Dec 28, 2010 10:32pm GMT
Amazon S3 provides ample storage at bargain prices, but to put the service to practical use, you need a client software. There are a few command-line utilities out there that let you manage your S3 storage space, but if you are looking for a graphical client, then you might want to give DragonDisk a try. This graphical S3 client allows you to manage buckets as will as synchronize local directories with S3 buckets. Although DragonDisk is not released under an open source license, it's available free of charge, and it runs on Linux.... more »
Tomdroid: Now with One-Way SyncDec 20, 2010 6:35pm GMT
The version of Tomdroid covered in a previous blog post lacked any advanced features like the ability to sync notes. A lot has changed since then, though. The Tomdroid developers have released a new version of the app which boasts a couple of improvements and new features. The most notable addition is the synchronization feature which supports syncing with the Tomboy Web service and SD cards.
more » Keep an Eye on Network Usages with NetCounter for AndroidDec 18, 2010 11:23am GMT
Many (if not all) wireless carriers have bandwidth caps, so it makes a lot of sense to keep an eye on your network usage to avoid going over the limit. There are a few Android utilities that can help you with that, including NetCounter.
Create Presentations with EaseNov 29, 2010 5:58pm GMT
Although OpenOffice.org Impress offers a wide range of features for creating high-quality presentations, it's too heavy for users who practice the art of minimalistic presentation design. For them, a graphical presentation tool like Ease will probably be a much better fit.
Turn Web Pages into Neatly Formatted PDF Documents with TidyReadNov 23, 2010 4:22pm GMT
Reading lengthy articles using a Web browser is rarely a pleasant experience. It's not only inconvenient but also rather distracting: most of the Web site is cluttered with all kinds of distractions like ads and widgets. To solve this problem, I use TidyRead. This handy extension for the Google Chrome browser (it works with Chromium, too) can extract the body of a Web page and present it in a reader-friendly form.
Nov 15, 2010 12:05pm GMT
Google Refine is an immensely powerful tool for dealing with "messy" data, and it sports a myriad of advanced features for massaging and analyzing complex data sets. However, that doesn't mean Google Refine can't be used to solve more mundane problems.
Of course, before you can put Google Refine to some use, you have to install it. First off, make sure that the Java Runtime Environment is installed on your machine. Grab then the latest version of Google Refine from the project's Web site and unpack... more »
Geotag photos with GeotagNov 11, 2010 9:40pm GMT
Need to quickly geotag a bunch of photos? A little nifty utility aptly named Geotag is the perfect tool for the job. Since Geotag is w ritten in Java, you must have the Java Runtime Environment installed on your machine to be able to run the utility. Geotag relies on an external tool called exiftool, a Perl script that enables the writing of EXIF metadata. The tool is available in the software repositories of many Linux distributions, so you can install it using... more »
