Author Topic: Top 3 programs you use (Read 215,470 times)

app103 · « **Reply #175 on:** April 02, 2009, 09:14 PM »

Now that I have had this new pc for some months, and reset my wakoopa account so it will reflect only the software I run on here, it's time for a new list.

Excluding browsers, email clients, and anything that loads at startup (including being handled by my own lacuna launcher at startup), these are the top 3:

1. Notepad2
2. Paintshop Pro
3. Delphi

The order has changed, and WLW was replaced by Delphi. I guess that means I am writing more code than words, these days.

SKesselman · « **Reply #176 on:** April 02, 2009, 10:14 PM »

1. Outlook (see #3 for one reason why)
2. Quicken
3. InfoSelect (only flaws:poor handling of all things in HTML, and no linking capabilities like DoOrganizer)
Other than that, I love that program.

If there were a #4, DoOrganizer would be it, (sorry!).

Edvard · « **Reply #177 on:** April 02, 2009, 11:29 PM »

I voted xplorer² because I have it set to start up with Windows and it stays open all day.
Of course, file-shuffling is much of the activity of my day, so it's no wonder.

Second is Outlook because much of my work comes in via email and the boss would not like me switching to Firebird.

Everything else gets opened with FARR, so it's a close but definite third.

If only there were an xplorer² for my Linux box at home, I would be an order of magnitude happier.

(xfe is close, but not really...)

Babis · « **Reply #178 on:** April 03, 2009, 01:34 PM »

Autohotkey
Dopus
FirstDefense-ISR
FARR

BinderDundat · « **Reply #179 on:** April 04, 2009, 08:51 PM »

None of the above:

Free Commander
AutoHotKey
VideoLAN

A bit surprised that no-one mentioned VideoLAN (a media player)

Shades · « **Reply #180 on:** April 05, 2009, 03:46 AM »

Because as of late it is not such a good media player anymore? (I mean the Windows version, which is the only one on which I have experience.)

Still using 0.8.6 of VLC instead of any 0.9.x version...if KMplayer fails.

jgpaiva · « **Reply #181 on:** April 10, 2009, 12:42 AM »

I've been using linux for a few months now, so my tastes have changed a bit.
However, Opera and Eclipse are still my top choices, with Jajuk, Pidgin and Thunderbird on a close third

lanux128 · « **Reply #182 on:** April 10, 2009, 02:15 AM »

Quote from: wreckedcarzz on August 09, 2007, 02:14 AM

After a few days I will take down the apps/games and count them off, and the top 25 or so will get added my project, SimpleStart (easy starting of commonly used apps) that I am releasing later this month.

so what happened to the project mentioned in the OP? a download link would be helpful..

flamerz · « **Reply #183 on:** December 21, 2019, 05:12 PM »

I revive this interesting thread after a decade.

1. emEditor
2. spartan
3. winautomation

BGM · « **Reply #184 on:** December 22, 2019, 01:51 AM »

1. FreeCommander
2. TreeDBNotes
3. XnViewMP

With "top" meaning favourite most used. It's hard for me to say just 3 when I have at least the same 15 to 20 running all day, every day.

Shades · « **Reply #185 on:** December 22, 2019, 02:22 AM »

1. DOpus
2. Notepad++
3. SQL Developer/SQLTools

Same here though, there are more often than not the same set of 15 programs running (besides a browser that has some tabs with web-interfaces open too).

rgdot · « **Reply #186 on:** December 22, 2019, 03:15 AM »

DoogiePIM
Clipboard H+S
FastStone Image Viewer

x16wda · « **Reply #187 on:** December 22, 2019, 03:18 AM »

Quote from: rgdot on December 22, 2019, 03:15 AM

DoogiePIM

FWIW, DoogiePIM on Bits Du Jour for 20%off for the next few hours: https://www.bitsdujour.com/software/doogiepim

cranioscopical · « **Reply #188 on:** December 22, 2019, 04:58 AM »

Directory Opus
EmEditor
Steam

wraith808 · « **Reply #189 on:** December 22, 2019, 05:08 AM »

Visual Studio
Sublime Text
Visual Studio Code

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #190 on:** December 22, 2019, 10:45 AM »

Google Chrome browser
Libre Office Writer
Irfanview to edit pictures.

flamerz · « **Reply #191 on:** December 22, 2019, 01:27 PM »

Quote from: BGM on December 22, 2019, 01:51 AM

1. FreeCommander
2. TreeDBNotes
3. XnViewMP

With "top" meaning favourite most used. It's hard for me to say just 3 when I have at least the same 15 to 20 running all day, every day.

Now I want to know more... show your gems.

Dormouse · « **Reply #192 on:** December 22, 2019, 04:12 PM »

Quote from: BGM on December 22, 2019, 01:51 AM

2. TreeDBNotes

Looks as if the main website is now down completely and purchase links no longer function.
The free version was always good enough for most uses.

nickodemos · « **Reply #193 on:** December 22, 2019, 04:47 PM »

Quote from: Dormouse on December 22, 2019, 04:12 PM

TreeDBNotes

http://www.mytreedb.com/treedbnotes_free.html

Up for me

Dormouse · « **Reply #194 on:** December 22, 2019, 05:02 PM »

Quote from: nickodemos on December 22, 2019, 04:47 PM

http://www.mytreedb.com/treedbnotes_free.html

Up for me

So it is.
Before, I just got this when I googled:

Quote

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And this one failed at the purchase link.

Quote

https://www.softpedia.com/get/Office-tools/Diary-Organizers-Calendar/TreeDBNotes-Pro.shtml

Very glad it is still there. I rarely use it now, but still have fond memories.

BGM · « **Reply #195 on:** December 22, 2019, 05:23 PM »

Yeah, for TreeDBNotes, I started using it years ago when KeyNote stopped being developed (someone else picked it up, but the updates are few and small). I have so much data in those TreeDBNote books that I can't change anymore! haha I have the Pro version, but it's not very useful for anything beyond the notes pages anyway, and I agree, the free version does everything. I've written dozens of times to the authour, but he hasn't answered me except maybe once or twice in all the years.

4. PowerPro
5. QuiteRSS
6. Waterfox (I run two instances as well as Vivaldi at all times [multi-taksking])
7. PhonerLite (turns my computer into a phone for use with our Asterisk PBX)
8. Teamviewer (I am tech support)
9. Notepad3 opens instantly when I press win+1. For more advanced things I use Notepad++
10. ConEmu
11. DisplayFusion
12. SystemExplorer (another oldie)

rjbull · « **Reply #196 on:** December 22, 2019, 10:09 PM »

Quote from: Dormouse on December 22, 2019, 04:12 PM

Quote from: BGM on December 22, 2019, 01:51 AM
2. TreeDBNotes
Looks as if the main website is now down completely and purchase links no longer function.
The free version was always good enough for most uses.

Maybe there were too many two-pane organisers for the market to bear, as there appears to be a winnowing going on. You're reporting TreeDBNotes development moribund. The entire Treepad family (including the popular freeware Treepad Lite) and associated Freebyte site have gone from the web. Smereka TreeProjects appears to be freeware. Jot+ Notes has just been declared freeware. Still plenty of others, of course.

Dormouse · « **Reply #197 on:** December 22, 2019, 11:15 PM »

Quote from: rjbull on December 22, 2019, 10:09 PM

Maybe there were too many two-pane organisers for the market to bear, as there appears to be a winnowing going on.

I think TreeDBNotes most recent version is 2015, and there had been only tiny changes for some years before that.
I remember some vehement argument and criticism in the forum for a year or two before it was closed down. Many posters arguing for more PIM features. I thought they were wrong, and that more could be done to develop the text editor, whichh I believed was always its best feature.

I think there were too many organisers, but I think that the major problem was that the market simply moved away from the concept. Developers took themselves into a PIM cul-de-sac, and had nowhere to go when better answers to the PIM need arrived. Very few people want purely local anymore.

rgdot · « **Reply #198 on:** December 22, 2019, 11:28 PM »

This also relates to DoogiePIM in the sense that an Android version was to come but was pushed back in favour of more focus on the local program....imo not coincidentally development has slowed somewhat

Dormouse · « **Reply #199 on:** December 23, 2019, 12:18 AM »

Quote from: rgdot on December 22, 2019, 11:28 PM

This also relates to DoogiePIM ... development has slowed somewhat

It has. Came back from the dead, frequent updates at start, but much slower now.
Quite a few things on the list to be addressed haven't been (yet). Forum pretty inactive. I've not bothered installing the latest update yet. The code might have been rewritten, but there really aren't many changes from GemX in the way it works. But it does what it does and keeps on going, which may be enough. I don't think there would be enough money to justify an Android version of such a huge program.

Ultra Recall was almost left to die but has been revived. Updates aren't cheap though.