Software tools

Posted on:	08/23/23 10:17:55
Last edited:	08/23/23 10:17:55

operating systems

• linux based operating systems
  • usually bundled with GNU utilities
• Arch Linux. a Linux KISS operating system.DIY.
• Live regex on the web! thanks Engineer Man!
• collaborative LaTex doc formatting. overleaf.com

collaborative

• LaTex doc formatting. overleaf.com
• privacy-respecting remote storage, docs, slides, markdown, code, live collab.

• drawing:

  • tldraw. minimalist drawing.
  • excalidraw

• snapdrop: transfer files over LAN with simple web app. cross-platform.

• ncdu disk usage

  • https://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdu

arch linux packages

• transset-df
  • a software that allows you to modify the transparency of any program in Xorg.
  • https://forchheimer.se/transset-df/
  • https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/transset-df

programming

• the algorithms

pastebins

• this section attempts to show minimalist pastebins.
• no ads, no js, curl/CLI-friendly, self-hosted probably.
• http://ix.io/
  • https://0x0.st/

philosophy reading

• french encyclopedia
• stanford encyclopedia of philosophy
  • Unlike other academic content, this is not gated and is free access!!

internet

DNS lookup

• dig - query dns info from terminal. From BIND project
• https://digwebinterface.com/
• https://digdns.com/

social media front-ends

unofficial front-ends

a list of unofficial frontends that let you access platform-gated content without having an account. source: pluja/awesome-privacy

• twitter: nitter.net
• instagram: bibliogram
  • side note: if it gives you an error, try some of the site mirrors:
    • https://git.sr.ht/~cadence/bibliogram-docs/tree/master/docs/Instances.md
• youtube: invidious.io

mobile

• UTM: Virtual machines for iOS and macOS
  • https://github.com/utmapp/UTM
• ish: The Linux shell for iOS
  • https://ish.app/
  • https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18430031

calculator

• Derivative calculator w/ steps.
• Desmos no-ads scientific calculator

APIs

• ipify.org: https://www.ipify.org/
  • simple API to retrieve public IPv4 and IPv6 address.
  • ipv4: https://api.ipify.org/

    - ipv6: https://api64.ipify.org/
• ipaddress.sh: https://ipaddress.sh/
  • ipv4-only

teaching

• openboard
  • OpenBoard is a cross-platform interactive whiteboard application intended for use in a classroom setting.

teaching programming

• processing
  • Processing is a flexible software sketchbook and a language for learning how to code within the context of the visual arts.

school

this section and subsections show tools that I may use or have found useful at some point. Includes links to proprietary software, etc.

screen mirroring

• Apple TV software
• MirrorOP, installed on some school projectors, works over school’s LAN
  • MS Windows (10) app installer todo: add mirror
  • iOS App
  • Linux: no official version. But last time I tried installing the MS Windows executable through wine and it worked like a charm! at least the screen sharing, I didn’t test sound.
  • official downloads page
  • last time i used this software the interface was somewhat laggy, the auto-lookup tool did not work and you had to enter the IP address of the project manually.
  • questions ? contact me.

file transfer

one could use the usual google drive, dropbox, etc. No thanks, well, definitely useful when sharing between peers.

instead I use snapdrop to transfer files over a LAN. although I must say last time I tried it on the school network it didn’t work. I use it at my house to transfer scanned files from my phone to my computer without having to send emails.

Although not very privacy-respecting, I have used WhatsApp and its webapp. Their servers are extremely responsive for pdfs, unlike emails that may take minutes to arrive. I think files cap at 100 MB of file size.

speed tests

• ookla speed test
• speed check

• Cloudflare speed test

• URL Decoder

  • https://www.urldecoder.io/

useless

not that they suck, but do they actually serve any purpose ? But hey, remember that one man’s trash can be another man’s glory (treasure).

• browsh: A fully-modern text-based browser, rendering to TTY and browsers
  • https://github.com/browsh-org/browsh
• tiv: terminal image viewer
  • https://github.com/radare/tiv

minimalist software

• suckless: https://suckless.org/
• pedantic software: https://pedantic.software/

static website generators (SSGs aka Static Site Generators)

• meta: https://jamstack.org/generators/, https://old.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/esqbuc/selfhosted_website_builder/
• https://getpublii.com/
• https://grapesjs.com/
• https://www.odoo.com/app/website
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Developer resources

for now in Spanish, most likely copied off a Facebook group. But yes, I’ve added attribution.

Hola Les comparto algunos recursos para sus próximos desarrollos o si apenas inician, seguro también les sirven.

(click to open)

Publica gratis tus páginas:

http://netlify.com

http://firebase.google.com

http://aws.amazon.com

http://heroku.com

http://pages.github.com

http://vercel.com

http://surge.sh

http://render.com

Páginas para practicar código en todos los lenguajes:

codewars.com

http://topcoder.com

http://codingame.com

http://hackerrank.com

http://projecteuler.net

http://coderbyte.com

http://codechef.com

http://exercism.io http://leetcode.com

http://spoj.com

Páginas para aprender a programar:

http://freecodecamp.org

http://codecademy.com

http://javascript30.com

http://frontendmentor.io http://testautomationu.applitools.com

http://coursera.org

http://khanacademy.org

http://sololearn.com

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