Software and Utilities

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As a developer for many years, you tend to build apps and utilities to help on the way.

Software packages

Program that allows TCP packets to be sent and received over the network. The packets are simple text messages that can be echoed to screen or written to disc.

For further information on how to use the program click here

A simple program that runs on Windows XP up to Windows 10 and locks your screen. It is mega simple and there is no fuss.

Or if you want to see the source you can get it here: https://github.com/GingerNinjaLab/LockScreen

A simple program that returns the binary file type using the built i Windows Kernel DLL

Or if you want to see the source you can get it here: https://github.com/GingerNinjaLab/GetFileBinaryType

Windows – Utility scripts

I do love a good batch file! Or a nice PowerShell script… Lost count of the number written over the years. They can be VERY useful and save a bunch of time.

Here is a collection of scripts for your arsenal of scripting:

Networking

Hosts file	BAT	Edit your hosts file easily. Right-click and run as Administrator so you can save it after
Network devices	BAT	List network devices and optionally show details. Run: ListNetwork.bat [args, see below] list = List all network devices status = List network devices and show connected status config = List network device config values
Whats my IP	PS1	Show your gateway IP address. Uses an external API to process the result (https://api.my-ip.io)

Certificates (Oh how I love certificates!)

Current User	BAT	Open certificates for the current user
Local Machine	BAT	Open certificates for the local machine

DevOps

Test website SSL	PS1	Script to test the SSL on a given website. Shows the start/end time for the certificate and the number of days before expiry. Call with: ./TestDomainCert.ps1 -url “https://…..”
Generate password	PS1	Generates a password with a specified length Call with: ./MakePassword.ps1 -length 32