Comments on: Ten lesser known “must have” free Programs, part 1 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/ Freeware reviews and downloads, featuring the coolest, best free software Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:07:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Samer http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-264464 Samer Sat, 28 May 2011 09:38:38 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/#comment-264464 @ Wintermule: I have reviewed Splayer. http://www.freewaregenius.com/2009/12/21/splayer-impressive-lightweight-media-player-that-packs-quite-a-punch/ However, reader feedback was less enthusiastic. I got reports that it was buggy, hard to remove, and other complaints. So now I am reluctant to endorse it. These days my favorite player is VLC, actually. @ Wintermule: I have reviewed Splayer. http://www.freewaregenius.com/2009/12/21/splayer-impressive-lightweight-media-player-that-packs-quite-a-punch/
However, reader feedback was less enthusiastic. I got reports that it was buggy, hard to remove, and other complaints. So now I am reluctant to endorse it.
These days my favorite player is VLC, actually.

]]> By: Wintermute http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-264460 Wintermute Sat, 28 May 2011 06:52:47 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/#comment-264460 Concerning the free media players KMPlayer has not worked for me. I get choppy playback, audio and video out of sync among other complaints. I usually read these lists about must have programs, KM and others always listed under best media players. Some time ago I found one called Splayer (Shoot Player), it is Chinese and I've never gone back to any other player. Plays all formats, excellent colors, GPU-Acceleration, low CPU comsumption and the most accurate subtitle finder function I've seen. You should really take a look at this particular player, you won't be dissapointed. Here's the link: http://www.splayer.org/index.en.html Please let me know what you people think. Regards Concerning the free media players KMPlayer has not worked for me. I get choppy playback, audio and video out of sync among other complaints. I usually read these lists about must have programs, KM and others always listed under best media players. Some time ago I found one called Splayer (Shoot Player), it is Chinese and I’ve never gone back to any other player. Plays all formats, excellent colors, GPU-Acceleration, low CPU comsumption and the most accurate subtitle finder function I’ve seen. You should really take a look at this particular player, you won’t be dissapointed.
Here’s the link: http://www.splayer.org/index.en.html

Please let me know what you people think.

Regards

]]> By: Broken Arrow http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-259860 Broken Arrow Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:14:02 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/#comment-259860 I used to love Digsby but one day I realized it sometimes cross sends messages to receipients from an account inaccurate. I had 2 Yahoo accounts, which had seperate buddy lists and I were chatting with a buddy from one Yahoo account, suddenly I noticed that Digsby just sent messeges to the receipient from the other Yahoo ID, which is absolutely dengerous. I also find their cloud computing phishy... My best choice is Pidgin now, for desktop. I used to love Digsby but one day I realized it sometimes cross sends messages to receipients from an account inaccurate. I had 2 Yahoo accounts, which had seperate buddy lists and I were chatting with a buddy from one Yahoo account, suddenly I noticed that Digsby just sent messeges to the receipient from the other Yahoo ID, which is absolutely dengerous.

I also find their cloud computing phishy…

My best choice is Pidgin now, for desktop.

]]> By: Cody http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-257754 Cody Sat, 03 Apr 2010 20:40:46 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/#comment-257754 Dont know mutch about all the programs listed here but, I can tell you Threatfire Is Not a Fun Freeware to Download. Dont know mutch about all the programs listed here but, I can tell you Threatfire Is Not a Fun Freeware to Download.

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]]> By: PerverzBabi http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-255582 PerverzBabi Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:13:42 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/#comment-255582 These are the software I install every time I get the chance: 1) AVG 2) AdAware 3) Glary Utilities (it's like CCleaner with more options) 4) Firefox+plugins AdBlock, Webmail Notifier (without plugins I'd use Chrome or Opera) 5) The KMPlayer (because it also plays TV and audio) 6) IZArc 7) utorrent ------------------- 8) OpenOffice (optional - I prefer Google Docs) These are the software I install every time I get the chance:

1) AVG
2) AdAware
3) Glary Utilities (it’s like CCleaner with more options)
4) Firefox+plugins AdBlock, Webmail Notifier (without plugins I’d use Chrome or Opera)
5) The KMPlayer (because it also plays TV and audio)
6) IZArc
7) utorrent
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8) OpenOffice (optional – I prefer Google Docs)

]]> By: pepsi http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-251335 pepsi Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:41:08 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/#comment-251335 ??????? ??????? ?? ???????. ?? ???????? ????? ???????????? ???? ??????, ?? ??? ????? ???????.? ? ???????, ? ?????, ????? ???? ??????????. ??????? ??????? ?? ???????. ?? ???????? ????? ???????????? ???? ??????, ?? ??? ????? ???????.? ? ???????, ? ?????, ????? ???? ??????????.

]]> By: Coafuri mirese http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-250404 Coafuri mirese Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:00:49 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/#comment-250404 Oau ..great resources. I use some of the tools listed above.. Great list! I use 7-Zip instead of Universal Extractor though.. It is very small, light on resources and opens all kinds of archives.. One other tool that you may have missed out on is an iso image reader. Oau ..great resources.
I use some of the tools listed above.. Great list! I use 7-Zip instead of Universal Extractor though.. It is very small, light on resources and opens all kinds of archives.. One other tool that you may have missed out on is an iso image reader.

]]> By: Herb987 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-249515 Herb987 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:14:20 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/#comment-249515 Digsby - supposedly Digsby's EULA says they can download "work" to your pc and use your unused cpu cycles to do research etc. You can opt out by digging through the menu system and Unchecking a checkbox that is checked by default. Digsby – supposedly Digsby’s EULA says they can download “work” to your pc and use your unused cpu cycles to do research etc. You can opt out by digging through the menu system and Unchecking a checkbox that is checked by default.

]]> By: Sombat1987 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-249284 Sombat1987 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:18:10 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/#comment-249284 Hi Samer Great stuff man! Just to let the community know... Here are a couple more favourite proggies I constantly use: PickPic - screen capture prog Revo Uninstaller Cathy - ULTRA fast and tiniest possible cd/dvd cataloguer CKrename - old but extremely versatile file renamer DupDetector - Duplicate pictures finder XnView - Picture viewer & adaptation prog w lots of features FLV player - Plays movies from my Opera cache AoA audio extractor - extracts mp3 from flv files ALL FREEWARE and as someone mentioned: MediaMonkey The PITS for music collectors Hi Samer

Great stuff man!
Just to let the community know… Here are a couple more favourite proggies I constantly use:
PickPic – screen capture prog
Revo Uninstaller
Cathy – ULTRA fast and tiniest possible cd/dvd cataloguer
CKrename – old but extremely versatile file renamer
DupDetector – Duplicate pictures finder
XnView – Picture viewer & adaptation prog w lots of features
FLV player – Plays movies from my Opera cache
AoA audio extractor – extracts mp3 from flv files
ALL FREEWARE
and as someone mentioned: MediaMonkey The PITS for music collectors

]]> By: DON PHILIPS http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-247324 DON PHILIPS Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:25:52 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/#comment-247324 good site fellas now bookmarked keep up the good work good site fellas now bookmarked keep up the good work

]]> By: Freeware Genius: as advertised, brilliant resource for locating and selecting freeware http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-246159 Freeware Genius: as advertised, brilliant resource for locating and selecting freeware Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:16:35 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/#comment-246159 [...] Ten lesser known “must have” free Programs, part 1 (I’d only heard of two or three – and the rest look very interesting) [...] [...] Ten lesser known “must have” free Programs, part 1 (I’d only heard of two or three – and the rest look very interesting) [...]

]]> By: Ishan@ILoveFreeSoftware http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-243734 Ishan@ILoveFreeSoftware Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:22:19 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/#comment-243734 Very Nice List... I had published a similar list sometime back, that included free antivirus and free download manager as well: <a href="http://www.ilovefreesoftware.com/17/articles/list-of-best-free-software-for-new-computer.html" rel="nofollow"> List of Best Free Software for New Computer</a> Very Nice List… I had published a similar list sometime back, that included free antivirus and free download manager as well:

List of Best Free Software for New Computer

]]> By: 10 lesser known “must have” free programs « abode http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-241359 10 lesser known “must have” free programs « abode Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:48:07 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/#comment-241359 [...] (from freewaregenius.com) [...] [...] (from freewaregenius.com) [...]

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]]> By: Lokonopa http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-236179 Lokonopa Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:53:02 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/#comment-236179 <a href="http://wiki.lunarsoft.net/wiki/Dial-a-fix" rel="nofollow">Dial-a-fix:</a> Fixes an enormous amount of Windows related issues, especially after an annoying spyware hit. When Windows Update and Windows Installer breaks down, this program repairs them quickly. Down below on the wiki page of Lunarsoft has detailed information about each option. Dial-a-fix: Fixes an enormous amount of Windows related issues, especially after an annoying spyware hit. When Windows Update and Windows Installer breaks down, this program repairs them quickly.

Down below on the wiki page of Lunarsoft has detailed information about each option.

]]> By: Syahid A http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-235944 Syahid A Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:30:02 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/#comment-235944 Really super stuff Sameer. Got to try everything inside here. A fan of Locate32 but really want to try Everything cause it does the same thing. Returnil looks like a super duper product. Can't wait for more! Really super stuff Sameer. Got to try everything inside here. A fan of Locate32 but really want to try Everything cause it does the same thing. Returnil looks like a super duper product. Can’t wait for more!

]]> By: Must-Have Free Windows Programs [Downloads] http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-235627 Must-Have Free Windows Programs [Downloads] Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:34:45 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/#comment-235627 [...] of our favorite sources of free downloads, the Freewaregenius blog, posts their top 10 list of lesser-known, “must have” free programs and we’re on board with most of the list, which includes Digsby, Everything, Launchy, Xobni, [...] [...] of our favorite sources of free downloads, the Freewaregenius blog, posts their top 10 list of lesser-known, “must have” free programs and we’re on board with most of the list, which includes Digsby, Everything, Launchy, Xobni, [...]

]]> By: bob http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-235511 bob Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:25:03 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/#comment-235511 @Fred Thompson: I've been using Threatfire for years and never had a problem updating my Firefox extensions. Comodo firewall is nothing like Threatfire. @Fred Thompson: I’ve been using Threatfire for years and never had a problem updating my Firefox extensions. Comodo firewall is nothing like Threatfire.

]]> By: Guy Fawkes http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-234435 Guy Fawkes Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:48:48 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/#comment-234435 @Brian: That's a little harsh, and not helpful. You should explain why sweepram is worse than useless (I agree that it is, but calling people idiots doesn't help them make better choices in the future). My list; by no means everything, but the bare minimum for a "useful" Windows computer, in my opinion: 1. Avast anti-virus 2. ALzip or 7zip (ALzip is prettier, 7zip more powerful) 3. PageDefrag 4. ioBit's Smart Defrag 5. Notepad2 installed as a replacement for notepad 6. Hostsman and HostsServer (I use only the MVPS.org hosts file) 7. Firefox 8. Thunderbird 9. OpenOffice 10. FastStone Viewer 11. FastStone Resizer 12. Audiograbber 13. LAME_enc.dll (for Audiograbber) 14. Blade_Enc.dll (for Audiograbber) 15. CDburnerXP 17. VideoLAN (aka VLC Media Player) 18. Paint.NET Yes, it's more than 10. No, I won't remove any from the list. Without those, the PC is incomplete. @Brian: That’s a little harsh, and not helpful. You should explain why sweepram is worse than useless (I agree that it is, but calling people idiots doesn’t help them make better choices in the future).

My list; by no means everything, but the bare minimum for a “useful” Windows computer, in my opinion:

1. Avast anti-virus
2. ALzip or 7zip (ALzip is prettier, 7zip more powerful)
3. PageDefrag
4. ioBit’s Smart Defrag
5. Notepad2 installed as a replacement for notepad
6. Hostsman and HostsServer (I use only the MVPS.org hosts file)
7. Firefox
8. Thunderbird
9. OpenOffice
10. FastStone Viewer
11. FastStone Resizer
12. Audiograbber
13. LAME_enc.dll (for Audiograbber)
14. Blade_Enc.dll (for Audiograbber)
15. CDburnerXP
17. VideoLAN (aka VLC Media Player)
18. Paint.NET

Yes, it’s more than 10. No, I won’t remove any from the list. Without those, the PC is incomplete.

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