Top 10 Freeware Tools for Windows - Addition
The folks at SnakeOil Labs have compiled a List of the Top 10 Windows Freeware tools for 2005 and it is definitely worth a look.
And while they left out the over-popular things like Firefox and Opera my personal addition list will cover such, altough without importance-rating:
- Mozilla Firefox: Does this really need an explaination?
- Mozilla Thunderbird: Read mail - not spam!
- SequoiaView: Shows you the size of the files and directories on your HDD in a way that you can find the largest ones almost instantly.
- IrfanView: Can display almost any image format and has a small footprint.
- StrokeIt: Just like OptiMoz brings gesture recognition to Firefox, this little tool gives you gesture command abilities to the Windows Desktop in general. (Just don't forget to exclude the Firefox-window from recognition, if you install both!).
For developers, there are a few extra packages:
- TortoiseCVS: An extension to the Windows Explorer, which integrates CVS directly into the right-click dropdown menu.
- Synergy: Enables seamless mouse- and keyboard sharing across several computers/screens and even between different platforms. Also synchronizes the clipboard.