A while back I posted a blog on Firefox Web Development Tools, this time it is about “Windows Web Development Tools”. Some of these applications may be on more than one operating system.
Dreamweaver
Not free, very expensive.
*Favorite. This program allows me to very quickly make edits to websites and upload them. Most of the time the FTP tool functions alright. I stick mostly to the code view, however when importing text I will paste into design view and then optimize so it validates. I use the entire Web Suite and I love Photoshop but wish Dreamweaver would fix a few things.
Xenu
Free
I use this to very quickly crawl all my new websites to see if any files or links are broken. It also supplies a variety of other website information.
WinHTTrack
Free
Sometimes you need to rip a site from the web, this program does exactly that.
WAMP
Free
*Favorite. Just like the famous LAMP stack you are always hearing about, WAMP is Apache, MySQL, and PHP for Windows… It is very easy to install to get a web server running on your computer.
Faststone Photo Resizer
Free for personal use, $19.95 for business use.
If you do not have Photoshop this program is amazing for bulk editing and/or renaming images. It can resize, rotate, crop, and watermark images.
Notepad2
Free
Notepad2 gets the job done, it has syntax highlighting and it is amazing for on the go editing. I also use it for opening random files like my host file and such.
Rocket Dock
Free
The Mac dock for Windows. I love it. It is out of the way when I don’t need it, and when I do need it, I hover my mouse in the right place and it pops down. Most of the programs on this list are in my dock.
FileZilla
Free
Tired of Dreamweaver’s terribly slow and out of date FTP? Filezilla allows me to upload or download up to 10 files at a time if a server supports it. It is great when you have over a few hundred files. Not only that but it saves definitions for websites which is very useful.
Putty
Free
SSH client that rocks! I use this to move files and folders around, make backups etc. But my favorite thing about SSH is installing Magento in less than 10 minutes. Try doing that with FTP.
Asterisk Key
Free
You know that password you forgot that is behind the asterisks? ****, now you can get them back with this application. It does not work with every application (because certain software does not actually hide the password behind the asterisks) but it works with Dreamweaver.
Remote Desktop
Comes with Windows (Pro and Ultimate editions)
This application is awesome for a quick update on the road. This application compares to LogMeIn, which is also nifty if you want to do something quickly from the browser. I like Remote Desktop because it is free for business use.
Trillian
Free
Instant Messaging for every major Instant Messenger: MSN, Yahoo, IRC, GMail, AIM, Facebook, Myspace, and more. I pay for this application however because the pro version lets me do things that I really like.
WinRar
Not Free, $29.00 – WORTH IT!
This application stomps everything else (7zip, Windows zip, WinZip) for what I use it for. it can quickly unzip whatever I throw at it and it lets me drag and drop straight into Dreamweaver. I have tried several others and either Dreamweaver or the zip program do not like each other.
Gyazo
Free
This is the fastest screenshot taker I know. It instantly uploads the screen shot and opens your default browser to the image.
Skype
Free for basic, plans and phone number cost money.
This application saves me hundreds of dollars a year in phone bills. I pay for an unlimited minute subscription and a phone number and dial out and accept calls from land lines. This + Google voice = rocking my world.
Did I miss something? I know I must have but if you use a totally nifty application I would like to hear about it.
