A random list of recommended software utilities
I’ve found this random list of software to be really useful for tasks from working with images to improving Internet Explorer to developing FaceBook applications.
1. IrfanView (www.irfanview.com) – great for basic image editing (resizing, cropping, creating thumbnails, etc.) and screen capturing.
2. WinRAR (www.rarlabs.com) – great for working with zip and other compressed files. Also great for working with CD and DVD image files (e.g. .iso files)
3. Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=E59C3964-672D-4511-BB3E-2D5E1DB91038&displaylang=en) – useful tool if you develop web pages.Has a host of features to analyze and validate HTML, CSS, and other web site features. Includes a feature to see how your site looks at different screen resolutions.
5. FaceBook Developer Toolkit (http://www.codeplex.com/FacebookToolkit) – allows you to build FaceBook apps within Visual Studio.
6. Microsoft Office Outlook Connector (http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7aad7e6a-931e-438a-950c-5e9ea66322d4&displaylang=en) – “With Microsoft Office Outlook Connector, you can use Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 or Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to access and manage your Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail or Microsoft Office Live Mail accounts, including e-mail messages and contacts.”
7. NMap (http://nmap.org/) is a useful tool for IT security. It performs a variety of network scans that can potentially highlight weaknesses in your network security.
8. MacDrive 7 (http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive/) allows you to see and use your Mac hard disks when running windows. I find it especially useful when running bootcamp and I want to access files from the Mac partition.
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