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Free CSS Toolbox
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By Mitch “Stylin’ & Profilin’” Keeler Have you been looking for a freeware productivity suite of tools to help you with your CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)? There are many programs that promise good results, but the only free one that delivers well is . It is a simple CSS editor, formatter and beautifier. The usefulness of this product does not end there. It can easily re-format your CSS code, adjust somebody else’s CSS to fit your style of formatting and will also check to make sure your CSS code is valid. This free tool does a little ‘bit of everything and does it all well. Free CSS Toolbox Pro: Very user friendly interface the helps you along the way. Free CSS Toolbox Con: Might want to upgrade to the paid product if it doesn’t cover all your needs. | The gets the job done, and does so in a manner that is not confusing nor hard to master. Bonus: If you need more features and support, you might try out their professional end solution, . It delivers much of the same with even a few more features to love. + 
Windows Live Writer
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advertolog at Tuesday ~ February 02, 2008
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By Mitch “Alive and Well” Keeler Programs that promised to help me update my blog stopped being interesting the first time I tried one. Why? None of them seem to do it all. That was my point of view before I found Windows Live Writer and I have to say, I am happy that Microsoft was able to make me give this software genre another chance. is great. All you do is plug in your WordPress information, and it figures out and does that rest of the work for you. Then you can write you posts as you would in any other word processor-type program. You also can format images, save drafts, edit tags and categories and more. Windows Live Writer Pro: Best blog updater program out there - by far, for Windows. Windows Live Writer Con: For some reason, you can’t center images. Have yet to figure that one out. | The icing on the cake is the various previews you can generate. You can edit and write via the standard interface or via an interface that gives the appearance that you are writing there on your own web site. The Web Preview feature is also good to show you what the post’s format will look like once it goes live. I can’t say enough good things about Windows Live Writer. If you are blogging on your space, then you really need to give this free download a shot. + 
Porta - Lightweight Gallery Tool
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advertolog at Monday ~ February 02, 2008
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By Mitch “Not Going to Make a Porta Potty Joke” Keeler If you are looking for a lightweight program that will help you create a great looking photo gallery look no further than Porta. can turn any directory filled with images into a neatly formatted photo album for the web. This program is not only lightweight, it is also fast, simple to use and it produces pages that are simple in nature. They are not cluttered up with a lot of junk you do not want or need and look absolutely awesome in any modern web browser. Porta Pro: Super easy to use. If you can fill in text boxes, you can create a beautiful gallery. Porta Con: Wish it came with a way to upload the images to the server. | The hardest thing about using Porta is browsing to the directory your images is in. That is it! The rest of the process is so easy I can not put it into words. You can also caption pictures and put in a footer message too (such as a copyright notice). Overall I have to say I am super impressed with Porta and would suggest it to anybody who needs help creating a simple gallery of images. +
SmartFTP
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By Mitch “Smart FTPer” Keeler I remember being one of the first really professional looking FTP clients I ever used. Even today, the visual aspect of the product is second to none. It is not just eye candy though. SmartFTP also has man features that make it one of the best free FTP solutions out there today. It supports multiple connections, transfer queue, proxy/firewall support, drag and drop uploading, custom commands and a lot more. Check out their to get a better idea of what all this product does. SmartFTP Pro: The visual design of the product is just hands down better looking than most in the same category. SmartFTP Con: I remember being nagged a lot by having the unlicensed version. Eventually you learn to ignore it. | It is free to use for personal use, and if you do use it and enjoy it - you can purchase a yearly license $36.95. That will cure some of the nagging that it does when using the unlicensed version. Give SmartFTP a whirl and see if it does the job for you. It is a secure and efficient FTP program. + 
HAPedit - PHP, HTML and ASP Editor
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By Mitch “Likes to Edit” Keeler What does stand for? It is an editor for HTML, ASP, and PHP. It is a win32 text-mode editor useful for all developers of dynamic web pages. Some of the included features for this freeware program include: syntax highlighting for html/PHP, HTML/ASP, JavaScript, CSS and SQL; page preview in browser; project manager; PHP code “compilation”; edit html tags; code completion; preview images; SQL console; FTP Manager; Code Explorer and more. It does a little bit of everything and does it as good as any other text editor you might find. HAPedit Pro: The tabbed interface is nice and the layout is familiar. HAPedit Con: Just gives you the basics, others might be looking for a bit more in an editor. | Over all this download might not be my top favorite HTML editor, but it does offer a nice alternative if you are not happy with some of the other more popular solutions out there. It gets the job done and it will not cost you a single cent. What else could you want from a piece of software? +
Quanta Plus
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By Mitch “Quanta Leap” Keeler Some people have been angry because I haven’t reviewed any Linux friendly applications here. Well, I decided to make them happy and do a little write up about . This freeware download is much more than just your standard HTML editor, it is a full blown web development environment. With its design based around how people deal with editing rather than just tossing in as many features as they could, Quanta Plus takes the cake as an awesome text editor for your web site files. Quanta Pro: Out of all the ones I have reviewed, Quanta Pro has the best organization of features. Quanta Con: Some of the more advanced features can seem a little scary. If you are using Linux as your computer’s OS it might not be so scary to you though.. :) | Quanta Plus is yet another award winning text editing masterpiece that is hard to beat. The only downside to this product is it is one that only the Linux people will be able to use as it has not yet been ported over for Windows users. It is part of KDE, a Linux desktop environment, released in the Kdewebdev package. +
Matrix Y2K
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advertolog at Friday ~ February 02, 2008
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By Mitch “M2K” Keeler I remember Y2K just like it was yesterday. Computers were suppose to stop working, cows were going to produce cheese instead of milk and other oddities were suppose to happen. None of them did of course, and everything was just fine and dandy. Speaking of fine and dandy, that is also how I would describe the HTML editor - . The free download offers all the usual features such as: HTML Tidy, Documents manager, Tag Library for PHP and HTML, quick access to commonly used tags, completion proposal, multi-document interface, syntax highlighting (highlighters can be adjusted and personalized), search/replace, character map. Matrix Y2K Pro: Quick, Lightweight, and the 3 pane interface is nice. | Over all this download might not be my top favorite HTML editor, but it does offer a nice alternative if you are not happy with some of the other more popular solutions out there. It gets the job done and it will not cost you a single cent. What else could you want from a piece of software? + 
Matrix Y2K Con: Wish there was more support documentation on the web site for it.
CoreFTP - Neat Free and Cheap FTP Client
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advertolog at Friday ~ February 02, 2008
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By Mitch “FTP(it is my middle name)” Keeler might be overlooked by some, but it too is a grand way to get your files from your PC to your hosting account and back the other way. If fully supports all the FTP bells and whistles and has both a great paid and free version. Features for the download include site to site file transfers, auto try failed transfers, one click transfers, keep alive functionality and more. It also has a site manager where you can keep all your own web sites and favorite FTP sites saved without having to re-type your information each time. CoreFTP Pro: Simple 2 pane interface is easy to use and understand. CoreFTP Con: Interface could be a little more on the pretty side. | They offer both a free and a paid version of the product. If I was to make a top ten of my favorite FTP clients, would at least be in the top five. It is a client that gives you a reliable way to update and maintain your own digital domain. + 
Notepad++
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advertolog at Thursday ~ February 02, 2008
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By Mitch “++” Keeler It might have an odd name (what is wrong with just Notepad +?) but don’t let the name fool you. is an excellent replacement for Notepad and will help you with your HTML coding issues. It supports WYSIWYG editing, syntax highlighting, auto-completion, multiple documents, drag and drop and more! Notepad++ Pro: If you can figure out how to use it, one of the best notepad replacements out there. Notepad++ Con: Not for the faint of heart, might confuses new people more than help them. | An open source jewel in a treasure trove of un-found freeware chest, this application is one you should at least try to see if it is something you would like using full time. There will be no need for Windows Notepad any longer. Notepad ++ is here to save the day. + 
NoteTab Light
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advertolog at Thursday ~ February 02, 2008
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By Mitch “Notepad Replacer” Keeler I’ve been a huge fan of (all the various versions) for a really long time. It is the first Notepad replacement I can remember using, and it continues to be my favorite. When editing HTML, PHP or any other type of code having a good text editor with plenty of tools is always handy to have. A more than capable HTML editor, is a simmer version of the award-winning NoteTab Pro. It features support for multiple document editing at once, capable of editing huge files, text drag and drop editing, auto-correct and replace, clip tool for text insertion, and a power clipboard tool too. NoteTab Light Pro: Light weight and the clip tool is really neat for including saved information from other sources. NoteTab Light Con: No spell checker in this version, would have to move up to Standard or Pro for that feature. | Any PC out there would be made better with a Notpad replacement like NoteTab Light. I don’t know any webmaster that doesn’t at least use one power text editor and NoteTab Light stands up to the rest and is at least equal or better than its competitors. + 
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