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Anti-Bloatware A very nice list of tiny apps. Get small!
Ooo! I've been looking for something that does what WhoLockMe does! Muchos thankias.
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 11:42 PM on December 31, 2004
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 11:42 PM on December 31, 2004
Oh the things you find with SpaceMonger. This is a very good link, thanks.
posted by litghost at 12:46 AM on January 1, 2005
posted by litghost at 12:46 AM on January 1, 2005
I'm still wowing over this little thing (click on the link for screenshots). It lets you mount a virtual filesystem on a gmail account as a harddrive on windows (here is the original linux version). jessamyn and hansbleep just posted these on an ask.mefi thread. 119k download.
posted by ori at 1:26 AM on January 1, 2005
posted by ori at 1:26 AM on January 1, 2005
(Also, sweetcode.org used to pick innovative free software regularly, most of which fell under the tiny & ingenious category. The site is still up, but they haven't updated in a year or so. The archives still have two years' worth of picks. There are too many wonderful and peculiar software gems for me to list here.)
posted by ori at 1:32 AM on January 1, 2005
posted by ori at 1:32 AM on January 1, 2005
Didn't actually download a single one of the apps but really enjoyed reading what I could do if I wanted to. Bookmarked it for later - thanks
posted by Cancergiggles at 1:50 AM on January 1, 2005
posted by Cancergiggles at 1:50 AM on January 1, 2005
Nice - I love stuff like this! Thanks, mecran01, stav, ori - and happy new year, everyone!
posted by taz at 4:02 AM on January 1, 2005
posted by taz at 4:02 AM on January 1, 2005
Dittos to the wonders of SpaceMonger. I cleared up 4 gigs in no time. Thanks, SpaceMonger!
posted by zardoz at 4:09 AM on January 1, 2005
posted by zardoz at 4:09 AM on January 1, 2005
Anyone know of an OS/X equivalent? Free/GPL stuff for preference?
posted by cstross at 5:01 AM on January 1, 2005
posted by cstross at 5:01 AM on January 1, 2005
It mentions Miranda-IM, but it doesn't mention blosxom for webjournalling. Better than MT (easier, at least) in my experience.
posted by Eideteker at 6:07 AM on January 1, 2005
posted by Eideteker at 6:07 AM on January 1, 2005
The Keynote and Treepad lite programs on the original link are useful.
posted by JohnR at 6:18 AM on January 1, 2005
posted by JohnR at 6:18 AM on January 1, 2005
I'm still wowing over this little thing
If I still used IE I'd wow over it too.
posted by kamylyon at 8:04 AM on January 1, 2005
If I still used IE I'd wow over it too.
posted by kamylyon at 8:04 AM on January 1, 2005
There's a guy called Analog-X whose software I've been using for the past couple of years. He has a wide variety of applications for all needs, but what really makes all the programs stand out is that they are TINY in size and memory footprint, no ads/registration/whatever, and they're almost all single executable, which means uninstalling them is simply a matter of deleting the file. Here's some of my personal faves:
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 8:41 AM on January 1, 2005
- Network Utilities: Port Blocker Port Mapper Tiny Proxy NetStat Live
- Audio Utilities: Rhyme AutoTune Vocoder MP3 Tag Master Vocal Remover
- Programming Utilities: Soft Submit PCalc Scientific Calculator
- System Utilities: Super File Shredder Screen Capture DHCP Fix Video Screensaver
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 8:41 AM on January 1, 2005
Wow.
I needed some of this stuff. Not only did I download the page, but he has interesting writings too. I bookmarked the site.
Thanks.
posted by xammerboy at 9:51 AM on January 1, 2005
I needed some of this stuff. Not only did I download the page, but he has interesting writings too. I bookmarked the site.
Thanks.
posted by xammerboy at 9:51 AM on January 1, 2005
also of interest:
CleanSoftware.org is a resource to help Windows users find the best free daily-use software, free from nasties: adware, spyware, harmful/intrusive components, and threats to privacy.
posted by mcsweetie at 10:32 AM on January 1, 2005
CleanSoftware.org is a resource to help Windows users find the best free daily-use software, free from nasties: adware, spyware, harmful/intrusive components, and threats to privacy.
posted by mcsweetie at 10:32 AM on January 1, 2005
I. Love. The. Post.
I. Love. This. Thread.
Thank you!!!!
posted by nj_subgenius at 3:27 PM on January 1, 2005
I. Love. This. Thread.
Thank you!!!!
posted by nj_subgenius at 3:27 PM on January 1, 2005
Anyone out there wanna throw a bone to us mac users? I'd love a list like this for my machine.
posted by ranchocalamari at 6:14 PM on January 1, 2005
posted by ranchocalamari at 6:14 PM on January 1, 2005
ranchocalamari: all you os x users need is Fink.
http://fink.sourceforge.net/
posted by Hackworth at 8:24 PM on January 1, 2005
http://fink.sourceforge.net/
posted by Hackworth at 8:24 PM on January 1, 2005
Thanks Hackworth. I just skimmed the pages. Wow.
posted by ranchocalamari at 9:21 PM on January 1, 2005
posted by ranchocalamari at 9:21 PM on January 1, 2005
From stavros' link:
"How about BeOS, *nix, Amiga, QNX, etc?" Those who are comfortable using these operating systems need no such guide as this; clean, well-made software is the rule rather than the exception.
*feels validated*
Also, ranchocalamari: here
posted by chundo at 8:55 AM on January 2, 2005
"How about BeOS, *nix, Amiga, QNX, etc?" Those who are comfortable using these operating systems need no such guide as this; clean, well-made software is the rule rather than the exception.
*feels validated*
Also, ranchocalamari: here
posted by chundo at 8:55 AM on January 2, 2005
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