Author Topic: new laptop (Read 10659 times)

Barnsey · « **on:** August 12, 2009, 08:39:26 AM »

just got my new laptop today

this is the first half decent pc i've had
its an acer 5810T timeline
any ideas what i should download?
already dled the necessities
firefox
itunes
msn
spotify
norton 360

any ideas?
thanks
~barnsey

Bhawan · « **Reply #1 on:** August 12, 2009, 09:54:56 AM »

nero
google earth
winrar
k-lite mega codec pack

~:Dhruv:~ · « **Reply #2 on:** August 12, 2009, 10:15:09 AM »

Pidgin , Photoshop , uTorrent

Barnsey · « **Reply #3 on:** August 12, 2009, 10:24:26 AM »

nero?
k-lite mega codec pack?
pidgin?
soz can you explain what these are?
i already got bitcomet :P

~:Dhruv:~ · « **Reply #4 on:** August 12, 2009, 10:33:54 AM »

Nero = DVD/CD burning software

K-Lite Codec Pack , allows you to run any format of video but i dont really recommend it .... try vlc instead @ http://videolan.org

Pidgin = MSN , AIM , Yahoo , Gtalk , Facebook , twitter .. all in one ! Its a really nice and stable software and less resource intensive than digsby ... its better to run one software than 5 separate IMs ...

P3nnyw1se · « **Reply #5 on:** August 12, 2009, 10:36:57 AM »

Trillian > Pidgin

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 12, 2009, 10:51:59 AM »

Norton is garbage. Won't protect you. You don't want bitcomet, utorrent is much better.
Get photoshop CS4, Winamp, Ultra ISO, AIM, MSN, CCleaner, and Kaspersky Internet Security.

Someone else can explain what these are, though.

Barnsey · « **Reply #7 on:** August 12, 2009, 10:57:51 AM »

lol thanks
norton came free with the laptop so thtas what i've got atm
is the antivirus you said free?
if not how much?
thanks
~barnsey

~:Dhruv:~ · « **Reply #8 on:** August 12, 2009, 11:18:19 AM »

if u want free , AVG is ur best bet....

Pennywise , i disagree with you... Trillian Astra looks nice but can be resource intensive... well i probably like pidgin more coz its the only one that doesnt slow down my POS computer....

Barnsey · « **Reply #9 on:** August 12, 2009, 11:22:18 AM »

k thanks dhruv
yeh i was gonna ask whether its possible to run more than one antivirus?
also i see lots of really good looking desktops with widgits on them and stuff
any idea how to do this? link?
thanks
~barnsey

P3nnyw1se · « **Reply #10 on:** August 12, 2009, 11:27:31 AM »

You can run more than one AV, but it's nod recommended. I'd say go with Nod32 though. They have only missed one virus to date methinks. Firewall, Zonealarm.

@Dhruv - Trillian's still better...I'm on an i7 Extreme w/ 4 GB DDR3 so I can't complain, xD

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 12, 2009, 11:39:50 AM »

Don't run more than one AV at once. It causes problems with both, and you're going to let MORE viruses through that way. Widgets come either with the Vista Sidebar, or 3rd party programs.

No good AV is free. Download KIS. It's the best Antivirus/Internet Security out there.

H-Sauce: Please don't discuss pirated software.

~:Dhruv:~ · « **Reply #12 on:** August 12, 2009, 11:46:06 AM »

Ur lucky Penny

@Barnsey ... Use Rocketdock for the Mac Style Dock on the desktop , If ur using Vista or windows 7 , then use the inbuilt widgets else on XP use Yahoo Widgets....
PM me if u need more help...

H-Sauce · « **Reply #13 on:** August 12, 2009, 11:50:48 AM »

Get Adobe Master Collection. Pretty much anything creative you need doing is included in AMC.

Barnsey · « **Reply #14 on:** August 12, 2009, 12:01:55 PM »

im using vista but i dont have any widgets :/
am i being a tard?
i'll check out that rocketdock
thanks
~barnsey

jacobia jacob · « **Reply #15 on:** August 12, 2009, 12:19:53 PM »

get kaspersky. its never let me down (except that one time it said database corrupted and wouldnt let me fix it cuz no admin rights even though i was the only admin on pc, so i had to get rid of windows and install ubuntu) but other than that, it just works

Barnsey · « **Reply #16 on:** August 12, 2009, 12:22:28 PM »

ok thanks.
just got rocketdock
:/ its a bit annoying because if its at the right you cant scroll
if its at the top you cant type in the www.acidmods.com
if its at the left it block off some shortcuts and if its at the bottom it block of the taskbar

tmandt · « **Reply #17 on:** August 12, 2009, 12:25:09 PM »

omg... you got the timeline? the new ones? SHOW PICS PLZ

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 12, 2009, 12:41:07 PM »

Yes you're being a tard. Start > Accessories > Windows Sidebar.
Put the dock at the bottom, and the taskbar at the top. Or on the side, and scroll with your scrolling on the touchpad.
Or, think and go into the SETTINGS and move it about the taskbar if you want them both on the bottom. Come on you're missing the basics.

Quote from: H-Sauce on August 12, 2009, 11:50:48 AM

Get Adobe Master Collection. Pretty much anything creative you need doing is included in AMC.

And yet you're telling me not to talk about pirating? That's like the only way to GET the AMC. XD

Barnsey · « **Reply #19 on:** August 12, 2009, 01:01:23 PM »

look good?
gonna add some more widgets to the sidebar
yes i need a new wallpaper :P
i'll post picks tomorrow coz its getting dark and my phone doesn't have a flash

~barnsey

FreeK · « **Reply #20 on:** August 12, 2009, 01:33:50 PM »

avg = suck
kaspersky = awesome but expensive
mcafee = awesome, free with comcast

but no, most AV's make you uninstall other ones in-order for it to run properly

and i agree with kicks, not like it matters much, but utorrent is much more preferred then bitcomet

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 12, 2009, 01:39:37 PM »

McAfee is garbage. It comes free with a lot of computers as well.
I had it for a year or so, then switched to Kaspersky, and it picked up over 50 viruses that I had that weren't detected by McAfee...

Barnsey · « **Reply #22 on:** August 12, 2009, 01:43:14 PM »

seems everyone has their own preferance :P
i'll stick with norton untill i can get some money together
~barnsey

jacobia jacob · « **Reply #23 on:** August 12, 2009, 02:13:42 PM »

Mcafee only detected 2 of my viruses. kaspersky made my pc useable again. i had one that turned my desktop into a wierd animated advertisement and filled my desktop with icons to nothing. thats when i stopped using utorrent.

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #24 on:** August 12, 2009, 02:16:20 PM »

utorrent has no viruses. You just suck at choosing torrents and downloaded viruses.

Quote from: Barnsey on August 12, 2009, 01:43:14 PM

seems everyone has their own preferance :P

We have our own PREFERENCES, yes. Preferences aside, Kaspersky is the #1 AV either way.

jacobia jacob · « **Reply #25 on:** August 12, 2009, 02:18:43 PM »

edit: worded my last one badly. what i meant was i stopped downloading torrents completely. but now i am again. i <3 ubuntu

Barnsey · « **Reply #26 on:** August 12, 2009, 03:31:11 PM »

i havent had any viruses through bitcomet...

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #27 on:** August 12, 2009, 03:41:11 PM »

utorrent is the same, but better.
It's just a different torrent client. If you don't get viruses in the torrents you're downloading, the client won't change that. utorrent is just a better client.

Barnsey · « **Reply #28 on:** August 12, 2009, 03:48:31 PM »

k
in what ways is it better?
faster?
~barnsey

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #29 on:** August 12, 2009, 05:08:36 PM »

It's just a better layout and everything. Do you even know how torrents and clients WORK? There is not "faster" or "safer", or anything. That all depends on the torrents you're downloading. utorrent just has a better gui and is a better program. More well known too.

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Author Topic: new laptop (Read 10659 times)