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jkoski recommended this 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Freeware/shareware image viewer for Windows that has some editing features too. The plugins have to be downloaded separately, but they can be downloaded from the same page as the program itself.
I've been using this viewer for years now, and still have no need to look elsewhere. It's fast and has lots of options to play with, but the defaults are pretty much ok.
Free for non-commercial use.
jkoski recommended this 4 months, 3 weeks ago
For me this feels a little messier than KeePass, and you just have to trust that your passwords really are safe in the LastPass servers.
If you are ok with those, then this is a good choise for a password safe, as long as your master password is good enough of course :)
I have been using the paid version so that I can use the mobile version too. So far so good, no problems.
jkoski recommended this 4 months, 3 weeks ago
MPC-HC is an extremely light-weight media player for Windows. The player supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback.
Free of charge, free of ads.
I have been using this for quite a while now, and I'm still happy with it.
jkoski recommended this 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Looking for replacement for windows default notepad? Look no further.
This one has a lot of good stuff without the feeling it's bloated. Works fast, and you can have plugins for it. (I use Compare, and TextFX (for sorting) plugins)
Free of charge, and free of ads.
jkoski recommended this 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Excellent freeware audio player for the Windows platform. Supports several popular audio formats.
Open component architecture allowing third-party developers to extend functionality of the player.
The player might look a bit barren for some, but it is fast and light, I have had no problems at all with it.
jkoski recommended this 1 year, 1 month ago
Excellent open-source Wi-Fi scanning software.
jkoski recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago
MediaInfo supplies technical and tag information about a video or audio file.
It is free software (free of charge and free access to source code: GPL or LGPL licence). Supports many operating systems, also for 64bit systems.
jkoski recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago
Mp3tag is a freeware metadata editor for many audio file formats, including AAC, FLAC, APE, MP3, MPEG-4 (mp4/m4a/m4b/iTunes compatible), MPC, OGG, OptimFROG OFR, OFS, SPX, TAK, TTA, WMA, WV. I have been using it a while now, and have been really happy with it.
jkoski recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago
KeePass is a free open source password manager. I have used this for quite a while now, and have no reason to look elsewhere. There is also an app available for iPhone, Android, WP7, and few others. I have heard that LastPass is good too, but I am used to this one and this costs nothing and has no ads.
jkoski recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago
Excellent browser, passes Acid3 test 100/100 (acid3.acidtests.org/)
Only thing that concerns me a bit is privacy, since google has it's fingers on it after all :)
However, looking at privacy notes, to me they look acceptable even though I am no expert on the matter.
And afterall, if it had major issues, it wouldn't be the most popular browser at the moment.
jkoski recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago
I use this for all my RSS reading. All my feeds in one place.
Edit: Google will shutdown Reader on July 1, 2013.
jkoski recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago
I have tried a few emails from different providers, this one was a keeper.
jkoski recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago
Excellent free player, so far it has played all the media I have, no need to install additional codecs.
jkoski recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago
For all your compressing and decompressing needs.
Free and fast. I have been happy with this for a long time.