wzip

Lossy compression and denoising

The program wzip is a preprocessor for LOSSY data compression. A sequence of ascii floating-point numbers is transformed into a sequence of small integers ready for effective compression with e.g. gzip. The program can also be used for effective but time consuming denoising of measurement data. Wzip was originally written for the processing of EDX-linescans.

python3-pyrympro

Library to communicate with Read Your Meter Pro platform

This library offers connectivity with the Read Your Meter Pro service, enabling retrieval of water meter readings. It functions by establishing a secure connection to the online platform, allowing users to authenticate using their credentials. Once connected, it can access account information and retrieve the latest water meter data. This makes it suitable for integration into home automation systems where monitoring water usage is needed. Through consistent polling, the library ensures that up-to-date meter readings are accessible, facilitating effective water management.

x11vnc

VNC server to allow remote access to an existing X session

x11vnc allows one to view remotely and interact with real X displays (i.e. a display corresponding to a physical monitor, keyboard, and mouse) with any VNC viewer. It has built-in SSL encryption and authentication, UNIX account and password support, server-side scaling, single port HTTPS and VNC, mDNS service advertising, and TightVNC and UltraVNC file-transfer.

x86info

Display diagnostic information about i386 compatible CPUs

x86info displays diagnostic information about the CPUs fitted to i386 compatible systems. This includes information on the CPU cache configuration, speed and supported features.

armada-backlight

adjust backlight of Compaq Armada laptops (E300, M500, M700)

An utility to change the laptop LCDs backlight from a command line. The brightness can be adjusted in steps for Compaq Armada family of laptops (E300, M500, M700).
Microblogging plugins for Pidgin

pidgin-microblog

Microblogging plugins for Pidgin

Pidgin-microblog is a collection of plugins for Pidgin or any other libpurple based client like Adium or Finch. It implements microbloging systems to Pidgin. Currently it supports Twitter, Identi.ca, and Status.net (old Laconi.ca) based servers through the conversation windows.