Echo these sentiments. Especially the all-Intel models (gfx, networking etc): everything works as it should with no problems. I'm currently using a t430, 8G, 512Mb SSD & HD4000 gfx with Linux Mint 17.2 cinnamon. Rugged, fast, rock stable & superb battery life.
The second hand / eBay market for thinkpads is also really good for those who want a nice Linux machine on a budget.
This is another good reason to use the Opera, and one of the key reason that Opera users and devs have been arguing for a very long time against plugins and extensions.
There can be little doubt that Opera is the safest browser out there, particularly if you like to routinely browse questionable websites; while the safe sandbox of userJS, userCSS and widgets in addition to the plethora of out-of-the-box features means that there's very little need for extensions anyway.
Firefox is a great browser, and much more secure than IE, but since its growth in popularity combines with the number of malicious extensions out there it can no longer be considered to be a completely secure browsing environment.
Don't take my word for it, check out Secunia's own advisories.
The commercial editor, Crisp, is excellent for these kinds of tasks. Crisp is a modern offering based on the Brief editor from days of old. This editor has a small following because it is buyware but is very multiplatform, very fast with large files and has a good macro language, keystroke macros etc.. It can track changed lines visually and also has a built in diff but I'm not sure if either can be harnessed through the macro language.
Due to its enormous feature-set and the large amount of platforms it supports there are plenty of bugs in Crisp but it is regularly updated and its author is very responsive to bug reports. Also, and importantly, I've never found a bug that's crashed Crisp or lost me work: the core editing engine seems to be very efficient and bug free and most of the bugs lie in the extra functionality that's provided by way of the enormous amount of macros thrown in with it.
My advice if you want to buy a copy is to contact Pacemaker software (the UK distributor) and broker a deal. The US has its own distributor (Vital Inc.) but you'll get a much more personal service (and price!) speaking to Pacemaker since the owner is on very good terms with the author of the software.
The latest versions of crisp is available directly from the author's website here, unlicensed copies run in trial mode with writing disabled.
Having used virtually every editor on the planet and been programming in a variety of languages since the eighties, I can say that no editor is perfect. Crisp has its faults but has overall speed, ease of use, a wonderful macro language and a solid editing engine. It won't do your work for you but this job sounds like countless little "challenges" that I've cut through with crisp in the past.
Seb:)
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Echo these sentiments. Especially the all-Intel models (gfx, networking etc): everything works as it should with no problems. I'm currently using a t430, 8G, 512Mb SSD & HD4000 gfx with Linux Mint 17.2 cinnamon. Rugged, fast, rock stable & superb battery life. The second hand / eBay market for thinkpads is also really good for those who want a nice Linux machine on a budget.
This is another good reason to use the Opera, and one of the key reason that Opera users and devs have been arguing for a very long time against plugins and extensions.
There can be little doubt that Opera is the safest browser out there, particularly if you like to routinely browse questionable websites; while the safe sandbox of userJS, userCSS and widgets in addition to the plethora of out-of-the-box features means that there's very little need for extensions anyway.
Firefox is a great browser, and much more secure than IE, but since its growth in popularity combines with the number of malicious extensions out there it can no longer be considered to be a completely secure browsing environment.
Don't take my word for it, check out Secunia's own advisories.
sebt :)
Kopete, which as of KDE 4 *should* compile for multiple platforms. It has a plugin architecture, so should support secure messaging as well.
The commercial editor, Crisp, is excellent for these kinds of tasks. Crisp is a modern offering based on the Brief editor from days of old. This editor has a small following because it is buyware but is very multiplatform, very fast with large files and has a good macro language, keystroke macros etc.. It can track changed lines visually and also has a built in diff but I'm not sure if either can be harnessed through the macro language. Due to its enormous feature-set and the large amount of platforms it supports there are plenty of bugs in Crisp but it is regularly updated and its author is very responsive to bug reports. Also, and importantly, I've never found a bug that's crashed Crisp or lost me work: the core editing engine seems to be very efficient and bug free and most of the bugs lie in the extra functionality that's provided by way of the enormous amount of macros thrown in with it. My advice if you want to buy a copy is to contact Pacemaker software (the UK distributor) and broker a deal. The US has its own distributor (Vital Inc.) but you'll get a much more personal service (and price!) speaking to Pacemaker since the owner is on very good terms with the author of the software. The latest versions of crisp is available directly from the author's website here, unlicensed copies run in trial mode with writing disabled. Having used virtually every editor on the planet and been programming in a variety of languages since the eighties, I can say that no editor is perfect. Crisp has its faults but has overall speed, ease of use, a wonderful macro language and a solid editing engine. It won't do your work for you but this job sounds like countless little "challenges" that I've cut through with crisp in the past. Seb :)