utilities

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push-to-talk-image

was pushtotalk.nu

Implements push-to-talk functionality directly on an audio input device.

It toggles the audio device’s mute. Used as a global push-to-talk when a program does not support such a feature, such as with a web browser that does not currently have focus.

  • 2017-09-27 – Abandoned – The website is gone.

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Display Driver Uninstaller logo

https://www.wagnardsoft.com/display-driver-uninstaller-ddu-
https://www.wagnardsoft.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=5

A utility to completely remove one’s display drivers. Useful for being as thorough as possible, for the various cases where leftovers are making proper troubleshooting or reinstallation difficult.

I couldn’t get it to work.

  • aka DDU

FlashBench - sandisk 2gb as SD

Testing USB storage >

https://web.archive.org/web/20190218044149/http://usbflashspeed.com:80/

A USB storage testing application.

A tiny, portable, storage device speed tester. Created specifically for USB storage.

Very very nice. Easy to use

(Yes, USB storage is that bad with small files)



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MultiBootUSB logo

Booting multiple distributions from a USB stick >

was multibootusb.org

A tool for booting multiple distributions from a USB stick. Duh.

Very easy to use. Works under Windows. Does not work under Linux.



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slpkg logo

https://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.1/system/slpkg/
https://dslackw.gitlab.io/slpkg/
https://git.slackbuilds.org/
SlackBuilds.org

A Slackware source-based package manager.

Easy to use.

  • NOTE – you don’t have to have slpkg installed to compile a SlackBuild-supported program from source.

    • Instructions are below.
  • slpkg
  • Software I installed using slpkg



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