Tips & Tricks

I use most of these tools on a daily basis (can’t recommend them enough).

• VSCode
• Visual Studio Code is a streamlined code editor with tons of plugins for scripting/automation.

• Dehydrated
• (One of the best tools i found out about in 2020) Auto-renewing all Let’s Encrypt certificates in your environment (was a huge headache before using this tool – you may relate to this if you had to manage over 100 SSL certs with internal/external CA).

• MxToolbox
• To show any website/IP MX Records instantly.

• Secure Shell (Chrome Extension)
• (SSH) Secure Shell Client for Google Chrome (Made by Google).

• Network Analyzer (Android)
• It can help you diagnose various problems in your wifi network setup (signal meter, LAN scanner, Ping & traceroute, Port Scanner, etc).

• Solarwinds IP Address Tracker
• Scan, track, and manage IP addresses and obtain detailed IP histories and event logs.

• Temp Mail
• Temp email for signup/free trials or not trusted websites.

• Free Carrier Lookup
• Check phone number carrier name and whether the number is wireless, voip, or landline.

• Wireshark
• Wireshark is the world’s foremost and widely-used network protocol analyzer.

• Conferfly
• (One of the best tools i found out about in 2020) Conference room tool that lets you join calls whether booked on (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, etc) in your conference room. you know the struggle if you use more than one video meeting solution in conference rooms.

• Scientific Calculator (Chrome Extension)
• Scientific Calculator for Google Chrome

• TCP Port Scanner with Nmap
• Detects open TCP ports, running services (including their versions) and does OS fingerprinting on a target IP address or hostname.
• MigrationWiz

https://live.sysinternals.com/ mount it as a network drive.