Category: Software

  • Video Editing Software

    These programs allow you to edit your videos by extracting, arranging, and combining video and audio segments and still images with a variety of effects and transitions. They typically also offer chroma-key background (“green screen”) replacement, color correction, and image stabilization among various other features. See the vendors’ pages for specific details. They also typically…

  • AquaMail Android Email Client

    If your Android-powered phone or tablet doesn’t have an email client that does everything you need it to do, you might want to consider the AquaMail client. We have found it to be one of the best currently available. There is a free version and an optional upgrade key.

  • Screen Still And Video Capture Utilities

    These utilities allow you to capture still and video recordings of your screen. They can be used for sharing issues with technical support, screencast-style marketing videos, etc. Name Vendor PlatformS Notes Camtasia TechSmith Mac, Windows $99 (Mac) / $299 (Windows); screen recording and video editing Jing TechSmith Mac, Windows Free; captures stills, and video up…

  • Web Browser Password Management With LastPass

    Web Browser Password Management With LastPass

    Various web browsers have differing levels of support for remembering web site user names and passwords. Some have the option to synchronize user name and password information across multiple devices, but typically only for the same browser and sometimes with limited device support (e.g. phone-based browsers may not be supported). If the browser(s) you are…

  • Open-Source Office Suites

    If you are need an office suite on a budget and you don’t need 100% Microsoft compatibility, there are a number of open-source office suites worthy of your consideration, including Apache Open Office and The Document Foundation‘s Libre Office. These office suites include a word processor, spread sheet, slide show presenter, drawing utilities, and database…

  • Web Server Log Analyzers

    All the shared web hosting providers we’ve ever worked with already have web server log analyzers available through their control panels, but here are a couple of popular packages to consider if you are running your own web server (e.g. on a virtual private server). On Linux systems, these packages are usually available through the…