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Hey, let's compile a list of useful software!
Author:  Mazer [ Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:06 am ]
Post subject:  Hey, let's compile a list of useful software!
I don't really care what Operating System as long as you specify. Since it's what I'm using now:

Windows XP
(I've skipped stuff like Firefox/Thunderbird; I think people are aware of their choices by now and are either willing to make their own decisions or are already blindly following someone else's example... I think this also applies to choice of operating systems so let's not go there either)


I'm pretty sure we actually had one of these before but hell if I'm going to go looking for it. Maybe if this goes well it can be stickied.
Author:  rdrake [ Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:16 am ]
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In addition to the above, here's what I recommend:My list would've been longer but Mazer stole most of it.
Author:  PaulButler [ Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:54 pm ]
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Ooh, I've been looking for something like PDFCreator for a while.


  • Komodo Edit Cross-platform text editor that works great for web scripting languages
  • Eigenmath Simple but powerful symbolic calculator for Windows and Mac
  • Maxima Another symbolic calculator, but more complicated and for Linux as well.
Author:  rdrake [ Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:57 pm ]
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Oh hell, can't believe I forgot about this:
Author:  Hackmaster [ Sat Sep 22, 2007 12:35 pm ]
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Trillian: free chat client that looks after MSN, AIM, ICQ, Yahoo Chat and IRC all from one console. very cool piece of software. http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/
Daemon Tools: a disk emulator that makes your computer think you have 4 CD drives. very useful at LAN parties, as you don't have to switch out disks all the time. http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/download.php
Eclipse: Wicked IDE. sharp learning curve, but once mastered... watch out. OH so convenient. http://www.eclipse.org/
Author:  octopi [ Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:54 pm ]
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Windows:

HeidiSQL: A pretty good MySQL frontend.

PerlApp: lets you compile perl code into a windows exe file. (although its a pretty large file, similar to turing)
Author:  OneOffDriveByPoster [ Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:07 am ]
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Any OS (kind-of):
VNC -- great remote control software for your PC; especially good for running on shell accounts (so you can keep all your xterms open--beats SCREEN any day)
Ghostscript -- wouldn't need PDFCreator now
vim -- bye bye Notepad/MS-DOS Edit/edlin

Windows:
TrayMin -- minimize to tray
Taskbar Shuffle -- reorganize your taskbar/tray icons
ZoneScreen -- virtual display adapter driver (use with VNC--now you can use old notebook as an extra monitor)
Author:  rdrake [ Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:02 am ]
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Any:


Windows:
Author:  Euphoracle [ Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:19 am ]
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nano - Wicked awesome GNU Text editor.
Author:  Mazer [ Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:59 am ]
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rdrake @ Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:02 am wrote:
Any:


Thanks, I feel pretty stupid about forgetting this one considering how much I use it. A very nice feature is that it's cross platform. You can control a Linux box via a Windows box or OSX box or whatever in any crazy combination that you'd like. I think the current version even allows you to copy and paste text between computers.

EDIT:
Windows

mp3tag a free mass tagger/renamer for Windows, a bit like Easytag for *nix. Very nice, even has a shell extension.
Author:  md [ Sun Sep 23, 2007 2:03 pm ]
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Synergy IS NOT A KVM. It lacks a key part of a KVM, specifically the video part.

It's really useful to be sure; but it in no way replaces a KVM.
Author:  Aziz [ Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:39 am ]
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I prefer ID3-TagIt, though it's not supported anymore :/
Author:  Cervantes [ Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:37 pm ]
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Mazer @ Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:59 am wrote:
mp3tag a free mass tagger/renamer for Windows, a bit like Easytag for *nix. Very nice, even has a shell extension.

I've tried a lot of different audio players and taggers in my time. foobar is an order of magnitude above everything else I've found, both for tagging and playing. foobar is the only reason I'm using Windows right now.
Author:  md [ Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:41 pm ]
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On *nix the best media player I've found is mpd; however recently it's begun letting me down... not sure if it's just incapable of handling 14K files or not Razz
Author:  Mazer [ Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:01 pm ]
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Cervantes @ Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:37 pm wrote:
Mazer @ Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:59 am wrote:
mp3tag a free mass tagger/renamer for Windows, a bit like Easytag for *nix. Very nice, even has a shell extension.

I've tried a lot of different audio players and taggers in my time. foobar is an order of magnitude above everything else I've found, both for tagging and playing. foobar is the only reason I'm using Windows right now.

I've heard foobar's supposed to have mass renamer functionality but could never find it. Does it? (and does it work like easytag? rename a group of files in a "$artist - $album - $track" kind of scriptable way?)
Author:  Cervantes [ Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:17 pm ]
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Just select a group of songs, then right click, File Operations -> Move, Rename, or Copy files.
You can even copy or move entire directories, but I've never done that.

Seriously, it's so awesome
Author:  Mazer [ Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:20 am ]
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Ack, THANK YOU!

Windows

SSH Server - Booya!
Author:  haskell [ Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:17 pm ]
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Multi-platform

UPX - http://upx.sourceforge.net/

Compress any executable to a fraction of the size. Very useful for people who wish to upload large programs and such.

MiKTeX - http://miktex.org/

A fantastic LaTeX implementation.

Asymptote - http://asymptote.sourceforge.net/

Asymptote is a powerful descriptive vector graphics language that provides a natural coordinate-based framework for technical drawing. Labels and equations are typeset with LaTeX, for high-quality PostScript output.

EMACS - http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/

The single greatest program I have ever used. It supports IRC, MSN, Web Browsing, and countless other things, all in one. It is easily expandable through EMACS-LISP, and oh, it is also a top-notch programming editor/environment.

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