Category Archives: Recommended Free Tools

This category contains tools which I have found usefull.

For “no open source” free tools, consideration is needed if they are safe to use in that task or environment.

VMware Player, run virtual PC simultanously with your current PC

Posted on 24 November 2011 by Admin

With VMware Player it is possible to run virtual Linux or MS Windows on your PC. And it is free (check license). VMware Player is the light version of the WMware Workstation. For example, if you have a linux liveCD … Continue reading →

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Lingoes, Tool for offline dictionary (and thesaurus)

Posted on 21 November 2011 by Admin

Lingoes is one of the free alternatives for offline dictionary. Common use is for translating words between languages, but it has other use as well. Results from different dictionaries are visible at once (see below).   Positive: huge collection of … Continue reading →

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Notepad++, Tool for editing various text files

Posted on 1 November 2011 by Admin

Notepad++ is good free alternative for editing text files.   It support syntax highlighting, for example for java etc. Note, several files are accessable via tabs. Note, there might be some installation issues with Windows Vista. As an alternative way, … Continue reading →

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freeFTPd, Tool for sftp and ftp server

Posted on 13 October 2011 by Admin

freeFTPd is good alternative when you need to transfer big amount of traffic over local network. During installation, it gives option to run as a service. But an as easy alternative is to start it manually whenever you need to … Continue reading →

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KeyNote NF, Tool for your notes

Posted on 13 October 2011 by Admin

There exist several notes keeping and personal organizer type of programs. KeyNote NF is one of these programs. I’m using Beta version (1.7.9), and main features which I like most: tree structure for your notes, or diary etc All notes … Continue reading →

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MyEnTunnel, Tool for creating dynamic SOCKS tunnel over ssh connection

Posted on 10 October 2011 by Admin

MyEnTunnel is tool which provides a SOCKS server for local applications tunnels communication to remote ssh server   MyEnTunnel can be used as substitute for the bat file mentioned in privacy and internet communication blog. After installation, the installation directory … Continue reading →

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Xming, Tool for X Window on MS Windows

Posted on 7 October 2011 by Admin

Xming is an X Server which one might need when working with unix systems. It is claimed to be portable as well (I haven’t tried the portable part). Configuration is done by a wizard (below). Wizard also gives option to … Continue reading →

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