Recommended Software for XP installs
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:10 pm
A lot of us are running Windows XP on our tablets, but there isnt much space with only 512MB of Flashrom. If you have any good software advice, post it here. Please keep it freeware or open source, and make sure if its going to try and install pointless toolbars and addons, let us know beforehand. Every megabyte saved is a megabyte earned.
I use K-Melion as a browser, its based off of the Firefox Gecko core and works just as well as bloated Firefox
http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/
On Screen Keyboard, In-Scribe. This one is a must have!:
http://www.iliumsoft.com/site/fp/inscribe.php
Winamp 2.76 for playing music (google it). Its much lighter than Windows media player, VLC, and current versions of winamp.
If you are hell bent on using VLC, try out VLC Portable:
http://portableapps.com/apps/music_video/vlc_portable
Notepad++ for text editing:
http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/
Need to Instant Message, try Miranda IM, it does all the IM networks:
http://www.miranda-im.org/
Im a major IRC whore, mIRC all the way baby!:
www.mirc.com - 30 day trial, but after that it just nags you.
Are you a Wireless Warrior?
http://www.netstumbler.com/downloads/ For scanning and mapping wifi
https://labs.arubanetworks.com/releases/BlueScannerSetup_1_1_2_0_1.exe For scanning bluetooth devices.
http://mmhamsoft.amateur-radio.ca/mmsstv/ For doing Slow Scan TV (this one is cool!)
http://mmhamsoft.amateur-radio.ca/mmtty/index.html For doing Radio TTY
http://www.davee.com/scanrec/ Need something that can record with VOX and squelch control? This could be an evil tool to have in general.
To be continued....
I use K-Melion as a browser, its based off of the Firefox Gecko core and works just as well as bloated Firefox
http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/
On Screen Keyboard, In-Scribe. This one is a must have!:
http://www.iliumsoft.com/site/fp/inscribe.php
Winamp 2.76 for playing music (google it). Its much lighter than Windows media player, VLC, and current versions of winamp.
If you are hell bent on using VLC, try out VLC Portable:
http://portableapps.com/apps/music_video/vlc_portable
Notepad++ for text editing:
http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/
Need to Instant Message, try Miranda IM, it does all the IM networks:
http://www.miranda-im.org/
Im a major IRC whore, mIRC all the way baby!:
www.mirc.com - 30 day trial, but after that it just nags you.
Are you a Wireless Warrior?
http://www.netstumbler.com/downloads/ For scanning and mapping wifi
https://labs.arubanetworks.com/releases/BlueScannerSetup_1_1_2_0_1.exe For scanning bluetooth devices.
http://mmhamsoft.amateur-radio.ca/mmsstv/ For doing Slow Scan TV (this one is cool!)
http://mmhamsoft.amateur-radio.ca/mmtty/index.html For doing Radio TTY
http://www.davee.com/scanrec/ Need something that can record with VOX and squelch control? This could be an evil tool to have in general.
To be continued....