Free Startshell Software

SimpleActivityLogger by Coruscant Ltd.

Log system events such as startup, shutdown, logon, logoff, lock, unlock, StartScreenSaver and StopScreenSaver. This is particularly useful for people who need to track their computer usage during the course of a day for billing purposes, where such events are a good indication of the amount of billable time they have spent using the computer. It is also useful for tracking the usage of a shared computer.

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Interactive DNS Query by SB-Software

Interactive DNS Query is a program designed to allow you to perform a query of DNS records. It is similar to the unix "dig" or "nslookup" commands, and uses a convenient GUI interface. Interactive DNS Query allows you to query for all types of DNS records, including A, MX, TXT, NS, etc.

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MiniCap by DonationCoder

MiniCap is a minimal screenshot capture app, with great commandline support, including the ability to launch (and then terminate) apps, capture windows by pid, handle, program name. And a nice interactive mode including scrolling capture. Tons of options for saving files in different formats with automatic naming and versioning.

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