SQLyog is an easy-to-use, compact and very fast graphical tool to manage your MySQL database anywhere in the world. There are a number of features designed to help you speed up your database development.

Top tools include:

• Shortcuts to quickly generate SQL statements and paste object names
• Learn MySQL by looking at the SQL generated by SQLyog
• Multi-tab query editor and result-set editor
• Multiple Query Execution
• Multi-threaded query execution with option to stop long running queries
• SQL templates
• Excel-style grid interface to view/update resultsets
• Multi-format blob editor
• View data in grid/text mode
• Support for all MySQL table handlers

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If you find that your programming development tool doesn't exactly make life easy for you, you may be pleasantly surprised by RJ TextEd. It's basically a web development tool and a Unicode text editor which aims to make HTML coding simpler, faster and more intuitive.

Some of the key features are syntax error highlighting, auto completion and a very handy CSS editor. One rather unusual feature is that RJ TextEd includes an FTP client that enables you to get your coding published super quick although it's not exactly an advanced client and if you need secure connections, you're probably best not to rely on it.

For those that are relatively new to coding, another handy feature is the HTML validation tool which allows you to format and repair your code using wizards. Finally, it also includes spell checking, e-mail support and advanced search options. The remarkable thing is that this is all entirely free although the downside is that it won't support all coding languages so if you frequently use different ones, you'll need something more flexible.

Download RJ TextEd 4.51 in Softonic

Adobe's new cross-operating system runtime opens up much more possibilities to both developers and everyday computer users. It allows developers to create new web applications using HTML, XML, Javascript and Flex. What's more they aren't limited to using Adobe's library, but can create, share and use their own to create specific web applications.

For users, it gives access to new and exciting rich internet applications (RIA) which can be run straight from their desktop. These use very little memory, are usually quick to launch and execute and have very smooth animations. A quick visit to the Adobe Showcase Gallery and you get an idea of the sort of applications that are being developed for AIR: a Google Analytics Reporting Suite, a Twitter desktop client, a movie discovery tool and much, much more. The possibilities are endless and really depend on the creativity of developers.

While I've had some errors with AIR, especially when installing new apps, I'm overall very impressed with it. Quietly but surely, we're seeing more and more exciting web applications being developed. Install AIR to be part of the web applications revolution!

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This is a template-based WYSIWYG application for developing Flash-menu headers and Flash-based Web sites without the need for coding.

Using A4Desk and its template gallery, you can build Flash menus and Web sites in minutes with only a few mouse clicks and keystrokes.

Its other features include background sound support, the switching of background and border colors, and the uploading of images for sub-pages and for changing Flash display sizes.

For those who'd like to get into Flash design but are intimidated by the technicalities, this is the perfect way to get started.

Download A4Desk Flash Builder 6.11 in Softonic

Simpedit could be taken as a simple Windows Notepad replacement, but it's really more than that. It's a complete coding editor with support for a handful of programming languages.

The program does keep the same simplicity as the Notepad, but only in appearance. When working with source code, you'll have a wide selection of tools at your fingertips. Besides the basic edition options (copy, paste, search, replace) you'll get special options for optimizing the management of HTML source code, working with online forms and more.

Simpedit makes coding more comfortable thanks to a highlighted cursor line and the use of a color code for different programming languages, although this one is not automatically applied and you have to select it from the Tools menu. As extra features, Simpedit has an "Autocorrection" option and can encrypt your code with the Twofish method.

Simpedit is a simple yet very handy source code editor with support for a wide selection of programming languages.

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Google is aiming to create a shake-up in mobile phone operating systems with the launch of its Android platform. Designed to be completely open and free for developers, the API could change the way mobile phone software is used, making all applications equal and combining phone-based data with web tools.

The Android SDK gives mobile software developers the chance to play around with the new platform. It contains everything you need to start building applications, as well as a fully functional device emulator for testing them out when you've finished.

Even non-developers can try out the emulator, as it's easy to set up and run (it does take a while to load up, mind you). There is a choice of phone skins and resolutions to tinker with too. After fiddling around for a bit with the OS I must say I'm pretty impressed. Its integration with Google Maps is seamless and only shows to highlight the potential for development of apps that blur the boundaries between phone and web-based software.

Installing software onto the emulator isn't easy and you need to fiddle around with code in order to do so. Although, there's plenty of documentation available online to help you get the most from the SDK, this is still really only something mobile developers will get much use out of, rather than just those curious about how Android applications will look.

Overall though, Android SDK provides a fast and reliable development environment for those looking towards the next era of mobile software.

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GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK+ is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off projects to complete application suites.

GTK+ is free software and part of the GNU Project. However, the licensing terms for GTK+, the GNU LGPL, allow it to be used by all developers, including those developing proprietary software, without any license fees or royalties.

GTK+ has been designed from the ground up to support a range of languages, not only C/C++. Using GTK+ from languages such as Perl and Python (especially in combination with the Glade GUI builder) provides an effective method of rapid application development.

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Bytessence InstallMaker (BIM ) is a setup file creator for Windows with a focus on being lightweight, easy to use and yet not dispensing with essential features.

As all programmers know, when creating a program, the work does not stop after the last line of code is written. The most important step is to prepare an installer so that users can install the program on their computer! With Bytessence Install Maker, you can do this very easily including specific details of the program name, version, author, website, mail, requirements (operating system if required and whether it needs NET Framework), and customizing the presentation with your own background, header and text.

Bytessence Install Maker also creates an uninstaller for your program which you can customize with such features as whether it supports integration with UPX and ZIP.

Takes the pain out of creating an uninstaller although for complicated packages, you'll probably find it slow and limited it what it can pack.

Download Bytessence Install Maker 3.6 in Softonic

Inno Setup is a free, feature-packed installation builder. The application's features include a Windows 2000-style wizard interface; the ability to create a single EXE for easy, online distribution; support for disk spanning; and full uninstall capabilities. The program also includes customizable setup types, integrated file compression, support for installing shared files and OCXs, and the creation of Start menu icons, INI entries, and registry entries. Full Delphi source code is available on the author's Web site.Version 5.0.7 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

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NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) can create Windows installers that are capable of installing, uninstalling, setting system settings, extracting files, etc. Because NSIS is based on script files, you can create both simple or advanced installers.

Small overhead size

NSIS is created to be small, fast and and efficient

Compatible with all major Windows versions

You can create a single installer that is compatible with all versions

Unique compression methods

You can choose between three different integrated compression method (ZLib, BZip2, LZMA)

Script based

NSIS has a powerful scripting language

Multiple languages in one installer

More than 40 translations are already included, but you can also create your own language files

Many features and checks for the target system

The script langauge provides commands you can use on the target system.

Custom dialogs and interfaces

You can create custom wizard pages to get user input or integrate configuration options

Plug-in system

NSIS can be extended with plug-in that can communicate with the installer.

Support for web installation, file patching

The NSIS distribution includes a set of plug-ins that allow you to download files from the internet, make internet connections, patch existing files and more

Project integration, different releases and automatic builds

The NSIS compiler features a powerful preprocessor

Easy and human readable file formats

You can edit your files with your favorite editor

Download Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) 2.37 in Softonic

If you're familiar with C++, then did you know that you can create some stunning widgets with it using an application like wxWidgets.

wxWidgets is a C++ programming environment which enables the creation of multi-platform applications with and without a graphical user interface. The developer says that he was motivated to design the program after the failure of other similar programs to help create dialogs visually. In particular, it was the limited set of widgets and impossibility to include non-graphical components which wxWidgets skillfully sidesteps. The key to the appeal of wxWidgets that most programmers will appreciate is the fact that it stores information in XML documents which, as the developers point out, eases the modification of both the properties of an object and the generated code without needing to recompile. In this way, the code creates templates which can be used over and over again to create variations on just one widget. If you're not familiar with C++, none of this will mean much but if you're in the know, it's an effective way to create some truly impressive widgets.

Stay away if you don't know C++ but for professional programmers, this is one of the fastest ways to create good looking desktop widgets.

Download wxFormBuilder 3.0.57 in Softonic

If you're programming in multiple SQL databases, then you need to know that the environment you are using can handle everything you need.

SqlDbx is a fast and powerful SQL database SQL for network administrators, webmasters and database developers who work in several different Database Server environments. The program has been designed with an eye on making sure that the interface is intuitive and easy to navigate and organise to maximize your productivity. It carries out all the major functions that you expect from an SQL database such as running queries, executing scripts and browsing database objects without having to leave the main editor window. Surprisingly for a package of it's kind, it doesn't even require any installation so there's no worries about the program installing or modifying anything on the user's computer. Probably the stand out feature for most database administrators will however be the Advanced Script Editor which highlights syntax errors clearly, autocompletes lines and code and also supports drag and dropping

With a range of administrative views and no file modifications to worry about, this ultra light SQL database package packs a huge punch.

Download SqlDbx Personal 3.19 in Softonic

Notepad++ is a free source code editor (and Notepad replacement), which supports several programming languages, running under the MS Windows environment.

This project, based on the Scintilla edit component (a very powerful editor component), written in C++ with pure win32 api and STL (that ensures the higher execution speed and smaller size of the program), is under the GPL Licence.

This is what Notepad++ has to offer:

• Syntax Highlighting and Syntax Folding
• WYSIWYG
• User Defined Syntax Highlighting
• Auto-completion
• Multi-Document
• Multi-View
• Regular Expression Search/Replace supported
• Full Drag ‘N' Drop supported
• Dynamic position of Views
• File Status Auto-detection
• Zoom in and zoom out
• Multi-Language environment supported
• Bookmarks
• Brace and Indent guideline Highlighting
• Macro recording and playback

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PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. Much of its syntax is borrowed from C, Java and Perl with a couple of unique PHP-specific features thrown in. The goal of the language is to allow web developers to write dynamically generated pages quickly.

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Is this the new Google App that will revolutionise the way programs are made and open programming up to a wider audience?

Well, that remains to be seen but it's certainly an interesting innovation. Google App Engine allows you to build web applications on the same huge scale as most other Google applications. It's basically a fully integrated application environment that's aimed at those that want to reach millions of users in the same way as Google products such as Google Apps and Google Reader have. This is a PREVIEW RELEASE of Google App Engine. For now, account registrations are limited to the first 10,000 developers, and applications are restricted to the free account limits. On the positive side, it's totally free to get started (like all good Google products) and you'll receive 500MB of free space and enough processing power for 5 million monthly page views. However, you'll obviously need programming knowledge to get your app up and running and in addition, you'll have to be quick as testing is limited to the first 10,000 users.

This is an exciting attempt by Google to take a more determined step towards Web 2.0 than Google Gears but it remains to be seen if it can deliver on it's potential.

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phpMyAdmin is a tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the Web. Currently it can create and drop databases, create/drop/alter tables, delete/edit/add fields, execute any SQL statement, manage keys on fields, manage privileges, export data into various formats and is available in 50 languages.

Download phpMyAdmin 2.11.5.1 in Softonic

Amaya is a complete web browsing and authoring environment and comes equipped with a WYSIWYG style of interface, similar to that of the most popular commercial browsers. With such an interface, users do not need to know the HTML or CSS languages.

Features of Amaya include the following:

• Lets users both browse and author Web pages
• Maintains a consistent internal document model adhering to the DTD
• Is able to work on several documents at a time
• Helps authors create hypertext links
• Includes a collaborative annotation application
• Is easily extended

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One area of web design that many people find difficult and confusing is web forms. Those simple on-screen "fill in your details" forms that are so common yet can be difficult and problematic to produce.

Web Form Designer is here to help with that. You visually design on the screen, dragging about the various components to create an email form. And when you're done, you can easily produce the HTML code snippet ready to paste into your web page.

Web Form Designer can automatically validate your user's input - ensure the required fields are properly complete, and check that a valid email is input. Restrict input to alphanumeric, numerals only or just letters.

The program provides all the usual form elements such as Edit boxes, Drop-down menus, radio buttons and checkboxes, etc. You can automatically populate menus and lists with popular data, such as country, state or province.

With Web Form Designer, there are no restrictions on how many forms you produce, no monthly costs & free support.

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KompoZer is a complete web authoring system that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing capabilities found in Microsoft FrontPage, Adobe DreamWeaver and other high end programs.

KompoZer is based on Gecko which is the Mozilla patented framework that's behind many of their most successful products. The advantage of using gecko is that it's very fast, very reliable, and is maintained regularly by a dedicated team of programmers. It fully supports XML, CSS and JavaScript offering the best authoring platform on the market. KompoZer is designed to be extremely easy to use, making it ideal for non-technical computer users who want to create an attractive, professional-looking web site without needing to know HTML or web coding.

In addition, there are some useful debugging tools in case of page formatting problems and some tools to help you automatically publish your changes to your FTP server.

An excellent WYSIWG portable editor that makes creating websites a pleasure.

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Exportizer gives you the ability to view and edit databases with the ability to copy open tables to clipboards or export them to file.

It works via BDE or ADO (ODBC) with DB, DBF, TXT, CSV and some other file types. It supports text, CSV, HTML, XML, XLS and RTF destination formats. You've also got the option to export via the program interface or via the command line. There are also possibilities to specify the number of database records to be copied into one line - thus, if you specify 3 and database record count is 24, then the database will be copied into 8 lines. There are also several useful functions for data manipulating and bookmarking.

For those that work regularly with tables and formulas and find that Windows clipboard is not sufficient, Exportizer is a quality solution.

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