Software

This page contains a list of software I utilise on both Windows and Linux.

  • LyX – A crossplatform frontend to LaTeX. I use this for my essays and notes. Excellent alternative to Word.
  • TortoiseSVN – A Windows Explorer extension for Subversion. I use this to synchronize my university work across multiple computers and to back it up to my server/Amazon S3.
  • VLC- The best media player on any platform.
  • Foobar2000 – Highly customisable music player. My primary player on Windows.
  • MPD + Sonata/ncmpcpp – A music server and 2 frontends for Linux.
  • Firefox – Still the most flexible browser and my primary browser on Windows.
  • Chromium – Faster than Firefox but I have privacy concerns with it, so  I only use it on Linux (much of the Google tracking stuff is stripped out in the Linux packages)
  • Transmission – Good crossplatform BitTorrent client.
  • Pidgin – Extensible, cross platform, multi-protocol chat program.
  • Microsoft Security Essentials – Good free anti-virus software, no need to buy anti-virus software for Windows now in my opinion.