ForumSoftwareGuide: Forum Software Comparison Guide As of late, the SH/SC Thread of the Week has been “HEY GUYS WHAT FORUM SHOULD I USE?!”. In the past, the answer has begrudgingly been “Just use phpBB, because it’s free and not too broken”, but phpBB has taken a significant nosedive in quality, and several quite suitable replacements have cropped up in its place. Apart from the freebies there’s also the industry standards that have never gone away. In this article I’ll be outlining … Continue Reading →
Useful Windows Software
This is an organized list of all the software mentioned in the most recent incarnation of the perennial “post some cool software” thread in SH/SC. In particular, the thread this list was based on was “Share your recent ‘cool programs’ that are keepers”. A previous thread can be seen here [requires archives access], or here as an html document. Note that the previous thread was for all operating systems, and this one was specifically Windows software. As such, please keep … Continue Reading →
Shiny Chrome
For SOME people, just adding actual features isn’t enough. You’ve got to lower your UI closer to the ground, put a giant chrome tailpipe on it, get yo’ self some phat chrome spinnaz, add 27 extra gauges on your dash, wait what were we talking about? Y’z Dock – Free – OSX-style dock, for Windows XP. Widely accepted as the best of the assorted dock utilities out there. Note: there is no official site for Y’z Dock due to legal … Continue Reading →
Highly Recommended Free Software
These are your best bets, really. Free, Modern, Secure, and Actively developed. PunBB PunBB is a free lightweight opensource forum system, geared towards being simple and straightforward while still including most of the features expected from something like phpBB. Links: Official Site, Official Forums, Semi-Official Modding Community / Database Security Record: Very Good. Exploits are rare, generally low in severity, and get patched in a very timely fashion. Spam Protection: Project Founder Rickard Andersson is strictly against CAPTCHAs in all … Continue Reading →
Welcome to the SH/SC Wiki!
Welcome Welcome to the SH/SC Wiki! This Wiki contains a collection of technical articles written by members of the Something Awful Forums. Featured Articles UsefulWindowsSoftware is a huge list of useful freeware and shareware Windows software. PCPartsPickingGuide helps you decide what PC parts to get for your next upgrade. foobar2000 is unsurprisingly all about the foobar2000 audio player. DataRecovery for when your cat accidentally deletes all of your MP3s. For a full list of articles, please see the PageIndex or … Continue Reading →
ShscWiki
Welcome Welcome to the SH/SC Wiki! This Wiki contains a collection of technical articles written by members of the Something Awful Forums. Featured Articles UsefulWindowsSoftware is a huge list of useful freeware and shareware Windows software. PCPartsPickingGuide helps you decide what PC parts to get for your next upgrade. foobar2000 is unsurprisingly all about the foobar2000 audio player. DataRecovery for when your cat accidentally deletes all of your MP3s. ForumSoftwareGuide helps you pick forum software for your website. HeadphoneGuide guides … Continue Reading →
ForumSoftwareGuide
Forum Software Comparison Guide As of late, the SH/SC Thread of the Week has been “HEY GUYS WHAT FORUM SHOULD I USE?!”. In the past, the answer has begrudgingly been “Just use phpBB, because it’s free and not too broken”, but phpBB has taken a significant nosedive in quality, and several quite suitable replacements have cropped up in its place. Apart from the freebies there’s also the industry standards that have never gone away. In this article I’ll be outlining … Continue Reading →