Google Pack - is it worth it ?

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http://pack.google.com/
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It appears to be a way to select (or more accurately deselect) a
number of Google apps available individually, as well as a few other
well-known apps, and download what you want in a bundle.

I already have several:

Google Earth - use it quite a bit, more as a "gee whiz" exercise than
out of a practical need. It is useful in getting a feel for the
geography of an area that you see on cable news or a place that you
plan to visit or where you used to live. It is pretty international
in scope. Works best with a good broadband connection and faster CPU.

Google Toolbar - have used it heavily for years, multiple times on
almost every surfing session.

Google Desktop - Really good for searching contents of files, and very
fast. Downside is the initial indexing and disk space usage. Also,
it's not a total search solution. I use it and Agent Ransack (for
filename search) in combination.

Picasa - have it, but don't use it much. A lot of people seem to like
it.

Ad-Aware SE Personal - along with Spyware S&D a good combo to keep
your system clean from adware/spyware.

Adobe Reader 7 - like other Adobe products, bloatware, but it does
offer the ability to use and save fill-in PDF docs.

I don't use or know anyting about Google Pack Screensaver, Mozilla
Firefox with Google Toolbar or Norton Antivirus 2005 Special Edition.

Worth it? Probably, if you want to download several of the apps at
one time, otherwise, probably not.
 
*ProteanThread* said:
http://pack.google.com/
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Not if you have most of the software from before... :-)

I tried to cheat and only download the Norton Antivirus offer and it
worked... But then it wanted me to un-install AVG before proceeding and
then I bowed out...

regards from vegard
 
Not if you have most of the software from before... :-)

I tried to cheat and only download the Norton Antivirus offer and it
worked... But then it wanted me to un-install AVG before proceeding and
then I bowed out...
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You could uninstall AVG, install Norton and re-install AVG.
However, getting totally rid of Norton again is one of the biggest pains in
the azz I ever encountered, not to mention it missed some virusses that AVG
did detect (talking about the summer of 2004, things might have changed).
 
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