Wednesday, May 1, 2024

KDE Connect

KDE Connect is an open-source app that connects your smartphone to your desktop, so you can access notifications, transfer files, and send inputs from one device to the other.

https://kdeconnect.kde.org/

https://www.howtogeek.com/forget-microsoft-phone-link-use-this-app-instead/


Bottles

Bottles is a visual wrapper for Wine. It still uses Wine as the technology to run the Windows applications, but it gives you a graphical interface for configuration.

https://usebottles.com/

https://www.howtogeek.com/running-windows-apps-on-linux-with-bottles/

Wifiphisher

Wifiphisher is a rogue Access Point framework for conducting red team engagements or Wi-Fi security testing.

https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/how-to-install-and-perform-wi-fi-attacks-with-wifiphisher/

https://wifiphisher.org/

Supermium

Supermium is a drop-in replacement for Google Chrome with privacy and usability enhancements, optimized for legacy and modern Windows systems.

https://win32subsystem.live/supermium/


MITM Proxy

MITM-Proxy is an open source interactive HTTPS proxy application.

https://mitmproxy.org

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/controlling-aks-egress-using-an-http-proxy/ba-p/4119407

Monday, April 1, 2024

Disable the Adaptive Connectivity component within Android

The Adaptive Connectivity feature within Android is intended to extend battery life and improve device performance by automatically switching between 4G and 5G for the best experience. To disable this component, access Settings -> "Network & Internet" -> "Adaptive Connectivity".



Multi-Paste within ChromeOS

ChromeOS has a feature named Multi-Paste, which allows the last five items sent to the Clipboard to be available.  Below is the keyboard combination to access this option.

Search(Everything) Key + V



WhyNotWinAI

The WhyNotWinAI checks the local processor to determine compatibility with the upcoming Windows 11 build.

https://github.com/builtbybel/WhyNotWinAI

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/windows-11-24h2-goes-from-unsupported-to-unbootable-on-some-older-pcs/

WayDroid

WayDroid is a container-based tool that allows for launching a complete Android system within the Linux desktop.

https://waydro.id/

https://www.howtogeek.com/waydroid-android-apps-on-linux/

Dr. Parted Live

Dr.Parted Live is a bootable GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian testing.  It contains Apart GUI that is a front end to the Partclone command line utility and is capable of bare-metal backup and recovery of disk partitions.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/dr-parted-live/

https://dr-parted-live.sourceforge.io/