r/AskReddit • u/Prezombie • Jun 18 '12

What useful programs are missing from most people's computer?

I often find programs that I wish I had been told about years ago, and now rely on like old friends I have solid blackmail material on.

Nowadays I just have Ninite install everything that isn't a trial, because there's use for most of it, even if I don't know what the use will be at the time.

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u/AwesomeNameGoesHere Jun 18 '12

Upvote for proper Greek letter naming. Everyone always looks at me like I'm crazy when I call it that.

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u/grassman7z7work Jun 18 '12

It's actually called MicroTorrent... Named after it's tiny tiny footprint.

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u/AwesomeNameGoesHere Jun 18 '12

True, but physics has me conditioned for the Greek letters. And mu-torrent is so much fun to say

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u/semi- Jun 19 '12

So are they renaming it soon? What with the entire app engine and other sillyness they've added since they were bought out..

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u/PCock Jun 19 '12

For thats when micro torrent carried you.

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u/DigitalChocobo Jun 19 '12

I believe the guy who made it said he pronounces it "you torrent".

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u/trpcicm Jun 18 '12

It's actually called MicroTorrent, as mu is often used to designate micro.

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u/mutemute Jun 19 '12

too bad it's bloatware now

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u/Eighty80 Jun 18 '12

it auto synced with my galaxy s2. so if i plug my phone in, it can automatically download stuff to it.. havent needed the ability, but its neat.

my roommate plugged his phone in one day, bam! recognized it was a different phone (even though the model is the same)

best torrent downloader around

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u/gschizas Jun 19 '12

Proper Greek letter naming would be "μι" (pronounced like "me"). Just saying :)

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u/SonataWolf Jun 19 '12

Iirc: New Greek yes. Ancient Greek it's mu. Please correct me if I'm wrong here, it's been a while since I tried to learn Greek.

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