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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BrowseWhich opensource application has improved your productivity as a professional?
By 4obama - March 12th 2008 at 07:16 PM
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Add AnswerBy an anonymous user on March 12th 2008 at 08:21 PM
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!)
By an anonymous user on March 12th 2008 at 08:30 PM
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.
By an anonymous user on March 12th 2008 at 09:30 PM
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!
By an anonymous user on March 12th 2008 at 09:35 PM
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.
By an anonymous user on March 13th 2008 at 08:33 AM
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. :)
By an anonymous user on March 13th 2008 at 11:28 PM
Actiontastic has got to be my favorite. Simple To-Do List that actually helps you with "Getting Things Done"!!
By an anonymous user on May 30th 2008 at 01:16 PM
iGTD! The ultimate productivity tool - its free but not sure if it is open source!
By an anonymous user on May 30th 2008 at 07:49 PM
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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