https://github.com/tnodir/fort
https://www.howtogeek.com/these-open-source-firewalls-do-what-windows-defender-cant-and-theyre-free/
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Nova Media Player
NOVA is an open source video player for Android. It can be used on Android TV as well.
https://github.com/nova-video-player/aos-AVP
https://www.howtogeek.com/my-favorite-fire-tv-app-has-nothing-to-do-with-streaming/
Sefirah
Sefirah is a free utility to allow clipboard and notification sharing between a Windows PC and Android device.
https://github.com/shrimqy/Sefirah
https://www.androidpolice.com/forget-phone-link-this-ad-free-open-source-app-beats-it-in-every-category/
Multipass
Multipass is a free application from Canonical. It’s basically a lightweight virtual machine manager: it downloads an official Ubuntu image, spins up a VM using your computer's built-in virtualization technology, and drops you into a working Linux environment with a single command.
https://canonical.com/multipass
https://www.howtogeek.com/the-company-behind-ubuntu-also-builds-these-surprisingly-useful-developer-tools/
WUView
Windows Update Viewer (WUView) is an application that displays Windows Update history. It is meant to be a lightweight application that is easy to use.
https://github.com/Timthreetwelve/WUView
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Speedtest command-line option
An option is available to perform a speed test within Windows without a web browser. Use the command below to install the CLI Speedtest application.
winget install speedtest-cli
Once installed, use the command below to execute a test.
speedtest
https://www.howtogeek.com/dont-use-your-browser-for-these-tasks-the-terminal-is-better/
Sites to check for a residential proxy
Below are some sites that will check an IP address for past residential proxy traffic.
https://check.labs.greynoise.io/
https://synthient.com/check
https://spur.us/context/me
https://whatismylocation.org/proxy-check
umbrelOS
umbrelOS is a home server distro that offers a free version that can support a Raspberry Pi.
https://github.com/getumbrel/umbrel
https://umbrel.com/umbrelos
https://www.howtogeek.com/i-tried-umbrelos-and-its-the-easiest-option-for-a-growing-homelab/
YTubic
YTubic is a free YouTube Music desktop client for Windows.
https://github.com/NUber-dev/YTubic
https://www.androidauthority.com/ytubic-youtube-music-desktop-client-3684440/
Bulk Crap Uninstaller
Bulk Crap Uninstaller (in short BCUninstaller or BCU) is a free bulk program uninstaller with advanced automation. It excels at removing large amounts of applications with minimal to no user input.
https://www.bcuninstaller.com/
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