tmux

tmux

"tmux is a terminal multiplexer: it enables a number of terminals (or windows), each running a separate program, to be created, accessed, and controlled from a single screen. tmux may be detached from a screen and continue running in the background, then later reattached."

Windows Sysinternals

Windows Sysinternals

- Process Monitor

- Process Explorer

- Autoruns for Windows

SynchronEX

SynchronEX - Advanced File Synchronizer Software

"SynchronEX enables robust multi-directional file tree synchronization and backup over local & network paths in any situation: From laptop synchronization to scheduled periodic backup to incremental website upload."

SyncBack

2BrightSparks: Compare SyncBack Freeware, SyncBackSE, and SyncBackPro

SyncToy

Microsoft Download Center: SyncToy 2.1

My Digital Life: Schedule SyncToy to Run and Automatically and Repetitively

Using AOP to Understand Legacy Code

The article quoted below mentions a technique that I had not seen before that may come in handy someday. The author uses an Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) tool, in this case AspectJ, to inject code into a legacy application in order to trace its execution. The article does not show you how to do this (and I'm not going to do that either so perhaps the title of this post is a bit of a teaser) but once you know how to use a particular APO tool injecting tracer code should not be difficult. I just wanted to capture the idea here for future reference (which is the purpose of this links-blog).

Pragmatic Programming Techniques: Understand Legacy Code:

"I have built a tool that allows me to instrument those classes that I am interested so that when I start the system, it will print out all the entry points when they execute. Entry point is the lowest method of the stack trace that you are interested. The tool is based on AspectJ which allows me to inject some print statements when certain methods are executed."

Create a Local Ubuntu Repository using Apt-Mirror and Apt-Cacher

Packt Publishing Technical & IT Book Store - Create a Local Ubuntu Repository using Apt-Mirror and Apt-Cacher

"Apt-Cacher differs from apt-mirror in that it does not mirror the entire repository contents, but simply caches (stores) any packages requested by clients within the network. In other words, it works as a middle man between the public repository and the LAN clients, sharing any common downloads internally."

gdocbackup

Project Hosting on Google Code - gdocbackup

"GDocBackup exports all documents from Google Documents to local hard-disk. Runs on NET 2.0 / Mono (Win, Linux and Mac)"

RCA Digital Voice Recorder in Linux

Using an RCA Digital Voice Recorder in Linux

"Despite the .VOC extension, they are not Creative Labs Sound Files. RCA-VOC is an undocumented proprietary format starting with the signature 'VCP162_VOC_File', not 'Creative Voice File'.

On March 28, 2008, I finally solved this format..."

AllChars

AllChars

"AllChars provides a quick, easy-to-remember way of creating accents... and special characters... in most Windows programs."

See also: Compose Key

Via: Derek Sivers

Bootable Floppy ISO

I had a bootable floppy disk saved as an IMG file that I wanted to make into a bootable ISO image (don't ask why). I did so on Ubuntu using the following command (it'll probably wrap here but it's a single line):

mkisofs -pad -b bootdisk.img -R -o bootdisk.iso bootdisk.img

bootdisk.img is the source IMG file.
bootdisk.iso is the resulting ISO file.


Source: http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/floppy_image_on_cd.htm

rsnapshot

rsnapshot

"rsnapshot is a filesystem snapshot utility for making backups of local and remote systems. Using rsync and hard links, it is possible to keep multiple, full backups instantly available. The disk space required is just a little more than the space of one full backup, plus incrementals."

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit

MAP: Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit

"The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is a powerful inventory, assessment and reporting tool that can securely assess IT environments for various platform migrations and virtualization without the use of any software agents."

Disk2vhd

Windows Sysinternals: Disk2vhd

"Disk2vhd is a utility that creates VHD (Virtual Hard Disk - Microsoft’s Virtual Machine disk format) versions of physical disks for use in Microsoft Virtual PC or Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines (VMs). The difference between Disk2vhd and other physical-to-virtual tools is that you can run Disk2vhd on a system that’s online."

gdatacopier

gdatacopier on Google Code

"GDataCopier provides two command line utilities (the syntax of which largely resembles scp) that allow users to

* list documents on the Google document system
* export and import documents on the Google document system

Our target audience are system administrators (on Unix like platforms) who are looking to automate off site backups of their Google documents."

Lifehacker - Mastering Wget

Geek to Live: Mastering Wget

Snippets Anywhere with AutoHotkey

Rob Henrys' Blog : Snippets Anywhere with AutoHotkey:

"Most snippet solutions work only within one specific application; however it’s sometimes desirable to have a solution that can work across multiple applications, this is where AutoHotkey can help. I’m going to describe an AutoHotkey script that will allow you to seamlessly add and use text snippets in any application. The script is made up of three parts: defining a snippet from the script, adding a snippet to the script, and reloading the script after a snippet is added."

AutoHotkey

MRT - Malicious Software Removal Tool

Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

Start / Run: MRT

Edit Icons and Cursors in Paint.NET

Evan's Freeware Site has a plugin for Paint.NET that enables editing Windows icon and cursor files.

UltraVnc Single Click

UltraVnc Single Click:

"UltraVNC SC is a mini (166k) UltraVNC Server that can be customized and preconfigured for download by a Customer. UltraVNC SC does not require installation and does not make use of the registry."

Sounds interesting. Check it out.