Sunday, May 3, 2026

FreeRDP

FreeRDP is a free RDP client for Linux.  One issue with other options such as rdesktop is an error is returned if the remote Windows Server was configured to only accept connections with Network Level Authentication.  Clients such as rdesktop may return an error upon attempting to connect:

Failed to connect, CredSSP required by server

The FreeRDP client includes support for this configuration.  It can be installed via the command below:

sudo apt install freerdp2-x11

An example of a command to connect to a remote server would be:

xfreerdp /u:"username"  /dynamic-resolution /v:servername:3389

https://www.freerdp.com

Blip

Blip is an app available for several platforms that allow file transfers.

https://blip.net/

https://www.howtogeek.com/stop-using-the-cloud-to-move-files-this-tool-is-faster-and-has-no-limits/

Flatseal

Flatseal is an utility to offer a visual overview of the permissions of every Flatpak app within Linux.

https://flathub.org/en/apps/com.github.tchx84.Flatseal

https://www.howtogeek.com/settings-making-your-linux-pc-less-secure/

Stirling PDF

Stirling PDF is an open-source PDF editing platform.

https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF

https://www.howtogeek.com/raspberry-pi-projects-to-try-this-weekend-march-12-15/

FluentTaskScheduler

FluentTaskScheduler is a modern interface over the Task Scheduler within Windows 11.

https://github.com/TRGamer-tech/FluentTaskScheduler

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/someone-made-a-modern-version-of-task-scheduler-for-windows-11-and-it-looks-awesome

IBM i Job Log Detective

IBM i Job Log Detective is an extension for VS Code to allow processing of IBM i job logs.

https://github.com/RemainSoftware/jld

https://www.itjungle.com/2026/03/09/guru-ibm-i-job-log-detective-brings-structure-to-job-log-analysis-in-vs-code/

Easy Fire Tools

Easy Fire Tools is an Android app that offers a different management interface for an Amazon Fire OS device.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.agondev.easyfiretools

https://www.androidpolice.com/found-app-to-control-fire-tv-stick-using-my-android/

wtf terminal utility

The wtf terminal utility is a dashboard with multiple modules available.

https://wtfutil.com/

https://www.howtogeek.com/these-are-the-linux-tui-apps-i-leave-open-24-7/

fzf

fzf is a general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder for Linux.

https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-commands-so-good-they-feel-like-cheating/

Uptime Kuma

Uptime Kuma is a self-hosted monitoring tool.

https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma