Lately I have realized the potential of open source world.

I have recently switched to gvim editor and firefox browser

They are such a cool tools. Any thing that you could think an editor or a browser can do, it’s already there. Even if its not there, some would be thinking the same and it will available on the net soon. The proverb ‘nothing comes for free’ still holds good in open source also. You have to gain some knowledge about the tools, like its interfaces, architecture, etc… The basic open source tool by itself is at par with any other similar tools. What make it powerful are the extensions that are published by the open source community. You need to understand the tool a lil bit to customize the extensions to your needs and environment. Once you gain some knowledge it’s your responsibility to publish the extensions for the new needs you could think of. It works on the uncommitted understanding that, ‘people with the required knowledge are responsible for providing solution for the needs and problems’.

If you haven’t tried any open source tools, give it a try with firefox. Its really COOL !!! I liked the RSS feed extensions very much. It helps me a lot get updates from different sites.

You can find the extensions from firefox home page. Some extensions that I found to be useful are:

Foxy Tunes
Right Encoding
Quick Notes
Dictionary Search
Tabbrowser Preference
Feed Viewer
Clone Window
Sage
Linky