PokerPacker Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 These are all things I've used on a regular basis at some point or another and have been reasonably impressed by. Most of it I use on a regular basis and have installed on every machine I work with.OS: Ubuntu check Browser: Firefox check Mail: Thunderbird is this better than Evolution, the preinstalled mail client for Ubuntu? Instant Messaging: Pidgin check Documents: Open Office check Text Editing: Notepad++ Programming: Eclipse Have you tried NetBeans? Photo Manipulation: GIMP, Paint.NET check Video: VLC check FTP: FileZilla Torrent: μTorrent, Azureus Anti-Virus: AVG Free, AntiVir check Anti-Spyware: HijackThis Firewall: Comodo Security: TrueCrypt (encryption), Eraser (secure erase), NetStumbler (WiFi detection) Flash Drive: Portable Apps I'm still trying to find better anti-spyware software right now... seems like those programs have all declined in quality over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Thunderbird is mozilla's e-mail app. It's been around for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 OK, you got me curious. When I first saw a reference to PDFCreator, from the way the title sounds, I thought, "Why not just use OpenOffice to create PDFs?" But then you said it's a program to save websites. So... I'm in the boat you were once in, thinking that I would never find that functionality useful. (I mean, downloading, uh, content, from a website? Sure. But I use DownTHEMall for that.) What made you jump ship? Really? I actually have started saving webpages and useful information on PDFCreator (that just creates a printer that writes to a PDF file). If there is a program that would allow me to basically download a website and all of the content on it... I think I might pee in my pants at how much time I've been wasting... I'll have to look into this... I'd like to do more web-browsing offline from now on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Thunderbird is mozilla's e-mail app. It's been around for years. i know that, but is it worth installing that instead of using Evolution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enter Apotheosis Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Poker, it comes down mostly to preference. There's no real reason for you to switch from Evolution to Thunderbird, particularly considering that Evolution offers a more complete experience on a Linux system. I'm still primarily a Windows user, so I'm much more inclined to just use Thunderbird on both platforms for the sake of consistency... although I don't even use mail apps much anymore because of poor gmail integration (Google's fault). I haven't tried NetBeans yet but I've heard good things. I really don't program much, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyholetsgogrant Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 Objectdock is sweet. I have it on my desk and it looks awesome....So cleancut.http://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/ Looks like a resource hog.... Quote: Originally Posted by GibbsFactor Thunderbird is mozilla's e-mail app. It's been around for years. i know that, but is it worth installing that instead of using Evolution? No, I use evolution on Ubuntu and it gets a ton of junk mail. Thunderbird IMO gets a lot less junk mail. -Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ted Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 http://sourceforge.net/ DVD Decrypter can still be downloaded, just google it. a good spyware removal tool is spyware blaster for firefox the foxmarks plugin is sweet "The Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer automatically synchronizes your bookmarks between two or more computers running Firefox. It also lets you access your bookmarks from any computer anytime via my.foxmarks.com. An easy-to-use wizard guides you through the quick startup process. Then Foxmarks works silently in the background to keep your bookmarks up-to-date on all your computers." http://www.foxmarks.com/ dvd to mpeg4 converter http://handbrake.fr/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 i know that, but is it worth installing that instead of using Evolution? Not really, depends on what you need it for. Evolution does more but is also more bloated. :whoknows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enter Apotheosis Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Looks like a resource hog.... Eh, not really. I have an older version of ObjectDock that only consumes 4 mb of system memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrockster21 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I love the cleaning program zmbe 7.7 - it really gets to the brains of your computer. Best one out there, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Re: DownloadTHEMall Thanks for the hint! You just saved me a lot of time. I still don't know the easiest way to view these web-pages locally since all of the links still are sent out to the Internet, but the information is there... that's pretty cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyholetsgogrant Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 Question for those in this thread, are Free AVG and Comodo good products and as good as ones you buy from the store? I'm using the McAfee Comcast gives our for free.... -Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsTerps26 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I love the cleaning program zmbe 7.7 - it really gets to the brains of your computer. Best one out there, I think. YOU ARE A LIAR AND A THIEF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobisimo Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I don't like Thunderbird all that much right now. It's, more or less, the equivalent of Outlook Express. if that's what you want, so be it. However, I read a mozilla blog discussing the future of Thunderbird and it sounds pretty exciting so far as software development goes. I may get more into it if the direction turns out to be as good as it sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enter Apotheosis Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Question for those in this thread, are Free AVG and Comodo good products and as good as ones you buy from the store? I'm using the McAfee Comcast gives our for free....-Grant As good or better. Norton and McAfee are pretty awful products to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrockster21 Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Here are some pretty cool free web applications: http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNK20JWOEUJJOLTB ( For real this time ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGreenistheBest Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 MY favorite media player is Core Media Player. Opera is a good browser. Amaya is fun for web designers. Also, Daemon Tools is infinitely useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsphan Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 does anyone have any what.cd invites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Question for those in this thread, are Free AVG and Comodo good products and as good as ones you buy from the store? I'm using the McAfee Comcast gives our for free....-Grant I just switched from McAffee to AVG a week ago, it's a lot better plus it doesn't slow performance nearly as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForSkins Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Does anyone know f there is any free software that turns word documents into .pdf's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipwhich Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Does anyone know f there is any free software that turns word documents into .pdf's? OpenOffice.org is an office suite that is free and will allow you to open a word document and save it as pdf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 ForSkins, PDFCreator will do that. You convert it to PDF by "printing" it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackest Eyes Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 If you are on OSX, Quicksilver is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruchizzle Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Speaking of software does anyone know of a better Instant Messenger that allows free webcam. Right now the Mrs. and I use MSN Live which isnt bad but Im allows up for something better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForSkins Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Speaking of software does anyone know of a better Instant Messenger that allows free webcam. Right now the Mrs. and I use MSN Live which isnt bad but Im allows up for something better. Skype is a pretty great webcam setup and message setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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