Free to read faster software for linux

wxDownload Fast (also known as wxDFast) is an open source download manager.
Besides that, it is a multi-threaded download manager. This means that it can split a file into several pieces and download the pieces simultaneously.
Created in C++ using the wxWidgets(wxWindows) library.
Main features:
- Faster downloads (with Segmented/Multi-threaded/Accelerated transfers)
- Download resuming (Pause and restart where you stopped)
- Download scheduling
- Organizes files you have already downloaded
- View server messages (HTTP, FTP, file://). No HTTPS support.
- Available in multiple languages and easily translated. Now available in Portuguese [Brazil], Spanish, English and German
- Connection to FTP servers which require a password
- Calculates the MD5 checksum of downloaded files so they can be easily verified

Feedn Read (FnR) is a free Java based open source newsfeed reader. It is powered by the Sun ROME syndication framework and therefore supports all current formats (RSS 0.90, 0.91, 0.92, 0.93, 0.94, 1.00, 2.00, ATOM 0.30 and 1.00).
It disposes of an intuitive, fast and responsive user interface using eclipse technologies, i.e. JFace and SWT. Thus it combines the platform independent Java world on one hand with a fast native user interface on the other hand.
Main features:
- Multi threaded application environment
- Multi language support (german and english attended at the moment)
- Multi tab style reading
- Tree based favorite management
- Newsfeed retrieval and update
- Newsfeed aggregation
- Scheduling for automatic newsfeed retrieval
- Easy news filtering
- Easy favorite filtering
- Archive support (recognizes already read news)
- Newsfeed caching support
- RSS enclosure support
- Podcast support
- System tray support
- System tray notifications
- Internal web browser
- OPML import
- OPML export
- Customizable interface

Mr. Persister is a simple, small, object relational mapping API capable of reading Java objects from, and writing Java objects to relational databases. It was first released july 2004.
Main features:
- Fast! (Faster than Hibernate)
- Read objects of any size in just 3-5 lines of code.
- Automatic and manual mapping of objects to database tables.
- No config files required.
- SQL as query language.
- Automatic connection and transaction management
- (via DAO commands).
- Automatic connection and transaction management
- (via connection and transaction scoping).
- Automatic SQL generation for most trivial tasks.
- Batch updates of multiple objects.
- Compound primary key support.
- Partial object reading and writing.
- Read Filters.
- Simplifies trivial JDBC tasks.
- Interleave custom JDBC with Mr. Persister operations.
- Fully Pluggable Design.
- Well Tested. 290 unit tests were executed against each supported database.
Enhancements:
- Mr. Persister now uses JDK 5.0.
- Some important bugs have been fixed, and the software now enables annotation-based class-to-database mappings both as an alternative and a supplement to automatic and programmatic mapping.

Morseall allows you to control any computer using only the mouse buttons. It allows you to produce keystrokes by tapping Morse codes with just a single button or with a three-button mouse for faster entry.
Morseall is designed for disabled users who can only move one muscle.
Morseall can also be used with wearable laptops, tablets, or handhelds where a keyboard would be inconvenient or unavailable.
Main features:
- Anyone who can press a switch can use Morseall!
- You can go faster if you can control two or three buttons
- An Iambic Keyer is available for ultra-fast coding
- Audio feedback is given for each dot and dash
- Characters can be read aloud as they are typed for verification
- It works with a standard mouse! No custom hardware needed.
- On-line help is always visible for looking up codes
- Takes over the mouse so disabled users can maintain control.
- Code Timing is adjustable from within the program (seven dots=faster)
- A Configuration file allows you to set defaults (/etc/morseall.conf)
- A Reset feature helps users recover if the terminal gets stuck
- Visual feedback on your morse code timing as you key it
- Morseall is Free Software, Licensed under the GNU GPL
Enhancements:
- The most-recent code sequence is kept visible, for better sanity checking.
- A repeat code is available for users who cant hold it in for the normal repeat (some sip/puff users need this)

Sound Converter project can convert sound files to other formats.

A simple sound converter application for the GNOME environment. It reads anything the GStreamer library can read, and writes WAV, FLAC, MP3, and Ogg Vorbis files.

Config::Fast is an extremely fast configuration file parser.

SYNOPSIS

# default config format is a space-separated file
company "Supercool, Inc."
support nobody@nowhere.com


# and then in Perl
use Config::Fast;

%cf = fastconfig;

print "Thanks for visiting $cf{company}!n";
print "Please contact $cf{support} for support.n";

This module is designed to provide an extremely lightweight way to parse moderately complex configuration files. As such, it exports a single function - fastconfig() - and does not provide any OO access methods. Still, it is fairly full-featured.

Heres how it works:

%cf = fastconfig($file, $delim);

Basically, the fastconfig() function returns a hash of keys and values based on the directives in your configuration file. By default, directives and values are separated by whitespace in the config file, but this can be easily changed with the delimiter argument (see below).

When the configuration file is read, its modification time is first checked and the results cached. On each call to fastconfig(), if the config file has been changed, then the file is reread. Otherwise, the cached results are returned automatically. This makes this module great for mod_perl modules and scripts, one of the primary reasons I wrote it. Simply include this at the top of your script or inside of your constructor function:

my %cf = fastconfig(/path/to/config/file.conf);

If the file argument is omitted, then fastconfig() looks for a file named $0.conf in the ../etc directory relative to the executable. For example, if you ran:

/usr/local/bin/myapp

Then fastconfig() will automatically look for:

/usr/local/etc/myapp.conf

This is great if youre really lazy and always in a hurry, like I am.

If this doesnt work for you, simply supply a filename manually. Note that filename generation does not work in mod_perl, so youll need to supply a filename manually.

Deep Breathing is a small program program I wrote that guides a user for deep breathing. It’s been nice to use while at work or when looking for moment’s relaxation. The program has values for setting the number of beats for breathing in and breathing out, the beats per minute, and if to use sound or not.

In the texts I’ve read, breathing out longer than breathing in is good for detoxifying, breathing in longer than breathing out is good for energizing, and an equal amount of both is calming.

Suggested uses:

2 beats in, 4 beats out, 40 beats per minute
4 beats in, 2 beats out, 40 beats per minute
4 beats in, 4 beats out, 40 beats per minute

Also, I sometimes start at a a faster beats per minute when I’m just getting settled in, and slowly lower the beats per minute as I go along. Enjoy!

Note: If you are not hearing any sound it is most likely that your installation of Java does not have a MIDI Soundbank installed. You can install one from here. If you’re having problems installing the soundbank, please feel free to email me.

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