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== Office Productivity ==
 
== Office Productivity ==
  
* beeftext.install - [https://beeftext.org/ Beeftext] an open-source text substitution tool.
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* beeftext.install - [https://beeftext.org/ an open-source text substitution tool]
* freeoffice
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* freeoffice - [https://www.freeoffice.com/en/ a free alternative to Microsoft 365]
* grammarly-for-windows
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* grammarly-for-windows [https://www.grammarly.com/ an all-in-one writing assistant]
* libreoffice-still libreoffice-help [https://www.libreoffice.org LibreOffice]
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* libreoffice-still libreoffice-help [https://www.libreoffice.org a free and powerful office suite]
* joplin
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* joplin - [https://joplinapp.org/ an open-source note-taking app] - Free to use cross-platform, but to sync between devices requires a paid account.
* metanorma- https://www.metanorma.org/ - Framework for writing & publishing standardization documents
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* metanorma- [https://www.metanorma.org/ - a framework for writing & publishing standardization documents]
* notepadplusplus npppluginmanager
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* notepadplusplus npppluginmanager - [https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ a free source code editor and Notepad replacement]
* office-online-chrome
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* office-online-chrome - [https://is.gd/RQ1H0u use Microsoft 365 in your browser]
* pandoc - A universal document converter
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* pandoc - [https://pandoc.org/ a universal document converter]
* pdf24 - [https://tools.pdf24.org/en/creator] a free and easy to use PDF solution.
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* pdf24 - [https://tools.pdf24.org/en/creator a free and easy-to-use PDF solution]
* rednotebook - https://rednotebook.app/
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* rednotebook - [https://rednotebook.app/ a cross-platform desktop journal]
* wps-office-free
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* wps-office-free - [https://www.wps.com/ allows you to edit files in Writer, Presentation, Spreadsheet, and PDF]
* zotero - [https://www.zotero.org/ Zotero]
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* zotero - [https://www.zotero.org/ a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research.]
  
 
== Computer-Aided Design ==
 
== Computer-Aided Design ==

Revision as of 12:39, 17 March 2023

Chocolatey Software, a package manager for Windows which can be used as a standalone package by individuals, and businesses via packages such as puppet and Ansible.

Standalone Install

Open PowerShell as an administrator, enter the following and press return:

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

Chocolatey GUI

choco install chocolateygui chocolatey-core.extension

Prevent Desktop Icons From Being Added During Package Installations

Open PowerShell as an administrator, enter the following and press return:

choco install cleanup-desktop-shortcuts.hook --pre

Install A Package

Open PowerShell as an administrator, enter the following and press return:

choco install <PackageName>

Package Parameters

Log File Location

C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\logs

Upgrade Via The PowerShell

choco upgrade chocolatey

IT Support Software/Utilities

  • autopsy - Autopsy is a digital forensics platform and graphical interface to The Sleuth Kit.
  • cpu-z
  • choco install crucial-storage-executive - Crucial Storage Executive
  • crystaldiskinfo.install
  • driverview
  • etcher
  • hddguardian -
  • hwmonitor
  • hwinfo.install
  • iobit-uninstaller
  • networktrafficview
  • powertoys
  • procexp
  • procmon
  • putty.install
  • sidebar-diagnostics - Sidebar Diagnostics
  • siv System Information Viewer
  • speedtest
  • sysinternals

Popular Third Party Software

  • 7zip.install
  • adobereader
  • bitwarden
  • calibre
  • cdburnerxp
  • desktopok - DesktopOK is a tool to save and restore the positions of icons
  • enpass.install
  • filezilla
  • googleearthpro
  • jre8

Backup

Customization

  • docfetcher - DocFetcher
  • doublecmd - Double Commander is a cross-platform open source file manager with two panels side by side.
  • elevenclock - Windows 11 only, customizes the standard inbuilt clock
  • everythingtoolbar - Replace Windows Search
  • teracopy - Replace Windows copy
  • w10privacy W10Privacy turns off various tracking features in both Windows 10 & 11.

Office Productivity

Computer-Aided Design

  • freecad - Freecad is a general purpose feature-based, parametric 3D modeler for CAD, MCAD, CAx, CAE and PLM.
  • qet - QElectroTech is a free CAD/CAE editor focusing on electrical schematics drawing features.

Audio

Graphics

  • fsviewer - https://www.faststone.org/
  • gimp - GIMP is a cross-platform image editor.
  • imagemagick - ImageMagick is a free and open-source software suite for displaying, converting, and editing raster image and vector image files.
  • jpegview - similar to fsviewer & not just for JPEG files
  • krita - Krita is a professional free and open source painting program.
  • paint.net
  • photoflare - https://photoflare.io/ Photoflare]
  • pinta - Pinta is a free, open source program for drawing and image editing.
  • tux-paint

Video

  • handbrake.install
  • getiplayer
  • kdenlive
  • makemkv
  • lossless-cut
  • obs-studio.install
  • openshot
  • tartube - Tartube is a GUI front-end for compatible YouTube video downloaders
  • vlc

Communications

  • betterbird - Betterbird a fork of Mozilla Thunderbird.
  • discord.install
  • microsoft-teams.install
  • signal
  • skype
  • telegram.install
  • thunderbird
  • twitch
  • zoom
  • zoom-outlook

Gaming

  • bsnes - SNES emulator
  • leagueoflegendseune - League Of Legends
  • ryujinx - Nintendo Switch Emulator
  • steamdeck
  • zsnes - SNES emulator

Remote Desktop Tools

  • anydesk.install
  • chrome-remote-desktop-chrome
  • rustdesk
  • teamviewer

Web Browsers

  • brave - Brave
  • firefox
  • googlechrome
  • googlechrome-allusers
  • opera
  • tor-browser

Password Management

  • bitwarden
  • bitwarden-cli
  • bitwarden-edge
  • bitwarden-chrome
  • enpass.install

Social Media

Useful Links