Software
Last updated on
June 7, 2021
Although one shouldn't do this, I am listing some of the applications and plug-ins that I use on this site. I'm doing this as it is a way to give credit to those that spend their time, either for pay or for free, to make software that I(we) use everyday.
The reason that one shouldn't list their software's, applications and plug-ins is because it makes it easier for potential bad guys to get in and goof your stuff up. since I am not really running anything hat anyone cares about (end users), I am going to buck that recommendation; for now at least.
Besides listing the software's/applications/plug-ins, I will, unless it really could/would be security issue, the settings or potential settings that I use. This will make it easy for others to replicate if they so desire and for me to use as reference material.
Might I suggest that if you yourself use FOSS, Shareware, Public Domain or other software, that you through the coders a bone and donate a buck or two (or more) to them for their work.
AVideo, formerly YouPHPtube, is a web app that allows one to host their own 'YouTube' style presence. There website is available here. A free version for personal use and hosting is available and a purchase version for commercial use.
You can access my version of AVideo at driptubes.thewaldrips.net.
Driptubes hosts Vernon and Mickey's 8mm film archive as well as some of their vacation videos taken later in life. It also hosts most of my own home movies from my life until present. Some videos viewable without an account but not all. if you wish to view protected content, contact me about gaining an account.
This site allows one to upload multiple images and it will create an animated GIF out of them. Rudimentary editing is available but basically, the images should be ready for final processing of the webpage.
Content coming soon. You can find more information here.
Content to be entered later. You can find out more information here.
My implementation of NextCloud is called DripCloud and can be found here or at dripcloud.thewaldrips.net.
Content coming shortly. You can find more information here.
My implementation of OnlyOffice resides within my NextCloud application.
OpenLP is a shareware worship display program. Not as polished as commercial software's like MediaShout, it does work quit well. Due to it's low price (free) and easy use of computing resources, it is a very good alternative for small churches, missions and overseas congregations.
OpenLP is not really server software but is run on desktop and laptops and can utilize multiple monitors and projectors. It is available on Windows, Mac and Linux.
Last updated on June 21, 2021
Just started this page.
The accordion contains the software and utilities that I use for my Pinball machines.
Several Pinball emulators are available for desktop computers; some are F.O.S.S. Many free tables are also available though there are some that commercial. And to top it all off, you can create your own tables on some of the emulators.
Future Pinball itself, the executable, hasn't been updated since 2010. However, there is an active community that continues to extend it. Game table continue to be made for it as well.
You can download Future Pinball here.
PinballX is a 'front end' launcher to various pinball front ends.
You can find out more as well as download PinballX here.
Several active iterations of Visual Pinball information and download is at this link.
Game tables can also be obtained at this site.
I use the Linux/BSD version of Ubuntu and LinuxMint for my server and desktop/laptop operating systems.
I chose LinuxMint, with the Cinnamon Desktop Environment for my desktop and laptop computer operating systems. The Cinnamon desktop has a very polished look to it. LinuxMint is built on top of Ubuntu.
I use either a straight Ubuntu server install or the Ubuntu Desktop Mate edition for my servers. Core server applications are the Apache web server, MySQL database, and the PHP environment.
There are many Blogging, CMS and web presentations out there but WordPress is reportedly by far the most popular, taking almost 30% of the user space on the internet.
I am not always a trend follower, but since I am not gifted visually or with the language arts, i went with something that would be pretty easy to use. Plus, my original intent was to find/deploy something easy to use in the event that the congregation I served with would want something other than just a 'box' solution.
The 'Add from Server' is a WordPress plug-in that allows one to bulk upload media to your WordPress site then, with a click of a button, all that media will be added into the WordPress media administration panel, ready for all to use.
Dion Hulse wrote this plug-in and information can be found here.
BB Press is a social bulletin board system that resides within WordPress. You can find out more information here.
These extensions are available for BB Press.
BuddyPress integrates into WordPress to make it more of a social media platform. You find more information about BuddyPress here.
Use the CF Page or Post Duplicator to clone WordPress Pages or Posts instead of creating them from scratch. Carlos Fazenda wrote this plug-in and you can find out more about it here.
Pretty much as the name implies. This one is simple and free. It was written by Metin Saylan. More information is available here.
There is a drop in widget with limited functions. To take full advantage of it, you must use CSS and short codes.
Here is an example of shortcode usage.
[countdown date="5 June 2021" format="dHMS" hour="18" minutes="54"]
Shortcode paramaters.
title="Widget Title": Adds widget title before countdown widgetevent="Event Title": Event title that we are counting downdate="12 June": This is a shorthand function for month, day and year. It depends on PHP strtotime function so it doesn’t work with every human readible format. Basic date format should be like12 June 2020.direction="down": You can count down or up using this option.timezone="+2": Timezone of the countdown. This is required if you are creating a global countdown!month="10": Month of the countdown dateday="12": Day of the countdown dateyear="2020": Year of the countdown datehour="12": Hour part of the countdown timeminutes="00": Minutes part of the countdown timeseconds="00": Seconds part of the countdown timeformat="yowdHMS": A key to hide/show certain digits on countdown. Check explanation here.color="#900": Text color of the countdownbgcolor="#000": Background color of the widgetwidth="200": Width of the widget in pixelsheight="200": Height of the widget in pixelsradius="8": Border radius of the widget in pixelslink="false": Hides support link from the widget
To handle dates;
[countdown date="6 August 2021"]
[countup date="29 October 1923"]
To modify fonts.
.countdown_amount{ font-family: 'Orbitron', serif; }
.countdown_descr{ font-family: 'Tangerine', serif; }
To display a red rounded border.
.hasCountdown{ border:2px solid red; border-radius: 10px; }
And with some padding.
.hasCountdown{ border:2px solid red; border-radius: 10px; padding:10px; }
To give it a background color.
body.hasCountdown{ border:2px solid red; border-radius: 10px; background:#fde; }
To adjust font sizes.
.countdown_amount{ font-size: 40px }
To adjust label sizes.
.countdown_section{ font-size: 16px }
And here it is all together.
body.hasCountdown{ border:2px solid red; border-radius: 10px; background:#fde; padding:10px; }
body.countdown_amount{ font-family: 'Orbitron', serif; }
body.countdown_descr{ font-family: 'Tangerine', serif; }
Use this to add an image to the widget.
body.hasCountdown{ background:url('http://path.to/image.file') 50% 50% no-repeat; }
The Customizer Login Page plug-in makes it easy to modify and customize the standard WordPress login page. You can find out more about it here.
Though one can disable comments under the standard WordPress administrative menu, the 'Disable Comments' widget gives a site administrator more options and control over comments. You can find out more about this widget here.
Pretty much everything in WordPress is a post. Pages are actually posts. On occasion, one may want to display a specific post on a page (post) and natively, WordPress doesn't have that ability. This plug-in will allow one to do so. Bill Erickson wrote this plug-in and you can find more information about 'Display posts' here.
The 'Enhanced Plugin Admin' widget modifies WordPress so that it will indicate when plug-ins were installed and activated/disabled and other useful function. Marios Alexandrou wrote this plug-in and you can find out more about it here.
This is a Quiz App plug-in that I have been using. You can find out more information about this plug-in here.
Additional extension for HD Quiz
This plug-in is pretty much self explanatory. You can find out more information here.
You use an iframe in WordPress when you want to display a webpage from another site within your WordPress site. You can find more information here.
This plug-in allows the site administrator to redirect traffic to another location. It is useful for when the site is undergoing maintenance. You can find more information about this plug-in here.
This cool plug-in allows the administrator to exclude pages and posts from site searches. Roman Pronskiy wrote this plug-in and you can find more information here.
This is a suit of plug-ins. There is a quit capable free version and a premium version that has nearly twice the number of plug-ins. I have purchased the premium version.
More information is available on their website.
This plug-in makes it easier for the WordPress site to be able to use mail features. You can find more information here.
WordPress by itself doesn't have any table creation and display functionality. This plug-in, written by Tobias Bäthge, though a little clumsy, gives users table abilities. You can find more information here.
This is a theme creation plug-in for WordPress. This is also a version for ???
Another countdown widget. You can find more information here.
**Note** I will be removing this plug-in.
Another widget to customize the login page. You can find out more here.
**Note** I will be removing this widget.
This plug-in adds a check box to the page editor that will allow the administrator to remove the title of the page or post. You can find out more information here.
This plug-in allows an administrator to create 'mouse-over tool tips'. You can find more information here.
I strongly recommend this plug-in.
This plug-in will allow a site administrator to modify the MIME types available on the site. Think of MME types as file extensions. Kimiya Kitani wrote this plug-in and you can find more information here.
I consider this a must have plug-in.
This plugin will protect the posts content from copying by disable right click and disable selecting text. You can exclude pages and posts. It also keeps from dragging images. The message window can change color design. You can protect only specified pages and posts.
More information can be had here.
Uses the built-in WP gallery to creates a book with turnable pages.
More information is at this link.
WP Show Posts allows you to list posts (from any post type) anywhere on your site. This includes WooCommerce products or any other post type you might have! Check out the pro version for even more features at https://wpshowposts.com.
More information can be had here.
A simple, accessible, fully customizable & user friendly YouTube Video Player for WordPress.
Check out more information at this link.