some cool free tools
A short list of some of the free applications that I use on a daily basis;
- ImgBurn - a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application. Very handy if you don’t have commercial software installed or simply as a no frills alternative to the normal bulky apps. Plus it plays a very cool jingle when a disk has been successfully created, making you feel victorious.
- FireFox 3 - Need I say more. If you don’t have it yet, get with the program mmmkay?
- Filezilla - Brilliant in both its guises as client and server. Why people still use anything else is unclear. The de facto standard FTP client/server in my opinion.
- Twirl - For Twitter. Needs Adobe Air.
- RescueTime - “…the neatest, sweetest application I’ve ever seen. This is exactly what I need. It’s free, it’s functional, and I can forget about it. Perfect.” Nuff said.
- nLite - If you install Windows a lot, this is for you. If you work with Virtual Machines, this is for you. If you basically work in IT, this is a very handy application and a must have.
- Zenmap (Nmap) - Free security scanner, handy to quickly test firewalls and general security on networks and servers
- K-Lite Codec Pack - Never worry about annoying codecs/funny video formats again. This plays them all. Well almost.
- WinRAR - Free compression tool, supports most common formats.
