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So useful:

Since I changed my server to LAMP, I’ve had to make a few adjustments to my tool set. Some programs that I find insanely useful (credit to Peter for some nudging on a most of these):

• puTTY - telnet / ssh client. All my day to day management happens via a puTTY terminal from a windows box.
• WinSCP - by far, the simplest/easiest way to move files to the linux server from a windows host. Yeah, there are tons of other options, but this is fast, light and just plain works for me.
• vnc - sometimes, I like a bit of the gui… I’ve linked to my favorite windows client. On the linux side, my ~.vnc/xstartup file does relatively normal stuff, but ends with gnome-session. I like gnome and this works nicely for me. Sure, there are lighter-weight options, but I have the capacity for “pretty.”
• Bluefish editor - there are times when I find myself on the linux box and want a nicer editor than vi (or vile). This one works great and offers pretty much the same things the other editors I mention below do.

Editing:

On the home machine, I’m primarily using two editors these days, depending on mood and whim.

1. Notepad2 - free notepad replacement that has an insane amount of options, including syntax hiliting and line-numbering. Yet it remains very lightweight. I use this frequently in conjunction with WinSCP’s remote “edit” ability. I’ve even gone so far as to replace notepad.exe with it.
2. SpiderWriter - started using it at work for classic ASP development and have learned to appreciate the many useful features. Tabbed file editing is a big plus, as is the VSS integration. Of course it offers pretty much all that you’d expect from a code editor. Not free though.

Like the new social bookmarks?

Added the Notable plugin this morning after spending a few hours harrassing the poor developer to get it to validate! (that thread). I’m glad to say the author was a great sport and quite patient as we worked through some minor nits. And I’ll agree in principle with his soapbox rant too.

Oh, if you’re still wondering, this is what shows the little icons with links to a handful of popular social bookmarking sites at the bottom of each post.

Pageflakes

Still thinking this is a pretty slick little app. And we have confirmation that BlinkList support is coming soon! Why yes, I am one of those “anon” guys asking for it. Thought I was logged in… but hey, it worked!

3 Responses to “Thursday stuff”

1. Peter on February 24th, 2006 5:32 am
   

   Don’t forget about Cygwin X, http://x.cygwin.com/. This is a native X server for Win32 that would allow you to run Bluefish on your linux box with the display exported to you windows desktop.

2. Sid Steward on February 24th, 2006 6:39 pm
   

   If you’re going down that route, check out MSYS, which is part of MinGW: http://mingw.org/ It’s a bash shell for Windows, and I use it all the time.

   If you use MSYS, check out my article on integrating it with the file explorer:

   Open the MSYS Shell Right Where You Want It
   http://www.accesspdf.com/article.php?story=20050103004905415

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