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Ferrisbuellersdayoff
Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 11:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
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?
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Garyz28
Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 11:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
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
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Brinnutz
Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 11:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
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.
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Ferrisbuellersdayoff
Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 12:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
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.
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Birdy
Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 12:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Sure can here's the link.

http://www.ecmspy.com/
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Ferrisbuellersdayoff
Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 12:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Ok got it, one problem:
I dont speak German.
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Brinnutz
Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 12:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
One solution:
Learn it.




lol
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Teeps
Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 01:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Open the app, then select the options menu, from there, choose language from drop down menu.





(Message edited by teeps on November 09, 2008)
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Froggy
Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 03:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
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.
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Hughlysses
Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 05:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Irfanview is a great, free image program.
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Huly_twoly
Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 07:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Photo Story 3 is a good way to organize photos into little videos or stories. Can add music etc. Free download.
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Ferrisbuellersdayoff
Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 07:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Teeps, thanks a bunch.
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Reepicheep
Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008 - 03:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Cygwin... makes windows almost usable ; )

www.cygwin.com

(only relevant if you like the Unix OS)
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Swordsman
Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008 - 04:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
+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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