2009-05-10T12:08:04Z 58429 0 Evernote does everything OneNote does and more. It is free and has incredible support, unlike Microsoft's page after page of mostly useless, jargon filled cyberbabble. 46588912 2007-04-23T13:24:57Z 238 2018-07-27T07:29:16Z Office OneNote 6060 2009-11-24T01:55:30Z http://office.microsoft.com/onenote http://wakoopa.com/software/office-onenote http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/161/276/normal.png?1256991277 http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/161/276/thumb.png?1256991277 13908 Microsoft Corporation http://wakoopa.com/developers/microsoft-corporation 59 Productivity http://wakoopa.com/categories/office/productivity win Microsoft Office OneNote, usually referred to as Microsoft OneNote, is a tool for notetaking, information gathering, and multi-user collaboration by Microsoft. While many earlier systems relied on linear text flow (simple lists), OneNote visualizes notes as a two-dimensional page. OneNote also adds modern features such as drawings, pictures, multimedia audio, video, and ink as well as multi-user sharing of notes. 2009-01-02T18:57:24Z 32914 0 I found this through a Google search a while ago when ubiquitous spell checkers didn't exist. Loaded it to the start background and have been happy ever since. It sits there and lets me know when I have forgotten a letter here and there, makes suggestions and retains short phrases. Combined with texter.exe, both free, it has increased my speed and lowered the level of apparent illiteracy. It is used universally with all web applications as well as word processors on and off line. The best feature in comparison with spell checkers included with programs is the personal dictionary which carries over. The two negative features which prevents the Interface stars from reaching five is its glitch with older versions of MS Word, which I never use anyway, and it's somewhat aggressive default pop up suggestion lists. That can be adjusted in the set up. 200 2008-11-04T20:38:56Z 161603 2009-01-04T18:16:57Z Spell Catcher Plus for Windows 2 2009-02-05T08:53:26Z http://www.rainmakerinc.com/ http://wakoopa.com/software/spell-catcher-plus-for-windows http://wakoopa.com/images/avatar_software.gif http://wakoopa.com/images/avatar_software_thumb.gif 39153 Rainmaker Research, Inc. http://wakoopa.com/developers/rainmaker-research-inc 37 Word Processors http://wakoopa.com/categories/office/word-processors win A background spell checker that just works. Built primarily for the Mac, it works great with MS Windows 2009-01-02T18:45:49Z 32913 0 How spoiled we are not to see Evernote as a thing of wonder. The fact that it can index text from graphics is a marvel. It has made my life searching for items copied from historic documents much easier. OneNote is clunky compared to this. I forked over the price for the added storage area without coming close to the monthly limit. As for the Blackberry: going to the Evernote site with the Opera Mini browser has made Evernote easily available for reading, I too would like a similar interface as the one they provide for the MS Mobile and iPhone. 45662579 2007-05-02T11:17:25Z 814 2145-09-27T13:03:09Z Evernote 7713 2009-11-12T09:15:37Z http://www.evernote.com http://wakoopa.com/software/evernote-1 http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/126/375/normal.png?1248866998 http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/126/375/thumb.png?1248866998 27740 Evernote Corporation http://wakoopa.com/developers/evernote-corporation 63 Personal Information Manager http://wakoopa.com/categories/office/personal-information-manager mac win web Evernote is a software application that allows users to capture information of various types, including text notes, mobile phone snapshots, printed and handwritten text within images, web clips, and digital ink. All data added to Evernote are run through a series of recognizers that make any text within the various note formats searchable. The application uses a continuous "roll of paper" metaphor for its user interface. Additionally, users may create folders, categories, and notebooks. 2009-01-02T18:38:50Z 32909 0 I have been using Opera since back in the day when it was either add supported or paid. I was glad to pay for what I thought back then was an excellent browser. Now it is much more than that. The phrase I hear a lot of late is Web Experience. That is what it is. Though you can add features and widgets, right out of the box Opera just about does everything you could want while connected. The feed reader, downloader, email, history, tags, bookmarks, video viewing, pdf reader, on and on. I am writing this with Opera 10 alpha with no problems. Caveat: Though the remarks promise there to be an HTML email writer, the choice interface is there, but I have not been able to get good results with copy and paste of graphics yet. Again, this is still alpha. Vs. 9.63 is very stable in all ways. I see Firefox as a toy, like an Erectorset, it's fun to add things to it to see how they work, but after a while, like most toys, it gets tiresome. Grown ups just like things to work. Opera works right out of the box. 2147483647 2007-04-20T09:48:07Z 94 2017-09-17T02:48:18Z Opera 15498 2009-11-24T16:02:29Z http://www.opera.com/browser http://wakoopa.com/software/opera http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/144/765/normal.png?1253036564 http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/144/765/thumb.png?1253036564 890 Opera Software ASA http://wakoopa.com/developers/opera-software-asa Check what's happening on the web 1 Browsers http://wakoopa.com/categories/internet/browsers mac win linux Opera is a cross-platform, free, Internet suite that handles just about every Internet-related task. 2009-01-02T18:27:48Z 32908 0 This firewall makes much more sense to the end user in its explanation of why it is doing what it does. I am especially enthusiastic about its clear pop-up interface during software installations and its warnings about software that suddenly decides to connect to the Internet in the background. 7705033 2007-05-02T11:10:59Z 723 2019-09-16T16:35:11Z Comodo Internet Security 1982 2009-11-24T12:47:33Z http://personalfirewall.comodo.com http://wakoopa.com/software/comodo-internet-security http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/020/239/normal.png?1240054459 http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/020/239/thumb.png?1240054459 329 COMODO http://wakoopa.com/developers/comodo 34 Firewalls http://wakoopa.com/categories/security/firewalls win Comodo Internet Security is the free, multi-layered security application that keeps hackers out and personal information in. Built from the ground upwards with your security in mind, CIS offers 360° protection by combining powerful Antivirus protection, an enterprise class packet filtering firewall, and an advanced host intrusion prevention system called Defense+. For both average and advanced users. 2009-01-02T18:24:06Z 32907 0 I wish Opera's email feature was able to output HTML email. For its convenience wrapped with the installed RSS Feed reader, it would make my life easier. Until then, I will stay with Thunderbird. There is very little related to basic email this software can't handle. I was turned off to its sister browser, Firefox's need for add-ons for optimum usage but Thunderbird works fine right out of the box. IMAP is seamless with Gmail and other online mail sites but smtp does require port tweaking to work. 401851527 2007-04-20T08:10:48Z 80 2019-10-15T23:26:24Z Thunderbird 14155 2009-11-17T03:37:57Z http://mozilla.com/thunderbird http://wakoopa.com/software/thunderbird http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/001/931/normal.png?1238514076 http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/001/931/thumb.png?1238514076 95 Mozilla http://wakoopa.com/developers/mozilla 20 Email http://wakoopa.com/categories/internet/email mac win linux Mozilla Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and news client developed by the Mozilla Foundation. Thunderbird can manage multiple e-mail, newsgroup and RSS accounts and supports multiple identities within accounts. Features like quick search, saved search folders, advanced message filtering, message grouping, and labels can help one manage and find messages. 2009-01-02T18:17:41Z 32905 0 JC&MB's nice little note taker is the small engine that keeps a 8 pixle red tag on the side of my screen. It has a password protected and open interface for keeping simple notes. I use Evernote for the big jobs, but this ever present ASCII style interface has totally replaced my using MS Notebook for the simple stuff. I did try Notebook++ for the same tasks, but it was too much. This is the just right oatmeal of desktop notes. 35728 2007-07-01T12:34:42Z 41125 2009-11-20T17:22:16Z JC&MB Quicknote 6 2009-01-09T18:06:01Z http://wakoopa.com/software/jcmb-quicknote http://wakoopa.com/images/avatar_software.gif http://wakoopa.com/images/avatar_software_thumb.gif 10538 JC&MB http://wakoopa.com/developers/jcmb win 2009-01-02T18:12:11Z 32904 0 Most of the interface I have with VOX are entries carried over from other applications though imbedded links. I find the online interface lack if seamless interoperability as compared to other blogging and social networking sites does not inspire me to return. This, combined with its not working with MS LiveWriter, leaves it in the background with the hope it will improve. 996959 2007-11-09T12:49:40Z 77547 2009-11-25T12:17:34Z Vox 3034 2009-06-11T08:23:12Z http://www.vox.com http://wakoopa.com/software/vox http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/009/276/normal.png?1238584236 http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/009/276/thumb.png?1238584236 35688 Six Apart, Ltd. http://wakoopa.com/developers/six-apart-ltd 23 Social networks http://wakoopa.com/categories/internet/social-networks win web Vox is an Internet blogging service run by Six Apart, which launched on October 26, 2006. Originally, it had the codename 'Project Comet'. The service claims to be more streamlined and easier-to-use than other blogging tools available, like LiveJournal, Blogger, or WordPress.com. Its design has features often associated with the Web 2.0 trend; much of the praise and criticism applied to Web 2.0 also applies to Vox. Vox is written in the Catalyst MVC Framework. The service is more focused on social networking features than other blogging platforms. Such features include the ability to set permissions on who is able to view each post and a friends list on the sidebar. While other social networking sites offer blog functionality as an additional feature, blogging is the main focus of Vox. 2009-01-02T18:07:53Z 32903 0 Yeah Write is an application I have carried over from Windows 3.1. It is a secure note taking software in which I have seven years of notes. "the easy to use fill-in-the-blank word processor for the computer illiterate" Its best feature is its easy transferability. Much of what I used to do here, as in save passwords and URL's I now do with QuickNote. But I still use it save documents as archives. 605 2007-09-29T23:30:27Z 67040 2009-08-27T09:10:34Z Yeah Write 3 2009-01-21T14:12:58Z http://wakoopa.com/software/yeah-write http://wakoopa.com/images/avatar_software.gif http://wakoopa.com/images/avatar_software_thumb.gif 15891 Word Place, Inc. http://wakoopa.com/developers/word-place-inc win 2009-01-02T17:54:12Z 32898 0 FriendFeed is the watering hole of social networking. Used to its potential, it can bring together all of the bread crumbs you've left behind visiting one and other sites on the network. Still more a Twitter Fan because it is where my tribe socializes. 239185546 2008-10-09T17:41:56Z 150995 2145-12-31T02:18:29Z FriendFeed 10827 2009-11-21T07:11:35Z http://friendfeed.com http://wakoopa.com/software/friendfeed http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/130/233/normal.png?1249720918 http://mallow.wakoopa.com/avatars/000/130/233/thumb.png?1249720918 38999 FriendFeed Inc. http://wakoopa.com/developers/friendfeed-inc 23 Social networks http://wakoopa.com/categories/internet/social-networks mac web FriendFeed is a social aggregator that consolidates the updates from social media and social networking websites such as blog entries, social bookmarking websites, and micro-blogging updates. Users are able to use this consolidated stream of information to create customized feeds to share with friends.