumper: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3746
Dump all of your extensions to a CSV or text file
FEBE: https://addons .mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2109
Firefox Environment Backup Extension
Firebug https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843
Do web debugging/sniffing in firefox - AWESOME!!
Greasemonkey https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748
A must-have add-on
> Better Youtube https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6460
Greasemonkey add-on
> Better Gmail https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6076
Greasemonkey add-on
> UnF^ck FaceBook: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/11992
Greasemonkey add-on that helps de-clutter Facebook
*Greasefire https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8352
Auto-update scripts from http://userscripts.org
*iMacros https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3863
Record actions in Firefox
*Pastego https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3201
Copy a URL to the clipboard and paste to go
*Stylish https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2108
Similar to Greasemonkey
*Xmarks Bookmarks https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2410
Bookmark/Password synchronizing service - Need to sign up for service
*Xmarks SearchTabs https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/14470
Utilize the Xmarks ranking to find the most popular pages

Firefox backup -
http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/

FTP -
WinScp http://winscp.net/eng/index.php
A cousin of FileZilla a great FTP Client

Internet Explorer -
Find as you type: http://www.ookii.org/software/findasyoutype/ - I understand that there are installations of Google Toolbar that adds this..
Google Toolbar: http://toolbar.google.com

Launcher -
I just create a separate toolbar from Windows Explorer that has a bunch of icons (small) that is docked to the top of my screen. I have done this for years and has worked fine.

Monitor -
Flux: http://www.stereopsis.com/flux/
Ever notice how people texting at night have that eerie blue glow?
Or wake up ready to write down the Next Great Idea, and get blinded by your computer screen?
During the day, computer screens look good—they're designed to look like the sun. But, at 9PM, 10PM, or 3AM, you probably shouldn't be looking at the sun.
F.lux fixes this: it makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day.

It's even possible that you're staying up too late because of your computer. You could use f.lux because it makes you sleep better, or you could just use it just because it makes your computer look better.

Multiple Monitors -
Multimon Taskbar: http://www.mediachance.com/free/multimon.htm
Add a taskbar to the second monitor

Display Fusion: http://www.binaryfortress.com/displayfusion/
Display different wallpapers on different monitors ..or.. one wallpaper on two monitors seamlessly!

Passwords -
LastPass: http://lastpass.com
Password synchronizing form-filling service - Need an account - also works with YubiKey for multi-factor authentication

KeePass: http://keepass.info/download.html

PDF -
Adobe Acrobat http://filehippo.com/download_adobe_reader/
STDU utility: http://www.stdutility.com/stduviewer.html
Foxit Reader: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/

PDF Creation -
CutePDF: http://www.cutepdf.com
Requires GhostScript (will prompt for it to be installed if not found)

RDP -
RoyalTS (MSTSC replacement): http://www.code4ward.net/main/
Free up to 10 servers. You also need to install the RDP Update from Microsoft 6.x+.

JD Remote Desktop: http://www.jdsoftwaresolutions.de/en/freeware/12-jdremotedesktop-
Like RoyaltTS above. In fact, you can import RoyalTS files into JD Remote Desktop!

Registry -
RegShot: http://sourceforge.net/projects/regshot/
Compare a before and after Registry Snapshot and generate the differences - cool!

Registry Commander: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Registry-Tweak/Registry-Commander.shtml (Note: http://www.aezay.dk/aezay/splitm/ does not work)
Very cool Registry Explorer - no longer being developed

Glary Registry Repair: http://glarysoft.com/rr.html

Runtimes -
Adobe Flashplayer http://filehippo.com/download_flashplayer_ie/7023/
Java Runtime http://filehippo.com/download_jre_32/

Screen capture/OCR -
JOCR: http://home.megapass.co.kr/~woosjung/Product_JOCR.html
It helps to have a copy of Microsoft Office installed for the OCR part of this.. You can also Capture to Clipboard, file, printer..

SlipStream -
Ryan VM Integrator: http://integrator.siginetsoftware.com/index.php?download
DriverPacks: http://driverpacks.net/
RyanVM's MSFN Files page: http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/

Disks: http://gparted.sourceforge.net
Great partition Manager using a LINUX, boot flags, copy partitions

System Cleaners -
CCLeaner http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/builds
Cleans Junk, Registry, etc.

Easy Cleaner: http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm
Cleans Junk, Registry, Duplicate Files, etc.

Text and Editing / Scripting -
EditPad Pro http://www.editpadpro.com/
One of the best editors out there. Probably the best search/replace engine I have seen. - Not free
Also features a script syntax editor, bracket hightlighting, column editing...
*KiXtart - add-on
*VBScript - add-on

Adminscripteditor http://www.adminscripteditor.com/
Handles: KiXtart, AutoIT, VBS, Batch, and PowerShell. Also includes a great code formatter. - Not free

Araxis Merge: http://www.araxis.com/merge/
The best hands-down code and folder comparator - not free

Uninstaller -
Revo Uninstaller: http://www.revouninstaller.com
Does a much better job than the Windows Uninstaller which leaves files, folders, and registry stuff behind

Virtual PC -
VirtualBox: http://www.virtualbox.org
I have tried others, but this one seems to integrate sound, USB, etc. about the best.

Windows Explorer -
Folder Guide http://freeware365.com/desktop/folderguide.htm

Flash Folder no longer at - http://www.zett42.de/flashfolder/ but http://sourceforge.net/projects/flashfolder/
"Bookmark" and jump to favorite folders you save to on a domain for example..

Path to Clipboard http://www.12noon.com/pathtoclipboard.htm (note: download does not work from this site) http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Path-To-Clipboard-Download-107122.html
Sometimes you need to type in the path of a file or a folder or maybe just a filename. Sure, you can go to the Address bar in Windows Explorer, copy the text, go to your document and paste it. Of course, if you also need the file's name, you have to start the rename process, copy the name, escape out of the rename, then go to your document and paste it in.

Q-Dir: http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=freeware/q-dir
Cool, multi Windows Explorer

Xplorer: http://www.zabkat.com/
I bought a lifetime license. There is also a free edition available.

FileMenu Tools: http://www.lopesoft.com/en/fmtools/info.html

QTTabBar: http://qttabbar.wikidot.com/

XTeq Xfind: http://www.xteq.com/products/xfnd/
Better than the windows finder - no install is needed

XSearch: http://easexp.com
Better than the windows finder - no install is needed - I like it better than the XTeq one

Agent Ransack: http://www.agentransack.com
Great Searcher that also Integrates into Windows Explorer. Has a great Regular Expression wizard as well and provides help with correction as well


Web Sites -
http://google.com - where else?
Tips (simple examples):
Exact Search: "surround with quotes"
Word must be in results: +word
Word must not be in results: -word
Search within a site: AutoRuns site:microsoft.com
Conversion: how many hours in a year ..or.. quarts in a liter

http://calendar.google.com - Calendar - I like the feature of syning with my Outlook as well
http://docs.google.com- document store
http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=89955 - Google Calendar Sync with Outlook

http://clusty.com - Meta searcher - good results. Used to be: http://vivisimo.com
http://skydrive.live.com - 25 GB free Space from Microsoft, need a MSN/Hotmail Account
SD Explorer http://www.cloudstorageexplorer.com/ - Integrate SkyDrive into your Windows Explorer
http://www.adminscripteditor.com - great forum and great editor (not free)
http://kixtart.org - Admin Script
http://kixforms.org - Take those KiXart scripts and add a forms-based solution around them
KiXForms Editor - Killer Freeware Thanks Benny69!
http://www.technibble.com
http://shellcity.net - Great Software resource
http://www.freewaregenius.com/ - Cool freeware site
http://msfn.org - Great resource for Windows issues in general
http://sqlteam.com - Great Resource for MS-SQL Server
http://www.sqlinform.com/ - online SQL Formatter (Java Required)
http://gpanswers.com - Great Resource for Group Policy
http://slipstick.com - Great Resource for MS Outlook setup/configuration
http://www.westmesatech.com/editv.html - Bill Stewart's EditVar/Choose - great for batch scripting!
http://codevault.sourceforge.net - Code Vault download for you to store your code snips for later use
http://ninite.com/ - Great site for easy, quick installs of Free software

LINUX distros and information -
http://ubuntu.com
http://www.linuxmint.com/ - built on Ubuntu
http://www.andlinux.org/ - run LINUX inside of Windows
http://www.codeweavers.com/ - take-off from the WINE Project

Programming -
http://php.net
http://mysql.com

Thanks,

Kent

 

[0ldfart]

Ok. I'll bite. I think I'll just add a list of current 'pet' software, rather than list everything - that way will avoid duplications and keep it short

Browser: Palemoon
I am a Firefox nut - have been for many years. Anyway, I came across this recently. Its basically firefox on amphetamines. I did some testing, and its a bit quicker. It also installed easily, taking on all my firefox customisations from my profile folder. Im very happy with it. Its quick and looks/works no different from my ff install, but faster.

Addons-
Autopager is probably one of the most useful addons Ive ever seen. There are heaps more on my machine but the others are all in common useage and thats the only one I want to give a shout out for. Autopager rocks.

Backup/sync
Karens Replicator - to automatically back up files from one disk to another. I tried a lot of file sync tools and had never heard of this one until I read a thread on another 'geek' forum where lots of people were raving about it. Its a 'no crap' program. Lightweight, does what its meant to, no nag acreens, reliable. I dont know its there because it runs in tray. Just does what its meant to, reliably and quietly.

For online backup I use ADrive - which offers 50gb free storage. I also use IDrive, which has less storage but has a sync tool.

Desktop
I use a combination of rainmeter and rocketdock. I had always avoided desktop gadgets in the past because of their utilisation of system resources. Recently I got a farily powerful computer so thought I might have a play with some to see what they offered. I like the additional useability. Both are very lightweight.
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh311/etheesdad/screen.png

Search (windows)
'Everything' is a MUCH faster solution to windows indexing that doesnt tax during non-search operations. Everything is fast, takes less system resources than Windows search, and 'just works'. Results are instant (literally) with no 'this is going to take forever in non indeced locations' crap. This one's definitely worth a look if you have a lot of files on your machine, regularly do searches, and dont like to wait

Torrent Search
After years of using meta-search websites, Ive switched to using a local app to do torrent searches. Bit Che is a fairly muscular way to locate torrents across multiple sites (it can search about 100 at a time). I particularly like that if its a poorly seeded torrent, its possible to fine a 'best' seeded copy because so many sites are indexed. Works well. Plays nice with private trackers like Demonoid too.

I have heaps of software on my machine but these are the apps I wanted to give a plug to.

 

[vdub12]

Boy mines a shorter list.

OpenSUSE 11.2.

Its funny how you have to install so much extra stuff in Windows. lol

 

[RegEdit]

I use http://www.aoamedia.com/audioextractor.htm to save the audio portion of a video file. Works nicely in conjunction with http://www.savetube.com once you've ripped a YouTube video.

 

[RegEdit]

I use http://www.aoamedia.com/audioextractor.htm to save the audio portion of a video file. Works nicely in conjunction with http://www.savetube.com once you've ripped a YouTube video.

 

[MrUnknown]

Its funny how you have to install so much extra stuff in Windows. lol

You don't. All the stuff that is listed, Windows does. People just have a preference to use something else.

I love linux, but that statement was just completely wrong.

edit: My statement was wrong also, Windows does not include a native Torrents Search Client.

 

[wimwauters]

Boy mines a shorter list.

OpenSUSE 11.2.

Its funny how you have to install so much extra stuff in Windows. lol

I too can play at that:

OpenBSD + packages

no compiling needed at all

 

[0ldfart]

yeah cmon linux people. You can't get either of those distros and have the functionality outright that OP is talking about. Perhaps re-read the original post because there is no OS available that will do what he's got his set up to do 'off the shelf'.

I think its fair to say 'windows vs Linux' is squarely in the same ilk as 'mac vs pc', 'nvidia vs ati' (and plenty of other garbage IT debates) that are issues of "personal religion" and are unlikely to take the conversation anywhere particularly useful.

Lets keep it real, and on topic eh?

 

[MrUnknown]

yeah cmon linux people. You can't get either of those distros and have the functionality outright that OP is talking about. Perhaps re-read the original post because there is no OS available that will do what he's got his set up to do 'off the shelf'.

You lost me. Everything he posted in the OP can be done by default in both Windows and Linux (except the Torrent Search app. To be fair, maybe not all Linux distros either as I am sure a router distro won't need firefox or any browser at all).

The difference is usually all the default apps in Linux are made by different companies, well groups of people. My Ubuntu comes with Evolution for mail, which isn't created by the Ubuntu people and Firefox which is from Mozilla. Microsoft makes all of the built-in features and applications of Windows. The OP didn't have to install any of those applications to use their system, they just chose to, and Windows comes with default applications to do all of that stuff. Same with Linux. I don't like gedit so I install a different text editor, boy, I wish Linux came with usable applications...

As for wimwauters, installing packages is installing applications, so you can't say you don't install anything.

edit: my post is wrong, I was thinking the OP was a different post. However, many of the things that the real OP posted can be done by default in Windows.

 

[vdub12]

You know your right.

My *nix distro does not come with everything I use.

I install conky so i can have my system stats on my background and I install crossover office so I can run office 2003.

Other then that and the exception of maybe the logmein plugin in firefox. Thats for the most part it.

O yeah I install the Nvidia drivers to.

 

[kdyer]

Please note:
I was running iMacros for Internet Explorer and was causing it to crash. I use Internet Explorer for logging cases on a daily basis. Sure, you can use IE Tab/Coral IE Tab for Firefox, but the Coral IE tab, for example flickers way too much. The guy who originally developed IE Tab for Firefox is no longer developing it. I do know there is a transition for another person to pick up the torch..

IE Tab 2 (FF 3.6+)

Otherwise, I use Firefox/Chrome..

• iMacros for Firefox
• DejaClick for Firefox

Are the other alternatives for Macro-based software for Firefox..

• iMacros for Chrome: http://www.chromeplugins.org/?s=iMacros (scroll about 3/4 down the page)
• Did not find DejaClick for Chrome..

Thanks,

Kent