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Which opensource application has improved your productivity as a professional?

By Kevin Ryan - Mar. 12, 2008

and by how much? Not looking for a full blown debate on the advantages of Open source v/s closed source but just curious to see the different apps people value the most. :)


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  1. By an anonymous user on Mar. 12, 2008

    Given the amount of time I spend online researching - I'd have to say Firefox. The multi-tab browsing feature coupled with the security has probably had the single largest impact on my productivity when compared to the 12-15 browser windows I had open on IE6 (back when it was my browser of choice!)


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  2. By an anonymous user on Mar. 12, 2008

    Mindmap. It has eliminated the need for spending hours on white-boarding new ideas or project plans. Its simple to use and super intuitive and now I can't seem to live without it.


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  3. By an anonymous user on Mar. 12, 2008

    My favorite has been Mantis. In the past we have used everything from shared xls spreadsheets to homegrown access databases, all of which have been terrible and a pain to maintain. With Mantis we were able to really streamline the but/issue management and we haven't looked back ever since!


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  4. By an anonymous user on Mar. 12, 2008

    Thunderbird is awesome! Finally washed my hands off Outlook and i'm amazed at how much time I save by not having my system hang and starting and restarting it multiple times a day. The hotkeys also improved my email "skills" cause I now I can classify the mails by hitting a key and don't have to worry about stuff slipping through the cracks.


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  5. By an anonymous user on Mar. 13, 2008

    Drupal! No more hacking completely custom sites or poorly-structure web platforms. What used to take two months in web development can now sometimes take a couple weeks. Oh, and congratz to ostatic.com for launching with Drupal. :)


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  6. By an anonymous user on Mar. 13, 2008

    Actiontastic has got to be my favorite. Simple To-Do List that actually helps you with "Getting Things Done"!!


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  7. By an anonymous user on May. 30, 2008

    iGTD! The ultimate productivity tool - its free but not sure if it is open source!


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  8. By an anonymous user on May. 30, 2008

    Who are you people? Some of that isn't even 'open source' software!


    Linux - by a lot. It's been a long standing stable and high performance platform from which to develop and run applications.


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