Category Archives: Tools
Mozilla Firefox, Tool for accessing Internet
Mozilla Firefox is great tool for web browsing. It has a lot of additional tools, and it also has Private Browsing mode.
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Foxit Reader, Tool for reading PDF files and commenting and filling PDF forms
Foxit Reader is not a must, but is great tool for filling in PDF forms, and saving those PDF files for later use. It works also for forms which are not “interactive forms”, but regular PDF files (see below). Some … Continue reading
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Wireshark, Tool for analyzing network traffic
Wireshark is great tool, a must have, for analyzing the network traffic. An example capture is shown below from an http connection. It has features like “Flow graph” (below), and many many other features, like reading other capture formats as … Continue reading
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SyncToy, Tool to synchronize folders
SyncToy from Microsoft is free tool to synchronize 2 folders. One can create several folder pairs. This tool is usefull to synchronize USB drive, or encrypted virtual drive, with files on the normal hard drive (C:).
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Dexpot, Tool for virtual desktops on your screen
Instead of having one desktop on your screen, one could use Dexpot to use 2 or 4 desktops. Configuration is rather straight forward. Best part of the program is the support for hot keys. For example, ALT-1 could be short … Continue reading
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CutePDF Writer, Tool for printing into PDF file
CutePDF is great for creating PDF files from MS Office documents, or from complex web pages. The usage is simple, just print and choose CutePDF as printer. For the installation, one need to install 2 files, one for CutePDF, and … Continue reading
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CamStudio, Tool for recording screen activity into video
CamStudio is a tool for recording your screen. One can record only a region or also full screen. Sound can be taken from microphone or from loud speakers (output). It is possible to convert recorded file into SWF, to make … Continue reading
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