interesting links2023-01-09T07:36:47+01:00https://roland.iwasno.net/links/https://roland.iwasno.net/links/https://roland.iwasno.net/links/retrowin32, a win32 emulatorhttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?-12_og2023-01-09T07:36:47+01:00"It is now barely capable of executing a few unmodified Windows exe files in a browser (see the site for some links)."<br />
Contains links to information about various aspects of Windows and how emulators such as Wine are working.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?-12_og">Permalink</a>)VBacs (Visual Basic Emacs)https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?3KBLCg2022-07-12T19:55:06+02:00VBacs sounds interesting. Found via <a href="https://minnie.tuhs.org/pipermail/coff/2022-July/001292.html" rel="nofollow">https://minnie.tuhs.org/pipermail/coff/2022-July/001292.html</a><br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?3KBLCg">Permalink</a>)S/FILSYN filter design softwarehttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?o8v1sw2021-09-15T15:54:38+02:00George Szentirmai's S/FILSYN is now freely available (as Windows executable).<br />
Found via <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lattice_and_bridged-T_equalizers#cite_note-37" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lattice_and_bridged-T_equalizers#cite_note-37</a><br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?o8v1sw">Permalink</a>)an open-source Remote Desktop Protocol serverhttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?UcBwVg2021-06-04T00:17:56+02:00Found on<br />
See also <a href="http://www.rdesktop.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.rdesktop.org/</a> (dated?) and <a href="https://www.freerdp.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.freerdp.com/</a> for open source UNIX clients.<br />
The wiki page <a href="https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/wiki/Keyboard" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/wiki/Keyboard</a> has information about keyboard scan codes and remapping mechanisms in Windows and X11.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?UcBwVg">Permalink</a>)Clean Your System and Free Disk Space | BleachBithttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?ANM78A2021-05-28T16:55:08+02:00Found on <a href="https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-delete-your-data-securely-linux" rel="nofollow">https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-delete-your-data-securely-linux</a><br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?ANM78A">Permalink</a>)Using org mode to write email for outlook · Core Dumpedhttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?EVxP-g2021-04-13T12:14:12+02:00How to produce HTML-formatted e-mail from an org-mode buffer in Emacs.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?EVxP-g">Permalink</a>)cppcryptfs is an encrypted overlay filesystemhttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?4gTOcA2021-02-12T00:12:57+01:00cppcryptfs is based on the design of gocryptfs, an encrypted overlay filesystem written in Go.<br />
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cppcryptfs is an implementation of the gocryptfs filesystem in C++ for Windows. cppcryptfs is compatible with gocryptfs. Filesystems created with one can generally be mounted (and synced) with the other.<br />
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Found on <a href="https://infosec-handbook.eu/recommendations/" rel="nofollow">https://infosec-handbook.eu/recommendations/</a> via <a href="https://nuetzlich.net/gocryptfs/" rel="nofollow">https://nuetzlich.net/gocryptfs/</a><br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?4gTOcA">Permalink</a>)GitHub - ililim/dual-key-remap: Remap any key to any other two keys on Windows 🔥. Remap CapsLock to both Ctrl and Escape!https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?_Xtu-A2020-12-21T15:22:04+01:00Remap any key to any other two keys on Windows. Most commonly used to remap CapsLock to Escape when pressed alone and Ctrl when pressed with other keys. Written in C to run at the lowest Windows API level for speed and reliability.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?_Xtu-A">Permalink</a>)GitHub - susam/uncap: Map Caps Lock to Escape or any key to any keyhttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?Iodotg2020-12-18T11:06:47+01:00Map Caps Lock key to Escape key, or any to any key, on Windows systems.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?Iodotg">Permalink</a>)Tasten mittels ScanCode umbelegenhttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?fY1hVQ2020-09-05T12:22:21+02:00Changing keyboard mapping with<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SYSTEM\ CurrentControlSet\ Control\ Keyboard Layout\Scancode Map<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?fY1hVQ">Permalink</a>)Interception - Francisco Lopeshttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?Leq4NQ2020-06-30T11:23:21+02:00With Interception you are able to intercept and transform input data from keyboard and mouse. Support is still Windows only (from Windows XP to Windows 10).<br />
See also <a href="https://github.com/oblitum/Interception" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/oblitum/Interception</a><br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?Leq4NQ">Permalink</a>)DoIt: Yet Another Remote-Execution Daemon for Windowshttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?Q27nBA2019-10-08T17:42:10+02:00Program to allow a Unix machine to open documents on a Windows machine (for example, sending commands back to your Windows desktop machine from a Unix server you've connected to from there).<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?Q27nBA">Permalink</a>)ρEmacs is a preconfigured distribution of GNU Emacs editor for Microsoft Windows.https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?ubNnpg2019-08-28T09:36:56+02:00It offers nearly GNU/Linux Emacs experience in Windows with minimum configuration efforts. A set of additional GNU command-line and development tools is available through the network installer. Includes commonly used POSIX utilities such as diff, grep, aspell.<br />
Optionally, a number of Lisp implementations can be installed.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?ubNnpg">Permalink</a>)64-bit Emacs for Windows https://ntemacs.sourceforge.io/https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?9dLZhA2018-03-07T16:07:43+01:0064-bit Windows build of Emacs 26.0.91. DLLs included.<br />
Patched with ImageMagick 7 support. Binaries and libs included.<br />
PDF-TOOLS (epdfinfo.exe) included.<br />
Features[1]: "XPM JPEG TIFF GIF PNG RSVG IMAGEMAGICK SOUND NOTIFY ACL GNUTLS LIBXML2 ZLIB TOOLKIT_SCROLL_BARS MODULES THREADS LCMS2"<br />
Optimized clean build. Options[2]: "--without-compress-install --without-dbus --with-modules 'CFLAGS= -O2 -pipe -g3'"<br />
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Built and tested on a clean Windows 10 system.<br />
addpm modified to not create/update any registry HOME entries. It only creates shortcuts as it should.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?9dLZhA">Permalink</a>)Git for Windowshttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?_6fKhQ2017-07-14T00:21:35+02:00Git for Windows focuses on offering a lightweight, native set of tools that bring the full feature set of the Git SCM to Windows while providing appropriate user interfaces for experienced Git users and novices alike.<br />
Includes a bash emulation.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?_6fKhQ">Permalink</a>)Template for a portable MSYS2 install.https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?n6Xd6Q2017-07-04T17:53:01+02:00Does not appear to be very active, but perhaps it is worth a try?<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?n6Xd6Q">Permalink</a>)MSYS2 download | SourceForge.nethttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?VgXORg2016-12-04T01:10:02+01:00A Cygwin-derived software distro for Windows using Arch Linux's Pacman.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?VgXORg">Permalink</a>)From the Canyon Edge: Ubuntu on Windows -- The Ubuntu Userspace for Windows Developershttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?yDiAzw2016-04-02T19:57:57+02:00Ubuntu Linux binaries can be used under Windows 10.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?yDiAzw">Permalink</a>)rdiff-backup: Mainhttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?aFOEtA2016-03-19T22:12:32+01:00diff-backup backs up one directory to another, possibly over a network. The target directory ends up a copy of the source directory, but extra reverse diffs are stored in a special subdirectory of that target directory, so you can still recover files lost some time ago. The idea is to combine the best features of a mirror and an incremental backup.<br />
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Version 1.2.8, released March 16th 2009<br />
Includes a windows version.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?aFOEtA">Permalink</a>)hardBackup - Dirvish disk-based backup for Windows | itefix.nethttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?6weaIQ2016-03-19T21:32:57+01:00hardBackup is a powerful solution for disk-based backup on windows systems. By utilizing well proven open source technologies like Dirvish (link is external), Rsync (link is external), Openssh (link is external) and Cygwin (link is external), hardBackup can:<br />
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keep several images of backup in a rotating scheme<br />
represent identical files in different images by one single physical copy<br />
transfer only changes in files via secure channels<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?6weaIQ">Permalink</a>)Dependency Walker (depends.exe) Home Pagehttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?bs4DBw2015-05-24T18:20:21+02:00Tool to analyse the dependency of Windows programs on dynamic libraries.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?bs4DBw">Permalink</a>)emacs-w64 | 64-Bit GNU Emacs for MS Windows with optimizationhttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?pysd0g2015-04-06T01:50:22+02:00100% unmodified source code from git master and release version.<br />
Native 64-Bit binary for MS-Windows.<br />
Compiled with optimization.<br />
With JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, SVG, XML2, and GnuTLS support.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?pysd0g">Permalink</a>)Kblog: Setting up MinGW-w64 with Cygwinhttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?4-igEQ2014-11-05T19:44:30+01:00A description how to use the MinGW-w64 tools in Cygwin.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?4-igEQ">Permalink</a>)yEd - Graph Editorhttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?23DEBA2014-10-16T17:08:33+02:00yEd is a powerful desktop application that can be used to quickly and effectively generate high-quality diagrams.<br />
Create diagrams manually, or import your external data for analysis. Our automatic layout algorithms arrange even large data sets with just the press of a button.<br />
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yEd is freely available and runs on all major platforms: Windows, Unix/Linux, and Mac OS X.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?23DEBA">Permalink</a>)0install: Overviewhttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?mM52kA2014-10-02T16:30:38+02:00Zero Install is a decentralised cross-distribution software installation system. Other features include full support for shared libraries (with a SAT solver for dependency resolution), sharing between users, and integration with native platform package managers. It supports both binary and source packages, and works on Linux, OS X, Unix and Windows systems. It is fully Open Source.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?mM52kA">Permalink</a>)knieriem / pf9 — Bitbuckethttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?cGTlKQ2014-08-28T14:25:16+02:00`Pf9' is a port of some libraries and programs from `Plan9 from<br />
User Space' (<a href="http://www.swtch.com/plan9port/" rel="nofollow">http://www.swtch.com/plan9port/</a>) to Windows<br />
using the MinGW compiler.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?cGTlKQ">Permalink</a>)MXE (M cross environment)https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?CNJshg2014-08-20T10:41:38+02:00MXE (M cross environment) is a Makefile that compiles a cross compiler and cross compiles many free libraries such as SDL and Qt. Thus, it provides a nice cross compiling environment for various target platforms (including Windows).<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?CNJshg">Permalink</a>)Nieder PC-KnowHow GmbH - Tippshttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?F4ZCRA2013-11-15T12:19:19+01:00How to adjust Windows via the registry (in german).<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?F4ZCRA">Permalink</a>)Homepage SecurStickhttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?AdSpjg2012-03-27T21:34:08+02:00Encryption tool for data on external media (e.g. USB sticks) for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?AdSpjg">Permalink</a>)andLinux.org -- Run Linux natively inside Windowshttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?7VtaGQ2011-02-03T13:58:15+01:00andLinux is a complete Ubuntu Linux system running seamlessly in Windows 2000 based systems (2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7; 32-bit versions only). It is based on CoLinux.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?7VtaGQ">Permalink</a>)Cyclopedia Square: If You Have To Run Windowshttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?J9QYhQ2011-01-18T18:32:41+01:00Tools which make windows more useable for those coming from unix.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?J9QYhQ">Permalink</a>)Salon 21st | The dumbing-down of programminghttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?PHnbDg2010-07-19T13:12:27+02:00The dumbing-down of programming part one: rebelling against microsoft, "My Computer" and easy-to-use wizards, an engineer rediscovers the joys of difficult computing.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?PHnbDg">Permalink</a>)What is AutoIt Scripting Language?https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?Pz2JUQ2009-05-04T14:21:26+02:00Blog entry describing the AutoIt scripting language for Windows.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?Pz2JUQ">Permalink</a>)Scan Code Mapper for Windowshttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?GYOj8g2008-01-31T17:05:44+01:00The keyboard mapping can be modified via the registry on Windows 2000, XP (and presumably Vista, but the article is too old for Vista).<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?GYOj8g">Permalink</a>)Plot Digitizerhttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?fP_kyw2007-11-27T15:01:01+01:00Plot Digitizer is a Java program used to digitize scanned plots of functional data. Written in Java. autotracing is supported on Mac OSX, Windows and Linux. From MP.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?fP_kyw">Permalink</a>)Browsers Browse Happyhttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?MOM9Fw2007-01-19T13:18:47+01:00Anit-IE site supporting Firefox, Mozilla, Opera and Safari.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?MOM9Fw">Permalink</a>)Moving Satellites: HomePage for Satellite Trackinghttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?LZoIzg2006-12-12T17:31:45+01:00Another program to predict satellite orbits, with 2D and 3D views. Seems to windows only, but I think I saw something about source code somewhere.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?LZoIzg">Permalink</a>)Unpatched Internet Explorer security holeshttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?3E6CrA2006-11-21T20:40:55+01:00Just what its says.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?3E6CrA">Permalink</a>)SimpleShare 160GB Network Attached Storagehttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?QerVbg2006-11-09T14:30:49+01:00Supports Windows and Mac OS X, NFS. IEEE Spectrum Nov 2006, p. 42 claims that it works with Linux too.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?QerVbg">Permalink</a>)How To Encrypt a Folder in Windows XPhttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?_bhwLw2006-10-16T17:16:35+02:00This seems to protect only against other users, because it does not ask for a pass phrase.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?_bhwLw">Permalink</a>)KeyTweak Homepagehttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?rFg_Iw2006-09-08T19:43:22+02:00Keytweak is a free keyboard remapper for Windows NT/2000/XP. It makes use of Microsoft's Scancode Map registry key to remap your keyboard. VB6 Runtime files are required, but are already present on Windows 2000/XP.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?rFg_Iw">Permalink</a>)Armed and Dangerous Blog Archive Open Letter to Steve Lohr & John Markoffhttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?8vBayg2006-09-06T16:18:46+02:00Eric Raymond's blog.<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?8vBayg">Permalink</a>)EmacsWiki: CategoryWThirtyTwohttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?VcH8Ww2006-08-10T14:28:51+02:00Information about Emacs on Windows, could be useful soon 8-(<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?VcH8Ww">Permalink</a>):: Shell-Shocked :: Windows Symbolic and Hard Linkshttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?A0IITA2006-07-26T10:33:09+02:00How to make hard and symbolic links under Windows (XP).<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?A0IITA">Permalink</a>)Win32 cheat sheethttps://roland.iwasno.net/links/?LdvLLg2006-06-27T20:41:22+02:00Simon Peyton-Jones has an extensive page about making Win32 habitable<br>(<a href="https://roland.iwasno.net/links/?LdvLLg">Permalink</a>)