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    Which Toshiba apps do you use?

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by markheus, Dec 24, 2007.

  1. markheus

    markheus Notebook Consultant

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    Like many here as soon as I got my computer I reformatted and reinstalled a base version of the Vista OS. However, the last few days I've had a bit of time on my hands so I decided I'd explore a few of th applications that came with the computer.

    I didn't want to do a recovery from the original DVD images because it was so unbelievable bloated, so I downloaded all the apps from the website. Here's a list ...

    Hardware Setup - Used to configure some BIOS and hardware settings
    SuperVisor Password - USed to set a Poweron password in the BIOS
    User Password
    Disc Creator - Handy, I've been using this.
    HD/DVD Player - I use this as well
    CD Silencer - Potentially useful, and it uses negligible memory
    Modem Software - Don't see this as useful
    Value Added Apps
    PC Diag - Could be handy - Runs some hardware tests as well as a sys info tool
    Button Support - Potentially Useful
    Flash Cards - Pretty useful - the newest update makes things run a lot smoother

    Bluetooth - Important
    ConfigFree - Handy - Lets a user set profiles for various locations - though Vista might do this as well

    Toshiba Assist - As far a I can tell, should a shortcut tool for the other apps as well as a few windows tools
    Mobility Tiles - Adds 2 tiles to the Mobility Center - One for Toshiba Assist and the other to lock the computer
    SD Memory Card format - Seems to give the option to do a low level format
    Zooming Utility - Doesn't vista have this built in?

    Anyway - Just curious what you guys use!