Take note of the Hive Five Winners

I love lists! Over at Lifehacker they've been compiling a "best tool for the job" list for us all.

Best of the Best: The Hive Five Winners

Here's where I stack up. How about you?

Best Digital Photo Organizer: Picasa (Windows/Linux)

Use it and love love love it! You can edit your photos within the application, then re-size and export them to other folders with ease. Tool of note: Use "glow" to erase those tiny lines. ;-)

Best Instant Messenger: Pidgin (Windows/Linux)

I don't use IM anymore. I hate it when I'm doing my thing and somebody wants to tell me all about their day. You have to really like people for that kind of thing to work for you. {shudder]

Best GTD Application: Pen and Paper

Couldn't agree more.

Best DVD Ripping Tool: DVD Shrink (Windows)

I don't rip DVD's. Isn't that illegal?

Best Contact Management Application: Address Book (Mac OS X)

I have a PC so I can't speak to this.

Best Text Editor: Notepad++ (Windows)

Yup. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

Best Online File Sharing Service: MediaFire

I don't share files. I'm too freaked out about viruses to do that kind of thing anymore.

Best RSS Newsreader: Google Reader

Melikey!

Best Application Launcher: Launchy (Windows)

What the? Application Launcher? Don't they launch when you click on them?

Best Start Page: iGoogle

I agree. Now if I could just settle on one of my two thousand gmail accounts and stick with it. I don't like to log in to a home page on a daily basis.

Best Antivirus Application: AVG Anti-Virus

Oh GREAT. My Mom's been telling me this. Now I feel compelled to let her know about this. That will only encourage her to do more forward thinking in the future. And that can't lead to any good.

Best Photo Sharing Site: Flickr

I agree. I love Flickr. I just canceled my pro account because I'm a cheapskate. I use Picasa now. Flickr's highly social though, and great for pro photographers or for those who want to learn about photography.

Best Personal Finance Tool: Mint

Huh?? How come I've never heard about this? Is that why I'm so broke?

Best Desktop Media Player: VLC (All Platforms)

Never heard if it. Gawd, I'm sooooooo oooooooooold.

Best Windows Maintenance Tool: CCleaner

Going to check it out!

Best Windows Backup Tool: Carbonite

Huh?

Best File Syncing Tool: Dropbox (All Platforms)

Huh?

Best Alternative File Manager: Total Commander

Huh?

Best Note-Taking Tool: Pen and Paper

Couldn't agree more. I always come back to this.

Best To-Do List Manager: Pen and Paper

I like pen and paper for shopping lists, but I love to use Outlook for to do lists. The calendar is great, and I love the reminders. I'd be lost without it.

Best Desktop Search Application: Windows Search 4

:|

Best FTP Client: Filezilla

Yay! Use it and love it! Thanks to my Stepson Brian.

Best Password Manager: KeePass

I prefer PassGass.

Best Download Manager: DownThemAll

I thought you didn't need one of these if you use cable. Shows me what I know. Hmpf.

Best Calendar Application: Google Calendar

I'm sure it's good, but I prefer Outlook.

Best BitTorrent Application: uTorrent

What in heaven's name is a Bit Torrent??