what does 'everyone' have on their computer?!

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  • KJ44KJ44 Posts: 38,093
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    everyone
    :confused:

    Windows XP - nope
    Winamp - nope (xmms)
    Some version of MS Office/Word - nope
    MSN Messenger - nope (I've got amsn :o )
    Adobe Photoshop - not me
    Adobe [Acrobat] Reader - [highlight]YES[/highlight]
    Spyware on their PC - not me
    Google Earth & Desktop can't have it, jealous :cry:
    Mozilla Firefox (Admit it!) [highlight]YES[/highlight]
    Anti virus: - no viruses for me
  • rugbynutrugbynut Posts: 5,432
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    LaurenB wrote:
    Oh on the desk I have a large chunk of Malachite from mum,she says the PC will run smoother????

    A form of Malachite used to treat various fungal infections in fish has been banned in most countrys due to its carsenagenic qualitys. :eek:
  • SystemSystem Posts: 2,096,970
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    off the top of my head (cant be bothered to look throu prog menu)

    Dreamweaver 8,
    Porta
    Paintshop pro
    Nero
    CCLeaner
    MS antispyware
    NAV 2005
    MS powertoy image resizer
    MSN messenger
    Gmail Notifier
    Adobe thingy

    loads of editing and converting stuff but its not mine so am not including it:)
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,265
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    Mr Pringle wrote:
    It is true. But some of us have to run Windows boxes - although going Linuxxy is looking tempting.x

    Never understood the appeal of Linux -- but then I rely on some industry-standard apps to get my work done. There are no Linux versions of these.

    I feel that Linux is for the tinkerer -- not necessarily for your average family computer.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 12,311
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    what do people use google earth for, after the novelty has worn off at looking at your house etc?
    and what is google desktop?
  • KJ44KJ44 Posts: 38,093
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    Never understood the appeal of Linux

    I rely on some industry-standard Linux apps to get my work done, and it's nice having the same look and feel at home. :)

    I don't blame you for not being a GIMP fan, it does my head in. :confused:
  • tanstaafltanstaafl Posts: 21,814
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    Midspan wrote:
    What's a computer?
    One of these.
  • SystemSystem Posts: 2,096,970
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    tanstaafl wrote:
    One of these.

    is msn the blue one at the top??????
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 9,479
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    katebug wrote:
    I was wondering, what are the things that more or less everyone has on their computer?
    I'm talking about programmes, downloads, favourite websites etc

    I'm presuming msn messenger for a start!
    Google Earth seems to be rather popular too
    Dont most people have an ebay account nowadays?

    Any more?



    Konfabulators quite good, sorry if sombodies already posted it, i couldn't be bothered to read 3 pages :eek:

    www.konfabulator.com
  • tanstaafltanstaafl Posts: 21,814
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    Pink Mouse wrote:
    is msn the blue one at the top??????
    Is msn blue?
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,265
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    KJ44 wrote:
    I don't blame you for not being a GIMP fan, it does my head in. :confused:

    Sadly (perhaps), there isn't a great call for graphic designers who know The Gimp inside out. :)
  • dslrocksdslrocks Posts: 7,207
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    My Sony Ericsson W800i shipping sticker adorns the right side of my 2nd monitor at work.

    As for stuff everyone actually has on their PC, the first things I would say are:

    Windows XP [YES]
    Winamp [YES]
    Some version of MS Office/Word [YES; Office 2003]
    MSN Messenger [YES; but not the latest version]
    Adobe Photoshop (Funny considering it costs £££ yet everyone seems to have it nowadays :rolleyes: ) [No, but I have PSP 7]
    Adobe [Acrobat] Reader [The proper (yet ageing) version of Acrobat, Yes, Reader, no]
    And i'm sure a lot of people have some form of Spyware on their PC [No, no crap whatsorever]

    Things everyone should have on their PC:
    Google Earth & Desktop [I have Earth but not Desktop; I don't fancy some external company poking around in my files]
    Mozilla Firefox (Admit it!) [Yes, but I rarely use it; takes far too long to start up plus IE does what it says on the tin and is quick to open]
    If you dont want to pay for Anti virus: Grisoft AVG Free Edition [No, I don't have AVG]

    Google Earth is quite good but I can't see my home from the air because it's just a few metres out of range of the hi-res photo coverage.

    Personally I wouldn't consider Firefox and Google Earth things that people should have on their PC. Only if you really have a use for it, then have it, but if not there's no point in clogging up your HD with programs you don't want/need or use.

    As to what I have on my computer - a shed load of paper, some CDs and a mobile phone. On my screen I have some CDs that I play often placed sunny side up (bad I know but I can't find the boxes).
  • swirlygirlswirlygirl Posts: 5,390
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    Trillian
    Google Earth
    MS Office 2003
    Adobe Photoshop
    Firefox
    iTunes
    Soulseek
    EphPod
    Norton

    I think that's the basics but there is much much more!
  • swirlygirlswirlygirl Posts: 5,390
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    dslrocks wrote:
    Personally I wouldn't consider Firefox a thing that people should have on their PCs *EDITED FOR CLARITY*

    Um... why not? Firefox is infintely better than IE. I hardly even open IE now. The only reason I have it on the PC still is for some sites that require it, which are getting fewer and fewer...
  • James HarlandJames Harland Posts: 1,492
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    Wayyy too tired to come up with a witty reply to the Firefox security stuff, so I'll just *chuckle* and use their own website against them:
    http://secunia.com/search/?search=internet+explorer
    What's that? 176 security advisories? ;) 110 more than Firefox? ;)

    Better go now, I'm at the stage where my eyes are making the monitor look HUGE in my brain and this is all seeming like a bad dream. Hate being this tired :|
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 730
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    XP
    AOL Software


    No room for anything else ;)



    Actually, MS office, also Openoffice, photoshop, PaintShopPro,Gimp,picasa2, Powercinema, RecordNow...................Ad-aware,MCAfee Firewall, Spybot, Avast, Spyware blaster, MS Antipyware...........Quake2, Post-it notes lite...........AOL, google earth, limewire,Mirc........1,657 of my digi photos.....probably a million other things


    A better idea might be what FREE utilities, software do you have ??
  • DillholeMcGintyDillholeMcGinty Posts: 6,372
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    Nothing interesting on this machine at work apart from a putty session back to my home machine

    At home I have openBSD A64 3.8 with fluxbox, superkaramba, Gaim, Xmms, Gkrellm, BitchX, VNC, mplayer, bit torrent

    A P4 windows box Y's shadow Y's menu bar, trillian, server software for a buffalo link theatre, Office crap and F.E.A.R Call of Duty 2 and about 5 open putty sessions. :)

    A iMac G5 with iwork and which is currently torrenting some stuff for me to watch when i get home.

    Laptop running Open Suse 10.0 ndiswrapper for wirless , KDE, superkaramba, Gaim, Mplayer, Smoothdock, Liquid Weather, JUK, Xmms, VLC. Kmule
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,389
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    Adium
    iChat AV
    Safari RSS
    Firefox
    Opera
    IE
    Flock
    Deer Park
    Photoshop elements
    iCal
    iTunes
    iMovie
    iPhoto
    Garageband
    Address Book
    iSync
    Mail
    Quicktime 7
    Automator

    NewsFire
    NetNewsWire
    Audio Hijack
    SubEthaEdit
    Text Wrangler
    Tofu
    Quicksilver
    Handbrake
    FFmpegx
    VLC
    iVeZeen
    Podworks
    Synergy
    Thunderbird
    email ripper
    growl
    Uno
    ClamXAV
    Mellel
    Pages
    Keynote
    Gimp
    Chicken of the VNC
    Open Office
    BitTorrent
    Transmission
    Bits on wheels
    RealPlayer
    Transmit
    AcquisitionX
    Vienna
    Sharepoints
    FontExplorerX
    Coverflow
    Awaken
    cocoalicious
    delicious monster
    Onyx
    MPlayer
    Tomato torrent
    Toast

    Amongst others, those are some of the ones I use enought to spring to mind. It's a shame there's no software for the mac.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 964
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    Easier to take a picture and upload for ya all to see :)

    http://tinypic.com/ibhnk1.jpg

    And the start menu

    http://tinypic.com/ibho92.jpg
  • DillholeMcGintyDillholeMcGinty Posts: 6,372
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    Easier to take a picture and upload for ya all to see :)

    http://tinypic.com/ibhnk1.jpg

    And the start menu

    http://tinypic.com/ibho92.jpg

    I can tell by your forum name and from the Notorious BIG mp3 on your desktop that you are without a doubt " well gangsta" :)
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 964
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    I can tell by your forum name and from the Notorious BIG mp3 on your desktop that you are without a doubt " well gangsta" :)

    Yeh "imma a thug" :rolleyes: what you dont know is what song it is, its sky is the Limit diferent from the Thug $hit your thinking, its an ultimate feel happy song for me.. :cool:
  • zx50zx50 Posts: 91,229
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    Easier to take a picture and upload for ya all to see :)

    http://tinypic.com/ibhnk1.jpg

    And the start menu

    http://tinypic.com/ibho92.jpg

    My god....you've ran out of space for the start menu :D
  • timeytimey Posts: 19,379
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    Easier to take a picture and upload for ya all to see :)

    http://tinypic.com/ibhnk1.jpg

    And the start menu

    http://tinypic.com/ibho92.jpg
    That's awful. Get that start menu organised now! :mad:
    :D
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 964
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    That's awful. Get that start menu organised now! :mad:
    :D

    Sorry :o:cry: :rolleyes: cant be asked im way to lazy will probably reformat the whole thing have fresh start in the new year ;)
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