You’ve got a new computer, you’re eager to get it out of the box and take it for a test drive.Or, maybe you just messed up with your PC and it is working really slow. Possibly you are a nerd and getting bored running a perfect system.The result of any of these likely scenarios is that you’ll have a fresh copy of Microsoft’s desktop OS in front of you.
Before you can really get your teeth into testing out your machine’s capabilities, though, you need to install some software. It’s a necessity, and it was one I personally met with dread, disdain and despair. It’s easy to sit there for literally hours locating all your favorite apps on the web, downloading and installing them. But, you’ll happy to know, there’s now a workaround that saves you a lot of time:http://www.ninite.com
What is ninite and how does it work?
Put simply, Ninite.com is a web-based tool for aggregating many of the most popular freeware on the web for you to install on your PC, running any compatible version of Windows. It’s a tool bred out of sheer genius.
The website itself consists of one main page, populated with a list of the popular apps, categorised much like an App Store – a layout that’s increasingly familiar to most of us - and each app is accompanied by a regular check box. All you need to do is simply go through the list of 92 applications and select the ones you want on your PC.
There’s a huge green button at the bottom of the list that’s labelled ‘Get Installer’. Hit that, and you’ll download a single executable file that will subsequently launch a batch installer and run through each of your selected programs one-by-one, migrating from the interwebs, onto your hard drive.
The primary advantage of speed, saving you the job of going to the website of each developer in turn and downloading each installer file separately. That sort of goes without saying, but there are a couple of other underlying benefits. Firstly, it allows you to go away and get on with something else whilst it’s happening, although that’s not to say you can’t carry on using your PC during the process, it behaves like any other installer, minus the distractions. Usually, you’d be taped to your seat waiting for one install to complete before you grab the next one.
The only disadvantage I could find is that you cant install the softwares personally to differernt directories and you will need to be content with the Program Files folder.
Why not try out the software rather than listening to the critics. :D
Before you can really get your teeth into testing out your machine’s capabilities, though, you need to install some software. It’s a necessity, and it was one I personally met with dread, disdain and despair. It’s easy to sit there for literally hours locating all your favorite apps on the web, downloading and installing them. But, you’ll happy to know, there’s now a workaround that saves you a lot of time:http://www.ninite.com
What is ninite and how does it work?
Put simply, Ninite.com is a web-based tool for aggregating many of the most popular freeware on the web for you to install on your PC, running any compatible version of Windows. It’s a tool bred out of sheer genius.
The website itself consists of one main page, populated with a list of the popular apps, categorised much like an App Store – a layout that’s increasingly familiar to most of us - and each app is accompanied by a regular check box. All you need to do is simply go through the list of 92 applications and select the ones you want on your PC.
There’s a huge green button at the bottom of the list that’s labelled ‘Get Installer’. Hit that, and you’ll download a single executable file that will subsequently launch a batch installer and run through each of your selected programs one-by-one, migrating from the interwebs, onto your hard drive.
The primary advantage of speed, saving you the job of going to the website of each developer in turn and downloading each installer file separately. That sort of goes without saying, but there are a couple of other underlying benefits. Firstly, it allows you to go away and get on with something else whilst it’s happening, although that’s not to say you can’t carry on using your PC during the process, it behaves like any other installer, minus the distractions. Usually, you’d be taped to your seat waiting for one install to complete before you grab the next one.
The only disadvantage I could find is that you cant install the softwares personally to differernt directories and you will need to be content with the Program Files folder.
Why not try out the software rather than listening to the critics. :D
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