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Shane Brinkman-Davis "To err is human, to forgive
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Software Recommendations
| Opera | The best web browser out there. Mouse gestures, tabbed browsing done right, pervasive use of instant text-search and blazing-fast speed. Don't forget popup blocking, built in RSS reader (and email client), Zooming, automatic session restore (close your browser, re-open it, all your windows are still there).... the list goes on. If you follow only one recommendation on this page, go download opera right now! Instant Back-button (and Forward-button). |
| Firefox | If Opera doesn't make you happy, try Firefox. Firefox starts out kinda minimal, but they have a great plug-in system that, once you've found the right plug-ins, can make Firefox comparable to Opera. Just DON'T USE Internet Explorer (at least v6 or earlier). Lack of pop-up blocking by itself is inexcusable. Furhter, Tabbed browsing is essential. |
| PocoMail / Barca | Looking for a powerful, alternative mail reader and personal organizer? Look no further, here is my email reader of choice. It is powerful, flexible and fast. |
| Trillian | Let's talk instant messaging. Are you on AOL? How about Yahoo? Maybe MSN too? No problem, get all of them at once with Trillian. Trillian, besides being a decent multi-IM-client, has one really nifty feature that should be popping up in any program that handles text - but isn't: when someone types you a message, key words that are found in the Wikipedia online encyclopedia are underlined. Mouse-over them and see wikipedia's entry pop up. What a great way to find out random and sometimes useful information :). |
| OpenOffice.org | It's a full Office Suite. It's free. It works great - and supports styles better than MS' suite. Plus it allows you to directly export to PDF - very handy. |
| The Semware Editor | Editing a lot of code? Need a fast, reliable, powerful text editor? Try TSE! It looks rather antiquated by today's standards, but for text editing, its hard to beat it. |