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Nxclient for windows from http://www.nomachine.com/ does not seem to forward Alt+Tab key sequence. To fix this problem download and run a utility from http://ssrini.netfirms.com/.

ZSoft Uninstaller 2.3 is the better and easier way to uninstall programs on your computer. Location and uninstalling a program with ZSoft Uninstaller 2.3 is as easy as clicking a button.

Favorite: Cryptainer LE o Easy to use o Haven't tried other products yet. Cryptainer LE is software that can create multiple encrypted containers. It functions like any other drive (C: or D:) on your computer. Just drag and drop any file into the Cryptainer. It is automatically encrypted. It's that simple! Cryptainer files can only be viewed, accessed, browsed or modified by the user who has the key to open it. At other times it remains invisible. TrueCrypt - Free open-source disk encryption software for Windows XP/2000/2003 and Linux.

Favorites: VMWare Server 1.0.x o When I need LPT1 and/or USB support o Runs virtual machines compared with Virtual PC (except Vista) o Need lots of network switch or to bridge more than one interface o For cases where I need Linux on virtual machine Virtual PC 2007 SP1 o When I need to run Windows Vista as guest OS with LPT1 support on Windows XP/W2k3/Vista hosts Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V o When I need to run Vista guest without a need for LPT1 nor USB support o When I need to run Windows XP SP3 guest without a need for LPT1 nor USB support o This virtualization product is pretty fast but need to run on 64bit capable machines and on Windows Server 2008 64bit installation. Virtual Box o When I run on slow host machines o When snapshot/revert is a must for my work o Does not support more than one bridge in Windows. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bochs is a highly portable open source

For the most part just follow the instructions from Gentoo webiste. When using virtual SCSI HD, follow the instruction from HOWTO Install Gentoo on VMware in Windows NT/2K/XP especially the SCSI part.

TortoiseSVN is a really easy to use Revision control / version control / source control software for Windows. Since it's not an integration for a specific IDE you can use it with whatever development tools you like. TortoiseSVN is free to use. You don't need to get a loan or pay a full years salary to use it.