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Web browser | Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla, Opera, Mozilla Firebird | Mozilla, Mozilla Firebird, Konqueror, Opera, Epiphany, Galeon | E-mail client | Outlook Express, Outlook, Netscape Mail, Mozilla Mail, The Bat, Eudora, Opera, IncredEmail | Evolution, KMail, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Mail, Netscape Mail, Opera | Newsgroup reader | Agent, Free Agent, Outlook Express, Outlook, Netscape, Mozilla, Opera | Pan, KNode, Evolution, Netscape, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla, Opera | Personal information management/scheduling | Outlook, Palm Desktop | Evolution, Kontact, KDE PIM Suite | PDA synching | Palm Desktop | KPilot, GNOME Pilot, Evolution | Word processor | Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, OpenOffice.org Writer, AbiWord, StarOffice | OpenOffice.org Writer, AbiWord, KWord, StarOffice | Spreadsheets | Microsoft Excel, OpenOffice.org Calc, StarOffice | OpenOffice.org Calc, KSpread, StarOffice | Presentations | Microsoft PowerPoint, OpenOffice.org Impress, StarOffice | OpenOffice.org Impress, KPresenter, StarOffice | Desktop publishing | Adobe PageMaker, QuarkXPress, Adobe FrameMaker, Microsoft Publisher | Scribus, OpenOffice.org Writer, KWord, Adobe FrameMaker | Flowcharts and diagrams | Microsoft Visio | OpenOffice.org Draw, Kivio, KChart, Dia | PDF viewing | Adobe Acrobat Reader, GhostView | Nautilus, Konqueror, XPDF, GhostView, KGhostView | PDF creation | Adobe Acrobat, GhostView | OpenOffice.org, GhostView, KGhostView | Digital cameras | Various proprietary software that comes with the cameras | gtKam (gPhoto2), DigiKam, Konqueror | Image manipulation/editing | Adobe Photoshop, Gimp, Paint Shop Pro, Corel PhotoPaint, Macromedia Fireworks | Gimp, ImageMagick, Corel PhotoPaint | Vector drawing | Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, Freehand, AutoSketch, OpenOffice.org Draw | Sodipodi, Sketch, Karbon14, OpenOffice.org Draw, Dia | Photo organization | Various small shareware programs | gThumb, DigiKam | Instant messaging | AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, ICQ, Trillian, Gaim | Gaim, Yahoo!, Kopete, KICQ, Everybuddy | IRC chat | MIRC, XChat, ChatZilla | XChat, ChatZilla, various command-line utilities | Music playback | WinAmp, iTunes, Sonique, Real Jukebox, Windows Media Player | XMMS, Rhythmbox, Noatun, MPlayer, Xine | Movie file playback | RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, QuickTime | MPlayer, Xine, RealPlayer, Helix, CrossOver Office | DVD playback | PowerDVD, WinDVD, Windows Media Player | Ogle, MPlayer, Xine, Totem | Desktop games | Solitaire, Minesweeper, Hearts, Kyodai Mahjongg | GNOME Games (various), KDE Games (various) | CD burning | Nero, Roxio Easy CD Creator | XCDRoast, K3b, Nautilus, Gnome Toaster | Music CD ripping | WinAmp, iTunes, Real Jukebox, Windows Media Player | Grip, Gnome Toaster, Cdparanoia, Sound Juicer | Programming | Microsoft Visual-Studio .net, Emacs, XEmacs, Vim, Borland C++ Builder, MS Visual C, JBuilder, IDEA | CodeForge, KDevelop, Eclipse, Glade, Emacs, XEmacs, Vim, Dev-C++, CodeWarrior, GBuilder, JBuilder, Sun ONE Studio | Web development | Macromedia Dream-weaver, MS FrontPage, Netscape Composer, Mozilla Composer, HomeSite, CoffeeCup | Quanta Plus, Bluefish, Screem, JXHTMLEDIT, IBM WebSphere Homepage Builder | Text file editing | Microsoft Windows Notepad | Gedit, Kate |
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