I use and recommend
Free programs/services (updated 1 Nov 2006)
| Audacity – powerful cross-platform sound editor | |
| AutoHotkey – powerful, easy-to-learn Windows scripting language | |
| Mozilla Firefox 2 – rediscover the web, again | |
| Gmail – still the best web email service | |
| Google Earth – find a satellite image of your house (& other things) | |
| Paint.NET – an amazingly capable upgrade for MS Paint | |
| PortableApps – your digital life on a USB stick | |
| UltraVNC – remote access (support and away-from-home) | |
| Windows Live Writer – blog from your desktop in style |
Firefox extensions (updated 10 March 2007)
This is the list of Firefox extensions I have installed at the moment. I regularly review my extensions, and kick out any I’m not using.
- Adblock Plus | home | install | blocks ads!
- All-In-One Sidebar | home | install | integrates downloads, etc
- Autofill | home | install | form filler for personal details
Colorful Tabs | home | install | makes all tabs different colours- Download Statusbar | home | install | view downloads in statusbar
Duplicate Tab | home | install | copy a tab, including history- FaviconizeTab| home | install | reduce specified tab width
File Title | home | install | save page with the title as the filename- Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer | home | install
- Gmail Manager | home | install | multiple accounts and mail notifier
Gmail Space | home | install | use your 2.8 GB for file storageGoogle Toolbar for Firefox | home | includes spellcheck, autofill- Greasemonkey | home | install | customize the way pages display
- IE Tab | home | install | view Internet Explorer sites in Firefox
- IE View Lite | home | install | IE Tab substitute on my USB drive
OpenBook | home | install | customize bookmark adding- PDF Download | home | install | handles PDF files in Firefox
- ScrapBook | home | install | save whole pages in a tree structure
Screen grab | home | install | must have for bloggersSnapper | install | partners well with Screen grabTabbrowser Preferences | home | install | tweak the tab behaviour- Tab Groups | home | organize tabs into groups
Tab Preview | home | display page thumbnail on tab rollover- Text Link | home | double-click on non-clickable URLs
URL Fixer | home | install | for misspellings in the address bar- Usage Counter | install | how much time have you spent in Firefox?
- Web Developer | home | install | adds a web developer toolbar
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