Good PAID Software -- Your Favorites

[Marc56us]

A very old screen saver (the best IMHO): SereneScreen Marine Aquarium 3.3
More than 20 years old, last updated 10 years ago but but always so spectacular on today's wide screens (to be put on a mini PC connected to the living room screen, for example), visitors often think it's a film when in fact it's computer-generated images.
($14, a cheap way to rest your eyes after a hard day's work and decorate the entire room)
(The clock at the bottom of the aquarium can be deactivated.)

[Fangbeast]

I think I bought that one, always looked so good. But my computer aged so much that I couldn't run it properly any more. Good memories though.

[Randy Walker]

A very old screen saver (the best IMHO): SereneScreen Marine Aquarium 3.3
More than 20 years old, last updated 10 years ago but but always so spectacular on today's wide screens (to be put on a mini PC connected to the living room screen, for example), visitors often think it's a film when in fact it's computer-generated images.

Buy a ROKU for your TV and just switch input from PC to the ROKU and you get the same exact screensaver on your Roku. That's what I do on my living room TV - 75" wall-mount. Only one difference -- it says "ROKU" instead of "Marine Aquarium 3". You do have to go into Roku settings > Themes >screensavers and select the aquatic option.

[BarryG]

A very old screen saver (the best IMHO): SereneScreen Marine Aquarium

I used to think that too, but it's not the best. Dream Aquarium is far better/realistic.

Video -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHi8qOtHnhE

[Randy Walker]

I used to think that too, but it's not the best. Dream Aquarium is far better/realistic.

Far as screensavers go, it really is not better. The dream Aquarium does not pan left and right so static items can still burn, defeating the purpose of a aceensaver. Granted it looks much cooler.

[Randy Walker]

Yeah Windows Rules, But don't tell the Linux boys that.

Don't talk about this on a Linux forum, you won't have enough knowledge to prove it. It will be a pitiful sight.

Not too long from now we will all be forced off of Windows just to maintain our sanity. MS plans to fully take over the PC:
https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-copilot-plus-pc/

[BarryG]

The dream Aquarium does not pan left and right

It can be set to zoom in and pan -> https://youtu.be/Ru4FF0it9m4?si=TE-NGGl ... 0L&t=16345

[Randy Walker]

It can be set to zoom in and pan -> https://youtu.be/Ru4FF0it9m4?si=TE-NGGl ... 0L&t=16345

Well, alrighty then. I stand corrected. It is better.

[doctorized]

Yeah, I did't mention Windows OS, but yeah, I guess it sorta qualifies even if it did come preinstalled on the laptop. I did pay for previous versions and still believe Win XP was best ever, though it did have some shortcomings they could have fixed instead of persuing the later releases. XP was the right base for further development. But that's a whole other rant.

You mentioned Good PAID Software... Windows have nothing to do with "goodness"....

[Piero]

Commander One, Deltawalker Pro and DOCK STAR are worth a look!
Discounted now on bundlehunt.com !

[KosterNET]

I see the name "Everything" come by, but I am not sure it also looks inside of files. If I want to find some PB-Code that I wrote in the past and I know that I had used the "IsInfinity"-function and a DateGadget, I can find it in seconds in gigabytes of files.

So the FileLocatorPro application also indexes the contents of files instead of just the names of the files. And you can specify exactly what types of files.

Also indexes word-files, excel-files, pdf-files, etc. This makes it a lot different from the "Everything"-file as far as I know. But if you prefer "Everything" please use that

[Randy Walker]

I see the name "Everything" come by, but I am not sure it also looks inside of files. If I want to find some PB-Code that I wrote in the past and I know that I had used the "IsInfinity"-function and a DateGadget, I can find it in seconds in gigabytes of files.

So the FileLocatorPro application also indexes the contents of files instead of just the names of the files. And you can specify exactly what types of files.

Also indexes word-files, excel-files, pdf-files, etc. This makes it a lot different from the "Everything"-file as far as I know. But if you prefer "Everything" please use that

My opinion -- Everything is best for finding any file on your system by name (or partial name) when you know you have it but don't know where it is, but it is totally freeware, far as I know.
If you're searching for a file based on text inside the file I recommend Astro-Grep -- also freeware far as I know. I use it frequently. It's a life saver.
Both are life savers.

[BarryG]

I see the name "Everything" come by, but I am not sure it also looks inside of files.

It can if you use the Advanced search settings.

[Randy Walker]

I see the name "Everything" come by, but I am not sure it also looks inside of files.

It can if you use the Advanced search settings.

Too much bother. Easier to just use Astro-Grep.

[AZJIO]

Easier to just use Astro-Grep.

installer is 10 MB in size, 45 MB of space is required. I think that's too much for a search program. Compact programs ten times smaller have been proposed above.
grepWin-x64-2.1.8_portable.exe = 1.5 Mb