Tim’s Tool Shed — Pt.5
Now that the semester is over, I finally have time to explore again, and it feels so good. Many things have changed, I have a new internship with an established company, and I have been looking further outward to see what I could use to get better. There are some neat ones that I’ve stumbled upon.
A TUI bluetooth manager for Linux.
I’ve used bluetoothctl for a few years to manage my BlueTooth connections and quite frankly, it’s a pain having to throw in the MAC address of a device every time I want to connect. Bluetuith is a Go tool that solves that issue very elegantly. Connections are a keystroke away, and the interface is very intuitive.
Interactive cli tool for HTTP inspection
I find myself dabbling more with REST APIs in my programming. Using something like Postman feels too cumbersome, and using curl to test takes too much time. Wuzz hits that sweet spot perfectly, I’ll have it open on another monitor and test it as I write. It makes everything a breeze and I can’t get enough of it.
Disk Usage/Free Utility — a better ‘df’ alternative
Df and Dust are great, but sometimes you want quick, concise info. Duf has that in spades. I first saw my coworker using it, and immediately I had to have it. Everything is neatly organized in columns with a color-coded system to see your free space.
Yet another cross-platform graphical process/system monitor.
After using Zenith and Btop, I wanted something new. That’s where I found Bottom. Written in Rust, easy to configure, and very responsive. There is built-in vim keybinding support (always a plus), and it’s easy to zoom on a particular monitor. Overall it’s very intuitive and is now my new default.
Cross-platform Audio Visualizer
Music is an integral part of my life. I make music, I listen to it, and lately, the music producer in me has wanted to see it. I remember seeing an equalizer for the first time and loving how different frequencies would play with each other in a song. With Linux, there’s always a terminal app that will deliver. Cava has customization features, configuration, and color support to provide a top-notch audio-visual experience.
As much as I love TTS and finding new tools, I can do more. Let me know what you want to see more of and I guarantee you’ll start seeing it :)
