Topic: POLL: How much do you use MC vs other programs (Read 5735 times)

JimH · « **on:** May 05, 2004, 12:44:55 pm »

What other applications do you use (Browser, E-mail, etc.) and where does MC rank?

Example: IE, Eudora, MC, Word -- MC is #3.

LonWar · « **Reply #1 on:** May 05, 2004, 12:48:57 pm »

Ooops, I hit 1, should have been 2.

I use my Browser (IE2) the most...

bebop · « **Reply #2 on:** May 05, 2004, 12:50:30 pm »

In order of use...my accounting software and my dvd creation program (am busy making albums of old family pics for all of us, as we seem to be dropping like flies!!! and have to get the info while there is still someone around who knows the histories that go with the photo's), then the browser, my website and last is a tie between my e-mail and my organizer.

DocLotus · « **Reply #3 on:** May 05, 2004, 01:11:10 pm »

1: Outlook.
2: Opera browser.
3: ACDSee
4: MC & ATI FM Radio.
5: Flight Sim.
6: Excel
7 & up ...everything else.

Chris Shaw · « **Reply #4 on:** May 05, 2004, 01:13:16 pm »

IE
Mozilla Mail
Digiguide
MC

bjsolem · « **Reply #5 on:** May 05, 2004, 01:25:25 pm »

Outlook
Navigator
MC

MC used to be number 2 when I was busy organizing my music. Now that it's mostly organized, I use it (slightly) less.

tlongacre · « **Reply #6 on:** May 05, 2004, 01:32:21 pm »

(On home computer):

IE
Outlook
MC
Quicken

TimB · « **Reply #7 on:** May 05, 2004, 01:38:08 pm »

Sit down at my computer...

MC
Eudora
MyIE

Sitting in my car...

iPod (fueled by MC) playing all the time!

-=Tim=-

Mako · « **Reply #8 on:** May 05, 2004, 01:44:05 pm »

1. MC and Trillian Pro (Both Always On)
2. PhotoShop
3. Outlook
4. Opera
5. BF1942

escaflo · « **Reply #9 on:** May 05, 2004, 01:55:43 pm »

MC
Trilllian (both are even, together with MSN Messenger)
Mozilla Firefox
The Core Media Player

pipsqueak · « **Reply #10 on:** May 05, 2004, 01:55:46 pm »

1. MC
2. Outlook
3. IE
4. MSN
5. Word
6. Excel
7+ anything else

edbro · « **Reply #11 on:** May 05, 2004, 01:55:57 pm »

1. MyIE2
2. Outlook
3. Dialog Newsreader
4. MC

I think a more interesting question is "how much do you use MC for media related tasks"? MC is definitely my main media related app but there are tasks that are easier in other apps.

JustinChase · « **Reply #12 on:** May 05, 2004, 02:12:04 pm »

I marked #3, but only because it's loaded third. I open Outlook, Firefox, then MC in the morning. All 3 stay open all day long.

Everything else is used as necessary.

Scott Atkinson · « **Reply #13 on:** May 05, 2004, 02:17:06 pm »

I downloaded (and have now purchased) MC, after stumbling across a reference to it in a Dell forum.

I run a small tv newsroom, and was instantly taken with MC's ability to organize different kinds of media files - and the tv/timeshifting capability.

Haven't dropped a tv tuner card in yet, but I'm anxious to try it. Right now I Tivo both of my competitors and use a WinXP MediaCenter Edition (the Microsoft one...) pc to record us.

I use the WinXP desktop manager to keep four virtual desktops open, with desktop one always being empty - until now. I've opened MC there.

FWIW, the others are an Associated Press newsroom application called NewsCenter (it's where my crew writes stories, produces newscasts, reads wires) in desktop two; Palm Desktop in 3; and Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird in four.

Scott A.

zevele10 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 05, 2004, 03:03:32 pm »

Trillian
DC+
Waste
Yahoo Messanger
Thunderbird
Albumen
This ones start with Windows and are running on a 24/24 7/7

Opera
IE
Foobar [player]
MC [rip -organize-burn]

paulr · « **Reply #15 on:** May 05, 2004, 03:08:30 pm »

Outlook
Firefox (I only use IE when I absolutely have to)
SageTV/MC (toss up here)
Foobar (for calculating Album Gain and applying it to MC replay gain tags)
Excel
---

EAC used to be on the list, but I rarely use it at all anymore (MC secure rip is just as good, but faster).

matshif · « **Reply #16 on:** May 05, 2004, 03:14:11 pm »

IE
MC - music and image
Thunderbird

Jaguu · « **Reply #17 on:** May 05, 2004, 03:34:51 pm »

1. Outlook + IE6
2. Windows Explorer
3. MC10
4. Winword2000
5. Astroworld Suite
6. Quicken
7. Excel2000
8. Karen's Replicator
9. TwixTel/Twixroute
10. Backup MyPc
11. Abbyy FineRead 7.0
12. IrfanView
13. ZoneAlarmPro
14. Webshots

Sauzee · « **Reply #18 on:** May 05, 2004, 03:53:55 pm »

I voted 2 but thinking about it, MC is probably in 3rd positionn

1 MyIE2
2 Directory Opus (Windows Explorer replacement, the best program on the planet after MC http://www.gpsoft.com.au/)
3. MC

Above doesn't include NOD32, ZoneAlarm, Outlook and StrokeIt (another fantastic little known app) http://www.tcbmi.com/strokeit/ which are all on 24/7.

pank2002 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 05, 2004, 03:56:53 pm »

1: IE or Firefox... depend on the mood
2: Total Commander. An alternative to explorer
3: Media Center
4: word

Maby TC and MC are open most of the time.

Cmagic · « **Reply #20 on:** May 05, 2004, 04:00:31 pm »

1. MC
2. Thunderbird
3. Firefox
4. OpenOffice
5. Recycler bin
6. Task manager
7. Alt Ctrl Del
8.

cattani · « **Reply #21 on:** May 05, 2004, 04:32:14 pm »

I try to use Only the best Software !!!

1. Media Center - everyday, non-stop
2. Opera Browser - surf everyday
3. WinDVR - i wach the show in my country, Romania, everyday
4. DuMeter - control my transfer
5. Incredimail - for my e-mail
6. Yahoo Messnger and Network Assistant for my friends
7. Norton Antivirus
8. End of the day, go to sleep, tomorrow again this process

Fixer · « **Reply #22 on:** May 05, 2004, 04:40:43 pm »

It's hard to define what I use the most. Most clicking? Most run time? Most screen focus time?

Whenever I'm home MC is usually running and playing music. But somedays I only start MC and click play (playing the current playlist) and then click again once to shut it down for the day. That's two clicks and MC is never non-minimized otherwise. I may use my broswer for only an hour and click hundreds of times.

GRAYDOG · « **Reply #23 on:** May 05, 2004, 05:01:13 pm »

1 FireFox(Interact Forum) 2Thunderbird 3 M.C. Everyday same order

GHammer · « **Reply #24 on:** May 05, 2004, 10:28:14 pm »

1- Directory Opus
2- Outlook and Mailwasher Pro
3- MC

My Antivirus app is always there, but I guess I'm really not 'using' it.

scott_r · « **Reply #25 on:** May 06, 2004, 06:22:36 am »

It probably goes something like this...

1) Firefox
2) Trillian
3) Media Center
4) NetBeans / VS.net

Although, at the moment, number three has been replaced by the Creative DVD-Audio Player, because I just bought an Audigy 2 ZS, so I can finally use my Onkyo 5.1 AV receiver properly and I've been listening to the DVD-Audio sampler non-stop for the last couple of days

All of a sudden Classical music sounds a lot more appealing

Speaking of which, does MC support reading DVD-Audio discs? For me, MC played the first part of the video track, but ignored the audio track.

Scott.

IanG · « **Reply #26 on:** May 06, 2004, 06:57:50 am »

At work, I use MC all the time to annotate MS Office files, images etc. and then use playlists to group them into mini projects. I guess that makes it #1.

Ian G.

modelmaker · « **Reply #27 on:** May 06, 2004, 01:36:04 pm »

1. MC & Norton - always on 24/7
2. IE & mail
3. Magix AudioCleaningLab (still digitizing a lot of LPs & tapes)
4. Easy CD-DA Extractor (for converting wav to mp3vbr)
5. YADB for CDs/ MMJB-CDDB for converted file lookup(no library used in MMJB)

Tolga · « **Reply #28 on:** May 06, 2004, 05:30:35 pm »

1. IE
2. outlook
3. swi prolog
4. ultraedit
5. TortoiseCVS
6. MC

lise · « **Reply #29 on:** May 07, 2004, 03:23:42 pm »

On all the time:
Outlook and Nelson (email/calendar) + Norton
MSN Messenger

After that...

1. IE
2. Illium's e-wallet (contains all links to webpages that require passwords).
3. VNC to access Snapstream's Beyond TV (PVR type software) on the other machine
4. Windows Media Player to playback video & DVDs, & listen to Radio
5. MC for music & photos
6. Illium's ListPro
7. Ulead + DVD Shrink

Ok, I lied. FreeCell is up in the top 3

LarryJoe · « **Reply #30 on:** May 07, 2004, 04:05:34 pm »

1 Browser
2 Quicken
3 DVD Shrink
4 TEMPG DVD Author
5 iTunes (sorry, it just works better with my ipod and is easy to buy music on)
6 Media Center (you need a Music Store!)

antolod · « **Reply #31 on:** May 08, 2004, 04:22:07 pm »

MC is always playing music when I'm home. Gave is the #2 spot because I probably use my browser more "in focus" time.

1 Browser
2 MC
3 Quicken
4 Outlook
5 Party Poker/or other game
6 everything else

Zone Alarm and Norton are always running.

urlwolf · « **Reply #32 on:** May 09, 2004, 03:08:56 am »

(1) opera (mail and browsing)
(2) putty (terminal to a linux box)
(3) vim
(4) MC

jleerigby · « **Reply #33 on:** May 10, 2004, 04:36:05 pm »

I always control MC with NetRemote but I often use NetRemote to control other equipment too hence:

1. NetRemote
2. MC
3. IE6

IanH · « **Reply #34 on:** May 10, 2004, 04:58:06 pm »

1) IE
2) Quicken
3) Outlook
4) MC
5) Photosuite

ph_bradley · « **Reply #35 on:** May 10, 2004, 05:13:33 pm »

why do you ask? are you jealous?

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