Here's a list of useful Windows tools that we use daily in our work:
| Textpad | A very good code editor (there's a lot other similar editor). |
| PSPad | More features than Textpad (function folding) and freeware. |
| IrfanView | Ultimate image viewing/processing tool. |
| ArtGem | The best DeluxePaint successor! |
| Dev-C++ | Finally a VisualC++ killer! |
| Merge | The best code source merging tool around. |
| WinMerge | An open-source alternative to Merge. |
| SuperMagnify | A very good magnify tool, useful when designing widgets or skins. |
| TortoiseCVS | Essential tool to make CVS a pleasure. |
| Ethereal | Network traffic analysis (a must). |
A few cool Linux tools :
| TCC | Simply the fastest ANSI C compiler! |
| Valgrind | A powerful system for debugging and profiling x86-Linux programs. |
| GEdit | Clean text editor with auto-indent and language auto-colorizing. |
| XFCE | Light, clean, fast desktop. |
| Firefox | Light, clean, fast, security-hole free browser. |
| Xine | Multimedia viewer. |
Cool tech news web sites :
| Slashdot | "News for nerds, stuff that matters". |
| OSNews | A good source of news about operating systems. |
| LinuxFR | French Linux and OpenSource world news. |
| NoSpoon | French good tech news site. |