Software Recommendations Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, May 28, 2015

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Top new questions this week: Is there a browser which supports isolating tabs? Is there a browser (or browser-add-on-combination) which allows to completely isolate each tab from each other/put each one in a separate session? In more detail: not just separate cookies but also ... web-browser privacy   asked by Nobody 5 votes Which programs can make a list of files and folders? Lately one of my hard drives died. I managed to save some of the data before the event because of S.M.A.R.T. and CrystalDiskInfo which showed about 2k reallocated sectors. Now I have about 6 TB of ... windows-7 file-management backup   asked by Daniel 4 votes answered by VicAche 1 vote Finding terminal emulatior with tiling mode I'm Ubuntu user and now I'm using standard GNOME Terminal. Sometimes I'm configuring servers and I need to focus on several terminal windows. With GNOME Terminal I have to do switch between tabs all ... linux open-source terminal-emulator   asked by gephaest 3 votes answered by Elliot Reed 2 votes Android app to track bicycle cycles in fitness There are plenty of Android tracking apps out there that measure your run/walk/bicycle activities as long as you are outside and moving. However, I'm looking for an app to track the activity of riding ... android sport   asked by mmvsbg 3 votes answered by Nobody 0 votes Seeking letter management (similar to Thunderbird but for all kinds of documents including scanned ones) My personal messages are piling up, and that is both, physical letters and digital emails. I would love to keep them (i.e. scans of the physical documents) in one place on my computer where I can ... document-management information-management   asked by Bastian 3 votes answered by Nicolas Raoul 0 votes Virtual graph-paper software Just a piece of graph paper but on my laptop. Needed features: List item Grid snapping switch Line tool Curve tool Different colors Fill tool, not just for individual squares but also to fill ... gratis drawing   asked by DutChen18 2 votes answered by Timmy 0 votes Program that puts the taskbar on all monitors Windows 8 only puts the taskbar on the primary monitor. Is there a software that will put the taskbar on all monitors? I have three, so it needs to work on any amount, not just dual-monitors. I'd like ... windows-8 multi-monitor   asked by Chipperyman 2 votes answered by diedie2 4 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: GTalk ("Google Talk") Windows Desktop Client to be discontinued on February 16, 2015. Hangouts Alternatives? GTalk will stop working on Feb 16, 2015. Google Says to start using the Hangouts Chrome App. I don't like it. Is there any third party or open source alternative to the Chrome app (for Windows) ... chat xmpp google-hangouts   asked by degenerate 6 votes answered by marczellm 1 vote Bookmark sync tool between Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera browsers? Is there an app, tool or at least script which will keep my saved bookmarks in sync between IE, FF, Chrome and Opera? Online bookmark storage is an advantage, but it is not a requirement. It can be ... cross-platform bookmarks   asked by miroxlav 8 votes answered by nidunc 4 votes Can you answer these? Screen filter for colorblind Is there a software that could help the colorblind by either filtering certain colors from the (computer) screen or modifying them in such a way as to make them more visible or distinguishable? I ... color   asked by laggingreflex 2 votes Exclude user-specified bookmark folders from Firefox URL autocomplete or URL suggestion functions? As far as I know, there is currently no way to make Firefox ignore specific bookmark folders for the autocomplete or suggestions functions in the Location Bar (aka urlbar). The user can either allow ... firefox bookmarks   asked by RockPaperLizard 2 votes Locally-Hosted Program Management Data, Software can be in Cloud My company deals with terabytes of data that all has clients proprietary information on it, and must be Part 11 compliant. I am looking for a program management software that I can locally host all ... project-management   asked by Jared 1 vote

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