Free Tools to get you started and keep you on the right side

[-HF]

as there seem to be some newer folks reading and engaging lately, let me throw in an older post of mine. the wording might be a tad on the harsh side, as it was first posted some years ago on a board infested with scamming cunts, cannot bearsed to rewrite it though; i did add newer linkage where available to keep it up to date, sorta.

feel free to add other useful stuff for the newly-started.

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No one says it's easy with little to no money, but if you are willing to make it a success, you can do it. We shall concentrate on Windows users, since most Linux people are aware of their choices of free software anyway.

Think you need Photoshop, or at least Paint Shop Pro? Think again and get GIMP:

GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
http://www.gimp.org/
http://www.gimp.org/screenshots/

Macromedia Dreamweaver or any other WYSIWYG editor is a must? If so, Web Dwarf will be for you:
Web Dwarf - Free wysiwyg web editor
http://www.virtualmechanics.com/products/dwarf/
http://www.virtualmechanics.com/products/dwarf/image/sswebdwarf.jpg

another neat and free "Web Authoring System for Linux Desktop, Microsoft Windows and Macintosh users" is
http://www.nvu.com/
http://www.nvu.com/screenshots.html

Easy Thumbnails is a popular free utility for creating accurate thumbnail images and scaled-down/up copies from a wide range of popular picture formats.
http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/
http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/screen01.html

Loads of free FTP sotware: http://download.com.com/3120-20-0.html?qt=free+ftp&tg=dl-2001


There is no need for stealing software and getting on the wrong side from the start.
What it takes though is dedication, the will to achieve something. The brains to realize it's not about the fast buck.
Any business, no matter what branch, that grows rapidly is pretty often bound to end in a bubble. Bubbles burst. Steady growth is usually the better way to go.

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go on then, throw in what you can and want to share to help those seeking serious paths to make it.

[xcite-tv]

Had a quick look and will try two of those...thanks...

for those of us who are just video producers and put all efforts into that things like this really help..


:cheers:

[Scotty.T]

Good idea. I'll take a look and see what I can add too.

Immediate ones that spring to mind that I sue all the time are

FileZilla (http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/)
FileZilla is a fast and reliable FTP client and server with lots of useful features and an intuitive interface.

Wordpress (http://wordpress.org/)
A free blog platform if you want to start out building your own blog/splog/flog.

Don't forget the Beer & Bollocks Resource list (http://www.beerandbollocks.com/links/) for other useful stuff.

[WordsforHire]

Can't remember who pointed me to this but I use

Good Keywords (http://www.goodkeywords.com/) and it works pretty well for what I need it for.

Mihov Image Resizer (http://www.mihov.com/eng/) is on this page as well as some other funky tools that are all free. Use the image resizer religiously and it works super every time.

When I think of more I'll add more :)

[ApacheAnderson]

http://kuler.adobe.com/

[JT]

do the tools have to be free?

[-HF]

do the tools have to be free?

not necessarily. obviously suggesting stuff for several 100 and more isn't going to help most much.

i just dug out that old post which was back then written in the sipirit of shooting down the main excuse of the 'i have to steal cos we don't have much money in my country' cunts. hence it concentrating on freebies.

[JT]

not necessarily. obviously suggesting stuff for several 100 and more isn't going to help most much.

i just dug out that old post which was back then written in the sipirit of shooting down the main excuse of the 'i have to steal cos we don't have much money in my country' cunts. hence it concentrating on freebies.


OK, well for $39 this program I couldnt live without http://www.neowise.com/etc/

[-HF]

and it has a flowers theme, has DVT seen that yet?

[JT]

and it has a flowers theme, has DVT seen that yet?

only for covering the naughty bits :gaylords:

[daveydude]

I use this every time I need a new domain - www.domainsbot.com

[TGITC]

OK, well for $39 this program I couldnt live without http://www.neowise.com/etc/

Looks good. A lot better than Arles anyway :)

[nj_boarders]

Some good stuff there, thanks guys!

[-HF]

newbie friendly end of the year bump.

maybe someone has additional tips.

[Damian]

maybe someone has additional tips.

Sure.

http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/841/903219.JPG

[-HF]

you'll get WFH all hot n bothered.

[Damian]

you'll get WFH all hot n bothered.

I always do. She can't help herself. It's my raw sexuality.

[rogue]

http://www.fhglink.com/
FHG Link Generator, an exellent tool that's not only free but should be in every AWM toolbox

[-HF]

http://www.fhglink.com/
FHG Link Generator, an exellent tool that's not only free but should be in every AWM toolbox

i had a look at that the other day, i cannot work out how it's different from www.freehostedgalleries.com - or is it not really anyway and just another flavour?

[rogue]

i had a look at that the other day, i cannot work out how it's different from www.freehostedgalleries.com - or is it not really anyway and just another flavour?

i dunno if it is or not,ive never used freehostedgalleries.com but fhglinkgenerator is PC based and is useful for changing sponsors FHGs to bulk add your codes or to change the code for adding to tgps, ect.. i use it a lot for adding a "_blank" tag when bulding a fake tgp for example

[erots]

OpenOffice?

For Linux users:
KDE - Desktop environment
Bluefish Editor - Web/programmers editor
Konqueror - for generating galleries, ftp client
GIMP - yadda-yadda
Inkscape - for vector graphics
sylpheed-claws - Outlook Express clone, read all your email from one place

Firefox aka Iceweasel and these plugins:
SeoQuake - nice little plugin that shows you PR, alexa rank, age of the site etc of the site you are visiting
Fireform - Free RoboForm, geat for submitting to directories or where ever.
lori - life-of-request info shows you on the sidebar below how long did it take to load the site, how long before the server responded, how many bytes were downloaded and how many requests were made.

[-HF]

i dunno if it is or not,ive never used freehostedgalleries.com but fhglinkgenerator is PC based and is useful for changing sponsors FHGs to bulk add your codes or to change the code for adding to tgps, ect.. i use it a lot for adding a "_blank" tag when bulding a fake tgp for example

right, freehostedgalleries.com only gives you linkage and description details to import into your TGP script or to put in your code manually.

[samrogers]

I thoroughly recommend Rapidweaver plenty of plugins to add and upgrade if need be but costs only $49.00.

http://www.realmacsoftware.com/rapidweaver/ (Mac Only)

Im just about to start using Gimp i lost PS7 when i upgraded to Leopard yesterday, at first glance it looks nice.

[Pushcube]

Great free font viewer/organiser http://www.ampsoft.net/utilities/FontViewer.php :)

[Cardinal_Sin]

Linkex (http://linkex.dk/) It's not a links organiser and you do need the proggie on each domain, but it is free and you can easily keep track of each site's links and remove cheats and dead links etc.

[Damian]

Great free font viewer/organiser http://www.ampsoft.net/utilities/FontViewer.php :)

Or get a mac and get that functionality out of the box.

;)