Useful Websites

I have used each of the software listed here myself and I am only listing them after being really satisfied by their functionality and quality. All of them are free and do not contain any malicious tools to the best of my knowledge.

» W3C Link Checker:

Every web-developer knows about W3C [World Wide Web Consortium]. This link is to a very useful utility available on their website - Link Checker. As the name suggests, this is a system to check the hyperlinks of any online web-page. Some advanced settings like recursion depth are also available.

Highly Recommended!

URL: http://validator.w3.org/checklink

» Color Schemer - Online Color Scheme Generator:

This website generates harmonious color schemes for you at the click of a button. Just select a base color in either Hex or RGB code or select one from the website's color palette itself and the quick javascript will generate 16 harmonious colors.

Highly Recommended!

URL: http://www.colorschemer.com/online.html

» Giveaway Of The Day:

Giveaway Of The Day is a really nice website which offers one licensed software and one licensed game for free everyday.

URL: http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/

» CodeTranslator: Free Code Translation From VB.NET <-> C#:

This service will translate the code for you, just start typing the code or upload a file to translate it. For now it only supports from VB.NET to C# and from C# to VB.NET. To use it you can either:

1. Start typing your code.

2. Copy and Paste the code in the Code Text Box.

3. Translate an entire file using the file upload.

URL: http://www.carlosag.net/Tools/CodeTranslator/Default.aspx

» Component Developer Magazine (CoDe):

I don't have much idea about this site but I have found some great articles on .NET technologies here. If you are into advanced application development, you will definitely find something interesting on this site.

URL: http://www.code-magazine.com/Index.aspx

» Microsoft Win32 to Microsoft .NET Framework API Map:

This article identifies the Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.0 or 1.1 APIs that provide similar functionality to Microsoft Win32 functions. One or more relevant .NET Framework APIs are shown for each Win32 function listed. The intended audience for this article is experienced Win32 developers who are creating applications or libraries based on the Microsoft .NET Framework, but anyone looking for a managed counterpart for a Win32 function could find this document useful.

URL: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp

» FreeTextBox:

FreeTextBox is the most-used HTML editor for ASP.NET. It is compatible with IE on the PC, and Mozilla and Firefox on all platforms. It is used in major Open Source projects such as Community Server and DotNetNuke as well as excellent packages like Smarter Mail.

URL: http://freetextbox.com/

» The VB Zone - Standard Modules:

The Standard Modules section of The VB Zone contains a wide range of modules for Visual Basic. They mostly are collection of a number of functions which are otherwise difficult to implement or need complex API calls.

URL: http://www.thevbzone.com/s_modules.htm

» That was funny:

That was funny is the only fun site listed here. It is a really nice website that gets updated with new jokes everyday.

URL: http://www.thatwasfunny.com/

» Typester:

Typester is a great website for web-developers. It lets you compare up to 3 fonts side by side on every single style - (like Regular, Bold, Bold - Italic). The greatest advantage is that you get to see how the fonts actually look with your own text and every type of applicable style on HTML pages.

Highly Recommended!

URL: http://typetester.maratz.com/