Jon's Invaluable Software

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Using all manner of computers and operating systems -- be it for work, business, hobby or pleasure -- Jon has amassed a library of select software gadgets & gizmos which are must-haves. Some are mainstream that you've probably heard of, and others are open source projects that won't even ring a bell. But all of them are ones that make every-day computing a more enjoyable prospect.

Local Software

• Synergy - Synergy lets you easily share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers with different operating systems, each with its own display, without special hardware. It's intended for users with multiple computers on their desk since each system uses its own monitor(s). [Synergy Site]

• AHK

• VLC

Remote Software (Sites)

• LastPass - LastPass in an amazing password/bookmark aggregator that puts all of your valuable sites, logins, and notes in a super-secure bubble in the internet cloud, available from anywhere in the world by either using the browser plugin, or simply logging into the site with your credentials. Most important of all, be sure you have a super-complex password for LastPass, and then you will never have to remember another password again. Oh, it's also free. LastPass

• Password Meter - There is a lot of buzz about How Secure Is My Password, and while it's fun to see how long it would take for a PC to crack your password, it doesn't provide any assistance in how to make your password better. That's why I prefer Ask The Geek's Password Meter. It's the one I used to help create my master LastPass password, and it's still never been broken. Password Meter

• Wunderlist - It's not that as I get older I forget more stuff, it's that I'm mature enough now to realize how many things I've forgotten... Anyhow, I've learned that if I don't write it down I'll forget it. Enter Wunderlist. Wunderlist is really nothing more than a list of to-do lists that you can share with other people or keep to yourself. I have lists for things I need to do today, things to pick up at the store, movies I want to see, long-term goals, etc. Plus all of the data is instantly cross-platform accessible from the web or from your smartphone app. Wunderlist