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Use Tasker to create simple to-do lists

Monday, 11 August 2008

tasker on Windows Vista Fast and easy to-do list. A port of NowDoThis.

Tasker is a simple to-do list which can be used as a simple day-to-day task manager.

Features

  • Easy to use, quick, blunt interface.
  • Super-fast.
  • Ideal for quick, basic task managing
  • Commenting.

Source: Java 
Version: 1.4

Installation

Make sure your computer can run Java programs. No installation is necessary besides unzipping. Ensure that you know your rights.

Compatibility

Should work on all operating systems. Tested on Windows XP and Vista.

Download

Mini Tutorial

Editing the task list: You can edit the task list by clicking the "edit list" link at the bottom of the main screen. You're now greeted by a large text box.

Start putting in the things you want to go done. Items are separated using line breaks. To create a new item, simply tap Enter.

You can also edit the task list externally. In the program's directory, Tasker creates a file called "todo.txt". Since it's a basic text file, you can use any basic plain text editor, such as Notepad in Windows.

Commenting: As a new feature in version 1.3, you can now add comments. This is done by simply adding a '#' to the beginning of a line, to effectively "comment it out". Blank lines are also ignored, although these are removed.

Going through the list: When you're done editing, click save to return to the main screen. Now Tasker should display the first item you entered on the list. When you click "done.", Tasker will show you the next item on the list.

After you've completed all the tasks listed, Tasker will tell you that you're finished, and the "done." button will disappear. If you try to edit the list, you'll find that it's empty, since Tasker deletes an item immediately after you click "done."

http://rwsoft.method8.net/programs/tasker/done.png

Adding line breaks in items: As of version 1.4, you can now add line-breaks (or pseudo line-wrapping) into an item itself. See here for more info.

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Catalogue your fonts with jFontGen

Friday, 1 August 2008
Screenshot of jFontGen on Windows Vista

Catalogue all your fonts

Easily view all the fonts you have installed on your computer in a variety of ways.

Features include:

  • A variety of ways to set up and view your fonts
  • An integrated font viewer
  • An HTML generator which generates a table of your fonts. It also includes an option to view the HTML source code used to create the table
  • A list of pangrams to mix up your font samples

Source: Java
Version: 3.5

Installation

Make sure your computer can run Java programs. No installation is necessary besides unzipping.

Compatibility

Should work on most major Operating Systems.

Download

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String Tools for power typists

Screenshot of String Tools v2.3 on Windows Vista

Tools for working with type

String Tools is a program designed for quick typists and power users. It is ergonomically designed. Once you learn the many keyboard shortcuts, you won't have to stay switching between mouse and keyboard. It also has an always-on-top mode; useful for when you need to program when working in-between other apps.

It has several tools available, including case-conversion (to upper case, to lower case), counters (line, word, and character count), and many, many more.

  • A big variety of tools to help when controlling text; see the program itself for details.
  • Super-fast.
  • Ergonomic in use - intelligent keyboard shortcuts and instant text control
  • Always-on-top mode for when working with text between multiple programs.
  • One-click to quickly copy the result.

Source: Java
Version: 2.3

Installation

Make sure your computer can run Java programs. No installation is necessary besides unzipping.

Compatibility

Should work on most major Operating Systems.

There are two versions of the program: the normal Cross-Compatible version, and a special Windows-only version. Both versions will work on a Windows computer.

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Convert between different currencies using Currency Calc

Image: The main window on Windows Vista

Convert between Maltese Liri, Euros, British pound sterling, and U.S. Dollars

Easy to use, hard to break.

Handles spaces and commas, not just numbers.

Fully integrated manual conversion-rate editor, to help keep the rates up-to-date.

Many new features - see readme for details.

Source: Java
Version: 3.0

Installation

Make sure your computer can run Java programs. No installation is necessary besides unzipping. Ensure that you know your rights.

Compatibility

Should work on all operating systems. Tested on Windows XP and Vista.

Download

Mini Tutorial

Selecting two currencies: Once you open the program, you'll find that the OK button is disabled until you select two currencies you want to convert between. After you've selected your two currencies, click OK to launch the converter window.

Converting: In the converter window which pops up, click the field where you want to enter the value, and type it in. Simply press the "Calculate" button next to it to show the equivalent value in the the other box.

Updating: Every now and then, I suggest you check for updates. This can be done by going to Menu > Update rates.

If the rates are successfully downloaded, you should see a confirmation at the bottom of the window:

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Generate random email addresses with jEnerator

Screenshot of jEnerator on Windows XP

Generate completely random email addresses

jEnerator uses a dictionary to generate a completely random email address.

You can customise the results; either with or without numbers. The results are guaranteed to be random and unpredictable every single time. Examples include:

  • combatants@denial.name
  • organ88@museum13.mil
  • ... and many more

Roughly 2,623,562,063,021,592 possibilities! (that's over 2.5 quintillion).

Source: Java
Version: 1.6.1

Installation

Make sure your computer can run Java programs. No installation is necessary besides unzipping.

Compatibility

Should work on all operating systems (Only tested on Windows XP and Vista).

Download

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jNote for all your fast and simple note-taking needs

Screenshot of jNote on Windows XP

Fast and simple text editor

An easy to use text editor with tons of extra features to help you work faster and more safely.

  • Very easy to use. Help file included.
  • Adjustable fonts for easier reading.
  • Line counter.
  • Many other built-in tools to facilitate easy text editing.
  • Supports just about any text format.

Source: Java
Version: 2.5

Compatibility

Should work on all operating systems (Only tested on Windows XP and Vista).

Installation

Make sure your computer can run Java programs. No installation is necessary besides unzipping.

Download

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Use File Namer to rename files easily and efficiently

Thursday, 31 July 2008
Screenshot of File Namer on Windows XP

Rename files with ease and efficiency.

Just downloaded a whole week's worth of photos from your trip to Maui? Need to sequentially rename a whole list of files so they can alphabetically follow each other? Try File Namer!

File Namer is a program which inspects a folder full of files, intelligently weeds out the useless files (e.g. hidden files), and renames them according to a prefix of your choice.

As an example, let's say I just came back from a trip to Scotland, and I want to blog it - include pictures and so on.

After choosing (say) 3 photos, I lay them out to write about them. This is how they look (good luck trying to remember them!): DSC5424.JPG, DSC8931.JPG, DSC9387.JPG

To get around this, simply tell File Namer to do its work. Add the prefix "Scotland-Trip-" and click OK.

This is what you'll get (much better!): Scotland-Trip-1.JPG, Scotland-Trip-2.JPG, Scotland-Trip-3.JPG

File Namer is extremely easy to use. It also includes an extensive help file.

Source: Java
Version: 2.4

Compatibility

Fully tested in Windows XP and Vista. However I haven't tested it in Mac or Linux (use at your own risk on these OSes).

Installation

Make sure your computer can run Java programs. No installation is necessary besides unzipping.

Download

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