Comments on: the software i use + love most

By: Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:20:47 +0000

Ben just called me to reset our router because he just upgraded our connection… That’s my man.

Everyday I’m running Firefox, adobe creative suite 3 (AI + PS), itunes and iphoto. Thanks for reminding me of songbird and adium… Those make more sense to me.

By: Mookie

Mookie — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:59:50 +0000

i’m still on a PC (cuz i can’t seem to get my arse in gear and ‘Mac Up’). that said, here’s the list:

Sites:
1) Diggles – daily, no I don’t know you, and I’ve never been to Portland, but your site is ridiculous and the stuff you put up makes me laugh.
2) Gmail Reader (does that count?) if not, then ‘A List Apart’, and ‘Simple Bits’ come up most often.

Apps/Software:

1) FileZilla – it requests and update about thrice a month, which can get annoying, but it is cool that it stays up front. my favorite FTP by far – so far.

2) 37signals – their shizzle is the dizzle – I use their ‘Basecamp’ and ‘Backpack’ apps everyday, several times a day, and people think I’m organized ‘cuz of it.

3) F-Fox – not the Clint Eastwood Movie…

P.S. the photo at the bottom of this post:

http://www.mrdiggles.com/2008/09/greg-odens-shoe/

made me spit morning oatmeal all over my screen at work….

By: nima

nima — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:07:10 +0000

diggles, don’t know about macs, but if you’re interested in lightweight no bs programs, you might want to give google chrome another spin. I’ve been a ff fan for a long time but I can’t go back to it after using chrome for a month. its so lightweight and quick. the only thing i miss is plug-ins.

By: mr.diggles

mr.diggles — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:03:47 +0000

adam: love the specs. if your machine works, run it til it dies.

aaron: your website is one of the nicer blogs i have seen. you need an about section though stranger.

chris: i know, i know. do they make you use that at jive?

jecka: you can speed up your machine slightly by right clicking your My Computer icon > Go to Properties > click the Advanced Tab > click on settings for Virtual Memory > select the radio buttong for “Adjust for best performance”.
It probably won’t make a huge difference. You should also make sure to dump your internet temp files from time to time.

By: jecka

jecka — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:02:30 +0000

so, i’m not computer savvy, and the only time i’m on a computer is at work (ya know, playing online mostly), so i certainly dont have any favorite programs. but, what can i do to speed up my computer at work? its windows (xp i think) and super SUPER slow. i defrag this bitch on the regular too.

oh, and top 3 sites:
1)mr.diggles (of course, i think my daily commenting can prove that)
2)geekologie.com (i count their sister sites as all one site, so check those out too)
3)unbearableheavinessofbeing.com

By: chriskalani

chriskalani — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:50:42 +0000

I hate Entourage

By: Aaron Kipfer

Aaron Kipfer — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:08:52 +0000

Believe it or not, I used Adobe (RIP Macromedia) Fireworks for alot of my design and web layouts. I know, I know, everyone uses Photoshop, but I just haven’t had the time (or energy) to pick up all the little differences in how to do things in PS. I even layout most of my vector work (if I’m not drawing extensively) in FW and then port it over to Illustrator or Flash. Odd creature of habit, I guess.

As far as the rest of my dock, Dreamweaver still is my editor of choice, but I never make it out of “html” mode, so I’m not sure why I use it, other than the super-easy markup shortcuts. I haven’t fooled around with bedit or coda yet, though.

I use iTerm for my ssh, terminal access, and Cyberduck for a free FTP app. NeoOffice (OO) takes place of MS and I use Grab quite a bit for screen shots.

Itunes and Firefox, of course, and the trusty calculator (cause I can never find my real one when I need it).

Good post, nerd.

By: gm

gm — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:58:30 +0000

Thanks for the tip on songbird. Still a lil’rough around the edges, but it’s SO nice to have other options for running the ipods other than i(needtobeupdateddaily)tunes.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:49:29 +0000

Oh and I just want to mention that I got my db clay puzzle wallet over the weekend and it is awesome. I won’t be using it for a while since I have a perfectly fine wallet already and I won’t be receiving it until Christmas, but I checked it out and I love it. I’ll probably put it to use sometime next spring and I’m really excited about that, haha.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:45:25 +0000

Firefox FTW!

That’s definitely my top program. I don’t do a whole lot on my PC except browse the net, listen to music, and watch DVD’s. So I’d say my top 3 programs are Firefox, iTunes, and Cyberlink PowerDVD. Not sure why I use that to watch movies, I don’t remember when I installed it, it’s just there, so I use it.

And I go to A LOT of websites every day, so I don’t want to narrow down my top 3, but mrdiggles.com is definitely an every day site, and my most visited blog.

I built my PC in 2005, so it’s a little outdated now, but it still does what I need it to do adequately (for now). I haven’t been much of a gamer lately, if I was I’d definitely need a new video card and more RAM. But I am running an AMD Athlon 3000+ processor at 1.8 GHz with 1 GB of RAM. And I use XP. I do have a 20″ widescreen monitor, though.