Dangerous Prototypes favorite software

From DP

We use several great open source software packages on the web and desktop.

• GNUcash for small business accounting
• Timesheet Next Gen for project tracking

• OpenOffice.org with online sharing in Google Docs

• MediaWiki
• phpBB forum software
• WordPress blog
• Zen Cart for the free PCB store
• LCDsmartie/LCDproc to control LCDs with a computer
• WinLIRC/LIRC decode and transmit infrared remote control signals

• Portmon to watch serial traffic on Windows
  • Hint: use include filter: *WRITE;*READ for less portmon output

• Eagle3D 3D rendering from Cadsoft Eagle.

• Simple Invoices for stock requests and wholesale orders
  • Hint to make Simple Invoice PDFs smaller: in library/pdf/config.inc.php change define('FONT_EMBEDDING_MODE', 'config') to define('FONT_EMBEDDING_MODE', 'none'). Thanks!

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