V2.0.0 Alpha GUI!

Ever needed to compress an image down to a reasonable size for use on a web server? or to send over a slow link? We have tried multiple image compression apps and this one easily takes the top prize. Matteo @ SaeraSoft has been working hard on this application in his spare time and I believe is onto something good here. I’ll try sum up the features quickly for you here:

1. Batch Compress – compress multiple files and folders easily
2. Set Quality levels – You determine the compression you want.
3. Preview Images – Self explanatory
4. Online App – If you don’t want to use the app, you can always log on and use the web version.

Matteo is currently working on a V2 (Alpha) version of the software which is again leaps and bounds improved on the original version. You can check out V2 on his github page! If you have a spare few $$ to donate to his cause, I’m sure he would be much appreciative! Donate here.

Ok, so what do I use VULTR for? Well, this web page for starters. VULTR is a cloud computing service that allows you to run up virtual servers that can be tailored to your liking. You can choose from many settings:

• Server Locations
• Server Types (OS, ISO, Pre Configured, One-Click)
• Server Sizes (Cores, Ram, Bandwidth)
• and much more…

I use VULTR for all kinds of development tasks, it is much easier to use the simple interface they provide to get a server up and running, then to run it locally! I get my own unique IP address and voila, off I go. The one-click create, install, and destroy is super helpful and whenever I stuff something up I can either go back to a snapshot or re-install and start over. No messing around with SD cards in Raspberry Pi’s, no messing with hardware.

If you want to run a VPN instance, within a couple of clicks you can. If your desire is to run a Ubuntu Server on the version of your choice in minutes! Its that’s easy. If I can do it then so can you.

For a limited time, VULTR is offering $100 worth of server time for free…

(This may expire soon! Get in quick.)

Tftpd64 is a free, opensource IPv6 ready application which includes DHCP, TFTP, DNS, SNTP and Syslog servers as well as a TFTP client.
The TFTP client and server are fully compatible with TFTP option support (tsize, blocksize and timeout), which allow the maximum performance when transferring the data.
Some extended features such as directory facility, security tuning, interface filtering; progress bars and early acknowledgments enhance usefulness and throughput of the TFTP protocol for both client and server.
The included DHCP server provides unlimited automatic or static IP address assignment.

This is the kind of application you need in a pinch. Download it, add it to your app bag.

Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.
It can be especially useful for cases where:

• you need to create USB installation media from bootable ISOs (Windows, Linux, UEFI, etc.)
• you need to work on a system that doesn’t have an OS installed
• you need to flash a BIOS or other firmware from DOS
• you want to run a low-level utility

Despite its small size, Rufus provides everything you need!

Rufus prides itself on being the fastest of all the boot drive creation tools. You can see in the stats that it does make very short work on installing ISO’s to the drive and setting up the boot sectors. Give it a try, you won’t be disappointed.

WinSCP is able to handle multiple protocols. More than most clients. You can check out the protocol comparison here.

• SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol);
• FTP (File Transfer Protocol);
• SCP (Secure Copy Protocol);
• WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning);
• S3 (Amazon S3).