Nicholas 5 Posted June 3, 2012 (edited) I'm not asking what your favorite games are, I'm asking what programs you like and why you use them. Below is a list of my most favorite and most used applications and why I like them. Adobe Photoshop - I recently updated to the creative cloud pricing structure. Not a bad deal if you do the math. CCleaner - Purchased the Prop Plus edition to support the developers. The Pro Plus edition includes the Pro version of all their other programs. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware - Purchased the pro version when they first offered it. One of the best programs available. Microsoft Security Essentials - This one has kinda taken the backseat, it used to be top of the line but not anymore. It's a good anti-virus when run in conjunction with Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, but I wouldn't run it alone. Audacity - I use this for all my audio needs. TechSmith Snagit - Useful program for capturing and annotating screenshots of your desktop. Notepad++ - I never used to use this program until recently, I cannot imagine my computer without it now. Edited April 3, 2014 by Nicholas Updated to reflect current opinion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CameronMcDonald 146 Posted June 3, 2012 Here I am about to type in CCleaner, and there it is. +1 for it. Internet Download Manager (IDM) - makes stuff download quickly. eVGA E-LEET - makes overclocking your CPU a snap. RivaTuner - although now pretty much discontinued, makes overclocking your GPU a snap. FireFox - obviously. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicholas 5 Posted June 3, 2012 Internet Download Manager (IDM) - makes stuff download quickly. I used to use this years ago when I still used Firefox. I still have a serial number somewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonci87 163 Posted June 3, 2012 Windows 7 x64 pro IMHO it is the best Windows they ever made Firefox with Down them all Downloadmanager; Stealthy; Proxytube Thunderbird Open Office AutoCAD Windows Media player Asus AI Suite 2 Monitoring and overclocking is quite easy with this but I don´t use it often CCC CCleaner Disktrix Ultimate disk defrag Great defrag tool DXtory for recording Sony Vegas pro for editing Google Earth Paint.net Game Booster 3 Sandboxie Team Speak 3 Audacity Spirited Machines Arma 2 Launcher PC Monitor-> a nice little App for your smartphone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PELHAM 10 Posted June 3, 2012 Life wouldn't be the same without these: VLC media player Microsoft Office GIMP Audacity Firefox Notepad++ Dropbox Skype TeamSpeak FRAPS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hellfire257 3 Posted June 3, 2012 Hmmm - I don't think I could order them, but here we go: Spotify Notepad++ MS Office Paint.NET Opera for Android Firefox Chrome Opera O&O Defrag Hardware Monitor/CPU-Z ESET Smart Security Free Download Manager TeamSpeak 3 PowerAMP (Android media player) Audacity VLC Media Player Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Serclaes 0 Posted June 3, 2012 KeePass TrueCrypt VLC Microsoft Security Essentials Stardock Fences Core Temp TortoiseSVN Notepad++ jEdit GIMP Brain Workshop Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McSpeed 1 Posted June 3, 2012 Multi Media: Cakewalk Sonar Propellerheads Reason / Re-Cord Sony Vegas Adobe Premiere Adobe After Effects Adobe Photoshop The Gimp Techsmith Snagit / Jing VLC Fraps Sam Broadcaster Teamviewer Tools/Utilities Defraggler Coretemp Xpadder Tuneup Utilities VMWare Workstation Process Explorer Power ISO Open Office Notepad++ Arma Edit AnchorFree AIDA64 Argus Monitor Google Chrome Teamspeak3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr burns 132 Posted June 3, 2012 The single most used and longest installed application on all my PC's: Winamp 2.81 :cool: runner ups, still waaaay behind Notepad++ FRAPS TS (Firefox, honorable mention) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRS 10 Posted June 3, 2012 Windows 7 Home 64bit. - It just kicks ass. Google Chrome - I used to be a Firefox guy, then came Chrome. Notepad - Quick and easy for idea or note jotting. Game Maker 8.1 - I love it. I don't have the time or patience to learn C++ right now between college, work, and career hunts. A lot of people make fun of it for not being a "real" game maker's tool, but it's actually quite good. It has its own code language and is quite capable if used properly but it also has a simple "drag and drop" method for simple games. Reason for the hate is that so many people use the D&D (which is actually not even bad) and make garbage or rip off the tutorials, but those who know what they are doing make some pretty amazing stuff. For every good game there are at least 10 garbage ones made by people who think they are a much better "programmer" than they are. The program itself acts as a code organizer more than a "game maker" an is much more complicated than it sounds. Gimp - Because Photoshop costs money and has always been a mind*$%& for me. Windows Sound Recorder - I sometimes record sounds for my games, but want to replace this with something a little nicer. FamiTracker - I try to use it to make 8-bit style music for my games, but I'm still pretty bad at using it. FRAPS - same reason as anyone else who uses it. EVGA Precision - keep an eye on the system. ESET Smart Security 5 - Only the best. MalwareBytes - Just the trial for now. I want to upgrade when I have more money lying around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rye1 22 Posted June 3, 2012 1. Teamspeak 2. Skype 3. Itunes playing heavy rock! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bee8190 10 Posted June 3, 2012 Six updater - we all know what this is CCleaner - my personal e@maid Gom player - A good alternative to win media player classic with plenty of useful features Grooveshark - miles better than already not that bad last.fm Handbrake - decent all video converter Avast - As much as i was trying to find a better replacement, avast isl my favorit still Auslogic HDD defrag - preffered over others as it seems to do its job not just on the ''cosmetic'' side bandicam - nice and free alternative to fraps + its lighter on resources considerably Firefox - https, ghostery, better privacy plugins just to name few and my currently favorit wall - http://www.aircraft-wallpaper.com/2009/11/f-18f-super-hornet-cockpit-wallpaper.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robster 11 Posted June 3, 2012 erm tell me which apps you use and will I tell what kind of user you are :p From what I've read Pelham has been using my machine!!! but I do use notepad regularly also :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dead3yez 0 Posted June 3, 2012 No particular order or importance. And just a few. My most used is probably winamp. Perfectdisk - It's just running, keeping my shit defragged. FL studio - Pretty cool to play around in when I'm bored. Winamp - Better than itunes and wmp. :) Vuze - Downloading things. Coretemp Speedfan - Good for checking on temperatures and regulating fan speeds / noise. superantispyware and malwarebytes. (free versions) - Generally just use a manual scan every now and again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrcash2009 0 Posted June 3, 2012 (edited) I though I would list things I use inside firefox when browsing that other may find useful to "plugin": Adblock Plus (speaks for itself, blocks ads, also advert breaks on TV sites and so on) Adblock Plus Popup Addon (extra blocking for popups) BetterPrivacy (super cookie safeguard from LSO flash cookies etc, delete on exit) Cookie Monster (on the fly cookie handling, revoke all cookies after visiting page, auto disallow when browsing and accept when you want etc) Download Statusbar (place download notifications at base of browser for quick view & launch) Flagfox (Whois quick link right click on URL address, flag for location of server and IP info for sites browsed) Google Shortcuts (quick ref icons to google tools - configurable) Noscript (on the fly script handling of JavaScript/flash objects/revoke scripts after visiting a page - auto disallow when browsing and accept when you want) In red are the ones I wont launch without. Edited June 3, 2012 by mrcash2009 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CameronMcDonald 146 Posted June 4, 2012 Hah, also, 7-Zip, for gawd's sake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maddogx 13 Posted June 4, 2012 In no particular order: Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express (and Pro at work ;)) Audacity Notapad++ GIMP (loving the new 2.8 version, apart from a few bugs.) XMedia Recode VirtualDub Ultrastar Deluxe Media Player Classic 7zip TightVNC FRAPS Also, Firefox with addons: AdBlockPlus NoScript Stylish (custom stylesheets for any website) GreaseMonkey FireBug for web development. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sickboy 13 Posted June 4, 2012 Visual Studio Sublime Text 2 Rubymine Chrome 7-zip WinSCP Skype Six Updater BI Tools Mikero Tools Do you need anything else? :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Serclaes 0 Posted June 4, 2012 Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express (and Pro at work ;)) Aaaah forgot about it: Eclipse and its plugins! Also: SQuirrel or DBVisualizer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrcash2009 0 Posted June 4, 2012 Visual StudioSix Updater Do you need anything else? :D Shameless, just shameless. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jagheterjan 10 Posted June 4, 2012 3ds max 2011 plus a whole slew of 3rd party plugins - saves me from boredom Photoshop + nDo + xnormal + Nvidia plugins for PS - see above Marmoset Toolbag - because 3ds' viewport sucks big time The Windows Calculator - because Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dekster 1 Posted June 5, 2012 Laptop and Macbook MS Word: ideal for writing, although mostly I just copy slabs of text from other sources and combine them. MS Excel: ideal for research data and accounting, few years ago I wouldn't think I'd use it so much. MS Powerpoint: ideal for making presentations VPN client: to log in on the university's network KissMac: to log in to any other network MS Messenger: still the best chat-program round (altough the old versions where miles better) Cellphone: Rain radar: ideal for driving a convertible and knowing if you'll need a coat when you go out Facebook app: speaks for itself. utter crap, hope they'll make a better one with the cash they recieved. Twitter app: speaks for itself Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
onlyrazor 11 Posted June 6, 2012 The 'Call' function on my cellphone. Apparently, hard to locate on today's "smart" phones. You youngsters and your jive talk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rangerpl 13 Posted June 7, 2012 Google Chrome - I used to use firefox but it's been turned into a bloated, buggy mess lately Fraps - obvious reasons SpeedFan - Gives me a quick readout of GPU temperatures on my taskbar WinDirStat - Visually represents disk usage (with a graph) and allows you to see which folders take up the most space Notepad ++ Adobe Photoshop - Though I don't have it installed currently Sony Vegas - Use it for movie making Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
