Comments on: Open Thread – Can’t live without this application

By: Island in the Net

Island in the Net — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 14:32:22 +0000

Firefox. What would I do without the web?

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:22:20 +0000

Netvibes: i use this to hold speed dial info for my deskphone, news reader, todo list, currency converter (i live in Australia).

RoboForm: I am growing more and more dependant on this, in fact it’s a little scarry, i don’t know what i would do if i lost the database.

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:15:37 +0000

Funny how for most people it is an RSS reader.

For me the one program I probably can’t live without is vim (yes, a text editor). Although it is not the “first thing we look at in the morning, and the last one we use before we shut down for the day” it is probably the first thing I will end up installing on an unfamiliar computer to help me deal with it. Under windows the ability to right click on any file and select “Edit with Vim” is gold – and let’s face it, notebook is just a glorified text area control.

As for the first and last think I look at department – that would have to be my browser (firefox). It is one of the programs (along with email (thunderbird) and rss (liferea)) that I leave open all day no matter what I’m up to.

By: David Babylon

David Babylon — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:31:10 +0000

Photoshop. For web or print there is not a program I use more than Adobe Photoshop.

By: Joshua Kaufman

Joshua Kaufman — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:55:42 +0000

Quicksilver for Mac hands down.

By: techbee

techbee — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:54:44 +0000

WordPress and Bloglines on line RSS reader. (I am the faithful type)

By: nets

nets — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 09:49:55 +0000

For me it’s got to be my personal blog. I posted idea, faq, troubleshooting, life log with photos and more.

By: billyfoxtrot

billyfoxtrot — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 05:22:15 +0000

If you’re counting web-based applications, I’d have to say Bloglines. I’ve used at least 5 other options for managing feeds, including desktop software, but I haven’t found anything as easy to use. I should mention though that I haven’t tried Google Reader yet. Maybe I’d like that just as much, if not more.

By: Must Have Apps « My Life With IT

Must Have Apps « My Life With IT — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 03:06:27 +0000

[...] Now, if you ask me if there’s any application that is my daily dose, I can’t say it’s only one application. I need my daily dose of blogging and blog readings, thus Firefox is always opened until I shutdown for the day. In addition, I use IE partly due to habit. Other applications that I use is of course, WordPress. If not, this post wouldn’t be here, right? I use MSN Messenger too, it’s my best connection to my friends. Calling isn’t an option due to work. [...]

By: jspad

jspad — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:36:43 +0000

If I had to pick one, Firefox — no question. That gives me access to IM, email, my feeds, posting to blogs, searching… so really I think of it more like an OS than an app.