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Tools: Top 10

* WS_FTP95LE * Notepad * Wordpad * Netscape * Columbine * ImageFolio * IrfanView * Capture * Gif Construction Set * Microsoft Gif Animator *

winners for 2002!

favorite utilities & software packages
for general practical needs.

Tools: Top 10 favorite utilities and software packages for general and practical needs.

* WS_FTP95LE Version 4.60 - ... a file transfer application which can be used to transfer files between local PC's and remote FTP servers, in either direction (upload or download). File types can be ascii text or binary. Examples of files include web pages, images, streaming media, MP3, video, dvd, sound, wav, au, exe, cgi, pl, games, music, pictures, and more. [http://www.ipswitch.com/products]

* Notepad - versatile HTML editor for shtml, php, perl, cgi and ascii; compatible with HTML1-4, JavaScript, all plug-ins, ActiveX, and all web formats in existence and/or not yet devised ... freeware: [http://www.notepad.org]

* Wordpad - basic word processor for larger text files capable of multiple "search/replace" routines and having the ability to create, revise, and format simple documents ... [http://msdn.microsoft.com/code/default.asp?URL=/code/sample.asp?url=/MSDN-FILES/026/000/096/msdncompositedoc.xml]

* Netscape Navigator Version 3.01 Gold - my default browser because it does what I need it to do in a nice and simple way. My default browser is set without plug-ins and with cookies on ... freeware [http://netscape.com/download/archive.html?cp=dowarc]

* Columbine Bookmark Merge Version 2.9 by Gary Cramblitt - free utility for merging, editing, converting, sorting, printing, publishing, managing, organizing, and combining bookmark files. Compatible with NetScape, Microsoft, NCSA Mosaic, or Opera Hot List files. ... Memorialware [http://home.earthlink.net/~garycramblitt/]

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* Presto!ImageFolio version 3.0 - default image software included with printer purchase ... multi-layer and mask support for full fledge graphics, special effects including 3D, shadow, emboss, lighting, and more, along with photo fun templates to create greeting cards etc. ... [http://www.jvc-australia.com/features/imagefolio.asp]
     
* IrfanView 32 Bit for WinNT, Win9x and Win2000 by Irfan Skiljan - FREE graphic viewer worldwide with multiple (animated) GIF support, multiple ICO support and multipage TIFF support. Supported file formats include sound file, animated cursor, audio video, bitmap, digital camera, clipboard, photopaint, video CD, dicom, PCX, DjVu, metafile, PostScript, Autodesk, FlashPix, FSH, Facsimile, Interchange, Icons, Library, Raster, photographic, document, PICT, MIDI, movie, MPEG, paintbrush, greymap, network, pixelmap, photoshop, paint shop pro, quicktime, FAX, silicon, flash, shockwave, and pixmap to name a few.
Features include Thumbnails, Preview, Drag & Drop Support, fast Directory View (fast moving through directory), Print Support, Scan (TWAIN) Support, Slideshow, Batch conversion, change the color depth, audio CD player, Capturing, Cut/Crop, Effects (Blur, Sharpen etc.) and many many more ... Only one EXE-File, no DLLs, no Shareware Messages like "I Agree" ... freeware
[http://www.irfanview.com]
     
* AnalogX Capture - Windows 95/98/NT Version 1.27 - quick-and-easy screen capture utility for Windows (and NT). Entire screens can be captured at any color depth/resolution and saved into a Bitmap file for editing. ... freeware [http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/system/capture.htm]
     
* Gif Construction Set (32-bit) 1.0P (patch 4) - Alchemy Mindworks Inc. - animation software which assembles and supercompresses images to create eyecatching banners, animated transitions, transparencies, and more. Extensive documentation and tutorials included. ... $20 [http://www.mindworkshop.com/alchemy/gifcon.html]
     
* Microsoft Gif Animator version 4.00.950 - create and customize animated GIF files based on the GIF89a file format, which stores timing information to create the illusion of animation like a cartoon "flipbook". Animations can loop, spin, fade in and out, change size and transparency. A wide range of other options can be controlled including the automatic or custom creation of palette. ... freeware [http://www.softpile.com/Multimedia/Animation/Review_04769_index.html]

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