23 Dec 09
Here are a few small apps I can't live without:
Newest addition - TouchFreeze: http://code.google.com/p/touchfreeze/
Text 'inserter'. Absolutely essential if you repeatedly have to type the same thing.
Texter: http://github.com/adampash/texter/downloads
Great Clipboard replacement.
Ditto: http://ditto-cp.sourceforge.net/
Screen capture utility and much more.
PicPick: http://picpick.wiziple.net/
Temp folder/cache cleaner. Works fast and safe.
CCleaner: http://www.ccleaner.com/download
More to follow later...
23 Dec 09
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Originally posted by CrowleyI use AutoIt on a daily basis for windows automation. It's superb (AutoHotKey is a derivative of it).
Here are a few small apps I can't live without:
Newest addition - TouchFreeze: http://code.google.com/p/touchfreeze/
Text 'inserter'. Absolutely essential if you repeatedly have to type the same thing.
Texter: http://github.com/adampash/texter/downloads
Great Clipboard replacement.
Ditto: http://ditto-cp.sourceforge.net/
Screen capture utility ...[text shortened]... Works fast and safe.
CCleaner: http://www.ccleaner.com/download
More to follow later...
Screengrab software I use is hardcopy, again which is superb.
Free photography website software I use is JAlbum.
Zip software I use is 7zip.
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23 Dec 09
Originally posted by RagnorakDitto on both counts.
I use Notepad++ as my text editor.
Keepass is my password manager.
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eclipse is my IDE of choice for any text-based programming.
FSPhotoResizer to batch resize/rename images
http://www.faststone.org/FSResizerDetail.htm
Defrag and optimization.
http://www.mydefrag.com/
xplorer2 lite as a Windows Explorer replacement. Dual panes and much quicker than Windows explorer.
http://zabkat.com/x2lite.htm
TeraCopy for more controlled and faster copy/move with actual error handling.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/File-Management/TeraCopy.shtml
24 Dec 09
For those of us who still use Windows XP, get yourself Launchy.
It lets you specify index locations so you can quickly type partial program names from your start menu or filenames of files you want to open, like the search function in Vista/7 lets you do.
Launchy just has more configuration options to let you decide which folders etc. get indexed and also lets you launch FireFox bookmarks.
Great app.
http://www.launchy.net/
26 Dec 09
Originally posted by CrowleyWhat languages specifically do you use eclipse for? I had a look at the site, but it seems complicated and the documentation is frankly confusing.
Ditto on both counts.
eclipse is my IDE of choice for any text-based programming.
FSPhotoResizer to batch resize/rename images
http://www.faststone.org/FSResizerDetail.htm
Defrag and optimization.
http://www.mydefrag.com/
xplorer2 lite as a Windows Explorer replacement. Dual panes and much quicker than Windows explorer.
http://zabkat.com/x2 ...[text shortened]... with actual error handling.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/File-Management/TeraCopy.shtml
Imagemagick (and another command line image editor - can't remember the name now) are my command line batch editing software of choice.
TeraCopy looks good. Any bugs that you've seen?
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27 Dec 09
Originally posted by Ragnorakeclipse these days only for javascript, PHP, CSS, HTML and assorted web related work.
What languages specifically do you use eclipse for? I had a look at the site, but it seems complicated and the documentation is frankly confusing.
Imagemagick (and another command line image editor - can't remember the name now) are my command line batch editing software of choice.
TeraCopy looks good. Any bugs that you've seen?
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If you want to use it for any web work, get eclipse for PHP developers - it has all the basics a web dev needs, plus you can get plugins for it later if you need them, like SVN integration from the IDE itself.
TeraCopy works wonderful - I haven't seen any bugs yet.
28 Dec 09
Originally posted by hopscotchPersonally I think it looks OK, WinRAR used to look much worse, but I don't know what it looks like now since 7zip handles everything I throw at it...
Yes, I too refuse to use the most efficient, powerful and versatile free compression software out there because it refuses to shave its legs everyday.
28 Dec 09
Originally posted by CrowleyOf course it used to look worse, I was using it before it even had a gui. Just... to say that you're not going to use COMPRESSION software only because it doesn't look nice... Christ almighty. I weep for humanity.
Personally I think it looks OK, WinRAR used to look much worse, but I don't know what it looks like now since 7zip handles everything I throw at it...
29 Dec 09
Originally posted by hopscotchHa!
Of course it used to look worse, I was using it before it even had a gui. Just... to say that you're not going to use COMPRESSION software only because it doesn't look nice... Christ almighty. I weep for humanity.
I remember using pkzip and a bunch of command line switches to span archive games off my buddy's PC over sets of 20+ floppies.
'twas a simpler time...