First Ten Programs on New Install? 1659
reddigitaldragon asks: "Some people re-install once a year, but if you're anything like me your machine is formatted at least once a month. After the OS is in, then come the favorite/must have/most used programs to install. My first installations for Windows (I use it; get over it): Trillian, Winrar, Firefox, Winamp, SmartFTP, Azureus, NMap, GKrellM, PowerDVD. What are your First 10 installed programs?" What are the first 10 programs you would install on a Windows machine? How about for a Unix machine?
My First 10... (Score:5, Funny)
Wimp. (Score:5, Funny)
-1 : TACO! WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?
Gator! (Score:5, Funny)
eWallet - Give you personal info to a spyware maker!
Dashbar - I don't know what it does, but it must dash!
WeatherScope - I've got to know my weather!
PrecisionTime - I've got to know exactly what time it is.
DateManager - How else do I know date it is?
WebSecureAlert - Who else to trust your security to than a spyware maker?
and then...
AOL 9.0!
Internet Explorer 6.01
Windows Media Player 9.0 - DRM Special Edition
Pr0n
Six...Seven...Eight... (Score:5, Funny)
Might I suggest adding a calculator [allersoft.com] to round out that list?
Bonzi Buddy (Score:5, Funny)
Just one (Score:5, Funny)
First thing to install on a Windows machine... (Score:5, Funny)
Quick Everyone! He uses Windows! (Score:5, Funny)
For those who are wondering, I use Linux, but have many friends who use windows because, quite frankly, they have no business using Linux. All they do is play games. Windows is great for certain uses, just not any of my uses... uh, I mean, FOR SHAME!
new windows system? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Gator! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:My First 10... (Score:4, Funny)
why? (Score:3, Funny)
No, we're not like you. Why waste time re-installing the same crap every month?
Your fortune cookie says: You will be replaced by a shell script
The next "Ask Slashdot", Don't you have anything better to do?
Re:One a month? (Score:2, Funny)
His computer setup sounds like a girlfriend: once a month, there's a time when you can't use it.
Install Nothing.... (Score:3, Funny)
Once a month...? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Mac OS X -- Get a (Score:2, Funny)
(I had too)
Re:What? (Score:5, Funny)
None (Score:1, Funny)
(Don't ask why I posted AC!)
Re:What? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:My First 10... (Score:5, Funny)
RTFA (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Just one (Score:2, Funny)
I have emacs installed by default by the OS,
I have Carbon Emacs,
I have XEmacs.
And I use them all to play tetris.
Re:Just one (Score:5, Funny)
Misnomer section title (Score:1, Funny)
My first one (Score:3, Funny)
Linux.
What about the bottom 10? (Score:5, Funny)
1) Gator.
2) Bonzi Buddy.
3) Microsoft Bob.
4) Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6 (the one that broke TCP/IP and led to the rush release of SP6a).
5) Any recent RealPlayer release chock full of adware/spyware.
6) Any release of Microsoft Outlook Express.
7) Microsoft KB835742 Security Update (the recent one that causes random Win2K boxes to reboot to a BSOD or have 99% CPU utilization).
8) The Microsoft Office "Clippy" option.
9) Microsoft Outlook Preview Pane.
10) Universal Plug n Play.
Re:My First 10... (Score:3, Funny)
- ethereal
- nmap
- evolution
- mozilla
- gnucash
- ettercap
- openvpn
- vnc
- amanda
All from ports
Re:What? (Score:3, Funny)
Just an FYI, I've got the same windows 95 installaton for 4.5 years now and it works fine. It would be even longer if my hard drive hadn't died back then! I still use it because I never got a copy of 98, ME sucks, and 2k/xp are too slow for my 450 mhz.
Do you ever get that far? (Score:3, Funny)
1) Windows
2) ICQ
3) M$Office
4) *crash*
5) *Reboot*
6) *Hell breaks loose*
7) Windows
8) ICQ...
Re:That's funny, I don't install Gator... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What? (Score:2, Funny)
I use Gentoo so it takes me a month to reinstall.
Re:Forget 7-Zip (Score:3, Funny)
Also, don't forget to specify whether or not it's free as in freeloader, free as in freezer, free as in freeway, free as in freestyle, free as in freeman, or, of course, free as in freemason.
Re:That's funny, I don't install Gator... (Score:5, Funny)
That was actually the first thing they installed when they rebooted Iraq.
Re:Are y'all nuts? (Score:2, Funny)
you're running a 4-year-old OS? what's your IP address?
My first 10 (Score:3, Funny)
W32.Bugbear.B@mm
W32.Bugbear.C
W32.Bugbear.D@mm
W32.Bugbear.E@mm
W32.Netsk
W32.Mydoom.I@mm
Gator
W32.Beagle.W@mm
W
hmm.. maybe I should install a firewall first?... NAHHHH
Re:Gator! (Score:2, Funny)
1) Step away from the computer
2) Leave the house
I'm dead serious here. I started getting out just over a month ago, and now I have been on dates with two different girls in that time. The two years previous that I spent on the net, I didn't go out on a single date. Oh, and I'm getting to see more of the city, working out more, eating healthier, and generally just living a better life.
But, of course, let's not be silly here. Do it in moderation. As you can tell, I haven't given up the net *completely*
The ususal favorites: (Score:2, Funny)
BonziBuddy
Gator
Wack-a-mole
Backorfice
DoubleClick
MSblaster
KaZaa
Hot bar
Comet Cursor
Re:Can you guess what I do for a living? (Score:1, Funny)
erm (Score:3, Funny)
2-10. whatever
Re:My First 10... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:My First 10... (Score:1, Funny)
Enjoy! [netscape.com]