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  • L Lost User

    So anyway, I have been getting legal and all with my and my wifes software of late (phucking Microsoft, shrinkwrap on the Windows XP Professional packaging was too tight, so the package was warped and so too was the Certificate of Authenticity, so it doesn't sit or stick correctly on the computer). So I am now looking for free or cheaper software to replace the dodgy stuff I was using. Windows XP Professional- now legal Office 2003 - now replaced with OpenOffice 2.0.1 WinZip 9 - Legal and on the Wifes WinRAR 3.5? - Buying next week for me Norton SystemWorks - Any recommendations on an AntiVirus and Utilities? Currently using none. CD/DVD Burning package - Image to iso or similar would be nice DVD Playing software Email - going to use Thunderbird, can it read/import .pst? Any other recommendations? Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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    Michael Martin wrote:

    CD/DVD Burning package - Image to iso or similar would be nice

    I used to use nero but the new version stinks IMHO. I switched to the free version of DeepBurner[^] Jerry

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      Ray Kinsella wrote:

      Migrate Outlook to Tunderbird

      For some reason I read that in my mind with an Irish accent. cheers, Chris Maunder

      CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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      That's funny I read it with a Newfie (Newfoundland, Canada) accent! :-D

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      • L Lost User

        So anyway, I have been getting legal and all with my and my wifes software of late (phucking Microsoft, shrinkwrap on the Windows XP Professional packaging was too tight, so the package was warped and so too was the Certificate of Authenticity, so it doesn't sit or stick correctly on the computer). So I am now looking for free or cheaper software to replace the dodgy stuff I was using. Windows XP Professional- now legal Office 2003 - now replaced with OpenOffice 2.0.1 WinZip 9 - Legal and on the Wifes WinRAR 3.5? - Buying next week for me Norton SystemWorks - Any recommendations on an AntiVirus and Utilities? Currently using none. CD/DVD Burning package - Image to iso or similar would be nice DVD Playing software Email - going to use Thunderbird, can it read/import .pst? Any other recommendations? Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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        Bassam Abdul Baki
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        Windows XP Professional - Same OpenOffice 2.0.1 - Same WinZip 9 - Switched to ZipGenius[^] WinRAR 3.5? - Switch to ZipGenius Norton SystemWorks - Comcast offers McAfee for free. They're all the same. CD/DVD Burning package - Nero came with my machine. Email - Been using Eudora at home forever and have no interest in anything else. Don't want email to include everything. Keep them separate so that I may change applications if I felt like it. "If only one person knows the truth, it is still the truth." - Mahatma Gandhi Web - Blog - RSS - Math

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          Been using AVG[^] for anti-virus: free and seems pretty good. You could just get the Microsoft Action Pack[^]: you get everything for a couple-hundred pounds: full and legal XP Pro, Server 2003, SQL Server, Office Pro, Project, Visio etc, etc. www.merrens.com
          www.bkmrx.com

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          Bassam Abdul Baki
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          Mine lapsed last week and you get a letter saying discontinue use of it. I plan on getting it again soon. "If only one person knows the truth, it is still the truth." - Mahatma Gandhi Web - Blog - RSS - Math

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          • L Lost User

            So anyway, I have been getting legal and all with my and my wifes software of late (phucking Microsoft, shrinkwrap on the Windows XP Professional packaging was too tight, so the package was warped and so too was the Certificate of Authenticity, so it doesn't sit or stick correctly on the computer). So I am now looking for free or cheaper software to replace the dodgy stuff I was using. Windows XP Professional- now legal Office 2003 - now replaced with OpenOffice 2.0.1 WinZip 9 - Legal and on the Wifes WinRAR 3.5? - Buying next week for me Norton SystemWorks - Any recommendations on an AntiVirus and Utilities? Currently using none. CD/DVD Burning package - Image to iso or similar would be nice DVD Playing software Email - going to use Thunderbird, can it read/import .pst? Any other recommendations? Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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            John M Drescher
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            Michael Martin wrote:

            WinZip 9 - Legal and on the Wifes WinRAR 3.5? - Buying next week for me

            How about replacing both with 7zip. http://www.7-zip.org/[^] It has a better compression algorithm and it is completly free. John

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              Michael Martin wrote:

              CD/DVD Burning package - Image to iso or similar would be nice

              I used to use nero but the new version stinks IMHO. I switched to the free version of DeepBurner[^] Jerry

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              Jon Sagara
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              I also recommend DeepBurner. Jon Sagara Look at him. He runs like a Welshman. Doesn't he run like a Welshman? Doesn't he? I think he runs like a Welshman. Sagara.org | Blog | My Articles

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              • J Jeremy Falcon

                Michael Martin wrote:

                Since Johnny Howard felates Dubya so much couldn't you Yanks make our Aussie dollar worth a bit more?

                BTW, if I had a clue as to what that was maybe I could answer it. I think I got Bush and dollar values out of it so far. :-D Jeremy Falcon

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                Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                BTW, if I had a clue as to what that was maybe I could answer it. I think I got Bush and dollar values out of it so far.

                Little Johnny Howard is 1 of only 2 world leaders (elected leaders of their country) who agreed with and followed Georgie to war. Felate means gives head jobs (blows jobs to you Yanks) too. So I think Georgie should make our dollar worth more. Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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                • J Jeremy Falcon

                  Michael Martin wrote:

                  Since Johnny Howard felates Dubya so much couldn't you Yanks make our Aussie dollar worth a bit more?

                  BTW, if I had a clue as to what that was maybe I could answer it. I think I got Bush and dollar values out of it so far. :-D Jeremy Falcon

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                  Bassam Abdul Baki
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                  Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                  felates Dubya

                  Come on. You gotta know what this means. :-D "If only one person knows the truth, it is still the truth." - Mahatma Gandhi Web - Blog - RSS - Math

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                    It also has one of the worst interfaces known to mankind. :laugh: I tried that already, it's too much a pain to actually navigate a DVD with. Jeremy Falcon

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                    Bassam Abdul Baki
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                    Try DivX[^]. "If only one person knows the truth, it is still the truth." - Mahatma Gandhi Web - Blog - RSS - Math

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                      Michael Martin wrote:

                      WinZip 9 - Legal and on the Wifes WinRAR 3.5? - Buying next week for me

                      How about replacing both with 7zip. http://www.7-zip.org/[^] It has a better compression algorithm and it is completly free. John

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                      Bassam Abdul Baki
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                      ZipGenius[^] handles 7Zip files, RAR and WinZip just nicely. I also prefer the interface to 7Zip. I used WinZip for years, switched to 7Zip at home for a month (couldn't handle how it works), then switched to ZipGenius. "If only one person knows the truth, it is still the truth." - Mahatma Gandhi Web - Blog - RSS - Math

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                      • J John M Drescher

                        Michael Martin wrote:

                        WinZip 9 - Legal and on the Wifes WinRAR 3.5? - Buying next week for me

                        How about replacing both with 7zip. http://www.7-zip.org/[^] It has a better compression algorithm and it is completly free. John

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                        Jeremy Falcon
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                        John M. Drescher wrote:

                        It has a better compression algorithm and it is completly free.

                        It's better than the compitable algos by WinZip (so they work with most programs), but not better than the new stuff they put out with WinZip 10. Jeremy Falcon

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                        • L Lost User

                          Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                          BTW, if I had a clue as to what that was maybe I could answer it. I think I got Bush and dollar values out of it so far.

                          Little Johnny Howard is 1 of only 2 world leaders (elected leaders of their country) who agreed with and followed Georgie to war. Felate means gives head jobs (blows jobs to you Yanks) too. So I think Georgie should make our dollar worth more. Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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                          Jeremy Falcon
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                          Michael Martin wrote:

                          Felate means gives head jobs (blows jobs to you Yanks) too.

                          Ah, I knew of fellatio. I reckon that's the root word then. I'll get on the phone with the federal reserves to see what I can do. :-D Jeremy Falcon

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                          • B Bassam Abdul Baki

                            Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                            felates Dubya

                            Come on. You gotta know what this means. :-D "If only one person knows the truth, it is still the truth." - Mahatma Gandhi Web - Blog - RSS - Math

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                            Sorry, I didn't have my perv hat on this morning. :rolleyes: Jeremy Falcon

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                            • L Lost User

                              So anyway, I have been getting legal and all with my and my wifes software of late (phucking Microsoft, shrinkwrap on the Windows XP Professional packaging was too tight, so the package was warped and so too was the Certificate of Authenticity, so it doesn't sit or stick correctly on the computer). So I am now looking for free or cheaper software to replace the dodgy stuff I was using. Windows XP Professional- now legal Office 2003 - now replaced with OpenOffice 2.0.1 WinZip 9 - Legal and on the Wifes WinRAR 3.5? - Buying next week for me Norton SystemWorks - Any recommendations on an AntiVirus and Utilities? Currently using none. CD/DVD Burning package - Image to iso or similar would be nice DVD Playing software Email - going to use Thunderbird, can it read/import .pst? Any other recommendations? Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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                              Here's a big list of freeware that you can use for various sorts of stuff : http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=320017[^] Regards, Nish


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                              • B Bassam Abdul Baki

                                Try DivX[^]. "If only one person knows the truth, it is still the truth." - Mahatma Gandhi Web - Blog - RSS - Math

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                                Does that handle MPEG-2 decoding for DVDs? Jeremy Falcon

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                                • L Lost User

                                  Ray Kinsella wrote:

                                  AVG or Avast should do the job nicely ... and Migrate Outlook to Tunderbird

                                  Thanks for the recommendations and link Ray, also it's Mick not Mike. Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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                                  Chris Maunder
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                                  Michael Martin wrote:

                                  also it's Mick not Mike.

                                  Just like it's "become" (or any other variant) not "gotten". cheers, Chris Maunder

                                  CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                                  • L Lost User

                                    So anyway, I have been getting legal and all with my and my wifes software of late (phucking Microsoft, shrinkwrap on the Windows XP Professional packaging was too tight, so the package was warped and so too was the Certificate of Authenticity, so it doesn't sit or stick correctly on the computer). So I am now looking for free or cheaper software to replace the dodgy stuff I was using. Windows XP Professional- now legal Office 2003 - now replaced with OpenOffice 2.0.1 WinZip 9 - Legal and on the Wifes WinRAR 3.5? - Buying next week for me Norton SystemWorks - Any recommendations on an AntiVirus and Utilities? Currently using none. CD/DVD Burning package - Image to iso or similar would be nice DVD Playing software Email - going to use Thunderbird, can it read/import .pst? Any other recommendations? Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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                                    Michael Martin wrote:

                                    CD/DVD Burning package - Image to iso or similar would be nice

                                    Does this qualify? I just used it for the first time yesterday.


                                    "Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed." - Mark Twain

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                                      Sorry, I didn't have my perv hat on this morning. :rolleyes: Jeremy Falcon

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                                      Bassam Abdul Baki
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                                      It's more of an internal mechanism that you can't turn off. :-D "If only one person knows the truth, it is still the truth." - Mahatma Gandhi Web - Blog - RSS - Math

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                                        Does that handle MPEG-2 decoding for DVDs? Jeremy Falcon

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                                        Bassam Abdul Baki
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                                        Can't remember. But it had moe codecs than Windows Media Player and Quicktime combined. "If only one person knows the truth, it is still the truth." - Mahatma Gandhi Web - Blog - RSS - Math

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                                        • L Lost User

                                          So anyway, I have been getting legal and all with my and my wifes software of late (phucking Microsoft, shrinkwrap on the Windows XP Professional packaging was too tight, so the package was warped and so too was the Certificate of Authenticity, so it doesn't sit or stick correctly on the computer). So I am now looking for free or cheaper software to replace the dodgy stuff I was using. Windows XP Professional- now legal Office 2003 - now replaced with OpenOffice 2.0.1 WinZip 9 - Legal and on the Wifes WinRAR 3.5? - Buying next week for me Norton SystemWorks - Any recommendations on an AntiVirus and Utilities? Currently using none. CD/DVD Burning package - Image to iso or similar would be nice DVD Playing software Email - going to use Thunderbird, can it read/import .pst? Any other recommendations? Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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                                          Michael Martin wrote:

                                          WinZip 9 - Legal and on the Wifes WinRAR 3.5? - Buying next week for me

                                          Have you considered 7zip? I find it an very handy tool, especially with 7zfm (7zip file manager). Personally I also find it's much fast than WinZip. Plus it's open source, has wrappers for most useful programming languages and supports the more important (well for me) formats like zip, tar, bz2 and a few others.

                                          Michael Martin wrote:

                                          Norton SystemWorks - Any recommendations on an AntiVirus and Utilities? Currently using none.

                                          I'd recommend Avast as well in fact I used to use Trend Micro PC-Cillin and when I removed that and put Avast on it found several viruses that Trend had missed or regarded as safe. For firewall I use Zone Alarms, the free version is good but of course the pro is better. Ed

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