Random Technology Ramblings

This is a page where I list the software I use\used just so I can remember what and where I got it and why I stared or stopped using it. Why do I do this? I like to burn my system down about every 3 to 4 months (with VMs that is more like 6 months now) and it’s painful some times to try to recall what I had on the last build of my system.

I have started to use ninite.com for the software it has, it really help make getting a box up and running quickly. I have asked them to add several of the apps that I have listed below. I hope they can accommodate me soon.

This list is in no particular order and dose not include most of my dev tools & SDKs as I will only install them as needed.

• Windows 7 Professional (64bit)
  • I use Win8 at home now and like it
• Office 2013
• Microsoft Security Essentials (http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/)
• WinAmp (http://www.winamp.com/)
• FireFox (http://getfirefox.com/)
• Chrome (http://www.google.com/chrome)
• Internet Explorer 9 (http://windows.microsoft.com/ie9)
• ZoomIt (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/)
• Virtual CloneDrive (http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html)
• TweetDeck (http://www.tweetdeck.com/)
• Beyond Compare 3 (http://www.scootersoftware.com/)
• Windows Live Writer (http://explore.live.com/windows-live-writer)
• Sublime Text 2 (http://www.sublimetext.com/)

My modifications to the Default (Windows).sublime-keymap for my user is:

[

{ "keys": ["f7"], “command”: “toggle_setting”, “args”: {“setting”: “spell_check”} },
{ “keys”: ["ctrl+f7"], “command”: “next_misspelling” },
{ “keys”: ["ctrl+shift+f7"], “command”: “prev_misspelling” },

{ “keys”: ["f6"], “command”: “build” }

]

This makes the key bindings stranded to MS spellcheck and VS build

• Paint.NET (http://www.getpaint.net/)
• Fiddler2 (http://www.fiddler2.com)
• Snagit (http://www.techsmith.com/snagit/default.asp)
• Camtasia (http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia/)
• RichCopy (http://wpew.it/ibRWAj)
• LINQPad (http://www.linqpad.net/)
• Dual Monitor Tools (http://dualmonitortool.sourceforge.net/)
• WindowsPager (http://windowspager.sourceforge.net/)
• SpaceSniffer (http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/index.html)

Windows Live Writer Plug-ins:

• Code Formatter Plugin for Windows Live Writer (http://wpew.it/b90ux7)
• Twitter Notify (http://wpew.it/cJA2ym)
• Clipboard Capture (http://wpew.it/abNDXF)
• Source Code Formatter (http://wpew.it/ckG5UE)

FireFox Add-ons:

• Firebug
• Screengrab
• Site Information Tool
• DownloadThemAll
• YSlow

Chrome Extensions: