Do you know?
Here are some interesting tools and websites, 95% of them are free, do enjoy it.![]()
Websites
Open source project hosting:
github.com
Code sharing:
Cloud storage (all come with desktop/Iphone/Ipad/Android client)
Version control
TTS
Database
Cloud:
GPU:
General development environment and libs:
Teamwork:
Team Viewer:
Easy remote control, VPN, PC sharing, Audio/Video meeting
Skype
Office
Media codec/player
VdieoLan http://www.videolan.org/ Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack http://www.free-codecs.com/download/k_lite_mega_codec_pack.htm
Media decoder/encoder
Media converter
http://videoconverter.hamstersoft.com/
Image Capture
PicPick http://www.picpick.org/
All-in-one Design Tools, Screen Capture, Image editor, Color Picker, Pixel Ruler, Magnifier, Protractor, Graphics, Paint, Frame Effect, Freeware.
Support for repeat the last screen capture.
Web site screen capture
Web browser
Firefox
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
Chrome
Web browser plugin
Adblock, block annoying AD banner
https://addons.mozilla.org/zh-cn/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/
Download manager
http://vdownloader.com/ <=download YouTube videos!
Text processing:
Ultraedit edit any files on your PC, configurable to be a small IDE http://www.ultraedit.com/
File archive manager
winrar
ISO:
Daemon-tools: easy read/build ISO files
Go back to stone age:
Dosbox, attention! Workable on Android too!

I feel your angst. I never had any good luck with this kind of thing, either.
So relieved to find out I’m not all by my lonesome!