Digital Tools

Thank people for open-source!
Below are some/most of the software I've been using to develop solutions. I support and prefer to use open-source tools when possible.

Open-Source

• Cobian(Data Backup)
• Eclipse(IDE)
• with RadRails
• with Android Support
• Filezilla(FTP Server & Client)
• Firefox
• Firefox Plugins (FireBug, PageSaver, amongst others)
• Gimp(pixel/raster image editor)
• Heidi MySQL(Database GUI)
• Inkscape(Vector Graphics editor)
• Kompozer(WYSIWYG Webpage Editor, with Publishing Support)
• Moodle(web-based Classroom/Course Management System)
• MySQL(Database)
• Notepad++(Text-Editor)
• Putty(SSH Client)
• Rails(Web-Application Framework, written in Ruby)
• Ruby(a Programming Language)
• SQLite(a lightweight, portable database)
• Ubuntu

Android Apps

• Google Android(Google's mobile (for now) OS)
• Astrid(task manager)
• Congress(stay informed about your state-level public officials)

Rails

• AuthLogic - user login and session management
• Nifty Scaffold Generator - easy CRUDpages

Web-based

• Blinksale
• Google Checkout
• Paypal

Proprietary

• Google Sketchup(3d creation/awesomeness)
• Adobe Photoshop(top-notch pixel/raster image editor)
• Adobe Illustrator(tip-top vector graphic editor)
• Microsoft Windows

More than ever before, information is power and it exists abundantly. Here, are select resources that I have found helpful for recurring issues. I hope they are helpful to others as well.

Resources

• Wikipedia.org
• TED.com
• Discovery.com
• Google.com
  and so many of its apps!
  • Docs
  • Spreadsheets
  • Mail
  • Calednar
  • Tasks
• Digg
• Flickr
• Sunlight Labs
• Data.gov