AgileRSS - Desktop Aggregator

(www.agilerss.com)

AgileRss is a desktop aggregator. It has the ability to display any RSS, ATOM, and XML news feed, and therefore, allows the user to remain updated with the preferred sources of information that support RSS.

The RSS news Ticker is headline displayer. It stays at the top of the screen. The user can customize the news ticker from the preferences panel.

AgileRss makes life simple: it reduces the time and effort needed to check for updates, is able to subscribe to a new feed. Also, it can be configured to check for new content at user decided intervals, and retrieve the content.

Gaim - Multi-Protocol IM Client

(http://gaim.sourceforge.net)

Gaim is the real all-in-one pro. It is a multi-protocol IM client for Linux, BSD, MacOS X, and Windows. And, it enjoy compatibility with AIM, ICQ (Oscar protocol) MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, IRC, Jabber, and many more.

Gaim users are given the facility to log in to multiple accounts on multiple IM networks simultaneously. Therefore, a user may be chatting to a friend on MSN Messenger, Messenger at the same time.

Beside supports for features such as file transfer, away message, and typing notification, it provides many unique features, such as Buddy Pounces which give the ability to notify the user. It also comes with plugins such as one spell checking, tabbed conversation, and more.

Gaim integrates well with GNOME 2 and KDE 3.1’s system tray, as well as with Windows’ system tray. Gaim is under constant development, and releases are frequent.

phpGmailDrive - PHP To Share Gmail File Attachments On The Web

(http://pgd.sourceforge.net)

phphGmailDrive is also known as PGD. It is written in PHP to share Gmail file attachments on the Web, and therefore is a really useful online file sharing utility.

It uses Gmail as a file hosting service and uses all of the 2.7 GB space file hosting. Once it has been installed, PGD automatically connects to the Gmail server. From there, it fetches a list of attached files and arranges them. Since PGD follows the GmailFS standard it can handle Gmail attachments uploaded by any GmailFS client.

Features

o It supports multiple Gmail accounts in the same instance of the program.

o It is supported by all major browsers, including Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer.

o The total size of script is around 100 KB.

Novell Evolution - Official Personal Information Manager For GNOME

(www.novell.com/products/desktop/features/evolution.html)

Evolution or Novell Evolution is the official personal information manager for GNOME. It combines e-mail, calendar, address book, and task list management functions.

The user interface and functionality are similar to that of Microsoft Outlook. However, the distinguishing features are really good. They include iCalendar support and full-text indexing of all incoming main. The e-mail filter are really powerful, and can be configured according to your preference. Then there is the “Virtual Folders” feature, which are basically saved searches that look like normal mail folders.

Cyber Duck - Upload And Download Via Drag And Drop

(http://cyberduck.ch)

This an FTP and SFTP client for Mac OS X that supports FTP/TLS (FTP secured over SSL/TLS). It provides the user with the ability to upload and download via drag and drop.

Cyber duck provides supports for multiple language.

Daffodil Organizer - Powerful Open Source E-Mail Client

(www.daffodildb.com/daffodil-organizer.html)

Daffodil Organizer is a cross-platform standalone e-mail client. The only requirement is to have JVM installed. The Organizer affords good accessibility and high flexibility to customize the application.

It uses an RDBMS (a Relational Database Management System) to store all e-mail and user details. The use of the database gives flexibility in organizing e-mails. Plus, the database is also encrypted.

Though Daffodil Organizer uses its parent company’s database, Daffodil DB, it is also compatible with other popular RDBMS like SQL Server, MySQL, etc.

Daffodil Organizer provides the user with the feature of importing mails from Outlook Express and Outlook.

Egroupware - Manage Contact, Appointments And More For The Whole Business

(http://www.egroupware.org/)

Egroupware is a platform independent, enterprise ready group ware software/sever. Its features include the ability to manage contact, appointments and more for the whole business. It comes with a web interface which allows you to access your data from anywhere in the world. You also have the choice of using your own client, be it Evolution, Contact or Outlook and even your Mobile Phone/PDA.

Zimbra - Open Source Collaboration Toos

http://www.zimbra.com/

Zimbra Collaboration Suite is one the more popular Open Source Collaboration tools available on the Net, providing solutions for the Mac and Linux platforms. Developed around AjAX-based collaboration, it integrates a powerful web client, e-mail, contacts, calendar, VoIP as well as online document authoring and sharing.

File Zilla - Site Manager And The Message Log

File Zilla

(http://filezilla.sourceforge.net)

File Zilla is a really powerful software. It is designed for Windows with support for FTP, SFTP, and FTPS (secure FTP i.e. FTP over SSL/TLS). Some of the standout features are the site manager and the message log.

The site manager is like a database of FTP Web sites. It allows the user to create a list of FTP sites. For each Web site it also maintains their connection data: the port number and the protocol to use, and whether to use anonymous or normal logon.

The message log displays the commands sent by File Zilla and the remote server’s responses (for the interested, this features lets you keep track of the communication between the client and the server). It is placed along the top of the window.

The file and folder view are displayed under the message log. It provides a graphical interface for FTP. Users can navigate through folders, and view and alter their contents. This facility is extended to both and local and remote machines. The tool for this is similar to Windows Explorer.

The transfer queue shows the real time status of each requested / transferring file. The queue is displayed along the bottom of the program window. File Zilla is available at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=21558

Mozilla Thunderbird - Thunderbird Is A Cross-Platform E-mail And News Client

Mozilla Thunderbird

(www.mozilla.com/thunderbir)

Thunderbird is a cross-platform e-mail and news client developed by the Mozilla Foundation. It has been modelled after Mozilla Firefox. Thunderbird is not a personal information manager. Extensions allow additional functionality as and when required.

Message Management

Thunderbird manages multiple e-mail and newsgroup accounts. And, it can also support multiple identities within accounts. Some of the features are quick search, advanced message filtering, and message grouping.

Junk Filtering

Thunderbird comes with an inbuilt spam filter, and can also understand classification provided by filters such as Spam Assassin.

Extensions

Extensions allow the addition of features through the installation of XP Install modules (known as XPI or zippy installation). For example, Enigmail uses Open PGP for message encryption.

Junk Mail Filter

Thunderbird’s advanced mail filtering keeps on updating its process to more rigorous levels over a period of time. It also protects the user form phishing.

Customizing Thunderbird

You can change the entire look, feel and functionality of Thunderbird through the themes and extensions available at the Mozilla Update site.