Software

Ancestry

Ancestry (iOS and Android) is the only app you will need to create, edit and add details to your family tree. With this free app from ancestry.com you’ll be able to update your family tree, show it to anyone and have access anytime on your mobile. With Ancestry, you can arrange pictures and information about your grandparents, aunts, uncles, nephews nieces, cousins and more easily.

Click.to

Click.to app reduces the number of clicks you make when pasting something. You can ctr-C something, and then the app appears. The locations and options become available. Suppose you’re reading and want to find the meaning of a word. What you do is hit ctr-C and head to Wikipedia. Another example is the following. You can use the app to post a quote from an e-book in your Twitter account. After marking the quote, press ctr-C and select the Twitter icon. You can do that with a host of other popular websites and apps. The number of clicks you save can be tremendous. If you spend a lot of time sharing and sending data, this app is for you.

Kantaris Media Player

Kantaris Media Player is a free and full featured player for Windows. While there are a lot of media players out there, this application, developed by Christofer Persson is notches above the others as it is very convenient and easy to use. The layout is reminiscent of that of a Windows Media Player, but it does has more handy features.

Remote for iPad

Remote for the iPad is a free program from Apple that makes it easy to manage iTunes, your iPad as well as iPhone. With iTunes you will always be in sync, and the latest version of the program makes it easier than ever to manage your media library. You can also use the app to add new songs and listen to them on your PC, Mac or Apple TV.

Ardour

Ardour is a free audio workstation for Linux and the Mac. Primarily the creation of Paul Davis, it is quite simply one of the most powerful audio software around. It has a whole bunch of features such as unlimited buses and audio racks, MDI CC control, precision algorithms for EQ and more. In fact its recording capability is only limited by your hardware.

Meshlab

Meshlab is a special type of program that helps process unstructured 3D models and meshes that come from 3D scanning. 3D models tend to get very large, but the Meshlab Development Team has built a complete set of tools in the software that will help with editing, converting, rendering, inspecting and otherwise do some touching up. If you've ever used a 3D program before and had problems with mesh editing, this can really help.

ChaosPro

ChaosPro is a freeware fractal program for Windows XP, Vista and later. Created by Martin Pfingstl, it can produce fractals in real time. Those new to fractal creation will appreciate its simple interface. Advanced users can tweak thousands of parameters to produce stunning images. For a freeware program, ChaosPro has a large number of features. As expected, it can generate Mandelbrot and Julia sets. But other fractal types like Escapetime, Attractor, Quaternion and more are supported. The application is multiwindowing, multitasking and supports an unlimited number of colors. The software is compatible with UltraFractal and FractInt.

Maxthon

Maxthon is not as well known as the other browsers, but it actually has enough features to match the others. A product of Maxthon International, it has two display modes; Retro and Ultra. Retro mode is for old websites created with legacy tools. Ultra Mode is for the latest websites. The browser uses the appropriate mode so pages display faster. There are a bunch of other extras included: ad and pop-up blockers, multisearch, autofill and drag and drop. You can do screen captures, translate languages, get feeds and take notes.