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→Applications & tools: Add Balsamiq license note, and link to LimeChat for IRC.
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** Google Calendar (or Thunderbird + Lightning) for calendars | ** Google Calendar (or Thunderbird + Lightning) for calendars | ||
** Web-based email, one option is to use Gmail for bugmail — this is also important since Gmail tends to be slower on Firefox and cause memory leaks, excessive GC, etc | ** Web-based email, one option is to use Gmail for bugmail — this is also important since Gmail tends to be slower on Firefox and cause memory leaks, excessive GC, etc | ||
** If you want client-side email, you should really use Thunderbird. :) File bugs and help improve it if you find stuff that's weird or buggy. | *** If you want client-side email, you should really use Thunderbird. :) File bugs and help improve it if you find stuff that's weird or buggy. | ||
** Use Dropbox to sync your files between Mac and Windows (Mac side of your disk will be read-only, unfortunately) — this can also solve basic file backup in a decent way. | ** Use Dropbox to sync your files between Mac and Windows (Mac side of your disk will be read-only, unfortunately) — this can also solve basic file backup in a decent way. | ||
** Evernote for cross-platform scrapbooking | ** Evernote for cross-platform scrapbooking | ||
** Etherpad! | ** Etherpad! | ||
** IRCloud for IRC | ** [https://irccloud.com/ IRCloud] or [http://limechat.net/ LimeChat] for IRC | ||
** Mindmeister for mind mapping | ** Mindmeister for mind mapping | ||
** Mockingbird or Balsamiq for mock-ups/wireframes | ** Mockingbird or Balsamiq for mock-ups/wireframes | ||
*** bwinton@mozilla.com has 40-some-odd licenses for Balsamiq for use in designing open source Mozilla products. Feel free to contact him if you would like one. | |||
** Pandora/Rdio or even iTunes Match / Google Music for your music | ** Pandora/Rdio or even iTunes Match / Google Music for your music | ||
** A license for Photoshop on Windows if you're so afflicted :P | ** A license for Photoshop on Windows if you're so afflicted :P | ||