This is the first of (what I hope to be) a series of posts where I’ll link to some useful applications or other software and give a short description of why I think they might be worth a look. The majority will be Windows based, but I will mention if something is available for other platforms, and I’ll try and keep it to free (as in beer) software. If, however, there’s a particularly good application that (in my opinion) might be worth some of your hard earned cash, then I won’t hesitate to include it.

Allsnap (Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/Vista, 64bit test version available)

This is a simple, lightweight piece of software which will make your windows snap together or to the edge of your monitor. It may not seem like a big deal at first, but it’s very useful if you like to have an organised desktop. If you’re running multiple monitors and like to keep a bunch of small windows open, then you’ll really wonder why this sort of functionality isn’t built into Windows after you’ve used it for a while.

Mozbackup (Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista)

A neat utility which takes the hassle out of backing up or restoring profiles for Firefox/Thunderbird (and more). It can also save time when deploying Firefox (or other supported software), on systems where you’d otherwise need to manually change proxy or security settings for example.

SyncToy (Windows XP/Vista)

One of Microsoft’s free PowerToy’s, it’s a backup/synchronisation tool that does it’s job well. It might not quite have the features to make it suitable for enterprise use, but for those who want an easy to set up and then quick to run (or automated with task scheduler) method to backup to an external hard drive, network attached storage or synchronise a laptop and pc then this is definitely worth trying.