I've had some trouble finding an FTP program for Ubuntu that works as well and reliably as WinSCP. In fact, it's got to the point where I've been considering running WinSCP under WINE (Windows Emulation for Linux). I've tried Filezilla, a very popular program, but it was a disaster. It dropped connections halfway through large transfers, transferred files using the wrong protocols when in auto mode, and cost me a lot of time in tracking down bugs due to files incorrectly or not at all transferred. In trying to figure out what was wrong with my setup I discovered the Filezilla support forum, where the developer was extremely rude to people reporting problems like mine. FAIL! I instantly uninstalled it.

 Having gone to the trouble of making that long blog post about productivity tools in Windows for Web Developers, I went and switched to Ubuntu on my main desktop PC and I'm now wondering if I'll ever want to use Windows again. I'll briefly mention a few things about my Ubuntu experience so far that have really impressed me.

1) It's unbelievably easy to access and install new free software.

2) Unlimited desktop panels (really really useful)

3) Total control and configurability without the agony of trying to modify your Windows experience

4) gEdit (I know I JUST said I'd probably never switch from Notepad, but...)