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Gullick
07-21-2008, 12:16 AM
Simple thread, what are the five programs you use the most, excluding internet explorer or Firefox.

Mine are:
MSN Messenger
Windows Media Player
VLC
Audacity
Wordpad

Rye
07-21-2008, 12:19 AM
MSN Messenger
iTunes
VideoLAN
BitComet
Paint Shop Pro 7

~*~Celes~*~
07-21-2008, 12:19 AM
Skype (first and foremost)
iTunes
OpenOffice
Desktop Maestro (set to scan every time I log on)
MSN Messenger

crono_logical
07-21-2008, 12:21 AM
mIRC
Foobar2000
Media Player Classic
utorrent
Notepad

Excluding Firefox, I think I'd be hard pushed to think of any more I use on a regular basis i.e. virtually daily, although there's plenty I use less frequently :p Though I suppose the list changes if we're talking about work computer rather than own computer :p

XxSephirothxX
07-21-2008, 12:23 AM
Well, I have a lot of stuff that's running in the background constantly. But for programs I actively use regularly...

Windows Media Player
Mozilla Thunderbird
uTorrent
Trillian
BSPlayer

Mogi
07-21-2008, 12:25 AM
WordPerfect
YIM
Gimp
Windows Media Player
Blender

Vyk
07-21-2008, 12:27 AM
IrfanView, now and forever

Everything else is random since I seem to change out programs a lot. Other stuff in my start list I've only used recently so I know they're not very accurate

Programs I don't have to open that auto-start and don't appearing my start button's list are AIM, MSN, Y!M, and Daemon Tools (For Baldur's Gate games which are whoring themselves in my start list currently)

Everything depends on what I'm doing. FPT, picture editting, pirating, etc.

Kirobaito
07-21-2008, 12:29 AM
Windows Media Player
MS OneNote
Notepad
mIRC
Audacity

SerenadeDS
07-21-2008, 12:30 AM
1. IrfanView
2. MSpaint / Paint.net
3. Windows Live Messenger
4. µTorrent
5. Windows Media Player

Shoeberto
07-21-2008, 12:35 AM
Pidgin
KVirc
Amarok

Everything else is just random. I guess if it was during the school year I'd have OpenOffice up a lot. But right now it's mostly those. And Firefox.

Arc_Master_14
07-21-2008, 12:35 AM
Firefox
iTunes
AIM
Limewire
Photoshop CS3
Vuze

Denmark
07-21-2008, 12:36 AM
AIM
iTunes
MSN Messenger
mIRC
Azureus/Limewire

Jess
07-21-2008, 12:58 AM
Windows Live Messenger
Microsoft Office Word 2007
Microsoft Office Excel 2007
Calculator
Microsoft Office Picture Manager

and when I finally get it onto my new laptop, Adobe Photoshop. :jess:

Momiji
07-21-2008, 01:10 AM
Well, excluding Firefox...

Trillian
Touhou 7: Perfect Cherry Blossom
Media Player Classic
Windows Media Player/Winamp
uTorrent

:D

Kes
07-21-2008, 01:20 AM
Firefox (I can't exclude it)
Adium
Dashboard (BubbleTrouble and iStat Pro mostly)
iTunes
Dictionary
TextEdit

And on XP
FFXI (it's the only program I have on there)

MushroomZOMBIE
07-21-2008, 01:38 AM
Firefox (sorry, I wanted to include it).
Mozilla Thunderbird.
BT Softphone 2 (I need it, since my boyfriend is in Japan now).
AIM.
Winamp/LastFM (Last.FM pops up with Winamp)

Nominus Experse
07-21-2008, 02:14 AM
Winamp
Irfanview
Notepad++
Trillian
IZarc

Jessweeee♪
07-21-2008, 03:10 AM
iTunes
MSN
YIM
Notepad
FFXI

Yar
07-21-2008, 03:38 AM
SimCity 4 and Sims 2.

DK
07-21-2008, 03:41 AM
Winamp
Media Player Classic homecinema
MSN
Notepad
VLC

rubah
07-21-2008, 04:16 AM
kvirc, adium, quicksilver, thunderbird,
dangit, I dont' know what is number five >;[ itunes I guess ;o

BardTard
07-21-2008, 04:17 AM
I just bought myself my first computer of my own today and the only thing I have on it is Yahoo Messenger.

Zeta
07-21-2008, 04:21 AM
Uh let's see....I have two computers:

Laptop:
Firefox
iTunes
Yahoo Messenger
Ableton Live
VisualBoyAdvance

Studio Desktop:
Reason
Yahoo Messenger
Ableton Live
Logic Express
Pro Tools LE

Vermachtnis
07-21-2008, 04:57 AM
Don't have my laptop, but these are mostly likly the top 5.

VLC
MSN
Word
Notepad
Paint

Peegee
07-21-2008, 04:58 AM
mIRC
Foobar2000
Media Player Classic
utorrent
Notepad

Excluding Firefox, I think I'd be hard pushed to think of any more I use on a regular basis i.e. virtually daily, although there's plenty I use less frequently :p Though I suppose the list changes if we're talking about work computer rather than own computer :p

Firefox would be my #1 program followed closely by Gaim/pidgin. I don't usually have anything else except probably either vlc or media player classic for audio (I listen to about 8-10 hours of trance music a day excluding weekends)

I am ignoring:
- antivirus program (avg, mcafee, depending on pc)
- daemon tools
- windows skin app (style xp)
- spybot search + destroy
- open office


Because those programs load at startup and are up 24/7

Clouded Sky
07-21-2008, 05:03 AM
Right now the list goes as follows:

Steam
VLC
Skype
Winamp
µTorrent

That would be slightly different on my desktop upstairs, where the first program would be Photoshop.

The Summoner of Leviathan
07-21-2008, 05:06 AM
The Core Media Player
Pidgin
WinAmp
uTorrent
Mozilla Thunderbird

Randgris
07-21-2008, 06:59 AM
Yahoo! Messenger
WordPad
MS Word
FotoCanvass
ACDSee 4.0

Other tha IE and Firefox.

Roto13
07-21-2008, 07:34 AM
Windows
uTorrent
Firefox
Thunderbird
Winamp
MSN Messenger
AIM

In that order.

Miriel
07-21-2008, 08:49 AM
Photoshop
PhotoMechanic
Mail
iCal
itunes

Photoshop is almost always running on my computer and my Mac Mail program is always up too.

KH-Cloudy
07-21-2008, 09:01 AM
AIM6(Yes I know, it sucks, but I still like it)
STEAM - CS 1.6
Warcraft III :TFT
Hamachi(To play LAN on War3 because some of my friends don't have legit keys or they share)
Ventrilo

Extras:
Winamp
last.fm

Krelian
07-21-2008, 09:45 AM
Mozilla Thunderbird
aMSN
iTunes
Photoshop
Preview :p

On Windows:
Mozilla Thunderbird
Windows Live Messenger
Windows Media Player

Blue Harvest
07-21-2008, 10:20 AM
AOL
MSN
Firefox (:p)
Windows Media Player

Heath
07-21-2008, 10:20 AM
In no particular order, the top five are:

1. Firefox
2. WinAmp
3. Project64
4. Notepad
5. uTorrent

Balzac
07-21-2008, 10:38 AM
MSN Messenger
Photoshop CS Extended
3ds max
Maya
ZBrush/Mudbox
After Effects
Illustrator CS3
and Guild Wars

Jiro
07-21-2008, 10:57 AM
No particular order:

iTunes
MSN
Word
FLV Player
VBA

I hardly ever use Virtual Boy Advance, or FLV Player for that matter :D

capricious
07-21-2008, 05:02 PM
Windows PC:
Windows Media Player
Photoshop 7
Bittornado
Windows Movie Maker

Macbook:
VLC
TextEdit
iTune
iMovie

Magixion
07-22-2008, 10:13 PM
Hmm let's see... on my school laptop it's:
Powerpoint
In The Groove (addicting rhythm game)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (for coding)
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Microsoft SQL Server

I know... not much fun stuff on there xD

Avarice-ness
07-22-2008, 10:16 PM
Uhh..

My laptop:
Trillian
World of Warcraft
Photoshop
Wordpad
Calculator

My desktop:
AIM
MSN
Yahoo!
Calculator
Bittorrent

My mom's desktop:
Trillian
World of Warcraft
Wordpad
Calculator

Other than messenger, I'm usually on Firefox. I'd say Sims 2 for my laptop but it's been a while since I've played it.

Rikku_Yuffie_girl
07-22-2008, 10:20 PM
Windows Live Messenger
Windows Media Player
And Wordddd.

Blue Harvest
07-22-2008, 10:24 PM
Add AIM to my list. I redownloaded it for the few people here who don't have their msn listed in their profiles. I had to change my account though. Stupid thing wouldn't let me do a password recovery >.<

Tallulah
07-22-2008, 10:53 PM
iTunes
Windows Messenger
OpenOffice Writer
Paint (for screenshots)
BeebEm

Mirage
07-22-2008, 11:03 PM
mIRC, MSN, microtorrent, media player classic and winamp.


SERIOUSLY GUYS STOP LISTING MORE THAN FIVE!

Rostum
07-22-2008, 11:13 PM
PlayOnline (Final Fantasy XI)
Autodesk Maya / 3DSMax
Pixologic ZBrush
Adobe Photoshop / Premiere / After Effects / Flash (I hate Flash...)
Unreal 3 Editor
Winamp
Windows Live Messenger
Firefox
Microsoft Office 2007

smittenkitten
07-22-2008, 11:25 PM
Recently:

Winamp
Internet Explorer
Windows Live Messenger
Diablo II - LOD
Last.fm
AIM
Y!M

I think that's the most used for now. =/

NeoTifa
07-23-2008, 12:14 AM
well, considering my laptop doesnt really have anything on it....

wmp
paint
solitaire
calulator
microsoft works

Iceglow
07-23-2008, 12:55 AM
Mine are:

Firefox (ver2 I refuse to upgrade to 3 it'll mess with my work as a game dev atm due to tunnelling, yes I know I can turn that off but why should I when 2 works fine and doesn't need tuning?)
MSN Messenger
Mirc (according to the annoying msg window on start up I've had it over 400 days without registering, oh noes!)
Notepad
Windows Media Player (I just like using it for simplicity and the media player tool bar and translucent windows)
Open Office Writer
Open Office spreadsheet program
Photoshop 7 (I need to upgrade this I know, CS2 is easily acquired these days)

Samuraid
07-23-2008, 07:36 AM
...excluding internet explorer or Firefox.

In Windows:
Trillian
Thunderbird
Skype
Windows Media Player or VLC
Dev-PHP

In Linux:
GNOME terminal window (used heavily)
Pidgin
gEdit
VNC client
not much else

Arc_Master_14
07-23-2008, 07:43 AM
Photoshop 7 (I need to upgrade this I know, CS2 is easily acquired these days)

Cs3 Extended is as well

Rengori
07-23-2008, 08:58 AM
iTunes, Firefox, MSN, AIM, Photoshop, and VLC Media Player.

CloudDragon
07-23-2008, 10:43 AM
AIM (Dead)
iTunes
uTorrent
WeatherBug
IrfanView

Balzac
07-23-2008, 05:05 PM
Damn, the piracy with photoshop is rife.

rubah
07-23-2008, 05:36 PM
welcome to 2001!

Yamaneko
07-23-2008, 07:17 PM
I interface with my machine at the kernel level. I have no need for your petty "programs".