"The list is long but distinguished", but amongs little-known tools that others might find useful are :
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Metapad.
"The little program that could"... At only 37-89kb (depending on the version) puts M$ Notepad to shame and makes M$ programmers want to cry. Negligible load time, laughable size (1/10 - 1/20 of comparable solutions),
truckload of easily accessible options and functions. Does not claim to do everything and I don't use it for code writing, but hey - neither did I use Notepad for that! The only program known to me that truely deserves the title
"True Notepad replacement". Oh, BTW, it's also
free! Do give it a try!
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UltraEdit. A much heftier package here, but the functionality is well worth it. I can't really say that it's absolutely top 1 of its class (because unlike in Metapad's case there are a lot of proggies of this size), but it's certainly among the best.
Very rich functionality, very customizeable, syntax highlighting and all, can be used (and was successfully used by me on many occasions) for code writing, especially for languages that have scarce development tools (read : IDE) support otherwise. Very powerful. Shareware at $35.
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EAC (Exact Audio Copy). If you respect your ears yet want to have your CDs contents in MP3 format - this is the ripping tool (and probably the only one in its class - quality-wise) to use. Not for the absolute beginners, but comprehensive (and very up-to-date!) FAQs exist on the net. Last version successfully used by me is V0.9 prebeta 11, haven't tried any newer ones because that one
works. Naturally requires
LAME. Both are freeware.
bahngeist said:
But do keep Mechcommander Gold installed permanently since new user-created missions surface regularly -- it's my all time favorite game.
Any idea if there are any user-made SP
missions or scenarios (as opposed to just multiplayer maps) for MechCom
2 out there?
That should naturally read "amongst"...
