From Sigmon

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Contents 1 common 2 firefox 3 quick fixes 3.1 alsa

common

• enlightenment aka e17
• rox and thunar
• rhymthbox
• pidgin
• xchat
• gedit
• chef
• git
• evolution
• vlc, mplayer
• qiv
• openoffice.org-core
• smbclient
• Mumbles a notification daemon similiar to growl

That's the best anwser of all time! JMHO

firefox

Firefox addons

• xmarks ( foxmarks )
• firebug
• tagsifer
• switch proxy tool (deprecrated firefox >3.5)
• foxyproxy
• live http headers
• http://labs.mozilla.com/ubiquity/
• JSONView, https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10869/
• grease monkey
  • disable google fade in script

quick fixes

alsa

See also pulseaudio for related annoyances or alsa for alsa details

save audio settings

alsactl store -f alsa.cfg

restore audio settings

alsactl restore -f alsa.cfg