Last time I looked at gnome-screensaver, gnome-screenshot and ksnapshot. My verdict then was that the KDE apps were actually a lot more usable than their gnome equivalents. So while I use gnome as my primary desktop environment, there are some KDE apps that I just can’t avoid using. I use Kaffeine and Amarok for my multimedia needs, because they are simply superior to any gnome app. I use Quanta Plus as my main editor, because that’s the editor I grew up with when I started using Linux. The great thing about Linux is that you have freedom of choice. You can use Gnome or KDE – or you can use a bit of both! So I’m happy using killer KDE apps in Gnome – at the cost of sacrificing a consistent user interface. Now Mac zealots cry that they’ve had a consistent user interface across all apps since 1984. Big deal. If you want a consistent user interface in Linux, you can use an all KDE or all Gnome system, which isn’t that bad. But at least we have the choice.
A while ago I was hooked on Travian – a really addictive MMOG. I had to know what time it was around the globe so that I could attack my enemies when they were most likely sleeping. I installed gworldclock to find out that it was utterly useless for this purpose. In order to add a new time zone you first have to select a continent from a tab, then the country from an other tab and last choose the region (i.e. the city) from the third tab. It is really annoying to add all the time zones you are interested in one by one. Now check out kworldclock:
Just move the mouse on the map and you’ll know in one nanosecond what time it is in Los Angeles. The map also helps you visualize where it’s day and where it’s still night on the globe. Really simple to use and it *just works*. So kworldclock is yet another KDE app that I use with Gnome. So kudos to KDE – and Gnome. I love you both 
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