Give Me Your Best! - Page 2

leisuresuitlary · 22 Jun 2003, 09:18 PM

Jeff, that certainly makes a radivcal difference.

But it is 'one extreme to the other' if you know what I mean.

I have also downloaded Avant which I am using to write this post. I have to say that my first impressions are that I really like this option, so I think that I will invest my time at least for the next couple of weeks in familiarising myself with it.

Thanks for putting me right though.

Larry

**JeffK** · 22 Jun 2003, 09:35 PM

AFAIK it's th tabbed browser line that takes up the extra room. It's probably worth having a fiddle with the toolbar and button customisation to see if you can save some space. I've only just installed Avant myself so I'm not sure of all its features but my initial impressions are positive.

Jeff

**gpdoyon** · 22 Jun 2003, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Drencrom
Dear Gerry, thanx, this Avant Browser is just great! Do you happen to know how to import Opera bookmarks into it and whether that is possible? I get "Not a valid bookmark file" all the time when trying to do this.

Hi Drencrom! I'm glad that you like Avant Browser. :-) I have never had to import the Opera bookmarks before. Can you import them to Internet Explorer? Once the bookmarks are in Internet Explorer then they are readily available to Avant.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help. Perhaps the Avant Browser Support Forum would be helpful to you.

- Gerry

**psalzer** · 22 Jun 2003, 11:38 PM

Hi Gerry. After reading your post, I had another look at Avant Browser. I had an older version which had been a bit buggy on my computer. I grabbed the new one and it's quite nice. I do like good password management for multiple users, which is one thing I really like about Mozilla/Firebird, but the the RoboForm plugin takes care of that. It also lets you pop-up windows, like the poll window on fastmail, if I want while still blocking unwanted pop-ups, which I'm not sure it did in earlier versions. I've tried out so many I'm not sure, but that's another thing that I like about Mozilla/Firebird that most of the IE shells didn't do very well.

I also didn't have luck importing bookmarks. Even downloaded a little utility that's supposed to help, but no luck. That seems to be a weak point with a lot of browsers. Not a huge thing to me, because I only recently started storing bookmarks on the home computer, but I can see where it's a problem for some.

Anyway, Avant seems to have taken the lead when it comes to IE shells and I'm enjoying it. I still really like Firebird, so I'll probably go back and forth, but it's a very nice option to have.

Adrian Bell · 23 Jun 2003, 02:37 AM

Have you tried Bookmark Priest (for the import/export of bookmarks). I found it excellent and it's only 154kb.

<edit>It's a bit hard to find now as the download link on the homepage is invalid but i've managed to find it here</edit>

mammaduck · 23 Jun 2003, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by gpdoyon
Avant Browser : The best browser (or browser shell) that I have ever used, including Opera, which IMHO is getting bloated.
- Gerry

I have tried several other browsers but always came back to IE and had actually given up on other browsers. But after reading all the praise in this thread about the Avant browser I thought I would give it one more try.

I have downloaded the Avant browser and are very very pleased!! So thanks for the tip and thanks to Larry for starting this thread.

Who knows what other nice programs/software might come up in this thread.

Hanneke

CelticBlackCat · 23 Jun 2003, 04:18 AM

Here are some of the programs I use which I love and recommend. I have Windows XP Home Edition. Today is the first anniversary of having my pc installed! Woo hoo!

12Ghosts I got the 12Gee when it was only $12.00 registration fee.
CookieWall
CursorXP Options
HelioBar 1.6 Freeware
ieSpell
Lavasoft Ad-aware
LogonBootUIRandomizer
Poppy for Windows
StartDelay
RegCleaner
S S Launcher
StyleXP

Music programs I use:

MusicMatch Jukebox 8.0
Windows Media Player 9

Sydney · 23 Jun 2003, 04:34 AM

Mozilla Bowser & Mail
Photoshop 7
Cute FTP
Editpad
Capturex (http://www.cliprex.com)
Zonealarm and
Avast32 virus scanner

**JeffK** · 23 Jun 2003, 07:50 AM

While we're on the subject has anybody got any thoughts on the relative merits of Avant, MYIE2, Crazybrowser and their ilk?

Regards, Jeff

leisuresuitlary · 23 Jun 2003, 08:01 AM

Jeff

Check this

http://www.emaildiscussions.com/...threadid=13714

Larry

**psalzer** · 23 Jun 2003, 11:03 AM

I haven't looked at Crazybrowser in about a year, I think. At that time MyIE seemed best to me. Avant is now edging past it, IMHO, but just barely. They're both good. Crazybrowser didn't seem on a par with them, but it could have had a bunch of new versions by now for all I know.

atchou · 24 Jun 2003, 10:23 PM

Sound
Winamp - http://www.winamp.com
LAME - http://mitiok.free.fr
Monkey Audio's - http://www.monkeysaudio.com
Musepack - http://www.musepack-source.de

Utils
Nero - http://www.nero.com
ISO-Buster - http://www.isobuster.com
Acrobat Reader - http://www.adobe.com
PDF Creator - http://sector7g.wurzel6-webdesign.de...r/index_en.htm
WinRAR - http://www.rarsoft.com
EmEditor - http://www.emurasoft.com
E4M - http://www.samsimpson.com

Image
XnView - http://www.xnview.com I like it more that irfanview
SlowView - http://www.slowview.at
Jasc PaintShop Pro - http://www.jasc.com

Net
StarDownloader - http://www.stardownloader.com
LeechFTP - http://linux.fh-heilbronn.de/~debis/leechftp
PuTTY - http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty
Trillian - http://www.trillian.cc
FreeAgent - http://www.forteinc.com
The Bat - http://www.ritlabs.com/the_bat
K9 - http://www.keir.net/k9.html
Outpost - http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost

Video
BSPlayer - http://www.bsplayer.org
Virtual Dub - http://www.virtualdub.org
XviD - http://www.xvid.org

btn · 25 Jun 2003, 09:08 AM

If it had to be one, I guess it'd be Safari since I can check my email via our Web Mail, etc.

aussieboykie · 26 Jun 2003, 08:01 AM

I'm glad to see a fair smattering of personal favourites amongst the submissions so far. Here's my top of the pops, in no particular order...

BootitNG - partition, resize, move, copy, backup, multi-boot, - no disk should be without it!
Second Copy 2000 - the simplest and best automated backup manager around
Password Corral - superb, simple, secure, password manager
Powerdesk - what Windows Explorer should have been
Notetab - what Notepad never even dreamed of being
Irfanview - simply the best free image viewer
HTML Beauty - outstanding free HTML editor
Opera - love the speed and the tabbed windows and the configurability
Paint Shop Pro - very powerful and reasonably priced image editor

Plus honourable mentions for AVG, the Thunderbird mail client for those who don't mind living a little dangerously, and Total Commander for lovers of old-style interfaces and top class utility software.

Enjoy... AB

lux · 26 Jun 2003, 01:54 PM

Adobe Acrobat...

23 Jun 2003, 02:37 AM	#20
Adrian Bell Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Darlington, UK Posts: 938	Have you tried Bookmark Priest (for the import/export of bookmarks). I found it excellent and it's only 154kb. <edit>It's a bit hard to find now as the download link on the homepage is invalid but i've managed to find it here</edit> Last edited by Adrian Bell : 23 Jun 2003 at 03:47 AM.

23 Jun 2003, 04:18 AM	#22
CelticBlackCat Essential Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 260	Here are some of the programs I use which I love and recommend. I have Windows XP Home Edition. Today is the first anniversary of having my pc installed! Woo hoo! 12Ghosts I got the 12Gee when it was only $12.00 registration fee. CookieWall CursorXP Options HelioBar 1.6 Freeware ieSpell Lavasoft Ad-aware LogonBootUIRandomizer Poppy for Windows StartDelay RegCleaner S S Launcher StyleXP Music programs I use: MusicMatch Jukebox 8.0 Windows Media Player 9 Last edited by CelticBlackCat : 23 Jun 2003 at 04:23 AM.

22 Jun 2003, 09:18 PM	#16
leisuresuitlary Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: UK Posts: 168	Jeff, that certainly makes a radivcal difference. But it is 'one extreme to the other' if you know what I mean. I have also downloaded Avant which I am using to write this post. I have to say that my first impressions are that I really like this option, so I think that I will invest my time at least for the next couple of weeks in familiarising myself with it. Thanks for putting me right though. Larry

22 Jun 2003, 09:35 PM	#17
JeffK Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kingaroy, AU Posts: 3,179	AFAIK it's th tabbed browser line that takes up the extra room. It's probably worth having a fiddle with the toolbar and button customisation to see if you can save some space. I've only just installed Avant myself so I'm not sure of all its features but my initial impressions are positive. Jeff

22 Jun 2003, 11:38 PM	#19
psalzer Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,654	Hi Gerry. After reading your post, I had another look at Avant Browser. I had an older version which had been a bit buggy on my computer. I grabbed the new one and it's quite nice. I do like good password management for multiple users, which is one thing I really like about Mozilla/Firebird, but the the RoboForm plugin takes care of that. It also lets you pop-up windows, like the poll window on fastmail, if I want while still blocking unwanted pop-ups, which I'm not sure it did in earlier versions. I've tried out so many I'm not sure, but that's another thing that I like about Mozilla/Firebird that most of the IE shells didn't do very well. I also didn't have luck importing bookmarks. Even downloaded a little utility that's supposed to help, but no luck. That seems to be a weak point with a lot of browsers. Not a huge thing to me, because I only recently started storing bookmarks on the home computer, but I can see where it's a problem for some. Anyway, Avant seems to have taken the lead when it comes to IE shells and I'm enjoying it. I still really like Firebird, so I'll probably go back and forth, but it's a very nice option to have.

23 Jun 2003, 04:34 AM	#23
Sydney Essential Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Amstelveen, Netherlands Posts: 252	Mozilla Bowser & Mail Photoshop 7 Cute FTP Editpad Capturex (http://www.cliprex.com) Zonealarm and Avast32 virus scanner

23 Jun 2003, 07:50 AM	#24
JeffK Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kingaroy, AU Posts: 3,179	While we're on the subject has anybody got any thoughts on the relative merits of Avant, MYIE2, Crazybrowser and their ilk? Regards, Jeff

23 Jun 2003, 08:01 AM	#25
leisuresuitlary Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: UK Posts: 168	Jeff Check this http://www.emaildiscussions.com/...threadid=13714 Larry

23 Jun 2003, 11:03 AM	#26
psalzer Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,654	I haven't looked at Crazybrowser in about a year, I think. At that time MyIE seemed best to me. Avant is now edging past it, IMHO, but just barely. They're both good. Crazybrowser didn't seem on a par with them, but it could have had a bunch of new versions by now for all I know.

24 Jun 2003, 10:23 PM	#27
atchou Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Portugal Posts: 18	Sound Winamp - http://www.winamp.com LAME - http://mitiok.free.fr Monkey Audio's - http://www.monkeysaudio.com Musepack - http://www.musepack-source.de Utils Nero - http://www.nero.com ISO-Buster - http://www.isobuster.com Acrobat Reader - http://www.adobe.com PDF Creator - http://sector7g.wurzel6-webdesign.de...r/index_en.htm WinRAR - http://www.rarsoft.com EmEditor - http://www.emurasoft.com E4M - http://www.samsimpson.com Image XnView - http://www.xnview.com I like it more that irfanview SlowView - http://www.slowview.at Jasc PaintShop Pro - http://www.jasc.com Net StarDownloader - http://www.stardownloader.com LeechFTP - http://linux.fh-heilbronn.de/~debis/leechftp PuTTY - http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty Trillian - http://www.trillian.cc FreeAgent - http://www.forteinc.com The Bat - http://www.ritlabs.com/the_bat K9 - http://www.keir.net/k9.html Outpost - http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost Video BSPlayer - http://www.bsplayer.org Virtual Dub - http://www.virtualdub.org XviD - http://www.xvid.org

25 Jun 2003, 09:08 AM	#28
btn Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: San Jose, CA, US Posts: 688 Representative of: Everyone.net	If it had to be one, I guess it'd be Safari since I can check my email via our Web Mail, etc.

26 Jun 2003, 08:01 AM	#29
aussieboykie Essential Contributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 475	I'm glad to see a fair smattering of personal favourites amongst the submissions so far. Here's my top of the pops, in no particular order... BootitNG - partition, resize, move, copy, backup, multi-boot, - no disk should be without it! Second Copy 2000 - the simplest and best automated backup manager around Password Corral - superb, simple, secure, password manager Powerdesk - what Windows Explorer should have been Notetab - what Notepad never even dreamed of being Irfanview - simply the best free image viewer HTML Beauty - outstanding free HTML editor Opera - love the speed and the tabbed windows and the configurability Paint Shop Pro - very powerful and reasonably priced image editor Plus honourable mentions for AVG, the Thunderbird mail client for those who don't mind living a little dangerously, and Total Commander for lovers of old-style interfaces and top class utility software. Enjoy... AB

26 Jun 2003, 01:54 PM	#30
lux The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,274	Adobe Acrobat...