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.

ImgBurn, Tool for storing files and folders into DVD

Posted on 27 September 2011 by Admin

ImgBurn is great simple tool for burning (creating) DVDs, when you already have the material ready.   It can be used for storing encrypted backups as well onto DVDs. Encrypted backups could be 7-zip or truecrypt files. To keep record … Continue reading →

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Anvil Studio, Tool for recording and editing MIDI music

Posted on 27 September 2011 by Admin

Anvil Studio is great tool for recording MIDI from you music keyboard. For recording your music from MIDI capable instrument like piano or keyboard, you need a MIDI-to-USB cable. For example Yamaha UX16 works fine (photo). Some instruments do provide … Continue reading →

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Audacity, Tool for recording and editing mp3 files

Posted on 27 September 2011 by Admin

Audacity is a good tool for recording voice and saving it in mp3 format. I recommend to download and use at least Audacity 1.3 (beta) because it provides auto recovery support in case your recording crashes for any reason. (Happened … Continue reading →

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KeePass, Tool for securing and storing your passwords

Posted on 27 September 2011 by Admin

KeePass is great tool to store your password in encrypted format in a single file. Encrypted file provides protection against accidental loss of your USB drive when travelling. KeePass has a portable version available. Screenshots are available. Classic Edition is … Continue reading →

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IrfanView, Tool for viewing and converting pictures and graphics

Posted on 27 September 2011 by Admin

One of the good graphics viewers for Windows is IrfanView. It supports a huge number of graphic formats.   Great features are especially: thumbnail preview batch convertion (like resize) with rename option transparent color option for png I would recommend … Continue reading →

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ScreenGrab, Tool for taking screenshots in an easy way

Posted on 25 September 2011 by Admin

There exist many good screen capture utilities. I’m using an older, but great, software called ScreenGrab. The best features are: hotkey for capturing automatic file name generation accurate, no loosing pixels with PNG Simple and efficient, does the job well. … Continue reading →

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Explorer++, Tool for File Management

Posted on 25 September 2011 by Admin

Explorer++ makes it easier to manage your file and folders. Windows Explorer simply is not enough. Best features of Explorer++ are: tabbed windows folder bookmarks

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