Sometimes we are asked what we use. Here is a short list:
- Macromedia
Dreamweaver
and
Ultradev are our major tools for laying out web
pages. We can see what each page will look like and flip to the
underlying code quickly for touch-ups and streamlining. ADOBE has
attached its name to the program now.
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- Ulead Photo Impact gives us most
of the features we need for graphic design, photographic enhancement
and editing, and some page layout from templates.
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- Personal Information
Manager and Calendar - EPIM - is free or you can buy the
professional version. Looks and feels like Outlook and you can import
addresses.
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- Serif
Web Design for software that is reasonably priced and
really
worth trying.
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- VOIP
[Voice
over
internet
Protocol] is the technology that SKYPE uses to help me connect all
over the world using my computer so that I can talk and listen to my
relatives at minimal cost. If we are both on computers, then there is
no cost involved for me at my end in Canada (so far). My relatives in
the UK may pay a connection and usage fee for their computer, but it is
still relatively inexpensive.
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- GIMP is
a freeware graphics editing package which is useful for
professionals who like to stay on top of the latest developments in
image manipulation. Although it is free and you can download it from
many sites, it is not easy to use. There are, however, some really good
online manuals that will help you become proficient.
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- OpenOffice
(sometimes called Star Office) from Sun Microsystems is a nice tool for
wordprocessing, technical drawing, spreadsheet applications, and html
editing for hardcore "hardcoders". You may still be able to find free
versions of it on the net.
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- Azz Cardfile
Organizer If you need a great program for organizing your
addresses, recipes and many more items, check out AZZ Cardfile.
"AZZ Cardfile is a Windows program that helps manage personal
information like addresses, phone numbers, references, notes, recipes."
It has some amazing features you will find useful.
- Total Commander - a really
good file handling and FTP utility. It is well worth the trial and if
you like it, the $34.00 USA price is worth every penny. For the
technologist, this tool is a must have ( I bet you already have it.) so
if you are building your expertise as a computer tech and software
user, get it. You will use it always.
- Sea
Monkey,
a Mozilla freeware and open source utility, features a combination
browser and page editor that seems to work extremely well. I am
editing this page with it.
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