Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 23:10:50 -0400 From: Jim Arnold <jarnold@knightridder.com> To: "MET" <met@uberstats.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a Desktop Message-ID: <a05111b0ab96669bfb6d9@[192.168.0.4]> In-Reply-To: <002c01c23408$5a860330$6801a8c0@SURVIVAL> References: <002c01c23408$5a860330$6801a8c0@SURVIVAL>
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>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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<div>I haven't found an email client that I like yet. I run a Mac too
(OSX) and</div>
<div>have used Eudora for about 6 years now. For a year I was using
the</div>
<div>netscape email client when my box was running slackware (before I
saw the FBSD light...)</div>
<div>and still only had a pokey 66mhz powermac. When I got a G4 I went
right back to</div>
<div>Eudora.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><br></div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Verdana" size="-1"
color="#0000FF">some port of AOL Instant Messenger (I can't believe
I'm putting this here),</font></blockquote>
<div><br></div>
<div>Gaim rules. I have FBSD desktops at home and work. I run gaim
whenever I'm at the computer.</div>
<div>The really cool thing is that you can run both AOL and Yahoo's IM
at the same</div>
<div>time. It has tabbed windows for each conversation. The folks
developing Gaim</div>
<div>are doing a great job.</div>
<div><br>
<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Verdana" size="-1"
color="#0000FF">MP3 players/</font></blockquote>
<div><br></div>
<div>Xmms. What more could you want? :) It'll play MP3's, ogg vorbis,
CDs, and</div>
<div>radioparadise.com. :)</div>
<div><br>
<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Verdana" size="-1"
color="#0000FF">converters,</font></blockquote>
<div><br></div>
<div>I run ripit (/usr/ports/audio/ripit) to handle making MP3s
from CDs.</div>
<div><br>
<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Verdana" size="-1"
color="#0000FF"> web browsers that actually keep up to date with
the standards, and anything else commonly used ?</font></blockquote>
<div><br></div>
<div>Mozilla 1.0 has become my default FBSD browser. It's pretty
impressive these days.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>I ran KDE for the last few years and was very happy with it. I
tried Gnome a few times</div>
<div>but could never really cotton to it. Recently I tried out XFCE
and have really come to</div>
<div>like it. I would imagine that it would run quickly on a laptop
since it's pretty lightweight.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Jpilot works very well in keeping my palm pilot synched.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Good luck!</div>
<div>Jim</div>
<div><br>
<br>
</div>
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