SickWorm Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Hey guys, I'm not quite sure if this is where I should post this topic but after today I started wondering how much of you prefer non microsoft products and how much of you prefer microsoft products? Also post which programs do you use for common things like: Sending/Receiving e-mails Web Browsing Playing Mp3s Watching Video/DVD Instant Messaging (I can't think anything else right now, but if you do, post it) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctified Veteran Posted February 10, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 10, 2004 Well, for firsts, there is no office suite that its better than the MS one, the spell shchecking engine is better and more rich for example. Browser: Firefox Playing mp3: winamp 5 Watching video dvd: vlc player IM: messenger 6 (but soon its going to be miranda or gaim once a new version is released) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickWorm Posted February 10, 2004 Author Share Posted February 10, 2004 ,Feb 10 2004, 19:00] Well, for firsts, there is no office suite that its better than the MS one, the spell shchecking engine is better and more rich for example.Browser: Firefox Playing mp3: winamp 5 Watching video dvd: vlc player IM: messenger 6 (but soon its going to be miranda or gaim once a new version is released) Yep even OppenOffice which Linux use as an Office Suite isn't as good as MS Office :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctified Veteran Posted February 10, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 10, 2004 Yep even OppenOffice which Linux uses isn't as good as MS Office :cool: if you said that as sarcasm then let me say that Im not talking blindly, I used Oppenoffice a lot in windows and the time I used fedora, it feels just too uncomfortable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickWorm Posted February 10, 2004 Author Share Posted February 10, 2004 Nop.. I wanted to say that MS Office is the best product Microsoft ever made! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semifamous Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Sending/Receiving e-mails: Thunderbird Web Browsing: Firefox Playing Mp3s: Winamp Watching Video/DVD: WinDVD/Media Player Classic Instant Messaging: Miranda So I guess I prefer non-MS stuff. Not because MS stuff is bad, but because I believe the other stuff is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japlabot Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 (edited) Sending/Receiving e-mails: Thunderbird Web Browsing: Firefox Playing Mp3s: Media Player Classic Watching Video/DVD: Cyberlink PowerDVD Instant Messaging: MSN Messenger 6/Windows Messenger5/PSI (Jabber Client) Edit: PS I use OpenOffice Edited February 10, 2004 by ffx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazgul Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Browser: Firefox E-mail: Outlook 2003 Media Player: Winamp5 for everything IM: Trillian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal2002 Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 It's MS here Sending/Receiving e-mails: Web Mail/SBC Yahoo Web Browsing: Internet Explorer Playing Mp3s: WMP 9 Watching Video/DVD: WMP 9/InterVideo DVD Decoder Instant Messaging: MSN Messenger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickWorm Posted February 10, 2004 Author Share Posted February 10, 2004 --Not because MS stuff is bad, but because I believe the other stuff is better. Good Comment semifamous! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkinzer Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Mostly Microsoft here. Sending/Receiving e-mails: Microsoft Outlook 2003 Word Processing: Microsoft Word 2003 Web Browsing: Microsoft Internet Explorer Playing Mp3s: Winamp 3.0 Watching Video/DVD: DivX Player Instant Messaging: MSN Messenger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emaack Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Mail: Outlook 2003 Web: what else can it be? FIREFOX MP3: iTunes Video/DVD: WindDVD IM: msn messenger I used to have openoffice for a while now I got a free version of StarOffice 7 but I would like those two to make that step that they miss to really compete with MS Office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickWorm Posted February 10, 2004 Author Share Posted February 10, 2004 Heh! I haven't posted mine yet! :p Sending/Receiving e-mails: Incredi Mail Web Browsing: Opera 7/Firefox Playing Mp3s: Winamp/WMP Watching Video/DVD: Power DVD Instant Messaging: MSN Messenger Microsoft targets 'easy in use' ! We want more than that! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creamy Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Mail: Outlook 2003 Web: firefox MP3: iTunes Video/DVD: WinDVD IM: TRILLIAN Pro 2.01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTallack Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 On my PCs: E-mail: Microsoft Outlook 2003 Word Processing: Microsoft Word 2003 Web: Firefox 0.8 (yes, I finally switched my browser) MP3: Winamp 5 Video: Winamp 5/WMP IM: Trillian On my Mac: E-mail: Mail Word Processing: MS Word X Web: Firefox 0.8 MP3: iTunes Video: Quicktime IM: MSN Messenger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dismuter Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Mail: Outlook 2003 Web: FireFox Audio: Winamp 5 Video/DVD: BSPlayer/PowerDVD IM: MSN Messenger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickWorm Posted February 10, 2004 Author Share Posted February 10, 2004 On my PCs:E-mail: Microsoft Outlook 2003 Word Processing: Microsoft Word 2003 Web: Firefox 0.8 (yes, I finally switched my browser) MP3: Winamp 5 Video: Winamp 5/WMP IM: Trillian On my Mac: E-mail: Mail Word Processing: MS Word X Web: Firefox 0.8 MP3: iTunes Video: Quicktime IM: MSN Messenger How come you have a non-microsoft product for Instant Messaging for the PC but you 've got a Microsoft product for the same reason on a MAC?? Trillian isn't compatible with Macintosh? :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-=SD=- Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Sending/Receiving e-mails: OE 6 Web Browsing: MyIE2 (IE6) Playing Mp3s: Winamp 5 Watching Video/DVD: WMP 9/Classic Instant Messaging: Miranda 3 out of 5.. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mm3h Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Sending/Receiving e-mails - Outlook Xp (office) Web Browsing - FireFox Playing Mp3s - Winamp/WM9 Watching Video/DVD - PowerDVD Instant Messaging - MSN 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinatosk Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Sending/Receiving e-mails - Pocomail/Thunderbird Web Browsing - Firefox Playing Mp3s - Winamp Watching Video/DVD - BSPlayer/PowerDVD Instant Messaging - MSN 6.1/Trillian Pro 2.01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poisonarrow Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 E-mail Client - Hotmail. I know it's horrendously insecure; no idea why I use it. Word Processing - Microsoft Word 2002 Web Browser - Netscape 7.1 MP3 Player - iTunes DVD Player - WinDVD Instant Messenger - MSN Messenger. I used to use ICQ, but all my mates use MSN Messenger now, so I switched. I love all of these products/services except Hotmail. I'm not keen on anything that comes from Microsoft, other than Office and MSN Messenger, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickWorm Posted February 10, 2004 Author Share Posted February 10, 2004 Sending/Receiving e-mails: OE 6Web Browsing: MyIE2 (IE6) Playing Mp3s: Winamp 5 Watching Video/DVD: WMP 9/Classic Instant Messaging: Miranda 3 out of 5.. :p Nop! MyIE is much more better than IE, and it would be shame to make these too equal! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctified Veteran Posted February 10, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 10, 2004 Nop! MyIE is much more better than IE, and it would be shame to make these too equal! :cool: well, maybe he is refering that myie as a frontend uses the same engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death By Sexy Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Sending/Receiving e-mails - hotmail Web Browsing - IE6 Playing Mp3s - itunes 4.2 windows ver. DVD - cyberlink powerdvd Watching Video - windows media player Instant Messaging - msn messenger 6.1 i used to use winamp but i switched to itunes.. works so much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickWorm Posted February 10, 2004 Author Share Posted February 10, 2004 i used to use winamp but i switched to itunes.. works so much better. Aha! Now that you've mentioned iTunes!! How do you rate it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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