Software of choice?

edited April 2007 in Software
What are your choices for the following?

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Anti-Virus: Avast! Personal

Firewall: Sunbelt Kerio Firewall

Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox

E-mail Client: Mozilla Thunderbird

FTP Client: FileZilla

IM Client(s): Miranda-IM

IRC Client: Miranda-IM / mIRC

Productivity: OpenOffice.org

Feel free to expand the list with new categories if you so desire.

Comments

  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 (Plus 98SE)

    Anti-Virus: Norton AntiVirus 2005 in Norton Systemworks 2005

    Firewall: None.

    Web Browser: Internet Explorer6 and Firefox2

    E-mail Client: none use Webmail hotmail+IGNmail.

    FTP Client: FileZilla

    IM Client(s): MSN Live Messenger (MSN8)

    IRC Client: mIRC /chatzilla

    Productivity: Office XP (MS Office 2000 or 2001 Version of Word etc.)

    Multimedia player: Winamp 5.33

    CD/DVD Burning: Nero Reloaded 6

    Image Viewer: Windows Picture and Fax Viewer (ACDSEE32 on 9x)
  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
    Anti-Virus: Nod32
    Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox
    E-mail Client: Mozilla Thunderbird
    FTP Client: FileZilla
    IM Client(s): MSN
    IRC Client: Seamonkey
    Productivity: Office 2003
    Defrag: Auslogics Disk defrag
    BitTorrent: uTorrent
    Media: MusikCube / media player classic
    PDF: Foxit reader / primo pdf
    CCleaner ftw!
  • Operating System: Gentoo Linux

    Anti-Virus: <
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    Firewall: Uhh... iptables? Dunno.

    Web Browser: Konqueror

    E-mail Client: Going to gmail.com directly :)

    FTP Client: Konqueror's built in FTP client

    IM Client(s): Kopete

    IRC Client: Konversation

    Productivity: OpenOffice.org
  • OS: Ubuntu Linux, Windows XP SP2 and OS X : )

    Antivirus: NOD 32 2.7 (with anti-rootkit's protection) and Lavasoft AD Aware SE (for bad cookies and reg. modifications)

    Firewall: WinXP integrated one, or Zone Alarm : )

    Web Browser: IE 7.0 or 6.1 (for older sys)

    E-mail Client: Windows Live Mail ; )

    FTP Client: FileZilla

    IM Client: Windows Live! Messenger 8.1

    Office suites: MS Office 2007 Enterprise or 2003 Pro

    Media: Winamp 5.33 and WMP 11

    BitTorrent: uTorrent 1.6.1

    P2P downloads: FilePipe P2P 2.7R (connects to 4 different P2P severs: Ares, Gnutella, FastTrack and GiFT)

    PDF: Adobe Acrobat 8.0

    CD Burning: Nero 7.5 Enhanced, Clone CD, Alcohol 120%

    Visual Themes for XP: Windows Vista "Beta 1" or MCE "Royale" theme

    D/L Manager: DAP 8.5 ; )

    Image View: XnView ; )

    Audio Editing: Nero Wave Editor (the version that came with Nero 7.5)
  • OS: Windows Vista Home Premium for newer workstations, and Ubuntu or FreeBSD for servers.

    Antivirus: None. They all suck. tongue.gif

    Firewall: Windows Vista integrated security stuff.

    Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox Latest Version (currently 2.0.0.3).

    E-mail Client: Outlook if I can't use webmail of some sort.

    FTP Client: FileZilla

    IM Client: Trillian 3.1

    Office suites: Microsoft Office 2003 Professional

    Media: Windows Media Player 11.

    BitTorrent: uTorrent Latest

    P2P downloads: LimeWire if I ever use p2p... the whole protocol has gone down the drain.

    PDF: Adobe Acrobat Reader Latest.

    CD Burning: Default Windows wizards work fine, or else Roxio Easy-CD Creator.

    D/L Manager: FreshDownload Latest.

    Image View: Windows Picture and Fax Viewer, or whatever they call it in Vista now.

    -Kirk
  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP
    Anti-Virus: AVG Free
    Firewall: N/A, Router Firewall
    Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox
    E-mail Client: Windows Live Mail
    FTP Client: AceFTP
    IM Client(s): MSN
    IRC Client: XIrc/IceChat
    Productivity: MS Office
    Game: Starcraft
    Media: WMP 11
    Imaging: Photoshop CS2
    File Sharing: LimeWire
    Voice Communication: Ventrilo

    Can't think of anything else...
  • On the Apple side:
    OS: Mac OS X.4 ("Tiger")
    Web: Shiira
    Productivity: MS Office X
    Media: VLC or iTunes
    IRC: XChat Aqua
    Mail: I havent tried anything yet, so just going to gmail.com
    IM: Adium
    Firewall: Software firewalls suck, get a router with one.
    Game: Starcraft

    On the Wintel side:
    OS: Windows 2000 Pro
    Web: Firefox 2
    IRC: Tie between X-Chat and mIRC (no scripts except maybe Darkengine and AMIP)
    Media: Winamp 5
    Productivity: MS Office 2000
    Game: Civilization IV
    IM: Trillian Astra
    Firewall: see above in Mac section
    Mail: Gmail.com webclient

    -512
  • Get away from Acrobat Reader, use foxit reader. Its the same functionality in 1/100th the size/bloat.
  • The new reader isn't bloated :|.
  • Operating System: Any NT based Windows OS

    Anti-Virus: AVG/NOD32

    Firewall: My Router, or if thats not available, Windows Firewall

    Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox

    E-mail Client: Microsoft Outlook 2000/2003

    FTP Client: FTP Explorer/Windows Explorer

    IRC Client: mIRC

    Productivity: Microsoft Office 2003

    Media: Winamp 2.91

    Graphic Production: Adobe Photoshop

    Text Editor: Notepad++
  • BOD wrote:
    The new reader isn't bloated :|.
    adobe reader: 27.5MB
    foxit: 1.66 MB
  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows VVista (Ultimate) ?

    Anti-Virus: NOD32

    Anti-malware: Spybot

    Firewall: None/router. Definately NOT Windows Stonewall

    Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox

    E-mail Client: None/neither POP3 or IMAP used.

    FTP Client: FileZilla or Windows' FTP

    IM Client(s): Tril 0.74

    IRC Client: None

    Productivity: OpenOffice.org

    -Q

    PS. P2P isn't a protocol. Protocols implement P2P.
  • OS: Windows XP Professional SP2
    Antivirus: eTrust Vet Antivirus
    Firewall: Windows Firewall/Router Firewall
    Web Browser: Firefox 2.0.0.3
    E-mail Client: Hotmail/Windows Live Mail beta/Yahoo Mail for FreeCycle shit/Gmail
    FTP Client: SmartFTP
    IM Client: Trillian/Windows Live Messenger 8.1
    Office suites: Microsoft Office 2003 Professional SP2
    Media: Winamp 5.33 or iTunes 7.1
    Torrent: uTorrent
    PDF: Adobe Reader 8
    CD Burning: Nero 6
    Image View: ifanview
    IRC Client: mIRC
  • OS: Windows XP Pro
    Antivirus: Sophos
    Firewal: router
    Web browser: Opera
    E-mail: Thunderbird
    FTP: filezilla
    IM: trillian
    Office: Office 2003
    Media: Winamp
    Torrent: utorrent
    PDF: Adobe Reader
    CD stuff: nero
    Image viewing: windows viewer
    IRC: mIRC
  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate

    Anti-Virus: Avast! Personal

    Firewall: Windows Firewall

    Web Browser: SeaMonkey

    E-mail Client: SeaMonkey Mail

    FTP Client: FileZilla

    IM Client(s): Gaim

    IRC Client: X-Chat

    Productivity: Microsoft Office
  • OS: Windows XP Pro
    Firewal: router
    Web browser: Opera
    E-mail: Outlook
    FTP: FlashFXP
    IM: trillian
    Office: Office 2003<< OpenOffice can lick my balls
    Media: Winamp, itunes
    Torrent: utorrent
    PDF: Adobe Reader
    CD stuff: nero
    IRC: mIRC
  • OS: Windows 98SE, Windows XP, or Ubuntu
    Anti virus: avast!
    Anti adware/spyware: Adaware SE Personal
    Firewall: Zone Alarm
    Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox
    FTP: FileZilla
    IRC: Trillian
    Office: Office 97, OpenOffice
    Media: Winamp
    CD Burner: Deep Burner
  • CD writer: BurnCDCC

    -Q
  • Operating System:Many but primary is Microsoft Windows XP Professional

    Anti-Virus: Norton Corporate Edition on almost everything.

    Firewall: Novell Bordermanager as part of small business bundle on Netware. Replaced my old PIIX box with it. Cisco getting greedy on their upgrades.

    Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox or IE 7

    E-mail Client: Outlook (not express)

    FTP Client: c:\ftp open ftp.yourftp.com

    IM Client(s): don't bother with any

    IRC Client: mIRC is installed on a win95 VPC

    Productivity: Office 2003

    CD/DVD Nero 6.x premium, DVD decrypter, Burnit4me, DVD Shrink some others...

    My favourite all time free application: Irfanview
  • The icon for that is utterly distinctive and... yea...

    -Q
  • Anonymous wrote:
    BOD wrote:
    The new reader isn't bloated :|.
    adobe reader: 27.5MB
    foxit: 1.66 MB

    PWND!

    Operating System: Windows NT 4.0

    Anti-Virus: NORTON 5.0

    Firewall: WTF for?

    Web Browser: Opera 6.06

    E-mail Client: web based

    FTP Client: Internet Explorer

    IM Client(s): Suck balls

    IRC Client: mIRC

    Productivity: Microsoft Office
  • Opera below 8 is like...options hell :|.
  • Any early version of Opera sucks so much ass that I would rather use IE than an early version of Opera.

    Opera 9 is good, I don't think I tried 8 though
  • I do remember being more then a little annoying by the completely FLOOD of preferences and screen elements in O6/7, which was what I tried.

    -Q
  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

    Anti-Virus: Kaspersky

    Firewall: Tiny Personal firewall

    Web Browser: Netscape 8.0

    E-mail Client: Microsoft Outlook Express

    FTP Client: Windows Explorer (Simple)

    IM Client(s): AIM

    IRC Client: Fugu (Mac)

    Productivity: Microsoft Office 97 (fast, reliable)
  • alexzarach wrote:
    Web Browser: Netscape 8.0

    (Spew) !!!

    Are you serious? You mean this one (give or take a few versions)?

    -Q
  • 8.1.3, rather. I use the 'classic' theme.
  • "Spyware" looks like something completely different. And I wonder if the trend in apps these days is toward "Security Centers"... maybe the Windows one will end up being pluggable with others so you can check on NS's security as well as Windows'?

    -Q
  • The security centre repeatedly malfunctions, but it's unlikely security suites/centres will be able to scan browsers unless they use plugins.
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