My Favourite Tools

4 February 2012

• Simple.Data [.NET/DAL]
• FluentMigrator [.NET/DAL]

3 February 2012

• Microsoft Safety Scanner [security]

28 January 2012

• Sysinternals Suite [system-tools]

23 January 2012

• WizMouse [system-tools]

14 January 2012

• Servicestack MVC Powerpack [.NET]
• Essential Tools for the WPF Novice [Silverlight/WPF]

12 January 2012

• BugAid for Visual Studio [.NET]
• Firebug Lite : Firebug [web-development]

9 January 2012

• VSCommands 2010 [.NET]

8 January 2012

• Share [internet]
• Service Stack [.NET]

5 January 2012

• Posh-Git [general-development-tools/configuration-management]

31 December 2011

• jsFiddle [web-development]

28 December 2011

• FakeItEasy [.NET]

15 December 2011

• Posh-Git for PowerShell [.NET]

12 December 2011

• Bug Tracker and Issue Tracker :: YouTrack [general-development-tools/configuration-management]

6 December 2011

• DebugInfo.com ChkMatch tool [general-development-tools]

4 December 2011

• sprint.ly [general-development-tools/project-management]
• Read it Later [internet/browser-plugins/firefox]
• NudgeMail [productivity]
• QTTabBar [system-tools]
• LastPass [security]
• Wireless Network Meter [productivity/vista-sidebar-gadgets]
• All CPU Meter [productivity/vista-sidebar-gadgets]
• Snipping Tool [multimedia/screen-shot]
• A Bit Better RTM - Chrome Web Store [internet/browser-plugins/chrome]
• cURL [general-development-tools]
• Delicious.com [internet]
• Scrum for Team System [general-development-tools/configuration-management]
• GitHub - Social Coding [general-development-tools/configuration-management]
• TortoiseGIT [general-development-tools/configuration-management]
• Beyond Compare [general-development-tools]
• Home - NHibernate Forge [.NET/DAL]
• Reactive Extensions for .NET (Rx) [.NET]
• NServiceBus - Communications Framework for .NET [.NET]

2 December 2011

• NuGet Package Explorer [.NET]

27 November 2011

• NinjaTrader [other/financial]

23 November 2011

• WPF Inspector [Silverlight/WPF]
• PhoneGap [general-development-tools]

19 November 2011

• Modernizr [web-development]
• Backbone.js [web-development]
• Underscore.js [web-development]
• Migratordotnet [.NET]
• A Few of My Favorite HTML5 and CSS3 Online Tools [web-development]

15 November 2011

• Go Contact Sync Mod [productivity]

8 November 2011

• ReactiveUI [Silverlight/WPF]
• Mole 2010 [Silverlight/WPF]
• Snoop, the WPF Spy Utility [Silverlight/WPF]
• WPF Performance Suite [Silverlight/WPF]

6 November 2011

• HTML5 Doctor, helping you implement HTML5 today [web-development]

27 October 2011

• Trello [general-development-tools/project-management]
• CheckAsm: Assembly Dependency Viewer [.NET]

10 September 2011

• HTML5 Boilerplate - A rock-solid default template for HTML5 awesome. [web-development]

19 August 2011

• Gmail Snooze with Apps Script [internet]

15 August 2011

• Doodle: easy scheduling [internet]

15 July 2011

• ILSpy - SharpDevelop Wiki [.NET]

9 July 2011

• Bare Metal Software > BareTail - Free tail for Windows [general-development-tools]

28 June 2011

• .NET Regex Tester | Regex Hero [.NET]

26 June 2011

• Markdown Mode Visual Studio Extension [.NET]

21 June 2011

• WebSequenceDiagrams [general-development-tools]

4 June 2011

• Coypu [.NET]

31 May 2011

• IE Tab 2 [internet/browser-plugins/firefox]

22 May 2011

• famfamfam.com: Mini Icons [general-development-tools]
• Yuml - Create UML diagrams online in seconds [general-development-tools]
• Rhino Mocks 3.5 - Ayende [.NET]
• Introduction to PLINQ [.NET]

14 May 2011

• Sharp Tests Ex [.NET]

23 March 2011

• Boomerang - Scheduled sending and email reminders [internet/gmail]

10 February 2011

• Umbraco - The open source ASP.NET CMS [web-development/frameworks]
• WinSplit Revolution [system-tools]
• DBDeploy [general-development-tools]
• Minimalist for Gmail [internet/browser-plugins/chrome]
• PureText [general-development-tools]
• posthoc [internet/browser-plugins/chrome]

5 February 2011

• RSS Subscription Extension (by Google) [internet/browser-plugins/chrome]

4 February 2011

• Google Talk [internet]

3 February 2011

• Delicious [internet/browser-plugins/chrome]
• Scrollbar Anywhere [internet/browser-plugins/chrome]

14 December 2010

• pomodairo [productivity]

13 December 2010

• Pencil [general-development-tools]

9 November 2010

• Launchy: The Open Source Keystroke Launcher [productivity]

11 October 2010

• WebServiceStudio [.NET]
• Sandcastle Help File Builder [.NET]
• Sandcastle - Documentation Compiler for Managed Class Libraries [.NET]

23 September 2010

• MEFedMVVM [Silverlight/WPF]
• MVVM Light Toolkit [Silverlight/WPF]
• Silverlight Default Style Browser [Silverlight/WPF]

13 September 2010

• Scrumy [project-management]

1 September 2010

• SpecFlow - Pragmatic BDD for .NET [.NET/BDD]
• StoryQ [.NET/BDD]

18 August 2010

• Bindable LINQ [Silverlight/WPF]
• AutoMapper [.NET]

1 August 2010

• photograbber [internet]
• Silverlight Toolkit [Silverlight/WPF]

26 July 2010

• Prism [.NET]

5 July 2010

• Create Your Own One Goal Taskbar Reminder [productivity]

25 June 2010

• Google Sync for your phone [internet]
• ZoomIt [system-tools]

24 June 2010

• ASP.NET MVC Routing Debugger [.NET/MVC]

13 June 2010

• Visual Studio 2010 Pro Power Tools [.NET]
• FastStone Image Viewer / Editor / Batch Converter [multimedia]

8 June 2010

• DVD Flick [multimedia]
• DVDStyler - Free DVD Authoring Application [multimedia]

31 May 2010

• Wolfram|Alpha—Computational Knowledge Engine [internet]

28 May 2010

• PLINQO: Supercharged LINQ to SQL [.NET/DAL]

27 May 2010

• Diigo [internet]
• Xmarks | Bookmark Sync and Search [internet]

25 May 2010

• moq - .NET mocking library [.NET]

14 May 2010

• Mouseless Browsing [internet/browser-plugins/firefox]

13 May 2010

• FinalBuilder - Automated Software Build Tool for Windows Developers [general-development-tools/configuration-management]
• TeamCity - Continuous Integration & Build Server [general-development-tools/configuration-management]
• DownloadHelper [internet/browser-plugins/firefox]

11 May 2010

• CCleaner - Optimization and Cleaning [system-tools]

10 May 2010

• List of .NET Dependency Injection Containers (IOC) - Scott Hanselman [.NET/DI]
• PowerCommands for Visual Studio 2010 [.NET]

7 May 2010

• Windows 7 Jumplist-Launcher [system-tools]

6 May 2010

• BatteryCare [system-tools]
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Studio Express [.NET/DAL]

5 May 2010

• NoRM [.NET/DAL]
• MongoDB [.NET/DAL]

28 April 2010

• NoSquint [internet/browser-plugins/firefox]

27 April 2010

• Enterprise Library 5.0 [.NET]

20 April 2010

• Remember The Milk: Online to do list and task management [productivity]
• Code Snippet With Syntaxhighlighter Support for Windows Live Writer [web-development/web-master]

19 April 2010

• Jing [multimedia/screen-shot]
• Greenshot - a free screenshot utility optimized for productivity [multimedia/screen-shot]
• VirtualBox [system-tools]

15 April 2010

• CamStudio - Desktop Screen Recorder [multimedia/screen-cast]
• Wink [multimedia/screen-cast]

12 April 2010

• RescueTime (Time Management, Productivity, & Project Tracking Software) [productivity]

8 April 2010

• Gmail Notifier [internet]
• World Conference Call Videoconference Meeting Planner [general-development-tools]

17 March 2010

• [ file ai ] - Securely Share Files Too Big To E-mail For Free [internet]

11 March 2010

• Windows Grep: Grep for Windows [general-development-tools]

9 March 2010

• Sharp Snippet Compiler [.NET]

4 March 2010

• Open source dependency injector for .NET - Ninject [.NET]

23 February 2010

• SQL Web Data Administrator [web-development/web-master]

20 February 2010

• Bing Webmaster Center [web-development/web-master]
• Goolge Webmaster Tools [web-development/web-master]

17 February 2010

• Ajaxload - Ajax loading gif generator [web-development/web-master]

11 February 2010

• LookInMyPC - FREE PC Profile, Audit, and Diagnostic Report Utility [system-tools]

4 February 2010

• Google Page Speed [web-development/web-master]
• Scrollbars Anywhere - Right click drag for scrolling [internet/browser-plugins/firefox]

1 February 2010

• jQAPI - Alternative jQuery Documentation [web-development]

23 January 2010

• Thunderbird - Reclaim your inbox [general-development-tools]

17 January 2010

• T4 (Text Template Transformation Toolkit) Code Generation [.NET]

1 January 2010

• Image Resizer Powertoy Clone for Windows [multimedia]

22 December 2009

• Google Alerts [internet]

15 December 2009

• Microsoft Free SEO Toolkit [web-development/web-master]

13 December 2009

• Autoruns for Windows [system-tools]

6 December 2009

• jQuery UI [web-development/web-master]

23 November 2009

• Joe's Goals [productivity]

21 November 2009

• HD Tune [system-tools]

20 November 2009

• Xobni - Outlook Search Plugin [productivity]

19 November 2009

• Nmap - Free Security Scanner For Network Exploration & Security Audits. [security]
• My Life Organized - Task Management Software [productivity]

18 November 2009

• TweetDeck - Twitter client [internet]
• 2BrightSparks | SyncBack [system-tools]
• DISQUS Comments | Powering Discussion on the Web [web-development/web-master]
• Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test [internet]

17 November 2009

• Pingtest.net - The Global Broadband Quality Test [internet]

12 November 2009

• SyntaxHighlighter [web-development/web-master]
• c# code format [web-development/web-master]

11 November 2009

• Piriform - Speccy [system-tools]

9 November 2009

• RocketDock [productivity]
• xUnit.net - Unit Testing for .NET [.NET]
• png2ico - PNG to icon converter [web-development/web-master]

30 October 2009

• XnView - Free graphic and photo viewer [multimedia]
• VLC media player [multimedia]
• Defraggler - Disk Defragmentation [system-tools]
• Recuva - Undelete [system-tools]
• NOTEPAD++ [general-development-tools]
• Codesmith [.NET]

24 October 2009

• WinDirStat - Windows Directory Statistics [system-tools]

23 October 2009

• Pivotal Tracker - Free Lightweight Agile Project Management & Team Collaboration [project-management]

22 October 2009

• Feedburner [web-development/web-master]
• WatiN - Web Application Testing [web-development]
• FolderSize.WPF [system-tools]

21 October 2009

• NBehave [.NET/BDD]

20 October 2009

• LockHunter - Right click on file to display locking applications [system-tools]
• FREE EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition [system-tools]

16 October 2009

• Microsoft SharedView [general-development-tools]

15 October 2009

• VistaSwitcher - Alt-Tab Replacement [productivity]
• IrFanView Graphic Viewer PlugIns [multimedia]

14 October 2009

• Selenium - web application testing system [web-development]

12 October 2009

• PostSharp - Bringing AOP to .NET [.NET]
• 50 Fresh Useful Icon Sets [web-development]
• GreaseMonkey - Smart Google Reader Subscribe Button [internet/browser-plugins/firefox]
• Greasemonkey [internet/browser-plugins/firefox]

10 October 2009

• Web Developer [internet/browser-plugins/firefox]

9 October 2009

• OpenOffice.org - The Free and Open Productivity Suite [general-development-tools]

6 October 2009

• YouSendIt - MS Outlook Plugin [internet]
• xplorer² lite: free windows explorer replacement (file manager) [system-tools]
• TuneUp Utilities [system-tools]
• Paint.NET - Free Software for Digital Photo Editing [multimedia]
• LiveUpload to YouTube - Plugin for MS Live Movie Maker [multimedia]
• IrfanView [multimedia]
• uTorrent - a (very) tiny BitTorrent client [internet]
• SlySoft Virtual CloneDrive [multimedia]
• Windows Live Movie Maker [multimedia]
• Windows Live Photo Gallery [multimedia]
• Audio Converter Software [multimedia]
• Quick Media Converter [multimedia]
• DVDFab [multimedia]
• dvdshrink.org [multimedia]
• The Trac Project [project-management]
• UserVoice - Customer Feedback 2.0 [project-management]
• twhirl | Twitter client [internet]
• Hamachi² - Virtual Networking [internet]

5 October 2009

• TeamViewer - Free Remote Access [general-development-tools/project-management]
• Free Download Manager - HTTP/FTP/BitTorrent/Flash/Websites [internet]
• Google Calendar / Outlook Sync [internet]
• Google Docs [internet]
• Twiddla - Team Collaboration Whiteboard [general-development-tools/project-management]
• YouSendIt - Send large files [internet]
• AxCrypt | File Encryption Software [security]
• KeePass Password Safe [security]
• Hostname in Title bar - Useful in conjunction with KeePass [internet/browser-plugins/firefox]
• TrueCrypt - Free Open-Source On-The-Fly Disk Encryption Software [security]
• Sneakemail 2.0 - disposable email [security]
• 7-Zip - Free archive software & supports AES encryption [system-tools]

4 October 2009

• SubSonic: All Your Database Are Belong To Us [.NET/DAL]
• ADO.NET Entity Framework [.NET/DAL]
• LINQ to SQL [.NET/DAL]
• WordWeb: Free English thesaurus dictionary download [system-tools]
• CutePDF - Create PDF for free, Free PDF Utilities, Edit PDF easily;. [system-tools]
• Google Analytics [web-development/web-master]
• ClustrMaps [web-development/web-master]
• SubVersion [general-development-tools/configuration-management]
• FxCop [.NET]
• DotNetNuke [web-development/frameworks]
• ScrewTurn Wiki [web-development/frameworks]
• ASP.NET Charting Control [web-development/components]
• log4net [.NET]
• TinyMCE - Javascript WYSIWYG Editor [web-development/components]
• CKEditor - WYSIWYG Text and HTML Editor for the Web [web-development/components]
• Red-Gate - .NET Reflector / SQL Compare / ANTS Profiler [.NET]
• Resharper [.NET]
• LINQPad - Test LINQ queries [.NET]
• Snippet Compiler [.NET]
• NAnt - A .NET Build Tool [.NET]
• Adblock Plus [internet/browser-plugins/firefox]
• Statusbar - For managing downloads [internet/browser-plugins/firefox]
• iMacros - Script and automate your Web Browser [internet/browser-plugins/firefox]
• Firebug - HTML, CSS & Javascript Debugging [internet/browser-plugins/firefox]
• AutoHotkey - Free Mouse and Keyboard Macro Program with Hotkeys and AutoText [productivity]
• Stardock ObjectDock - Mac like taskbar [productivity]
• Delicious Bookmarks [internet/browser-plugins/firefox]

3 October 2009

• PuTTY - Telnet replacement [general-development-tools]
• PCinspector Data Recovery - Recover deleted files [system-tools]
• System Explorer - Task manager replacement [system-tools]
• Everest - System Diagnostics (including battery wear %) [system-tools]
• Sandra Lite - System Diagnostics [system-tools]
• ManicTime - Personal time management software [productivity]

2 October 2009

• ShowMan - disk usage piechart [system-tools]
• TCPView [system-tools]
• Wireshark [system-tools]
• WinMerge [general-development-tools]
• jQuery: The Write Less, Do More, JavaScript Library [web-development]
• Fiddler Web Debugger - A free web debugging tool [web-development]
• FileZilla - The free FTP solution [web-development]
• ColorPic, The Desktop ColorPicker Software [general-development-tools]
• FART - Windows Find And Replace Text command line utility [general-development-tools]
• XML Notepad 2007 [general-development-tools]
• Microsoft Security Essentials - Virus, Spyware & Malware Protection [security]

27 September 2009

• Dropbox - Secure backup, sync and sharing made easy. [internet]
• Fences™ - By Stardock - Clean up your desktop clutter [productivity]
• DryIcons.com | Free Icons [web-development]
• Wget for Windows [general-development-tools]

13 August 2009

• HttpFox [internet/browser-plugins/firefox]

5 August 2009

• ImgBurn [multimedia]

4 August 2009

• Process Explorer [system-tools]
• Process Monitor [system-tools]

29 July 2009

• Regular Expression (Regex) Design and Test Tool for .NET [.NET]

13 July 2009

• Windows Live Writer [web-development/web-master]
• jqModal :: Minimalistic Modaling for jQuery [web-development]

12 July 2009

• BlogEngine.NET [web-development/frameworks]
• DiscountASP [web-development/web-master]
• Basecamp [general-development-tools/project-management]
• NUnit [.NET]
• TestDriven.Net [.NET]
• NDepend [.NET]
• NCover - Code Coverage for .NET Developers [.NET]
• Unfuddle [general-development-tools/project-management]
• CruiseControl.NET [general-development-tools/configuration-management]
• TortoiseSVN [general-development-tools/configuration-management]
• VisualSVN Server | Subversion Server for Windows [general-development-tools/configuration-management]

10 July 2009

• Codec Guide [multimedia]

9 July 2009

• JSONView [internet/browser-plugins/firefox]

4 July 2009

• Cooliris [internet/browser-plugins/firefox]

29 June 2009

• Color Scheme Designer 3 [web-development]
• Digsby = IM + Email + Social Networks [internet]

6 May 2009

• Json.NET [.NET]
• MP3 to iPod Audio Book Converter [multimedia]

27 April 2009

• Lorem Ipsum - Sample Text Generator [general-development-tools]

14 January 2009

• Transfer Big Files Free - Send Large Files up to 1GB [internet]