| title | layout | canonical_url |
|---|---|---|
Free Programs and Apps |
default |
{% include slide-show.html %}
{% include toc.md %}
Tim-ta runs in your browser. There are no programs to install!
⟵ Move mouse over clock to see how it shakes when alarm
sounds.
⟵ Click on the clock to open Tim-ta app.
{:.no_toc}
Tim-ta (Timed - tasks) is perfect for projects with a fixed set of tasks that take a specific amount of time. It gets the job done with each task started at the exact second!
{:.no_toc}
Some examples where you can use Tim-ta:
- Doing Laundry (wash, rinse and dryer times)
- Cooking food (bake, flip and bake some more)
- Working out
- Education class time for different topics
- Limiting computer time then taking a break
Run self-documenting app. View ⧉ 🔗{:target="_blank"} GitHub source code.
HRB runs in your browser! - No programs to install or configure.
Just click a few buttons to paste clipboard contents into the Hyperlink Recipe Baker, or HRB for short, ingredient fields.
Then select one of the "Bake" options for a Hyperlink in HTML or Markdown format. The "baked recipe" is put into your clipboard.
Then switch to your document and paste the clipboard contents with Ctrl + V.
Each time you use it, HRB saves you from googling the hyperlink syntax, typing text and confused head scratching.
Run self-documenting app. View ⧉ 🔗{:target="_blank"} GitHub source code
The Cookie Machine, commonly abbreviated as TCM, is accessed using a transparent button at the top of every {{ site.title }} web page.
TCM is new technology that repurposes "Cookies". Cookies were historically used to track your activity on the the internet. With TCM they are now tools you can use to save, share and quickly import configurations from other browsers and other devices.
Development began on February 25, 2022 and should take about six months to complete.
Run self-documenting app. View ⧉ 🔗{:target="_blank"} GitHub source code.
No more struggling with long cryptic directory names!
Using cdd - a Change Directory (cd) Power Tool, will save you time
and annoyance.
cdd is a small Bash script you can easily drop into your
terminal startup file (~/.bashrc) or put into a bash script file
within your path. It uses the zenity GUI from the console. zenity
is available in most distributions.
The small cdd bash script 🔗{:target="_blank"}
is stored in an Ask Ubuntu answer post.
{:.no_toc}
-
Type
cddand automatically go down one directory if only one sub-directory exists. -
Type
cddand then a list of sub-directories appears in a nifty GUI window. Type a letter and the lists scrolls to the group of sub-directories names that begin with that letter. -
To select an entry in the sub-directory list, double-click on the entry or use arrow keys to highlight and press Enter.
Control your TVs and the smart plug lights behind your TVs with the "Internet of Things" (IoT). As the video shows, when your TV remote control volume is adjusted a notification shows up on your computer screen.
When TV remote power button is used, two TVs turn off, the lights behind two TVs are turned off and your laptop is put to sleep. Five devices turned off with one TV remote button!
The {{ site.title }} Website's Answers page was created automatically by converting Stack Exchange Posts to GitHub Pages Jekyll Posts. That includes the Top Ten Answers and the Posts by Tag nested accordion with {{ site.post_count }} posts. The site search engine is generated at the same time.
The website conversion programs can be downloaded from the GitHub source code 🔗{:target="_blank"}
{% include image.html src="/assets/img/mt/mt progress bars.gif" alt="Multi-Timer Progress Bars.gif" style="float: left; width: 75%; margin: .25rem 1rem 1rem 0px;" caption="Multi-Timer Application Indicator and Progress Bars" %}
Do you have a project with a fixed set of tasks, and each task always takes the same amount of time?
Then Multi-Timer will help you get the job done with no wasted time!
Multi-Timer program can be run using mt from
the command line or a Desktop Shortcut that calls mt.
The Multi-Timer program (mt) can be downloaded from the
Pippim Multi-Timer Repository 🔗{:target="_blank"}
This short .gif video clip, with no sound, shows one third
of the main mserve music player window.
You can download and modify the source code to your own tastes.
Features like encoding CDs using automatic internet
lookup for album tracks, artwork and song lyrics make
mserve a "do everything" Music Player.
From your local PC you can access music stored on your File Server or Cell Phone and play it locally without transferring all the songs. SSH is used to mount the remote drives as local partitions.
NOTE: This program is still under development and may require extra steps to install any missing python module dependencies.
Some dependency examples are:
tk,ttkwidgets,pil,ffmpeg,libdiscid,musicbrainzngs,requests,magic,mutagenandbeautifulsoup.
eyesomeMulti-monitor brightness and color temperature based on sun times ⧉{:target="_blank"}clone-ubuntuBash script to clone active Ubuntu Partition to clone partition ⧉{:target="_blank"}cpufGUI to set CPU Min/Max Frequency ⧉{:target="_blank"}