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JasonSlater.co.uk Technology News Blog | October 2, 2013

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Essential Applications

In this section are a list of handy and useful utilities and applications. Many of them are free downloads whilst others may offer free trials.

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Mac to PC

  • CrossFont from Acute Systems
    CrossFont can convert TrueType and PostScript Type1 fonts between Macintosh and PC platforms
  • Stuffit Deluxe from SmithMicro Software
    StuffIt can stuff and unstuff, zip, unzip, .sit and .sitx files.
  • Transmac from Acute Systems
    TransMac can read, write and format Macintosh CD-ROM, hard drives, high density diskettes and most removable drives

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System Information

  • Filemon from Microsoft (Sysinternals)
    FileMon can monitor and display file system activity in real-time.
  • Process Monitor from Microsoft (Sysinternals)
    Process Monitor is a monitoring tool showing real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity.
  • 3Com NBXmcast from 3Com
    A useful utility for detecting multicast packets
  • Softperfect Network Scanner from SoftPerfect Research
    SoftPerfect Network Scanner is a free multi-threaded IP, NetBIOS and SNMP scanner.
  • SiSoft Sandra from SiSoftware Ltd
    SiSoftware Sandra (the System ANalyser, Diagnostic and Reporting Assistant) is an information & diagnostic utility.
  • Tufftest Lite from #1-PC Diagnostics Company
    1-TuffTEST-Lite is the “Free Download” version of automatic PC Diagnostics.
  • NetStumbler
    Netstumbler can detect Wireless LANs using the 802.11b, 802.11a and 802.11g WLAN standards.
  • Wireshark
    Wireshark is a popular network protocol analyzer
  • Servers Alive from Woodstone
    Servers Alive is an end-to-end network monitoring tool.

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MultiMedia

  • Audacity
    Audacity is a free Audio Editor and Recorder
  • Lame Encoder
    Lame Encoder is a plug-in for Audacity that encodes MP3
  • Windows Media Encoder from Microsoft
    A Tool for capturing audio and video content utilising features of Windows Media
  • XP Codec Pack
    XP Codec Pack 2.0.7.1 – XP Codec Pack is one of the most complete codec pack which helps you to play all major audio and video formats.
  • PBWiki
    Online collaboration using the power of a Wiki
  • Pixlr
    Online image editing

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Design Tools

  • FontCheck
    Fontwise Fontcheck™ scans your computer for fonts as a guide to whether you need to conduct a full font audit.
  • Typograf
    Typograf is an effective award winning font manager
  • Colour Schemer Studio
    Color Schemer Studio is a professional color matching application for anyone from hobbyists to advanced professionals.
  • The Font Thing
    The Font Thing is a freeware program for managing TrueType fonts in Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0.

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Utilities

  • Notepad2
    Notepad2 is light-weight Notepad-like text editor with syntax highlighting.
  • Moffsoft FreeCalc
    A handy replacement for the calculator application
  • WntIPCFG from Microsoft
    This GUI tool gives you information about your IP configuration.
  • Cool Find
    Cool Find is a file search and management software solution for Windows.
  • ActiveSync from Microsoft
    Device Synchronisation tool.
  • Windows Live Writer
    Writer is a desktop application that makes it easy to publish rich content to your blog.
  • NetVu Observer
    Dedicated Micros NetVu ObserVer video management software, allows users to seamlessly view distributed images from any “NetVu Connected” product, such as the New DS2 or DV-IP Server, from any moment in time, anywhere in the world.
  • ISO Recorder
    ISO Recorder is a tool (power toy) for Windows XP, 2003 and now Windows Vista, that allows (depending on the Windows version) to burn CD and DVD images (DVD support is only available on Windows Vista), copy disks, make images of the existing data CDs and DVDs and create ISO images from a content of a disk folder.
  • WinXP Virtual CD Control Panel
    Free virtual CD ROM for Windows XP 2.1
  • XML NOTEPAD from Microsoft
    XML Notepad 2007 provides a simple intuitive user interface for browsing and editing XML documents.
  • Spiceworks
    Spiceworks IT Desktop that combines Network Inventory, Help Desk, Reporting, Monitoring and Troubleshooting.
  • HP Universal PCL Driver from Hewlett Packard
    A single driver to effectively manage HP printers.
  • Windows XP Service Pack 2 from Microsoft
    Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) is a free update for Windows XP. It offers enhancements and better protection against viruses, hackers, and worms.
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader from Adobe
    Adobe® Reader® 8 allows you to view, print, search, sign, verify, and collaborate on PDF documents, online as well as offline.
  • SAMBA
    Samba is an Open Source/Free Software suite that has, since 1992, provided file and print services to all manner of SMB/CIFS clients, including the numerous versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems.
  • Portable Apps
    Portal Apps is a utility that can reall make your USB device work for you – it also supports an ever increasing bunch of tools and utilities that can be run directly from your USB device.
  • Dupkiller
    Locate those duplicate files

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Data Security

  • KeePass
    KeePass is an open-source password safe.
  • Chaos Shredder from SafeSoft Corporation
    Chaos Shredder permanently remove files and folders from your system.
  • Active@KillDisk from LSoft Technologies Inc
    Active@ KillDisk is a hard drive eraser than can destroy all data on hard and floppy drives.
  • TimeSnapper
    TimeSnapper runs in the background of your computer, taking screenshots of your desktop every few seconds.
  • Handy Recovery from SoftLogica LLC.
    Handy Recovery™ is data recovery software designed to restore files deleted from hard disks and floppy drives.
  • Advanced Office Password Recovery from Elcomsoft
    Elcomsoft offers a full suite (bundle) of password recovery, system and security tools.
  • AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition from Grisoft, s.r.o.
    AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is a popular basic security protection on home and non-commercial PCs.
  • Checkpoint Zone Alarm
    An effective Firewall Solution.
  • Spybot Search & Destroy
    Spybot – Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware
  • Adaware SE Personal
    Ad-Aware 2007 Free is a popular anti-spyware product.
  • Netbax Online Backup
    NetBax is a complete disaster recovery solution for businesses.
  • TruCrypt
    Data encryption on the move

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Software Development

  • JAD
    Jad is a fast JAva Decompiler

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Communications

  • NTRsupport
    NTRsupport enables you to provide on-demand remote assistance to your customers, prospects and employees.
  • puTTY
    PuTTY is a client program for the SSH, Telnet and Rlogin network protocols.
  • WS FTP from IPSwitch Inc.
    WS_FTP Professional is a popular FTP (File Transfer) Client.

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Essential Applications List from jasonslater.co.uk

If you know of an essential / useful application or utility that should be on this list then let me know!

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