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  • Microsoft - 15 useful and free tools from Microsoft for IT pros.
    7/19/2011
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  • Channel 9 - Many shows and thousands of videos and podcasts from Microsoft employees.
  • Run As Radio - Regular shows about all things Microsoft and IT
Admin
  • Powershell - The far superior alternative to batch files.
  • PowerGUI - The GUI for powershell
Desktop
  • Search Everything - An extremely fast file finder
  • IZArc - Free zip and unzip utility
  • Zoomit
  • JDiskReport
  • Turnkey Linux - Download linux images with software you need already installed and configured.
    1/1/2010
  • RootKit Revealer from Sysinternals - Find those nasty, difficult to find, root kits. Only works on 32bit though.
    1/1/2010
  • Log Parser - Use Log Parser to read IIS Logs, Event Viewer and more using SQL commands
    9/6/2011
  • Microsoft Security Scanner - When you think your computer is infected, run this free tool.
    1/1/2011
  • Microsoft Security Essentials - High quality free anti-virus software for Windows from Microsoft.
    1/1/2011
  • ManageEngine.com free tools - A lot of free IT related desktop monitoring tools. Check out their list, surely one will interest you.
    1/1/2011
  • Tweet Deck - Great free tool for increasing the value of twitter.
    1/1/2011
  • WinDirStat - WinDirStat is a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for Microsoft Windows
    12/1/2011
  • Screencapturer - A good free screen capture utility
    12/6/2011
  • Wire Shark - Perhaps the best tool for monitoring all your network traffic at a low level. See every packet on the network.
    1/5/2012
  • Nmap - Nmap includes a GUI version and loads of documentation explaining how to analyze servers for open ports and identifying what is running on those ports.
    1/5/2012
  • Free Tools list from Netwrix - A dozen free IT Admin tools
    2/28/2012
  • Microsoft - The PSR (Problem Step Recorder) is a free tool built into Windows7 to make it easy for a support person to find out how a user creates a problem.
    5/29/2012
Desktop Admin
  • SysInternals - If you troubleshoot or manage desktops, you need to know these tools
Graphics HDClone
  • Miray - Hard Drive cloning software - free version
Lists NetStress
  • Nuts About Nets - Test the performance of your wireless network with this free tool.
Web Site
  • Powershell Pack - Supercharge your powershell scripting
  • SpiceWorks - Free IT Network Management Software
  • RDCMan - Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection Manager
  • Virtual Clone Drive - Turn an .iso file into a mapped drive. Great for running installs from the .iso without burning a DVD.
  • Microsoft - Microsoft's Malware Removal Tool
    1/1/2011
  • Microsoft - RootKit Revealer
    1/1/2011
  • KnowBe4.com - Free Phishing Security test for your company
    1/1/2011
  • Microsoft - Microsoft's Free Online Virus Scanner
    1/1/2011
  • http://netalyzr.icsi.berkeley.edu/learn.html
  • www.test-ipv6.com
    6/5/2012