Technology Links
- Crypto-gram
Security focused newsletter. - Mindterm
Java SSH client. (Free For Personal Use - Limited Commercial Usage) Can be either run locally from a PC, or more usefully via the web to allow access to SSH server from any PC with a suitable installation of Java. - Putty
Free SSH client and much more. Can provide SSH, telnet and Rlogin windows and provides easy configuration of SSH protocol tunnelling.Web
- Mozilla
Home of the Firefox web browser and Thunderbird email client.
Firefox currently at version 2.0.0.1, Thunderbird at 1.5.0.9 (23-01-2007).
Firefox is an open-source web browser with tabbed browsing for more info see This link - Opera
An alternative web browser, now advertisement free. - OpenOffice
A free office productivity suite, for more info see This link - HTML Kit
A feature packed free HTML editor, with WC3 markup validator. Version 292 is the latest free version, though you can licence a new product called HTML-Kit Tools (Untested)Utilities
- Dexpot Multi Desktop Tool
As a windows user, you may be jealous of the multi-desktop working environment afforded to people using Linux, Unix or Macs, but banish the green-eyed monster by getting hold of a copy of this program. Simply install and configure as required to create up to 20 virtual desktops, each with their own background and icons if required. Desktops can be at different resolutions although this does seem to move your icons about. - Windows printer migration tool
Allows you to create a backup of the printers currently configured on your system and roll them up into a CAB file to allow restoration at a later date. Can also restore CAB files to remote PC's making the task of migrating to a different printserver much easier. - Dan's Boot'n'Nuke
Need to totally wipe and old hard disk? Then this is the tool for you. Boots from a CD and provides many levels of confidence with which to destroy the data on your disk. You should then be able to re-format and re-use the disk. A Suggested replacement for autoclave.Firewalls
- Free firewall
- but beware the latest version I used (65_731_000) seemed to hang windows on shutdown. - Outpost Firewall
- Free Firewall
- R Firewall
Anti-Virus
- Stinger - McAfee Standalone Virus Remover
Oops, PC behaving a bit odd? Might have been infected by a recent virus? Check your PC with this free product from McAfee - Grifsoft AntiVirus S/W
- AOL's Free to all anti-virus S/W
- Free AV S/W
- Ad-Aware Personal SE