I wanted to compare zero sugar syrup pricing from several websites. However, typing or copy-pasting data would take a lot of time. So I asked Chat-GPT how to get Data from web-pages into a Google sheet. After several Google import types needing structured webpages, the scrapers were mentioned. So I tried out Octoparse.
Streaming audio to PC through Bluetooth
Stream your smartphones audio through your PC connected audio using a Bluetooth connection and an App.
Handige websites
Aan de hand van een Youtube video gemaakt door TechGumbo (video onderaan deze post). Ik heb sommige weggelaten (Amazon prijs watchers bijvoorbeeld), maar ook andere die ik tegenkwam toegevoegd (http://httpbin.org/ bijvoorbeeld).
Cron-Job.org
Cron-Job.org is a free online service that enables you to visit websites at your own scheduled moments.
Cron is a command line utility on Unix type systems to schedule jobs. Word is that it originates from the word Chronos, the Greek word for time. Continue reading “Cron-Job.org”
Camunda BPM
Looking for an affordable (free) way to create Business Process Management models? Try the Open Source Desktop modeler by Camunda!
Computername on Taskbar
When working with several computers and servers at the same time, it is useful to be able to simply see what system you’re working on. In the distant past, we have used bginfo with some success. Today we stumbled on a tip by Elliot Gillum on StackExchange. He gave credit to this original post at nextofwindows.com.
The steps are real easy:
- Right click on Taskbar
- Go to Toolbars
- Choose New toolbar
- Type in \\%computername% in the Folder field
- Click the Select Folder button
Or in dutch Windows:
- Klik rechts op de taakbalk
- Kies Werkbalken
- En kies dan Nieuwe werkbalk
- Typ \\%computername% in bij het Map veld
- Klik op de knop Map selecteren
DBeaver database tool
Great free universal database tool. Able to connect to a plethora of databases and database types. Fast and able. Creates ER Diagrams on the fly.
Mailstore Home saves your e-mail messages
I always warn people for their dependency on provider e-mail services. The risk is when you change provider, you lose all your valuable e-mails in a jiffy. Enter Mailstore Home: This software (free for personal use) allows you to connect to your various mail servers, and archive the messages in a local store (in fact (sadly) it refused to create a store on my NAS). From that moment on, your e-mail messages are yours again! You can search them, view them anytime. No matter if your mail server crashes, is unavailable, or even if you have no internet connection: You have your e-mail.
FTP: FileZilla
The free FTP solution
FileZilla has been around for quite a while now. It’s an unbeatable combination: it does what it should, and it’s free!
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Clipboard enhancement
You can use the new Windows 10 clipboard tool with the combination Windows-Shift-S (Try it now). It has nice possibilities like selecting a rectangle, free shape, current window or complete screen. But I want more. For instance: a form of history than can easily be viewed and selected. I found this nice software that can even clip and paste cross platform (haven’t tested it yet) through Google cloud storage.
Enter the free 1Clipboard. You clip whatever you want using Windows-Shift-S. After that, you can see your last clip in the Windows message center. With the key combination Ctrl-Alt-V the program opens, showing you the clipboard history and allowing you to select any clip (which is put onto the clipboard when you click it), or make it a favorite. There is even a search available.