Forum: The Classroom
Topic: 133t computer utils
started by: Happyfish

Posted by Happyfish on Jun. 15 2000,03:30
Just wondering if anyone has any cool little software utilities on their computer that they think others should have too. POST THE URL!

For example: < www.flyswat.com >
A small IE plugin that automatically creates links from text on your screen.

Anyone else?


Posted by DuSTman on Jun. 15 2000,10:44
I'm really font of < www.textpad.com >

Sweet little text editor without notepads size restriction.

Use it a lot for java...


Posted by Avenger on Jun. 16 2000,20:44
I also use Textpad....here are a few more utils...

Zonealarm... < http://www.zonelabs.com/ >
It's the only free firewall I've found that doesn't require extensive tcp/ip knowledge to setup.

Mass Downloader... < http://www.metaproducts.com/mpMD-AY.html >
It opens 10 connections to wherever you're downloading from. It even sped up my slow analog connect.

TIP... < http://grc.com/clickdeath.htm >
Everyone w/ a Zip or Jaz drive should dl this.

X-setup... < http://www.xteq.com/products/xset/index.html >
It's the best Win32 tweak prog I've found.

Atomtime... < http://www.atomtime.com/ >
It synchronizes your clock w/ an atomic time server.


Posted by eng_man on Jun. 17 2000,01:49
I've never used Atomtime so I can't say if it's a good or bad program. But the program I use that does the same thing (and seemingly has more options and a nicer UI) is <

Since both are shareware I'd just try them both out, but I'm kind of partial to SocketWatch since I've been using it for so long.

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Posted by eng_man on Jun. 17 2000,01:49
Dammit ... sorry bout that double post.

See if I was an moderator I could just delete it ... but nooooooo ;)

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Posted by Lordbrandon on Jun. 19 2000,16:37
AAAAAhahahahah dobble post Aaaaahahahah
Posted by Lordbrandon on Jun. 19 2000,16:40
vi is the most leetest text editor
Posted by Thirteencycle on Jun. 20 2000,02:24
As far as 133t utils go, EMACS has it all. Email, scheduling, games, wordproscesing and programing all in one multitasking enviro. EMACS kick the llama's ass man.

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Posted by neotope on Jun. 20 2000,02:32
Well if you use Windows and you like Notepad you should probably try UltraEdit - < www.ultraedit.com. > It is like Notepad except it has some added features. My favorite feature is the tabs across the top for when you have multiple files open. This way when I'm coding a website I can have all the pages up and just click the tab for where I want to go.

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Posted by fendi on Jun. 20 2000,02:43
Unless I want the formatting of MS Word, for all text editing I do, I do with VIM. Gotta love that syntax highlighting
Posted by Happyfish on Jun. 20 2000,03:19
Jed edit is kinda neat. It used s-lang. I liked it anyway..
Posted by aventari on Jun. 20 2000,05:15
vi sucks dead goat nads.. i hate that fucking editor soo much, i would rather use edlin! the interface has such a steep learning curve....we dont need programs like that anymore

my stupid CS teacher makes us learn it too.. she's livin in the past; contemporize, man!!

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