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Linux distributions + Gentoo >
(on Wikipedia)
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=systemrescue
https://www.system-rescue.org/ [ 1 ] was https://www.system-rescue-cd.org/
A Linux distribution. A Linux system rescue disk.
I’m sure an updated version will use systemd, as Gentoo now does.
Footnotes
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/
A ubiquitous byte-copying tool.
I use this for copying disks, partitions and ISOs.
Part of GNU’s “coreutils”
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was http://www.movsd.com/thegun.htm
A notepad.exe replacement in 6,144 bytes.
Particularly notable because its configuration is done through an external program which directly modifies the THEGUN.EXE binary.
I tossed this in with my portable applications. It’s tiny, and I figure it’s one of those “just in case” sort of applications.
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.rarlab.com/
An archival utility.
I’ve been using this for a hell of a long time.
aka WinRAR, for its Windows versions.
https://www.jwz.org/hacks/youtubedown
Given a YouTube or Vimeo URL, downloads the underlying video file, with a sensible file name. It downloads the highest resolution version of the video available: first it tries HD MP4, then regular MP4, then WebM, and finally FLV. It also works on playlists, and works as a bookmarklet to download the video you’re watching.
I liked it well enough.
https://www.jwz.org/hacks/galdown
Given a URL of a photo gallery, this downloads the largest versions of all of the photos.
and sites using SmugMug or Zen Folio
Tested 2016-03-18 on Lubuntu – Tested and works for instagram, but I couldn’t get proper filenames.
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.superantispyware.com/
A malware scanner.
Mostly-meh.
It found an Wajam plugin from Magic Camera, presumably installed for either Internet Explorer or Edge.
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Software >
(on Wikipedia)
https://obsproject.com/
I used it for Twitch.
It’s reasonable. I did some pretty fancy things with it, after some fiddling.
The project was abandoned and rewritten as OBS Studio.
(on Wikipedia)
https://www.iobit.com/en/advancedsystemcarefree.php
One of those “PC problems” programs.
Whatever this is supposed to be, it’s insultingly simplistic and opaque.
TODO – make a proper page
TODO – add my notes
Software >
was https://archive.codeplex.com/?p=hddguardian
A windows GUI which uses the smartctl backend.
Abandoned – Website gone, archive gone.
