Comments on: Superior Alternatives to Crappy Windows Software http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/04/superior_alternatives_to_crappy_windows_software-2/ tips and downloads to help you at work and play Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:13:58 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tony Imbruglia http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/04/superior_alternatives_to_crappy_windows_software-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6562 Tony Imbruglia Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:04:43 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/04/29/superior_alternatives_to_crappy_windows_software-2.html#comment-6562 Here is a gem - FastStone Image Viewer. (The name doesn't do it justice". I am a Web Designer and all I use is FastStone for image manipulation. Please, please, please give this a try and it's FREE. Unbelievable. Link: http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm Here is a gem – FastStone Image Viewer. (The name doesn’t do it justice”. I am a Web Designer and all I use is FastStone for image manipulation. Please, please, please give this a try and it’s FREE. Unbelievable.
Link: http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm

]]> By: Tony Imbruglia http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/04/superior_alternatives_to_crappy_windows_software-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6561 Tony Imbruglia Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:02:17 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/04/29/superior_alternatives_to_crappy_windows_software-2.html#comment-6561 Agree totally with the MediaMonkey recommendation. I have been using it since MucicMatch went "commerial". It does everything MusicMatch did and more. I even bought the Pro version. Love IT. Agree totally with the MediaMonkey recommendation. I have been using it since MucicMatch went “commerial”. It does everything MusicMatch did and more. I even bought the Pro version. Love IT.

]]> By: Peter Wills http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/04/superior_alternatives_to_crappy_windows_software-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4157 Peter Wills Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:50:51 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/04/29/superior_alternatives_to_crappy_windows_software-2.html#comment-4157 <p>Interesting that you bag Java (understandably)and then recommend Frostwire which requires Java!</p> Interesting that you bag Java (understandably)and then recommend Frostwire which requires Java!

]]> By: Hubird http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/04/superior_alternatives_to_crappy_windows_software-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4156 Hubird Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:54:01 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/04/29/superior_alternatives_to_crappy_windows_software-2.html#comment-4156 <p>PDF:</p> <p>I too got sick of Acrobat readers huge size and decreasing performance with each new version. I used FoxIt Reader for a little while but found it was not up to scratch (some PDF's looked messed up and they are slack when it comes to support. Last time I checked it could not display PDF's inside Firefox.</p> <p>I now use PDF XChange Viewer (Free Version). I have not looked back. Superior to both Acrobat reader and Foxit reader. </p> <p>http://www.docu-track.com/</p> <p>As for cdburnerxp, did someone say "Over burning" ?? Sorry not in cdburnerxp. So I wouldn't be uninstalling Nero just yet.</p> <p>Also I have to say I much prefer "Media Player Classic" over VLC. Sooo much simpler to use and nicer to look at, it just works.</p> <p>All the other suggestions I agree with....</p> PDF:

I too got sick of Acrobat readers huge size and decreasing performance with each new version. I used FoxIt Reader for a little while but found it was not up to scratch (some PDF’s looked messed up and they are slack when it comes to support. Last time I checked it could not display PDF’s inside Firefox.

I now use PDF XChange Viewer (Free Version). I have not looked back. Superior to both Acrobat reader and Foxit reader.

http://www.docu-track.com/

As for cdburnerxp, did someone say “Over burning” ?? Sorry not in cdburnerxp. So I wouldn’t be uninstalling Nero just yet.

Also I have to say I much prefer “Media Player Classic” over VLC. Sooo much simpler to use and nicer to look at, it just works.

All the other suggestions I agree with….

]]> By: Wallsy http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/04/superior_alternatives_to_crappy_windows_software-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4155 Wallsy Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:12:32 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/04/29/superior_alternatives_to_crappy_windows_software-2.html#comment-4155 <p>Instead of getting QT Alternative and Real Alternative separately, just get the K-Lite codec pack. Has codecs for every format you'll ever want to play, plus Media Player Classic, which is a simple but not bad media player.</p> Instead of getting QT Alternative and Real Alternative separately, just get the K-Lite codec pack. Has codecs for every format you’ll ever want to play, plus Media Player Classic, which is a simple but not bad media player.

]]> By: Jayson http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/04/superior_alternatives_to_crappy_windows_software-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4154 Jayson Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:36:07 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/04/29/superior_alternatives_to_crappy_windows_software-2.html#comment-4154 <p>A music player substitute is MediaMonkey and is ace for organising music collections.</p> A music player substitute is MediaMonkey and is ace for organising music collections.

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