Comments on: Free Utilities for Windows http://brennan.offwhite.net/blog/2006/09/19/free-utilities-for-windows/ My Experiences with Software Development Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:53:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mike http://brennan.offwhite.net/blog/2006/09/19/free-utilities-for-windows/#comment-6090 Mike Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:25:55 +0000 http://brennan.offwhite.net/blog/2006/09/19/free-utilities-for-windows/#comment-6090 I think you should have a look at www.developertoolz.com, Its a list I have been putting togather for a LONG time and now that put them up on a website. All free, no advertising or anything also checkout www.imetasoft.com/icodelibrary (very handy utility for snippets) I think you should have a look at http://www.developertoolz.com, Its a list I have been putting togather for a LONG time and now that put them up on a website. All free, no advertising or anything

also checkout http://www.imetasoft.com/icodelibrary (very handy utility for snippets)

]]> By: gerling http://brennan.offwhite.net/blog/2006/09/19/free-utilities-for-windows/#comment-5507 gerling Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:00:44 +0000 http://brennan.offwhite.net/blog/2006/09/19/free-utilities-for-windows/#comment-5507 >Strangely enough, this is not an native feature of Windows XP You ever get the feeling microsoft is more concerned with DRM than end users? And no list of free utilities is complete without TimeSnapper http://TimeSnapper.com This thing has saved me from myself more times than I'd like to admit. >Strangely enough, this is not an native feature of Windows XP
You ever get the feeling microsoft is more concerned with DRM than end users?

And no list of free utilities is complete without TimeSnapper

http://TimeSnapper.com

This thing has saved me from myself more times than I'd like to admit.

]]> By: brennan http://brennan.offwhite.net/blog/2006/09/19/free-utilities-for-windows/#comment-5500 brennan Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:13:46 +0000 http://brennan.offwhite.net/blog/2006/09/19/free-utilities-for-windows/#comment-5500 To edit text files, I still prefer Notepad2 with the installer I created to add the "Open in Notepad2" option to the context menu in Windows Explorer. http://brennan.offwhite.net/blog/2006/05/25/notepad2-installer-with-registry-hack/ It has replaced all of the other text editors I use to use. And I have it installed on every Windows workstation and server I use. It is great to have the same editor on each system. To edit text files, I still prefer Notepad2 with the installer I created to add the "Open in Notepad2" option to the context menu in Windows Explorer.

http://brennan.offwhite.net/blog/2006/05/25/notepad2-installer-with-registry-hack/

It has replaced all of the other text editors I use to use. And I have it installed on every Windows workstation and server I use. It is great to have the same editor on each system.

]]> By: Kevin http://brennan.offwhite.net/blog/2006/09/19/free-utilities-for-windows/#comment-5334 Kevin Tue, 19 Sep 2006 22:26:40 +0000 http://brennan.offwhite.net/blog/2006/09/19/free-utilities-for-windows/#comment-5334 For compression apps, I highly recommend 7-Zip. (I've never heard of IZarc before, it may be just as good). I left WinZip years ago and never looked back. For ISO burning, I use ISORecorder V2 I see you've already got Fiddler on your link blog, that's a good one. Some other mentionables I see browsing through my Start Menu:JGoodies JDiskReportqliner HotKeysSysinternals Process ExplorerAutoITPuTTYUltraVNCTrueCryptVarious GnuWin32 utilities I also have some things that I keep floating around, although I rarely actually use them. But when I have needed a tool for whatever special niche they fill, they've performed reasonably. FileZilla@icon sushiCDexAudacityRainlendarEtherealSysinternals pstools Lastly, no 'free applications' list would be complete without <a href="http://wordweb.info/free/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">WordWeb</a>. Seriously, this is just about the first app I install on any new system, and I use it practically every day. For compression apps, I highly recommend 7-Zip. (I've never heard of IZarc before, it may be just as good). I left WinZip years ago and never looked back.

For ISO burning, I use ISORecorder V2

I see you've already got Fiddler on your link blog, that's a good one.

Some other mentionables I see browsing through my Start Menu:JGoodies JDiskReportqliner HotKeysSysinternals Process ExplorerAutoITPuTTYUltraVNCTrueCryptVarious GnuWin32 utilities

I also have some things that I keep floating around, although I rarely actually use them. But when I have needed a tool for whatever special niche they fill, they've performed reasonably. FileZilla@icon sushiCDexAudacityRainlendarEtherealSysinternals pstools

Lastly, no 'free applications' list would be complete without WordWeb. Seriously, this is just about the first app I install on any new system, and I use it practically every day.

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