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gImageReader, OCR tool for capturing text from scanned images
gImageReader can recognize text from scanned documents or books. The OCR (Optical character recognition) used is based on tesseract-ocr engine. It is free and open source. There also exist a portable version for PortableApps. Wikipedia: Optical character recognition (OCR) is … Continue reading
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Ditto, tool for pasting unformatted text
MS Windows does not have a keyboard shortcut for copy pasting text only. In the long run it can be very tedious copy-pasting process when creating presentations or writing documents. Ditto (open source) is a good alternative for this. It … Continue reading
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Raspberry Pi camera and telescope, first tests
I got B+ model of the Raspberry Pi as christmas gift. Then I saw the size of the camera module, and I just had to go and buy one. I have been testing different webcam and digital camera setups with … Continue reading
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Bandwidth Manager, tool for limiting bandwidth on a computer at home
SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager is good basic tool for sharing the internet connection by limiting the bandwidth on different computers. In the example below (Lite edition), download bandwidth limit is set to 20Mb/s and upload limit is 2Mb/s. (For some reason … Continue reading
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Balabolka and Microsoft Speech Platform, way for multilanguage TTS (text-to-speech)
Most of the TTS tools on MS Windows support SAPI 5 (SAPI=Microsoft Speech API). In a previous blog, eSpeak and TTSReader were introduced as an alternatives for non-english languages. The good news is that the free tool called Balabolka also … Continue reading
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PingInfoView, tool for monitoring network latency (ping)
There are several free tools for monitoring availability of multiple computers. However, it is surprisingly difficult to find a tool with the source code available. (For other needs, please look the discussion forums of your preferred programming language, there are … Continue reading
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Murmur, tool for simple and secure voice conference
Murmur is an open source alternative for DIY voice conferencing using encrypted communication. It is used especially in gaming, but it can easily be used for small working teams or for family multiparty talks. Plus: Quick and easy to setup … Continue reading
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