important computer things you should know about

[Dan]

Odd. I know that Firefox can use lots of memory when you have a ton of tabs open. Just kill the process and start again, I guess. It's not a big issue, especially if you have a way to restore sessions.

Sometimes I need to keep tabs open. It is annoying to close everything that you are doing and restarting because the program leaks memory.

 

[Beerdude26]

Don't put your computer in a fire. I'm not sure if there is a program to stop you from doing this.

Maybe a program that monitors your CPU heat and fan RPM?

 

[Druckles]

Maybe a program that monitors your CPU heat and fan RPM?

No. A firewall

 

[Sulkdodds]

That would have been pretty good if you'd posted it closer to Murray.

 

[Nemesis6]

Adobe Photoshop :thumbs:
SSH - Only if you need it.
Microsoft Office :X
MATLAB - Only if you're into that sort of thing.
Firefox with Adblock and Chatzilla extensions :thumbs:
xvid codec :thumbs:
BitTornado
Alcohol 120%
PSPad (best text editor)
Aim Ad Hack (AOL instant messenger without ads or spyware)
PDF Creator - Only needed if you're a north-American office zombie.
AVG Free - Good mostly because it's free. It doesn't have real time protection though.


Non-obvious websites you need to know about/visit:

www.drudgereport.com (most important news site, directs all national news channels)
Not really familiar with this one though I've run across it a couple of times.

http://www.smacki.com/mp3 search using google (to search for mp3s)
Didn't know that one, I used Altavista to search for MP3s... I'll give it a try.

www.thepiratebay.org -- Worst of the torrent sites. There's virtually always more comments than seeds. Really horrible site and I don't see what the hype is about.

www.stickam.com (myspace + webcam chatrooms)
I heard about this place on youtube... Was thinking about getting a webcam to join in or start making videos.

http://www.pierceive.com/ (use this site to set your adblock filters)
****ing A. Been using that list for a long, long time.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/ (make sure a movie has a good rating before you watch it)
I use imdb.com - More popular.

 

[evil^milk]

Reason 4.0 - excellent music-making software.
Adobe Flash CS3 - duh.
Adobe Audition 2.0 - for recording musics.
MidiNotate Composer - for making midis and scores.
I-Doser - supposedly a program for inducing druglike effects.
Kaspersky 7 - Second best antivirus program, IMO. (Nod32 = 1st).
The Reader's Edge - improves your reading speed tenfold.

websites:

www.toptenreviews.com - lots of awesome recommended software.
interfacelift - good wallpeppers
consumer guide - reviews on software and hardware
urbanoutfitters - decent tees and jackets (kind of overpriced, though)
planetfunk - moar decent clothing (uber-overpriced)

 

[hydrometeor]

www.drudgereport.com (most important news site, directs all national news channels)
Not really familiar with this one though I've run across it a couple of times.

The guy who runs it, Matt Drudge, was ranked in the Times Magazine top 50 influential people a few years ago. He was largely responsible for John Kerry losing the election in 2004.

The site is basically a bunch of links to real online newspapers. Most are interesting or humorous. Drudgereport.com basically sets the focus, so to speak, of all the major media outlets.

 

[Druckles]

That would have been pretty good if you'd posted it closer to Murray.

Yeah, I didn't see his post the first time I looked through the topic. Only noticed it quoted .

Don't suppose you can... shift the posts around...?