Comments on: 16 Apps That Lessen TEH SUCK of Web Development in XP http://cwash.org/2009/01/21/16-apps-that-lessen-teh-suck-of-web-development-in-xp/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=16-apps-that-lessen-teh-suck-of-web-development-in-xp += construction + craftsmanship; Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:16:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: Chris Wash http://cwash.org/2009/01/21/16-apps-that-lessen-teh-suck-of-web-development-in-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-3063 Chris Wash Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:59:24 +0000 http://cwash.org/?p=96#comment-3063 @Justin I haven't had any stability problems but then again I'm probably not on the bleeding edge version. The interface is not super clean, though with a quick Google, this looks promising: http://www.webyog.com/forums//index.php?showtopic=1540&view=findpost&p=19264 Yeah, it was posted yesterday, but I always liked SQLyog as a quick, easy SQL client for Windows. @Justin
I haven’t had any stability problems but then again I’m probably not on the bleeding edge version. The interface is not super clean, though with a quick Google, this looks promising:

http://www.webyog.com/forums//index.php?showtopic=1540&view=findpost&p=19264

Yeah, it was posted yesterday, but I always liked SQLyog as a quick, easy SQL client for Windows.

]]> By: Justin Bleach http://cwash.org/2009/01/21/16-apps-that-lessen-teh-suck-of-web-development-in-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-3060 Justin Bleach Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:36:14 +0000 http://cwash.org/?p=96#comment-3060 I have to say when I used Squirrel on the PC and then briefly on the Mac I had stability issues and I found the interface not as easy to navigate as SQL Server client or even the MyEclipse database perspective. This may have been due to my newbishness. That being said I could not access the list of tables when connecting to my current projects DB, whereas I could with any other client I experimented with. Full disclosure: About the only thing I miss when using a Mac is the SQL Server client. I have to say when I used Squirrel on the PC and then briefly on the Mac I had stability issues and I found the interface not as easy to navigate as SQL Server client or even the MyEclipse database perspective. This may have been due to my newbishness.

That being said I could not access the list of tables when connecting to my current projects DB, whereas I could with any other client I experimented with.

Full disclosure: About the only thing I miss when using a Mac is the SQL Server client.

]]> By: Chris Wash http://cwash.org/2009/01/21/16-apps-that-lessen-teh-suck-of-web-development-in-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-3052 Chris Wash Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:44:18 +0000 http://cwash.org/?p=96#comment-3052 @SeanJA - Good suggestion; I'll have to take a look at that. I am pretty comfortable with Find/Grep but if I ever need to do a replace I generally spend a little bit of time sifting through sed's man page. @SeanJA – Good suggestion; I’ll have to take a look at that. I am pretty comfortable with Find/Grep but if I ever need to do a replace I generally spend a little bit of time sifting through sed’s man page.

]]> By: SeanJA http://cwash.org/2009/01/21/16-apps-that-lessen-teh-suck-of-web-development-in-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-3051 SeanJA Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:43:28 +0000 http://cwash.org/?p=96#comment-3051 Might I suggest adding grepwin to that list? Might I suggest adding grepwin to that list?

]]> By: nick hammond http://cwash.org/2009/01/21/16-apps-that-lessen-teh-suck-of-web-development-in-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-3049 nick hammond Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:01:53 +0000 http://cwash.org/?p=96#comment-3049 Great list, I didn't know about a couple of those. For #3 try launchy. Great list, I didn’t know about a couple of those.

For #3 try launchy.

]]> By: Chris Wash http://cwash.org/2009/01/21/16-apps-that-lessen-teh-suck-of-web-development-in-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-3045 Chris Wash Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:22:13 +0000 http://cwash.org/?p=96#comment-3045 @Ivan - thanks! There is a OSX (commercial) program called Pathfinder that essentially does the same thing. In Windows your other alternatives are to drag your directory into a command window to have it filled in (I hate this because you could drag it to the wrong place...) There is also the "Command Prompt Here" which puts a button on the Explorer toolbar, which I used before finding CommandBar. PP says to look at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx @Andy - Don't rub it in! Only one thing worse than IE in my opinion, and that's multiple IEs. Good suggestion, though. :) @Ivan – thanks! There is a OSX (commercial) program called Pathfinder that essentially does the same thing. In Windows your other alternatives are to drag your directory into a command window to have it filled in (I hate this because you could drag it to the wrong place…) There is also the “Command Prompt Here” which puts a button on the Explorer toolbar, which I used before finding CommandBar. PP says to look at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

@Andy – Don’t rub it in! Only one thing worse than IE in my opinion, and that’s multiple IEs. Good suggestion, though. :)

]]> By: Andy http://cwash.org/2009/01/21/16-apps-that-lessen-teh-suck-of-web-development-in-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-3044 Andy Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:57:34 +0000 http://cwash.org/?p=96#comment-3044 Man, been so long since I used winders; hard to say! I do find that when I spin up a Windows virtual image, it's usually to do some web testing, so one impressive tool I can recommend for Windows is MultiplIEs: http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE It does what you'd think - allows you to install multiple versions of IE to test against. Though the tool does have some expected down-sides - like windows losing track of what actual version of IE is installed. Man, been so long since I used winders; hard to say!

I do find that when I spin up a Windows virtual image, it’s usually to do some web testing, so one impressive tool I can recommend for Windows is MultiplIEs: http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE

It does what you’d think – allows you to install multiple versions of IE to test against. Though the tool does have some expected down-sides – like windows losing track of what actual version of IE is installed.

]]> By: Ivan http://cwash.org/2009/01/21/16-apps-that-lessen-teh-suck-of-web-development-in-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-3043 Ivan Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:35:08 +0000 http://cwash.org/?p=96#comment-3043 Nice list! Any other alternatives to shell besides CommmandBar? Seems like an old project with no updates in a long time. Nice list! Any other alternatives to shell besides CommmandBar? Seems like an old project with no updates in a long time.

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