Software on Redbrick

Software for and by Redbrick users

Put links on this page to software, scripts and/or utilites that are useful for Redbrick users.

• rbFriends: rbFriends is a small java application to tell you who's logged on to Redbrick. Developed by Main.TheDeadOne.
• Search four of the main Irish Jobs website: Developed by Shimoda.
• =~shimoda/bin/whatsOnTv/whatsOnTv.pl= A script which tells you whats currently on the terrestrial TV channels: Developed by Shimoda.
• =~shimoda/bin/whatsOnTv/movies.pl= A script which tells you todays movies.: Developed by Shimoda.
• =~shimoda/bin/whatsOnTv/cinemaTimes.pl= A script which tells you whats on in the cinema.: Developed by Shimoda.
• =~shimoda/bin/whatsOnTv/weather.pl= Describes todays weather: Developed by Shimoda.
• =~shimoda/bin/websites/lahinch.pl= Describes the current surfing conditions at Lahinch in Clare.: Developed by Shimoda.
• =~phaxx/whohey= Describes which users are currently heying each other.: Developed by Phaxx.
• =~plop/bin/posters= A script that works out the top posters out of the posts that are currently available. Developed by Plop.
• =~plop/bin/nfind= A utility for doing news searches. =nfind -h for help= for help. Developed by Plop.
• =~shadow/map= A map of computer labs at the DCU campus, highlighting where Redbrick users are logged in. Developed by Shadow.
• =~awol/bin/ullf= A little utility that lists the users from your =.friends= file that are online, if their messages are enabled and how long have they been idle. Developed by Colmmacc and just simply compiled by awol.
• MT-Close2: A plugin for the popular blogger software Movable Type that can close (and open) comments and trackbacks on multiple entries at a time. Useful for fighting "comment-spam". Developed by Main.TheDeadOne.
• =~cns/playpen/xe= A currency converter. Developed by cns.
• =~cns/playpen/testpattern= displays all the colours you're ever likely to need inside a colour-supporting terminal. Developed by Main.cns.
• =~doc/bin/tinycreate.py= creates a tinyurl and =~doc/bin/tinyexpand.py= expands one. Powered by Main.DoC.
• =~doc/bin/docsult= The original and best random insult generator on the planet. Powered by Main.DoC.
• =~doc/bin/huskersult= Heavily modified version of docsult dedicated to damning randomised Huskerdu-style putdowns. Powered by Main.DoC.
• =~doc/bin/dart.pl= Displays the Dart timetables. Powered by Main.DoC.
• =~doc/bin/bus.pl= Displays the Dublin bus timetables. Powered by Main.DoC.
• =~cammy/bin/heyhere= Enables =mesg= on your current shell and disables it on all your other shells. Useful if you want to direct all hey messages to one specific shell. Created by Main.TheDeadOne
• =~jasper/scripts/256colors.pl= Simalar to testpattern, displays 256 colors and codes for terminals supporting them. Developed by jasper.
• =~jasper/scripts/cinema/listings= script that lists all the movies showing in dublin cinemas. Terminal, XHTML and XML output options. Developed by jasper