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ActiveX Allows for interactive and multimedia elements to integrate into web pages. Developed by Microsoft. Initially released in 1996. Wikipedia
Allo Messaging app from Google powered by machine learning. Announced May 18, 2016. CNET
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) Released May 1997. Wikipedia
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Atom Text editor for OS X, Linux and Windows developed by GitHub. Wikipedia Website
BitTorrent Wikipedia
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daemon Program that runs as a background process. Wikipedia
Docker Allows you to package an application with all of its dependencies into a standardized unit for software development. Website
Dropbox File hosting service. Release June 2007. Website Wikipedia
Drupal Free, open-source CMS framework written in PHP. First released May 18, 2000. Website Wikipedia
Duo Video chat app from Google. Announced May 18, 2016. Available for Android and iOS August 16, 2016. Website Wikipedia CNET
Edge Web Browser made by Microsoft. Successor to Internet Explorer. Code named Project Spartan. Name fist announced April 29th 2015 at Build. Wikipedia
Emacs Comically known as "Eight Megabytes and Constantly Swapping" or "Esc-Meta-Alt-Ctrl-s" Wikipedia
Excel Spreadsheet application from Mricosoft. Fisrt released September 30, 1985. Website Wikipedia Microsoft (Shortcuts)
Exchange Mail server from Microsoft. First released April 11, 1993. Website Wikipedia
f.lux Software that makes your display warmer and more pleasing to your eyes. Website
FileMaker Pro Crossplatform DBMS. Wikipedia Website
Firefox Open source web browser designed and maintained by Mozilla. First released September 23, 2002. Website Wikipedia
Firefox 1.5 Dropped support for Mac OS X 10.1 and earlier. Announced as Firefox 1.1 June 23, 2005. Released as Firefox 1.5 November 30, 2005 Wikipedia
Firefox 2.0 Released October 24, 2006. Wikipedia
Firefox 3.0 Released June 17, 2008. Wikipedia
Firefox 3.5 Released June 30, 2009. Wikipedia
Firefox 3.6 Released January 21, 2010. Wikipedia
Firefox 4.0 Released March 22, 2011. Wikipedia
Firefox 43 Released December 15, 2015. Wikipedia
Firefox 44 Released January 26, 2016. Wikipedia
Firefox 45 Released March 8, 2016. Wikipedia
Firefox 46 Released on April 26, 2016. Wikipedia
Firefox 47 Released June 7, 2016. Wikipedia
Firefox 48 Released August 2, 2016. Wikipedia
Firefox 49 Released September 20, 2016. Wikipedia
Firefox 50 Released November 15, 2016 Wikipedia
Firefox 51.0 Released on January 24, 2017 Wikipedia
Firefox 52 (ESR) Released March 7, 2017. Wikipedia
Firefox 52.0.1 Released alongside Firefox 52.0.1 ESR March 17, 2017. Wikipedia
Firefox 52.0.2 Released alongside Firefox 52.0.2 ESR March 28, 2017. Wikipedia
Firefox 53 Released April 19, 2017. Wikipedia
Firefox 53.0.1 Released April 27, 2017. Wikipedia
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Firefox 54.0.1 Released June 29, 2017. Wikipedia
Firefox 55 Released August 8, 2017. Wikipedia
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Firefox 56 Released September 28, 2017. Wikipedia
Firefox 56.0.1 Released October 9, 2017. Wikipedia
Firefox 56.0.2 Released October 26, 2017. Wikipedia
Firefox 57 (Firefox Quantum) Released on November 14, 2017. Wikipedia
Firefox 57.0.1 Released November 29, 2017. Wikipedia
Firefox 57.0.2 Released December 7, 2017. Wikipedia
Firefox 57.0.3 Released December 28, 2017. Wikipedia
Firefox 58 Released January 23, 2018. Wikipedia
Firefox 59 Released March 13, 2018. Wikipedia
Firefox 60 Released alongside Firefox 60 ESR May 9, 2018. Wikipedia
Firefox 61 Released January 23, 2018. Wikipedia
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G Suite (Formerly: Google Apps for Work, Google Apps for Your Domain) First released August 28, 2006. Website Wikipedia
GFI LanGuard Network security audit tool. Wikipedia Website
Glass Wire Network monitoring and firewall tool. Website
Google Apps Vault Add-on for Google Apps that lets you retain, archive, search, and export your organization's email and chat messages for your eDiscovery and compliance needs. Website Google for Wrok Blog
GroupWise Collaboration platform from Novell. Website Wikipedia
IBM Notes The new name for Lotus Notes.
iCloud Keychain Stores and syncs your passwords across your devices all while encrypted Wikipedia Apple Support
IEC 60309 Wikipedia
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Insider Hub Part of the Windows Insider Preview program. Settings > System > Apps & features > Manage optional features, and then select Add a feature. From the list, choose Insider Hub, and then select Install. Website
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Website Wikipedia
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Lock It Down Locks your 'Content Sensitive' files and folders quickly and professionally using 128-bit Thayer encryption, which make it unable for others to view or use them without your consent, which results in a clean conscience and instant peace of mind. Website
Long-Haul network Service providers use long-haul terrestrial optical fiber networks to connect long distances.
Long-Term Evolution (LTE) A standard for wireless communication. Wikipedia
Lotus Notes Corporate email system. Now called IBM Notes. Wikipedia
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Metadata Anonymisation Toolkit (MAT) Toolbox composed of a GUI application, a CLI application and a library, to anonymize/remove metadata. Website Wikipedia
Microsoft Access Type of DBMS Wikipedia Website
Microsoft Office First announced August 1, 1988. Released August 1, 1989 for Mac OS and November 19, 1990 for Windows. Wikipedia
Minicom Terminal emulator for Unix-like operating systems. Wikipedia
nano Text editor for UNIX based systems. Created by Chris Allegretta in 1999 under the name TIP. Wikipedia Website
Nessus Proprietary vulnerability scanner and audit tool developed by Tenable Network Security. Free for personal use in a non-enterprise environment. Started by Renaud Deraison in 1998. Website Wikipedia
NetStumbler Wireless network mapping tool. Website Wikipedia
Newforma Software that connects project information silos to eliminate waste, promote best practices, maximize profitability and enhance your reputation. Website
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Office 97 Released November 19, 1996. Wikipedia
OneDrive Microsoft's cloud storage solution. Previously known as SkyDrive. Wikipedia Website
Opera Web browser developed by Opera Software. First released April 1995. Website Wikipedia
package Software available from a Package Management System (PMS). Wikipedia Ubuntu Community
PHP 7.0.0 Released December 3, 2015. PHP News Archive Wikipedia
PHP 7.2.2 Released January 31, 2018. PHP News Archive Wikipedia
PhysX Open-source realtime physics engine middleware SDK developed by Nvidia as a part of Nvidia GameWorks software suite. Acquired from Ageia on February 13, 2008. Website Wikipedia
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Power-On Self Test (POST) Test run immediately after a device is powered on. Wikipedia
Project Honolulu Web-based server management GUI. Announced September 14, 2017. Ars Technica
PuTTY Terminal emulator for Windows. Website
QuickTime A video player made by Apple. Website Wikipedia
R-Drive Image Drive imaging and backup program from R-Tools Technology Inc. Website Wikipedia
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Revo Uninstaller Website Wikipedia
Safari Web browser from Apple. irst released January 7, 2003. Version 1.0 released June 23, 2003. Website Wikipedia
SeaTools Hard drive analysis tool from Seagate. First released January 30, 2007. Website Wikipedia
SkyDrive Microsoft's online file storage, now renamed to OneDrive. (see OneDrive)
Skype A free softphone that uses proprietary protocols. First released August 29, 2003. Website Wikipedia
Smartsheet Management and collaboration Software as a Service (SaaS) Website Wikipedia
SolidWorks CAD/CDE sofware. Website Wikipedia
Spotify An internet music streaming service. Website
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System Configuration (MSConfig) Tool that can help identify problems that might prevent Windows from starting correctly. Wikipedia Microsoft
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Twitter Founded March 21, 2006. Wikipedia
uTorrent (?Torrent) A P2P application. Wikipedia
vCenter Converter Physical-to-Virtual (P2V) tool used uo move a physical computer image to a VMware virtual machine. Website
vim (vi improved) A text editor UNIX based operating systems.
| Commands: | |
| :i | (insert) |
| :q | (quit) |
| :w | (write) |
Vine Officially launched January 24, 2013. Wikipedia
VisiCalc First spreadsheet computer program for personal computers. Announced at the West Coast Computer Faire May 11, 1979. Released for the Apple II by VisiCorp at the National Computer Conference June 4, 1979. Wikipedia This Day in Tech History
Visual Studio IDE from Microsoft. Wikipedia Website
VLC Open source media player. Wikipedia Website
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WinDbg Website
WinDirStat Disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for various versions of Microsoft Windows. Website
Windows Defender Antivirus program built into Windows. First released October 24, 2006. Website Wikipedia
Windows Firewall (Formerly: Internet Connection Firewall) Software firewall built into Windows. First included with Windows XP. TechNet Wikipedia
WinRAR File archiver. First released April 22, 1995. Website Wikipedia
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