Your Software Choice

[6StringSamurai]

I am interested in knowing what you use for the following catagories. If you do not
want to fill out the form then just dont respond.

Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox

Email Application: Mozilla Thunderbird

Media Player: MediaMonkey

IM Client: Trillian Pro

Graphic Editing: Adobe Photoshop

Torrent/P2P: Bittorrent

CD/DVD Burning: CD Burner XP Pro

Spyware: Ad-Aware-Se

Antivirus: - www.antivirus.com personal scan

Firewall: - none

OS: - Windows XP

Word Processor / Office Suite: Microsoft Office

Audio Player: MediaMonkey

EDIT: Added Word Processor/Audio player, thanks SleepwalkerX

If you can think of another category let me know and I can add it.

 

[SleepWalkerX]

Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox

Email Application: Would use either Evolution or Thunderbird, but for now I just stick with web-based.

Media Player: Kaffeine, but sometimes use VLC, MPlayer, or Totem

IM Client: Gaim

Graphic Editing: Don't normally edit photos, but for the times I do Gimp

Torrent/P2P: Newsgroups

CD/DVD Burning: K3B

Spyware: None

Antivirus: None

Firewall: Hardware firewall on Router (WRT54G), no software

OS: Suse 10.1 (Updating from factory repository so I guess it'll be a 10.2 alpha)

Suggestion: Word Processor or maybe Audio Player ?

Word Processor / Office Suite: OpenOffice

Audio Player: Audacious

 

[Bulldog13]

Originally posted by: Bulldog13
I am interested in knowing what you use for the following catagories. If you do not
want to fill out the form then just dont respond.

Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox and IE

Email Application: Outlook 2003

Media Player: VLC Media Player

IM Client: AIM @ home, gaim @ work

Graphic Editing: Paint.Net

Torrent/P2P: uTorrent

CD/DVD Burning: Deepburner

Spyware: Ad-Aware-Se / Spyboy S & D

Antivirus: - Symantec AV corporate

Firewall: - IPCop on an old pc, http://www.ipcop.org

OS: - Windows XP

Word Processor / Office Suite: Microsoft Office @ work, Open Office @ home

Audio Player: Winamp

EDIT: Added Word Processor/Audio player, thanks SleepwalkerX

If you can think of another category let me know and I can add it.

 

[rodneyxiii]

Have you OpenOffice users had any compatability issues with the applications? I just installed it and wanted to know if there are any glitches to woorry about.

 

[thecrecarc]

Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox

Email Application: browser

Media Player: WMP

IM Client: gaim

Graphic Editing: paint.net n other stuff

Torrent/P2P: shareeza

CD/DVD Burning: um... the one thats auto inbuilt with windows?

Spyware: Ad-Aware-Se and Spybot

Antivirus: - avast

Firewall: - inbuilt windows

OS: - Windows XP

Word Processor / Office Suite: OO

Audio Player: WMP

 

[Ika]

Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox

Email Application: web-based; Thunderbird when I need it

Media Player: Media Player Classic, VLC

IM Client: Trillian

Graphic Editing: Photoshop CS2

Torrent/P2P: uTorrent

CD/DVD Burning: Nero, Alcohol

Spyware: Spybot & Ad-aware

Antivirus: Nothing

Firewall: Nothing at all (eep!)

OS: WinXP

Word Processor / Office Suite: MS Office 2000

Audio Player: Winamp 5.??

 

[BlueWeasel]

Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox
Email Application: Outlook at work, my personal email is all web-based
Media Player: Media Player Classic / Winamp / QCD
IM Client: Miranda
Graphic Editing: Paint Shop Pro (don't use it very much)
Torrent/P2P: Don't use it, but have used Bittornado in the past
CD/DVD Burning: Nero 6
Spyware: Ad-Aware-Se / Spyware Blaster / Spybot
Antivirus: NOD32
Firewall: None (did use an older version of Kerio)
OS: Windows XP
Word Processor / Office Suite: Microsoft Office
Audio Player: See above

 

[imported_LoKe]

Web Browser: Swiftfox
Email Application: Thunderbird & Web-based.
Media Player: Ogle, MPlayer
IM Client: GayM.
Graphic Editing: GiMP (rarely used, hard to get use to since Photoshop)
Torrent/P2P: uTorrent.
CD/DVD Burning: Custom script.
Spyware: None
Antivirus: None
Firewall: Hardware (router)
OS: Ubuntu (Linux/Unix)
Word Processor / Office Suite: Open Office
Audio Player: XMMS

 

[neutralizer]

Originally posted by: 6StringSamurai
I am interested in knowing what you use for the following catagories. If you do not
want to fill out the form then just dont respond.

Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox

Email Application: Web-based (Gmail)

Media Player: Media Player Classic

IM Client: Trillian Pro 3.1

Graphic Editing: Adobe Photoshop CS2

Torrent/P2P: Grabit/Azureus/mIRC

CD/DVD Burning: Nero 7

Spyware: Spybot

Antivirus: AntiVir

Firewall: Kerio Personal Firewall

OS: - Windows XP SP2

Word Processor / Office Suite: Microsoft Office 2003

Audio Player: Windows Media Player 11

EDIT: Added Word Processor/Audio player, thanks SleepwalkerX

If you can think of another category let me know and I can add it.

 

[Nothinman]

Originally posted by: 6StringSamurai
I am interested in knowing what you use for the following catagories. If you do not
want to fill out the form then just dont respond.

Web Browser: Galeon

Email Application: mutt

Media Player: mplayer

IM Client: GAIM when I have to, but IM is just a cheesy reimplementation of IRC

Graphic Editing: GIMP

Torrent/P2P: Bittorrent

CD/DVD Burning: cdrecord/growisofs

Spyware: N/A

Antivirus: - N/A

Firewall: - netfilter

OS: - Debian

Word Processor / Office Suite: AbiWord when necessary

Audio Player: Quod Libet or flash thing on Pandora.com

 

[secretanchitman]

Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4.

Email Application: would use mozilla thunderbird...but im on web-based on squirrelmail.

Media Player: Media Player Classic for most of my videos and WMP10 for the DRM/asf streaming videos.

IM Client: AIM 5.5.3599 w/ Messenger Mate add-on.

Graphic Editing: adobe photoshop CS2.

Torrent/P2P: utorrent and limewire pro. newsgroups-wise, i use agent.

CD/DVD Burning: Nero 7 Lite.

Spyware: Ad-Aware SE Pro and Spybot

Antivirus: Symantec Antivirus (NOT norton)

Firewall: none, both router and windows firewalls are disabled, no software firewall either.

OS: windows xp media center edition 2005 (upgraded/sidegraded from xp pro)

Word Processor / Office Suite: ms office 2007 professional plus beta 2 (free download from microsoft)

Audio Player: winamp 5 for all my music. itunes only for transferring to my ipod.

edit: quote errors and spelling mistakes.

 

[TheRyuu]

Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox (duh!) (I've also used Opera and IE when needed

Email Application: Gmail (web based)/Mozilla Thunderbird (for another)

Media Player: Media Player Classic/WMP11/VLC

IM Client: Trillian Pro (also have used GAIM)

Graphic Editing: Photoshop Album

Torrent/P2P: uTorrent (best one)

CD/DVD Burning: Nero 7

Spyware: Spybot S&D/Ad Aware/Windows Defender

Antivirus: - Anti Vir (best free one)

Firewall: - none (got a router though, DD-WRT installed on WRT54GL)

OS: - Windows XP Pro SP2

Word Processor / Office Suite: Microsoft Office (also have Open Office Installed)

Audio Player: WMP11/Winamp/Media Player Classic

 

[flawlssdistortn]

Originally posted by: 6StringSamurai
I am interested in knowing what you use for the following catagories. If you do not
want to fill out the form then just dont respond.

Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox

Email Application: Pine
Media Player: mplayer

IM Client: Gaim

Graphic Editing: N/A

Torrent/P2P: Bittorrent

CD/DVD Burning: N/A

Spyware:

Antivirus:

Firewall: - my router

OS: - Gentoo Linux

Word Processor / Office Suite: Open Office

Audio Player: xmms

EDIT: Added Word Processor/Audio player, thanks SleepwalkerX

If you can think of another category let me know and I can add it.

 

[episodic]

Originally posted by: 6StringSamurai
I am interested in knowing what you use for the following catagories. If you do not
want to fill out the form then just dont respond.

Web Browser: Flock

Email Application: Gmail

Media Player: Media Player Classic

IM Client: Gaim

Graphic Editing: Adobe Photoshop CS2 and Paintshop and Photofiltre and Rawshooter Essentials 2006

Torrent/P2P: Don't use

CD/DVD Burning: Cheetah Burner

Spyware: Spybot

Antivirus: - Antivir and ClamWin

Firewall: - Kerio 2.1.5

OS: - Windows XP SP2

Word Processor / Office Suite: Staroffice 8 - but I own publisher - gotta have it for something.

Audio Player: Foobar


EDIT: Added Word Processor/Audio player, thanks SleepwalkerX

If you can think of another category let me know and I can add it.

 

[Noema]

Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox

Email Application: Mozilla Thunderbird

Media Player: Windows Media Player 11; Media Player Classic

IM Client: Trillian

Torrent/P2P: Utorrent

CD/DVD Burning: Nero StarSmart

Spyware: Ad-Aware-Se and SpyBot S&D; Common Sense

Antivirus: AVir Personal Scan; Common Sense

Firewall: - Kerio Personal Firewall

OS: - Windows XP / Ubuntu 6.06 / Vista Beta 2

Word Processor / Office Suite: Microsoft Office 2007 Beta / OO 2.01 / Abiword

Audio Player: Windows Media Player 11

Audio Editing and Recording Audacity

 

[Zugzwang152]

Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox at home, IE 6 at work

Email Application: Outlook 2007 Beta 2 at home, Outlook 2003 and webmail at work.

Media Player: Windows Media Player 11, Media Player Classic

IM Client: Gaim 2.0 Beta 3

Torrent/P2P: Azureus

CD/DVD Burning: Windows XP built-in, CD Burner XP Pro 3, Alcohol 120% for disc images.

Spyware: pfft. none.

Antivirus: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i

Firewall: - hardware router only. no egress filtering.

OS: - Windows XP

Word Processor / Office Suite: Microsoft Office 2007 Beta 2 at home, Office 2003 at work.

Audio Player: iTunes

 

[Daishiki]

Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox

Email Application: gmail

Media Player: VLC, WMP

IM Client: AIM, MSN, Googlechat

Graphic Editing: Adobe Photoshop

Torrent/P2P: Azureus

CD/DVD Burning: Nero

Spyware: Ad-Aware-Se, SpyBot

Antivirus: - AVG

Firewall: - none

OS: - Windows XP

Word Processor / Office Suite: Microsoft Office

Audio Player: Foobar2000

 

[Azndude2190]

Web Browser: IE 7 Beta 3

Email Application: Yahoo/GMAIL/Hotmail

Media Player: WMP 11

IM Client: AIM 5.5 w/Middleman

Graphic Editing: Adobe Photoshop

Torrent/P2P: Bitcomet

CD/DVD Burning: Nero OEM/DVD Shrink/Any DVD

Spyware: Ad-Aware-Se

Antivirus: - AntiVir

Firewall: - Windows SP2 built-in

OS: - Windows XP HE

Word Processor / Office Suite: Microsoft Office

Audio Player: WMP 11

 

[Xyclone]

Web Browser: Opera

Email Application: Gmail (Web-Based)

Media Player: WMP 11

IM Client: Trillian Pro

Graphic Editing: Adobe Photoshop

Torrent/P2P: Bittorrent

CD/DVD Burning: Nero/AnyDVD/CloneDVD2

Spyware: Spybot:S&D/Ad-aware Pro

Antivirus: Kaspersky AV

Firewall: Windows SP2 built-in

OS: - Windows XP

Word Processor / Office Suite: Microsoft Office

Audio Player: iTunes

 

[Kaervak]

Web Browser: Opera 9

Email Application: Opera 9's M2 client

Media Player: WMP9

IM Client: N/A

Graphic Editing: N/A

Torrent/P2P: uTorrent

CD/DVD Burning: Nero 6

Spyware: Spybot

Antivirus: AVG

Firewall: - none

OS: - Windows 2000 Pro

Word Processor / Office Suite: Word 97/Notepad

Audio Player: WMP9

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Web Browser: Internet Explorer 6

Email Application: None

Media Player: Windows Media Player

IM Client: None

Graphic Editing: MS Paint/Irfanview

Torrent/P2P: None

CD/DVD Burning: None

Spyware: Adaware

Antivirus: - AVG

Firewall: - None

OS: - Windows 2000

Word Processor / Office Suite: Microsoft Office

Audio Player: Windows Media Player

 

[cleverhandle]

Web Browser: Firefox

Email Application: Thunderbird

Media Player: Totem, sometimes mPlayer

IM/IRC Client: GAIM

Graphic Editing: GIMP

Torrent/P2P: Bittorrent

CD/DVD Burning: Nautilus (quick data burns), cdrecord/cdrdao

Spyware: None

Antivirus: None

Firewall: PF on the router

OS: Debian

Word Processor / Office Suite: OpenOffice

Audio Player: Rhythmbox

 

[drag]

Web Browser: Epiphany

Email Application: Mozilla Thunderbird

Media Player: mplayer

IM Client: none usually. Gaim if anything.

Graphic Editing: Gimp

Torrent/P2P: btdownloadcurses + screen and/or Azureus.

CD/DVD Burning: k3b

Spyware: none needed.

Antivirus: none needed usually. Clamav if anything.

Firewall: Ipcop dedicated router (old 300mhz machine stuffed full of ethernet cards) for home (handles VPN and DMZ zones for wifi and VPN over internet) and Firestarter for my lappy since I carry it around to various wifi hotspots.

OS: Debian

Word Processor / Office Suite: OpenOffice.org or none. Never realy had much use for something that big. For word proccessor I generally prefer Abiword. For spreedsheet Gnumeric. They are much much faster and have nicer interfaces then Org, but Org is more feature complete.

Audio Player: Mpd (music player daemon) (with mpc command line and gmpc gui controls) and sometimes Amarok for generating playlists and finding lyrics and tying it into K3b for burning music mixes.

Have you OpenOffice users had any compatability issues with the applications? I just installed it and wanted to know if there are any glitches to woorry about.

It's provides the best compatability your ever going to find anywere for anything.

That being said Microsoft doesn't want you to anything buy Microsoft products and intentially makes it difficult to support it's formats. Maybe it's changing with it's XML-based stuff, but I don't think so. (we'll see. If it's realy open it will be supported quickly)

On simple things it works fine. On files with complex (or abused) formatting you will see things messed up. Nothing major usually.. Like messed up indention or missing bullet points. If it's for a resume' or something you'd want to double check documents using a copy of MS Office. Most of the time it works fine, but you want to be sure.

Some people run into problems quickly. Other people use it for a long time with no issue. It just depends.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Web Browser: Firefox

Email Application: Thunderbird

Media Player: mplayer

IM/IRC Client: GAIM/irssi

Graphic Editing: GIMP

Torrent/P2P:

CD/DVD Burning:

Spyware: None

Antivirus: None

Firewall: PF

OS: OpenBSD

Word Processor / Office Suite: KOffice

Audio Player: mpd



Web Browser: Camino

Email Application: Thunderbird

Media Player: vlc

IM/IRC Client: Fire

Graphic Editing:

Torrent/P2P: Transmission

CD/DVD Burning: Disk utility

Spyware: None

Antivirus: None

Firewall: IPFW

OS: Mac OS X

Word Processor / Office Suite:

Audio Player: iTunes

 

[ChurchOfSubgenius]

Web Browser: Maxthon

Email Application: Outlook

Media Player: VLC

IM Client:

Graphic Editing: Paint Shop Pro

Torrent/P2P: Utorrent

CD/DVD Burning: Nero 7

Spyware: Spyware Nuker

Antivirus: - Kaspersky

Firewall: - WinXP

OS: - Windows XP

Word Processor / Office Suite: Microsoft Office

Audio Player: WMP 10