I've asked for advice several times here on various software applications, from text editors to ftp clients and you all have been extremely helpful. Thanks for all of your suggestions. Here's a list of the apps that I use regularly and have found to be satisfactory (or better) for my various platforms:
Windows (XP): Firebird, Thunderbird, mIRC, UltraEdit, BulletProof FTP, Kazaa Lite (shareaza is a close second), iTunes, Photoshop, WMP, Ad-Aware, Word, Excel, Cygwin, and McAfee.
Mac (10.2): Firebird, Thunderbird, X-Chat Aqua, BBEdit, RBrowser FTP, Poisoned, iTunes, Photoshop, iPhoto, Word, Excel, and WMP.
Linux (Fedora): Firebird, Thunderbird, X-Chat, JEdit (gEdit is getting pretty good though), gFTP, LimeWire, Crossover Plugin, MPlayer, OpenOffice, and xmms.
I'm sure I've left of a few really good apps that I have but those are the ones I use most often and the ones that, where there were a variety of choices, I settled on.
One thing that's obvious from my lists is that I perform roughly the same computing tasks across three platforms. I've found solutions for each of those tasks that I'm mostly happy with. I'd certainly like better image editing and P2P apps for linux but other than that, I'm quite happy with the various systems I work on. I've said this before, but it bears repeating. Mozilla opened the door to the non-Windows platforms for me (especially Linux). It provided the necessary "home away from home" that allowed me to spend some quality time getting to know the ins and outs of the new systems. Without that bridge, I don't think I'd have even considered using Mac or Linux.
What apps do you use regularly and how do they stack up across platforms. Could you move from your primary platform to one of the others without missing a beat? What apps would make that easier or more difficult for you?
