POLL: what types of programs you are most interested in?

[R. L.]

I myself like organizers, reminder or time related ones. I
also like to look at some that I don't often see (e.g., I
recently saw a "baby growing log" program and think that it is
kind of fun). How about you guys? Browsers? Chat programs?
What draw your interest most??





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[Tone Marie Berg]

I myself like organizers, reminder or time related ones. I also
like to look at some that I don't often see (e.g., I recently saw
a "baby growing log" program and think that it is kind of fun).
How about you guys? Browsers? Chat programs? What draw your
interest most??

I'm interested in ... well, almost anything, but I'm pretty much
settled when it comes to media players[1], file manager, chat
software[2], mail client and browser. I do a lot of different stuff, and
so I'm interested in a lot of different programs.

If a program can help me do a task more efficiently, I want to have a
look at it. If it can help me do a task more efficiently in a way I
hadn't even considered, it's even better. I'm a pretty picky sort when
it comes to the software I actually keep, though. It has to be
flexible, powerful and have a good UI -- either a nice, *standard* GUI,
or be completely controllable by command line (having it both ways in a
single piece of software is somewhat of a wet dream to me).

These days, I'm looking for:

1. A dictionary or, preferrably, a translator that handles to and from
english (or norwegian) and, well, as many other languages as possible.
The difficult part is that I need roman transliteration for languages
using non-english alphabets. The only one I've found so far is english-
greek only. I want *more*!
Software or online service; doesn't matter. I'm almost ready to take
anything I can get on this one.

2) A tool that can take a list of URLs, in the form of a plain text
file, find which URL is the fastest, and then run a command with the
URL as a parameter.
Wget is my download manager; why do you ask?

3) A calendar generator that can produce a nice, printed output for a
fictional world; complete with moon phases for more than one moon,
holidays, equinoxes, the works. I ask for a lot, I know.

4) A menstrual cycle calendar, that can calculate when the next period
begins. This actually exists as commercial software, but Femta
<URL:http://www.femta.com/> does a lot more, and makes really ... not-
nice printouts. I'd love to see something free, that prints nicely, and
doesn't break the saved calendar every three months.

I'm always looking for font management/previewing software, anything
PIM-ish and fast image viewers with decent PNG support.

Tone

[1] Foobar 2000, BSplayer, Media Player Classic
[2] irssi for IRC, Miranda for IM stuff

 

[MightyKitten]

I myself like organizers, reminder or time related ones. I
also like to look at some that I don't often see (e.g., I
recently saw a "baby growing log" program and think that it is
kind of fun). How about you guys? Browsers? Chat programs?
What draw your interest most??

well my main instrests are


Personally:
- Photo editing (and anything that surrounds this category, like screensave
makers, photo database software, ect)
- Databases with GUI's (Access-like, windbf32, threenotes, ect...)
- RPG games (well infact any game that could ganerate (nearly) infinite
choices and possibilities, like for example Angband)
- audio tools (MP3 and MP3 Editing and such)
- Anything specifically realated to the hardware I have (ok, quite vague)


Profesionally:
- Any office tools (eg. office packages, CMS systems, diagram creaturs -
planning software)
- any system and network managing tools (quite broad, I know, I dislike the
lot, but there are some real gems...)
- anything that can be used commercially for free


Not interested in:
- Java stuff
- Not compiled stuff. (I'm a system/network administrator, not a programmer)
- web based stuff (like you need a webserver to run it. I know they can be
nice, but in general, no thanks!)
- Any 'thing with a lot of instructions to be able to run (set your clock
between 12:00 and 01:00, deinstall notepad and open the program with the
CapsLock Key on - stuff)


MightyKitten

 

[burnr]

I'm always looking for font management/previewing software, anything
PIM-ish and fast image viewers with decent PNG support.

Tone

Have you looked at X-Fonter yet ? http://users.pandora.be/eclypse/
I just discovered it a few weeks ago and like it a lot.
There are screenshots at the given url too.

 

[Tone Marie Berg]

Have you looked at X-Fonter yet ?

Looked at it, tried it, hated its guts, used a rather large part of my
extensive vocabulary while surgically removing every last trace of it
from my computer. I have not found a single feature to like about X-
Fonter. It doesn't do Type1 fonts unless you pay for it, and the
"effects creator" is a downright silly feature. The fact that some
people praise this program boggles my mind to no end.

Now, that's a good sigmonster. *give cookie*

Tone

 

[Rod]

MightyKitten wrote:
snip

- Anything specifically realated to the hardware I have (ok, quite
vague)

That's why I visit www.tweakers.net , it's in dutch. The 'meuktracker'
publishes a lot of hardware-related freeware releases, among other 'normal'
programs (some of them freeware)

Rod

 

[jo]

What draw your interest most??

Tweaking and security, and mad little apps that fill a need I never
thought I had.

I came across a totally stupid app the other day that does mouse
clicks for you. The only use I can see for this is to automate the
playing of really boring games. I had to get it and play about with it
for a while just so as to stare at it in disbelief.
One day someone will post here with a question that can only be
answered by this ridiculous program. I will be ready for them.

 

[grant hill]

ive looked for a good email client for like a decade.
one thats safe (no html/scripts)
popcorn is too basic (no folder tree, otherwise ok)
thunderbird - too mozillaish(ugly, fat, slow loading)
the bat - good but ugly
foxmail - just doesent do it for me
calypso - clumsy
pegasus - ugly, clumsy, too win3.11
about 100 other clients tried - one flaw or another :/

 

[jo]

ive looked for a good email client for like a decade.

Pimmy?

 

[John Corliss]

I myself like organizers, reminder or time related ones. I
also like to look at some that I don't often see (e.g., I
recently saw a "baby growing log" program and think that it is
kind of fun). How about you guys? Browsers? Chat programs?
What draw your interest most??

Many kinds. Here are the categories I have my archives of saved
freeware install packages broken down into:

Audio (editors, players, etc.)
Business related (accounting, database, spreadsheet etc.)
CD related (burners, cover makers, etc.)
Desktop
Drivers
Dvd (burners, cover makers, etc.)
Educational
File utilities
Font related
Games
Graphic editors and tools
Icon related
Image viewers
Microsoft downloads
Online related (email, usenet, internet, ftp)
Photoshop Plugins
Program installation related
Reference (zip codes, area codes, maps, etc.)
Religious
Screen saver
Security (antimalware of any type)
System (tweakers, managment, information, etc.)
Video (editors, players, etc.)
Written document related (word processors, OCR, PDF, etc.)
XP stuff (I don't use XP, but work on computers that do.)

Note, I don't use a computer in a business environment so YMMV.

 

[*ProteanThread*]

I myself like organizers, reminder or time related ones. I
also like to look at some that I don't often see (e.g., I
recently saw a "baby growing log" program and think that it is
kind of fun). How about you guys? Browsers? Chat programs?
What draw your interest most??

Kidsware, obviously. )

However, what we can start doing (and I'm going to post this else where so
that other flooders see this) is to put "mini" descriptions in the subject
like, such as if its another archive program, a notepad replacement, a game,
a directory utility, a screen saver, a kids program, etc. Would that help ?

 

[Jan]

I myself like organizers, reminder or time related ones. I
also like to look at some that I don't often see (e.g., I
recently saw a "baby growing log" program and think that it is
kind of fun). How about you guys? Browsers? Chat programs?
What draw your interest most??

I am always looking for free well done platform games for my little
nephews. Mum doesn't have much money to buy games so free is always
good.

 

[Ben Cooper]

I myself like organizers, reminder or time related ones. I
also like to look at some that I don't often see (e.g., I
recently saw a "baby growing log" program and think that it is
kind of fun). How about you guys? Browsers? Chat programs?
What draw your interest most??

The program I'd be most interested in is that *holy grail* of freeware
apps: a True Type font creator for Windows. ( And I don't mean one which
requires a (ugh!) Cygwin installation.)

 

[jo]

I am always looking for free well done platform games for my little
nephews

Super Mario Bros is excellent

http://www.under1mb.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=15

And Giana isn't too bad.

 

[*ProteanThread*]

The program I'd be most interested in is that *holy grail* of freeware
apps: a True Type font creator for Windows. ( And I don't mean one which
requires a (ugh!) Cygwin installation.)

Check alt.binaries.freeware

 

[*ProteanThread*]

Super Mario Bros is excellent

http://www.under1mb.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=15

And Giana isn't too bad.

and also check out:

http://www.caiman.us (the best IMHO)

and

http://www.gamehippo.com


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[jo]

http://www.caiman.us (the best IMHO)

Excellent; I've never seen this site before. Thx

 

[R. L.]

MightyKitten wrote:
snip

That's why I visit www.tweakers.net , it's in dutch. The
'meuktracker' publishes a lot of hardware-related freeware
releases, among other 'normal' programs (some of them
freeware)

Rod

hey here..too bad I don't know dutch, but if you find any good
English ones there, keep us posted, won't ya?


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[R. L.]

However, what we can start doing (and I'm going to post
this else where so that other flooders see this) is to put
"mini" descriptions in the subject like, such as if its
another archive program, a notepad replacement, a game, a
directory utility, a screen saver, a kids program, etc.
Would that help ?

Sure, absolutely ..and perhaps also good to check them in
Google archives to see if they have been mentioned recently
before posting
(not only checking the name of the program, but their URL)
This has been a little bit more work for me but it worths it
IMO.

Kidsware, obviously. )

It is hard to find kidsware. Besides games, what kinds of
goodies you usually find for kids? (btw how old are yours ?)



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[R. L.]

I am always looking for free well done platform games for
my little nephews. Mum doesn't have much money to buy games
so free is always good.

Hey, do you frequent Gamehippo,then?


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