My favorite software

As of September 26th 2023, my favorite software (besides from Simple DNS Plus) is:

Software Development tools

Software development components / libraries

Server software

  • Certify SSL Manager - https://certifytheweb.com
    Software to automate installation and renewal of free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates on IIS / Windows Server.
    Of course it has an option to authenticate via DNS by updating DNS records in Simple DNS Plus :-)

  • Syncthing - https://syncthing.net
    For backup and syncing files between devices.

  • SoftEther VPN - https://www.softether.org
    Nice VPN server software.

  • Answer - https://answer.dev
    Q&A website software.

Desktop software / Utilities

  • SyncBackPro / SyncBack Touch - https://www.2brightsparks.com ⭐2023
    Great for backup / syncing files / web-site deployment.

  • ClipClip - https://clipclip.com
    Clipboard manager / screen shots.

  • Notion - https://notion.so
    Notes, kanban boards, etc.

  • Discord - https://discord.com
    Nice (free) service for internal chat / communication (replaced Slack).

  • KeePass Password Safe - http://keepass.info
    Great (free) program for storing passwords.
    Storing the (encrypted) password database on DropBox makes it easy to sync between computers and my (Android) phone.

  • 7-Zip - http://www.7-zip.org
    Great for working with zip files and other compressed file archives.
    I primarily use this because the built-in function for creating zip files in Windows 10 doesn't work with file names containing non-english characters.

  • TightVNC - https://www.tightvnc.com
    For remote control of Windows "Home" edition computers. Also does file transfers.

  • CutePDF Professional - http://www.cutepdf.com
    I mostly use it for scanning to PDF files, and for merging multiple PDF files into one.

  • TreeSize Free - https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free
    Figure out what is using all that hard disk space.

  • VirtualBox - https://www.virtualbox.org
    Virtual machine software for the desktop.

  • pCloud - https://my.pcloud.com ⭐2023
    File synchronization, backup, sharing, etc.

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