Add to my contacts Jonah Silas Sheridan
Principal at
Information Ecology, LLC in
Berkeley, CA
https://iecology.org/
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Adium
in 62 toolboxes
add to my toolboxAdium is a free instant messaging application for Mac OS X that can connect to AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, and more.
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Android
in 10 toolboxes
add to my toolboxAndroid delivers a complete set of software for mobile devices: an operating system, middleware and key mobile applications.
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apache
in 62 toolboxes
add to my toolboxindustry standard open source web server
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Audacity
in 96 toolboxes
add to my toolboxFree, open source software for recording and editing sounds.
tagged: audio, avbox, converter, crossplatform, lasatech_audvid, mac, multimedia, multmedia, opensource, sound -
AVG Free Edition
in 42 toolboxes
add to my toolboxInexpensive antivirus software for up to five computers.
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Bonkey
in 3 toolboxes
add to my toolboxBonkey is a simple to use backup system. It can backup to most storage devices, but it is specifically designed to be used with cloud storage solutions like Amazon S3 and Rackspace CloudFiles, which provides cheap online storage.
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Chicken of the VNC
in 13 toolboxes
add to my toolboxInteract with a remote computer as if it's next to you. Great for troubleshooting, maintenance and all of those relatives who call you up for Mac help. Requires that the remote computer have VNC client software running (10.4 has this built-in, otherwise d
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Chrome
in 35 toolboxes
add to my toolboxGoogle's new entry into the browser market. Takes a simplified approach to the interface, and focuses on adding value to web applications
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Creative Commons
in 23 toolboxes
add to my toolbox"Some rights reserved" standard licenses and tools to apply them to your work, including interactive tools for generating appropriate licenses for your content.
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Democracy In Action Salsa
in 36 toolboxes
add to my toolboxA nonprofit service with moderate monthly fees and strong customization support. Online campaigns, donations, event registration, mail blasting, and basic member tracking.
tagged: advocacy, campaign, campaigning, crm, dia, donation, eadvocacy, email, eorganizing, event, fundraising, grassroots, hosted, java, mailinglists, management, nptech, opensource, Registration, salsa -
Drupal
in 159 toolboxes
add to my toolboxVery extensible CMS platform based on PHP and used by many NGOs - "Community Plumbing"
tagged: apc, blogging, Bryght, civicactions, civicspace, CMS, contentmanagement, development, drupal, eadvocacy, leadlearn, modules, nonprofit, npo, OnDemandNPO, open, opensource, php, rss, site, source, web -
emacs
in 7 toolboxes
add to my toolboxpopular and powerful text editor
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Enigmail
in 28 toolboxes
add to my toolboxEnigmail is an extension to the mail client of Mozilla / Netscape and Mozilla Thunderbird which allows users to access the authentication and encryption features provided by GnuPG
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EverNote
in 22 toolboxes
add to my toolboxNote taking application.
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Facebook
in 114 toolboxes
add to my toolboxFacebook is a social utility that connects you with the people around you.
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Firebug
in 51 toolboxes
add to my toolboxThe ultimate in-browser code-monkeying and debugging utility. An undeniable reason to switch to Firefox. Installs as a toolbar in the browser.
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Firefox
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add to my toolboxFirefox is the popular open source web browser from Mozilla
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FLOSS Manuals
in 23 toolboxes
add to my toolboxFLOSS Manuals is a wiki-like platform for generating user manuals for free, libre, and open source software (FLOSS). The goal of the project is to make free software more accessible by providing clear documentation that accurately explains their purpose and use. The manuals on FLOSS Manuals are written by a community of people, who do a variety of things to keep the manuals as up to date and accurate as possible. The way in which FLOSS Manuals are written mirrors the way in which FLOSS (Free, libre open source) software itself is written: by a community who contribute to and maintain the content.
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FreeMind
in 51 toolboxes
add to my toolboxFreeMind is a premier free mind-mapping software written in Java.
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GanttProject
in 27 toolboxes
add to my toolboxGanttProject is a tool for creating a project schedule by means of a Gantt chart and resource load chart. GanttProject allows you to break down your project into a tree of tasks and assign human resources that have to work on each task. You can also establish dependencies between tasks, like "this task can't start until this one is finished". GanttProject renders your project using two charts: Gantt chart for tasks and resource load chart for resources. You may print the charts, generate PDF and HTML reports, exchange data with Microsoft(R) Project(TM) and spreadsheet applications.
tagged: basebox, crossplatform, desktop, free, gantt, java, management, ngoinabox, NOSI, opensource, project, projectmanagement, scheduling -
GIMP
in 116 toolboxes
add to my toolboxA freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
tagged: apc, bitmap, crossplatform, graphics, lasatech_photos, Linux, multimedia, opensource, photos, photo_editor, windows -
GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG)
in 25 toolboxes
add to my toolboxThe GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) enables people to securely exchange messages and to secure files with both privacy and strong authentication. GnuPG is a free software replacement for the PGP suite of cryptographic software.
Guardian Project port to Android: https://guardianproject.info/code/gnupg/
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Google
in 105 toolboxes
add to my toolboxGoogle is the quintessential search engine.
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Google Calendar
in 76 toolboxes
add to my toolboxA free web-based calendar.
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Google Docs and Spreadsheets
in 83 toolboxes
add to my toolboxNow covered by Google Drive.
Web-based word processor and spreadsheet tool. Formerly Writely.
tagged: documents, globalmelt, google, hosted, lasatech_doc, management, project, spreadsheets, web-based, wiki, word, word-processor, writely -
Google Maps
in 55 toolboxes
add to my toolboxMaps and directions anywhere in the world.
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Google Reader
in 62 toolboxes
add to my toolboxWeb-based RSS aggregator
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Google Talk
in 36 toolboxes
add to my toolboxGoogle Talk enables you to call or send instant messages to your friends for free, anytime, anywhere in the world.
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GParted
in 12 toolboxes
add to my toolboxGParted is the Gnome Partition Editor application.
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Jabber
in 15 toolboxes
add to my toolboxOpen, secure, ad-free alternative to consumer IM services like AIM, ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo (see the IM quickstart).
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KeePass
in 17 toolboxes
add to my toolboxKeePass is a free/open-source password manager or safe which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way
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Knoppix
in 10 toolboxes
add to my toolboxKnoppix is a computer operating system which runs entirely from a CD or DVD drive, without performing an installation process or using the hard drive. Knoppix is a Debian based GNU/Linux distribution LiveCD, developed by GNU/Linux consultant Klaus Knopper
tagged: apc, bootable, bootablecd, debian, distribution, distro, free, freesoftware, Linux, livecd, opensource, operatingsystem -
Kubuntu
in 12 toolboxes
add to my toolboxAn Ubuntu-related project with KDE as default desktop.
tagged: Africa, Canonical, debian, distribution, distro, GNU, Linux, opensource, operatingsystem, Southafrica, ubuntuproject -
LibreOffice
in 22 toolboxes
add to my toolboxLibreOffice is the free Open Source personal productivity suite for Windows, Macintosh and Linux, that gives you six feature-rich applications for all your document production and data processing needs: Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Math and Base.
tagged: alternative, database, draw, FLOSS, FOSS, free, graphics, libre, libreoffice, microsoft, office, open, powerpoint, presentation, processing, source, spreadsheet, word -
LinkedIn
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add to my toolboxSocial networking for non-social purposes with a focus on professional development, networking for jobs and problem solving through the expertise of those in your extended network.
tagged: college, finding, friends, geek, lasatech_socmed, linkedin, networking, OnDemandNPO, professional, social, SocialNetworking, social_networks -
Mac OS X
in 68 toolboxes
add to my toolboxApple's desktop operating system.
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MySQL
in 64 toolboxes
add to my toolboxOpen source DataBase Management System
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nmap
in 8 toolboxes
add to my toolboxNmap ("Network Mapper") is a free open source utility for network exploration or security auditing. It was designed to rapidly scan large networks, although it works fine against single hosts.
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Non-Profit Soapbox
in 6 toolboxes
add to my toolboxHosted website creation tool for nonprofits.
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NPOGroups
in 27 toolboxes
add to my toolboxAffordable and well-supported mailing lists and groupware
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Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging
in 19 toolboxes
add to my toolboxOTR allows you to have private (not just encrypted) conversations over instant messaging by providing: Encryption, Authentication, Deniability, and Perfect forward secrecy.
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OmniOutliner
in 9 toolboxes
add to my toolboxPersonal organization program for Mac OS X.
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Oovoo
in 4 toolboxes
add to my toolboxFree video chat program
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OpenOffice
in 203 toolboxes
add to my toolboxFull-featured open source office productivity suite, featuring word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing and database packages; free MS Office replacement.
tagged: apc, bloatware, calc, crossplatform, editor, microsoft, office, officesuite, opensource, powerpoint, preocessing, presentation, productivity, spreadsheet, spreadshet, suite, word, wordprocessing -
OpenSSH
in 28 toolboxes
add to my toolboxSecure shell
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OpenVPN
in 9 toolboxes
add to my toolboxOpenVPN is a full-featured SSL VPN solution which can accomodate a wide range of configurations, including remote access, site-to-site VPNs, WiFi security, and enterprise-scale remote access solutions with load balancing, failover, and fine-grained access-controls
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Picasa
in 55 toolboxes
add to my toolboxPicasa is software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC. Picasa also makes advanced editing simple, and makes it easy to share your pictures; you can email, print photos home, make gift CDs, and even post pictures.
tagged: album, digitalcamera, digitalpictures, edit, editing, free, GIF, google, graphics, image, imageediting, images, jpeg, JPG, lasatech_photos, photo, photoalbum -
Privoxy
in 9 toolboxes
add to my toolboxPrivoxy is a web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for protecting privacy, modifying web page data, managing cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other obnoxious Internet junk.
tagged: add, antispyware, antivirus, blocking, opensource, privacy, protection, proxy, Security, webproxy -
RealVNC
in 12 toolboxes
add to my toolboxRemote control software which allows you to view and interact with one computer (the "server") using a simple program (the "viewer") on another computer anywhere on the Internet.
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Remember the Milk
in 23 toolboxes
add to my toolboxOn-line task manager.
tagged: collaboration, hosted, list, maps, project-management, task, task-management, time-management, todo -
Samba
in 19 toolboxes
add to my toolboxDomain management in multi-platform environments (Windows + Linux + Mac, etc) including user management, printer management, shared folder management, etc.
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Scribus
in 18 toolboxes
add to my toolboxScribus is an open-source program that brings award-winning professional page layout to Linux/Unix, MacOS X and Windows desktops with a combination of "press-ready" output and new approaches to page layout.
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Skype
in 228 toolboxes
add to my toolboxFree/cheap Internet telephony and handy IM tool.
tagged: apc, calls, chat, crossplatform, free, globalmelt, IM, instantmessaging, internettelephony, leadlearn, MacOSX, management, OnDemandNPO, phone, project, secbox, Security, skype, skypeout, tools, video, voip -
Social Source Commons
in 144 toolboxes
add to my toolboxThe Social Source Commons is a “knowledge commons” that provides users with: a directory of software applications; links to relevant documentation, localization tools, services, user reviews; and a place to request tools/features.
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TextWrangler
in 14 toolboxes
add to my toolboxFull-featured text editor and programming tool for Mac
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The Ultimate Boot CD
in 11 toolboxes
add to my toolboxA collection of floppy-based diagnostic tools and recovery Linux distributions all consolidated on one bootable CD
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Thunderbird
in 137 toolboxes
add to my toolboxMozilla's Open Source email client
tagged: client, communication, crossplatform, e-mail, email, GNU, IMAP, Linux, mac, mail, mail_client, opensource, secbox, side -
ThunderBrowse
in 1 toolbox
add to my toolboxThis extension adds a URL Bar to the Thunderbird interface, thus allowing you to be able to view websites without having to open browsers. Also: it can open incoming RSS messages in your message pane. Or, of course, open it in your browser.
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Tor
in 30 toolboxes
add to my toolboxFree software for anonymous Internet communication.
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Truecrypt
in 19 toolboxes
add to my toolboxTrueCrypt is a free open source on-the-fly encryption (OTFE) program for Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 and Linux. It allows one to create a virtual encrypted disk within a file and then mount it as a real disk
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TweetDeck
in 21 toolboxes
add to my toolboxAn application that aims to evolve existing functionality of Twitter by breaking down Twitter feeds into more manageable bite sized pieces. Track Twitter feeds and social media activity.
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Twitter
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add to my toolboxTwitter is a global community of friends and strangers answering one simple question: What are you doing? Answer on your phone, IM, or on the web.
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Ubuntu
in 136 toolboxes
add to my toolboxUser-friendly Linux distribution.
The Ubuntu promise:
* Ubuntu will always be free of charge, along with its regular enterprise releases and security updates
* Ubuntu comes with full commercial support from Canonical and hundreds of companies from across the world
* Ubuntu provides the best translations and accessibility features that the free software community has to offer
* Ubuntu core applications are all free and open source. We want you to use free and open source software, improve it and pass it on.
tagged: Africa, apc, Canonical, debian, distribution, distro, freesoftware, GNU, Linux, opensource, operating, operatingsystem, OS, South, system, ubuntu -
Wikipedia
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add to my toolboxWikipedia is a global and multilingual Web-based cooperative free-content encyclopedia.
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Wireshark
in 15 toolboxes
add to my toolboxSniffing Problems A Mile Away. The Ethereal network protocol analyzer has changed its name to Wireshark.
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Xubuntu
in 12 toolboxes
add to my toolboxUbuntu Linux for Old Machines
