My 16 Essential Windows Tools of 2009

by joshgrenon on April 21, 2010

I’ve posted these tools to my twitter account but am now putting them here for easier access and to show the feedback I received.

(Note: Some of these tools are not free or Windows specific )

(Note: These apps are just my personal opinion and I did not receive compensation for recommending them)

Add your feedback to the comments!

#1 Fences - desktop organizer

feedback from facebook:

#2 twhirl - Twitter client – Less complicated than tweetdeck

feedback from twitter:

#3: Beyond Compare - best comparison tool I’ve ever used. Period!

feedback from facebook:

#4: MagicDisc - mounting ISOs with greatest of ease

feedback from facebook:

#5: DeskSpace - virtual desktops – just found the other day, best i’ve used so far

#6: LogMeIn - connect to your remote machine from PC, Mac, and smartphones

feedback from facebook:

#7 – NotePad++ - my fav alternative to the original notepad

feedback from facebook:

feedback from twitter:

#8: Paint.NET - superior to mspaint in every way

feedback from facebook:

#9: Pandora - the invaluable distraction blocker

#10: RD Tabs - tabbed remote desktop organizer – I couldnt live without this!

feedback from twitter:

#11: UltraMon - multi-monitor organizer

#12: PowerCommands for Visual Studio - adds more functionality to the VS IDE

#13: WizMouse - get mouse wheel scrolling in any window with no clicking

#14: Xobni - adds better email search and organization to your inbox

#15: 7-Zip - much better archiver than the one that comes default with Windows

feedback from twitter:

#16: OneNote - best note/screenshot taker that natively integrates with Microsoft Office

Here is an extra tool by my good friend @evantravers:

Console2 - a nice cmd.exe replacement

Here is a twitter list of all the feedback contributors! Thanks guys!

@robbihun

@benpike

@joelance

@jaandrews

@tbmiller

@allenblair

@idisposable

@kwsanders

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