utilities

CPU-Z

2016-02-12

Android 12 software, android software, freeware, glances, GUI software, loved, proprietary software, software, the kit, utilities, Windows 10 software, Windows 8 software, Windows software, Windows XP software

(on Wikipedia)
Android: https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z-android.html (on Google Play)
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

A CPU information utility.

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Mercurial

2016-02-10

commandline software, disliked, freeware, glances, Linux software, open-source software, revision control systems, software, utilities, Windows 8 software, Windows software, zombie

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.mercurial-scm.org/

A revision control system.

aka hg, which is Mercury (element)

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TODO – add my notes, and scripts

Git >

Provides a reasonable environment for working with Git while trapped on Windows. A console window with Bash, various everyday linux console applications, and git.

I loved it, and used it regularly for sane scripting when trapped on Windows, via bash, as well as for git itself.

I replaced it with Cygwin/Babun.

Not related to Windows Subsystem for Linux.

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cpufrequtils

2015-05-18

commandline software, freeware, glances, liked, Linux software, live, open-source software, software, todo, utilities

was kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/cpufreq/cpufrequtils.html

Various tools to diddle with one’s CPU.

my scripts
The Windows equivalent would be something like Process Lasso.

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Software, Android >

(on Wikipedia)
(on Google Play, free version)
(on Google Play, pro version)
https://fbreader.org/

An ebook reader.

aka Favorite Book Reader

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dialog

2015-05-18

application launchers, commandline software, dialog software, freeware, glances, liked, Linux software, live, open-source software, software, todo, utilities

(on Wikipedia)
https://invisible-island.net/dialog/

A program to present a commandline dialog, letting a scripter get user input.

Capable enough for everyday scripts. Capable enough that to get a “GUI” dialog, I would rather spawn a terminal and use dialog.

cat
The shell builtin read.
A GUI option would be Xdialog.
I think it’s hilarious there are so many nice screenshots of a text program.

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NumLockX

2015-05-18

commandline software, freeware, glances, GUI software, liked, Linux software, live, open-source software, slpkg, software, utilities

IBM Model M

was freshmeat.sourceforge.net/projects/numlockx/
was home.kde.org/~seli/numlockx/

A GUI program that turns NumLock on. Great for turning it on as X starts.

Why ever numlock would be turned off by default is beyond me. It’s not that I can’t see a use for it as a cursor pad, but it’s a number pad. That’s just not “use for those keys”. That’s their damned name!