Here is a list of the programs which I prefer using to get my jobs done. I would rather not pirate programs or pay stupidly large amounts for them, so I go with the third way:
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| Task | Windows (Vista) | Linux (Ubuntu) |
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| Media |
| Music player | foobar2000 | Rhythmbox |
| Editing sound files | Audacity |
| Video player | VLC |
| Subtitle editor | Subtitle Workshop | ? |
| Video transcoder | MeGUI, Avisynth, K-Lite | mencoder |
| 3D animation | Blender |
| DVD authoring | DVD Author GUI | ? |
| Image editing | GIMP |
| Web |
| Browser | Firefox |
| Editor | KompoZer | Quanta Plus |
| Blog website | Wordpress |
| Publishing | WinSCP | KFTPGrabber |
| SVG | Inkscape |
| Documents |
| Office | OpenOffice.org |
| Mail | Windows Mail with Gmail IMAP | Evolution with
Google Mail IMAP,
Calendar and Contacts |
| Calendar | Windows Calendar |
| Contacts | Google Contacts |
| Text editor | PSPad | Kate |
| Computer admin |
| Back-up sync | SpiderOak |
| Virus protection | avast! |
| Compressed folders | 7-Zip | ? |
| Temperature monitoring | SpeedFan | ? |
| System Information | (Device Manager) | Hardinfo |
| Reference |
| Planetarium | Stellarium | KStars |
| Office stuff |
| BOINC | BOINC |
| LEGO | LEGO Digital Designer | - |
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