Way too many to list over the years!  ( ...in hokie southern accent) "I depend upon the kindness of strangers."

However, Victoria_Lee's post made me think of the 'unhide_dials' python script from Dimension3D which was a grand leap for me.  (thank-you masked-man)

 

at:

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/details.php?item_id=37119

 

...and, respect demands a acknowledgement of Steve Cox's 'UVMapper' as one of the most generous all-time freebies.