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Create Advanced Mind Maps & Presentations with VUE
VUE – Visual Understanding Environment is an open source tool which mixes mind mapping with presentations. Therefore, you can make both a concept map and a presentation with one tool, without having to use Powerpoint. It reminds us of Prezi. The main difference is that this tool is free and can do more.
VUE – HomePage | Download Page (requires sign-up)
Aviary – Free Set of Editing Tools
Looking for a free online audio editor? What about a screen capture program? Or an image editor? Well, what if you had all those tools and more all on one site!? Aviary is a free site that you can use to edit images, generate color palettes, editor vector images, and lots more.
Compare the Environment of Two Computers using ENVy
Ever wanted to compare the environment variables, Internet Explorer settings, network configuration, processes, installed software on two different machines? ENVy is a cool programs that lets you do exactly that! Great for IT pros or developers.
Analyze Your Website using Woorank
Want to analyze your own website or a competitors? Woorank is a cool website analysis tool that is very similar to Website Grader. It provides information on content, traffic, SEO, usability, servers, etc.
Repair Windows Media Player 12 with Fix WMP Utility
In case you are the type of geek using Windows Media Player 12 as your default media player and, for whatever reason it stops working, you might want to try Fix WMP Utility. This portable tool re-registers all the important .dll files used by WMP 12, so that it will work again.
Download Page | Fix WMP Utility product page.
Reduce the Size of a PDF File
Ever end up with one of those PDF files with tons of images and other useless stuff that makes the file really large? Luckily, there are a few things you can do to significantly reduce the size of a PDF file, it will just take some extra work. Check out this article for step by step instructions.
Find Out What Makes a Website Tick with Sitonomy
Ever wonder what kind of technology makes a certain website work? Does it use WordPress? What kind of web server (Apache, IIS, etc)? What programming language is it written in (.NET, PHP, etc)?
Sitonomy is a free service that helps you understand the various components of a website, such as hardware, software, advertising, programming languages, and lots more. Check it out!
Find Related Websites using SimilarSites
So you really like Tiny Hacker a lot? Or it’s parent blog, How-To Geek? Wish you could find more sites like these? Well you can! SimilarSites is a cool service that lets you type in the URL of a site you like and get back a list of sites that are similar! Go give it a shot with a couple of your favorite blogs.
Generate Your Own Barcode Online
If you’re a real geek, you’ve probably already created a barcode that has your name encoded in it! If not, you should get crackin! Creating a barcode is easy and it’s a lot of fun scanning it away and watching your name pop up! If you need some quick barcodes for fun or for a small project, check out this article below.
