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If your looking for free opensource software, try Quanta, Screem or Bluefish. These are a few of the really good html editors for *nix machines but it wouldn't surprise me if they had versions for win as well. Many years ago I was dependant upon Dreamweaver for my html work. Now that I have shifted to Quanta I have realised the power of a more raw coding platform without the WYSIWYG. Quanta is easy to use, even if your html is limited, I'd high recommend it! As for GAIM, it is an instant messager and not related to html editors. GAIM also rocks so, give it a whirl too! cheers hashbang

Hey Mate,Well, I guess the first thing to say is that linux programs are not copies of win progs but are stand alone apps that accomplish the same things. Most of the linux apps can read and write in the win formats which facilitates multiusers.I use a linux only set up at home but must use win at the office so I transfer many types of files across. Here are the ones I use most:Openoffice (complete office suite similar to MS Office and completely compatible)the GIMP - graphicsQuanta - html codingXMMS - mp3 player and media managerk3b - cd burnergaim - msn, yahoo, icq clientxchat - irc clientgFTP - ftp clientgtCAM - digital camera softwareI like the customisation of linux the best! Especially window manager. Currently I am using Enlightenment which has a completely different look and feel to windows and IMHO ... much nicer. cheershashbang

hehehe,anyone like economics? here i am studying for my economics exam. generally the subject sucks. they have their own language (pareto efficiency, marginal benefits, axiomatic social welfare functions, etc.) and basically reduce any simple concept into a series of indecipherable graphs.what have i learned from econoimcs?well, my band got it's name and first song from my economics studies. band name = bliss point and first single = indifference curves.anyone else find a real use for economics?cheershashbang

and I choose neither. I have used macs in the past and really loved them. I have used windows and appreciate some of it's nuances (am forced to use win2000 at the office). But, my all time best system is a linux/unix one. I really enjoy the opensource nature, the freedom and the learning that one develops out of it's use. I do a fair amount of writing and graphic design and have found that there is nothing I can't do on my *nix systems. I frequently trade files from the office to home and encounter zero issues.my vote - unixcheershashbang

hrm ... shaldengeki, i'm not sure i agree with you there. i would say that the spanish led to thier downfall. hernando cortes slaughtered them all the second time he came to the aztecs (he was defeated the first time around). after he defeated them, he destroyed every remnant of their civilisation. who knows, if cortes did not defeat them the second time our current world history may have been very different ... what if the central american peoples banded together to repel the conquistoders? hrm... cheers dr. hashbang

Thanks OpaQue, I appreciate the response.I'm not against the post requirement here, as a matter of fact, I think it's keeping things pretty level and not letting spammers rule the boards. I think this is a bigger issue/question for any online community to consider. Soleq said it wisely when he mentioned that to join and quit is really just a click of the mouse away.Perhaps we can plan ahead and ldo some future planning on the nature of our community? Best wishes to all,hashbang

A pondering and question ...Governments through immigration incentives have increased community capacity, in the form of increased social and economic outputs, since the formation of organised states. Under these schemes new migrants are obliged to pay taxes, in some countries, vote and abide by relevant laws. Thus an increase in population results in the overall increase in the states economic and social capacity – it becomes more powerful.Many believe that real world theoretical cultural/economic/social constructs do not apply to cyberspace. Applying bricks and mortar community building and community capacity to online forums continues to be debated (which I’d be happy to discuss and elaborate on further if any wish to do so).I have participated in a number of online communities where membership was encouraged through various incentive offers – more privileges, increased rank or raw membership prestige to name a few. I am not convinced this has increased the community capacity of these communities. Such incentives tends to attract short term members who wish to quickly elevate their status or privileges and in the process, their actual contribution to the sum total output of the community is minimal at best. This results in a community where membership turnover is high and the community is in a perpetual ‘formation’ stage (my assumptions here).As to why I am here … the free web space of course! Hehehe, but equally important to me, … it is witnessing the birth of an online community from a cyberanthropological perspective.What do you think about the posting incentive of Xisto? Does it promote a positive community? Happy PostingDr. hashbang

best: industry standard tool. excellent user interface easy learning curve worst: seems almost too big, bloated not open source does not run on a *nix platform bottom line: use the gimp! cheers hashbang

hey mate,build a game around one of your interests. as you can tell, anything can be a game (look at the sim series). perhaps something creative and original. given recent tv shows, what about a csi style game? or one based upon music? sea monkeys? building a reality tv show? ... and so forth. really, the ideas are endless.my point ... be creative and step beyond the obvious.cheers,hashbang

Has anyone considered the connection between quantum physics and religion. If not or if interested, there's a couple of good reads ... one is Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything and the other is the fictional work, Angels and Demons by Dan Brown (the same one who wrote the daVince Code). Basically quantum physics gets to the point of almost requiring faith. Our technology is not advanced enough to fully understand the composition of matter/energy. cheers hashbang

AS far as password are concerned ... have any of you played with jtr (john the ripper). A couple of years ago I used jtr to check the integrity of passwords my staff were using on their accounts. If jtr could rip them within 5-10 mins ... I would ask them to change to something else - with a few pointed guidlines of course ;-). I don't know if jtr is still available, I still have an old version on my freebsd box. If so, run your passwords through it and see how you fare!cheers

G'day,I use gFTP which is packaged in the gnome desktop environment for *nix machines. It;s very easy to use, fast and best of all ... is opensource and runs on a *nix platform.Viva la *nix!cheersdr. hashbangcyberanthropologist

Hey All,At home, 100% *nix based, no windows software at ALL. Unfortunately, at work I have to use win2000. Funny thng is they use all unix servers at work (large gov. agency). For the past 2 years I have managed, without fail to do everything on my *nix machines that I did on my win ones ... sometimes, even better. A good example is connecting my digital camera. ON my work machine this proved to be a royal pain but on the *nix machines ... no prob.Plus, I enjoy actually learning while I'm using whereas I feel windows is a true IDIOTBOX.cheersdr. hashbangcyberanthropologistfreebsd firewallmandrake 10.0 desktopknoppix 3.5 desktop

hahacurrently listening to Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, Gotta Get Drunk!Bet I'm the only one listening to country music.cheersdr. hashbangcyberanthropologist

It's a calculated social experiement into emergent cyberculture and online communities. We are all guinnea pigs for a doctoral dissertation.Remember, big borther is watching ...cheersdr. hashbangcyberanthropologist

Hey mate,I've been using Linux/Unix for the past 4 years. Within the past 2 I have used *nix only at home. I have no windows or windows applications. I have found that by using *nix as servers and even desktop machines, I have learned a tremendous amount about the net and computers in general. Also, because of the open source nature of *nix, it's extremely easy to get advice, answers to problems. Either via web based forums such as this or irc. If you want to try a linux distro try on of the bootable versions (Knoppix, Mepis or Ubuntu). I have used most every flavor and have settled upon Mandrake for home use (easy to set up, good selection of apps) and a debian based one for my servers (such as those bootable ones listed above). I also use freebsd as a firewall and have used it on dedicated web servers in the past. good luck hashbang