Clonezilla http://clonezilla.org
Portable Apps - many of these are damn useful http://www.portableapps.com GNU Core utils (most of them) ported to Windows, no dependent DLLs like cygwin, and far more current and available than UnxUtils http://gnuwin32.sf.net PasswordSafe - others prefer KeePass, but I haven't used it http://passwordsafe.sf.net On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 07:29, Ben Scott<[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Matt Plahtinsky<[email protected]> wrote: >> Here is a list of some of my most used tools. > > Many of those are on my list, too. :-) > >> GParted Live - Resize partitions >> http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php > > I use SystemRescueCD (http://www.sysresccd.org/) which includes > parted, gparted, and a bunch more. > >> HDClone Pro - Hard Drive cloning tool >> http://www.hdclone.com/ > > PartImage and ntfsclone, two partition imaging/cloning tools, are > also included on SysRescueCD. > >> JKDefrag-3.36/MyDefrag-4.0 - Hard Drive Defrag program >> http://www.kessels.com/Jkdefrag/ > > New website: <http://www.mydefrag.com/> > >> Sysinternals - An sysadmin's best friend >> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx > > Indeed. In particular, Process Explorer. Stop guessing why someone > is complaining "my computer is slow" and actually *know*. > >> Lua BugLight - For finding out where a program hangs with it run under >> restricted mode. >> http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/archive/2006/08/07/LuaBuglight.aspx > > Newer release: > <http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/archive/2008/11/06/lua-buglight-2-0-second-preview.aspx> > >> Belarc Advisor - Audits installed software, list keys, hardware, Microsoft >> patches, ect and generates a report. *** this tool is for home use only >> according to their website **** > > Using Belarc Advisor for business purposes is a violation of their > license agreement. I presume you like to be paid for the work you do, > and get mad when clients stiff you on payment. Perhaps you should > extend the same thoughts to your suppliers. > >> DBAN - Securely wipes hard drives to DOD standards >> http://www.dban.org/ > > FYI, current DoD standards do not permit software-based destruction > methods. But DBAN is still a useful tool for wiping "business data". > >> If you have some tools that you use a lot please share. > > All "free" tools: > > UnxUtils > Common Unix commands and utilities, ported to Win32 > <http://unxutils.sf.net/> > > Notepad++ > Lightweight but full-featured Windows-style text editor > <http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/> > > 7-Zip > All purpose archiver/compression tool > Handles most archive formats (PKZip, RAR, MSFT CAB, many SFX EXEs, > tar, gzip, etc.) > <http://www.7-zip.org/> > > WinDirStat > Very good disk space usage visualization tool > <http://windirstat.info/> > > FileZilla Client > GUI FTP/SFTP/SCP client > <http://filezilla-project.org/> > > CDBurnerXP > Lightweight and user-friendly CD/DVD authoring/burning > Now available as an MSI > Get rid of that Roxio/Nero bloatware > <http://cdburnerxp.se/> > > ORCA > MSI/MST editor > Not much good for on-the-spot fix-it jobs, but great for deployment > engineering > Unfortunately, you have to download the whole damn Windows SDK to get it > <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370557(VS.85).aspx> > > WinDbg > Windows debugger > Can sometimes tell you what driver causes a STOP bluescreen > <http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/installx86.mspx> > > Not really sysadmin things, but worth mentioning: > > GIMP > Bitmap/raster graphics editor > Useful for manipulating screen captures > Also for dealing with photos users want something done with > Also pranks > Not as slick as Adobe Photoshop, but a lot cheaper > <http://www.gimp.org/> > > Inkscape > Vector graphics editor > Useful for network/equipment diagrams and such > Not as slick as Visio, but a lot cheaper > <http://www.inkscape.org/> > > Firefox > Combined with various extensions, best web browser out there > <http://www.mozilla.com/> > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
