Modern Apps failed to start with error 5973
Today most of my modern Apps on Windows 8.1 stopped working, including Weather, Maps, Mail, Skype, Calendar, Contact, Stocks (and even Store App), i.e., when I click-open them, there is the short animation in which the App symbol is magnified to full screen, and then immediately afterwards I am sent back to the Metro interface. However, the apps do still appear in the taskbar.
Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net
Speedtest.net is a broadband speed analysis tool that allows anyone to discover the real speed of their Internet connection. It's very easy to test on web browser, and it's even simple to use on terminal console command line with a little script.
Facebook fancy simple terminal interface
Facy has a streaming-like feature for facebook feed, which automatically pull new feeds and notifications through facebook API. You have to do nothing, just sit there and facy will automatically feed every new posts and notifications for you. Pulling interval is default 2 seconds for both feeds and notifactions.
Cisco VPN Client on Windows 8.1
Cisco VPN Client (x86, x64) is not officially supported by Windows 8 and 8.1. For some people it might work with a small workaround by editing the Registry