Coding / software |
| Eclipse | The only real competition to Visual Studio, and it's free! |
| Torry's Delphi | All kinds of useful things for Delphi |
| MadShi | Delphi coding classes, among which the hugely useful madExcept component |
| StreamSec | SSL/TLS classes for Delphi and .NET |
| SvCom | Service and COM components for Delphi |
| cryptlib | Cryptographic library |
| PEBundle | Bundles DLLs into EXE file before distribution |
| DUnit | Unit testing framework for Delphi (open source) |
| Python | The Python language home |
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Major software |
| Vault | Version control based on SQL Server and great over the net. |
| TestTrack Pro | Bugtracking software, great over the net |
| Help & Manual | Very good authoring soft for online help and manuals |
| Vedit | General editor, my companion for many, many years |
| Tigris | Subversion, the next generation CVS (open source) and more |
| Bugzilla | Open source bugtracker |
| NSIS | Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (open source) |
| Inno Setup | Inno Setup Install System (free) |
| PostgreSQL | Open source SQL database with real cojones |
| FinalBuilder | Automated Build & Release tool |
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Freeware |
| Sysinternals | To die for. Leech the entire site. |
| WindowsStartup | Checks your startup configuration. |
| HTML-kit | This is what I'm editing my site with and it's free! Bloody amazing. |
| FxCop | A lint-like utility for .NET, by MS |
| PasswordSafe | Generates and keeps all your passwords safe, really safe |
| PGP Desktop | The freeware version of PGP Desktop |
| FeedReader | Great RSS feed reader |
| iTunes | With or without an Apple or an iPod, one of the best rippers/players out there |
| FireFox | The browser we should probably all be using instead of Internet Exploder |
| ThunderBird | The mailer we should probably all be using instead of Outlook (Express) |
| ECCO Pro | The most amazing PIM ever made, still going strong. You can actually get it for free and there is unofficial support for it. If only it was open-sourced... |
| PocketKnife Peek | A little utility making Outlook actually useable (lets you see raw messages) |
| phpBB | The bulletin board soft a lot of my site is built upon |
| XP Powertoys | Microsoft's XP Powertoys utilities |
| PrcView | Alternative process viewer |
| Kiwi Syslog | Syslog deamon for Windows, runs as service |
| Passwordlet | Password generator bookmarklet (not for IE) |
| Open Office | Open Office Suite |
| Cobian | A number of nice utilities, among which backup |
| N|vu | A freeware Web authoring system, better than Frontpage in any case. |
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Cheapware |
| GetRight | Download manager |
| WinZip | Compression stuff |
| Salamander | Norton Commander-like shell. Loads of functionality. |
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Security info and tools |
| SecurityFocus | These guys now also own BugTraq. The entire site is a bit slashdottish. |
| CERT | Computer Emergency Response Team (or something like that) |
| US-CERT | US - Computer Emergency Response Team (looks Bushy to me) |
| NTBugTraq | Russ Cooper's very famous mailing list |
| Counterpane Systems | Home of Bruce Schneider's company. Also has his CryptoGrams |
| phrack | The infrequently published, but very readable mag, from the dark side. |
| MS Security Center | MS Security info and links for all their products |
| ISS advICE | Database of infosec and anti-hacker info |
| MBSA | MS Baseline Security Analyzer tool |
| IIS Lockdown Tool | Secures an IIS installation (as far as possible...) |
| nmap | Port scanner |
| Internals | Several utilities, among which APISpy32 |
| netcat | Very useful general hacking tool |
| dyninstAPI | Code coverage tool |
| CIS | Center for Internet Security: tools |
| Crypto names | Standard Cryptographic Algorithm Naming |
| SANS | SANS Institute |
| MultiProxy | Proxy browser tool, anonymous and otherwise |
| Sam Spade | Network/site analysis tool |
| Phenoelit | Gray hat tools |
| cDc | Cult of the Dead Cow |
| CD | Bootable knoppix with wireless tools |
| Sentry | CD Bootable firewall |
| Strider | Strider Ghostbuster - rootkit detection by Mickeysoft |
| Eraser | Secure disk eraser, freeware |
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Spyware stuff |
| SpyWareInfo | General info on the spyware industry, assistance |
| Ad-Aware | Ad-Aware Spyware hunter (free) |
| SSD | Spybot Search and Destroy (free) |
| SpywareBlaster | Spyware Blaster (free) |
| Webroot | Webroot Spy Sweeper (not free) |
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Management |
| Dilbert | More truth in it than is really comfortable |
| Sohodojo | The home of the nanocorporation |
| UserFriendly | ISP Helpdesk humor |
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Documentation |
| PHP | The PHP site, only forums, nothing else |
| PHP Docs | ActiveState PHP documentation |
| Remove MSJVM | How to remove MS Java and replace with Sun Java Virtual Machine |
| Outlook Attach | How to make Outlook allow you to save "unsafe" attachments |
| IA-32 Docs | Intel's treasure trove of CPU manuals and IA-32/64 architecture |
| SP2 problem apps | A list of programs known to have problems with XP SP2 |
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Sites (other) |
| Kim | Nevelsteen |
| NKS | A New Kind of Science, Stephen Wolfram, the entire book |
| SourceForge | Open source repository |
| HackDic | Hackers Dictionary... |
| App port list | Special application port list |
| DSL Reports | All manners of broadband info |
| SQL Server Central | SQL Server information, independent |
| AbeBooks | Sells out-of-print and secondhand books through a network of booksellers. |
| WinSuperSite | Many tips for windows, in particular slipstreaming of updates |
| ExamNotes | Stuff on IT certification of all kinds |
| Dictionary | Dictionary on English words and concepts |
| ExplanationGuide | Another dictionary, more explanations |
| I, Cringely | Robert X. Cringely |
| VAT Check | Check any European VAT number |
| IEEE | IEEE/Computer Society |
| ACM | Association For Computing Machinery |
| ISSA | Information Systems Security Association |
| Yad Vashem | The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names, search page |
| Drudge | Drudge Report - Internet Journalism |
| Political Humor | American Political Humor |
| Cafe Press | Self-publishing and printing |
| iPodLinux | A community project to port Linux to the iPod... Yah! |
| Gutenberg | Project Gutenberg - electronic books |
| Electronic Design | Mag on electronic design |
| Machiavelli | Machiavelli's works online |
| Effingpot | The American's guide to speaking British |
| Petri Net | Guth's Petri Net Java Applet |
| Ban Spam | List of places to report spam and 419 scams to |
| LinkedIn | Professional person-to-person network and relationships builder |
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VoIP Providers |
| Net2Phone | Net2Phone |
| Dialpad | Dialpad |
| QuickNet | QuickNet |
| List of providers | DSL Reports list of providers |
| Skype | Skype |
| SIPPhone | SIP Phone software, hardware and more |
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Misc files |
| My OPML | Martin's FeedReader OPML file |
