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Non-Standard Software We Totally Recommend

Print Out All of Your Fonts!
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,5427,00.asp
This great little free program allows you to print out all of your fonts in MS Word.

Swift 3-D
http://www.swift3d.com
Easy yet powerful 3-D animation creator for use with Macromedia Flash


Xara
http://www.xara.com
Xara makes great little programs. Xara Webstyle makes banners, buttons and other page elements a snap. Xara 3-D is the easiest way we've found to make stylish 3-D graphics!

The Offline Explorer (PC) & Web Devil (Mac)
http://www.offlineexplorer.com & http://www.chaoticsoftware.com/
These inexpensive software packages allow designers to download a whole web page, file structure and all. Then you can open the site in Dreamweaver and see how it's made! Deconstruction at it's best!

Search Engine Optimizer
http://www.se-optimizer.com/
Nifty program that does a great job of checking your pages for every little search detail:

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