Showing posts with label Utilities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Utilities. Show all posts

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Notes Android Apps

There are several other blog post here at xtechnotes.blogspot.com about apps for Android but they have been scattered. The goal of this post is specifically on Android Apps and presented in their relevant categories. 

 One obvious point is that there are thousands of apps out there. The list below deliberately contains only a few apps per category. The goal is to list the top apps only, so readers don't need to face with hundreds of apps for the same functionality, especially many of the available apps are questionable.

 For reference, the other older sites are:
http://xtechnotes.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/notes-zenithink-zt-180-epad-android.html
http://xtechnotes.blogspot.com.au/2010/06/mobile-applications-for-apple-android.html

 All apps listed below are for Android (may be available for other Operating System as well) and totally FREE.

NEWS
Feedly - aggregates websites and blogs.
Pulse - aggregates websites and blogs with offline cache support?
Flipboard - creates personalized magazine from specified topics.
Zite - learns your reading habits and compiles into a magazine format.

 PHOTOS
Instagram - take photo and edit with many filters.
Snapseed - photo editor with gesture control.

 UTILITIES
Onavo Extend - track data usage of apps And compress data download.
AutomateIt - setup triggers and actions to automate tasks on device.
Astro File Manager
ES File Explorer
File Manager Explorer
Inkredible - Note taking app that is not sensitive to palm accidentally resting on the tablet.
WiFi Analyser and Surveyor
Disk Usage - DiskUsage Shows How Your Android's Storage Space Is Used

 VOICE / VIDEO / TEXTS
There are numerous apps that allow for voice calls, video calls and text messages. The list is available in:
http://ausfinance.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/mobile-apps-free-apps-for-call-text.html

 SOCIAL
Whatsapp Messenger - free sms send from phone.
1stavailable - Medical booking program.

 BLOGS
Blogger
Wordpress

 PRODUCTIVITY
Evernote - note taking, image capture, OCR on server side.
Receipts (Proximiant) - scan receipts

 LIFESTYLE
Runkeeper - measures pace, distance ad calories.
Kindle - ebook reader.
Zeebox Au - electronic program guide for free tv and foxtel. 
Jamie's Recipes - instructions for a variety of dishes

 MEDIA PLAYERS
MX player
RealPlayer
RockPlayer

 MUSIC - Radio
Pandora Radio - specify artist, song or composer and it Will create a radio station with relevan music for free.
TuneIn Radio - listen to radio from local and worldwide stations.
Stitcher Radio
Live365

 TV
Aview - Free TV from BBC.
GAMES
Clash of Clans Free
Real Racing 3 
Dead Trigger

 TRAVEL
XE Currency - conversion of world currency with historic rates, works offline.
TripAdvisor Hotels Flights - research and review hotels, restaurants, flights.
Kayak - comparison for flights, hotels and car rentals.

 GOOGLE
Handouts - live chat and video calls.
Translate - translate between different languages.
Maps - street and satellite maps.

 SECURITY
Avast Mobile Security
Avira Antivirus Security
BitDefender Mobile Security
Lookout
Trend Micro Mobile Security
Eset Mobile Security & Antivirus
Qihoo 360 Mobile Security
Norton Mobile Security
Zoner Antivirus Free
Wiper - app for doing various things like messaging, songs, but in a secure manner

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Links to Free Software

This page brings together free and useful software. Software which are not free or do not have a free version will generally not be listed here.


Applications

 Programming


Brackets - Editor for Web Design. Brackets is a lightweight, yet powerful, modern text editor. We blend visual tools into the editor so you get the right amount of help when you want it. With new features and extensions released every 3-4 weeks, it's like getting presents all year long.


Utilities


Backup

Areca Backup "is a personal backup solution which basically allows you to select a set of files / directories to back-up, choose where and how (as a simple file copy, as a zip archive, ...) they will be stored, and configure post-backup actions (like sending backup reports by email or launching custom shell scripts)"

SyncBack FreewareSyncBackFree the best Windows backup and synchronization program on the planet with great features and benefits at no cost:

BootLoader

Easy BCD     "extends and revamps the Windows Vista/Windows 7 BCD bootloader, and with EasyBCD, almost anything is possible. Setting up and configuring a dual-boot between Windows 7, Windows Vista, older versions of Windows such as XP & 2003, Linux, Ubuntu, BSD, and Mac OS X is a breeze. You just point & click and EasyBCD does the rest."

  Boot-US  "is an universal boot manager. It allows you to easily use of all your existing operating systems completely independent of each other. The boot manager can be comfortably installed directly under Windows."




Eraser

Eraser "Eraser is an advanced security tool for Windows which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns."

DBAN is a self-contained boot disk that automatically deletes the contents of any hard disk that it can detect. This method can help prevent identity theft before recycling a computer. It is also a solution commonly used to remove viruses and spyware from Microsoft Windows installations. DBAN prevents all known techniques of hard disk forensic analysis. It does not provide users with a proof of erasure, such as an audit-ready erasure report.

Remote Helper

TeamViewer "connects to any PC or server around the world within a few seconds. You can remote control your partner's PC as if you were sitting right in front of it. Find out why more than 100 million users trust TeamViewer!"

LogMeIn "remote control, file sharing, systems management, data backup, business collaboration and on-demand customer support of PCs, servers, Macintosh computers, smartphones and other connected devices."

Soluto "Help others with their PCs. Get started with your own. It's easy."


Other Tools

CCleaner "the number-one tool for cleaning your Windows PC. It protects your privacy online and makes your computer faster and more secure. Easy to use and a small, fast download."

TweakNow RegCleaner "After a long period, after installing and uninstalling a lot number of applications, your Windows registry may contain a large number of obsolete entries. These will significantly increase the registry size and thus will slow down your computer, because Windows will need more time to load, search, and read data from registry.
To keep your computer in top performance, it is recommended to periodically clean your Windows registry."

Revo Uninstaller "helps you to uninstall software and remove unwanted programs installed on your computer easily! Even if you have problems uninstalling and cannot uninstall them from "Windows Add or Remove Programs" control panel applet."

SpeccySpeccy is an advanced System Information tool for your PC. Need to find out what's inside your computer? No problem! Speccy will give you all the information you need.

 Rufus - Simple-to-use program with standard and advanced options for formatting USB drives and creating bootable disks quickly and with minimum effort



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APPLICATION
Google Pack
Space
Stellarium - http://www.stellarium.org/ It shows a realistic sky in 3D
Nasa Hidden Universe
Worldwide Telescope
Media Coder
Legacy Family Tree  http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/

The Rasterbator - printing very big page, but split into A4
Souptoys toybox - kids games
MP3tag
DITTO - copy paste clipboard
Camstudio - screen and events capture
FeedReader
Free Download Manager
TweakUI

Virtualization
Scumm VM - virtual machine for older games
Virtual Box
Sandboxie  - virtual environment
VMware Server



Remote Login

LogMeIn - Remote Access tool

TeamViewer 6 - once it is setup, it allows remote login to the PC
Orb
UltraVNC


Development Tools
Redmine - web based Project Management Tool



Office

Foxit PDF Reader



5 Must-have Chrome Extensions for Writers and Bloggers
http://webworkerdaily.com/2010/05/11/5-must-have-chrome-extensions-for-writers-and-bloggers/
5 Must-have Chrome Extensions for Writers and Bloggers
Communications
Pidgin - Messaging
Thunderbird - Email client


Games


GTA, GTA2
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
Perfect World International


Online Backup
5GB free, also iPhone, Blackberry  http://www.idrive.com/idrive-lite/index.html
Ebook Readers
Calibre ebook manager - converts websites (eg news site) into ebooks. http://calibre-ebook.com


MULTIMEDIA
MediaCoder is a free universal batch media transcoder, which nicely integrates most popular audio/video codecs and tools into an all-in-one solution. With a flexible and extendable architecture, new codecs and tools are added in constantly as well as supports for new devices. MediaCoder intends to be the swiss army knife for media transcoding in all time and at this moment, it already has millions of users from all over the planet.
Exact Audio Copy is a so called audio grabber for audio CDs using standard CD and DVD-ROM drives. The main differences between EAC and most other audio grabbers are :
It is free (for non-commercial purposes)
It works with a technology, which reads audio CDs almost perfectly. If there are any errors that can’t be corrected, it will tell you on which time position the (possible) distortion occurred, so you could easily control it with e.g. the media player With other audio grabbers you usually need to listen to every grabbed wave because they only do jitter correction. Scratched CDs read on CD-ROM drives often produce distortions. But listening to every extracted audio track is a waste of time. Exact Audio Copy conquer these problems by making use of several technologies like multi-reading with verify and AccurateRip.

FFDShow - DirectX decompressor for many codecs: DivX, Xvid, H.264, MPEG4
HandBrake - converter from DVD to MPEG4, H.264
VLC Media Player
Virtual Dub - video converter
Tversity Media Server


Graphics

Google SketchUp - 2D, 3D architecture design buildings
RawTherapee - Photo editor allows editing of RAW images
Blender - 3d modelling


Audio
AudioGrabber - ripper and encoder
dBpoweramp - encoder
Audacity - music player


SECURITY
McAfee Aurora Vulnerability Detection Tool
McAfee FileInsight
McAfee SolidCore
Microsoft - Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit v2.0
Ashampoo Anti Malware 1.2.1 has Anti-Keylogger
Microsoft - Attack Surface Analyzer
Hijack This

Antivirus
Avira


AntiSpyware
Malwarebytes

Encryption
TrueCrypt
Cypherix Cryptainer LE


Firewall
ZoneAlaram

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Password Safe 

UTILITIES


Diagnostics
CPU-Z
SppedFan
SisSoft Sandra -
Process Explorer - 




Dexpot - multi screen windows
Event Ghost - scripting, automation
Rainmeter - skins, desktop customisation
StartupDelayer

Uninstallers
Revo uninstaller
Myuninstaller



Installer

Ninite - choose your own app and it will create an installer for you to download

Recovery Toolkit
UBCD4WIN  - Ultimate Boot CD?
BartPE
WINPE
Ubuntu Live CD


Backup
SyncBack 


HardDrive Utilities
Defragger - file and disk defragmentation
Double Driver - backup installed driver
JDiskReport - like WinDirStat
WinDirStat


GParted
DiskSpace Fan - monitor disk space usage

 Tools to edit photo exif info 
Exif tools
Jhead 


File Management
http://eraser.heidi.ie/ Erase data safely
DUP Killer - finds duplicate files
FileZilla - FTP, SFTP
Unlocker - force delete things in Windows

http://www.piriform.com/recuva Recuva - undelete tool




DVD Authoring
DVDStyler - www.dvdstyler.de - to make DVD menus
Video DVD Maker - www.protectedsoft.com - to burn several video files into DVD format.
Quick Media Converted - www.cocoonsoftware.com - Encode video files to MPEG2
IsoBuster
ImgBurn
CDBurnerXP

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List of software
List of Linux Distros
List of tools for Developers

Business Invoice Software

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