Mods

I have done some modding of my interface - well, actually using other peoples modifications in parts and wholes and chunks and such. I took a screenie of it but its sitting on my memory stick at work and.. well, its another post I guess. But I can provide links to essential mods (IMO) and ones Ive used for various reasons and to "clean up" my incredibly cluttered UI. So lets begin with the core mods - ones that every player of every class can get use of. The other mods will be covered in supplemental posts. Otherwise this will go on forever.

But before that, two things. Never run an executable (.exe file) you download off the internet from an untrusted site (Adobe, Microsoft, Apple, etc). When you download mods, always get the .zip files and extract them yourself to the correct locations. I get all my mods from Curse-Gaming.com, however I will be linking to the mods official site where available. Why? cause Im difficult maybe?
Also, Run anti-virus / anti-spyware software on your computer. Use whichever you want they are all about the same. Im a personal fan of McAfee.

Back to the mods -
Auctioneer (with Enchantrix) - http://auctioneeraddon.com/ - This is the bestest mod EVER. A must have for everyone. The mod scans the auction house (a 15-30 minute process) and stores the information. This gives you historical record over the course of the months that you will play. For example, if you are playing wow you have probably seen people asking for price checks - auctioneer not only can provide me the information in the tool tip of how many times its been seen at auction and what the suggested price for the item is. Its an incredibly simple mod that has alot of possible complexity. Im very impressed by the continued development of this and what all it can do. Just get it, spend a few weeks scanning the AH daily and see the magic for yourself.

Altas - http://www.atlasmod.com/ - Ever been inside an instance and wonder if you were susposed to turn left or right? or which boss was at the end of this hallway? Well Atlas is the mod for you. Its pretty simple. Get it, Use it, Love it.

KLH Threat Meter - http://www.curse-gaming.com/en/wow/addons-3488-1-klhthreatmeter.html - (I will cover tinyURL in another post someday.. remind me). KTM allows you to know when to back off damage. using this mod is simple - everyone in the raid / group that is running it should be reporting to a common pool. Up at the top should be the tanks, if you are gaining on them simply lower your damage.

DamageMeters - http://www.curse-gaming.com/en/wow/addons-791-1-damagemeters.html - this is my e-peen mod. It allows me to see how much damage Im doing vs the others in my group / raid. And prove how much cooler I am than they are.

Did I mention that auctioneer includes enchantrix? this portion tells you what things are likely to disenchant into what components. Example - Wicked leather Headband has a 33% chance to turn into Greater Eternal Essences. Nice, eh? Now how about the fact that it will also tell you not only the AH price of the items, the price a vendor will give you AND the price that you can get for the mats if you disenchant it! It does it ALL!!

QuickMountEquip - http://www.curse-gaming.com/en/wow/addons-282-1-quickmountequip.html - this is silly simple. When you get on a mount it will automatically equip items x, y, z.. for example - I equip boots with spurs and my carrot on a stick. horray for a few % speed boost on my epic mount. And then, when I get off my mount, it switches back. Weeee! Ive tried ItemRack and other such things, but this one is just a bit simpler. Im sure that someone out there will tell me that Item Rack does this and that.. and it does. but QME was simpler and I dont have a major need to change items that frequently.

MonkeyQuest - http://toctastic.net/ - I dont know why I love it, but I do. I didnt like the limitations that I found on the default quest tracker and MonkeyQuest removes them. It allows some customization and cleans things up a bit. You will see how Ive put it in my UI.. like Ive said.. its "cleaner" not "clean". Tommorow maybe.