OK, many of these have been mentioned, but here's my repertoire...
for editing just about anything! Great for raw HTML, JavaScript, Perl & CGI, php, etc.
- the free version of the above.
- I whole heartedly agree with Lynn! This is the boss!! I couldn't get by without it! I use it for everything from FTPing, multi-renaming files, synchronizing directories, viewing graphics, working with all archived files such as zip & rar, and just simple file manipulation! It's easier than Windows Explorer once you get used to it.
- a great image viewing utility that integrates well with Total Commander (as does NoteTab!) It gives Total Commander its image viewing capability.
- Not really needed with Total Commander, but I keep it around.
- One of the best free HTML editors anywhere. It integrates with TidyHTML, an HTML verifyer, and Top Style for CSS editing. It color codes syntax for easier HTML editing just like NoteTab Pro.
could easily be one of the best beginner HTML editors available, but it hasn't been upgraded in nearly three years. It includes a tutorial and over 400 javascripts and DHTML routines. Very easy to use, but slooow on older machines - a real memory hog, too!
- a "must have" if you work with CSS style sheets! It's saved me a lot of headaches!
- the free version of the above.
- a great little free program for batch creating thumbnails of your large graphics and the html pages for them.
- Check your entire site for broken links! It's fast, too, because it runns multiple threads.
- a quick graphic button generator - if you use them or your client likes them.
- I can't say enough about this program and its companion Animation Studio - though I prefer
for some animations.
- You'll find a treasure chest of color and graphic utilities at this site! The Eye Dropper is great!
- If you ever need to be able to create ebooks or other 'pdf' type files, Acrobat is the way to go. Though, I believe there are some 'free' pdf creators available, I've never tried them. At minimum, you should have the free reader.
- this utility lets you 'encode' your email addresses and affiliate links to discourage spammers, harvesters and thieves. It's simple HTML code and some javascript, so it works offline from your browser.
are just two of the many free and useful utilities available from AnalogX.
- The best way to test CGI and Perl scripts is to run them from a SSH Telnet session - you can see the errors generated in the console. And the best SSH Telnet client is free! It's called
PuTTY!
Well, that's my list.
I hope it helps some of you. I've also collected miscellaneous Perl, CGI, Javascript, Java, and php scripts over the past ten years that I dig into anytime I need something. I also bookmark every useful site I run across and organize them into folders within my favorites.
Hardware-wise, you should have either a Zip Drive or a CDRW to back up your sites onto either CD or Zip Disk. A computer crash without a bacckup of your client's websites can be a disaster!
Cheers,
Tom
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What a great list!! Seems that there are many things I still need to look into...thanks to all who have put in their top picks, and please, feel free to continue. I am soaking this up like a sponge, and will go out and grab the things I don't have yet!!
