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#1 Propping up Windows

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Inspired by this I'm going to submit a few of the programs I use to make my Windows life easier.

Please, no Firefox or change browsers comments, because we all know the arguments backwards and forwards.

Also, no utility sets such as Tuneup or Systemmechanic, again, we know them, this is about small quirky things that help you get through the day.

I'll start off with BSPlayer, one of the better video playing programs, small lean interface, very good movie watching windows(allways on Top rocks), good audio controls. Its drawbacks is lack of randomised play.

Second is TreeSize, a good program for finding out whats taking up room in your HD.

Picasa, just an awesome image viewing program and organiser, from Google. Can I mention its slideshow is completly awesome? Lets you play music while watching it. I'm sure I don't even need to mention the use of that. :twisted:

My last program of the day is VentSrv, the Ventrilo Server utility, setting up a server is one click, joining your client is another click, great for "we need to talk? Now" instances.

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#2 Re: Propping up Windows

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Ace Pace wrote:Picasa, just an awesome image viewing program and organiser, from Google. Can I mention its slideshow is completly awesome? Lets you play music while watching it. I'm sure I don't even need to mention the use of that. :twisted:
so, its basically iPhoto for windows?
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Here's what I got on my laptop:

(1) Putty and VNC. That makes my life easier when connecting to a UNIX-based server, especially during those moments when I really need that goddamn GUI like Database Configuration Assistant (I guess I have to be thankful that Oracle doesn't need GUI too often).

(2) CuteFTP. That's for copying my scripts to the server.

(3) Command Prompt. When I don't need to do many things on OS-level, Command Prompt is all that I need because Oracle SQL*Plus is text-based.

(4) WinGroove Soft Synth; makes those MIDI files definitely sounds better, save certain songs like X-Com intro theme (for some weird reason, Yamaha Soft Synth XG just don't wanna' work in Winblows XP).

(5) DOSBox; to play DOS games in WinXP because new games suck. :razz:

(6) VDMSound; faster than DOSBox, but incompatible with certain games.

(7) Notepad, need I say more? :wink:
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Hedgecore wrote:
Ace Pace wrote:Picasa, just an awesome image viewing program and organiser, from Google. Can I mention its slideshow is completly awesome? Lets you play music while watching it. I'm sure I don't even need to mention the use of that. :twisted:
so, its basically iPhoto for windows?
Something like that, it also allows pretty good touching up of photos.
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