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   From: Phil Grimshaw    
   Subject: Re: Recommended Apps for a Newbie   
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:42:07 +0000   
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   Richard Asbridge wrote:   
      
   > Phil Grimshaw wrote:   
   >> 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!   
   >    
   > Email: Kmail   
   > Web browser: Firefox   
   > Word processor: Open office writer   
   > Spreadsheet: Open office calc   
   > Music: Amarok   
   > Database: PostgreSQL   
   > DVD Player: Xine   
   > IM: Kopete   
   > Image editing: Gimp   
   > Web page editing: Quanta   
   > Text editing: Kate or Vim   
   > News: Pan (unless I'm in windows working like now, then Thunderbird)   
      
   Thanks for that   
      
   I check out Xine; not seen that one yet. And Quanta - nice one, thanks!   
      
   As for text editing... I am a bit old-school with that and still default to   
   the original vi without even thinking.   
      
   thanks again   
      
   P   
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