Git, Filezilla, VLC Player they just work have been using for years!
Vlc: bugs me every time because cant pause movie by clicking it (the movie screen) like in EVERY other video player!
Ask HN: Examples of reliable software you enjoy using
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#122Beyond Compare. An amazing/cheap file comparison tool. - http://www.scootersoftware.com
I had forgotten about this tool, and having worked mostly on Apple hardware for the last 5 years didn't realize they had a macOS version. But when I used it on Windows, it was phenomenal.
It's SFTP support in the late 90's was perfect. I had to add this to wine so I can continue to use it on Linux and OS X.
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#123Total Commander.
I've been using it since the first versions that came out for Windows 3.1 and it provided a smooth Windows transition from Norton Commander for DOS.
The changelog goes back all the way to 2002, but it's been there for waaay longer. ( http://ghisler.com/whatsnew.htm )
I hope he continues to make a healthy income from it. It's litterally the best piece of shareware in the world in my eyes, that i've happily bought a license for.
Super Awesome Footnote: I just found out that you can still get the version 6.5, which is every bit as stable as v8.51a, built for Windows 3.1 : http://www.ghisler.com/wcmd16.htm
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#124Trying not to pick fan favorites/well knowns - SecureCRT - SSH and more client (win) Quicksilver - OSX launcher Pathfinder - OSX finder replacement Notepad++ - Win text editor Gawor's LDAP Browser - still my favorite (Java) Cog - OSX Music player (ala winamp) GCalTookit - Doing Google Calendar Magic (Java) Plex + ShowRSS + Catch - Netflix but better Synology - Their NAS platform is pretty amazing. You can do just abo…
I love that you suggested YNAB here but I have one significant problem with it that doesn't have a consistently good workaround.
Reimbursements.
When I m out with friends and the restaurant doesn't split the bill I'll often cover it then get paid back with cash or PayPal. YNAB doesn't seem to handle this very well.
Then wirh longer term reimbursements it gets worse. Either you forget that you are owed or you float the debt.
I still recommend YNAB. but that specific problem means it's not on my "reliable" list.
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#125I don't use it anymore because it's Windows only, but Foobar2000 was damn near perfect for a music player.
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#126For me, probably dwm. I almost forget that I'm using it, but in a good way. It has merged with my muscle-memory and never, ever fails.
I recently tried some tiling window managers, but the problem with those was that none of them provided basic default configuration and you have to configure them from scratch. For example you have to add a plugin for small things such as a battery indicator. The custom themes were too much bloated for me. I ended up installing shellshape for gnome. Do you know any tiling window manager which solves this?
I was also surprised by the lack of battery indiciator in awesome-wm. But it took <10 lines of Lua to add. It was a pain at first but now I really like how extensible awesome-wm is.
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#127Go, super stable, reliable and fast. I also love the ideology.
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#128OneNote. Works for me so much better than Evernote. Excellent cross-platform sync
The Chrome plugin is a little dodgy (Clip to OneNote) at times, but it's hard to blame it, with Google pushing updates every other day.
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#129Synergy. It's a keyboard and mouse sharing client/server application that runs on every platform I use. I don't know if better alternatives exist because it has just been rock-solid for the last 12 years that I've been using it. I've used it in multi-monitor and machine desktop setups (e.g. an Apple laptop paired with a Windows desktop and linux desktop for enterprisey cubicle development), as well as to let me drive…
I just purchased this recently (having used it ages ago) to drive a second computer on my desk.
My problem is that once the guest machine goes to sleep, I can't seem to wake it via Synergy. Is this expected behavior? I have WoL enabled, so theoretically I should be able to just move my mouse over to the sleeping monitor to wake it up.
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#130Reaper DAW. Tiny executable, rock-solid reliability, low RAM and CPU usage, effortlessly configurable. It's closed source so it's just a gut feel but it gives the impression of being 'well made' under the hood. I call it my 'Vim of audio'. It was written by the creator of Winamp.
Yes, recently discovered Reaper after using Audacity for a while. Works so much nicer and no surprises.