Tools & Apps
apps
OBS Screen Image/Video Grabber
Lectures on common law, and information on vaccine consent and covid legislation.
Greenshot Screen Image Grabber
An app which allows you to screenshot various segments (or the whole) of your screen. It also has an editing function to allow you to highlight/annotate specific data.
uBlock Origin
An efficient blocker add-on for various browsers. Fast, potent, and lean. uBlock Origin is NOT an “ad blocker”, it is a wide-spectrum blocker, which happens to be able to function as a mere “ad blocker”. The default behavior of uBlock Origin when newly installed is to block ads, trackers and malware sites.
Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader
Read Aloud is a Firefox extension that uses text-to-speech technology to convert webpage text to audio. It works on a variety of websites.
Viddly YouTube Downloader
A simple way to download YouTube videos and convert them to MP4 (video) or MP3 (audio) files.
iLovePDF file converter
Use the online tool or download the app to convert PDF files to and from other formats (Word, Excel etc). PDFs can also be merged, split, compressed and watermarked. A very versatile tool and simple to use.
WeTransfer For Large Files
For those times you need to get a large file sent and it’s over the limit of your email provider. Simple to set up.
Ad Blocker TBA
Online Research Tools
Tor Browser
The safer and more reliable way to browse the web. Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance. Circumvent censorship.
Tails
Tails is a portable operating system that protects against surveillance and censorship. It is installed on a USB drive and is probably the most incognito method of researching the web. Requires some technical knowledge to set up.
TinEye Reverse Image Search
Use TinEye to validate images found online. TinEye will trawl through the net and locate previous uses of the image. Helpful when news ‘sources’ are using old or stock photos as for current news events.
Domain Name & Personal Email
Buy your own domain name with associated email addresses. A far more secure solution than free services such as Gmail/Hotmail etc. And affordable.