Programs You Can't Live Without
Scott Watermasysk recently posted an entry asking for CSS book recommendations, in part due to the phenomenal response to an entry of his asking about FTP program recommendations. Reading through the FTP program recommendations there were a lot of posts that read, “Check out FTP program X, I use it everyday and couldn't live without it!” This got me interested in a number of FTP clients I had never even heard about, and prompted me to check out their homepages and even download and try out a few.
The wheels in my head began to turn, and I though that if one little post asking for FTP client recommendations could generate enough great suggestions to introduce me to a number of new FTP clients, imagine what wealth of information could be obtained if I asked for general “can't live without“ programs. I just might learn about numerous programs previously unbeknownst to me that become essential programs in my toolbox.
This entry, then, is my open request to the small handful of people who read my blog: What software programs (short of the obvious ones like Outlook, Visual Studio .NET, Word, etc.) can you not live without? Here is my list:
(In April 2004 I posted a somewhat related entry: What Programs Do You Have Running 24x7?)