allows to run TeX and some tools like BibTeX or MakeIndex at once. If an error occurs, it scans the transcript files and sends a ``compiler style'' error message to stderr, that is: filename:line:column:message
parexec executes multiple commands in parallel and displays their output clearly in one shell using ncurses, and makes it possible to terminate them all with one keystroke. The commands are read from stdin, and lines containing a single "-" instruct the program to wait until all previous commands have finished before executint further commands.
Pybackup is a Python program that performs backups by compression files before creating tar archives, which offers better protection against faulty backup media than compressing the entire archive.
Term Record is a set of tools for the recording and playback of data streams in real-time. It is useful for recording demonstrations of text-based programs.
BooleanMinimizer is an implementation of a platform independent application with a graphical user interface. It provides a framework for calling various algorithms that minimize Boolean functions.