Death By Sexy Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Aha! Now that you've mentioned iTunes!! How do you rate it?? its the best mp3 player i've used to date.. it took a bit of getting used to once i switched over but other than that it does what i want it to. no hastle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDreamX Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 (edited) Wintel: E-mail Client - Outlook Express 6 (very simple, plain text, rules/filters) Word Processing - Microsoft Word 2002 (came with laptop) Web Browser - Internet Explorer 6 (cannot get rid of completely = good/bad?) MP3 Player - Windows Media Player 9 (update library from internet, compatible with lots of formats) DVD Player - WinDVD (came with laptop) Instant Messenger - Trillian (because I use AIM/Yahoo/MSN, lots of skins & plugins) Damnit, I'm a Microsoft bitch. I have been looking for alternate web browsers and e-mail clients, but I'm a serios minimalist and have found nothing that's just simple and works (hence, I love surfing on my PowerBook with Mail and Safari). Plus, you can't really get rid of IE completely because Windows is integrated with it and I don't like having 2 browsers on here at once. I told you, minimalist... and anal. Should post my Mac apps, too. Mac: E-mail Client - Mail (very simple, plain text, rules/filters) Word Processing - Appleworks (because it's small and made by Apple) Web Browser - Safari (because it blocks popups, is clean and small, and is made by Apple) MP3 Player - iTunes (easy to use, nice interface, made by Apple) DVD Player - Apple DVD Player (made by Apple, see a trend?) Instant Messenger - iChat (compatible with my AIM buddy list, speaks to me, easy/clean interface, made by Apple) Edited February 10, 2004 by TheDreamX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickWorm Posted February 10, 2004 Author Share Posted February 10, 2004 its the best mp3 player i've used to date.. it took a bit of getting used to once i switched over but other than that it does what i want it to. no hastle. Hmm... I'll give it a try, thanks! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickWorm Posted February 10, 2004 Author Share Posted February 10, 2004 Plus, you can't really get rid of IE completely because Windows is integrated with it and I don't like having 2 browsers on here at once. I told you, minimalist... and anal. It's the quality you get that counts not the quantity of the web broswsers you got! :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fobban Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 I don't think i use any Microsoft prodects except the OS itself and MS Office (nothing can beat that yet). For the web i use Opera which in my opinion is way better than IE (don't wanna argue about it, but you should try it :) For MSN and ICQ i use Miranda Instand Messenger (A lot faster than the standard app, which by the way isn't allowed to start ._.) For mails i use online based. The current music player is Winamp 5, but wondering if i should switch over to foobar2000 again... time will tell. DVD app: PowerDVD Thats it.. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magician Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Mail Client - Opera M2 Client (fast, smooth, simple) Word Processing - Microsoft Word XP (its good :D no need to upgrade it) Web Browser - Opera 7.23 (fast, smooth, simple) MP3 Player - Winamp 5 (sweet) DVD Player - PowerDVD (free with comp) Instant Messenger - None (can't be arsed, I'm old school, I like to use the *shock horror* phone!) I guess I'm more of a non-M rather then M user. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isus Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 well, on osx i don't use any ms apps... not even office (i use appleworks bc i am too cheap to buy stuff). on my pc though: mail: oe6 browser: ie6 music: itunes movies: qt (or wmp, if the file is in wmv) instant messenger: aim with myim word proc: office 2000 (word, duh?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demogorgon Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Sending/Receiving e-mails: Thunderbird Web Browsing: Firefox!!! Playing Mp3s: Winamp5 Watching Video/DVD: PowerDVD Instant Messaging: Trillian Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dan C Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Sending/Receiving e-mails: Outlook Express sp2 Web Browsing: IE 6 sp2 Playing Mp3s: Media Player Series 9 Instant Messaging: MSN Messenger 6.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VGVL Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Email: Ximian Evolution (I wish I had a Mac to use Mail.app) Browser: FireFox (I wish I had a Mac to use Safari.) Music: XMMS (I wish I had a Mac to use iTunes.) Word Processor: OpenOffice (I wish I had a Mac to use AppleWorks) IM: aMSN I just noticed that I dont use any MS apps for everyday tasks :blink: .Cool :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+virtorio MVC Posted February 11, 2004 MVC Share Posted February 11, 2004 Sending/Receiving e-mails: Thunderbird (but I like Outlook 2003 better) Web Browsing: Firefox for most, Internet Explorer for some Playing Mp3s: Winamp 5 Watching Video/DVD: Media Player Classic Instant Messaging: MSN Messenger Software Development: Visual C++ 2003 / C#Builder I do use OpenOffice, but not by choice. I simply can't afford Office 2003 and I don't want to use illegal software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wing Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 e-mail: Thunderbird Web Browsing: Foxbird Playing MP3s: foobar2000 Video: Media Player Classic IM: Gaim I'm pretty much open source square across the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kagaku Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 mail: Thunderbird browser: Firefox music: Foobar2000 movies: Media Player Classic instant messenger: MirandaIM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanekiwi Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 email: outlook express is small and fast. good app. burning: xp's built-in burning function sucks. only pcs can read the burnt cds. therefore alcohol 120% or nero. browser: internet explorer is slow and ugly. no tabs. my dialup likes firefox alot. it's pretty and has tabbed browing. movies: media player classic. also small and fast and plays all media filetypes available atm. instant messenger: trillian 0.7x. also free and comes with nice features. music: winamp 2.9x. itunes mmhm..sometimes... office: yea, office 2003. i tried openoffice and didn't like it that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clonk Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 I do use OpenOffice, but not by choice. I simply can't afford Office 2003 and I don't want to use illegal software. Student and Teacher edition is about 150 dollars, maybe cheaper. Just didn't know if you knew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmoove Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Sending/Receiving e-mails --> Microsoft Outlook 2003 Web Browsing --> Mozilla Firefox 0.8 & IE6 Playing Mp3s --> Winamp 5.02 & Foobar2000 Watching Video/DVD --> Media Player Classic & PowerDVD 5.0 Instant Messaging --> MSN Messenger 6.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTallack Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 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: No, Trillian is a Windows only application, and the multi-messengers for Mac just aren't on the same level as Trillian. Besides, the Mac version of MSN Messenger lets you turn off the Promotional Pane permanently. (try saying that three times fast) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexJ Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Here's what everyone should use: Word Processing: Abiword (win&lin) Image Editing: GIMP (win&lin) Browser: firefox (win&lin) Mail: Ximian Evolution(lin)/Thunderbird(win&lin) Diagramming: Dia (win&lin) Spreadsheets: Excel(win) (the one Office component that is truly advanced and IMO worth the price tag) For lesser needs openoffice(win&lin) or gnumeric (lin) will do though Chat: GAIM or Trillian I guess Media Player: WinAmp 5(win)/XMMS(lin) CD Burning: nero(win)/XCDRoast(lin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmatik Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 E-Mail (send & receive) - Outlook 2003 (SBC Yahoo! & Hotmail) Browsing - IE w/ MyIE2 Music - QCD Player for MP3/CD & WinAMP5 for internet radio Video/DVD - Media Player Classic IM - Trillian (rarely use IMs) CD Burning - Nero 6/Alcohol 120% Office - Office 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhangm Supervisor Posted February 11, 2004 Supervisor Share Posted February 11, 2004 E-mail: Usually Hotmail online, if I need to pull a message off the server, Thunderbird. Browser: Phoenix\Firebird\Firefox Music: WinAmp Video: WinAmp or WMP IM: MSN Messenger Graphics Work: GiMP Office: Office 2000 I mostly ignore what company my software comes from - unless its a real alarm ringer, like Gator or AOL. No real complaints against Microsoft, just that MS Works was the worst piece of crap I've ever encountered, Windows Messenger was stubborn as a pregnant yak and took 4 months to remove, I can't get rid of the OS tooltips, Excel replaces every single "0.1" datapoint with Jan 0, 1936... Anyway, I choose my software by features, efficiency, and appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSoul Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Sending/Receiving e-mailsWeb Browsing Playing Mp3s Watching Video/DVD Instant Messaging (I can't think anything else right now, but if you do, post it) :) Email: Outlook 2003 Web Browsing: Fox Mp3: Itunes Watching Movies: Media Player Classic Instant Messaging: MSN Messenger Windows X version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smm5786 Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Email: Mozilla Thunderbird Browser: Mozilla Firefox Instant Messaging: Windows Messenger / AOL Instant Messenger Audio: iTunes Video: Windows Media Player Office Suite: Microsoft Office 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveoc64 Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Email: Outlook Express 6 SP1 Browser: Internet Explorer 6 SP1 (sometimes use Firefox) Instant Messaging: MSN Messenger 6 Audio: Windows Media Player Video: Windows Media Player Office Suite: Microsoft Office XP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter1234 Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 I usually use microsoft softwares for almost everything. i will only switch if i start getting errors or i find some other programs with better performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickWorm Posted February 11, 2004 Author Share Posted February 11, 2004 I usually use microsoft softwares for almost everything. i will only switch if i start getting errors or i find some other programs with better performance. You meen your MS products don't get any errors!! :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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