Commonly used and favorite apps

**Fac51** · August 3rd, 2010

I noticed it's a bit dead here so instead of necroposting I decided to start a new thread, i'm just gonna shoot out some of my favorite apps that I use on a regular basis, maybe we could all find something new by sharing our favorite apps with one another... maybe... or maybe it will just be another list of apps everyone knows already. you never know

here's my list in no particular order of favor

tweetdeck desktop | twitter
Skype | voip
screen | virtual terminal multiplexer
irssi | irc
alpine | email
deluge | bittorrent
chromium | browser
filezilla | ftp client
subsonic | web-based media streamer
boxee | media center
recordmydesktop | screen capture
vidalia | tor gui

**Windwalker52** · October 4th, 2010

acid rip
Firefox of course
Open Office 3.2
Movie Player
400 more on a 1.7 GHz Athlon dual core and 4GB of RAM ( believe it!)
Does anyone live in the Springfield area?

**Stray Wolf** · October 29th, 2010

I'd like to record my desktop but it always ends up with a lag in the recording. I've used recordmydeskop, istanbul, and something else - all with the same lag. Anyway, my list:

digiKam - great if you have a lot of photos.
compiz and cairo dock - eye candy but not too much...
hulu desktop - finally not lagging
skype and pidgin - work together
lmms - a home recording studio

Oh yeah - have you guys installed chromium or google chrome? Any good?

**mikebugman1968** · November 5th, 2010

Originally Posted by Windwalker52

acid rip
Firefox of course
Open Office 3.2
Movie Player
400 more on a 1.7 GHz Athlon dual core and 4GB of RAM ( believe it!)
Does anyone live in the Springfield area?

im kind of close to you im in joplin

**Windwalker52** · November 5th, 2010

I would avoid Chrome by Google. I found myself going back to Firefox. I think the stability of especially Ubuntu 10.04LTS leads to boredom which usually means exploring and trying something different until it breaks such as a Windows dual boot. If I had left my 10.04 alone it would have never crashed my computer (XP). Does anyone have the same experience with 10.10 that I did. FSpot was eliminated and Shotwell would not recognize most of my pictures that FSpot had no trouble with and several other programs I use as a normal user malfunctioned or didn't work at all. I am trying to learn programming using the learning path of a power user and building a skill portfolio of programs that I know. Any good recommendations?
Windwalker

**Stray Wolf** · November 9th, 2010

Originally Posted by Windwalker52

I would avoid Chrome by Google. I found myself going back to Firefox. I think the stability of especially Ubuntu 10.04LTS leads to boredom which usually means exploring and trying something different until it breaks such as a Windows dual boot. If I had left my 10.04 alone it would have never crashed my computer (XP). Does anyone have the same experience with 10.10 that I did. FSpot was eliminated and Shotwell would not recognize most of my pictures that FSpot had no trouble with and several other programs I use as a normal user malfunctioned or didn't work at all. I am trying to learn programming using the learning path of a power user and building a skill portfolio of programs that I know. Any good recommendations?
Windwalker

I like digKam and showfoto. Uhh...I did an install for someone and now they're mad that they can't play yahoo games. What do I need (or thread to read) to do to get yahoo games working?