[Nykc]

Being a Linux enthusiast but working as an IT administrator in an exclusive Windows environment there are times when you get called into action.

Here is a summary of a nice little article I read on InfoWorld that encompasses 10 great FREE tools to make life a little easier.

1. Sysinternals Suite
2. HWinFo32
3. Crap Cleaner
4. Recuva
5. FileZilla
6. Virtual CloneDrive
7. Defraggler
8. ImgBurn
9. 7-Zip
10. VirtualBox

I have used a couple of these personally and found them invaluable.

http://www.infoworld.....os-792?page=0,4

[Mikhail]

Those I believe will benefit me very much at work, thanks for the link Nykc.

[baavgai]

Nice list. If they didn't list Sysinternals I would have called them incompetent; nice to see it's number one. VMWare, as noted, still puts VirtualBox.

One interesting omission is a net analyzer. Sysinternals has a Tcp viewer, but even that didn't get noted. I'd add Wireshark as a must have. The "Angry IP Scanner" also has it's moments.

[KYA]

Nice list. I hate that I have to move between 5 pages though. Stupid articles.


I love CCleaner.

This post has been edited by KYA: 20 November 2009 - 10:21 AM

[no2pencil]

mmmm, wireshark

I'm quite surprised that Hijackthis isn't on that list.

[Nykc]

or nmap...

[KeyboardKowboy]

baavgai, on 20 Nov, 2009 - 11:19 AM, said:

Wireshark as a must have.

I completely agree. Wireshark has helped me find failing network hardware on our LAN at my office. Without wireshark, I would have never noticed one of the switches firing off STP (Spanning Tree) packets left and right.

The other items on the list are definitely tried and true. I have used almost all of them personally and swear by them.

[Nykc]

With this being one writer's opinions there is no reason we cannot add to the list, any links to these tools would be greatly appreciated.

[Ändrew]

Is this like Wireless hacking, Nmap, WireShark what next Cain?

I like the list and its all FreeWare
(Recuva trying that now seeing if it really works)

[Kiriran]

Nice list

Since you are a Linux enthusiast, you should check out Cygwin. It's one of the first things I install on every Windows machine.

[Gorian]

Nice list. I love the sysinternals suite. First thing I install and path on my machines

[Delmont2010]

I'm personally over-impressed by 7zip, as it definitely deserves to be on that list. However, there were quite a few I would have thought that would be on the list, instead of some others. Oh well, everyone has their own opinions.

[erik.price]

I've used a bunch of the software listed, with 7-Zip, CCleaner, and VirtualBox being my favorites

I would have included Process Hacker. It's an open source task manager which doesn't suck.