I always find it useful to have certain software on my computer and my recent change of job (more of this at some point in the near future) has prompted me to check for updates for certain items. So here they are:
- EditPlus (version 2.3.1 released 14th of March 2007). This has got to be the one of the best text editors out there – simple to use, has FTP built in, has syntax colouring, has set modes (for PHP, Javascript, HTML and much more) and doesn’t try to take things over. It’s shareware, so if you like it – buy it! I did (several years back) and keep on being tempted to buy another copy just for the sake of it.
- Irfanview (version 4 released 23rd of April 2007). A simple to use very handy image viewer (handles practically every format I’ve thrown at it) and simple editor. Completely free of charge.
- Google Earth (latest version 4.1 released 6th of May 2007). Ok, not essential – but a very useful tool (and, for some reason, not included in the Google Pack updater so it’s not that easy to keep track of latest versions). It’s nice to fly around the world.
- Mozy Remote Backup (version 1.8.2.7, released 9th of May 2007). I think this is an excellent automatic remote backup system for Windows PCs and Macs – it’s just so easy to use and allows you to “roll back” to any backup date. And if you follow this Mozy Backup signup link – you’ll get 2.3Gb (2,304Mb) of storage space FREE of charge to automatically backup your files.
- Thunderbird 2 (released 18th of April 2007). A nice little FREE email client to replace the expensive Microsoft Outlook email system (which has a 2Gb email limit) and Outlook Express. It now supports “tags” (like Google Email) and has a good antispam and antiphishing detection system.
What’s your “must have” programs?