Favorite Apps
Browsers
- Firefox (see my list of extensions)
- Opera
- Maxthon (I might dump this for IE 7)
- IE (can’t get rid of it)
Utilities
- Free Launch Bar
- UltraMon
- Synergy (kinda like a KVM switch in software)
- KatMouse
- The Font Thing
- TaskSwitchXP (see my post on other app switchers)
- TrueCrypt (for volume encryption)
- AxCrypt (for file encryption with integrated decrypt)
- GPG4Win (collection of tools for GnuPG, an open source implementation of PGP)
- FileZilla
- WireShark (formerly Ethereal)
- Dameware NT Utilities (a great bargain for managing multiple systems)
- SolarWinds TFTP server and Subnet Calculator
- Kiwi Syslog Daemon
- Ditto (clipboard extension; see my review)
- PuTTY
- PDFCreator
- Azureus
- VMWare Workstation (also check out their player and “Virtual Appliances“)
- Outlook Linker
- KnockOut (kill Outlook when it’s hung; doesn’t seem to be needed in Outlook 2003+)
- Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
- Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools
- Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack
- Everything from Sysinternals (now part of Microsoft)
Web Tools
- Dreamweaver
- FlashPaper
- FrontPage (I keep it around since stuff made with it is easier to edit in it.)
- Vertrigo Sever
- Post2Blog (After buying it though, Windows Live Writer is looking better.)
- WinHTTrack
Pocket PC
- ActiveSync (I have an iPaq 2795)
- eWallet (which I sync with the desktop version)
- MyLife Organized (again syncs with desktop version)
- PocketInformant
- OneNote Mobile (kind of a disappointment, but it works)
- I use it for taking voice notes too, but that’s built in.
Productivity Apps
- OneNote (2007 is a huge improvement)
- Evernote (I stopped putting new stuff into it, but I’ve still got a lot stored there)
- MyLife Organized (I keep all my to-dos in here and reference material in OneNote)
- GanttProject (free alternative to MS Project)
- Omea Reader (my current RSS reader)
- FreeMind
Office Apps
- MS Office
- Visio
- Project
- OpenOffice (I prefer it for some things)
- Outlook (I’m really liking 2007)
- Outlook Linker
- Outlook Calendar Views
- GMail (I pretty much prefer GMail to Outlook.)
Anti-Malware
- Symantec Client Security (There are a lot of other products out there, but this one makes it easy for me to manage my users.)
- Spybot - Search & Destroy
- SpywareBlaster
Graphics
- Paint.NET (free alternative to Photoshop)
- IrfanView
- Picasa
- Screenshot Captor
Media
Editors
