10 Tools every Desktop Engineer should have.

 
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gordonrussell



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 9:24 pm    Post subject: 10 Tools every Desktop Engineer should have. Reply with quote

I've only tried a couple of them, but they were useful in troubleshooting:
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faceless
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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
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Joined: 21 Jan 2007
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This could be useful for troubleshooting too ...... ( comprehensive understandable explanation from Britec Brian thumbs at bottom of page )





Cheers Brian thumbs !
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Brown Sauce



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

if you're looking at revision, source control, look at git,

http://git-scm.com/
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