Computer Science Canada Best program for its purpose |
Author: | Notoroge [ Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:12 pm ] | ||
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Let's start a list of what you think the best programs are and what they do, for what they do. This is of course, your opinion, but try to minimize the propaganda and advertisement. To keep consistency, follow this format, Name: <name of application> Company:<company's name> Website: <official website of application> Category: <mail?, browser?, media player? OS? etc...> Description:< a brief overview of key-features and what it does> Why I think it's the best at what it does... <your input and review of program goes here> Screenshot: <screenshots are nice ![]()
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Author: | rdrake [ Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:56 pm ] |
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Name: foobar2000 Website: www.foobar2000.org Category: Audio Player Description: Plays almost every media type. Why I think it's the best at what it does... This program may not have a million features, but it does what it says it'll do and it does it well. It doesn't bloat itself with useless features. I just hide it in the taskbar and play music with it, nothing else. It does what it says it'll do, it doesn't try to impress people with useless, resource draining features. Right now it's only using 2092 kb of RAM with a song playing. It also doesn't have a bunch of updates being released every week. The only thing that would be nice to see is support for other platforms. Screenshot: ![]() |
Author: | Monstrosity_ [ Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:50 am ] |
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Name: SpeedFan Website: http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php Category: Temp. Monitor Description: "SpeedFan is a freeware program that monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures" Why I think it's the best at what it does... It also allows me to keep track of my hdd health (through SMART values) and change the fan's speed (for when I dont need the extra noise). Ive seen/used quite a few freeware and retail products of this nature (mostly for the SMART readings) and this one IMHO beats them all. It wont try and "dumb down"/hide SMART values, it shows all the info I need. Theres also a few other features that I dont use and wont comment on. On the down side, the initial setup can be a pain. And for whoever is wondering; the 0 RPM's on fan 2 is due to my system, not the progam. ![]() ![]() |
Author: | Andy [ Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:15 pm ] |
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yea but sometimes you have to use everest to turn on the sensors.. but its still a pretty sweet program |
Author: | Notoroge [ Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:36 pm ] |
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What the hell is that "CODE" thing at the bottom of my post? ![]() Well, thanks I guess. It does make sense to make it easy for people to just do the CTRL+C thing. |
Author: | rizzix [ Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:50 pm ] |
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Notoroge wrote: What the hell is that "CODE" thing at the bottom of my post? Don't question US leet Moderators... mwhahhahaha..
![]() Well, thanks I guess. It does make sense to make it easy for people to just do the CTRL+C thing. ehm no i didn't do it.. some other leet mod did it. ![]() |
Author: | Neo [ Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:52 pm ] |
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Name: Notebook Hardware Control (AKA Centrino Hardware Control) Website: http://www.pbus-167.com/chc.htm Category: Laptop Utility Description: "With Notebook Hardware Control you can easily control the hardware components of your Intel Mobile Notebook." Why I think it's the best at what it does... This is a must have program if you own a Pentium M based laptop. NHC allows you to monitor CPU temperatures and display it in the taskbar. Its a great tool for setting custom voltages. I undervolted my CPU and my new temps have been reduced by about 6C on normal usage and 4-5C on full load. My battery life has also increased. If you have an ATI card you can mess around with your video card's core and memory settings. Right now they only have support for Pentium M but Turion support will likely be added in the future, hence the name change. Screenshot: ![]() |