Linux Operating System:
Ubuntu
The current ubiquitous Linux distribution. A focus on ease of use and human interface. And lots of help at
http://ubuntuforums.org/.
Source Control / Revision Control:
Git
The next generation of revision control. Addresses the difficulty of merging, and no longer bases history on individual files.
Music Player:
Rythmbox
Fast and has a 'media library' for easy managment of music files.
Html Editor:
KompoZer
I really nice visual "what you see is what you get" (wysiwyg) html editor. Nice management of css stylesheets too.
Text Editor:
Notepad2
Fast, lightweight and really useful for a range of files: Text, Xml, Java, C, etc.. Unicode support, syntax highlighting and easy indent changes.
Indexs web sites. Written in php. Can return results from multiple site in the same search box.
