MobaXterm: free X server for Windows

I work under Linux and Windows on a daily base, so from quite some time I was looking for simple, free and reliable X server for Windows. Just to mention that I have tried several solutions before: X server under Cygwin, Xming, and some commercial software as well.

Cygwin: I have tried that solution long time ago, perhaps now it is way better. At that time, it was quite slow, heavy and not that simple for occasional purposes.

Xming: That is in principle what I need. It works... almost... I have problems running it under limited user account, I heard about problems under Vista, as well...

As result, I kept using alternative ways to avoid using X. Usually, as awkward as: NoMachine (or VNC over SSH) to Linux machine at work, then to the target Linux machine... This solution is still acceptable for occasional use, since I have already everything setup to connect at work. Of course, this "solution" is very inconvenient for occasional use to a regular Linux machine.

Anyway, today (yes, it is only one day and I am already excited) I have found another free software that completely fits my need!!! MobaXterm. It has embedded all the tools one needs and some extra in a single PORTABLE file of 13 MB! No installation (well there is such possibility if you insist) - just run and enjoy. You get more than what you can expect. 

• X server - you can turn it on/off interactively
• Simple file transfer - very neat
• Remote XDMCP session - certainly handy
• Local applications: mc, wget, vim, ssh - just to mentions some...
• rsync - this one is just a jewel (providing that ssh environment is available)
• Many more, not that important... I keep exploring...

Exactly what I want. I can't imagine what could be better... Do you?

Voltcraft IPC-1L

This is rather old news but let me have my say anyway.

To start with, it is how a battery charger should be done.

Once you use it, you will realize what a "cheap" simplification you had before. At least in my case, despite the fact that my old charger was among the decent ones, it had only 2 channels and other disadvantages. Anyway...

IPC-1L takes care for each battery separately. By default it charges with 200 mA current that will require about 16 hours to charge a common AA NiMH battery. You can select 500 and 700 mA as well that will, of course, charge faster. Once it is fully charged it will keep the battery full by topping it with low pulse current. And this is one feature that makes it quite useful and requires changing your usual habit of charging batteries.