Comments on: Free Software that Makes My Life Easier Part 1 http://www.perfectlyimperfectfamilyandfinances.com/free-software-that-makes-my-life-easier-part-1/ A couples thoughts on faith, family, and finances Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:01:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Bill in Detroit http://www.perfectlyimperfectfamilyandfinances.com/free-software-that-makes-my-life-easier-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Bill in Detroit Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:49:42 +0000 http://perfectlyimperfectfamilyandfinances.wordpress.com/2008/02/17/free-software-that-makes-my-life-easier-part-1/#comment-134 As a long-time Linux user, I'm accustomed to most of these programs, including Gimp, but I hadn't heard of Gimpshop before. I'll have to give the link a look-see. To your list I would add Eraser and GnuPG. Eraser is a one-at-a-time file eradicator (also works on directories and will encrypt the unused space on your drive so that all the blank space looks the same ... leaving no clue as to where 'the good stuff' starts or stops. Eraser is only available for Windows. I use both XP and Ubuntu and I find that I miss Eraser on Linux. GnuPG is an e-mail encryptor / decryptor that uses public keys to enable secure communications when you need to email something that you WOULDN'T put on a post card. It also serves to authenticate the sender of an email and can serve as an irrefutable electronic signature. <abbr><em>Bill in Detroits last blog post..<a href="http://nmwoodworks.com/life/wealth/how-to-beat-depression/" rel="nofollow">How to Beat Depression</a></abbr></em> As a long-time Linux user, I’m accustomed to most of these programs, including Gimp, but I hadn’t heard of Gimpshop before. I’ll have to give the link a look-see.

To your list I would add Eraser and GnuPG. Eraser is a one-at-a-time file eradicator (also works on directories and will encrypt the unused space on your drive so that all the blank space looks the same … leaving no clue as to where ‘the good stuff’ starts or stops.

Eraser is only available for Windows. I use both XP and Ubuntu and I find that I miss Eraser on Linux.

GnuPG is an e-mail encryptor / decryptor that uses public keys to enable secure communications when you need to email something that you WOULDN’T put on a post card. It also serves to authenticate the sender of an email and can serve as an irrefutable electronic signature.

Bill in Detroits last blog post..How to Beat Depression

]]> By: Spock http://www.perfectlyimperfectfamilyandfinances.com/free-software-that-makes-my-life-easier-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Spock Sun, 25 May 2008 19:02:55 +0000 http://perfectlyimperfectfamilyandfinances.wordpress.com/2008/02/17/free-software-that-makes-my-life-easier-part-1/#comment-90 For a fast PDF reader I use the free Foxit Reader. A lot faster than Adobe's reader, and is a self-contained single exe-file. You can just drop it on your desktop if you want no installation hassles. And OpenOffice can export your documents to PDF. Remember to keep the original, though. The version I've used atleast doesn't edit PDF-files. For a fast PDF reader I use the free Foxit Reader. A lot faster than Adobe’s reader, and is a self-contained single exe-file. You can just drop it on your desktop if you want no installation hassles. And OpenOffice can export your documents to PDF. Remember to keep the original, though. The version I’ve used atleast doesn’t edit PDF-files.

]]> By: Tara http://www.perfectlyimperfectfamilyandfinances.com/free-software-that-makes-my-life-easier-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Tara Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:24:27 +0000 http://perfectlyimperfectfamilyandfinances.wordpress.com/2008/02/17/free-software-that-makes-my-life-easier-part-1/#comment-28 Sounds great! Let me know if you have any questions. We have a new release coming up soon too, so lots of changes in the works: http://tinyurl.com/2rojh2 Cheers, Tara Sounds great! Let me know if you have any questions. We have a new release coming up soon too, so lots of changes in the works: http://tinyurl.com/2rojh2

Cheers,
Tara

]]> By: Tara http://www.perfectlyimperfectfamilyandfinances.com/free-software-that-makes-my-life-easier-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Tara Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:53:52 +0000 http://perfectlyimperfectfamilyandfinances.wordpress.com/2008/02/17/free-software-that-makes-my-life-easier-part-1/#comment-26 OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird. Fabulous products, every last one. For PDFs, yes, the reader is good, but I like to print to PDF from any program. OpenOffice does this natively, but it's nice to have from other applications as well. I use <a href="http://www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator" title="Free PDF creator" rel="nofollow">PDFcreator</a>. It's free and gets installed as a printer drive. Keepass - also a classic app. I'm a little biased on this one though. I founded an online password manager (<a href="http://www.passpack.com" title="Free online password manager" rel="nofollow">PassPack</a> - free of course) so I tend to prefer access 24/7 via web. A lot of our user use Keepass as a back up though. Cheers! Tara OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird. Fabulous products, every last one.

For PDFs, yes, the reader is good, but I like to print to PDF from any program. OpenOffice does this natively, but it’s nice to have from other applications as well. I use PDFcreator. It’s free and gets installed as a printer drive.

Keepass – also a classic app. I’m a little biased on this one though. I founded an online password manager (PassPack – free of course) so I tend to prefer access 24/7 via web. A lot of our user use Keepass as a back up though.

Cheers!
Tara

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