Ask Slashdot: What Software Can You Not Live Without? 531
An anonymous reader writes "Whenever I install a fresh operating system on my computer, I immediately grab a handful of programs that I simply must have. After that, I generally wait and install other pieces of software as I need them. My list of known, useful programs has dwindled over the past few years as projects died, ownership transferred, and functionality changed. At the same time, I've begun to have use for certain types of software that I've never needed before. It can be time-consuming and risky to install and evaluate every single option. So, I'm curious: what pieces of software do you find the most useful and reliable? Don't feel the need to limit yourself by operating system, platform, or hardware. If you're so inclined, a brief description about what makes the software great would be helpful, too."
First! (Score:5, Funny)
Pacemaker firmware.
Office productivity apps (Score:5, Funny)
Solitaire
Re:MS Office (Score:5, Funny)
The fat client lives...
fat?
Office 2003 was fat.
Office 2013 ate the OS and shit out Windows 8. Yeah, it's that morbidly obese. Should have named the release "Fat Bastard", but I heard that's being reserved for IE12.
Feedback: VLC is my first install regardless of OS. Damn thing just runs anything I throw at it. Used it for years now.
You lost me at vim (Score:5, Funny)
Sweet, sweet emacs (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Could your question be more generic? (Score:2, Funny)
You misspelled "Faget"
Re:You lost me at vim (Score:5, Funny)
Actually, that reminds me, I was meaning to ask on Slashdot if anyone has any advice as to which is the better editor, Vi or Emacs.
I'd love to know.
Re:You lost me at vim (Score:4, Funny)
Edlin.
Re:You lost me at vim (Score:4, Funny)
Emacs is a great OS, but IMHO the editor sucks.
Re:/. cookies (Score:3, Funny)