BEHR Consulting International

Tools

, 01. December 2011, kent,

Client and Server Tools

• BackupPC - Web based, open source, backup and restore application
• Web Help Desk - My help desk software

Developer Tools

• CSS3 Top 10 most useful generators
• htaccess and .htpasswd building tools
• Xcode - Apple's developer IDE
• UrbanAirship - Free and Paid iOS, Android, Blackberry push service
• XP-Dev SVN hosting - Free and Paid Subversion accounts
• Zend Server - Community Edition
• Zend Studio - Client IDE

File Sharing Tools

• Dropbox - Free file share/sync application

Hosting Tools

• A2 Hosting - My web hosting company of choice
• BigAce - My website Content Management System
• BlueHost - Many of my clients are using BlueHost.com
• IX Web Hosting - Clients that need Windows based web hosting are using IXWebHosting.com

Mail Tools

• MXtoolbox - dns, whois, blacklist, smtp testing, spf records, etc...
• MXtoolbox Ping tool - Returns great information about your mail
• SMS to eMail gateways - By carrier, keep messages short :)
• SPF Builder - Sender Policy Framework information

Networking Tools

• Abuse.net - Test for mail open relay
• DNS Goodies - Whois, DNS Query, OpenRelay check, SPAM db check, Show IP, more...
• DNSRight - DNS and networking tools
• Default Passwords - for Network Equipment
• DSL Reports (Tools, Speed Tests) - Check speed of you Internet connection
• Geo Locates an IP address - using InfoSniper
• IPv6 Tools - Tools for testing your IPv6 implementation
• NTP Testing - Tests your Internet accessible Network Time Server
• No-IP.com - Dynamic DNS, Backup MX, SPAM Filtering, more...
• NTP.org - Free Network Time Protocol servers at pool.ntp.org
• OpenDNS - Free and fast DNS with content filtering
• PingTest.net - Determine the quality of your Internet connection
• Well Known TCP/UDP Ports from Wikipedia.org
• HTTP Traceing - HTTP server response

System Tools

• NovaBench - Windows benchmarking tool
• Xbench - Macintosh benchmarking tool

Time/Date Tools

• Sunrise and Sunset calculator - Any location, any time

Vendors I use

• A2 Developer Friendly VPS Hosting - My Vendor of Choice
• Best Buy Electronics
• ESET NOD32 Antivirus Software
• MacMall.com - Your #1 Apple Superstore!
• MozyPro--secure online backup for businesses
• Kaspersky Endpoint and Network Security Software
• Newegg’s Electronic Store
• VMware Fusion 4 - Windows on Your Mac!
• ZAGG mobile device protection - ZAGGSkins, invisibleSHIELDs