Useful Software

Tools for Devlopers

Window Snap

If you use API’s but don’t have VS, that it can be a pain in the bottom to get window classes and the like. The nice thing about Window Snap is that it lets you get screen capture of the window too! which is an improvement on Spy++!

http://www.codeproject.com/dialog/windowsnapshot.asp

http://www.gasanov.net/VBScroll.asphttp://www.gasanov.net/VBScroll.asp

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2060/freewheel.html

Windows installers:

Inno Setup

http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php

Script based, but with an easy to use wizard, completely free for all users, powerful easy and fast.

Advancedinstaller (free version)

http://www.advancedinstaller.com/feats-list.html

Not as powerful as Inno set up (in free mode), but very easy to use and nice on the eye. Will happily set up file structure for you applications, build exe’s and so forth.

XP power Tools.

ImageResizerPowertoySetup.exe

adds a menu option in windows XP which allows you to resize selected images, cool!

Video Tools.

http://www.camstudio.org/

This is what i used for my screen recording. It’s free and easy to use, magic!

Disk Management

There are lots of tools for showing how your disk is being used, I like this fella:

http://www.steffengerlach.de/freeware/

Password Removal
Worksheet and workbook level passsword removal
http://www.straxx.com/excel/password.html
http://www.mcgimpsey.com/excel/removepwords.html

Comments

  1. Jam says:

    Hi,

    There is the famous MZ Tools for VBA which is usefull. This on is a must. Should add it to your list.

    Regards
    Jam

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    The free version (called “Lite”) can be downloaded at http://www.begraphic.com . It includes gauges, Six Sigma’s “value stream mapping” (not only BI, but also PI – “Process Intelligence” showing new type of dashboard including both alerts and process diagrams) and visual reporting (also called dynamic infographics, as in the New York Times).

    Users who send a request using their pro email receive 7 500 additional geographical maps, whose colors and borders change depending on values.

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    Test the free version and give some feedbacks !

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