Online tools

Project management

Trello vs. Asana: The Best Free Project Management Tool

Non-boring presentation

Prezi. Also funny comics can be found from xkcd.com.

Infographics

The 5 Best Free Tools to Make Infographics Online

Flow chart/Mind-mapping/Diagram

• draw.io*
  • Online manual
  • It has a off-line version (Linux/Windows/Mac)
  • I tested on Ubuntu 20.04. The file format is *.drawio. I can export it to svg file. But *.drawio takes only 1.8K vs 15K for svg file.
  • We can host it on our server.
• The 7 Best Free Online Flowchart Makers. Lucidchart, draw.io, Cacoo, Gliffy, Wireflow, Textographo, Google Drawings.
• Top 10 Microsoft Visio Alternatives for Linux Top 10 Microsoft Visio Alternatives for Linux
• Coggle https://coggle.it/
  • Use google or microsoft to sign in
  • Can embed diagrams in any website
  • Cannot have an interactive/collapsible/expandable diagram
  • Create Flow Charts with Coggle
• MindMeister: In the mind maps you can open and close individual branches.
• MindMup
• LucidChart
• yEd
• ASCII text
  • http://asciiflow.com/. You save the result by copying it to your local text editor.
  • http://www.asciidraw.com/#Draw
• (Mac) 5 Free Mac Apps to Visualize Your Ideas, Tasks, and More

EntityExplorer

https://entityexplorer.com/#, How to Succeed in Google Discover

Drawing

• AutoDraw A.I. based, by Google Creative Lab. It can quickly let you create an art. Good for power point too.

Image editor

Pixlr Editor (vs Pinta or Shotwell in Ubuntu)

Create gifs on any platform. An online tool is called Giphy. The source file can be a video file (local < 100MB or youtube). If the source file is a series of png file, click slideshow option. The resulting file can be embedded in html files or downloaded to your local machines.

5 One-Click Websites to Make Your Photos Look Better

5 Little-Known Free Online Image Editing Tools to Replace Photoshop

Slideshow

http://theslideshow.net/# For example, search 'Natural wonders' in Google/Bing and copy/paste a destination to the website.

curacao, Yamdrok Lake, Guilin, Greenland, Valletta, Patagonia, Atacama, Machu Picchu, Hallstatt

Big Bend National Park, Yosemite National Park, Death Valley National Park (Badwater Road, Dante’s View, Artist Drive、Golden Canyon, Ubehebe Crater)

Iguazu falls (Bazil and Argentina), Parque Nacional Los Glaciares (Argentina), Muir Woods, El Calafate (Argentina), Torres de Paine (Chile)

Window swap

https://window-swap.com/

Video editor

WeVideo (vs OpenShot in Ubuntu)

Transcribe audio to text

• http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/transcribe-audio-text-free/
• oTranscribe

Virus

Virus Total

Finance

Mint

Google

Google photos

• Choose the upload size of your photos and videos
  Photos are compressed to save space. If a photo is larger than 16MP, it will be resized to 16MP.
  • You can print good quality 16MP photos in sizes up to 24 inches x 16 inches.
  • Videos higher than 1080p will be resized to high-definition 1080p. A video with 1080p or less will look close to the original. Some information, like closed captions, might be lost.
• How To Backup Google Photos To Your Computer With gphotos-sync
• How to Export Your Google Photos Library
• How to Prepare For Google's New Cloud Storage Restrictions

Google drawings

I need to install the "Google Drawings" extension on chrome. It can be used to create shapes and diagrams.

It has an option to 'Download' the file as svg.

One problem is the canvas is not trimmed to the shapes.

PDF

You Can Now Markup and Modify PDFs in Google Drive Using Adobe Acrobat

Google Docs Spreadsheets

• How to Make Digital Flashcards With Google Docs Spreadsheets
• Google updated features with Alternating Colors features in Format menu item. There you can easily select a default scheme and customize as you like.

Google Calendar

• Event is better than reminders. Event will show on the locked screen and the notification area.
  • Event can be used to send an email reminder
  • Another way to get a reminder email is by scheduling an email in Gmail.
• How to Use Google Calendar as a Personal Journal From Today
• Add reminders in Google Calendar
  • You'll only get notifications for reminders that are scheduled for a specific time. If you created an all-day reminder, you won't get a notification for it.
  • Be sure to change the Settings for the notifications. Make sure 'Allow Notifications' is one. Choose Banner Style from Temporary to Persistent.

How to Remotely Sign Out of Your Gmail Account

go to myaccount.google.com and then “Sign-in & security” followed by Device activity & notification.

How to Use Gmail Like a Desktop Email Client: 7 Simple Steps

How to Use Gmail Like a Desktop Email Client: 7 Simple Steps

Why You Should Use Third-Party Sign-on (OAuth) for Your Web App

Why You Should Use Third-Party Sign-on (OAuth) for Your Web App

Google keep

How to Export Your Google Keep Notes and Attachments

The 15 Best Alternatives to Search, News, Docs, and More

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-google-alternatives-search-news/

• Google -> duckDuckGo
• Gmail -> Outlook.com
• Google map -> Here WeGo
• Google docs -> Office online
• Google drive -> Dropbox
• Google news -> Yahoo news
• Google calendar -> Fruux
• Google translate -> Microsoft translator
• Chrome -> Opera
• Google domain -> Flame domain
• Google site -> Weebly
• Google photos -> Amazon prime photos

Free online courses

440+ Free Online Programming & Computer Science Courses You Can Start in February

Online poll/voting/scheduler

• https://www.surveymonkey.com
• https://doodle.com/free-online-voting

Share files

• Firefox
• How Dropbox Transfer compares to the competition

Password

How to Use LessPass to Manage Your Passwords

Email

• How to Get Free Email Forwarding from Mozilla (and some alternatives)

Alias email

• How to Set Up and Use iCloud Email Aliases

Use a Custom Reply-To Email Address

How to Use a Custom Reply-To Email Address in Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo

Sound

Recreate Your Noisy Office with “The Sound of Colleagues”