What internet programs do you use, and why?

[dumbluck]

Just wondering if anyone has discovered that secret killer-app that we should all know about....

P.S. Yes, I know that I left a few IMs out. so sue me.

[dumbluck]

I was looking at ICEchat as an IRC client instead of trillian, too. Anyone heard of it?

[Leternel]

I use both ie and firefox for websites developpement, but I have a bit preference for IE for common internet usage, because it launches faster.

Email: outlook (std) because I alwais used it.

Chat msn is suffisant for my sparse usage: about 3 time per year

[Arralen]

• Firefox
• Pegasus
• Miranda

[dogscoff]

Firefox, Thunderbird at home, because they're good at what they do, and I used to use them on Windows and were available when I migrated to Linux. I'm tempted to try Opera again though (last used it at version 5, but dropped it when v6 was full of bloat). It had better have something as good as adblock on firefox though.

I use Lotus Notes at work. It is without doubt one of the worst computer programs I have ever used. It's hideous. I can't believe they charge real money for this crap. The only thing harder to believe is that my company paid for it, and expects me to use it.

I generally use IE for browsing at work, because that's what most of our customers use so I feel I ought to be familiar with it. Also, it makes me grateful to get home to firefox. Besides, it's not my machine, not my problem if it gets pwned=-) I do have a few other browsers installed though, for testing web pages and that.

Chat: Don't use it that often. Xubuntu came with a multi-network chat client that I have used a few times to connect to #ubuntu for technical advice, but I'm so disinterested I can't even remember what it's called. For a while on Windows I was using chatzilla, an IRC-plugin for firefox (yeah I know, how pointless is that?) which was OK.

The only chat network I will bother with is IRC, can't be doing with MSN, AIM and the rest.

[Dan_]

Firfox

Google mail online interface is good enough for all my email needs. I've got several accounts setup, all forwarding to one I check, and can send emails from any account by logging into the main one. There are also some rules for email lists which are automatically grouped under a label separate from the inbox. And you can use Google search to find old mail which works well. 10 min to setup for first time, very easy, clean and simple and of course can be used from anywhere.

Skype for chat, but not much

[PvK]

Nice to see people aren't using Deplorer and Outhouse.

I use an older version of Eudora for email and like it.

There's an "oh crap my Windohs box can be taken over" bug with Firefox at the moment, but in general I like it. Opera is a currently-safer safer browser alternative which I also like.

[Renegade 13]

- Firefox
- Hotmail
- MSN

[AgentZero]

I use Firefox for my browsing, Gmail for my email, so that's technically Firefox again, and Pidgin for my MSNing/IRCing. I'm considering replacing Pidgin though, because it's a bit barebones and doesn't let me do simple little things like automagically identify myself and join #spaceempires when I connect.

[Will]

Hmm, only allowed one choice in each group?

At home, I split between Safari and Firefox (primary computer is a Mac). I would use Firefox exclusively, but it has an annoying tendency to crash early and often. And there are a few sites that Safari doesn't render correctly. At work, I use Firefox for development, then test later on Firefox and Safari.

For email, personal email I use Gmail, and at work I use Eudora on one network and Thunderbird on another. That's the regular IT setup...

And chat... on the Mac I use Adium, which is (I believe) Pidgin ported and aqua-fied, and Colloquy for IRC. On PC, I use Trillian. And IM is technically not authorized at work, although there is a Jabber/XMMP module on the IDE we use, so we kinda could use it anyway. But we don't.