Open Source Flash for Artists: FlashDevelop Resources

Just a quick one. Was looking for an Open Source version of Flash where I could make quick, small animations.

Found this during the search:
Create Digital Motion » Open Source Flash for Artists: FlashDevelop Resources
It leads to this site: www.flashdevelop.org which has more power than I need at the moment but worth a look when I have more time.

Portable applications list

So what programs do I have on my thumb drive?

Here's a list of my regulars:

• 7-Zip - unRar, unzip, etc
  
• Clam - Anti-virus
  
• Cryptainer - file encrypter
  
• FileZilla - FTP
  
• Firefox with a few addons - browser
  
• FontMagic - graphics from fonts
  
• FontViewer - the name says it all
  
• FSCapture - Full Screen Capture
  
• Gaim - Multi-purpose chat program
  
• GIMP - Image manipulator
  
• Glass2k - make your windows transparent
  
• Inkscape - A vector drawing program
  
• Locknote - encrypt text files
  
• Notetab Lite - text file editor with a huge number of features
  
• NVU - web design
  
• OpenOffice - document editing to the extreme
  
• Scribus - desktop publishing
  
• WackGet - download assistant
  
• Restoration - file recovery - works on memory cards too
  
• Skype - if you don't know this one, you should download Skype
  today
  
• TrueCrypt - another encrypter
  
• UltraShredder - file erasing to NSA standards
  
• uTorrent - P2P file downloader
  
• VirtualDub - video capture
  
• web_downldr - Web Downloader
• XAMPP - web server
  
• XMPlay - Multimedia player
  
• X-MulePlus - another P2P program
  
• XnView - image viewer
  
• xplorer2_lite - file manager
  

apache friends - xampp for windows

I do a lot of web site development and testing. Rather than contantly uploading to a server, I test on my own computer.

This project has all the basics I need to test the site before making it live:
apache friends - xampp for windows

You'll find other systems like LINUX are supported from this site.

PortableApps.com - Portable software for USB drives | Your Digital Life, Anywhere™

Whenever I visit someone and they know that I am a fairly advanced computer user, I am asked to repair something or teach them how to use something or, in extreme cases, design something.

They don't always have the software I prefer and some don't even have Internet access so I can't download it.

Here is the solution.

I use Open Source and freeware software where possible. I donate to the projects that I use more than 5 times. And I load all the necessary software on a thumb drive and carry it with me.

Here's where to start:
PortableApps.com - Portable software for USB drives | Your Digital Life, Anywhere™

PocketMod: The Free Disposable Personal Organizer

Wow. A PDA that costs less than 10 cents. Well that's including the pencil. This is a fantastic way to keep those important bits of information handy and not have to worry about being thrown in the pool.

I especially like the PDF converter that allows you to add your own information.

I've always been a fan of Kirigami and this is a unique way of folding the paper into a book.

PocketMod: The Free Disposable Personal Organizer

RipIt4Me Official Site - A freeware utility that helps you backup your copy protected DVDs

I was wanting to watch an older DVD a couple of nights ago and found that the DVD had been scratched. I didn't have a scratch repair kit handy so I thought I'd try copying it to a new disk. Although the DVD player couldn't read it, I found that the computer could but had problems with some scenes pausing badly.

I downloaded RipIt4Me and ran it and found that the copy was successful. Hooray.

RipIt4Me Official Site - A freeware utility that helps you backup your copy protected DVDs

DOSBox, a x86 emulator with DOS

I was trying to run a DOS based program but couldn't see what it was doing because the frame rate was too high. DOSbox was the program I needed to slow things down. Now I can play those old games that has been lying around on floppy disk.

DOSBox, a x86 emulator with DOS