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/

Dusseldorf

Dusseldorf is an open source application from Microsoft.  Dusseldorf is an out-of-band application security testing platform. It captures inbound network traffic across several protocols and lets an operator craft automated responses for validation workflows.

https://github.com/microsoft/dusseldorf

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/20/microsoft-dusseldorf-out-of-band-application-security-testing-oast-platform/



GSmartControl

GSmartControl is an utility that is a graphical user interface for smartctl (from smartmontools package), which is a tool for querying and controlling SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) data on hard disk and solid-state drives.

https://gsmartcontrol.shaduri.dev/

Saturday, July 4, 2026

SniffNet

SniffNet is a free and open-source network traffic monitoring tool.  It is available for Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

https://github.com/GyulyVGC/sniffnet

https://sniffnet.net/




SD Maid 2/SE

SD Maid 2/SE is an open-source Android app that cleans up junk files and ghost files left by apps you have already removed.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.darken.sdmse&cjevent=76738a5a35e511f181a401850a82b832

https://www.howtogeek.com/i-freed-up-10gb-on-my-android-phone-with-this-free-open-source-app/

Warehouse

Warehouse is an utility to place a GUI over Flatpak management.

https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.flattool.Warehouse

https://www.howtogeek.com/useful-flatpaks-you-should-install-on-your-linux-pc/