An app that can help make money in these hard times

This is an app that can help people in finding the right opportunity and start making money from home as a freelanced, find a remote job, start an online shop or get with something else.

Opportunities listed are just a starting point.

The app contains a quiz, which I suggest take first by clicking on the START but. It will help you decide what is for you.

Next is LEARN HOW which contains the list of available opportunities.

RANDOM WHERE is an interesting concept. More opportunities to make money and earn online can be found here. They are scrolling and it is hard to press the one you want to open. Suppose that is why it is random where.

There are many similar apps, but this one is unique and fun. If decide to give it a try scan the QR code or click on it to get it from Google Play Store.

Alternative file explorer

A built in file explorer in Wondows doesnt change much since Win95 came 15 years ago. That time I still used DOS from time to time as many aplications work under this oldtimer. That time there was a DOS file manager - Norton Commander (NC). Some of the older guys have remembered and used it. it was great because it offers a dual panel (2 parts displays 2 different folders or drives). This concept works great but was forgoten in later years since there were some efforts to revive it (thru Total Commander).

Newest addition to this concept is a 4 panels (quad) for displaying drive and folder contents. Here comes Q-Dir a 4 panel file explorer which can display your drive and folder content x4 at same time. Q-Dir or Quad explorer offers a different way for managing your files. Regular right click menu is still present but you can use many of the built in functions (buttons) for more complex file/folder management.

I've tried Q-Dir and I love it. You'll love it too.

Personal journal

RedNotebook 

Is a journal, personal diary or an offline blog. It is all that and one of all if I may say. Has a simple interface and may help bloggers write their posts offline and then just copy on their blog later. RedNetbook is portable application so there is no needfor installation, you can put it on your USB drive and have it whenever you need.

Features include:

• Tagging
• Spell Check
• Format your text bold, italic or underlined
• Insert Images, files and links to websites
• Links and mail addresses are recognized automatically
• Live-Search
• Automatic saving
• Backup to zip archive
• Word Clouds with most often used words and tags
• Templates
• Export the journal to PDF, HTML, Latex or plain text
• The data is stored in plain text files, no database is needed
• Translated into more than 20 languages

Household Accounting Book

If you want to stay organized, bring personal accounting to the next level and know your expences and incomes.  Household Accounting Book 5.0 is a FREEWARE lite version of a softtware of this kind. Its easy to use free application that supports you in your daily household-managing tasks by listing and vizualising your expences in a very clear way.

Few programs your photos might need

Surfing the internet today without a particular cause, have found this site: http://www.diphso.no/ They offer Digital Photo Software e.g. 2 photo manipulation programs that you might need for adding effects.


First is FotoMorph a free photo morphing and Flash Rotation Banners creator


Second is The Free Photo Manipulator with which as the name says photos can be manipulated in various ways to improve your photos and add great visual effects

OK Map

If you have a GPS device or a newer model of a cell phone with GPS, you probavly have the maps included. But if you are not satisfied with the maps or want to edit something OkMap is the right software for doing this. It can also interface Google Maps and Google Earth. With Google Maps you can get portions of maps immediately available in OkMap. General features include:

General features

• Calibration / display raster maps (over 30 image formats)
• Display vectorial maps
• Display hybrid maps (raster + vectorial data)
• Ability to open multiple maps simultaneously
• 9 cartographic projections of the most used
• Database with over 500 predefined projections by geographic area
• Database with over 300 datum
• Viewing 3D raster maps on Google Earth (for supported image formats)
• Map add-ons management (icons, comments)
• Vectorial data management (point, multipoint, line, polygon)
• GPX data management (waypoints, tracks, routes)
• Selecting multiple objects with the mouse
• Context menu (right mouse)
• Auto-info function
• Zoom, autofit functions
• Moving map function in 3 modes
• Customizing toolbar
• Showing yes / no toolbar
• Showing yes / no statusbar
• Check new releases at startup

But that is not all. Video tutorials can be found on the software's homepage explaining step by step procedures how to use it. And the best thing  OkMap is free.

Youtube related

Everybody using regularly, have used it at least once and everybody is satisfied with this great site: YouTube. You can find everithing here from practical tutorials and how to's, movie trailers, music spots etc.

The only thing that is a minus a bit is that you must have an internet connection working in order to watch the video. Alternative is to save the video to watch it later. This is not as simple as right click - Save, you'll need a downloader to do this.

YouTube Downloader is software that allows you to download videos from YouTube, Facebook, Google Video, Yahoo Video, and many others and convert them to other video formats. Interface is user friendly and minimalist.

Kinect

Software, software,programs, games ... Not this time.

A hardware worth attention, this time is Kinect - a motion sensor that is used as a game controller for Xbox. Kinect is the coolest gadget in last 6 months and fastest selling consumer electronics device with a total of 8 million units in its first 60 days and growing. Use is very easy and intuitive, just move your body, arms and legs and its sensor will convert your move to a computer character action on the screen - very,very cool adnd usefull.
Instead of hours of sitting and typing on the gamepad or keyboard (wich is the main cause of many skeletal dissorders), with Kinect you can relax and excercise in same time.

Hope a version for a PC would be made soon, so the rest of us would be able to use it

Instant messaging

We all use IM (instant messaging) in various forms MSN, Skype, Facebook, Yahoo and many others. But their software has to be installed on your computer and on your friends too (in most cases). At IMO.IM you dont have to install anything, it works on every operating system, just need a browser. The best thing is that You can use all the listed IMs from one place simultaneously and chat with many people in same time on differnt chat platforms

Free Network Management Software

If You're an IT professional  this is the tool you must have
SPICEWORKS
Manage Everything IT for Free! Spiceworks is the complete network management software, helpdesk, PC inventory tools & IT reporting solution designed to manage everything IT in small & medium businesses.

Spiceworks Features include:

Inventory Your Network

• Network Inventory
• IT Asset Management
• IT Audit Software
• Warranty Tracking
• Virtualization Management

Monitor Your Network

• Network Monitoring
• Power Management Software
• SNMP Network Management
• SQL Server Monitoring

Run an IT Help Desk

• Help Desk Software
• Active Directory Management
• IT Purchasing Management
• Help Desk iPhone App

Manage Configuration Changes

• TFTP Server
• Change Management

Map Your Network

• Network Mapping

Troubleshoot Network Problems

• Network Troubleshooting

Be an MSP

Build yourself a calendar

As the new 2011 started few days ago, maybe you'll have a need of a calendar. Calendars can be in different sizes and formats and can be a very useful if used as a promotional material (with your company logo and information about your business and products)

Free Calendar Software Professional 2.3

is a great software of its kind that will do the work. It is easy to use and you'll have your personalized calendar in minutes. The best part is its FREE.

A PDF 2 text and images convertor

PDFZilla is a desktop application that quickly and accurately convert PDF files into editable MS Word Documents, Rich Text Documents, Plain Text Files, Images, HTML Files, and Shockwave Flash SWF Files.

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The first free antivirus from the cloud

As the cloud computing has started and the number of software starts growing slowly (it is still in a beginning), one of the most demanding software type is surely an antivirus.

Here comes:

Panda Cloud Antivirus

The first free antivirus from the cloud 

 
You'll need an internet connection to install and run the antivirus.

So what is the difference?
You install just a part of the software, main program, virus database and required tools are remotely hosted and the antivirus itself executes on a remote server, not at your computer, but whole process runs smooth as installed locally. The other difference is that the cloud antivirus require working internet connection to be able to work, scan and clean your computer from viruses and malware.

Cloud computing - explanation

"Cloud computing is Internet-based computing , whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand" -Wikipedia

In practice cloud computing means using a software remotely, a software that is not installed on your computer, but on a remote server and you can use it as it is installed localy on your hard disc. This idea went live recently with the fast growing internet speed and bandwith and many popular software went to "cloud" and many more will follow. In futere (10 years for now) most of the software will be cloud computing.

About the software use, licences stays the same as for a normal commercial software trials, shareware and freeware. GNU/GPL (e.g. open source) are present too.

5 Firefox add-ons for a Webmaster

If you are a Webmaster running a dozen of sites you can make easier some of the everyday tasks like SEO, promotion, blog posting etc. If you're using Mozilla Firefox, there are 5 valuable add-ons you must have.

WebRank is a toolbar that displays Google Page rank, Alexa rank, number of indexed pages (by Google/Bing/Yahoo), number of backlinks to your site according the 3 major search engines, Sociometer and several other tools.

AddThis toolbar make sharing and bookmarking simple. 15 of  the most popular web 2.0 social networking, bookmarking, blogging, and e-mail services at your fingertips by a click of a button and if you want more just click the plus button for a complete list of sites.

WebDeveloper is an extension that adds a menu and a toolbar with various web developer tools including code inspector, HTML&CSS validator, backlink checker and all the tools a webmaster might think of.

ScribeFire is a Firefox add-on that adds a full-featured blog editor integrated in your browser and lets you easily post to your blog. This is a great tool for bloggers.

SEO Blogger allows you to find the most sought-after keywords for your post without ever leaving your blog editing screen.

These extensions an toolbars will make your every day tasks easier. And if you don't them to take place on your browser sreen, You can always dissable it or uninstall.

Making an ebook

Creating an ebook may sound an easy task if you only have idea and a word editing software. You'll have to convert in some of the ebook format such as PDF. This is not a problem if you're using Open Office (it has a built in pdf converter which is one of the best since it can convert your word or spreadsheet not losing the formating.

Another way of publishing your ebook is to make it as a standalone aplication. One of the best tool for this is WebSiteZip Packer which is not updated lately, but works perfectly and have unbeatable price (its free).

Third and most web ready format for your ebook is a flash flop page. Its a pdf converted into flash file which look and feels like a real book. Software for this can be found, mostly for some $40+ , but you can convert your PDF file for free and get exposure for your ebook also at same place, at Yudu.com/

My first FREE eBook

I'm happy to announce my first FREE eBook about always popular subject - Making Money Online: 

What's inside:

In this free eBook report, I've tried to sublime most of the aspects You should have in mind to quickly start earning on internet without much trouble and avoiding the common mistakes. I'm no writer, just an ordinary man trying to grab a piece of the pie. Would be happy if this report give you a clearer view of the internet, opportunities it offer and help You make your own success.

Visit the site and Get the ebook

 

A small image burner

ImgBurn small CD/DVD burning, CD/DVD image creator and burner. It has only few buttons/commands but that is the beauty of this program - the simple interface. Can check the screens here BXZM5NFGMXS4

Power off

Ever been in a hurry and not even having a time to turn off computer or you'll downloading something and its very late and you're so sleepy that cant wait it to finish? A free sollution cames from a small utility called Power Off. It enables you to schedule a shutdown, reboot, restart, logoff, Standby, poweroff, Hibernate, Lock and Wake-On-LAN at a certain time or you can do it right away. Interesting option is Wake-on-Lan and the option to turn off/restart a remote computer.

A loto combination generator

Recently looking in my old backup drive I have found many forgotten project files and images. Among others, was a small number generator, a visual basic project I've done back in 2002 - 2003. Nothing too fancy, a small exercise for a VB6 course. With a little customization, I've got a brand new small loto (lotto) combination generator.

Have made 2 versions, both are FREEWARE e.g. free to use and distribute (in their original state as it is, no support provided, author is not responsible for its use and any possible problems caused by this software). If you need help!? with a click somewhere on the main form other then GENERATE button, a help screen will open.

If the Loto rules are different in your country and you wish to customize this software to its rules, I can do this for you for a small 3$ fee.