Comments on: Top 10 Most Used Programs on my PC http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/10/08/top-10-most-used-programs-on-my-pc/ Nick Ramsay, blogging from Japan. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:27:52 +0900 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Tori http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/10/08/top-10-most-used-programs-on-my-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-7792 Tori Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:10:58 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/?p=834#comment-7792 oops. I meant "moot* issue" oops. I meant “moot* issue”

]]> By: Tori http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/10/08/top-10-most-used-programs-on-my-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-7791 Tori Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:09:08 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/?p=834#comment-7791 :D <blockquote>"Open source is great, if it’s good, but sometimes you really get what you pay for." </blockquote> :) My thinking is why pay anything (especially to MS) when I can find something good enough for free. But then again sometimes "free" is the most expensive (in terms of time, etc.) I'm sorry I missed that Google Chrome chat. I do think FF is in trouble, which is a shame. To me it seems like cannibalism. And I don't think it was done in the interest of the user. Well, OSS or proprietary is maybe a mute issue anyway because it looks like the future is Saas (software as a service). Tools like RememberTheMilk, Google [ ] (<--fill in the blank with anything Google), etc are proving their usefulness. btw, Google is my best friend too. :D

“Open source is great, if it’s good, but sometimes you really get what you pay for.”

:) My thinking is why pay anything (especially to MS) when I can find something good enough for free. But then again sometimes “free” is the most expensive (in terms of time, etc.)

I’m sorry I missed that Google Chrome chat. I do think FF is in trouble, which is a shame. To me it seems like cannibalism. And I don’t think it was done in the interest of the user.

Well, OSS or proprietary is maybe a mute issue anyway because it looks like the future is Saas (software as a service). Tools like RememberTheMilk, Google [ ] (<–fill in the blank with anything Google), etc are proving their usefulness.

btw, Google is my best friend too.

]]> By: Nick Ramsay http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/10/08/top-10-most-used-programs-on-my-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-7785 Nick Ramsay Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:52:54 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/?p=834#comment-7785 Open source is great, if it's good, but sometimes you really get what you pay for. Most of what you've listed I haven't tried so I can't really argue with you (unfortunately ;) ). I did use Thunderbird for about two years, but it became overwhelmed with spam and that's when Windows Mail came to the rescue. We could debate the wonderfulness of Firefox forever, but Firefox may not last that long. Its best people are moving to Google Chrome and Firefox has lost its indirect funding from Google :shock: <a href="http://blog.japansoc.com/2008/09/04/is-anyone-giving-google-chrome-a-go-my/" rel="nofollow">More over here</a>. Wink sounds good though, speech bubbles you say? :-P Open source is great, if it’s good, but sometimes you really get what you pay for. Most of what you’ve listed I haven’t tried so I can’t really argue with you (unfortunately ;) ). I did use Thunderbird for about two years, but it became overwhelmed with spam and that’s when Windows Mail came to the rescue. We could debate the wonderfulness of Firefox forever, but Firefox may not last that long. Its best people are moving to Google Chrome and Firefox has lost its indirect funding from Google :shock: More over here.

Wink sounds good though, speech bubbles you say? :-P

]]> By: Daily J » Topic » Nerd debate http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/10/08/top-10-most-used-programs-on-my-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-7783 Daily J » Topic » Nerd debate Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:47:34 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/?p=834#comment-7783 [...] was replying to comments and clearing my inbox today and I noticed fellow J-web buddy Nick wrote up a little post about his top 10 most used computer programs.  I have been trying to coax him over from the evil microsoft empire for a little while now so it [...] [...] was replying to comments and clearing my inbox today and I noticed fellow J-web buddy Nick wrote up a little post about his top 10 most used computer programs.  I have been trying to coax him over from the evil microsoft empire for a little while now so it [...]

]]> By: Tori http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/10/08/top-10-most-used-programs-on-my-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-7780 Tori Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:45:44 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/?p=834#comment-7780 Oh Nick. You frustrate me with your proprietary-software laden list... :P :D One of these days I will convince you to come to the dark-side and accept open source software / linux. Resistence is futile Nick... But it is good to see a few OSS items on the list, like firefox (finally) and Wamp. Here is my OSS version of your list: 10) openOffice writer 9) Inkscape and Gimp 8) wamp is ok. Lamp is better... 7-6) each his own on the text editors (although linux has one like editpad by default) 5) openOffice calc 4) Skype can stay. gizmo5.com is supposedly similar. 3) For ftp I use the FireFTP plugin for Firefox (the reason firefox is awesome, more on that later) 2) no no no! WindowsMail?! :P (you know I am just kidding right? you can use whatever you want) Try Thunderbird (from the firefox people) for desktop mail. Can be connected to web-based mail. Also google apps for your domain --> google.com/a/ 1)"It's not that firefox itself is great..." Written just to spite me :D hehehe. The great thing about firefox is the army of independent developers creating 3rd party plugins and transforming the browser into more than a browser (like the ftp plugin I mentioned) Also, for screen recorders I recently found the open source Wink. It does all I expected and it let's me put in text bubbles, etc. p.s. Nick, you know I love you. Don't take my rebuttal list the wrong way. I'm just teasing you. But you should fear the penguins... Oh Nick. You frustrate me with your proprietary-software laden list… :P :D

One of these days I will convince you to come to the dark-side and accept open source software / linux. Resistence is futile Nick…

But it is good to see a few OSS items on the list, like firefox (finally) and Wamp.

Here is my OSS version of your list:

10) openOffice writer
9) Inkscape and Gimp
8) wamp is ok. Lamp is better…
7-6) each his own on the text editors (although linux has one like editpad by default)
5) openOffice calc
4) Skype can stay. gizmo5.com is supposedly similar.
3) For ftp I use the FireFTP plugin for Firefox (the reason firefox is awesome, more on that later)
2) no no no! WindowsMail?! :P (you know I am just kidding right? you can use whatever you want) Try Thunderbird (from the firefox people) for desktop mail. Can be connected to web-based mail. Also google apps for your domain –> google.com/a/
1)”It’s not that firefox itself is great…” Written just to spite me :D hehehe. The great thing about firefox is the army of independent developers creating 3rd party plugins and transforming the browser into more than a browser (like the ftp plugin I mentioned)

Also, for screen recorders I recently found the open source Wink. It does all I expected and it let’s me put in text bubbles, etc.

p.s. Nick, you know I love you. Don’t take my rebuttal list the wrong way. I’m just teasing you. But you should fear the penguins…

]]> By: billywest http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/10/08/top-10-most-used-programs-on-my-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-7650 billywest Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:53:32 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/?p=834#comment-7650 Yeah, I loved SmartFTP, but I'm too cheap to pay for it. Now, I'm using Core FTP. Works alright, I guess. Yeah, I loved SmartFTP, but I’m too cheap to pay for it. Now, I’m using Core FTP. Works alright, I guess.

]]> By: Mike http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/10/08/top-10-most-used-programs-on-my-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-7649 Mike Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:41:27 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/?p=834#comment-7649 I'd have to say I used FireFox the most. I used to use SmartFTP but since you have to pay for it now I now use Filezilla which seems to be working quite well. I use some of the Office programs too from time to time.. mostly word... I’d have to say I used FireFox the most. I used to use SmartFTP but since you have to pay for it now I now use Filezilla which seems to be working quite well. I use some of the Office programs too from time to time.. mostly word…

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