GEEK TOOLS

This is just a bunch of technical tools that I think many network and computer professionals may find useful. Mostly they are simple Windows 2000 tools; this is in no way meant to be a comprehensive or high-end list of tools (espescially not the security tools), but rather a set of quick and easy things that can be used on your system and your network.

• Basic Tools | Office And Multimedia Tools | Security Tools
  • Office Applications
    • OpenOffice.org - A complete Open Source office suite, with word processing, presentations, and spreadsheets
    • AbiWord - A very well-done word processor, almost equal to Word
  • Multimedia Applications
  • The Gimp - A bitmap editor with a lot of high-end features
  • Inkscape - A high-end vector graphics package
  • Audacity - A very nice sound editor
  • Picasa - A photo management program with some great organizational features and even some decent editing
  • Planning & Organization Aids
  • GanttProject (requires java)- A Gannt chart program (like MS Project), can output HTML pages
  • TreeLine - A nice organizational aid that helps keep track of data in a tree format
  • 3D Design & Rendering
    • Blender 3d - An all-in-one application with modelling, animation, rendering, and even game engine output in one package
    • K3D - A popular modelling & animation interface
    • Aqsis - A high power, Renderman-complaint rendering engine
    • POV-Ray - One of the classic raytracing engines