Category Archives: Tools
GreatNews, Tool for reading news (RSS feeds)
GreatNews is a good alternative for reading news (RSS/Atom feeds) Good: list of feeds are maintained automatic refresh of feeds different styles available for showing feeds search over Feed Group import & export in OPML format (XML) possibility to open … Continue reading
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Browser Appliance (Virtual Machine) for safer web surfing
Browser Appliance is a good good and easy way to enhance security of web surfing. It is a downloadable virtual machine for VMware Player (Both are free). For more security, the site contains instructions to change this VM (Virtual Machine) … Continue reading
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Shadows, Tool for sundial calculations
Shadows is a design tool for sundials. The freeware version supports sundial types like horizontal vertical polar equatorial Example The figures below shows an example screenshots for a horizontal sundial. Technical overview: Horizontal sundial: Time Deviation: The style (Gnomon, “indicator”) … Continue reading
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Serviio, Tool for sharing your media and online resources
Serviio is one good alternative when looking for a DLNA media server. “It allows you to stream your media files (music, video or images) to renderer devices (e.g. a TV set, Bluray player, games console or mobile phone) on your … Continue reading
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GoldenDict, Tool to display your self-made dictionaries
In addition to Lingoes, GoldenDict is another free tool for dictionaries and thesauruses. The tools are very similar. For example, GoldenDict can be used both online and offline dictionaries. The difference is that one can use GoldenDict to open your … Continue reading
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Xmind, Tool for mind mapping and brainstorming
Xmind is great tool for brainstorming, and mind mapping in general. Even though there is no Affinity Diagram mode, it can be used for that as well. Alternatives List of concept- and mind-mapping software yEd, a great tool for diagramming … Continue reading
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yEd, Tool for creating diagrams
yEd is a free tool for creating diagrams. There exist many software with diagramming function, like Inkscape,Dia and tools within Open Office. They are stronger in editing vector graphics, but also alternatives for creating diagrams. yEd’s positive features: automatic layout … Continue reading
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