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   From: Phil Grimshaw    
   Subject: Re: Recommended Apps for a Newbie   
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:18:47 +0000   
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   Michael Fierro wrote:   
      
   > Phil Grimshaw ranted on about:   
   >    
   >> Now the contentious question - what are your favourite / recommended   
   >> applications; I would like to settle on a core of applications so that I   
   >>   can clear up that k-menu and remove the temptation to meddle instead   
   >> of work!   
   >    
   > I dunno that I would do much work on the K Menu. Debian-based distros like   
   > to manage that themselves, so that the package manager can add/remove   
   > launchers as it add/removes programs. But I digress.   
   >    
   > I have settled on and am quite happy with the following apps:   
   >    
   > Web browser: Firefox   
   > Email: Kontact (Kmail) or mutt   
   > Calendar/addressbook: Kontact   
   > Feed reader: Kontact (Akregator)   
   > Newsgroups: Kontact (Knode)   
   > Music library: Amarok   
   > Photo manager: Digikam   
   > Video player: VLC   
   > IM Client: Kopete   
   > Word Processor/Office suite: OpenOffice.org   
   >    
   >    
   Thanks; I like the integrated nature of Kontact; everything in one place.   
   Nice! Thank you. I think I will stick with GAIM for IM - it has video   
   conferencing support.   
      
   I will look into the multi-media apps later.   
      
   Thanks again and thanks Alias.   
      
   I appreciate your help.   
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