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gordonrussell
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Location: Glasgow UK
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 Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 9:24 pm Post subject: 10 Tools every Desktop Engineer should have. |
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I've only tried a couple of them, but they were useful in troubleshooting:
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faceless
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Joined: 25 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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| pretty useful, cheers. I notice it mentions notepad++, which Major tom mentioned yesterday, but I've been quite happy with PsPad for the last few years. |
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major.tom
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
Joined: 21 Jan 2007
Location: BC, Canada
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| Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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| I also use BeyondCompare very frequently. It does an excellent job comparing folders and files in a clear manner. For anyone who manages large codebases, it's a lifesaver. |
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luke
Joined: 11 Feb 2007
Location: by the sea
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| Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Too many times I've seen a script in a directory that has about 10 different types of backups for that one script. You'll see script.vbs. Then script2.vbs, script.old, script.bak, or scriptREALLYOLD.vbs. |
that is totally me. i used to use some sort of source control program, but somewhere over the years i got out of the habit ... |
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gordonrussell
Joined: 22 Oct 2011
Location: Glasgow UK
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:28 am Post subject: |
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This could be useful for troubleshooting too ...... ( comprehensive understandable explanation from Britec Brian  at bottom of page )
Cheers Brian ! |
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Brown Sauce
Joined: 07 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:38 am Post subject: |
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if you're looking at revision, source control, look at git,
http://git-scm.com/ |
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