About

A modern blog about digital life, internet and everything else bits and bytes, thanks for visiting!
I work in ICT infrastructures, think of servers, storage, networks, security, switches, firewalls, routers and more.

Tools I use

• Microsoft Windows; I use windows 7, 10 and server 2008/2012 a lot on a daily basis. (Commercial, owned)
• Unix/Linux/FreeBSD; Just like WIndows I use these every day. (OpenSource)
• Microsoft Office; For my documents and such I use Office365 Personal version 2016. (Commercial, owned)
• Mozilla Thunderbird; For my e-mail accounts, this so I can secure my messages with encryption. (OpenSource)
• Mozilla Firefox; Daily browsing on the internet. (OpenSource)
• Google Chrome; Daily browsing on the internet. (OpenSource)
• Microsoft Edge; Daily browsing on the internet, desktop and mobile. (Commercial, owned)
• Bitdefender Antivirus; One of the better security software for your desktop. (Commercial, owned)
• FileZilla FTP Cient; FTP software. (OpenSource)
• FlashFXP FTP Client; FTP software. (Commercial, owned)
• Machette; Video editing software, mainly for cutting mp4 files. (Commercial, owned)
• SEO Power Suite; Superior SEO software for analyzing websites and backlinks. (Commercial, owned)
• BuzzBundle; Social media analytics and tracking. (Commercial, owned)
• VoiceAttack; Speak into your microphone and turn them into keyboard and mouse actions. (Freeware & Commercial)
• Teamspeak; Cross-platform voice communication software. (OpenSource)
• Discord; All-in-one voice and text chat. (OpenSource)
• Oracle VirtualBox; Run computers within other computers for free. (OpenSource)
• VMware & Hyper-V; Hypervisors, Recommended is VMware, VirtualBox doesn’t support ‘Nested Virtualization’. (Freeware & Commercial)
• Notepad++; One of the best notepads around. (OpenSource)
• RemoteDesktopmanager; For remote connections to servers and resources. (Freeware)
  
• TeamViewer; Remote support, remote access, and online meeting software. (Freeware & Commercial)
• cURL Manager; For cURL stuff. (Commercial, , owned)
• Fiddler; For troubleshooting and analyzing web related things. (OpenSource)
• xShell;  Powerful terminal emulator that supports SSH, SFTP, Telnet, RLOGIN and Serial. (Freeware)
• Putty; Terminal, SSH & Telnet client. (OpenSource)
• WinSCP; Gui for SSH & SFTP. (OpenSource)
• Greenshot; Light-weight screenshot software. (OpenSource)
• VideoLan; VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player. (OpenSource)
• WinRAR; A powerful archive manager. (Freeware & Commercial)
• OWASP Zed Attack Proxy; Find security vulnerabilities in web applications. (OpenSource)
• Acronis True Image 2016; Backup & Recovery software. (Commercia, owned)
• uBlock Origin; An efficient blocker add-on for various browsers. (OpenSource)
• Moo0 System Monitor; Smart program that shows what is going on with your computer. (OpenSource)
• Nmap; Utility for network discovery and security auditing. (OpenSource)
• Xmind; Mind mapping & diagram tool. (OpenSource)
• DFX Audio; Improves the sound quality of your computer. (Commercial, owned)
• Steinberg Cubase 4; Music sequencer, for recording, arranging and editing. (Commercial, owned)
• Stardock Star10; Windows 10 start menu replacement. (Commercial, owned)

Online services I use

• PrivateVPN; Paid VPN service I highly recommend. (Commercial, owned)
• CyberghostVPN; Paid VPN service which is also highly recommended. (Commercial, owned)
• LastPass; Password manager (Freeware & Commercial, owned)
• Brain.fm; AI-generated music to improve focus, relaxation & sleep. (Commercial, owned)
• Office365; Online/On-premise office software, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook. (Commercial, owned)