This is pretty open ended, and I’m not sure “digital tool” is really what I should call it honestly. But basically, I’m putting together a big list of programs, applications, websites and the like that I find useful or helpful in some way, that I think could be beneficial to others.

So far my list consists of things like localsend, alternativeto.net, Microsoft powertoys, does the dog die, etc. Pretty varied list, some very niche some very general purpose, but just those kind of things if that makes sense?

I’m looking for some more to add, so what do you have to contribute?

  • Hudell@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Nearly 20 years ago in one of my first jobs I made a small time calculator. Like, just a basic calculator but if you typed 45 * 2 it would show 01:30. I thought it was super cool and useful and I kept a copy of its binary so I could use it whenever I needed.

    I still have it. And still haven’t used it. But it’s cool.

  • djdarren@piefed.socialEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Syncthing

    I think I use Syncthing more than any other tool. I have a bunch of different computers, and all of them are running a Syncthing server, all hooked in to the same folders, all sharing the same documents. I have it running on my GrapheneOS phone too, so my photos folder gets shared as well.

    It can be kinda fiddly to set up the sharing, making sure that you point the shared folders at the right place on your system, but once you’ve got it dialed in it’s invaluable.

    For example; it’s where I keep my Calibre library, so no matter which of my computers I’m on, I can open Calibre, drop a book in, and know that it’ll be ready to load onto my Kobo. I do a weekly radio show, so I keep all of the documentation around that in a folder that I work from locally, whether I’m on my MacBook or Linux desktop.

    The only downside to it is that (as far as I can tell) you can’t store everything on one device to download to others as you need (like iCloud Drive or Dropbox), so if your Syncthing folder takes up 30Gb on your 2Tb server, it’ll also take up 30Gb on your 128Gb phone. So it does mean having to be a little judicious with what you drop in there.

    Basically, I love Syncthing. It means that I have access to everything I need access to, without having to shell out money each month to rent space from a cloud provider. And because I have all of my devices sharing all the folders with all the others, even if one drops offline, the others still get updated damn near immediately.

    • evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      BinaryEye (for scanning qr codes)

      Do you have a recommendation for generating QR codes? I basically want to be able to make qr codes that link to notes so I can see what’s in boxes without having to pull them out of hard to reach spots. I see a couple options on fdroid (QRshare and ShareAsQR), but I’m sure there are desktop applications, too.

      • Helix 🧬@feddit.orgEnglish
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        4 days ago

        I usually use qrencode at the command line. It’s pretty easy to use. There’s a GUI called QtQR but I never felt the need to use it.

  • Damarus@feddit.org
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    4 days ago

    Voicemeeter allows me to send the audio streams of my computers to each other so my work PC and private PC can just use the same mic and play from my speakers/headphones without having to change any plugs.

    This is complemented by sharing my mouse and keyboard via Mouse without Borders. It’s also integrated into Power Toys but I had some issues with that version, so I’m sticking to the standalone one for now.