My Toolbox

Oct
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Mike by Mike
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I develop for both front end and backend ASP.net web applications and I find myself using a slew of applications on a daily basis. Also, I have hobbies of game map creation using Source SDK Tools, Video Editing, and 3D modeling. Everytime I format my PC at home, I write out a laundry list of applications that I need to install.

My Toolbox

General Software

  • 7-Zip - Open Source file archiver that handles Packing & unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR; Unpacking only: RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, MSI, WIM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS
  • Camtasia Studio - Easily record your screen to create training, demo, and presentation video.
  • FireFox - Best browser on the planet.
  • Live Mesh - Keeps some files and folders in sync on multiple computers.
  • Métamorphose - Open Source to mass rename files and folders.
  • Notepad++ - Free source code editor.
  • Office - I do not use Office too often as I have my email going through gmail, but I still find myself using Outlook to at least sync my IMAP account.
  • Virtual CloneDrive - Free virtual drive software.
  • Windows Live Writer - Write and save blog posts. Intergrates nicely with BlogEngine.net.
  • Xobni - Best Outlook plug-in to search and give stats about your inbox.
  • Yahoo Messenger - The only IM I need to stay in touch with friends and family.
  • Zune - Yes, I own a Zune.

Graphic Design/Game Development/3D Modeling

Development Software

  • Adobe Dreamweaver - I make most of my CSS designs in Dreamweaver.
  • Adobe Flash - Making rotating banners...etc. with actionscript.
  • Adobe Flex - Software to help create Flash based Rich Internet Applications.
  • Aptana Studio - A nice Open Source IDE for Javascript.
  • VistaDB - The lightweight alternative to SQL Server.
  • Visual Studio 2008 - Of course you know about this program.
  • WinMerge - A nice Open Source comparison tool.

Games