A free and open source Linux application firewall
If you’re looking for an application firewall for your Linux box, you must’ve heard of OpenSnitch. The bad news is that the original project is no longer under active development. The good news is that OpenSnitch has been forked.
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A CLI for getting information about movies and TV shows.
If you love movies and TV shows, here’s a nifty little command line tool that will make your life much easier when researching what you’re going to watch next.
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A simple command line interface for the Mac App Store
I try to stay away from the Mac App Store. Why? Because 1. I try to avoid proprietary software as much as pososible and for the most part that’s totally viable ( at least in my case ) and 2. This.
Your case might be different. And that’s ok. But, you might want to avoid using a slow and bloated piece of software like the Mac App Store while continuing to take advantage from what it can offer you.
Here’s where mas comes in – a simple command line interface for the Mac App Store…
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An upgraded TLDR experience
A couple of weeks ago I showed you a few awesome man pages alternatives. One of them is TLDR. Today we’re going to upgrade the TLDR experience with TLDR++.
A few man page alternatives to help you be more productive
Man page. Short for manual page. It’s a form of software documentation usually found on a Unix or Unix-like operating system ( like Linux and macOS ). So when you’re using the terminal and you’re not sure how a command or a program works, you can always RTFM.
The problem with man pages is that, some pages, are massivly long and sometimes depending on the command or program it’s hard to find the information you need.
Here’s a few manpage alternatives that are abbreviated and straight to the point to help you be more productive.
a quick and easy way to make sure your camera and microphone is not working without your permission on both Linux and macOS
I have to be honest, all my computers have their webcams and mics physically disconnected. Even the iMac that I own. I mostly don’t need them and when I do, because it’s such a rare event, I don’t mind the trouble I have to go through for workarounds ( external devices ).
But what works for me, might not work for you. You might be in a position where you need to jump into online calls all the time.
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Website publishers now can advertise their onion service to Tor users
The latest update of the Tor Browser, v9.5, introduced a new opt-in feature that allows desktop users to automatically select the .onion version of a website if that website has one available.
Website publishers now can advertise their onion service to Tor users by adding an HTTP header. When visiting a website that has both an .onion address and Onion Location enabled via Tor Browser, users will be prompted about the onion service version of the site and will be asked to opt-in to upgrade to the onion service on their first use.
The feature can also be turned on or off in the Privacy & Security tab of the browser’s settings page.
To learn more about these new features and everything that’s new in Tor 9.5 check out the official announcement page.
A free and open source PDF reader with dark mode support
A PDF reader is a piece of software that allows you to open .pdf files. Modern OS’ usually come with built-in options to show .pdf files, but a dedicated reader will often come with a number of advantages over the built-in option.
With .pdf being the most popular document format, there is no shortage of readers but if you’re looking for a clean, simple, free and open source reader that supports dark mode you should take a look at NightPDF.
NightPDF is built using Electron and PDF.js, and macOS and Windows users can download it from Github.
Free Desktop book-keeping software for small-businesses and freelancers.
If you’re a freelancer or own a small business and you look for a simple, well designed, desktop accounting software you should take a look at Frappe Books.
Frappe Books is a cross-platform ( Linux, macOS and Windows ), free and open source app that takes care of all your accounting software needs for your small business or freelance work from billing to payments, ledgers, invoices and reporting. There’s also no cloud support which might be an inconvenience for some, but it also means that there’s no hidden costs or unnecessary dependancies. You have full control over your data.
BitBar is a free and open-source app that allows you to display the output of any script or program in your macOS menu bar
BitBar is a free and open-source app that allows you to display the output of any script or program in your macOS menu bar. You can create your own plugins or choose from existing ones.
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