What software are you using in your computer right now?

Anti-virus
Anti-spyware
Browsing
Video
Music
Pictures
Instant Messaging
etc.. etc...

Can we sort of compile a list of most popular for each type? It would be good to have a reference... so people can see which software is highly recommended

 

opera 9.0 (best browser ever, i don't care what ppl say about firefox, and yes, i tried it)
avgfree antivirus.
acdsee picture viewer/editor - excellent program, especially if you like to read manga on your comp.
bsplayer/media player classic. frankly, the Combined Community Codec Pack (google it.) is awesome, will play all available video formats, (with subs, multi sound tracks, whutevah.) and comes with media player classic. if you don't have this, you should. (btw, i Hate codec packs, i went through HECK with some of them, and trust me. this one rocks.)
hmmmmmmmmmmm. what else?
sid meier's alpha centauri - good time killer.
if i think of more, guess i'll add it to the list.

 

NOD32 Antivirus
Adaware, SpywareBlaster, Advanced WindowsCare for antispyware
Bootvis, RegScrubXP, TuneXP for best performance
Firefox browser
Nero media player for videos
iTunes for music
Windows Picture and Fax Viewer for pictures (no editing software yet)
AIM is my only instant messenger
Nero Burning ROM for CD/DVD burning
Daemon Tools and PowerISO for virtual drives
uTorrent for .torrents
Yahoo Widgets for a few fun things
Peerguardian for file sharing protection
Diskeeper for background defgragmenting

 

Anti-virus - AVG Free
Anti-spyware - AdAware SE & Spybot S&D & Spyware Blaster
Browsing - Firefox
Video - Videolan VLC
Music - Windows Media Player
Pictures - ?? Microsoft Picture and Fax viewer?
Instant Messaging - MSN Messenger

DVD - PowerDVD
Burning - Nero 6

 

Avast for antivirus and AIM for instant messaging, multiple for most of the others.

 

Anti-virus : ZoneAlarm Security Suite
Anti-spyware : ZoneAlarm Security Suite, Ad-Aware, Spyware Blaster, Spybot S&D
Browsing : Opera (YES FRUITHEAD THIS IS THE BEST BROWSER )
Video : Media Player Classic
Music : iTunes
Pictures : Adobe Photoshop?
Instant Messaging : Windows Live Messenger 8.0 (don't download this now, still too many bugs!!! keep you MSN Messenger for now 'till theres an update)

 

• Anti-virus -- Avast (free)
• Firewall -- none
• Anti-spyware -- none
• Browsing -- Firefox
• Video -- Cyberlink PowerDVD
• Music -- Winamp
• Pictures -- Adobe photoshop elements
• Instant Messaging -- Trillian
• Burning/Ripping -- Nero
• Desktop Theme-- ObjectDock, Webshots, StyleXP

please keep the list to LEGAL software.

 

• Antivirus - Sophos Anti Virus
• Music - iTunes
• Video - K Lite Mega Codec Pack (Media Player Classic and BS Player)
• BitTorrent Client - ABC
• Photo Editing - Adobe Photoshop CS
• Games - Halo and Valve Steam Engine
• Instant Messenger - MSN Messenger and Skype
• File Compression/Extraction - WinRAR
• Anti Spyware/Adware - Windows Defender
• College Work - Microsoft Office 2003
• Firewall - PeerGuardian 2
• PDF - Adobe Reader
• Web Browser - Mozilla Firefox
• Back Up ADSL USB Modem Software - Thomson Speedtouch Connection Utility
• Operating System - Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2
• ISO Burning Software - Alex Feinman ISO Recorder v2
• HTML/CSS Editing - Notepad

 

OS=VISTA Ultimate, but am looking for everything else Freeware that will work on updtd Beta 2 (Bld 5384).
Browser=FireFox , supplied IE sucks IMO. Why is Opera better ?
Video=Adobe Premiere 7 (aka Suite 1.5 or 2.0)
Speed control=Was using NotebookHardwareControl 1.1 b3, but errors w/ Vista
Fan control =Speed Fan 4.29 b 3
Bench Mark= Everest Ultimate 2.81 b, PCMark04, PCWizard 2006, memtest86+
WiFi=Atheros AR5006 (Client Utility)

 

using right now? programs open 2: IE6, file explorer

 

Antivirus: Symantec Corporate Edition 10
Spyware: Spybot S&D
IM: AIM and MSN
Browser: Firefox/Opera 9
Video/Music: WMP 11
OS: XP
Other: WindowBlindsXP

 

Antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
Antispyware/Malware - Windows Defender
UI - Flyakite OSX
Dock - RKLauncher
Finder Bar - Finderbar
Web Browsing - Mozilla Firefox (with plugins: Tabbrowser Preferences, Adblock Plus, Long Titles, BugMeNot, abcTajpu, SearchPluginHacks, FireFTP, IE Tab, Download Statusbar, Adblock Filterset.G Updater, Page Title Eraser, Download Embedded, Tab X, Searchbar Autosizer, Mouse Gestures, Googlepedia, GooglePreview, Tiny Menu, MinimizetoTray)
Email - Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Instant Messaging - AOL Instant Messenger 5.9 with DeadAIM
Image Manipulation - Adobe Photoshop CS2
Vector Manipulation - Adobe Illustrator CS2
Video/Audio Manipulation - Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0
DVD Generation - Adobe Encore DVD
3D Animation - Adobe After Effects 7.0
Word Processing - Microsoft Office Word 2003
Spreadsheets - Microsoft Office Excel 2003
Digital Presentations - Microsoft Office Powerpoint 2003
Vector Animation - Macromedia Flash Professional 8
Web Site Manipulation - Macromedia Dreamweaver Professional 8
Media Player/Ripper/Burner - Windows Media Player 11 BETA
Highly Efficient Time Waster - Google Earth
Remote Administration - RealVNC

And that, my friends, is a tour through my program files folder.

The end.

 

OS - Windows XP Media Center Edition
Antivirus - AntiVir Personal Edition (free)
Spyware - Adaware
Browser - Firefox
Pictures - Adobe Photoshop CS2
Drive Emulators - Alchohol 120% & Power ISO
Burning Sofware - Nero
Benchmarking - 3dmark05 & 06
Defragmenting - PerfectDisk 7.0
Games - KOTOR 1, HL2, CS:S, GRAW
Wallpaper - Way cool Superman background @ 1440x900

 

OS - Windows XP Pro
Antivirus - McAfee Security Center
Spyware - Adaware and Spybot
Browser - Firefox
Picture Editing: Adobe Photoshop CS2
Web Site Creation: Dreamweaver 8
FTP- Wise FTP 4.0
Other Adobe Stuff: Everything that is in the Creative Suite CS2
Burning Sofware - Nero
Wallpaper - Blueish circle things(hard to explain)
IM- MSN Messenger
Email- Outlook 2003 & MS Exchange
Music- Itunes

That's about it for my computer least the important stuff anyways.

 

i am not adding anything, but i'd like to suggest from now on we add to the list favorite (or most efficient >_>) time-killer(s)

like, for me it's sid meier's alpha centauri.
for FalsePerc

join in, everyone!

 

My list is pretty much same as above (Avast, Spybot, Firefox, etc.). But most efficient time waster? I have to agree on good ol' Sid Meier -- Civilization 3 and Pirates of the Carribean. haven't tried Civ4 yet, maybe after I buy my new computer.

 

Basically everything in this post:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=1469078&postcount=153

+ Nod32
+ Total Commander
+ Jetico Personal Firewall
+ Office 2007 beta
+ OpenOffice 2.0.2
+ VirtualDub
+ AudaCity
+ Live for Speed
+ WinUAE
+ The Godfather
+ foobar2000
+ ffdshow
+ MediaPlayerClassic
+ FreeDownloadManager

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Basically JUST FREEWARE except for TotalCMD & NOD

 

AV: McAffee Security Suite
ASW: Spybot
Browsing: Opera, FF, IE (rare)
Video: VLC player
Music: WMP
Pictures: Adobe PS CS2
IM: None except for with Google mail
CD Burning: Nero
DVD Burning: Nero
Email: Thunderbird, Mozilla (does OPERA make one?)
Office: MS Office
Games: Tiger Woods 2006, NHL 2006
CD/DVD emulators: Virtual Drive and Daemon tools

 

* Antivirus - bitdefender 9 pro
* Music - winamp and wmp
* Video - powerdvd 6 premium edition
* Photo Editing - Adobe Photoshop CS
* Games - Free cell. LOL
* Instant Messenger - MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger
* File Compression/Extraction - WinRAR
* Anti Spyware/Adware - Windows Defender
* College Work - Microsoft Office 2003 and word perfect 12
* Firewall - bitdefender
* PDF - Adobe Reader
* Web Browser - Mozilla Firefox and IE7
* Operating System - Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2
* ISO Burning Software - Nero
*Email Client- Mozilla Thunderbird