Entries from MediaBin tagged with 'tools'
Gnu Privacy Guard: gnuPG
Have you studied encryption? Do you occasionally need to send "private conversations," to friends? GNU's Privacy Guard is the ticket. It's free. Works on any platform. Only problem may be setup, learning the way to use it, and "getting a...
Gnumeric for Windows
Have you heard of Gnumeric? No, it isn't about Microsoft or Excel. It is about freedom. There was a time, a Spread Sheet had nothing to do with MS Excel, remember Lotus, Quattro Pro, and Wingz? = Use something different,...
GnuCash
Need an open Checkbook program? Can't find your Microsoft Money. Don't want to hook-up with Quicken. Want some time, to try things out, before spending your cold hard cash? Give GnuCash a try. GnuCash is personal and small-business financial-accounting software,...
Photoshop with GIMP
Have you heard of Gimpshop. What is it? Why use it? Once, again, it is free. Uses the GIMP - Photo Editor. Also free. The interface is tailored very similar, not identical though, to Photoshop's Menu Layout. If you want...
XMind Open Sourced
Another Mind Mapping product - XMind True, there is a commercial version, beyond what you're getting here, and you need an XMind ID. Special logins, new accounts, sharing passwords - always scares people. Why don't companies get this? Open Source,...
Free MindMappers
Ok, I'm just "repeating what" Lifehack.org says: here. But, it is worth repeating. Best Free & Powerful: Freemind Wikipedia on Freemind Web-Based MM: bubble.us KDE Linux App: Semantik Web-Based: MindMeister Uses Flash cards with mapping and test yourself: Free Lighter...
Free ISO
Need to create ISO files? Want to present a collection?, to the world. Have thousands of data files to send friends? Use Free ISO. No source code, not open sourced. (Ohhh!?) Windows only. Now you can burn the image to...
Open Office v3.0 New Release
Open Office has a new release with even more extras and still free. Download OpenOffice or just go to the download page, and wait till it notices your OS, and prompts to save the package for you. What is improved...
GIMP Photo Editor
Counting down my list of useful and free software, we have finally arrived on the Gimp. An impressive graphics editing / creation application, all free and open source, multi-platform, too. = Capabilities: extensible, advanced graphics manipulation, painting & effects, plug-ins,...
Lifehacker Listing of Chrome
As time moves on, I'll update this listing. However, to track progress on Chrome. See the list, enjoy. Run Google Chrome in Ubuntu with WINE Which Chrome Feature Do You Most Want in Your Browser? Optimize Firefox Chrome Usage with...
Ghostscript, GSview
What is Ghostscript? Why use Ghostscript? = It is free and an open suite of software for making, printing, displaying, and sharing the Portable Document Format (PDF) and PostScript (page description) languages. = If you "truly want" your writing to...
Google's Chrome
Google just announced their new browser - Chrome. Google Chrome (BETA) for Windows Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. Why use it? First, I never...
Next: GanttPV
Another angle on Gannt Charts, GanntPV. = This requires a server, includes the client, and "allows web reports" from the server, too. Simple Software for Project Management GanttPV is named for a report that has become almost synonymous with project...
GanttProject
Plan and collect Progress Reports in Gannt charts. Some businesses live by these. Assuming your milestones aren't broken and solutions are timely, in finding. The way the big boys, do it. GanttProject is a free and easy to use Gantt...
Grouping Files: An Archive
What is an archive? The formal definition is "placing documents" into a historical record, for safe keeping. The sense, I mean are for zip files or targ (tar.gz [gzipped]) files. Everyone should learn about, use, and understand how to "collect"...
Vanishing Windows Explorer
Just had to restore several PCs, Windows PCs. The oddest thing is, even after all the waiting, register here & there, download update after update. = Configuring the system, once it is up is? = I can restore a Windows...
Thunderbird: Pull Down Email
Thunderbird is a great email client. If you are "inclined" to download your email, off your server?, as I do. There is a special setting, you need to know about. Description of Thunderbird Keep Your Vital Information Organized Secure and...
FullSync
FullSync: Publishing, Backup, Synchronization FullSync is a universal file synchronization and backup tool which is highly customizable and expandable. It is especially for developers, but the basic functionality is easy enough for everyone. This will only work in a network...
Freemind
Indispensible, try-it, think it, read Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals (Robert Pirsig) + Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert Pirsig). FreeMind - free mind mapping software Authors Of Freemind Releases: Jörg Müller Daniel Polansky Petr Novak Dimitri Polivaev...
Firefox Release 3
Web Browers: Firefox = Highly highly recommended, your number one way, to stay very secure on the Internet, 'nough said. Welcome to the Cutting Edge The Web is all about innovation, and Firefox 3 sets the pace with dozens of...
Firebug: Firefox Extension
Need to debug your web pages? (CSS, JavaScript, HTML, or Ajax) Learn about Firebug, also free! FireBug lets you explore the far corners of the DOM by keyboard or mouse. All of the tools you need to poke, prod, and...
FileZilla FTP
Think I have mentioned this before. However, I'll say it again. = Best Free FTP (for Windows) file utility out there. Plus, "even if" you are considering purchase of a FTP program. Don't! Unless, their is a company order, or...
Wireshark
Looking for a packet sniffer? Need to check out your network. Wondering, what is happening on your local VPN? Check out Wireshark. (Previously named Ethereal.) Just put you network card into promiscuous mode. Wireshark is the world's foremost network protocol...
Eraser
Need to clean your hard drive, before tossing it, or selling? Better wipe it clean. Best way is to use a secure data removal tool. True, formatting utterly several times, is almost just as good. Though, you really need something...
Vi, Vim, Gvim, Ed: Which Editor?
Lastly, there is Vim. Ed was first. Then Vi came along. Followed by Vim Next, Emacs and XEmacs appeared. Besides, several others. Vim and GVim (it's GUI version) is also quite useful. Available for almost any platform. A small executable...
XEmacs Editor
Since, I mentioned Emacs. Now, I'll mention XEmacs. Why do I like it? Very powerful Runs on any platform It has more extensibility (capability) than Vim. It's extensions for instance. Easy to add my own Keyboard Definitions (bindings). What don't...
Emacs: GNU Emacs
Why do I call a text editor, a tool? Basically, on a Linux system most configuration files are plain text. Also, part of the minimalist tradition of Linux is? Use text for textual things, such as words. Emacs is the...
Eclipse
The ultimate developer's package, environment, editor, and more! Eclipse - An Open Development Platform Curious about "what is Eclipse?" See developerworks @ ibm. Eclipse is made for Java development, first. However, several plug-ins exist for other language programming environments. Eclipse...
DVDisaster: Find When to Duplicate
This utility does not "fix will not fix" don't copy or broken DVDs / CDs. However, it is another way, to create codes, to tell when a disc is going bad. Then, you should duplicate it, before too long. Archival...
Doxygen
A sophisticated make documentation from source code files. Create HTML for online docs or Latex for off-line. Doxygen is a documentation system for C++, C, Java, Objective-C, Python, IDL (Corba and Microsoft flavors), Fortran, VHDL, PHP, C#, and to some...
Bloodshed's Dev-C++
Looking for a C++ compiler "full" package, runs on Windows. Look no further. Support GCC-based compilers Integrated debugging (using GDB) Support for multiple languages (localization) Class Browser Code Completion Debug variable Browser Project Manager Customizable syntax highlighting editor Quickly create...
Miro: Free Internet TV
Originally, the Democracy Video player, now Miro. Interested in watching videos - World-Wide? Give it a try. Uses the VLC Player. with Windows or Xine Media Player on Linux. Con: However, the Community web sites like Youtube and Revver, are...
DeltaCopy
Another, incremental File Copying program. Quite similar to Cobian and rsync, though another Independent Developer's effort at it. In general terms, DeltaCopy is an open source, fast incremental backup program. Let's say you have to backup one file that is...
DB Designer 4
There are "few OSS" or free Database (full!) Applications, out there. DB Designer is one of them. Borland was? open releasing Interbase, as Firebird? However, they seemed to have changed their mind. Otherwise, MySQL and postgreSQL are others. Though, they...
Daemon Tools
Daemon Tools a bit of a "getting around Copy Protection," application. Of course, I do not advocate illegal Software Copying. = However, all have the right, to duplicate and protect software, we own. (The data itself, anyhow. Not running illegal...
Cygwin: Linux on Windows
= Well, you cannot run Linux on Windows with Cygwin. Though, Cygwin is "how to run" a large amount of Linux apps, tools, GUI Apps, and utilitiles on Windows, inside Windows. • Google Cygwin. You'll learn a lot. No point,...
Windows Rsync: cwRsync
What is cwRsync? Originally a command from Unix. Stands for remote synchronize. Why use it? It is the more direct way to "remote copy" / match your files, with multiple computers accessing the same data set. = How is this...
Cobian Backup
Cobian a free Backup client program, for Windows. (Or server / service, also!) You can give it a schedule and "at a specified time," it will perform the backup to a networked drive or FTP - it as well. I'm...
Clonespy: Squash Duplicates
= Is your filesystem overfillled? = Do you "seem to repeat" grabbing the same files, over and over again? = Do you wish, you could run a utility to "check for duplicate files?" Then, Clonepath is for you. Do read...
ClipPath Utility
Interesting utlity, a Windows Shell Extension, allows you to "paste the path" of a selected file, to the clipboard. A classic time saver. ClipPath Why is this useful? Because, moving, grabbing, selecting, then pasting the path - from the address...
ClamWin: Anti-Virus
ClamWin. Need a free anti-virus program, even in a Corporate environment. Scanning scheduler. Automatic virus database updates on a regular basis. Standalone virus-scanner. Context menu integration for Windows Explorer. Add-in for Microsoft Outlook. A portable version that can be used...
CD Music Extractor
Enter the stage for CDex. CDex can extract the data directly (digital) from an Audio CD, which is generally called a CD Ripper or a CDDA utility. The resulting audio file can be a plain WAV file (useful for making...
Camstudio
A nice free useful Video Capturing with sound app. Ergo, CamStudio is the best. This provides almost anything a normal person could ask for, and you can install it anywhere, open source software. Here are just a few ways you...
Blender!!!
Can you tell? I'm excited. Blender is a fantastic 3D application. The U-I takes a bit of training. However, it has changed a lot, since when. It was a commercial product. (User Interface) Yes, it was a commercial App, before...
Azureus: Peer-to-Peer
First, I want to clear something up. Everyone sees the word peer-to-peer and assumes. It must be illegal or something? It is not. It is "what someone" users it for. There are several perfectly good reasons, to share files, and...
WAV File Editor
Audacity, no not the word! It is a priceless Windows & Linux sound editor and free, also. Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other...
Windows Aspell Utility
GNU Aspell (Win32 version) = Looking for a spell checker, Unix-like, for Windows. Doesn't require Cygwin. Have nothing against Cygwin, just don't like installing all the overhead, it requires. Why use Aspell? Aspell is an Open Source spell checker designed...
Crimson Editor: Win32
Crimson Editor is a professional source code editor for Windows. This program is not only fast in loading time, but also small in size (so small that it can be copied in one floppy disk). While it can serve as...
7-Zip: Explorer Add-on
Handling zip files is a regular problem for any user. Most the time on Windows, I'll use 7-Zip, to open them, look inside, or create an archive. The main features of 7-Zip * High compression ratio in new 7z format...
Multi-Platform DB App
Did you know - there is a freeware Database application? It runs on Linux & Windows. Supports ANSI SQL & does concurrency. Based on free database code from Borland International. FireBird SQL Glen...
Evernote 2.2
Evernote: The Ultimate Note Making Program Quote: Whether you’re an organizational pro or can’t spell GTD, with EverNote you can capture what you like and find it anytime. Our intuitive UI and advanced recognition allow you to capture and search...
Note Taking Software
Why would I do that? Now, I can hear you already. Why do I need a program, to write notes? Short answer. You don't. However, if you want to organize the computer paperwork, you have? Then, Evernote is the answer....
List Next: Inkscape
= Have you heard of Inkscape? + Why would you use it? - What if you don't like being an Artist? + It is free - afterall. Inkscape is an Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator,...
List Next: OpenOffice
Check out OpenOffice. It keeps getting better. = Guess what, they are doing now. Something Microsoft would never consider! Adding a report engine onto it. You see there is this Open Source Database project called - Pentaho. Open Source Business...
OSS Replacement for Photoshop
Do you want to throw away $500, for the top brand Paint software? Do you like paying, for something, even after you have it? You'll have to spend another $200 on other materials, to help understand it. Then, why not...
DB Designer
Databases, no one likes them. Whole courses are devoted, to studying them. The key is to arranging your tables, with clear connections, and avoid any duplication of your data. Here is a very nice app for you and free. DBDesigner...
Apps on the Go
Need a suite of Portable (free) Apps, for Windows? Take a look at Portable Apps. The PortableApps Suite (Standard Edition) contains the following and runs great on a 512 Meg drive. ClamWin Portable (antivirus) Mozilla Firefox - Portable Edition (web...
Buggy Software
After my web surfing for the day. I ran across a number of pages, complaining about "buggy software." The term. How 'this software is buggy," is being applied rather liberally. One, when I say, a software program is buggy. I...
Evolution for Windows
What is Evolution? No, this has nothing to do with Charles Darwin or monkeys. It is a long established email client program on Linux and Gnome desktop Unix systems. Now, they've made a Windows port. Yes, it actually runs on...
GIMP
Have you heard of GIMP? Are you afraid of the GIMP? You shouldn't be. • GIMP stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is the Photoshop for Linux. However, it runs on Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, and is...
Take Command of Windows
= Here is a little known secret about enhancing your command line usage. A Windows replacement shell. • 4NT & Take Command DOS Enhanced Shells = Normally, I try to stay away from Commercial plugging. However, this is one of...
New Release Widgets
After all the posts about Konfabulator, Yahoo has done it again. • Now, there is a new release of the Konfabulator, renamed Yahoo Widgets, and Yahoo has added new widgets letting you use Yahoo services in conjuction with it. Enjoy...
Linux Konfabulator
Everyone loves Konfabulator. Everyone except Linux people it seems? Why? = Because, their isn't one. Being a Linux / FreeBSD user myself, I can understand this. Also, there are some other problems with Konfabulator. What problems? = A lot of...
Have You Heard of Konfabulator?
Well, until several months ago, you had to buy it. Guess what, it is now free. Ever heard of Desktop Widgets? • Boy! Are you in for some fun! These things are amazing. Of course, you have to get real...
Scan for Security
Have you heard of Nessus? If you haven't? You better read up on it. First, it is free and open. Second, this is security. You should know. You need to know. Third, did I mention. It doesn't cost a grand,...
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