Toolshed

A growing library of browser tools and deep technical guides for IT professionals.

Tools

IOC Lookup (VirusTotal + AbuseIPDB + more)

Check an IP address, file hash, URL, or domain against VirusTotal, AbuseIPDB, AlienVault OTX, GreyNoise, and abuse.ch's ThreatFox/URLhaus/MalwareBazaar in one place.

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Website Screenshot

Grab a full-page screenshot of any public URL, right in your browser. Powered by thum.io's free screenshot service.

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MAC Address Vendor Lookup

Look up the vendor/manufacturer of a MAC address using the official IEEE OUI registry (53,000+ assignments). Runs entirely in your browser.

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Windows Error Code Lookup

Look up Win32 errors, NTSTATUS values, and HRESULT codes in one search — auto-detects hex, decimal, or symbolic name, and decodes an HRESULT's severity/facility/code bits (resolving the common Win32-wrapped case automatically). Runs entirely in your browser.

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Shell Command Syntax Explainer

Breaks down a shell command into its syntax, what each command and flag actually does, and a plain-English summary of what the whole thing will do. Runs entirely in your browser.

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Regex Tester & Explainer

Test a regular expression against sample text with live match highlighting and capture groups, plus a plain-English breakdown of every character class, group, quantifier, assertion, and flag — with a catastrophic-backtracking heuristic warning. Runs entirely in your browser.

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Guides

Diagnosing "address already in use" and finding what's holding a port

A server won't start, and the error is some variant of EADDRINUSE — "address already

4 min read

Discord webhooks vs email vs Slack for free automated alerting: setup effort compared

A script needs to tell someone when something happens — a job failed, a threshold

3 min read

What "tool use" actually is: how an LLM calling a function really works

"The AI searched the web" or "the AI ran the code" makes it sound like the model

3 min read

Free static hosting for a monetized site: GitHub Pages vs Cloudflare Pages vs Vercel

If you're hosting a static site that'll eventually carry ads or affiliate links, the

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Why your Docker image is way bigger than it needs to be, and how to check

A 1.2GB image for an app whose actual code is a few megabytes is one of the most

4 min read

Why an LLM confidently states wrong facts, and what grounding actually fixes

A model stating something false with exactly the same tone of confidence it uses

3 min read

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