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.

Gramps, Tool for creating and maintaining family trees

Posted on 1 April 2012 by Admin

Gramps is a great free tool for Family Trees About: Gramps (Genealogical Research and Analysis Management Programming System) is a personal genealogy program. One of the common views is the Pedigree view. The Ancestory Graph view might be valuable as … Continue reading →

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ScrapBook, Tool for online research

Posted on 29 February 2012 by Admin

ScrapBook is one of the Firefox plugins. It is a valuable tool for everyone who is searching for information via internet. It can help to save important pages for offline reading, and manage your offline collections. Here below is an … Continue reading →

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PDFsam, Tool for splitting and merging PDF files

Posted on 17 February 2012 by Admin

PDFsam is a good basic tool for manipulating pdf files. It can merge, split and rotate pages. Update 2.9.2013, please see also PDFill PDF Tools, which contains additional features (different licensing).

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WinCDEmu, Tool for using CDs and DVDs virtually (via image file)

Posted on 16 February 2012 by Admin

WinCDEmu is a good tool for one purpose; To be able to mound and use ISO files (CD/DVD/BD images). After installation, there is a new right mouse button menu option “Select drive letter & mount”. First select the ISO file, … Continue reading →

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XMedia Recode, Tool for converting audio and video files

Posted on 16 February 2012 by Admin

XMedia Recode is good alternative for converting audio/video file into another format so that it can be played in another device. Below is an example, where video from camera will be converted for phone format (mp4).   The tool contains … Continue reading →

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iSpy, Tool for camera surveillance

Posted on 16 February 2012 by Admin

iSpy is great alternative for monitoring several cameras at the same time with one computer. It has good set of features, like automatic record after motion detection etc.

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TTSReader, tool for reading text aloud (text-to speech)

Posted on 16 February 2012 by Admin

There are several tools, like TTSReader, which can be used to read text aloud. Good in TTSReader: Can change voice including other languages Can change speed and pitch Can save speech as wav or mp3 file Unfortunately it is difficult … Continue reading →

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