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Ferrisbuellersdayoff
| Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 11:25 am: |
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Finally got myself a laptop. My own computer, not to be shared. So I'm wondering what kind of cool programs do you all have? |
Garyz28
| Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 11:48 am: |
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If you have a laptop the first thing you need is to set up a wireless network in you home. http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oi d=201008&om_keycode=823003 and of course there's ECMSpy |
Brinnutz
| Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 11:54 am: |
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Use www.slickdeals.net to find cheap prices on routers and, well, everything. I take off whatever crap antivirus is preinstalled, and install AVG Free from grisoft.com, Spybot S&D, Firefox (With the only toolbar being Google Toolbar), if it doens't have MS Office, I install OpenOffice from OpenOffice.org, for a free photoshop tool, install GIMP. |
Ferrisbuellersdayoff
| Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 12:16 pm: |
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Current add-ons: AIM Spybot S&D Avast Firefox Can ECMspy be downloaded for free? where if so? Heard good and bad things about AdAware, Not sure if I'm gonna use it just yet. |
Birdy
| Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 12:32 pm: |
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Sure can here's the link. http://www.ecmspy.com/ |
Ferrisbuellersdayoff
| Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 12:40 pm: |
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Ok got it, one problem: I dont speak German. |
Brinnutz
| Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 12:55 pm: |
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One solution: Learn it. lol |
Teeps
| Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 01:57 pm: |
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Open the app, then select the options menu, from there, choose language from drop down menu.
(Message edited by teeps on November 09, 2008) |
Froggy
| Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 03:25 pm: |
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Vista or XP? If Vista, set yourself as a standard account, and you will be good to go. If XP, get Nod32 Antivirus, AdAware, Spybot. Also Paint.net is a good free Photoshop knockoff. |
Hughlysses
| Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 05:03 pm: |
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Irfanview is a great, free image program. |
Huly_twoly
| Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 07:41 pm: |
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Photo Story 3 is a good way to organize photos into little videos or stories. Can add music etc. Free download. |
Ferrisbuellersdayoff
| Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 07:58 pm: |
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Teeps, thanks a bunch. |
Reepicheep
| Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008 - 03:57 pm: |
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Cygwin... makes windows almost usable www.cygwin.com (only relevant if you like the Unix OS) |
Swordsman
| Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008 - 04:02 pm: |
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+100 on Mozilla Firefox. You won't pick up half the Net nasties that IE will give you. AVG free antivirus. Kicks the most ass of any free antivirus software. If you're artistically inclined, Photoshop Elements. Handiest $100 I ever spent. And get a small Wacom tablet for it for another $100. Once you go tablet, you never go back. ~SM |
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