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Microsoft Expression Web
Web development software that's a direct competitor of Adobe Dreamweaver. I like its simple interface.
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Inkscape
SVG illustration program. Open source alternative to Adobe Illustrator.
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MaxPageSource
Instead of IE I use Maxthon, and this plugin is indispensible for viewing both original and rendered page code within the browser.
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Paint.NET
Open source alternative to Adobe Photoshop. Great for quick edits and converting between GIF, JPEG, and PNG formats.
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wamp
Emulates a Linux-based PHP and MySQL server locally on your computer.
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CoreFTP Lite
Free version of great FTP client.
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Firebug
Excellent extension to Firefox browser for analyzing and debugging webpages.
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FileHamster
Local version control software which is easier to use than SVN - if not as versatile.
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DebugBar
This is the closest thing to Firebug for Internet Explorer.
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FastStone Photo Resizer
Freeware for batch-processing images - renaming, resizing, etc.
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Dexpot
I was looking for a virtual desktop manager with which I could have different desktop icons on each virtual desktop. This is the best one I came across. It's small, it's fast, and it's free. (And it's German-engineered, as someone on a forum said about it.)
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Calibre
An open source solution for keeping track of all your e-books, including PDFs. The nice thing is that you can download metadata from online, including a cover picture.
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Notepad++
The best (and only) all-purpose text editor I've used. The best part is it has syntactical highlighting for several programming languages, including the ones I use most: PHP, JavaScript, and HTML.
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WinMerge
Open-source file-comparison utility.
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xplorer2 lite
Replacement file explorer for Windows with dual-pane viewer.
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Aptana Studio
Available stand-alone and as an Eclipse plugin, I've been using Aptana Studio of late for PHP development. I was able to integrate WampServer into it so that I can preview pages within Eclipse without having to swith to the browser.
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Klok
Adobe AIR-based time-tracking software. Free.
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BambooInvoice
Open-source, CodeIgniter-based invoicing software. It can produce PDFs of invoices and e-mail them for you.
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Image Optimizer
Freeware solution to optimize (shrink) images for web use.
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Microsoft Web Platform
Want to develop ASP.NET applications for free? Here you go.
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