OK, Google: valuable voice commands for Android

Before you start talking, a note: For a fully hands-free experience, you'll need to set up always-listening voice control, which will allow your phone to wake up and start listening anytime you say "OK, Google." To do that, open the Google app on your device, tap the menu icon in the upper-left corner and tap Settings. Next, tap Voice and then "OK Google" Detection. Follow the steps there to enable the system and train it to recognize your voice.
If you have an older device that doesn't support that option, you can still use the commands listed below; you'll just have to tap the microphone icon on your home screen first to start the listening process.

Device control and tools

• Turn Wi-Fi on/off
• Turn Bluetooth on/off
• Turn my flashlight on/off
• Turn airplane mode on/off
• Turn up/down the volume
• Dim/brighten the screen
• Enable/disable [battery saver mode] (and other system features, such as mute)
• Take a photo/selfie
• Record a video
• Set a timer for [10 minutes]
• Open [Yelp] (or any app)
• Open [computerworld.com] (or any website)
• Metronome
• Bubble level
• Flip a coin
• Roll a die
• Start a run (requires a fitness app like Strava, Runkeeper, Runtastic or Endomondo)

Time, weather and current information

• What time is it in [Paris]?
• What time zone is [Phoenix] in?
• When is the sunset tonight?
• When's the sunrise in [London]?
• Do I need an umbrella today?
• Is it going to rain this weekend?
• When is it going to rain next?
• What's the weather in [Kalamazoo]?
• Will I need a jacket tomorrow?
• How hot is it gonna be on [Saturday]?
• When's the next [Cubs] game?
• What was the score of the [Cardinals] game last night?
• Did the [Marlins] win their last game?
• What's [Google] stock trading at today? (or just spell out a stock ticker symbol -- e.g., "G-O-O-G")

Location and navigation

• How's the traffic to work?
• Is [Steak 'n Shake] open right now?
• How late is [Office Depot] open?
• What time does [Target] open tomorrow?
• What's a good [Mexican] place near me?
• What's the best [sushi] nearby?
• What restaurants are near me?
• Where is the nearest [Burger King]?
• Where's a [museum] around here?
• Where's the closest [bowling alley]?
• What movies are playing nearby?
• Navigate to [123 South Main Street]
• Go to [California Pizza Kitchen] with public transportation
• Take me to [Bank of America] by foot
• Take me home
• 
  

Messaging and communication

• Text [Grover] that [I'm running late]
• Send text to [Ernie], mobile -- [I enjoy cheese]
• Send email to [Gordon] -- [I'll call you in 20 minutes]
• Send email to [Guy Smiley]. Subject: [Pickles.] Body: [Dill is always the way to go]
• Send [Hangout] message to [Bert] -- [wanna grab lunch?] (also works with WhatsApp and other third-party messaging clients)
• Start a video call with [Maria]
• Post to Twitter -- [What a gorgeous day!] (requires Twitter app to be installed)
• Post to Google+ -- [Hello, all of you stunning people] (requires Google+ app to be installed)
• Check my voicemail
• Read my messages
• Call [Mom], mobile/home/work
• Call [my brother] on speakerphone
• Call [McDonald's on Third Street]
• Call the [Hilton in Downtown Chicago]
• What is [Zoe's] number?
• What's the phone number for [Applebee's]?
• What is area code [323]?

Organization and personal info

• Add to my [grocery] list (or any list name you want -- your phone will prompt you to speak the item or items you want to add; when finished, say either "finished" or "that's it")
• Add [Purchase beef] to my [to-do] list (or any list name you want; with this command as well as the previous command and the next two commands, you'll be able to choose to have the info saved into Google Keep or any other compatible note-taking app)
• Note to self: [The Beef Purchasers would be a good name for a band]
• Write this down for me: [There are different ways you can make a note to yourself by speaking]
• Remind me to [take out the trash] in [two hours]
• Remind me to [put out dog food] when [I get home]
• Remind me to call [the boss] when [I'm at the airport]
• Remind me to [eat at Canter's] next time [I'm in L.A.]
• Wake me up at [7 a.m.] [tomorrow]
• Set an appointment for a [haircut] [tomorrow at noon]
• When is my next meeting/appointment?
• What's my schedule for [July 17th]?
• What does my day look like on [the 3rd]?
• When is [Father's Day]?
• When will my package arrive? (requires shipping confirmation to be present in Gmail)
• Show me my bills (requires bills to be present in Gmail)
• Show me my bills due this week/next week/[in July] (requires bills to be present in Gmail)
• Show me my photos from [France] (requires photos to be present in Google Photos)

Music and video

• Listen to [The Beatles]
• Listen to ["No Rain"]
• Listen to [party music]
• Play music for [working out]
• Listen to [Pearl Jam] on [Spotify]
• Next song
• Pause the music
• Play me [Soundgarden] videos on YouTube
• Show me the trailer for ["Ice Age 5"]
• What's this song? (identifies music playing out loud in the room)

Travel

• When does [United flight 1807] arrive?
• Is [Southwest 2093] on time?
• Is my flight on time? (requires confirmation to be present in Gmail)
• Find me a nonstop flight from [L.A. to Chicago]
• Show me my trip in [October] (requires confirmation to be present in Gmail)
• Show me my trip to [Chicago] (requires confirmation to be present in Gmail)
• Show me my hotel reservations (requires confirmation to be present in Gmail)
• Where's my hotel? (requires confirmation to be present in Gmail)
• Show me restaurants near my hotel (requires confirmation to be present in Gmail)
• Search for hotels in [Boston]
• Book me a table at [Plum Tree Inn] (requires OpenTable app to be installed)
• Translate ["sausage"] to [German]
• What's [French] for ["cheese"]?

Conversions and calculations

• What's [75] times [812]?
• What's [16.2] percent of [94.7]?
• What's [28 inches] in [millimeters]?
• What's [12] in [hexadecimal]?
• What's [25 U.S. dollars in [Euros]?
• What's the tip for [15 dollars]?

Food, drink and nutrition info

• Show me [salmon] recipes
• Show me things I can make with [chicken]
• How do I make a [Manhattan]?
• What's in a [margarita]?
• How many calories are in [popcorn]?
• How much fat is in [cheddar cheese]?
• What's the healthiest kind of [cheese]?

General knowledge and searches

• Who founded [Snapchat]?
• Who directed the first ["Harry Potter"]?
• Who's in the cast of ["Scrubs"]?
• Where did [Zach Braff] go to college?
• Where was [Jimmy Kimmel] born?
• How much is [Mark Zuckerberg] worth?
• When did [Johnny Carson] die?
• How did [Johnny Carson] die?
• What's [Natalie Portman's] real name?
• What movies has [Natalie Portman] been in?
• How tall is [Jennifer Lawrence]?
• How old is [Larry Page]?
• What's the definition of ["phobia"]?
• What are some synonyms for ["beautiful"]?
• Who's the CEO of [Google]?
• Who is [Marissa Mayer] married to?
• Who wrote ["In The Plex"]?
• What are the dimensions of ["Starry Night"]?
• When was the first episode of ["Seinfeld"]?
• What's the theme song to ["Friends"]?
• How long is ["The Angry Birds Movie"]?
• How long is the [Golden Gate Bridge]?
• How far away is the [moon]?
• What's the temperature of the [sun]?
• How tall is the [Statue of Liberty]?
• Show me photos of the [New York skyline]
• Search Twitter for [Olympics] (requires Twitter app to be installed)
• Search for [flowers] on Tumblr (requires Tumblr app to be installed)

Silly stuff

• Play Pac-Man
• Go go gadget [Netflix] (or any other app name)
• Make me a sandwich
• Who's on first?
• Who are you?
• When am I?
• Beam me up, Scotty
• What is Matt Damon's Bacon number?
• What does the fox say?
• Do a barrel roll
• Askew
• How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
• What's the loneliest number?
• What's the answer to life, the universe and everything?

And finally...

• Hello

This story, "OK, Google: 160 valuable voice commands for Android" was originally published by Computerworld.

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MicroVision SHOWWX+ Laser Pico Projector

MicroVision’s SHOWWX+ Laser Pico Projector

makes a fella glad to be alive. Who knows what those poor sodbusters in the Wild West did for entertainment, what with the lack of electricity? Today, we not only have electricity, but we are making it our bitch. Take this accomplishment from MicroVision, which throws out everything we used to know about projected images. No color wheels. No lamps that burn out after all too short of time and are so expensive to replace that you might as well buy a new projector.

With the Laser Pico, the iPhone-sized device takes care of all that for you to project an image of up to 100 inches, guaranteed to be in focus at all times thanks to the laser technology. Made specifically for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod, it is also compatible to other devices such as mobile phones, handheld gaming systems, and cameras or camcorders. Multiple uses here: view family photos, give business presentations, watch movies, and do it all at about 1/3 of what a regular projector will cost you. Device boasts 5,000:1 contrast, 15 lumens, and 16:9 widescreen images of 848 x 480 pixels. 

The MicroVision SHOWWX+ is a portable HDMI laser pico projector that features ultra clear and high contrast video with vivid color. It's also great because you can plug it directly into your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to project your favorite pictures and videos on the nearest flat surface. Take projection out of the boardroom and into the palm of you hand. Since it fits in your pocket and runs on batteries, it can go anywhere you go. Project a movie on your ceiling while you are stuck in bed with the sniffles, review your presentation slides on the back of the seat in front of you on the airplane, do an instant replay of a friend's party foul before you upload it to YouTube... the possibilities for good and evil are endless!

Product Specifications

• Turn your iPhone, iPod, or iPad into an HDMI projector
Play movies, view photos & presentations, even stream video
• Plug & Play: So easy to use, even for non-geeks
• Sleek and small, about the size of an iPhone
• Image is always in focus, even on curved surfaces
• Projects images from 6" to 100" a dark room
• Wide projection angle brings the big screen closer to the user
• High-resolution (WVGA) and 16:9 format
• Laser light source produce lifelike, vivid colors with exceptional contrast
• 3.5mm stereo jack - audio pass through when supplied
• Will operate off wall power when plugged into a wall socket
• Connects to these Apple products with a single cable (included):
• iPhone 4
• iPad, iPad2
• iPod Touch, Nano (3rd gen or newer), Classic
• Composite adapter to other TV-Out devices via a dedicated adapter cable (included):
• Digital cameras
• Camcorders
• Non-Apple mobile phones
• Portable gaming devices
• Non-Apple tablets
• Gaming console
• Requires the SHOWWX+ VGA Dock (sold separately) and VGA-Out capability:
• Laptops
• Netbooks
• MacBook / MacBook Pro
• Battery: Rechargeable, up to 2 hours of battery life on a full charge
• Wall adapter included for charging via micro-USB
• Specs:
• Resolution: WVGA (848 x 480)
• Brightness: 15 Lumens
• Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Widescreen
• Focus: No user focus adjustment needed. Image is always in focus.
• Refresh Rate: 60 Hz (nominal)
• Color Gamut: >200% NTSC
• Contrast Ratio: >5,000:1
• Throw Ratio: 1:1 (projection distance/image diagonal)
• Image size: 150mm to 2500mm (6" - 100")
• Projection distance: 150mm to 2500mm (6" - 100")
• Regulatory: Class 2 laser product
• Weight (with battery): 4.3 oz
• Box Includes:
• SHOWWX+ laser pico projector
• Rechargeable battery
• Wall charger
• Cable for iPhone, iPad, iPod
• Composite adapter
• Storage pounch
• Micro-USB cable
• Wrist strap
• User guide

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Free Disk Tools for SysAdmins

Best free tools for partitioning, cloning, diagnostics, repair, recovery, encryption, wiping or drive information and is intended to supplement the list provided on 101 Free SysAdmin Tools.

1. TestDisk

TestDisk allows you to repair boot sectors, recover deleted partitions, fix damaged partition tables, and recover deleted data, as well as copy files from deleted/inaccessible partitions. It works on a number of different file systems including FAT/NTFS/exFAT/ext2.

Note: Bundled with TestDisk is a companion application called PhotoRec. PhotoRec recovers photos, videos and documents from different storage media by going beyond the file system and looking for specific data blocks (i.e. clusters) belonging to the missing file(s).

When you first run TestDisk you are asked to choose whether you want a log file to be created. You are then given a list of partition table types to choose from (this will allow the application to use the correct signature when reading the partitions on all available disks), before being presented with a list of available hard drive partitions to perform a selected action on. The choice of actions you can perform on each partition include:

(1)    analysing the partition for the correct structure (and repairing it accordingly if a problem is found)

(2)    changing the disk geometry

(3)    deleting all data in the partition table

(4)    recovering the boot sector

(5)    listing and copying files

(6)    recovering deleted files

(7)    creating an image of the partition

2. EaseUS Partition Master Free

EaseUS Partition Master Free is a partition manager that allows you to resize, move, merge or split paritions, convert disks, recover deleted or lost partitions, check the partition for errors, migrate the OS to another HDD/SSD, perform disk defragmentation, and more.

When you launch EaseUS Partition Master Free, use the operations listed on the left hand pane or the top menu to perform an action against the selected partition(s).

3. WinDirStat

WinDirStat is a disk usage and clean-up utility that allows you to visualize how data is distributed across a disk and what types of data or which locations are hogging up most space.

Once you’ve loaded WinDirStat and chosen which drives you’d like to analyse, you are presented with a tree view of the files and folders contained on each drive as well as a graphical representation showing which files are taking up most space. Clicking on a box within the graphic will display the file in question within the tree view on the left hand pane of the window.

4. CloneZilla

CloneZilla is a disk imaging and cloning tool that is also packaged with Parted Magic but originally available as a standalone tool in two versions; CloneZilla Live and CloneZilla SE (Server Edition). CloneZilla Live is a bootable Linux distribution that allows you to clone individual machines and CloneZilla SE is a package that you install and configure on a Linux distribution that allows you to push images to multiple clients simultaneously over the network.

5. OSFMount

Using this utility you can mount image files as drive letters and then browse the data directly. OSFMount supports image files such as DD, ISO, BIN, as well as VMWare Images (*.VMDK) and Nero Burning ROM Images (*.NRG). A neat additional feature of OSFMount is its ability to create RAM disks, useful if you want additional security (since everything within RAM will be flushed when the machine is shutdown) or need to store data that requires fast access times (such as browser cache, database files, etc.).

After you run OSFMount, go to File > Mount new virtual disk… to get started. Remember to leave “Read-only drive” checked, otherwise you risk overwriting data within the image you’ve just mounted.

6. Defraggler

Defraggler is a lightweight yet powerful defragmentation tool that allows you to defrag whole drives or selected files/folders. It has an intuitive interface that helps you to quickly visualize how much of the drive is fragmented and which files are causing most fragmentation.

Once you’ve performed an Analysis of the drive, you can use the Drive map to see which files are fragmented. Hover your mouse over a particular square on the map and click on it to display the files associated with that particular colour (e.g. fragmented, not fragmented, etc.).

7. SSDLife

SSDLife displays information about your SSD drive, its health status and estimated lifetime – all useful for helping you to plan ahead and take action accordingly.

SSDLife automatically detects the model of your SSD drive and displays information about it instantly upon loading the application.

Tip: Each SSD manufacturer should have their own SSD drive management software which gives information similar to SSDLife Free. For example, the “Intel SSD Toolbox” can be used with the SSD shown in the screenshot above to display health status, detailed device information, and estimated life remaining.

8. Darik’s Boot And Nuke (DBAN)

DBAN is a bootable application that forensically wipes hard drives to prevent identity theft. This tool is useful when you are recycling or decommissioning a server/workstation.

The two main options in DBAN are Interactive mode and Automatic mode. Interactive mode allows you to select which drives to wipe and which options to use when wiping them. Automatic mode will automatically wipe all discovered drives – no questions asked!

9. HD Tune

HD Tune can measure the read/write performance of your HDD/SSD, scan for errors, check the health status and display drive information.

Once you start the application, select the drive from the drop down list and navigate to the appropriate tab to view the information you need or start a scan accordingly.

10. VeraCrypt

VeraCrypt is an open-source encryption application that can encrypt entire drives/partitions. It can also create an encrypted volume that appears as a normal file but is only accessible when mounted via VeraCrypt using the provided password. VeraCrypt is built upon the now defunct TrueCrypt but fixes many of the vulnerabilities and security concerns that plagued TrueCrypt.

When you launch VeraCrypt, start by selecting a drive letter and clicking the “Create Volume” button. This will launch the Volume Creation Wizard which walks you through the process of encrypting a partition or creating an encrypted container file.

11. CrystalDiskInfo

CrystalDiskInfo is a hard drive health monitoring tool that displays drive information, disk temperature and monitors S.M.A.R.T attributes. CrystalDiskInfo can be configured to trigger an alert (i.e. write to the event log, send an e-mail or make a sound) when a certain threshold is reached, so it can be left to actively monitor the HDD and notify you automatically.

The bar at the top displays all active hard drives. Clicking on each one will display the information for that drive. The Health Status and Temperature icons change colour depending on their value.

12. Recuva

In a few simple clicks, Recuva allows you to recover files from your computer that were accidentally deleted or that have become damaged or corrupt. The Quick-Start Wizard walks you through the recovery process by asking a couple of simple questions about what you want to recover and where you want to recover it from and then initiating a quick scan. You can skip the wizard and go straight to the application if you wish.

From the Recuva interface, select the drive to scan from the drop down box on the left hand side, choose a pre-defined file type filter from the drop down box on the right hand side and then click “Scan” to get started. The filters can be edited to add or remove file types by extension. The Options button allows you to modify options such as enabling a Deep Scan (instead of a Quick Scan), changing the viewing mode, as well as increasing the secure overwriting method (how many times to overwrite a block of data).

13. TreeSize

An alternative to WinDirStat is a lightweight application called TreeSize. TreeSize quickly scans drives or folders and displays the folder sizes in descending order (by default) to help you pinpoint which folders are taking up most space. The NTFS Compression flag can be enabled directly from within the application.

Once installed, TreeSize can also be started from the context menu by right clicking on a drive or folder and selecting “TreeSize Free” which will automatically open an instance of the application and display the details for that drive or folder.

Note: When you have Defraggler, Recuva and TreeSize installed at the same time, you can initiate the Defraggler and Recuva features directly from within TreeSize for a given folder – all three applications integrate seamlessly.

Using the menu bar or the icons across the taskbar you can select options such as sorting by size or name, showing values in GB/MB/KB, displaying the percentage/file size/file count of the listed folders, and choosing which drives you wish to display details for.

14. HDDScan

HDDScan is a hard drive diagnostic utility used to test for disk errors, show S.M.A.R.T attributes, monitor disk temperature and perform a read/write benchmark.

When you launch HDDScan, select the drive you wish to perform an action on from the drop down box on the left. Once selected, click the icon in the middle to get started.

15. Disk2vhd

Disk2vhd allows you to create a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) of a live machine for use with Microsoft Virtual PC or Microsoft Hyper-V. This is a great tool for simulating your live environment within a virtual environment for testing purposes or if you wish to have a virtualized backup of your live environment for redundancy purposes.

Use of this tool is simple. Choose a name and location for the VHD file to be stored, select which volumes to include and click “Create”. Disk2vhd also has some command line options, allowing you to script the creation of VHD files.

16. NTFSWalker

NTFSWalker allows you to perform a low-level analysis of all records (included deleted data) within the MFT table of an NTFS drive. You can examine the properties of each record and extract its contents out to a file.

When you load NTFSWalker, you are first asked to select a disk to scan. Once you select the disk and confirm which partition you wish to view, the MFT records are displayed on the left hand pane and the details are displayed on the right hand pane. From the right hand pane, you can view the record properties, preview the file or review the contents in raw format (Hex Data).

17. GParted

GParted is an open-source application for managing partitions. Using GParted you can manipulate partitions (i.e. create, delete, resize, move, copy) and attempt to recover data from lost partitions on a vast amount of file systems.

GParted comes as a bootable CD which loads a Linux distribution containing the GParted application. When you download the ISO file you will need to burn the image onto a CD or follow the instructions to install it onto a bootable USB drive. When you launch GParted, you are presented with a list of partitions to choose from. Select the desired partition and choose an option to perform by right clicking on it, pressing an icon on the taskbar or navigating to an option on the menu bar.

18. SpeedFan

SpeedFan is a useful diagnostic utility that allows you to view details about the health of your machine, including hard disk temperatures and S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) attributes.

When you launch SpeedFan, the main tabs you will use for hard drive information are the Readings tab and the S.M.A.R.T tab. The Clocks tab can be used to compare temperature, voltage or fan speeds between two or more objects.

19. MyDefrag

MyDefrag is a disk defragmentation and optimization utility that offers fast performance with little overhead and a number of actions tailored towards different disk uses (e.g. an action specifically for defragging the system disk, an action specifically for defragging flash memory drives, or the ability to only analyse the disk). MyDefrag also allows you to create or customize your own scripts and has a command line version so you can schedule the running of the application at given times.

When you launch MyDefrag, you are presented with a series of scripts to choose from. Each script performs a given action against the disk(s) chosen from the bottom pane. Once you’ve selected a script and checked the desired disk(s), hit “Run” to initiate the action.

20. DiskCryptor

An alternative to TrueCrypt is DiskCryptor. DiskCryptor is an easy-to-use open-source application that allows you to encrypt whole partitions using the TwoFish / AES / Serpent algorithms, or a combination of any of the three. DiskCryptor supports FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS and exFAT file systems, allowing encryption of internal or external drives.

When you launch DiskCryptor, select a partition and click “Encrypt” to get started. You will then need to select which encryption algorithm to use and will be asked to enter a password. The encryption process will begin as soon as you press “OK”.

Any free tools you know of that are missing from this list? Leave us a comment!

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Free Admin Tools for Network administrators

Network Tools for network administrator are very important to check the network within his work area. Many network tools which are very important for troubleshot network problems, help administrator to find out the network problems in networks. Network tools are softwares which installed on operating system either it is network Server operating sysems, windows or Linus or other network server.

Below the list of importnat  Network Tools for every NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR.

System and network analysis

1. NTFS Permissions Explorer

Using this MMC snap-in you can quickly visualize the user and group permissions of a local or remote folder or drive in a hierarchical format to help identify problems.

http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/9743/

2. Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector

Wi-Fi Inspector is a powerful Wi-Fi management and troubleshooting tool that allows you to locate and verify Wi-Fi devices, detect rogue Access Points, troubleshoot connections, and search for Wi-Fi networks.

http://www.xirrus.com/library/wifitools.php

3. Whois

Whois performs a lookup of the registration information of a given IP address or domain name.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sysinternals/bb897435

4. ShareEnum

ShareEnum allows you to scan and view the security settings of file shares on your network.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sysinternals/bb897442

5. PipeList

PipeList displays a list of named pipes on your system, including the number of active instances and the instance threshold.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sysinternals/dd581625

6. TcpView

TCPView allows you to view detailed TCP and UDP connection information in a user friendly format.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sysinternals/bb897437

7. The Dude

The Dude from MicroTik can automatically scan all devices within a given subnet and then draw and layout a map of your network.

http://www.mikrotik.com/thedude

8. Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

The MBSA is a tool that can be used to detect missing security updates and typical security misconfigurations.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/security/cc184923

9. WireShark

WireShark is an interactive network protocol analyser and capture utility. It provides for in-depth inspection of hundreds of protocols and runs on multiple platforms.

http://www.wireshark.org/download.html

10. Look@LAN

Look@LAN allows you to quickly scan your network looking for active nodes. It provides monitoring, reporting, logging and OS detection features.

http://download.cnet.com/Look-LAN-Network-Monitor/3000-2085_4-10145550.html

11. RogueScanner

RogueScanner will scan your network looking for rogue devices and access points, classifying them in a way that allows you to quickly see what’s on your network.

http://www.gotomanage.com/open_source_tools/roguescanner

12. Capsa Free Network Analyzer

Using this tool you can monitor, troubleshoot and diagnose issues on your network. It has a Microsoft Office-like user interface.

http://www.colasoft.com/capsa/capsa-free-edition.php

13. SuperScan

SuperScan is a fast connection-based TCP port scanner, pinger and hostname resolution tool.

http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/superscan3.aspx

14. Blast

Blast is a lightweight TCP service stress test tool that can help pinpoint weaknesses in your network.

http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/blast.aspx

15. UDPFlood

UDPFlood is a lightweight UDP service stress test tool that sends out packets to a specified IP or port.

http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/udpflood.aspx

16. IPplan

This tool allows you to quickly and easily track and manage your network IP addresses.

http://iptrack.sourceforge.net/

17. NetStumbler

NetStumbler is an application that allows you to detect the presence of a wireless network using 802.11a/b/g. It is useful for detecting rogue access points, finding locations with poor signal, verifying network configurations and determining the cause of wireless interference.

http://www.stumbler.net/

18. PingPlotter

PingPlotter is a lightweight tracert application that generates graphs to help you visualize the route of the packets from source to destination.

http://www.pingplotter.com/download.html

19. SolarWinds Free Permissions Analyzer for AD

Using this tool you can quickly visualize the user and group permissions of a folder or shared drive in a hierarchical format. It can track share level permissions, provide a breakdown of share level and file level permissions and help identify why certain users have the permissions they do.

http://www.solarwinds.com/products/freetools/permissions_analyzer_for_active_directory/

20. Angry IP Scanner

Angry IP Scanner is a fast standalone IP address and port scanner.

http://www.angryip.org/w/Download

21. FreePortMonitor

FreePortMonitor is a tool for monitoring servers and applications on your network.

http://www.freeportmonitor.com/

22. WirelessNetView

WirelessNetView monitors the activity of wireless networks in the area and displays information related to them, such as SSID, Signal Quality, MAC Address, Channel Frequency, etc.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_network_view.html

23. BluetoothView

BluetoothView monitors the activity of Bluetooth devices in the area and displays information related to them, such as Device Name, Bluetooth Address, Device Type, etc.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_network_view.html

24. Vision

Vision allows you to view all open TCP and UDP ports and then maps them back to the owning process or application.

http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/vision.aspx

25. Attacker

Attacker is a TCP/UDP port listener that allows you to define a list of ports that you want it to listen on and it will notify you when a connection is established on that port.

http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/attacker.aspx

26. Total Network Monitor

Total Network Monitor is a comprehensive network monitoring application that allows you to view the state of your network. It is customizable and has advanced alerting features, letting you know when something is wrong.

http://www.softinventive.com/products/total-network-monitor/

27. IIS Logfile Analyser

This tool allows you to analyse your IIS logfiles to determine website statistics such as number of visitors, number of downloads, etc.

http://www.nodesoft.com/iislogfileanalyser/

28. ntop

ntop uses a web-based interface that allows you to monitor network traffic and statistics.

http://www.ntop.org/get-started/download/

System testing and troubleshooting

29. Pinkie

Pinkie is a collection of network troubleshooting utilities that allows pinging multiple hosts, forward and reverse DNS lookup, a ping sweeper, and a subnet calculator.

http://www.ipuptime.net/

30. VMWare Player

VMWare Player is a multi-platform virtualization solution that can be used to create and run multiple 32-bit or 64-bit virtual machines. Ideal for testing or development environments.

http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/desktop_downloads/vmware_player/3_0

31. Oracle VirtualBox

VirtualBox is a free, multi-platform general-purpose virtualization solution that can be used to create and run multiple virtual machines. Ideal for testing or development environments.

http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

32. ADInsight

ADInsight is a real-time monitoring tool used for troubleshooting LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) clients.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sysinternals/bb897539

33. Process Monitor

Process Monitor allows you to monitor activity related to processes, threads, DLLs, the registry and file system in real-time. Useful for troubleshooting application and system related issues.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sysinternals/bb896645

34. SpiceWorks Network Troubleshooting

SpiceWorks Network Troubleshooting is an all-in-one tool that allows you to perform routine troubleshooting tasks such as killing processes remotely, access devices remotely, ping, tracert and nslookup, and even compare the status of two devices.

http://www.spiceworks.com/free-network-troubleshooting-tool/

35. RAMMap

RAMMap allows you to analyse physical memory allocation in your system. You are able to determine how much file data is cached in RAM, how much RAM is used by the kernel and device drivers, etc.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sysinternals/ff700229

36. Autoruns

Autoruns allows you to view which programs are configured to run at system boot up or login.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sysinternals/bb963902

37. LogFusion

Using LogFusion you can view and monitor log files in real-time.

http://www.logfusion.ca/

38. Microsoft Log Parser

Using Microsoft Log Parser you can generate a custom-formatted output file containing the results of multiple log file sources such as XML, CSV, Event Logs, or the Registry.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=890cd06b-abf8-4c25-91b2-f8d975cf8c07

39. AppCrashView

AppCrashView allows you to view Windows Error Reporting (*.WER) files in a simple user interface and then save the results into TXT/CSV/HTML/XML file format.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/app_crash_view.html

40. RootKitRevealer

RootKitRevealer allows you to detect the presence of rootkits that operate by attempting to hide their files or registry entries.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sysinternals/bb897445

System and network management

41. Bitcricket IP Subnet Calculator

This tool allows you to calculate subnets and CIDR routes automatically using its intuitive interface and auto-discovery feature.

http://www.wildpackets.com/resources/free_utilities/ipsubnetcalc

42. EMCO Remote Installer Starter

The free version of EMCO Remote Installer (Starter edition) allows you to perform a software inventory of applications installed on your network. You can retrieve and track changes as well as save reports.

http://emcosoftware.com/products/remote-installer/features.php

43. ManagePC

ManagePC allows you to create an inventory of all your machines in the domain, including hardware, software, devices, patches, group policies, etc.

http://managepc.net/

44. Pandora FMS

Pandora FMS is a network monitoring solution that allows you to monitor multiple platforms, from Linux machines, to Solaris machine, to Windows machines. It provides alerts and reporting for CPU, disk and memory usage, temperature, or even application values.

http://pandorafms.org/index.php?sec=project&sec2=downloads&lng=en

45. SNARE Audit and EventLog Management

SNARE (System iNtrusion Analysis and Reporting Environment) allows you to install agents onto your server machines to facilitate the centralized collection of logs, including Windows, Solaris, AIX, ISA Server, IIS Server, SMTP, Exchange, Apache, etc.

http://www.intersectalliance.com/projects/index.html

46. OCS Inventory

OCS Inventory is an automated inventory and deployment application. It allows you to determine what devices or software are installed on your network and deploy software or configuration scripts using a simple web-based interface.

http://www.ocsinventory-ng.org/index.php?page=downloads

47. Zenoss Core – Enterprise IT Monitoring

Using the Zenoss Core application, you can monitor systems availability, performance, events and configuration across the network.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/zenoss/

48. Unipress Free Help Desk

Unipress Free Help Desk is a simple yet powerful Help Desk solution that allows you to create, assign and receive issue tickets. It contains a web portal and knowledgebase for self-help.

http://www.unipress.co.uk/free-help-desk-software.html

49. SysAidIT Free Help Desk

Using this tool, you can easily manage and service requests and create an inventory of installed software and network devices on your network.

http://www.ilient.com/free-help-desk-software.htm

50. Cyberx Password Generator Pro

Cyberx Password Generator Pro allows you to create random highly secure passwords.

http://sourceforge.net

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Top 10 Best and Most Popular Game Consoles Of All Time

Gaming is one of the main source of entertainment among the youth and kids of any country. It has also seen many phases from Atari 2600 to graphical power houses that are being used in today gaming. There is also a realistic animation used in the gaming. There are many exclusive consoles from different firm’s build by the top developers. There are many gaming devices that have broken all record in the number of sales. So, here are 10 best and most popular gaming console of all time.

Best and Most Popular Game Consoles Of All Time

1. PlayStation 2Sony PlayStation 2 is the most popular and the bestselling game consoles in the history of gaming. Sony has reviled that it has sold approximately 155 million units of PlayStation 2 till March 2012. It runs on the broadband connectivity through which users can select and play their favourite game over internet. The competition is very high because there are gamers from the different parts of the world. The gaming console also supports DVD and CD playback.

Nintendo DSNintendo DS was released in 2004. It has two LCD screens and the bottom one has a proper stylus through which it takes input. According to the company figures, they have sold approximately 153.99 units of the device. The number of units sold makes it the second most gaming device ever sold in the history of gaming. It supports multiplayer game using one game card.

WiiIt was released by the Nintendo Company in 2006. It was such a success that it outsold both PlayStation 3 by Sony and Xbox 360 from Microsoft. The worldwide sales of the gaming device crossed 101.15 million since it was released in 2009. The console has Wii remote controller and a pointing device that can detect the movement in three dimensions. The users can control game through physical gestures. It also has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Game BoyThe gaming console was initially released in Japan in the year 1989.After it became a success in the Japan market, the very next year it was released in the international market. The display of the console is of low quality but the battery backup is very good. It will provide approximately 30 hours of playback. It has the smallest digital camera in the world which has been mentioned in Guinness book of world records in the year 1999.

PlayStationThis was the first gaming console in the PlayStation series released by Sony. It was released in the year 1994.Along with playing users can also play audio CD. The games that became popular through this series are Air Combat, Battle Arena Thoshinden and Street Fighter. It was discontinued by Sony in 2006. It was a great success for the company and they have sold approximately 102.49 million.

Xbox 360The Xbox 360 was the second gaming device in the series Xbox released by Microsoft in 2005.The console is not only limited to the gaming but the users can also watch DVD movies. The console also allows users to play with their friends online. The company has sold 25.1 million alone in the US by 2011. There are also three major peripherals of the Xbox 360 series namely controllers, motion sensing camera and more hard disc storage. The disc drive for Xbox 360 has many options such as 20, 60, 120, 250 or 320 GB.

PlayStation 3It was launched after the success of PlayStation 2.Sony will continue to sell PlayStation 3 till 2015. The most unique feature of PlayStation 3 is that it uses blue ray discs as primary storage device. It can store up to 54 GB of data. The console also features USB port, one HDMI output and Bluetooth 20.

Nintendo Entertainment SystemThe console was initially released in Japan in the 1983.Later it was shipped to North America, Europe and Australia. It was sold approximately 62 million making it the best gaming device of that time. The directional pad was introduced in this gaming device.

PlayStation PortableThis was the first ever handheld gaming console launched by Sony. It was initially released in Japan in the year 2004. The gaming device was very popular in Europe, America and Japan. It uses optical disc format as its primary storage. It also has USB 2.0 and memory stick port.

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