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Killer Apps
by KubuntuUserExMandrake on Saturday 17/Mar/2007, @15:43

Remember when KDE had the killer desktop/framework but not the killer appas ?

Well, now there are IMHO 4 killer apps in KDE. Apps that are clearly better than anything else inLinux, and most likely in any other OS.

* Konqueror as a all in one browser (thanks to kparts, etc)
* Amarok
* K3b
* KDevelop

There are other booming applications, like Digikam, that will soon reach this category. Not to mention the improvements with KDE4 (Phonon, Plasma ...). This is getting REALLY exciting. Thank you all for the outstanding work.

Sebastian, are you aware of the magnitude of your achievement?
Remarkable!

Cheers!

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Re: Killer Apps
by Fiasma on Sunday 18/Mar/2007, @03:49

For Amarok I still miss the features of the CD player and ripper.

iTunes is top of the class here.

That's all what is missing:
a) get rid off KCD
b) play CDs inside Amarok
c) rip the files as ogg
d) autocreate a torrent from a playlist.

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Re: Killer Apps
by olahaye74 on Sunday 18/Mar/2007, @05:03

b) seems already there (1st menu, 3rd item...)
c) can be done using konqueror:
just use the audiocd:/ url and copy the ogg directory.....
d) may not be "ethical" ;-)

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Re: Killer Apps
by Wyatt on Sunday 18/Mar/2007, @06:45

c) Is THAT what that's all about? I really wondered about that, but assumed it was a just cool CD that I put in. Where do I set options for things like bitrate and vbr level for that?

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Re: Killer Apps
by panzi on Sunday 18/Mar/2007, @07:04

kcontrol -> Sound & Multimedia -> Audio-CDs

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Re: Killer Apps
by MamiyaOtaru on Sunday 18/Mar/2007, @13:51

I'd rather not see KCD go away, at least not to be replaced by Amarok. I just don't like Amarok right now. I'm one of those who is amazed when people say konqueror has a cluttered UI (I like it how it is), but Amarok's UI is too much for me. Too much going on.

I'm quite content with Kaffeine (0.4.3) for videos, Okle for DVDs, Juk for mp3 and kcd for CDs. Do one thing, do it well.

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