utilities

DVDFab

2017-09-18

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https://www.dvdfab.cn/

An amazing (and amazingly-expensive) DVD ripper. Can work with other disks.

I've used this to back up my old DVD discs into .iso files.

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Directory Opus

2017-08-11

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.gpsoft.com.au/

A file manager.

I have the full version and tinkered with it for a bit. Extremely configurable and capable, but I just don't need it. QTTabBar is fine.

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.android.com/

An operating system most notably on mobile phones, but also found on media boxes.

Fundamentally flawed - It is tethered to Google in as many ways as they've made possible. From a time server, to internet traffic compression. From google play requiring an account requiring your verified phone number. From hoops to download and install software from their store. It's fucking awful.

/tag/android
Note that although Android borrows from BSD and Linux, it is not fully-free. Replicant aims to be that.

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Startup Control Panel

2017-08-01

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https://web.archive.org/web/20131124201616/http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

View/control startup applications.

Small, concise, full-featured and overall incredible. This is an essential part of my toolkit.

Services are not supported.

aka StartupCPL

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sleep

2017-07-23

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- This is for a thing to do with software.
- You may want Sleep and dreaming.

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(on Wikipedia)

Pause for an amount of time.

Extremely flexible, with the ability to provide a specific date/time, number of hours, minutes and seconds, etc.

For a complex example of use, check out alarm.sh

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APT

2017-07-23

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(on Wikipedia)
http://wiki.debian.org/Apt

A package manager, notably used by Debian.

apt-get
apt-cache

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DisplayFusion

2017-07-05

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https://www.displayfusion.com/

A utility (primarily) for those with multiple monitors.

I got it to stretch my bottom bar across into the other screen, and it also has a feature to fix alt-tab so it only shows/includes the current desktop. Also of interest is putting a proper screensaver on alternate monitors.

It has a huge array of features. Of note is a configuration backup/restore feature, so I don't have to make any notes on it.

I'm using the for-pay standard version, and can't review the without-cost version. So while I can say I highly recommend this, I don't think it's really valuable to recommend something with a price tag.

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