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| − | [http://thing.indirect.com Defunct Tetris clone] (hasn't been online in years actually) | + | * [http://thing.indirect.com Defunct Tetris clone] (hasn't been online in years actually) |
| − | [http://www.jsettlers.com/host1.html Java Settlers of Catan] | + | * [http://www.jsettlers.com/host1.html Java Settlers of Catan] |
| − | [http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g3/bells.htm Winter Bells] | + | * [http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g3/bells.htm Winter Bells] |
| − | [http://www.gamesbyemail.com Gamesbyemail] This site has clones of Risk and other games that you can play with friends over an extended period of time (think 1-2 weeks to complete a game) | + | * [http://www.gamesbyemail.com Gamesbyemail] This site has clones of Risk and other games that you can play with friends over an extended period of time (think 1-2 weeks to complete a game) |
| − | [http://w3studi.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/~nenovmy/lr/ Loadrunner] | + | * [http://w3studi.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/~nenovmy/lr/ Loadrunner] |
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Revision as of 22:31, 24 November 2009
Welcome! This site is a place to document technical information and other stuff that I was not able to find easily and/or don't want to lose.
Contents
Technical Notes
Links
Free Tools
Here are a number of free tools that I have found to be very useful.
Graphics
- GIMP GIMP is a versatile graphics manipulation package.
- Hugin Panorama photo stitcher.
- jhead Exif Jpeg header manipulation tool (can use -autorot flag in conjunction with jpegtran to automatically rotate images based on orientation data stored by cameras that support including many Canon Powershots).
- jpegtran Lossless jpeg manipulation including rotation (direct link for .exe version is here).
- ImageMagick I mainly use this for batch picture resizing (mogrify -resize *.JPG 1600x1600)
Video
- MPEG Streamclip Simple video editor that can read multiple formats and export them to QuickTime, DV, AVI/DivX and MPEG-4.
- VLC media player The cross-platform open-source multimedia framework, player and server
- VirtualDub Video capture/processing utility mainly geared towards AVI
Networking / Connectivity
- Firefox Web browser (favorite add-ons include Copy Plain Text, Auto Copy, ShowIP and SwitchProxy Tool)
- Skype Encrypted text & video chat that just works (even through firewalls)
- PuTTY Free telnet/ssh/serial client which supports tunneling and much more.
- UltraVNC Remote control software
Security
- KeePass Password Safe Secure, encrypted password storage with cross platform support including blackberry and other mobile devices.
- TrueCrypt Free open-source disk encryption software for Windows 7/Vista/XP, Mac OS X, and Linux (I use it mostly for a virtual encrypted disk within a file which is mounted as a real disk).
Other
- 1-4a-rename A file renamer which renames many files at once (handy for combining pictures from multiple sources and prepending numbers to keep them in order).
- CDBurnerXP Burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs for free.
- Directory Compare This handy utility will compare and/or synchronize folders including network shares and can be used for simple backups. Visit the author's home page for more handy tools: http://tp.lc.ehu.es/jma.html
Free Website Software
Here are a few free web tools and software packages that I use.
- Google Apps I use Google apps for my email & calendars (yes I realize it's the only thing in this list that you can't install on your own server)
- MovableType Publishing Platform
- Gallery Your photos your website
- MediaWiki Free software wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia (this site is running on it).
- Secure PHP Form Mailer Script
- Secure Guestbook Script with Image Verification
- AWStats Free tool that generates graphs web, streaming, ftp or mail server statistics.
- csv2png Very small precompiled utility for generating graphs from csv data.
- PHP RecipeBook PHPRecipeBook is a web based cookbook with the ability to create shopping lists.
- GNUMP3d Web based music indexing & streaming including recursive playlist generation.
- LimeSurvey Opensource survey application (run easy to use surveys on your own web server)
Network Monitoring
- Cacti Graphing
- Zentrack Project management & helpdesk
- Zabbix Network monitoring, alerting & graphing
- Nagios Network monitoring & alerting
- OpenNMS Network management platform (overlaps with Zabbix)
Websites that I frequent
Entertainment
- Facebook I use Facebook to stay in touch with friends
- Hulu Watch TV shows & movies online for free legally
- Pandora Free music streaming service that plays new & old music based on what you like
- National Geographic I get several e-newsletters and enjoy the pictures & articles
- slashdot News for nerds, stuff that matters
Online Games
- Defunct Tetris clone (hasn't been online in years actually)
- Java Settlers of Catan
- Winter Bells
- Gamesbyemail This site has clones of Risk and other games that you can play with friends over an extended period of time (think 1-2 weeks to complete a game)
- Loadrunner
Shopping
Stores
- Amazon Buy and read reviews on almost any product
- Monoprice Very reasonable prices on cables and other IT/AV supplies
- eBay Buy stuff cheaper (sometimes) and/or locate hard to find items
Comparison/Deal Sites
- Dealnews How to go broke saving money
- Salescircular Retail store specials aggregated & sorted in one place
- Google product search Price comparison shopping
Travel
Travel research often involves many varied sites, but here are a few that I use often and a couple that are unique enough to mention.
- Expedia Tickets, Hotels, Cars, etc
- Tripadvisor Hotel reviews and more
- Airtreks Affordable, multi-airline around the world tickets (I have never actually used them but it's fun to dream)
- Travelzoo Travel Deals
- Upgrade:Travel Better Informative travel blog
