6th Jun 2008 | 02:21 am | Filed under Uncategorized
(Under construction)
Software packages I have known and used
| Package | Description | Experience | Professional or domestic setting |
| The GIMP | Open-source raster graphics editor | Extensive | Both |
| Inkscape | Open-source vector graphics editor | Moderate | Both |
| OpenWRT | Open-source embedded Linux environment | Moderate | Domestic |
| Debian Linux | Open-source operating system | Moderate | Both |
| Adobe Premiere | Proprietary video editor | Extensive | Both |
| Windows 3.1 | Proprietary x86 operating system | Extensive | Domestic |
| Windows 95 | Proprietary x86 operating system | Extensive | Domestic |
| Windows 98 | Proprietary x86 operating system | Extensive | Domestic |
| Windows 2000 | Proprietary x86 operating system | Extensive | Domestic |
| Windows XP | Proprietary x86 operating system | Extensive | Professional |
| Windows Vista | Proprietary x86 operating system | Moderate | Domestic |
| Macintosh OS X | Proprietary operating system | Moderate | Domestic |
| Python | Open-source programming language | Moderate | Both |
| PHP | Open-source programming language | Moderate | Both |
| Symfony | Open-source web framework | Moderate | Professional |
| Joomla | Open-source web content management system | Moderate | Both |
| Firefox | Open-source web browser | Extensive | Both |
| Firebug | Open-source Firefox extension for web development | Moderate | Both |
| Web developer toolbar | Open-source Firefox extension for web development | Extensive | Both |
| LiveHeaders | Open-source Firefox extension for web development | Moderate | Both |
| Flash 4 | Proprietary multimedia editor | Extensive | Both |
| Wavelab | Proprietary audio editor | Extensive | Both |
| Steinberg Cubase SX | Proprietary audio/MIDI sequencer | Extensive | Domestic |
| CDburnerXP | Shareware CD burner | Extensive | Both |
| PSPad | Shareware text editor | Extensive | Both |
| GNU Emacs | Open-source text editor | Moderate | Professional |
| Eclipse | Open-source integrated development environment | Moderate | Both |
| Oxygen | Proprietary XML editor | Extensive | Both |
| netfilter/iptables | Open-source packet-filtering firewall | Moderate | Domestic |
| vim | Open-source text editor | Moderate | Domestic |
| JavaScript/ECMAscript | Client-side scripting language for browser environments | Moderate | Professional |
| JQuery | Open-source JavaScript framework | Moderate | Professional |
| VMware Fusion | Proprietary virtualisation software | Extensive | Domestic |
| Partition Magic | Proprietary partition manager for pre-Vista Windows | Extensive | Domestic |
| Adobe Photoshop | Proprietary raster graphics | Extensive | Both |
| MySQL | Open-source relational database management system | Moderate | Both |
| Subversion | Open-source revision control system | Moderate | Both |
| TortoiseSVN | Open-source Subversion client for Windows | Extensive | Both |
| Bastille UNIX | FOSS POSIX operating system hardening tool | Moderate | Domestic |
| Exim | FOSS mail transfer agent | Moderate | Domestic |
| Mutt | FOSS mail user agent | Moderate | Domestic |
| Microsoft Outlook | Proprietary mail transfer agent and personal information manager | Extensive | Domestic |
| Microsoft Word | Proprietary word processor | Extensive | Both |
| Microsoft Excel | Proprietary spreadsheet | Extensive | Both |
| Microsoft Powerpoint | Proprietary presentation software | Moderate | Both |
| Microsoft Access | Proprietary relational database management system | Moderate | Both |
| Sugar | FOSS graphical user interface | Moderate | Domestic |
| HTML | Markup language | Extensive | Both |
| CSS | Style sheet language | Extensive | Both |
| XHTML | XML-based markup language | Extensive | Both |
| XQuery | Query language | Moderate | Both |
| XSLT | XML-based transformation language | Moderate | Both |
| Wordpress | FOSS blog-oriented CMS | Moderate | Domestic |
| MediaWiki | FOSS wiki engine | Moderate | Domestic |
| Google Docs | Proprietary hosted office suite | Moderate | Both |