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NirSoft Freeware (2008)

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Re: NirSoft Freeware (2008)

#31

Post by babuskov »

Polarity wrote: post #29
kevindong wrote: post #8

> While many software companies create a bloated installation package with size of 1 - 3 MB, the size of single utility in NirSoft is usually less than 100KB. The early 2000s were a different time. While as modern day electron apps are regularly 100+ MB.

im really fed up with this argument. most "native" apps use big chunks of the platform "frameworks" and are not platform independent, which was introduced by os companies and politics in the first place. most modern apple native apps are the ones that crash the most while electron are stable as fuck.

I'm curious. If you have 20 electron apps running, does that mean you would have 20 copies of the completely same thing wasting your disk space and RAM?

How would that work if all the application developers decided that native sucks and all should use Electron?

Re: NirSoft Freeware (2008)

#32

Post by reificator »

ProAm wrote: post #28
maxxxxx wrote: post #18

Nirsoft and Sysinternals should be part of Windows. Add Notepad++ and you have a decent OS all of a sudden.

I thought Sysinternals was acquired by Microsoft?

I can confirm, I downloaded the suite from Microsoft a few weeks ago.

Still comes in handy to track down some specific types of bugs.

Re: NirSoft Freeware (2008)

#35

Post by cheeze »

manifest23 wrote: post #22
stevekemp wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Almost as good as Mike Rowe .. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_vs._MikeRoweSoft

It's strange to me that people still remember this. It's been 14 years, but I guess it's nice to be known for something :)

Every time I say or hear Microsoft, I think of Mike Rowe Soft in my head. Every single time.

Re: NirSoft Freeware (2008)

#36

Post by smhenderson »

dec0dedab0de wrote: post #27

I haven't used windows in years, but when I did, downloading all of the nirsoft tools was on my new box checklist. I can't go to the site to see what has been added though, my company proxy has it blocked.

He describes False Positives from antivirus software when scanning his utilities. Do you think your company's proxy blocks the site because of that?

Re: NirSoft Freeware (2008)

#37

Post by [deleted] »

Polarity wrote: post #29
kevindong wrote: post #8

> While many software companies create a bloated installation package with size of 1 - 3 MB, the size of single utility in NirSoft is usually less than 100KB. The early 2000s were a different time. While as modern day electron apps are regularly 100+ MB.

im really fed up with this argument. most "native" apps use big chunks of the platform "frameworks" and are not platform independent, which was introduced by os companies and politics in the first place. most modern apple native apps are the ones that crash the most while electron are stable as fuck.

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Re: NirSoft Freeware (2008)

#38

Post by Zekio »

babuskov wrote: post #31
Polarity wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

im really fed up with this argument. most "native" apps use big chunks of the platform "frameworks" and are not platform independent, which was introduced by os companies and politics in the first place. most modern apple native apps are the ones that crash the most while electron are stable as fuck.

I'm curious. If you have 20 electron apps running, does that mean you would have 20 copies of the completely same thing wasting your disk space and RAM? How would that work if all the application developers decided that native sucks and all should use Electron?

20 electron apps would be 20 copies of mostly the same browser

Re: NirSoft Freeware (2008)

#39

Post by castlecrasher2 »

manifest23 wrote: post #22
stevekemp wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Almost as good as Mike Rowe .. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_vs._MikeRoweSoft

It's strange to me that people still remember this. It's been 14 years, but I guess it's nice to be known for something :)

Mnenomic devices are a powerful thing

Re: NirSoft Freeware (2008)

#40

Post by Tushon »

ProAm wrote: post #28
maxxxxx wrote: post #18

Nirsoft and Sysinternals should be part of Windows. Add Notepad++ and you have a decent OS all of a sudden.

I thought Sysinternals was acquired by Microsoft?

I would guess OP meant "integrated into" rather than acquired by, so that they are available by default rather than having to be installed separately.
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