Programs I can't live without
Historical article · Originally published September 3, 2004; technical details may be outdated.
ScottOnWriting asked his blog readers what programs they can't live without. Some great suggestions in there (and i'm not just saying that because The Regulator was mentioned 3 times in the comments ;) )
Here's a partial list of stuff I install on a new machine before I do most anything else:
- The Google Toolbar
- Dav'es quick search bar
- Total Commander
- MSN Messenger
- UltraEdit (plus all the WordFiles for Syntax highlighting every imaginable language)
- Notepad2
- Logitech Mouseware 9.10 (not the latest version! this specific version contains a feature which was dropped in the latest versions - "HyperJump" - a speed menu to close, scroll, minimize and other actions on the current window. Have to use my own CD. can't download that version anywhere..)
- GetRight
- Powermarks awesome bookmark utility which supports synchronization between multiple machines using their own site!(I need to get back to using it...)
- IrfanView (the fastest image viewer today. and its also free!)
- Avant Browser
- Google GMail notifier
Now for the stuff I install relating to my development experience:
- Addins:
- CodeSmart for vs.net
- C# Refactory
- Resharper
- Nunit-Addin (not just for unit testing. It Allows ad-hoc debugging of any method with no params)
- Other:
- Reflector
- FinalBuilder
- DsWatch - Dataset view in debugger Addin
- Nunit
- Beyond Compare 2.0
What do you install first thing?