Archive for the 'Software' Category
Best Text Editor Ever
June 28th, 2006With its latest release (7.0) my favorite text editor, GVIM, has resolved one of its few shortcomings: it now has tab pages, AKA tabbed windows.
For those of you who are partial to editors like Visual Studio and notepad, if you are interested in learning a more powerful editor try this new release. It has all [...]
Freeware
May 9th, 2006There’s something inherently satisfying about finding the right tool for a job. With software it’s no different. Here’s a great list of freeware programs grouped by the type of job they’re good for: http://www.econsultant.com/i-want-freeware-utilities/ (via jotsheet).
Sync Problems Solved
April 5th, 2006Since I got my new laptop I’ve been going back and forth between it and my desktop, which has created some synchronization problems. I do a fair amount of programming, so having access to my latest code is a huge priority. Like everyone else on the planet I have a bunch of documents and need [...]
Internet Explorer On The Move
March 8th, 2006For over a year I’ve wholeheartedly recommended Firefox over Internet Explorer 6 because of its speed, relative immunity to spyware and exploits, and slick interface. Fast forward to today. Here’s my advice. If you have a decent computer (2 GHz or better and 1 gig of ram), try Internet Explorer 7 when it comes out. [...]