A list of the software I use

Two weeks ago I was blogging about The Essential SQL Server Toolkit in my stack. That reminds me of an idea I had in January to post a list of software I usually use. At that time I was forced to create such list for myself because I was changing my laptop to the new one. I decided to post it here, so next time when I will have to reinstall my laptop I will have everything already in one place. Additionally, maybe you will find something interesting here as well.

Basic

• Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, OneNote. (link)
• Chrome – Web browser. (link)

SQLServer

• Microsoft SQL Server – I  think this doesn’t require any explanation. (link)
• Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio – Data Management Tool. (link)
• Microsoft SQL Operations Studio – Data Management Tool. (link)
• Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools – SQL Server Tools for developers. (link)
• RML Utilities – Tools to help database administrators manage the performance of Microsoft SQL Server. (link)
• DiagManager – Graphical PSSdiag configuration manager. (link)
• SQLNexus – Tool for PSSDiag data analysis. (link)
• SQL Sentry Plan Explorer – Query analysis and tuning tool. (link)
• Microsoft Data Migration Assistant – Tool for database compatibility issues detection. (link)
• Microsoft Database Experimentation Assistant – Tool for evaluating a targeted version of SQL for a given workload. (link)

Other data platforms

• DB Browser for SQL Lite – Data Management Tool for SQL Lite (link)
• pgAdmin – Data Management Tool for PostgreSql. (link)
• Neo4J – Graph Platform. (link)

Programming

• git – Version control system. (link)
• Git Extensions – Graphical User interface for git. (link)
• TortoiseGit – Windows Shell Interface to Git and based on TortoiseSVN. (link)
• Microsoft Visual Studio – Integrated Development Environment. (link)
• Microsoft Visual Studio Code – Lightweight Code Editor. (link)
• Notepad++ – Code editor. (link)

Frameworks

• Java – Java Runtime Environment. (link)
• .Net Framework – (link)
• Microsoft SQL Server Data-tier Application Framework (DACFx) – (link)

Communication

• Cisco Webex Meetings – Video conferencing and screen sharing. (link)
• Skype – Video chat and voice calls. (link)
• Slack – Collaboration tool. (link)

Miscellaneous – Work

• 7-zip – Great file archiver. (link)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader – PDF Reader. (link)
• KeePass – Passwords manager. (link)
• Putty – SSH and telnet client for Windows. (link)
• Total Commander – File manager for Windows. (link)
• WinMerge – File differencing and merging tool. (link)
• WinScp – SFTP, SCP, and FTP client for Windows. (link)
• Microsoft PowerBI Desktop – For creating live, interactive reports. (link)
• Remote Server Administration Tools – For remote management rolses and features in Windows Server. (link)
• OneDrive – File hosting service. (link)
• VirtualBox – General purpose Virtual Machines host. (link)
• Microsoft Visio – Diagram and charts creation. (link)

Miscellaneous – Entertainment

• K-Lite Codec Pack – Pack of video and audio codecs. (link)
• BESTPlayer – Video player with subtitles support. (link)

Miscellaneous – Blogging and presenting

• GIMP – Photo/Graphic editing program. (link)
• Pain.NET – Photo/Graphic editing program. (link)
• ScreenToGif – Screen, webcam and sketchboard recorder with an integrated editor. (link)
• Sizer – freeware utility that allows you to resize any window to an exact, predefined size. (link)
• ZoomIt – screen zoom and annotation tool for technical presentations. (link)

Wow… I have much more items on my list than I expected. However, I know this list may be not complete and some very valuable application may be missing here.

Drop a comment if you found this list useful or if you think I should try out some other software you already use for a long time.

-Marek

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