Extremely Useful Computer Software

[Bu🤠ns]

Apps:
Bug.n - a customizable tiling window manager with multiple desktops for windows can also run portable. I have become OBSESSED with tiling window managers. I use awesome window manager for my linux boxes.  And while I used to be  all about the eye candy of compiz, tiling window managers have show me wonderful function over form can be. I don't scroll through open windows as they'er all there before me. It's...it's...incredible.  

There's also VirtuaWin - Which is a multiple desktop utility, while not as wonderful as tiling, imo, it's great wonderful management.

RocketDock - Dock...simple, straightforward.

Rainmeter - Wonderfully simplistic desktop applets.

TrueCrypt - Folder lock/encryption software. During installation you can choose between 'install' or 'extract' to install it to the hard drive or extract it to a portable device. Ever lose a thumb drive with PI on it?

DP Shredder - Portable file deletion tools...does the multiple passes to fully make a file unrecoverable.  Also will wipe the freespace of a system.

KeyNote - Note writing software. You can organize your notes in tabs and trees, link them to keywords in other notes AAAAND you can password protect your notes.

Total Commander - File management utility.  THE BEST, imo.  it's quick and you can multi-rename folders...it has a BRANCH VIEW feature--this means if you have files inside folders inside folders inside folders, this utility will remove the folders and JUST show the files.  PLUS you can highlight them all and manipulate them, copy the filenames, multi-rename them.  Amazing.

VirtualBox - Virtual Operating Systems.  Test out questionable programs.  Surf those suspicious web sites. Get your system wrecked, just reload the saved state you created earlier.  Test out other types of OS's without erasing your hard drive.  Have that obnoxious family member who insists on using your laptop to check out her facebook page and clicks on EVERY GODDAMN LINK REGARDLESS IF IT'S A FUCKING VIRUS?  well........i love this program.  I also use qemu for my pen drive.

DownThemAll! - Firefox addon to download all of a specified filetype on a page. Especially great for those google directory searches.

Sites:
http://www.pendriveapps.com & it's sister site http://www.pendrivelinux.com I visit probably several times a week.

NirSoft freeware utilities - An EXCELLENT site with a shitton of small programs that have helped me so often in the past.  Just click this link...you'll see what I'm saying.

[Triple Zero]

what's your Linux tiling window manager called?

I've been thinking of a tiling manager cause it would save screen space on my tiny 1024x600 netbook screen, right? [though usually I just run most things maximized anyway]

[Bu🤠ns]

what's your Linux tiling window manager called?

I've been thinking of a tiling manager cause it would save screen space on my tiny 1024x600 netbook screen, right? [though usually I just run most things maximized anyway]

"Awesome" it's actually called "Awesome" :P  I've tried one called XMonad but it's written in Haskell and I found the configuration config for Awesome to be MUCH simpler and easier to use...that and it integrates with Gnome much better.

[Triple Zero]

Gnome! I already use Gnome! So that's good Except I thought Gnome is a window manager and that I'd be replacing it?

Well that's also good because indeed Gnome does a whole lot of other stuff besides managing windows.

[Bu🤠ns]

Gnome! I already use Gnome! So that's good Except I thought Gnome is a window manager and that I'd be replacing it?

Well that's also good because indeed Gnome does a whole lot of other stuff besides managing windows.

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I guess there are a couple ways to configure it.  I LOVE gnome-panel so I wanted to keep it.  You can use others though too. I also tend to use nm-applet on my laptops--that's all. you can use the bar that comes with awesome too...it's all excitingly configurable