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Christian Skovdal Andersen

I agree that Terminal Server is much faster, but AFAIK it will only run on Win2K Advanced Server. Christian Skovdal Andersen

Lost User

Here's my lineup: Wise Installer. Previously InstallShield but I could no longer afford the Tylenol. Dundas Toolbox. This has saved me ages and ages of work. Robohelp. Previously Doc-2-Help (god my skin crawls when I think about it) Black ICE. Keeps the pesky 15 year olds out of my system :) PC-Anywhere. If they'd add file transfer to Terminal Server I could toss this.

Chris Losinger

Inno Setup - better than most non-free installers. it's not in the same league as InstallShield, but that's a good thing - InstShld is crazy. Visual Assist - nice, handy, but a little unstable still - it knocks VC over every few days. Search and Replace - nice multi-file S&R app. Does RegExps, multi-line S&Rs, etc.. SACapture - a simple window capture utility. Yes, i wrote it, but I still use it to do all of the screen caps for my help files. DC Forum - the message board scripts I use on my site. It's not as fancy as the CodeProject stuff, but it's Perl, so it can run most anywhere. SAHotShot - a simple hotkey program. I have it set up to launch Eudora, VB, VC, etc.. Yes, I wrote this one too, but it's free so I don't feel bad telling you about it. :) PhotoShop is handy, too. -c ------------------------------ Smaller Animals Software, Inc. http://www.smalleranimals.com

Christian Graus

So how do I embed URL'S ??? My list would be: PowerArchiver Visual Assist WndTabs WinAmp ( can't code without music ) mIrc (same reason) Setup Factory ( makes setups quick and easy, great when I don't have a lot of time to spend writing scripts ) www.CodeProject.com ( for obvious reasons ) Computer Graphics: Principles & Practice/Windows Graphics PRogramming by Feng Yuan (if books count, these are the ones I live by) I used to include PaintShop Pro, but as I am writing a graphics program, I eventually found I run it and Photoshop only to compare how they do things when writing new features. I'm not saying GrausPaint is close to as broad in it's application to either of these, but who ever uses a hot wax filter anyhow. ) ( Having said that, if anyone knows how to do a hot wax filter, please response... :) ) I hope one day to include Bounds Checker, as I have run a demo and thought it looked sweet but niether my boss or my wife would let me get it. Christian The early bird may get the worm, but it's the second mouse that gets the cheese.

Lost User

To embed a url typing : an example of a link to <a href="http://www.codeproject.com/">Code Project</a> will produce : an example of a link to Code Project

Wayne Fuller

Ed for Windows - The best editor I have ever used. I used the DOS version in my first programming job and I was hooked. Guy I worked with was a BRIEF expert, and Ed's BRIEF emulation is superb while Visual Studio's is very crappy. The newest version, even while it is in beta, rocks!!! And I am just not kissing Neville Frank's butt. :eek: Search & Replace - Gotta have a good search tool, and in my opinion this is one of the best. Wayne

Jim Wuerch

Actually, terminal services are also in regular server. It's darn useful. I even use it to log on to my dev machine from another machine when I've so totally hosed explorer that I can't even get up taskman. Just termsrv in, and kill stuff from there :) Jim Wuerch www.miwasoft.com Quote from my readme files: "This is BETA software, and as such may completely destroy your computer, change the alignment of the planets and invert the structure of the universe."

Jim Wuerch

These are the things I tend to have running or use: (oh yah, I'm waaaay to lazy and hateful of html to ever make links for the stuff below, so type it yourself in your browser :)) - Visual Assist - As mentioned, after you get used to it, there's no living without it. - Workspace Whiz - Another great tool. I use the ctags stuff from it mostly. - CvsIn - Plug-in for VS for CVS stuffs. I mainly use it for doing cvs edit's on stuff. (I still do commit and queries and stuff from the command line) For other things I use: - BCGControlBar library - I've been using this for years, and it keeps getting better. - Lua (www.lua.org) - Awesome embedded scripting language. Can't say enough good things about it. Check out Joshua Jenson's (Workspace Whiz author) class wrapper for it. - MiwaIRC - my own irc client for the truly brave ^_^ - MSDN Universal Subscription - More CD's than you can count! - Dual monitor setup - Go ahead, cram another vid card into your comp, you'll be happy you did. Jim Wuerch www.miwasoft.com Quote from my readme files: "This is BETA software, and as such may completely destroy your computer, change the alignment of the planets and invert the structure of the universe."

Christian Graus

Does this mean I can embed ANY HTML I want into my posts ? Christian The early bird may get the worm, but it's the second mouse that gets the cheese.

Anders Molin

It also runs perfectly on Win2k Standard Server. I use it for administration of all our servers at work. :) - Anders Money talks, but all mine ever says is "Goodbye!"

Anders Molin

Almost any HTML, yes. I know Chris have some filters that remove Script and Object tags (and some more I guess) - Anders Money talks, but all mine ever says is "Goodbye!"

Lost User

Christian good to be back in cold miserable Hobart? Following on from Anonymous, if you want to have the embedded URL open in another instance of your browser leaving your original instance at the same page try the following. <A HREF="http://www.codeproject.com" TARGET="_blank">Code Project</A> Code Project Michael Martin Pegasystems Pty Ltd Australia martm@pegasystems.com +61 413-004-018

Christian Graus

It *is* good to be back, but it *is* cold as well. Thanks for the info - it's *years* since I did any html. ViewBuild Just testing :) Christian I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in. The early bird may get the worm, but it's the second mouse that gets the cheese.