Comments on: The Tools I Can’t Live Without http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/ A technology evangelist's adventures in the trucking industry. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:34:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Becker http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-34 Becker Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:56:44 +0000 http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-34 Some great additions here Gosha & vabhav! Some great additions here Gosha & vabhav!

]]> By: vabhav http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-33 vabhav Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:12:18 +0000 http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-33 Hi G8 tools.I wanna add some more tools on it. SSHClient:---to communicate the other server. Arixmerger:-- to compare the same looking file even if it is on ntework also. Notepad++ -- enhance version of notepad very usefulll Hi

G8 tools.I wanna add some more tools on it.

SSHClient:—to communicate the other server.

Arixmerger:– to compare the same looking file even if it is on ntework also.

Notepad++ — enhance version of notepad very usefulll

]]> By: Gosha http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-32 Gosha Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:05:22 +0000 http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-32 I must add <a href="http://www.editplus.com" rel="nofollow">EditPlus</a>, which is another good all-purpose Text Editor, and <a href="http://www.debugmode.com/wink/" rel="nofollow">Wink</a> - a free Tutorial and Presentation creation software to the list I must add EditPlus, which is another good all-purpose Text Editor, and Wink - a free Tutorial and Presentation creation software to the list

]]> By: Becker http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-31 Becker Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:57:42 +0000 http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-31 RPM, we are getting into web services more and more, will have to check this out, thanks for the tip! RPM, we are getting into web services more and more, will have to check this out, thanks for the tip!

]]> By: RPM http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-30 RPM Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:38:51 +0000 http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-30 soapUI is a great tool for interacting with ant testing Web Services. soapUI is a great tool for interacting with ant testing Web Services.

]]> By: Becker http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-26 Becker Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:57:07 +0000 http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-26 Strale, I actually installed this tool two weeks ago after reading a post somewhere about it and agree, this is very handy. I find that I try to avoid using the mouse as much as possible and this program is great. I usually find myself using the windows+R key to pop the command window and launch a lot of stuff that way, but now with Colibri, my command launching is much more efficient. I had just started using it when originally crafting this list, but you're right, it needs to be on here! Strale, I actually installed this tool two weeks ago after reading a post somewhere about it and agree, this is very handy. I find that I try to avoid using the mouse as much as possible and this program is great. I usually find myself using the windows+R key to pop the command window and launch a lot of stuff that way, but now with Colibri, my command launching is much more efficient. I had just started using it when originally crafting this list, but you’re right, it needs to be on here!

]]> By: Strale http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-25 Strale Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:38:53 +0000 http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-25 Forgot the link: http://colibri.leetspeak.org/ Thanks for the list. Forgot the link: http://colibri.leetspeak.org/

Thanks for the list.

]]> By: Strale http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-24 Strale Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:37:00 +0000 http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-24 Colibri. Some sort of shortcuts/quick start manager. I have just found and installed it. Very surprised with simplicity and efficiancy relating to other similar tools. Just hit and type first few letters of application (or link) you want to start. Does not force you to create your own (new) shortcuts, but let you search by names. Neat. Colibri. Some sort of shortcuts/quick start manager. I have just found and installed it. Very surprised with simplicity and efficiancy relating to other similar tools. Just hit and type first few letters of application (or link) you want to start. Does not force you to create your own (new) shortcuts, but let you search by names. Neat.

]]> By: Becker http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-23 Becker Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:51:54 +0000 http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-23 Bru1ser, great list, great that you mention Oxygen, I haven't ever used it and was just searching for a good XML Schema creator. I had used Altova's XMLSpy on a couple client projects it is great but expensive. I will have to check out Oxygen and some of the other tools you listed. Roberto, agree on VMware, it's a great tool and definitely has some market share on Virtual PC/ Virtual Server! Thanks for the tips! Bru1ser, great list, great that you mention Oxygen, I haven’t ever used it and was just searching for a good XML Schema creator. I had used Altova’s XMLSpy on a couple client projects it is great but expensive. I will have to check out Oxygen and some of the other tools you listed.

Roberto, agree on VMware, it’s a great tool and definitely has some market share on Virtual PC/ Virtual Server! Thanks for the tips!

]]> By: Roberto Carlos González Flores http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-22 Roberto Carlos González Flores Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:31:07 +0000 http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-22 I can't live withou VMware, and Eclipse, I can’t live withou VMware, and Eclipse,

]]> By: Bru1ser http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-21 Bru1ser Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:13:51 +0000 http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-21 Tools ... I too have assembled a black bag of assorted tools and utilities I carry with me all the time, all ready to be installed or used directly from a portable USB drive. Some I use all the time and others sit on my drive of tricks until that one opportune moment when a certain tool is needed and I reach into my bag and pull it out. Tools you mentioned I use as well, like Mozilla, WinMerge and SnagIt. Others I cannot do without include UltraEdit, an excellent and light weight editor, Eclipse IDE (this thing rocks for java development, plus with plugins it's extensible as well), Process Viewer for a good and manageable view of current running processes, Cygwin + CygwinX for running X terminals with bash for shell access to a box, Jude which is an excellent and light weight UML modeling tool, Oxygen for XML/WSDL/XSD/SCHEMA and all other things XML editing (even has an Eclipse plugin), Homesite for raw HTML development (very old school), several perl and shell script utilities I've written over the years, and more. Granted I paid (pay) for some of these tools while others are perpetually free or no longer available, but I view them all as tools of my trade. I'm a professional and it's my job to keep my toolbox stocked with the best gadgets that work for me. Thanks for your post. Tools … I too have assembled a black bag of assorted tools and utilities I carry with me all the time, all ready to be installed or used directly from a portable USB drive. Some I use all the time and others sit on my drive of tricks until that one opportune moment when a certain tool is needed and I reach into my bag and pull it out. Tools you mentioned I use as well, like Mozilla, WinMerge and SnagIt. Others I cannot do without include UltraEdit, an excellent and light weight editor, Eclipse IDE (this thing rocks for java development, plus with plugins it’s extensible as well), Process Viewer for a good and manageable view of current running processes, Cygwin + CygwinX for running X terminals with bash for shell access to a box, Jude which is an excellent and light weight UML modeling tool, Oxygen for XML/WSDL/XSD/SCHEMA and all other things XML editing (even has an Eclipse plugin), Homesite for raw HTML development (very old school), several perl and shell script utilities I’ve written over the years, and more. Granted I paid (pay) for some of these tools while others are perpetually free or no longer available, but I view them all as tools of my trade. I’m a professional and it’s my job to keep my toolbox stocked with the best gadgets that work for me. Thanks for your post.

]]> By: Becker http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-20 Becker Wed, 07 Nov 2007 01:28:33 +0000 http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-20 Wayne, great editions, I've been using conTEXT for the editor, but will have to checkout notepad++ and you're right, how could I forget filezilla, definitely much better than ws-ftp which was the old defacto standard. I've also never heard of syncbackSE, so thanks for the tip! On the lines of backup solutions, I've got a posting planned in the future about Acronis, and a war story to go with it, stay tuned... Wayne, great editions, I’ve been using conTEXT for the editor, but will have to checkout notepad++ and you’re right, how could I forget filezilla, definitely much better than ws-ftp which was the old defacto standard. I’ve also never heard of syncbackSE, so thanks for the tip! On the lines of backup solutions, I’ve got a posting planned in the future about Acronis, and a war story to go with it, stay tuned…

]]> By: wayne http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-19 wayne Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:15:38 +0000 http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-19 Great list. I would add Notepad++ for a text editor, decent for coding and the tabs are nice. SyncbackSE for automatic backups to ftp or sd drives. Filezilla for ftp. And Google Reader (that might be a start for another list.) Great list. I would add

Notepad++ for a text editor, decent for coding and the tabs are nice.

SyncbackSE for automatic backups to ftp or sd drives.

Filezilla for http://ftp.

And Google Reader (that might be a start for another list.)

]]> By: JR http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-15 JR Sat, 03 Nov 2007 14:18:37 +0000 http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-15 Firefox does not have mouse gestures built in, but that is the beauty of the whole thing. Firefox is extension (or plug-in) based, so you can add <em>any</em> functionality you so choose. The extension site: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1 The mouse gestures I am using as we speak (well, sort of speak. Whatever.): https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/12 And, if there is something that renders correctly in IE but not in Firefox, chances are it is not standards-compliant, and is programmed for IE specifically. But that doesn't really matter to you if it doesn't work, I guess. Anyway, Firefox is definitely worth a look. And then some. Firefox does not have mouse gestures built in, but that is the beauty of the whole thing. Firefox is extension (or plug-in) based, so you can add any functionality you so choose.

The extension site: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1

The mouse gestures I am using as we speak (well, sort of speak. Whatever.): https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/12

And, if there is something that renders correctly in IE but not in Firefox, chances are it is not standards-compliant, and is programmed for IE specifically. But that doesn’t really matter to you if it doesn’t work, I guess.

Anyway, Firefox is definitely worth a look. And then some.

]]> By: Becker http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-14 Becker Sat, 03 Nov 2007 02:12:25 +0000 http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-14 JR, I have firefox loaded up, have tried to convert to it actually before Avant. My only issue is some strange renderings of certain sites. One good example is SQL Reporting Services, the control for SQL Reporting Services doesn't render well in Firefox (this will be fixed in the near future I'm sure). There are some other small compatibility issues, all with Microsoft based technologies which are prevalant in the SMB communities I live and play (yeah I know, Microsoft haters cringe at this). Interestingly enough, 80% of the traffic that hits this site is done so through a firefox browser, so I can't say it isn't a solid browser. Last time I checked, it didn't have mouse gestures though, I can't live without these! JR, I have firefox loaded up, have tried to convert to it actually before Avant. My only issue is some strange renderings of certain sites. One good example is SQL Reporting Services, the control for SQL Reporting Services doesn’t render well in Firefox (this will be fixed in the near future I’m sure). There are some other small compatibility issues, all with Microsoft based technologies which are prevalant in the SMB communities I live and play (yeah I know, Microsoft haters cringe at this). Interestingly enough, 80% of the traffic that hits this site is done so through a firefox browser, so I can’t say it isn’t a solid browser. Last time I checked, it didn’t have mouse gestures though, I can’t live without these!

]]> By: JR http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-13 JR Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:26:30 +0000 http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-13 Avant Browser? Seriously? Why not use Firefox? Actually, a better question: why use anything <em>but</em> Firefox? Avant Browser? Seriously? Why not use Firefox? Actually, a better question: why use anything but Firefox?

]]> By: Becker http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-12 Becker Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:47:52 +0000 http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-12 I'm amazed, this page has received over 1000 page views and nobody else has posted any other "must haves?" Surely I have not found them all :) I’m amazed, this page has received over 1000 page views and nobody else has posted any other “must haves?” Surely I have not found them all :)

]]> By: Becker http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-10 Becker Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:01:06 +0000 http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-10 Very interesting, I've not messed with file managers for ages. I just downloaded and installed it and will have to test it out. I like the split screen idea showing two explorer windows side by side, thanks for the tip! Very interesting, I’ve not messed with file managers for ages. I just downloaded and installed it and will have to test it out. I like the split screen idea showing two explorer windows side by side, thanks for the tip!

]]> By: John Wiredland http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-9 John Wiredland Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:38:36 +0000 http://truckingnerd.com/index.php/2007/10/30/the-tools-i-cant-live-without/#comment-9 Oops!!! How can one work productively without a good file manager. Total Commander is highly recommended. Remembering those days we played with Norton Commander. Oops!!! How can one work productively without a good file manager.

Total Commander is highly recommended. Remembering those days we played with Norton Commander.

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