Software I can’t live without.

Update: I may start maintaining this page instead of roncoing it (set it and forget it, yes roncoing is a verb)

My current list as of Oct 2, 2014, is the same as 2 yrs ago, below, but with the python stuff removed, and probably some golang things added.

My current list as of Nov 26, 2012:

  1. gvim
  2. git
  3. evernote
  4. firefox
  5. chrome
  6. iTerm 2
  7. squeezeslave
  8. ssh
  9. cython
  10. boto
  11. flake8
  12. vim-fugitive
  13. ctrlp.vim
  14. pathogen
  15. pyflakes.vim
  16. gdb

Originally published Mar 23, 2006:

First for .NET Development on windows:

  1. NUnit – http://www.nunit.org
  2. NCover
  3. NCoverExplorer – http://www.kiwidude.com/dotnet/DownloadPage.html
  4. NDoc SandCastle – http://www.codeplex.com/SHFB
  5. ILMerge
  6. Boo
  7. SharpDevelop – http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/
  8. CastleProject

If I have to use Visual Studio, then I cannot live without:

  1. CodeRush – words cannot do it justice
  2. Refactor!Pro – words cannot do it justice
  3. GhostDoc – inline xml comments the way they should be – http://www.roland-weigelt.de/ghostdoc/

General Windows Utils:

  1. Cygwin
  2. PuttyCyg – http://web.gccaz.edu/~medgar/puttycyg/
  3. Notepad2 I use e-texteditor now I just use gvim now
  4. Putty
  5. UltraVNC
  6. FireFox
  7. Thurderbird
  8. SlickRun (MagicWords)
  9. Pidgin (GAIM)
  10. WinMerge
  11. Tortoise SVN
  12. WireShark(Ethereal)
  13. Windows Resource Kit (cdburn.exe is the best iso burner for windows)
  14. Windows Support Tools are a must have for extra cmdline apps
  15. 7zip
  16. pdfcreator
  17. gvim
  18. Scanner – much like kde’s filelight

Firefox Extensions:

  1. TabMix Plus
  2. Web Developer
  3. Greasemonkey
  4. SessionSaver(if not on FF2.0)
  5. Mozilla Archive Format
  6. Reveal
  7. del.icio.us
  8. Dom Inspector
  9. IE Tab
  10. JavaScript Debugger
  11. Total Validator
  12. Performancing (best blog posting tool that I have found) I use LiveWritter now.
  13. FireBug
  14. FlashBlock
  15. Resizable Form Fields
  16. Adblock

Thurderbird Extension:

  1. Plaxo
  2. Nostalgy
  3. Provider for Google Calendar
  4. Lightning

 

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