(Update: See Free desktop applications roundup)
A quick round up of free softwares I am using and where the strong holds are still to be broken.
Anyone know any good suggestions for the few unknown (?), please leave a comment.
|
Category
|
Currently using
|
Free?
|
Open Source?
|
Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web browser | Firefox |
Y
|
Y
|
|
| Email client | Thunderbird |
Y
|
Y
|
|
| Instant Messaging | Gaim |
Y
|
Y
|
|
| IP Telephony | Skype |
Y
|
N
|
|
| SFTP/FTP client | Filezilla |
Y
|
Y
|
|
| File compression | 7-Zip |
Y
|
Y
|
|
| Text Editing | Notepad 2 |
Y
|
Y
|
|
| Office suite | Open Office |
Y
|
Y
|
|
| Graphic viewer | Irfanview |
Y
|
N
|
? |
| Graphic editor | Photoshop |
N
|
N
|
Gimp |
| Vector graphic | Illustrator |
N
|
N
|
? |
| Diagraming | Visio |
N
|
N
|
Dia |
| PDF writer | PDF Creator |
Y
|
Y
|
|
| Media player | VLC |
Y
|
Y
|
|
| CD Writer | WinXP builtin |
N
|
N
|
? |
| Information manager | Palm Desktop |
Y
|
N
|
? |
| Password management | Password Safe |
Y
|
||
| Firewall | - | |||
| Anti-virus | ClamWin |
Y
|
Y
|
|
| Operating system | Windows XP |
N
|
N
|
Linux |
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