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What's the first thing you install on a new computer?
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 7:53 am
by pinback
Here's mine:
Windows: Cygwin
Linux: Git
Mac: Suicide Prevention Reminder App
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 7:57 am
by Almost on board here
Motherboard drivers.
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 8:53 am
by Ice Cream Jonsey
Is the Suicide Prevention Program through the App Store? That's optimistic of them.
I guess I need the following to get my stuff done: IntelliJ, Atom, sublimeText. Photostop. Git, Java, Hugo (though if I check out a game's repo I have that) and then FileZilla for FTP stuff. putty, too, at least on Windows.
On the Mac there's also an app I like for playing Hangman. It's cool because it's all audio.
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 9:00 am
by Flack
7-Zip, Chrome, Dropbox, MouseJiggler.
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 9:29 am
by pinback
Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:I guess I need the following to get my stuff done: IntelliJ, Atom, sublimeText. Photostop. Git, Java, Hugo (though if I check out a game's repo I have that) and then FileZilla for FTP stuff. putty, too, at least on Windows.
I said what's the FIRST thing you install, not the first seventy-three goddamn things. I think Billy's rubbing off on you. You ruined the thread already.
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 9:30 am
by pinback
Flack wrote:7-Zip, Chrome, Dropbox, MouseJiggler.
WHAT'S THE
FIRST THING YOU INST--
Okay, fuck this. I hate this place. Nothing works here. The medications don't work. I've been here for seven years.
I hate this place.
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 10:24 am
by Flack
pinback wrote:Flack wrote:The medications don't work.
That's obvious, captain cranky. I'll go with Chrome them.
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 11:01 am
by Roody_Yogurt
Ninite
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 3:57 pm
by Billy Mays
pinback wrote:I said what's the FIRST thing you install, not the first seventy-three goddamn things. I think Billy's rubbing off on you. You ruined the thread already.
I can check which driver specifically got installed first from the cd-rom of my most recent motherboard if you need me to?
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 4:07 pm
by Billy Mays
Honestly I am not really sure because I never would have imagined until now that which driver specifically gets installed first from my chipset dvd would ever get turned into such a big deal...if I had to guess, I would say that the very first thing I install is the audio driver?
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 10:37 am
by Jizaboz
Windows: Any web browser but IE
Linux: depends on what I'm starting the server for
OSX: Dropbox
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 12:50 pm
by Tdarcos
Firefox. That's the only time I'll consciously use IE, to downlioad Firefox on a box that doesn't have it.
Same thing when I was setting up my Mac box, I used the built-in browser to install Firefox.
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 1:13 pm
by RealNC
Linux: Git
Mac: Git
Windows 10: Windows 7
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 1:41 pm
by Tdarcos
RealNC wrote:Linux: Git
Mac: Git
Windows 10: Windows 7
"What's the difference between Microsoft Windows and a computer virus? Viruses actually do something."
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 3:19 pm
by The Happiness Engine
Windows: Opera V12 (don't judge me)
Linux: mlocate (I said don't judge me)
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 11:51 am
by Tdarcos
The Happiness Engine wrote:Windows: Opera V12 (don't judge me)
Linux: mlocate (I said don't judge me)
I'm not going to judge you. I found Firefox worked better several years ago and never tried Opera again. Chrome has a problem with certain HTML commands to tell a web browser when you print the page to do a page break, a command sequence that Firefox and IE both honor. Can't remember what the code was, that was from a job I was doing about 3 or 4 years ago.
What's mlocate?
I mean, the whole idea is that if you use your computer to get things done - even if it's for hobbies - You'll try to find the tools that are of use to you. Cop killers would download the app "Donut Shop Finder." KKK members would download the apps "Fried Chicken Store Locator" and "Watermelon Patch finder." Pedophiles would use the "find a store" feature on Chuck-E-Cheese's website. Or look up the nearest Catholic Church and find out when the Priest is holding mass or otherwise not busy with their other usual practices.
Anyone seriously interested in getting a task done will try to get tools to assist them.
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 12:58 pm
by Footloose
Tdarcos wrote:Anyone seriously interested in getting a task done will try to get tools to assist them.
A trough to hold all of your daily cheeseburgers for example.
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 11:13 pm
by Tdarcos
Footloose wrote:Tdarcos wrote:Anyone seriously interested in getting a task done will try to get tools to assist them.
A trough to hold all of your daily cheeseburgers for example.
I don't eat cheeseburgers every day, it's probably been a week since I had some.
Oh, since the original question was "The first thing you install on your computer is?" does not necessarily mean software. Typically the first
device I'll install on a computer is a 7-port USB hub. When the computer only has 4 ports, plugging in mouse, keyboard and network Wi-Fi adapter, it don't leave you much. Plus you have to go to the back to add something. Kind of difficult when you're in a wheelchair and your ability to root around the back is severely restricted.
I remember when I was doing tech support on computers people had under their desk, I'd end up crawling under, and depending on what I was doing, to save pressure on my knees I'd either be lying on my back or my stomach, connecting something, and invariably someone would come by, seeing the enormous fat guy lying under a desk and ask if I had fallen or if I was OK or hurt.
This way I can plug in a jump drive, SD Card reader/writer, backup drives, trackball, cellphone and camera charge cables, and it's all conveniently located on top of this computer.
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 11:35 pm
by RetroRomper
Footloose wrote:A trough to hold all of your daily cheeseburgers for example.
Apparently someone isn't familiar with Paul's fondness for slop.
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 2:36 am
by Tdarcos
RetroRomper wrote:Footloose wrote:A trough to hold all of your daily cheeseburgers for example.
Apparently someone isn't familiar with Paul's fondness for slop.
I haven't eaten slop in over two years. In case you forgot, I spent two months in a rehabilitation facility after being diagnosed with congestive heart failure. And one thing I was told to avoid is salt. Ramen is horrible for salt, check the label and the percentage of the daily max for salt in one package is huge!
Beside that, I never used to look at the label, but have you seen the calorie count for ONE PACKAGE? It's comparable to a Big Mac.