Comments on: Must-Have Software http://alexking.org/blog/2004/04/22/must-have-software Alex King's blog - software, photography, sports, etc. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:41:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Tim http://alexking.org/blog/2004/04/22/must-have-software#comment-1602 Tim Sat, 24 Apr 2004 09:25:25 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2004/04/22/must-have-software#comment-1602 Windows: NoteTab text editor. (Registered user) IrFanView Photo Editor Easy Thumbnails Ransack Agent (text search) The Berkeley Utilities - unix commands for DOS Total Commander (registered user) GUI file manager VirtuaWin - window manager Firefox and about 20 extensions, see my blog. Eudora (Registered user for 8 years, but thinking of switching) Surfsaver (but requires IE) Mybase (also currently requires IE) nncronlite - cron for windows ApacheMySQLPHP Perforce WinPT (openPGP tools for windows) Secure SSH VNC Topstyle - expensive but worth it. HTTrack Website copier Maguma Studio PHP editor MicroSpell WinRAR XMLShell Wow .. I could probably go on for a lot longer .. I've probably hit the highlights... Windows:

NoteTab text editor. (Registered user)
IrFanView Photo Editor
Easy Thumbnails
Ransack Agent (text search)
The Berkeley Utilities - unix commands for DOS
Total Commander (registered user) GUI file manager
VirtuaWin - window manager
Firefox and about 20 extensions, see my blog.
Eudora (Registered user for 8 years, but thinking of switching)
Surfsaver (but requires IE)
Mybase (also currently requires IE)
nncronlite - cron for windows
ApacheMySQLPHP
Perforce
WinPT (openPGP tools for windows)
Secure SSH
VNC
Topstyle - expensive but worth it.
HTTrack Website copier
Maguma Studio PHP editor
MicroSpell
WinRAR
XMLShell

Wow .. I could probably go on for a lot longer .. I’ve probably hit the highlights…

]]> By: Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2004/04/22/must-have-software#comment-1599 Alex Sat, 24 Apr 2004 06:31:52 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2004/04/22/must-have-software#comment-1599 Great links, thanks! Great links, thanks!

]]> By: UnrulyGrrl99 http://alexking.org/blog/2004/04/22/must-have-software#comment-1597 UnrulyGrrl99 Fri, 23 Apr 2004 18:01:46 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2004/04/22/must-have-software#comment-1597 and <A HREF="http://gaim.sf.net">Gaim</a>! how could i forget Gaim! (i use it on Linux and Windoze) and Gaim! how could i forget Gaim! (i use it on Linux and Windoze)

]]> By: UnrulyGrrl99 http://alexking.org/blog/2004/04/22/must-have-software#comment-1596 UnrulyGrrl99 Fri, 23 Apr 2004 18:00:08 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2004/04/22/must-have-software#comment-1596 1) Tasks (but of course!) 2) <A HREF="http://gentoo.org">Gentoo Linux</a> 3) <A href="http://apache.org">Apache</a> [with mod_php] 4) <A HREF="http://fluxbox.sf.net">FluxBox</a> 5) XMMS 6) <A href="http://web.wt.net/~billw/gkrellm/gkrellm.html">GKrellm2</a> 7) <A href="http://people.easter-eggs.org/~valos/wmdrawer/">wmdrawer</a> [app launcher] 8) <A href="http://www.linux.org.uk/~telsa/BitsAndPieces/googlizer.html">Googlizer</a> [which i have also tweaked to open ANY url in the X clipboard] 9) <A HREF="http://openoffice.org">Open Office</a> 10) <A href="http://www.ximian.com/products/evolution/">Evolution</a> Since you were probably expecting WIndoze-type sw, this is what I use when forced to use Windoze (and it's all *free*ware): <A HREF="http://www.mobydock.com/overviewcontent.html#Screenshots">MobyDock</a> [freeware app launcher that has same mouseover effect as Mac OSX] <a href="http://www.bb4win.org">Blackbox for Windoze (bb4win)</a> [replaces Explorer.exe as your 'window manager'] JSPager [creates multiple virtual desktops] (unfortunately its web page is MIA but I have the .zip file if anyone wants it) <A HREF="http://shellwm.sourceforge.net/">Shell WM</a> [lets you 'skin' all your windows] <A HREF="http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/ats.htm">Atomic TimeSync</a> [makes it easy to use NTP to keep your clock correct] <A HREF="http://www.winpatrol.com/">WinPatrol</a> [keeps a constant eye on your system: watches for viruses, adware, spyware, etc] <A HREF="http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:ExL97eXrJMwJ:tech.erdelynet.com/cygwin-sshd.html+cygwin&hl=en">SSHD</a> (using OpenSSH and Cygwin) <A HREF="http://www.puttyssh.org/">PuTTY</a> [telnet/ssh client] <A href="http://www.tightvnc.com/">TightVNC</a> [for remote desktop control] 1) Tasks (but of course!)
2) Gentoo Linux
3) Apache [with mod_php]
4) FluxBox
5) XMMS
6) GKrellm2
7) wmdrawer [app launcher]
8) Googlizer [which i have also tweaked to open ANY url in the X clipboard]
9) Open Office
10) Evolution

Since you were probably expecting WIndoze-type sw, this is what I use when forced to use Windoze (and it’s all *free*ware):
MobyDock [freeware app launcher that has same mouseover effect as Mac OSX]
Blackbox for Windoze (bb4win) [replaces Explorer.exe as your ‘window manager’]
JSPager [creates multiple virtual desktops] (unfortunately its web page is MIA but I have the .zip file if anyone wants it)
Shell WM [lets you ’skin’ all your windows]
Atomic TimeSync [makes it easy to use NTP to keep your clock correct]
WinPatrol [keeps a constant eye on your system: watches for viruses, adware, spyware, etc]
SSHD (using OpenSSH and Cygwin)
PuTTY [telnet/ssh client]
TightVNC [for remote desktop control]

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