Category Archives: Tools
CHDK, Modification to enhance your camera (Canon)
Canon Hack Development Kit, CHDK, makes it possible to enhance Canon Powershot cameras without replacing the firmware. It can be loaded from SD, in camera first press <alt> button and then menu, see picture below. Good place to start: CHDK … Continue reading
EclipseCrossword, Tool for creating crossword puzzles for training or for fun
EclipseCrossword is one of the crossword creating tools available. It can be usefull as part of the training, for example during security awareness training. Or for creating a monthly competition… Good: Can import your clues and answers text file (csv) … Continue reading
Tip, how to brighten your night videos (new year) by VLC
The VLC media player can be used for more than just playing videos. For example for converting video from one format into another. (Converting video can also be done with XMedia Recode tool.) But less known is that VLC can … Continue reading
ByteScout Watermarking, tool for adding watermark to your photos
ByteScout Watermarking is freeware for adding watermark into your photos. Good: Integrated into explorer batch mode sufficient for basic watermarking tasks Example Original photo Watermarked photo 1 Watermarked photo 2
Stellarium, tool for Night Sky views
Stellarium is THE program for Night Sky. It can show the constellations, stars, planets etc. For the realistic view, it has settings to adjust the light pollution, and settings that limit the weaker stars from seeing. And it is multilanguage.
EssentialPIM, Tool for Personal Information Management
EssentialPIM is a good alternative for Personal Information Manager tool. Good: Combined set of tools: appointments, tasks, notes, contacts, password entries and email messages password protected tool possible to import contacts etc. possible to synchronize with android via own application … Continue reading
OpenSC, Tool for Smart Cards
At OpenSC page: OpenSC provides a set of libraries and utilities to work with smart cards. Its main focus is on cards that support cryptographic operations, and facilitate their use in security applications such as authentication, mail encryption and digital … Continue reading