Software Links (windows)

Here are some links to software that I find useful.
  • [ link ] 7-zip -- archive (eg. zip) file creation and extraction
  • [ link ] regex renamer -- bulk rename files based on regular expressions
  • [ link ] find and replace bool -- bulk regex based find and replace across files
  • [ link ] mp3tag -- bulk update mp3 file tag information 
  • [ link ] winDirStat -- visualize windows directory space usage
  • [ link ] gow -- gnu on windows (unix command-line tools)
  • [ link ] winscp -- sftp client
pdf file manipulation
  • [ link ] briss -- crop pdf files to size
  • [ link ] pdfsam -- split and Merge pdf files
audio / video
  • [ link ] vlc -- VLC Media Player (audio & video) with good codec support
  • [ link ] audacity -- audio editor and recorder
Software Links (iOS)

ios apps (free)
  • overcast -- podcast app
  • narwhal -- reddit client
  • sync.me -- contact sync between device, google and facebook
  • vrp 7 -- audio recording
  • documents -- pdf viewer & editor
    ios apps (paid)
    • [ link ] dictionary universal -- stardict viewer
    • [ link ] calendars 5 -- google calendar app
    • [ link ] tiny scan -- scan as pdf and save to cloud
    Software Links (OSX)

    On a Mac, consider using a package manager to install new applications and dependencies. 
    • [ link ] Homebrew -- the missing package manager for OSX
    • [ link ] Homebrew cask -- extends homebrew for 3rd party binaries
                brew tap caskroom/cask
    osx apps (free)
    • [ link ] BetterTouchTool -- window snapping and multi-touch management (hb: bettertouchtool)
    • [ link ] Mia for gmail -- email client and notifier
    • [ link ] Itsycal -- taskbar calendar (hb: itsycal)
    • [ link ] Cyberduck -- ftp / sftp etc client (hb: cyberduck)
    • [ link ] f.lux -- manage colour temperature based on time of day (hb: flux)
    • [ link ] Helium -- floating browser window (eg for streaming video)
    • [ link ] Always on Top with installation script, to keep [some] windows on top
    osx apps (paid)
    • [ link ] Bartender -- rearrange menu bar items (hb: bartender)
    • [ link ] Alfred 2 -- spotlight replacement with workflow support
    • [ link ] vmware Fusion -- run virtual machines
    osx tools
    • youtube-dl and ffmpeg -- youtube utilities (hb: youtube-dl, hb: ffmpeg)