WinDirStat is free utility for analyzing hard drive usage on computers using Windows operating systems. After scanning computer drives, WinDirStat will represent drive usage both graphically and listed, for easier examination of your hard disk usage.
Nmap is Linux command line utility for scanning network computers open and closed TCP ports. It can be installed with your Linux distribution package managment, if it isn’t installed already. Run nmap by typing ‘nmap’ command, followed with IP address, or network indentifier. For example:
nmap 192.168.0.11
or
nmap 192.168.0.0/24
To protect important Linux system files, or your important data, you can set “immune” attribute from Linux command line to any file you want. As regular, or root user (depending of file permissions), type:
chattr +i filename
“i” attribute will make file undeletable, even if user has permission to perform this action.
To remove “i” attribute, type:
chattr -i filename
AxCrypt is open source crypting software available to Windows operating systems. It can be used to protect your sensitive files and folders from unauthorised access. After installing AxCrypt, just right-click on folder that you want to protect, and select “Encrypt”. Interface will prompt you to generate password that will be used for accessing protected files.
If you have problems with slow copying of large amount of files, TeraCopy might be solution for you. This utility is free for personal use, and also there is pro version. TeraCopy optimises and speeds up file transfers, and has pause/resume functions. It automatically skips bad files, so it can uninterruptedly finish copying. Teracopy is available for Windows operating systems.
HandBrake is open source software available for Windows and Linux operating systems. It provides converting video files to MKV and MP4 formats, with H.264, MPEG-4, MPEG-2 and Theora video codecs. Video can be transoded with many options, including hard-coded subtitles.
