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Marc J. Driftmeyer

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VirtualBox

67

VirtualBox
January, 2008

Pros

fast
free
OS-specific extensions improve performance and integration with the host

Cons

2D/3D acceleration does not work very well
multi-core support is still flaky
USB device support is flaky

GIMP

75

GIMP
January, 1995

Pros

Free alternative to Adobe Photoshop
Open source application
Available for UNIX/Linux, Mac OS X, Windows

Cons

Missing some advanced productivity features found in Photoshop with layer management and history
No Pantone colors because of legal issues
Limited color management/color space/HDR support

Debian GNU/Linux

93

Debian GNU/Linux
August, 1993

Pros

Linux OS that has spawned more successful offspring than any other Linux OS
Apt/Dpkg are solid package management options
Fantastic appserver platform
Provides a stable base for other distributions
Huge applications repository

Cons

Not as easy to configure as some other distributions

Mozilla Thunderbird

85

Mozilla Thunderbird
July, 2003

Pros

Free open-source software
Extensions and Themes
Custom junk mail filters

Cons

Extensions must be downloaded and installed manually.
hadn't been updated in over 2.5 years until 3.0
Junk mail filtering is not always accurate. If it marks it as junk and you tell it that it is not junk, it has a tendency to keep marking it as junk.

Safari

71

Safari
January, 2003

Pros

Text boxes can be resized
Very cool find interface
Open source rendering engine shared with Google Chrome

Cons

Firefox has better/more extensions
Can't press "/" to bring up find
No native Linux support

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