Comments on: Most Essential Free Softwares After Windows Installation http://tutzone.net/2009/11/most-essential-free-softwares-after-windows-installation.html Tutorials, Design News, and Inspiration Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:17:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Marin Nhttp://tutzone.net/2009/11/most-essential-free-softwares-after-windows-installation.html#comment-3460 Marin N Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:40:03 +0000 http://tutzone.net/?p=220#comment-3460 Well.. i agrre with you on most, and i have to say that Notepad++ does a better job than Jarte that someone speciffied in one of the comments. <br>And i have to add that you don't actually need K-Lite Mega Codec Pack if you have VLC installed. And also, that a good replacement for VLC can be the MPlayer from <a href="http://www.mplayerhq.hu" rel="nofollow">www.mplayerhq.hu</a> .<br>Google Chrome -- is a BIG No! .. it opens so many processes (GoogleUpdater.exe, GoogleCrashHandler.exe, google.. blah.. blah.. .exe) and for every tab, it starts a new chrome.exe process .. this program is just a HUGE Hole in your system resources. <br>Avira, CCleaner and KomodoFirewall can all be replaced by AVG Free.. and from my experience AVG alone does a better job at protecting your PC than those programs together. <br>The Digsby and Everything search engine .. totally useless programs, at lest in my experience. Well.. Digsby may be usefull if you really use more than 2-3 chat programs .. but a better option is Pidgin or Trillian (personally, i just use the default chat programs..). Anyway.. this is a personal option alone. The everything search engine .. well.. if you really need it.. may be usefull.. but i installed it and keep it on my PC for 3 months without a single use... <br><br>Anyway .. as a side note:<br><br>You can spare the ~30 mins on installing windows + more than 60 minutes to get your updates + 10 to 60 minutes installing or downloading and installing or updating drivers for your devices that windoes didn't recognized (i know.. this happens in very rare occasions since Win7, but it sux when it happens) and another 30-60 mins to install custom software that will replace what you didn't like in Windows .. ( that's a total of 2 hours up to 3 hours and 30 minutes or even more in some cases) by just installing a GNU/Linux distribution, like Ubuntu. 20-30 minutes installation, about 10 minutes setting it up, maybe another 30 minutes to get some updates... a lot of time saved. <br>And more than that, you decide what is installed on your PC, not Microsoft. Update packages have comprehensive names, not criptyc codes (e.g. QU343325 ..wtf is that ?? ), you don't have to spend 170USD to get it, but just ~0,25 USD for a CD/DVD blank and 10 minutes of your time to download it and burn it on that blank CD/DVD. You can choose to get free support (just by asking in forums) or payd support.. and even so it cost's you alor less than using Microsoft products.<br>And no, linux is not a command line operating system.. unless you choose so.<br>I'm not an linux fanatic. I use both Windows and Linux at work and at home. Both are usefull in theyr own way. But when it comes to costs+stability+usability .. alltogether GNU/Linux always won. And if someones tells you that you can't play Games on Linux, just send that person to take a look at <a href="http://www.winehq.com" rel="nofollow">www.winehq.com</a> ..<br><br>My 3 years old son plays he's puzzle games on linux. My wife use windows, just because she doesn't wanna use something else.. I use both, windows and linux ( not only one distro.. i use Ubuntu, Fedora Core, Slackware, CentOS at work, )<br><br>Have fun, whatever you decide. Well.. i agrre with you on most, and i have to say that Notepad++ does a better job than Jarte that someone speciffied in one of the comments.
And i have to add that you don't actually need K-Lite Mega Codec Pack if you have VLC installed. And also, that a good replacement for VLC can be the MPlayer from http://www.mplayerhq.hu .
Google Chrome — is a BIG No! .. it opens so many processes (GoogleUpdater.exe, GoogleCrashHandler.exe, google.. blah.. blah.. .exe) and for every tab, it starts a new chrome.exe process .. this program is just a HUGE Hole in your system resources.
Avira, CCleaner and KomodoFirewall can all be replaced by AVG Free.. and from my experience AVG alone does a better job at protecting your PC than those programs together.
The Digsby and Everything search engine .. totally useless programs, at lest in my experience. Well.. Digsby may be usefull if you really use more than 2-3 chat programs .. but a better option is Pidgin or Trillian (personally, i just use the default chat programs..). Anyway.. this is a personal option alone. The everything search engine .. well.. if you really need it.. may be usefull.. but i installed it and keep it on my PC for 3 months without a single use…

Anyway .. as a side note:

You can spare the ~30 mins on installing windows + more than 60 minutes to get your updates + 10 to 60 minutes installing or downloading and installing or updating drivers for your devices that windoes didn't recognized (i know.. this happens in very rare occasions since Win7, but it sux when it happens) and another 30-60 mins to install custom software that will replace what you didn't like in Windows .. ( that's a total of 2 hours up to 3 hours and 30 minutes or even more in some cases) by just installing a GNU/Linux distribution, like Ubuntu. 20-30 minutes installation, about 10 minutes setting it up, maybe another 30 minutes to get some updates… a lot of time saved.
And more than that, you decide what is installed on your PC, not Microsoft. Update packages have comprehensive names, not criptyc codes (e.g. QU343325 ..wtf is that ?? ), you don't have to spend 170USD to get it, but just ~0,25 USD for a CD/DVD blank and 10 minutes of your time to download it and burn it on that blank CD/DVD. You can choose to get free support (just by asking in forums) or payd support.. and even so it cost's you alor less than using Microsoft products.
And no, linux is not a command line operating system.. unless you choose so.
I'm not an linux fanatic. I use both Windows and Linux at work and at home. Both are usefull in theyr own way. But when it comes to costs+stability+usability .. alltogether GNU/Linux always won. And if someones tells you that you can't play Games on Linux, just send that person to take a look at http://www.winehq.com ..

My 3 years old son plays he's puzzle games on linux. My wife use windows, just because she doesn't wanna use something else.. I use both, windows and linux ( not only one distro.. i use Ubuntu, Fedora Core, Slackware, CentOS at work, )

Have fun, whatever you decide.

]]> By: Soko Banjahttp://tutzone.net/2009/11/most-essential-free-softwares-after-windows-installation.html#comment-3439 Soko Banja Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:10:56 +0000 http://tutzone.net/?p=220#comment-3439 It's really a good post, well done go ahead ... It's really a good post, well done go ahead …

]]> By: Uninstall Programhttp://tutzone.net/2009/11/most-essential-free-softwares-after-windows-installation.html#comment-3414 Uninstall Program Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:37:11 +0000 http://tutzone.net/?p=220#comment-3414 Haha, all the programs you mentions have been installed in my PC. Haha, all the programs you mentions have been installed in my PC.

]]> By: Sokobanjahttp://tutzone.net/2009/11/most-essential-free-softwares-after-windows-installation.html#comment-2898 Sokobanja Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:54:51 +0000 http://tutzone.net/?p=220#comment-2898 You forgot to mention a bs player, photoshop, winamp.... But great selection enyway You forgot to mention a bs player, photoshop, winamp…. But great selection enyway

]]> By: Sokobanjahttp://tutzone.net/2009/11/most-essential-free-softwares-after-windows-installation.html#comment-1348 Sokobanja Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:54:51 +0000 http://tutzone.net/?p=220#comment-1348 You forgot to mention a bs player, photoshop, winamp.... But great selection enyway You forgot to mention a bs player, photoshop, winamp…. But great selection enyway

]]> By: Portal Srbijahttp://tutzone.net/2009/11/most-essential-free-softwares-after-windows-installation.html#comment-2899 Portal Srbija Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:57:44 +0000 http://tutzone.net/?p=220#comment-2899 I use a lot of these programs that you set here, great, everyone should know how to install. I use a lot of these programs that you set here, great, everyone should know how to install.

]]> By: Portal Srbijahttp://tutzone.net/2009/11/most-essential-free-softwares-after-windows-installation.html#comment-1349 Portal Srbija Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:57:44 +0000 http://tutzone.net/?p=220#comment-1349 I use a lot of these programs that you set here, great, everyone should know how to install. I use a lot of these programs that you set here, great, everyone should know how to install.

]]> By: Soko Banjahttp://tutzone.net/2009/11/most-essential-free-softwares-after-windows-installation.html#comment-2900 Soko Banja Thu, 27 May 2010 21:07:00 +0000 http://tutzone.net/?p=220#comment-2900 Ha ha, very good collection, thank you very much:) Ha ha, very good collection, thank you very much:)

]]> By: Soko Banjahttp://tutzone.net/2009/11/most-essential-free-softwares-after-windows-installation.html#comment-1347 Soko Banja Thu, 27 May 2010 21:07:00 +0000 http://tutzone.net/?p=220#comment-1347 Ha ha, very good collection, thank you very much:) Ha ha, very good collection, thank you very much:)

]]> By: Bariskihttp://tutzone.net/2009/11/most-essential-free-softwares-after-windows-installation.html#comment-2902 Bariski Tue, 25 May 2010 19:01:12 +0000 http://tutzone.net/?p=220#comment-2902 Thanks. Thanks.

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