Mohsin Rasool - IAM & IGA Consultant

Seven Best Free Tools I Use Everyday in my Business

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Here is list of seven (07) best tools which are free to use and I cannot run business without these tools which I use everyday:

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1- Firefox Browser 

I know you may already use it, this is great browser made for Internet Marketers. I put this on #1 for its great plugins. Most of the Time I use Following Plugins: 

  • SearchStatus SEO Plugin– Great plugin for SEO guys. Shows all stats you need about any website you are browsing right now.
  • DownloaderVideo – Using this you can download your favorite videos to your computer.
  • ScrapBook – Save any website page to your computer for offline use, with everything intact.
  • FireBug – Great plugin for website developers. It is just the awesome plugin.

2- VLC Media Playervlc-free-player

Play every format of MP3, MP4, DVD format. VLC Player can play any audio, video, or DVD without asking for another CODEC to install.

This media player is Lightweight, Fast and Great when it comes to play any media on your computer. I just hate it is Cap like ICON 😉

3- Free Download Manager – FDM 

Sometime we have many files to download to our computer. Thing is it is hard to manage and download all small files one by one. It is just boring and time consuming. So I use this tool. You can put every file to be downloaded in it and it simply keep downloading every file one by one.

I suggest you download LITE version as it is light-weight and faster and does the job.

4- CC Cleaner – SpeedUp Your PC cc-cleaner

This is little tool i install at every computer I use, it does help me tune-up the PC, Windows, Vista garbage. I suggest you get this tool and cleanup your computer and see the difference in speed.

It also help you manage which program run on start-up so your computer loads fast.

5- Foxit Reader – Lightweight PDF Reader 

I have used Adobe PDF Reader for years but just few months ago I came across this PDF Readers and I love it. This lightweight and very fast when it comes to open new PDF files and read them.

I simply love it. And suggest you get it to save your time when it comes to handle and view PDF Files.

6- OpenOffice – Create Free PDF open-office

This is simply the free alternative to Microsoft Office. But best thing I like about it is that you can simply create PDF files from Word Docs.

You just click on FILE MENU, and click SAVE AS PDF..and You have your document in PDF format.

7- Live Writer – Free from Microsoft

I am using this right now to write this post. This is one of the ONLY best FREE product from Microsoft. You set your wordpress blogs account in it and you never have to login again to your wordpress blog.

This is just the ONLY best desktop blogging tool this time and I love it. It has many great features, and also easy to use as the interface is just like any other MS product, so if you have ever used MS Office, you will find it easy to use.

Hope you find at least one program in this list which you like and use!

Best Regards,

Mohsin Rasool

Free Themes Directories

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There are many great free wordpress themes, that is why you can find many dedicated websites and directories for wordpress themes.

I am going to list all the best wordpress theme directories I know in this post. I would be updating this list as i find more quality websites which fit in this post.

Here is the Current List of Top WordPress Theme Directories:

If you know any of the wordpress theme directory not listed in this list, please let me know using the below comment form and i would try to add in the next update.

Rebirth of Internet Marketing by John Reese – Free Awesome Report

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Hi Friends, John Reese has started to give away his gems from INCOME.COM! If you visit his new blog www.Income.com/blog you can find a killer report there for FREE. It is called Rebirth Of Internet Marketing and I will say it is must read for you if you want to be successful online. Go, download it and read it right now! I am sure you will love it. There are many valid and great points John has made but I love the below concept. It is actually a question John advised to ask yourself before making any new webpage online. And if done right I am sure this single concept, a mindset, will be the huge reason to be successful online.

Are you truly making someone’s life better?

Yes, you should ask this question before starting new Adsense website. Or before starting a new blog.

Importance of Video, quality content, serving the Market instead of selling to the market are really great concepts John is teaching in his report. I will say , I love to read any report I can grab by great JOHN REESE but this is really KILLER. Do yourself a favor, download it, PRINT IT and read it, make notes and implement it.

Have a great day,

Mohsin

Best Free Open Source FTP Client is FileZilla

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Update: Dec 1, 2007 As FTP commander guys has stopped offering free version. My recommendation goes to OPEN SOURCE free and Best FTP client Filezilla  

I am using Filezilla now and it is awesome when it comes to FTP tasks. So download it and use it as it is BEST free FTP software which is also OPEN SOURCE and constantly being updated by the great programmers!

Update: Oct 27, 2014

FileZilla tips you need to master:

  • Bookmarks
  • Synchronized browsing
  • File Filters , MENU View -> File Filters (to hide all configuration directories in local machine, very hand time saving filter with the same name!)

 

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Yes this is fact what i have written in the subject line.

SmartFtp was suggested by a friend of mine as a good ftp client online. I tried it a lot. it worked fine for me in many situations but failed at many other tasks. It was impossible for me to upload a big script to my server using this crap client. It never completed the upload. So i started to research for other ftp client which can upload big files, many files at a time at maximum speed.

Till now, i have tried many other ftp clients, but for now FTP Commander is working best. [Note: as per above update i recommend Filezilla!] Yeah it is FREEWARE, it is speedy uploader, and it is able to upload big folder with so many files without any problem. Thats it. Maybe it help you in difficult situation!

wishes

Mohsin

Update: Dec 1, 2007 As FTP commander guys has stopped offering free version. My recommendation goes to OPEN SOURCE free and Best FTP client Filezilla  

I am using Filezilla now and it is awesome when it comes to FTP tasks. So download it and use it as it is BEST free FTP software which is also OPEN SOURCE and constantly being updated by the great programmers!