The 100 Top IT products of 2005 (5 Viewers)

[Martin]

The 100 Best Products of 2005

1. Mozilla Firefox Web Browser
2. Google Gmail Web Mail
3. Apple Mac OS X Version 10.4 (Tiger) Operating System
4. Belkin Wireless Pre-N Router and Notebook Network Card Wireless Networking
5. Dell Ultrasharp 2405FPW 24-Inch Wide-Screen LCD
6. Alienware Aurora 5500 Performance PC
7. Seagate USB 2.0 Pocket Drive Portable Hard Drive
8. Skype VoIP Service
9. Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT Digital SLR Camera
10. PalmOne Treo 650 PDA Phone
11. Zone Labs ZoneAlarm Antivirus Antivirus and Firewall Software
12. Mysoft Technology Maxthon Browser Plug-In
13. Rio Carbon Midcapacity MP3 Player
14. Webroot Window Washer 5.5 Utility
15. Maxtor H01R300 Shared Storage Drive Network Hard Drive
16. Google Search Engine
17. Netgear 54 Mbps Cable/DSL Wireless Travel Router Model WGR101 Travel Router
18. OnlyMyEmail Pro Spam Filter
19. Sony PlayStation Portable Handheld Gaming Device
20. NVidia GeForce 6600 GT Graphics Board
21. APC Back-UPS RS 800VA 120V Uninterruptible Power Supply
22. 2BrightSparks SyncBackSE Utility
23. Moon Software Password Agent Password Manager
24. HP Officejet 7210 All-in-One Multifunction Printer
25. Winternals Software ERD Commander Data Recovery Software
26. Ubuntu Linux 5.04 Linux Distribution
27. Epson PictureMate Photo Printer
28. Mozilla Thunderbird E-Mail Program
29. Cloudmark Anti-Fraud Toolbar Browser Security Plug-In
30. Vonage VoIP Service
31. Cloudmark SafetyBar Spam Filter
32. Adobe Photoshop CS2 Image Editor
33. The New York Times on the Web Web Site
34. Apple ITunes Media Player
35. Seagate USB/FireWire Hard Drive External Hard Drive
36. Canon CanoScan 9950F Scanner
37. IRiver IFP-895 Flash-Based MP3 Player
38. Valve Half-Life 2 PC Game
39. Samsung HL-P5063W Rear-Projection TV
40. Tor Privacy Software
41. LG Flatron L1981Q 19-Inch LCD
42. Dell 3000cn Color Laser Printer
43. BlackBerry 7100t PDA Phone
44. Verbatim Store 'n' Go Pro USB Memory Key
45. Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 SATA NCQ Internal Hard Drive
46. Compaq Presario V2000 All-Purpose Notebook
47. Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 Media Player
48. Canon Pixma IP4000R Inkjet/Photo Printer
49. Best Software Simply Accounting Accounting and Personal Finance
50. Orb Media Streaming Service
51. Flickr.com Photography Site
52. Dell Inspiron 6000 Desktop Replacement Notebook
53. DirecTV HD DVR HR10-250 HD Receiver and DVR
54. ACD Systems ACDSee 7 Photo Organizer
55. Dell UltraSharp 1704FPV 17-Inch LCD
56. Olympus C-8080 Wide Zoom Digital Camera
57. Qnext Instant Messenger
58. IBM ThinkCentre A51p All-Purpose PC
59. SightSpeed Video Instant Messenger
60. Wikipedia Online Resource
61. Cerulean Studios Trillian 3.1 Instant Messenger
62. CMS 80GB USB 2.0 ABSplus Notebook Backup System Portable Hard Drive
63. Nikon Coolpix 7900 Digital Camera
64. Contour Design RollerMouse Pro Mouse
65. Adobe InDesign CS2 Desktop Publisher
66. Shuttle Computer XPC i8600b Small PC
67. IBM ThinkPad X41 Ultraportable Notebook
68. Adobe Premiere Elements Video Editor
69. Dell Axim X30 PDA
70. A9.com Search Engine
71. Toshiba RS-TX20 Digital Media Server DVD Recorder
72. Roxio Easy Media Creator 7.5 Burning Software
73. Plextor PX-716UF Rewritable DVD Drive
74. Casio Exilim EX-Z750 Digital Camera
75. Apple Mac Mini Small PC
76. Google Desktop Search Desktop Search Tool
77. Mitsubishi LT-3050 30-Inch LCD TV
78. Apple IPod Photo Large-Capacity MP3 Player
79. Dell 3300MP Projector
80. FileMaker Pro 7 Database
81. Sunbelt Software CounterSpy Anti-Spyware Software
82. Six Apart TypePad Blogging Tool
83. Acronis True Image 8 Backup Software
84. Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe Motherboard
85. Brother HL-5140 Monochrome Laser Printer
86. Apple ITunes Music Store Music Downloads
87. Internet Archive (Archive.org) Web Site
88. Opera 8 Web Browser
89. Copernic Desktop Search Desktop Search Software
90. Motorola Razr V3 Cell Phone
91. Delphi MyFi Satellite Radio
92. PDAapps VeriChat Standard Edition Mobile Instant Messaging
93. Sonos Digital Music System Streaming Media Device
94. EMC Dantz Retrospect Professional 7 Backup Software
95. Garmin StreetPilot C330 GPS Navigation Device
96. Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 2.0 Portable Speakers
97. Logitech Z-5500 Digital PC Speaker System
98. Antec P160 Desktop Case
99. Corel Painter IX Paint Program
100. Citrix Online GoToMyPC Personal Remote Access

http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120763,pg,12,00.asp

 

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[Elnur_E65]

Gmail is at number 2?

That is the worst email provider ever!

 

[Bjerknes]

I don't see whats so special about Mozilla. I'm using it right now it's just like Internet Explorer.

 

[pembohong]

It's better than IE in many ways. But it's overhyped I think.

 

[Martin]

++ [ originally posted by Andy ] ++
I don't see whats so special about Mozilla. I'm using it right now it's just like Internet Explorer.

If you imply that they're both web browsers, you'd be right. Otherwise I would have to infer you're not a very careful observer.

For a comprehensive discussion: http://www.juventuz.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3367

Or for a more recent discussion: http://www.forbes.com/2004/09/29/cx_ah_0929tentech.html?partner=tentech_newsletter

 

[Respaul]

Personally I hate mozilla... tried it a few times and allways go back to IE...

Seems to me more to be something that its cool to have rather than something that gives a better experience... Yeah its safer, but so what.. not much good if many sites you use wont even open with it...

Not too mention that... it may well be safer now, but if it ever gets to have a high percentage of overall users... It will be ripped apart as well

 

[Martin]

++ [ originally posted by Shadowfax ] ++
Seems to me more to be something that its cool to have rather than something that gives a better experience... Yeah its safer, but so what.. not much good if many sites you use wont even open with it...

Many sites? It's incredibly rare for me to come across a site that won't open at all. Most open perfectly and on occasion some have minor glitches. In any case Mozilla is designed to be 100% standards compliant so you can hardly fault it for bad web design.

++ [ originally posted by Shadowfax ] ++
Not too mention that... it may well be safer now, but if it ever gets to have a high percentage of overall users... It will be ripped apart as well

Yes and no. Windows itself is basically a big security hole. Whether that will improve with Longhorn time will tell. It would certainly make life easier for all the users. But the problems of Windows make any browser "unsafe" because a trivial browser exploit already gives you full administrator access. If you run unix/linux in a non-priviliged account, the worst a browser exploit can do is wipe your home dir but leaves the rest of the system (and all the other user accounts) untouched.

Making a "safe" browser in Windows is like trying to protect a city by sending one tank to the front line and if the enemy destroys it, the city is completely unprotected.

Having said that, IE is so closely tied to Windows that any problem with IE leaves Windows even more exposed than any other browser can. And it's proven time and time again that IE is the least safe browser on the market, both Mozilla and Opera wipe the floor with it in terms of security.

But since I know how keen you are on research and competence, it couldn't take you more than 5 minutes to learn most of what there is to know about Mozilla vs IE and I wouldn't have to explain it myself. Hell, the subject has been live in the press for so long (2 years at least) that it's hardly a mystery to anyone anymore.

 

[Torkel]

++ [ originally posted by Elnur_E65 ] ++
Gmail is at number 2?

That is the worst email provider ever!

?!

Why?

 

[Respaul]

++ [ originally posted by Martin ] ++


Many sites? It's incredibly rare for me to come across a site that won't open at all. Most open perfectly and on occasion some have minor glitches. In any case Mozilla is designed to be 100% standards compliant so you can hardly fault it for bad web design.

Havent used it for a few months, but last time i had issues with some 40% or so of the sites i regurlarly visit.

Well not opening or troublesome pages for me are the same.. Not good enough...

Can they be held at fault for bad web design... In my view yes... seeing as other browsers dont have an issue with it... Not all websites are made by experts or with a great level of care.

But since I know how keen you are on research and competence, it couldn't take you more than 5 minutes to learn most of what there is to know about Mozilla vs IE and I wouldn't have to explain it myself. Hell, the subject has been live in the press for so long (2 years at least) that it's hardly a mystery to anyone anymore.

I spent alot of time looking into it before putting it on my machine and even more inbetween... Theres plenty of opposing views from both sides and both sides have shown tests that supposedly show the others flaws...
Basically its all bollocks from mainly people with an agenda...

What matters to me... is that it never did alot for me, it caused me problems and i dont like the user interface either... So whatever one or the other says, doesnt really matter as in my own tests it failed miserably

 

[Martin]

++ [ originally posted by Shadowfax ] ++


Havent used it for a few months, but last time i had issues with some 40% or so of the sites i regurlarly visit.

Well not opening or troublesome pages for me are the same.. Not good enough...

Can they be held at fault for bad web design... In my view yes... seeing as other browsers dont have an issue with it... Not all websites are made by experts or with a great level of care.

Well it's a choice to make. Either you implement the standard which is agreed upon and is supposed to be followed or you try to mimic IE. You can't have both so either way there will always be some sites that don't work very well. Opera follows the standard and apparently does a better job at rendering bad code but it also has problems of its own, like poor javascript handling at times. The problem isn't the browsers, it's the sites. For some reason people assume that when a page doesn't open in IE, it's broken. Whereas if it doesn't open in Firefox, it's the browser. And it's obviously because the web builder only bothered to test with IE so that generally is largely debugged.

++ [ originally posted by Shadowfax ] ++

I spent alot of time looking into it before putting it on my machine and even more inbetween... Theres plenty of opposing views from both sides and both sides have shown tests that supposedly show the others flaws...
Basically its all bollocks from mainly people with an agenda...

What matters to me... is that it never did alot for me, it caused me problems and i dont like the user interface either... So whatever one or the other says, doesnt really matter as in my own tests it failed miserably

Well if you're tried it and didn't like it, there isn't much point in discussing it further. For some reason there seems to be a great deal of people who consider Firefox heaps better, which would explain why it's gaining market share all the time. I certainly think it's so much better and I was long annoyed with the many problems of IE. In fact I thought that is how web browsing has to be (popups, spyware and anti-popup, anti-spyware to counter that) until I tried Mozilla.

That doesn't mean it's perfect, I use it because it's the best one I found (IE isn't a choice anyway cause it doesn't run on linux). It does have its problems, like being a bit slow to render (at least with a few extensions loaded), occasionally freezing the system for like 300ms when loading big pages and being a total memory hog. But since I don't like Opera I'm stuck with it and it's not a bad choice either.

 

[Respaul]

Im not saying its rubbish.. Im jus saying it didnt work for me...

The problem i have with firefox is that people throw it down your throat all the time , telling you how great it is and how people that dont use it are fools...

Fact is they both have their plusses and minus' and some like one whilst some like the other or opera and the like...

Personally i prefer IE

 

[Martin]

++ [ originally posted by Shadowfax ] ++
Im not saying its rubbish.. Im jus saying it didnt work for me...

The problem i have with firefox is that people throw it down your throat all the time , telling you how great it is and how people that dont use it are fools...

Fact is they both have their plusses and minus' and some like one whilst some like the other or opera and the like...

Personally i prefer IE

Well I was a strong Mozilla advocate some time ago. Back then I believed Mozilla to be so much better than IE. But weaknesses have started to surface and Firefox which was once so blazing fast isn't that speedy anymore.

Besides now there is so much publicity for it that I'm happy just using it without recommending it anymore.

Btw don't you think tabbed browsing is an elegant solution to having many pages open?

 

[Elnur_E65]

++ [ originally posted by Torkel ] ++

?!

Why?

It introduced this whole new "conversation" concept which is difficult to navigate, and if you're on a mailing lists- it just becomes a big mess.

I quit this experiment just 3 weeks down the road.

 

[Martin]

++ [ originally posted by Elnur_E65 ] ++


It introduced this whole new "conversation" concept which is difficult to navigate, and if you're on a mailing lists- it just becomes a big mess.

I quit this experiment just 3 weeks down the road.

Threaded messages? It's not exactly a new concept

 

[Emma]

I disagree that people are using it because its cool. Firefox is faster with more features, thats why its better. I have problems on very few sites. Some shitty designed pages dont work? Probably a good, maybe then people will take the 25 minutes it requires to learn html before making a webpage.

Though the new IE will probably be equally as good if not better and then Mozilla can go back to being something only web geeks care about

Id put gmail number 1. There has been no greater improvement over what was previously available. Even if you dont use it you can thank it for your bigger yahoo/msn inboxs. Its faster than the rest, has less shit and has almost unlimited space. The other emails dont have a single advantage over gmail so I really dont get why people dont like it. And dont throw up the whole conspiracy crap Ive even stopped using pop3 email for gmail. Really no need for it anymore

 

[Amash]

That tabbed browsing is brilliant thing and I use firefox just because of that

 

[Martin]

++ [ originally posted by Emma ] ++
Though the new IE will probably be equally as good if not better and then Mozilla can go back to being something only web geeks care about

We'll see about that won't we Microsoft sure are known to deliver the goods once they promise to

++ [ originally posted by Emma ] ++
Id put gmail number 1. There has been no greater improvement over what was previously available. Even if you dont use it you can thank it for your bigger yahoo/msn inboxs. Its faster than the rest, has less shit and has almost unlimited space. The other emails dont have a single advantage over gmail so I really dont get why people dont like it. And dont throw up the whole conspiracy crap Ive even stopped using pop3 email for gmail. Really no need for it anymore

Yahoo gives you 1gb of space too. It probably has more ads but the pages load just as fast for me and I've been using it for years.

 

[/usr/bin]

++ [ originally posted by Martin ] ++

Yahoo gives you 1gb of space too. It probably has more ads but the pages load just as fast for me and I've been using it for years.

Ah, but gmail gives you 2gbs .. :greedy:

 

[Zlatan]

++ [ originally posted by BAH_Bianconero ] ++


Ah, but gmail gives you 2gbs .. :greedy:

Yeah, I currently have 2267 MB


But I'm only using 5 MB tho

 

[Emma]

++ [ originally posted by Martin ] ++


We'll see about that won't we Microsoft sure are known to deliver the goods once they promise to

Im pretty sure they can handle adding tabbed browsing and a pop up blocker

Yahoo gives you 1gb of space too. It probably has more ads but the pages load just as fast for me and I've been using it for years.

Yeah it started to since gmail, that was my point

But yeah 1G is nothing these days