PngOptimizer – tool for minimizing size of PNG image file

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PngOptimizer is an opensource software in Windows OS. In the internet, images are very helpful to explain more than writing only with text. (As you can suppose, icons can show the meaning of various things in a small displaying area. And we still need to use images when we want to use special font for logo or so.)


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But, of course, using many images will cause a increasing of total file size though each size of files are not so big. Yes, we may face at & worry about large traffic if we leave these files as they are… It’s the time to use PngOptimizer!

PngOptimizer is a simple utility to minimize the file size of PNG image file. Although PNG file format itself has originally a compression capability, this small tool can compress more by changing the compression ratio or by deleting meta information/color profiles from PNG file. After applying the minimizing by this tool, PNG files size may reduce to half of the original file size.

All things you need to applying is only “drag’n drop” onto the window of PngOptimizer. And you can applying it from CUI interface. In addition, this tool can convert your files from BMP/GIF/TGA to PNG format. And also, it will be suitable for Animation PNG.

Recently, PNG files are increasing in the web as a slight trend. Let’s save time with this tool to optimize the file size in bulk.

psydk.org – PngOptimizer

Chromed Bird- Adds Twitter to Google Chrome

Category : Software

Chromed Bird is an open source software for Google Chrome. Its compatibility with Chrome browser and Twitter is good. When we are browsing and finding an interesting site, we might just want to murmur on a few things. There are a several tools out there especially for that matter and offered as a browser extension too.

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Collaborating with Google Chrome

Chromed Bird is one of them. Just like its name says,it collaborates with Google Chrome. It offers as a Google Chrome extension. With Google Chrome’s developer version, you can install it after you launch it with an enabled extension and download .

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Scan Tailor digitilizes your books to PDF

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Scan Tailor is an open source software for Windows/Linux. I often hear that it’s quite possible to scan books and digitize data out of it. Usually preserving books would either deteriorate books through over years or take some extra space for keeping books. Keeping any digital books on the other hand would be less of a headache to worry about, but to simply enjoy the book.

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Dividing into a half

There is also a hardware that scans books, but if you think it’s a waste of too much money, you should try Scan Tailor that can make PDF after scannning whole pages.

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ISpy acts as a 24/7 watchful eye when you’re not home  

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ISpy is an open source software for Windows. There are many people who have started putting surveillance cameras for security reasons in their homes or offices these days. As a matter of fact,you don’t really need that kinds of equipment, because you can create security systems easily using a notebook PC.

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Main screen

There’s no need to monitor 24/7. The most important thing is that does it respond when something actually happened? Here is a surveillance software called iSpy that works with web cam and microphone.

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eXtplorer – A web based file manager

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If we could edit online files directly, it would be so convenient because of immediate apply.

Of course, there should be some restrictions by remote IP address or password authentication to cope with security risks, but these may be less troublesome than enabling FTPD on your server.

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Web based file management software

This software written in PHP might be useful for you.

Today’s open source software is eXtplorer; an web based file manager.

eXtplorer is written in PHP and has nice interface like as GUI application. You can see the directory listing on the left side. And you will see the content of selected directory.

You can edit any file with specified suffix & change its permission. And all actions can be applied by Ajax on the fly!

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On editing

In addition to the normal management mode for local files, eXtplorer can access to external FTP servers.

Adding a new file or directory, renaming or zip/tarball archiving can be done with this software. eXtplorer will be a good partner as long as you want to handle your online files with paying attention to its risk.

eXtplorer – A PHP- and JavaScript- based File Manager
http://extplorer.sourceforge.net/

SourceForge.net: eXtplorer File Manager
http://sourceforge.net/projects/extplorer/

The actions can be applied by Ajax.

Wally is such a cool wallpaper changer supporting various Web services

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Wally is an open source software for Windows/Mac OSX/Linux. It didn’t work in my environment, but it’s such a cool gadget so I wanted to share it (Just let me know if anybody has tried it and worked). As I have my software launched with full screen covering the whole screen, the wallpaper setting would be normally default or blue. But I want to try some other background themes sometimes.

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Setting screen

I guess I could use one of my images as a wallpaper, but I know I get bored easily. If I have a wallpaper that changes regularly, that would be great. There is a software called Wally that provides changing a wallpaper and supports many of the outside Web service too.

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iKeePass is an iPhone password manager

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iKeePass is an open source software for iPhone. There is a password management software called KeePass. It’s a software that supports Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, and Android. Since it allows you to use a same password file, you can share a password management with multi platform.

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Password management corresponding to KeePass style

It is a software for iPhone from one of the KeePass series called iKeePass. Originally it didn’t even have a copy function for iPhone. But after implementing from 3.0, password management has finally progressed to actuality. Now you can use iKeePass as a practical level.

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myTinyTodo – Simple and handy todo list

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myTinyTodo is Open Source Software using PHP. I tried to make todo list using such as RTM and Gmail so far. After all, I was not used to these tools. However, There is someone who is pretty good at making todo list.

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Simply apparent

 

One of the reasons why some people aren’t good at making todo list is a pain in the neck. If there is a todo list that is very easy to write and edit, I would continue to do. myTinyTodo makes me think like that.

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Luminance is a HDR photo generator for Windows/Mac OSX

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Luminance is a HDR photo generator for Windows/Mac OSX.

Luminance is an open source software program for Windows/Mac OSX.
Recently, HDR, which is one of the image-making technology, is attracting attention. HDR is short for “High Dynamic Range” and is a technology which generates a good appearance picture from images which have different patterns of light exposure.

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HDR picture generated by Luminance

 

We can easily take HDR photography by iPhone4. But If you use a low range digital camera , you must take photos which have different patterns of light exposure and composite them using a software program. Luminance can do it.

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JEditor is a very simple Java text editor

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JEditor is a text editor that can be incorporated as a library.

JEditor is a open source software make by Java. Text editor is a can be said that life for developers. Compiled languages with an IDE I use many opportunities, but i have a many times that use a text editor. Therefore stick to the text editor.
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Simple’s text editor

There are different types of people who type of need to use in multiple environments, choose to get familiar and think multifunction is good. To find something that suits you, some people make by yourself. If you make a editor by yourself, it is a interesting that use a JEditor on base.

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