From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Jul 25 20:11:15 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28ACB37B400 for ; Thu, 25 Jul 2002 20:11:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: from clmboh1-smtp3.columbus.rr.com (clmboh1-smtp3.columbus.rr.com [65.24.0.112]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 172FA43E31 for ; Thu, 25 Jul 2002 20:11:09 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jarnold@knightridder.com) Received: from jimarnold.org (a11a174.neo.rr.com [204.210.192.174]) by clmboh1-smtp3.columbus.rr.com (8.11.2/8.11.2) with ESMTP id g6Q3AxG16043; Thu, 25 Jul 2002 23:11:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.0.4] (mac [192.168.0.4]) by jimarnold.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB30A368F; Thu, 25 Jul 2002 23:10:56 -0400 (EDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: jim@spike Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <002c01c23408$5a860330$6801a8c0@SURVIVAL> References: <002c01c23408$5a860330$6801a8c0@SURVIVAL> Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 23:10:50 -0400 To: "MET" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Jim Arnold Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a Desktop Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="============_-1184469444==_ma============" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG --============_-1184469444==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" >email I haven't found an email client that I like yet. I run a Mac too (OSX) and have used Eudora for about 6 years now. For a year I was using the netscape email client when my box was running slackware (before I saw the FBSD light...) and still only had a pokey 66mhz powermac. When I got a G4 I went right back to Eudora. >some port of AOL Instant Messenger (I can't believe I'm putting this here), Gaim rules. I have FBSD desktops at home and work. I run gaim whenever I'm at the computer. The really cool thing is that you can run both AOL and Yahoo's IM at the same time. It has tabbed windows for each conversation. The folks developing Gaim are doing a great job. >MP3 players/ Xmms. What more could you want? :) It'll play MP3's, ogg vorbis, CDs, and radioparadise.com. :) >converters, I run ripit (/usr/ports/audio/ripit) to handle making MP3s from CDs. > web browsers that actually keep up to date with the standards, and >anything else commonly used ? Mozilla 1.0 has become my default FBSD browser. It's pretty impressive these days. I ran KDE for the last few years and was very happy with it. I tried Gnome a few times but could never really cotton to it. Recently I tried out XFCE and have really come to like it. I would imagine that it would run quickly on a laptop since it's pretty lightweight. Jpilot works very well in keeping my palm pilot synched. Good luck! Jim --============_-1184469444==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Re: FreeBSD as a Desktop
email

I haven't found an email client that I like yet. I run a Mac too (OSX) and
have used Eudora for about 6 years now. For a year I was using the
netscape email client when my box was running slackware (before I saw the FBSD light...)
and still only had a pokey 66mhz powermac. When I got a G4 I went right back to
Eudora.


some port of AOL Instant Messenger (I can't believe I'm putting this here),

Gaim rules. I have FBSD desktops at home and work. I run gaim whenever I'm at the computer.
The really cool thing is that you can run both AOL and Yahoo's IM at the same
time. It has tabbed windows for each conversation. The folks developing Gaim
are doing a great job.


MP3 players/

Xmms. What more could you want? :) It'll play MP3's, ogg vorbis, CDs, and
radioparadise.com. :)


converters,

I run ripit  (/usr/ports/audio/ripit) to handle making MP3s from CDs.


 web browsers that actually keep up to date with the standards, and anything else commonly used ?

Mozilla 1.0 has become my default FBSD browser. It's pretty impressive these days.

I ran KDE for the last few years and was very happy with it. I tried Gnome a few times
but could never really cotton to it. Recently I tried out XFCE and have really come to
like it. I would imagine that it would run quickly on a laptop since it's pretty lightweight.

Jpilot works very well in keeping my palm pilot synched.

Good luck!
Jim



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