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OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 RC1

Email: Outlook 2003

Browsing: Firefox

Playing Music: foobar2000

Watcginh Video/DVD: Media Player Classic

Instant Messaging: Trillian Pro

Web Programming/Design: Dreamweaver 2004 MX

Office Suite: MS Office 2003

Graphics: Photoshop 8 CS

File Compression: WinRAR (Would use 7-zip but doesn't build as good self-extracting files)

OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 RC1

Email: Opera M2

Browsing: Opera 7.50 Preview 3

Audio: iTunes

Video: PowerDVD

Instant Messaging: MSN Messenger

Web Programming/Design: Dreamweaver 2004 MX

Office Suite: MS Office 2003 (That may change shortly as I only really used MS Office for the Access part but that's not needed now.)

Graphics: Photoshop 8 CS

File Compression: PowerArchiver

Slowly but surely I'm dumping the MS products.

OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 RC1

Email: Outlook 2003

Browsing: Firefox

Playing Music: foobar2000

Watcginh Video/DVD: Media Player Classic

Instant Messaging: Trillian Pro

Web Programming/Design: Dreamweaver 2004 MX

Office Suite: MS Office 2003

Graphics: Photoshop 8 CS

File Compression: WinRAR (Would use 7-zip but doesn't build as good self-extracting files)

Wow.. You have the all brand new software...

OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 / Longhorn Alpha 4053

Email: Outlook 2003

Browsing: IE

Playing Music: Winamp

Watching Video/DVD: PowerDVD 5

Instant Messaging: Msn Messenger 6.1

Web Programming/Design: Dreamweaver 2004 MX

Office Suite: MS Office 2003

Graphics: Photoshop 8 CS

File Compression: WinRAR

OS: Windows XP Home

Web: IE

Email: Outlook 2003 (Till 31'st then im back to OE)

Video: WMP9

Music: WMP9

Graphics: Photoshop 7

Web Programming/Design: Dreamweaver 2004 MX (Wohoo for student discount :D)

ZIP: Built in thingy

IM: MSN Messenger ofcourse ;)

I entered the office and tossed my hat at the coat rack. It missed, hit the heater, and instantly burst into flames. That reminded me: I had some work to do in Windows. :D

Current Apps: (Mostly Non - MS)

OS: Windows XP Home SP1a

Email: Mozilla Thunderbird

Browsing: Mozilla Firefox

Audio: Winamp

Video: Windows Media Player

DVD: Power DVD

Office Suite: Microsoft Office 2003

Instant Messaging: MSN Messenger

File Compression: Win Rar

Burning CDs: Nero Burning ROM 6 / Clone CD

Programming: Microsoft Visual Basic 6

I think this probably belongs under "Software Discussion and Assistance", but anyway...

Sending/Receiving e-mails: Mozilla Thunderbird

Web Browsing: Mozilla Firefox

Playing Mp3s: Foobar2000

Watching Video/DVD: Windows Media Player

Instant Messaging: Miranda IM

I think this probably belongs under "Software Discussion and Assistance", but anyway...

I have the feeling that you really want to be a mod of a site! :laugh:

Anyway, the post is here for some time. The mods didn't move it and there must be a reason for this! :whistle:

OS: Microsoft xp home sp1

Sending/Receiving e-mails: Microsoft Office Outlook

Web Browsing: Microsoft Internet Explorer

Playing Mp3s: Nullsoft Winamp 5.02

Watching Video/DVD: Power DVD

Instant Messaging: Aol Instat Messenger with Deadaim 4.5

File Compression: Win Rar 3.30 Corp

Burning CDs: Roxio Easy CD and DVD Creator 6

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