SIEGE is an http/ftp load tester and benchmarking utility. It was designed for developers and administrators to measure the performance of their applications under load. It can send a configurable number of simultaneous requests to a server. Those requests place that server “under siege.”
FIDO is a multi-threaded log monitoring and file watching daemon. It can parse logs in real time for regular expressions and trigger a script on a match. It can also watch a directory for files older than a specified time and launch a script if something wasn’t updated as expected.
PINOCHLE is a computerized version of the classic card game. This version plays a four-player variation in which you are paired with a computer partner against two computer players.
WACKYD is a daemon that controls the LED lights on your extended keyboard. By default it sets the lights in motion in a Knight Rider pattern. wackyd implements the WACKY protocol which allows it to serve as a notification system. It listens for instructions on a local port. You’ve got mail? Change the keyboard pattern. You want to let a friend know that you’re online, change HER keyboard pattern.
PERL MODULES JoeDog::Config reads many different types of configuration file into many different data structures. JoeDog::Stats performs statistical analysis on grouped and ungrouped data and provides the means to configure customized distributions. JoeDog::ProgressBar rocks! JoeDog::Wacky provides a perly interface for Wackyd.