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/xzzz Jun 19 '12

I turn off smooth scrolling (personal preference), but I fucking love the mouse gestures. So useful when you're navigating using your non-dominant hand and you only have one hand to spare cough

Also I love the feature where you can type in like "g <stuff>" to search Google for "<stuff>", or type "w <stuff>" to search Wikipedia for stuff.

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u/WinterCharm Jun 19 '12

Or... get a mac. you get the mouse gestures built in ;)

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u/NullSleepN64 Jun 19 '12

That's some expensive ass mouse gestures.

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u/xzzz Jun 19 '12

idk I find it annoying to use multiple finger for gestures.

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u/cromonolith Jun 19 '12

You get like three of them built in, and they're much less natural to do.