Small is Beautiful

CVO. Chief Virus Officer. That’s what my pals at Vesess call me. Hmph. I read so much about the havoc caused by viruses on Microsoft’s operating system that paranoia stalks me all the time. Especially when you consider the time it takes to reinstall the whole thing when something goes wrong. So, downloading virus updates on a religiously regular basis is something I do.

At home, I was running Vector Linux, which gave me a cute little application called KGet for downloads. Looking for a similar application led me to WackGet. I’d wax lyrical on this little package, but it seems that after two months of using it and deciding to do a little post on it, Lifehacker beat me to it. Read all about WackGet here.

So before Lifehacker beats me to it yet again, let me share another little jewel with you - www.TinyApps.org. This site has a list of various small, low-overhead software for well, various uses.

Whereas my experience with Linux is still in the fall-down-more-times-than-walk and really-smelly-diaper stage, I’m lovin’ it. Since moving to Ubuntu, I’ve been a big fan of the little software called Axel. It’s a fantastic downloader that I use quite often.

Of further interest to interested parties may be Steven Watsky’s Lagniappe! page. Of course, if you take the time to visit it, then you should also check out his homepage and blog. This guy is more or less responsible for BeatrIX, and subsequently my shift to a totally linux environment at home.

UPDATE (2008 Aug 10) It seems that the whole BeatrIX program was discontinued ages ago. I have since disabled the links to Watsky’s pages.