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- Free ERP software: 2BizBox A2
- Free Software to Control Monitor: EasyMCC
- Advanced Windows File Management Tool: Proto
- Download Clamwin: Free Open Source Virus Scanner
- 5 Free Office Suite Apps For Android
- Turn Webcam, Phone Camera into Free Video Surveillance System
- Protect your Dropbox Folders with Safebox
| Posted: 11 Jun 2012 02:00 PM PDT
2BizBox A2 is a free ERP software that can be used by small and medium businesses in order to keep track of their resources and inventory, in other words to keep track of and manage their property. 2BizBox would be ERP software, ERP stands for enterprise resource planning and it’s the best way to describe what exactly 2BizNox is and does. It can help enterprises to get a handle on their resources through the utilization of various tools that 2BizBox has to offer.
As you can see from the image above 2BizBox is a very powerful business software that has a lot of different options. Just a casual browse of the menu tab at the top of the application will allow you to better understand what exactly this free ERP software does. Each one of the options in the 2BizBox menu is basically a division of a company, well majority of them are, we have:
Some of the menu options are application specific, but other like accounting, sales, and warehouse are very important parts that make a company and with 2BizBox you get a software which can satisfy all of the needs that enterprises which are just starting have. Some other free ERP software we reviewed earlier include Postbooks, and EBI Neutrino CRM. How does 2BizBox free ERP software work?Since this ERP freeware has a lot of different features we’re only gonna focus on the general explanation of how it works. 2BizBox comes in two parts, there’s 2BizBox Server and there’s also the 2BizBox Client. What you see on the image above would be the Client app. Server basically runs as a service and it’s job is to hold and allow access to all the data which is stored in databases. After installing the application the server app will automatically configure everything that’s needed for the basic business startup. Client application will ask you for username and password when first starting up, leave everything like it is, click Login and start exploring 2BizBox.
What you see above is the Accounting Box, which is an overview of everything related to Accounting that 2BizBox has to offer. The work flow of options and data is nicely pointed out with arrows, so that you know from which category you can transfer a certain account data for further processing. Same thing is done for every component of this free ERP software, this below is for example Warehouse Box. Here we have “boxes” important for keeping track of inventory and storage all nicely laid out for us to use.
2BizBox A2 and ERP, the differences and conclusions:Financial software solution that we’ve tested today is 2BizBox A2, which is a Lite version of this enterprise resource planning application. There is also 2BizBox ERP, which is more advanced, it has manufacturing module also included for those companies that are producing goods, instead of just services. Amazing thing about 2BizBox is that it’s completely free, both of the versions are free. This can drastically decrease costs, because software is a major investment for every company which is just opening its doors, and with 2BizBox you can avoid these costs, if you’re starting up a bushiness of your own and you’re looking for software to use, definitely have a look at 2BizBox. No related posts. Free ERP software: 2BizBox A2 was originally published at I Love Free Software |
| Free Software to Control Monitor: EasyMCC Posted: 11 Jun 2012 12:30 PM PDT
EasyMCC is a free monitor control software for Windows OS that you can use to control various aspects of picture quality of monitors. It works with the monitors which are using the Display Data Channel communication protocol, which would be pretty much all the monitors that exist out there. EasyMCC can also, next to image quality management, be used for controlling the monitor power settings.
Program is very small, and very simple to use, which is no surprise considering the fact that it doesn’t have a lot of other options apart from the fact that it’s a monitor management tool. A lot of people must be thinking why would it be necessary to create an application such as this, because monitors themselves offer similar picture quality control and you can configure the power saving settings for monitors in Windows. Well there are situations where it’s not possible to control monitor settings, for example the front panel buttons on the monitor, the ones where picture quality is actually changed could be damaged or destroyed, or someone might just feel more comfortable using a program to change monitor settings, it’s definitely easier to do it. In situations like these EasyMCC can come in handy, and it can do the job very fast. Changing the monitor picture quality with EasyMCCFrom the image above, you can see all the different aspects of monitor picture quality that this free monitor control software can change, the most interesting one of which would be Luminance. The full list would be:
Luminance is basically another way of saying how bright the monitor will be, it’s a measurement that keeps track of how much light a certain area emits. Contrast should be familiar to everyone, and color temperature is where you can determine what kind of light the monitor will radiate. Low temperatures means cold light, which is a very popular LED light bulb color of light, even though there are those which have warmer light, which would be higher temperatures. In my experience warmer colored light is easier on the eyes, but you might disagree, the main thing is that we can adjust this option on our monitors with the help of EasyMCC. Picture presents and power management settings
I hope that there’s no need to explain how to change picture quality, it basically comes down to sliding the options left and right, what’s more interesting is the monitor power saving options that you get. On the image above you can see the DPMS options, with which you can basically command the monitor to go to sleep, or shutdown or you can even assign keyboard shortcuts which you can use to activate one of the monitor power commands. Also check out free software to control screen brightness. EasyMCC also offers presents, where you can, once that you’ve arranged everything the way you want it, save the settings so that if later they get changed, you can easily switch back by simply selecting your saved preset. Monitor management is a bit easier with EasyMCC, so make sure you give it a spin. No related posts. Free Software to Control Monitor: EasyMCC was originally published at I Love Free Software |
| Advanced Windows File Management Tool: Proto Posted: 11 Jun 2012 11:00 AM PDT
Proto is a free Windows file manager. The application takes a whole new approach on how files are handled. The program uses a type and find implementation where a user enter characters and finds filenames and directory names matching the entered characters. The program requires .NET framework 4.0 to run. Features of Proto Windows File Management tool
How to use itNo installation is required to run this program. You only need to unzip the contents of the downloaded zip and you are good to go. The program minimises to tray on launch. The interface is unlike any windows file managers you have seen before. It resembles a command line shell but a bit more fancy. You can hide or view the interface by clicking toggle visibility. You can launch the program from tray by clicking on the tray icon. The program by default launches to My Computer. You can then navigate to a directory of your choice by typing the name. When you type a character, the program immediately narrows down the list of possibilities by matching directory and file names with what you entered. You can go back to the previous directory by using the backspace key. You can launch Proto from the tray easily by using the Alt+' hotkeys.
Windows Files and folders are opened by clicking enter when the respective files are entered. You can hide the interface when it is not being focused by checking the Hide on focus lost option on the tray icon. Proto has the ability to open multiple program tabs which you can do by using the Ctrl + T hotkeys. You can close the current tab by pressing Ctrl+W and move tabs to the left by using the Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow keys. You can open files and folders on Windows Explorer by using the context menu. You can also open programs without navigating to their respective directories. Press Alt+Space keys and then type in the name of the application.
You can access the list of favourites or frequently visited directories via the Alt+1 hotkeys. You can use Ctrl+N to create a new directory. Copy and paste hotkeys remain the same, Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V. Pros
ConsNone that I could find. ConclusionProto offers a unique and interesting way to browse your Windows file system but I doubt many ordinary users will soon ditch their Windows explorer for it. However, the program will definitely receive a warm welcome from core users and programmers. Related posts:
Advanced Windows File Management Tool: Proto was originally published at I Love Free Software |
| Download Clamwin: Free Open Source Virus Scanner Posted: 11 Jun 2012 09:30 AM PDT
ClamWin is a free, open source antivirus software designed for viruses, Trojans, malware and other malicious threats. It has a high performance on demand file scanning process. This software includes scheduler, scanner, Add-on to MS Outlook, virus database, etc. The only drawback is that it does not come with an access scanning or a URL scanning option. It has an intelligent scanning tool and is fast and secure. The software has a high detection rate for viruses and regularly keeps updated on the virus database.
Installing this free antivirus softwareThe installation process is quick and easy. You just need to go here and click on the download option present on the left panel of the page. The file is around 40 MB in size and takes less than 5 minutes to download. After the software is downloaded in your machine you can see an .exe file. You need to click on the file and the installation process starts. While installing the software you will be guided through the process like any other installation and click on the next button. You can also try A-Squared Free, Security 360 and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware reviewed by us. |
| 5 Free Office Suite Apps For Android Posted: 11 Jun 2012 08:00 AM PDT
Here, are 5 free office suite apps for Android. MS Office is a very useful tools used by almost all office users. Google Play Store has multiple office suite apps to view, edit and create office documents including MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, PDF, Text and much more. In this article we will discuss about office suites available to manage your office documents on Android. Apps includes Kingsoft Office app for Android; one of the popular app in Google Play Store, OfficeSuite Viewer app to view office files, another document viewer app; Documents To Go 3.0 Main app and more. Kingsoft Office For Android:
Kingsoft Office is a free office suite app for Android to access office documents on Android. You can easily view and edit office documents easily on your Android. Office documents supported by this office suite app includes DOC file, DOCX file, XLS, XLSX, and more. Apart from viewing and editing the document, you can also apply special formulas and effects to the file. The app has a nice toolbar which makes it easy for you to edit the office files with advanced options. For e.g., if you are editing an excel file on your Android phone, then you can cut, copy, or paste any content from any cell, apply filter, adjust text alignment, Undo, Redo, hide headers, freeze panes, insert cells, delete cells, font color, merge cells, and even take out the print out of document file from your Android. You can check out a short tutorial on how to print from phone. Kingsoft office is one of the popular office suite app to view and edit document files on Android phone. Below are the list of document types supported by this Kingsoft office suite for Android:
You can also check out our review of Kingsoft Office app for Android. OfficeSuite Viewer 6:
OfficeSuite Viewer 6 is a free Android office suite app to view or access office documents on Android. This Android OfficeSuite app is only a viewer app. You can only view office format files on Android. The app doesn't provides you functionality to edit documents. This OfficeSuite Viewer 6 app supports file formats which include DOC, DOCX, LOG, XLS, XLSX, RTF, TXT, PPT. Word file, PDF and more. This free version of OfficeSuite Viewer app is ads free which is a good part of the app. If you are using Excel file, then you can't edit the excel document but you can apply filter to quickly access data of the required cells. The app even shows all the recently accessed files. You can even access document file if any stored in your SD card. The unique part of this Android OfficeSuite app is accessing of remote document files on Android. You can connect to your Google Docs, Dropbox, Box or SugarSync to remotely access documents files stored into your cloud on Android. Below is the list of document file formats supported by the app:
You can check out OfficeSuite Viewer 5 app for Android reviewed by us. Olive Office Premium:
Olive Office Premium is a free another Android office suite app to view and edit office documents on Android. Office documents supported by this Android office suite app is MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint. You can easily view and edit documents of any of the three document format on your Android phone. Like OfficeSuite Viewer 6 app, this Android Olive Office Premium app even allows you to access files from your cloud which includes Google Docs and Dropbox. You can also search any document file on internet directly from the app. Below listed are the file Formats supported by the app on Android. MS Word:
MS Excel:
MS PowerPoint:
PDF files CHM files MHT files Documents To Go 3.0 Main App:
Documents To Go 3.0 Main App is a free office suite app for Android to view or access office documents on Android. This Android office suite app supports MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint. You can view document file from any of these three file formats. You can't edit or apply some special formula on the document. Editing features are only available in full version of the app. You can check all your recently accessed file, local files from SD card and starred files. Documents To Go 3.0 Main is one of the most popular app in Google Play Store to view office documents on Android phone. File formats supported by the app: MS Word:
MS Excel:
MS PowerPoint:
OpenOffice Document Reader:
OpenOffice Document Reader is a free Android office suite app to access OpenOffice documents on Android. This office suite app only allows you to view OpenOffice documents. The app supports .odt files and .ods files on Android. You can’t edit any OpenOffice document with this OpenOffice Document Reader app. Also, you cannot access any MS office document on your Android phone. The app is specially designed only to view OpenOffice document. Install this Android Office Suite app, if you deal with OpenOffice document on a regular basis. So, these were some of the good free Office suite apps for Android. Some of these provide capability to edit documents, while others are document viewers only. If you are aware of some other good office suite for Android, do mention in comments. No related posts. 5 Free Office Suite Apps For Android was originally published at I Love Free Software |
| Turn Webcam, Phone Camera into Free Video Surveillance System Posted: 11 Jun 2012 06:30 AM PDT
Genius Vision is an IP video surveillance software that is intended for all those that have a security camera grid which are connected with each other with the help of Local Area Network, that’s the reason for the IP in the software name. With the help of this video surveillance software you can turn your webcam, or phone camera into a monitoring device.
Having security cameras installed on your property is always a good thing, especially now that the crime rates are on the rise pretty much everywhere, and there are a lot of scam artists out there. The easiest way of how to connect cameras would be with the help of a Local Area Connection and wireless video cameras. This way, there are no wires which have to be spread throughout the object that’s being monitored, there’s only mounting of cameras, and of course you need to pick the right software to use with your cameras, Genius Vision might just be the thing that you are looking for. Using Genius Vision to network together security camerasWhat you see on the image above is the default screen of Genius Vision, the free version of the program, which is the same as the paid version, but it’s limited to the number of channels that can be tracked to 16, and there’s also a limitation in the amount of channels that can be tracked with the help of the innovative IVS technology that this network video recorder software has. IVS is an acronym for Intelligent Video System, which is basically what you can see in the movies, where video surveillance program is used in order to scan videos and search for a suspect, on the count of the facial features and a number of other characteristics, if we are not talking about a person search. Before you’ll be able to power up the main interface of the program, you’re gonna have to enter username and password, Genius Vision is password protected, so that unauthorized individuals are not able to access and use the application.
The default username and password are:
Program will offer you with the info when you hover your mouse over the input boxes. It’s best, in fact it’s necessary that you change this to something else once that you’re inside the actual program.
What’s more important is to know how to actually add cameras to the program. If your network is properly setup and connected to the PC where the program is installed then to add a camera you will have to click on New Channel. If everything is OK, the camera should show up in a new channel at the center. Features that Genius Vision has would be this:
These are just some of the more important features that this software has, and if you are looking for software that you can use for your security system and if you decide to go with Genius Vision then you will definitely discover more. Related posts:
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| Protect your Dropbox Folders with Safebox Posted: 11 Jun 2012 05:00 AM PDT
Safebox is an encryption tool that you can use in order to help protect the privacy of your online storage folders. The program offers you the basic protection of your folders and data contained in it from online privacy attacks. It’s very easy to use and understand.
Users of Dropbox are probably wondering what would be the best way that they can protect their folders from being accessed and manipulated by nosy roommates, family members or anyone else who has access to their computer. Situation is even worse when someone is sharing the computer with other people, in which case privacy is a hard thing to have, Safebox can help everyone who’s having these types of problems. What does Safebox do exactly?The program creates 2 different folders on your computer. One folder called Safebox which is located inside your home folder, the same place where Dropbox creates its folders. Another folder is created inside your Dropbox folder and this second folder is where encrypted files will be placed.
The way that Safebox file and folder encryption works is that you store all the files that you want encrypted and protected into the Safebox folder. Program will then sync its folder with the one that was created inside Dropbox, but the files which will be placed inside the Dropbox folder will be encrypted. They will have a completely different file extension and it won’t be possible to open them up when you browse your files inside Dropbox. How to setup Safebox to encrypt Dropbox foldersTo encrypt files with Safebox, everything that you need to do is choose where you want your Safebox folder to be, and where your Dropbox folder is so that the folder where encrypted files which Safebox creates can be stored there.
Locations of these two folders are all the configuration that’s nessecery in order for the Safebox to work. The encrypted folder and encryption keys are set by default. Exporting and sharing encrypted folders with othersSince the very purpose of Dropbox is to share files, you’re probably now wondering how to share this encrypted folder with your friends and colleagues if you need it for something like that. To share the contents of the encrypted folder, when you’ve downloaded it from Safebox, you need to ask your friend for the Key with which the folder was encrypted and import it into your own Safebox installation. Right click on the Safebox tray icon, select Preferences and in the Folder and Key section click on New and then select import and you should see something like this:
This is where you need to specify the folder location, and also the location of the Key files and type in the actual key. You need to get this from the person who’s sharing the folder with you and they get it by opening up Preferences and on the list of Folders and Keys selecting the one that you want to share and then selecting Modify >> Export. You can read more about how to use the program on the developers website. Safebox is very useful, and even though it’s not technically free, it’s not too costly only 99 cents, visit the developers websites for more info. Related posts:
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