While I’m not sure why you’d want to do so, compiling batch files into executables just has some hackerish appeal to me. The batch file compiler does so, and includes a cool syntax highlighting editor as well! Get it here: http://www.bdargo.com/ bfcpe.exe
This is an actual software autoupdater which is free, donate-ware and doesn’t contain malware! In short: awesome! Get it from: http://www.patchmypc.net/ PatchMyPC.exe
Slow MP3 allows you to speed up and down MP3 files without getting “chipmunk” voices, transpose them up and down and other cool stuff. It’s awesome if you’re trying to learn that new song on your guitar and can’t find the tabs for it. Try it out! http://www.finki.net/pekka/slowmp3/ (now dead – see my copy below) […]
Many people seem to get the following error message when trying to manipulate a remote git/-olite repository: fatal: ‘foo’ does not appear to be a git repository fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly The problem here, which is absolutely not explained by the above error message, is likely to be that the remote command […]
If you’ve exhausted all other options, it might be time to compile from source, even in Debian. If you’re about to do that though, don’t abandon the concept of .deb files and the advantages they bring with versioning and easy removal. Use “checkinstall“. Checkinstall is in the standard Debian repositories and encapsulates your install into […]