What's the most useful piece of software you've ever encountered?

[Aves]

Cygwin

 

[Brazen]

webmin

 

[shortylickens]

ACDSee. Especially when they added the ability to look inside rar's and ace's, and integrated a basic image manipulator.

 

[aeroguy]

Irfanview - batch resize to e-mail pics

Samurize (w/ American TV script) - lets me have a TV guide on the desktop of my laptop.

 

[aeroguy]

Originally posted by: Nitemare
DVD Shrink

That too.

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

firefox.

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: Hyperblaze

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation

Originally posted by: Hyperblaze
I'd have to say the gcc compiler. NOTHING could get installed from source on UNIX without this little baby.

I consider that pretty damn useful.

There are lots of other compilers for UNIX

but do they work as well?

Most corporations with production software don't like the concept of GNU software

They want someone to sue if it fvcks up. CC is bundled with most UNIX as are proprietary compilers for stuff like AIX, etc.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

SketchUp

 

[CFster]

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