Hacker News: gexos

New comment by gexos in "Show HN: Sid– tiny portable system info tool for Windows."

gexos — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:41:56 +0000

Thanks for the report!

1) The dragging freeze is likely my update loop fighting with the window move – I’ll look into throttling/suspending updates while dragging.

2) The drive text layout is indeed bad. I’ll rework that UI so each drive gets its own proper line.

Show HN: Sid– tiny portable system info tool for Windows.

gexos — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 08:28:56 +0000

Hi all,

I’ve built a small Windows utility called *System Information Dashboard* and I’d love some feedback.

It’s a portable system info tool that shows at a glance: - CPU usage - RAM usage - Disk usage - OS version and build - System uptime - Basic device/system details

A few design choices: - *Portable*: just an EXE, no installer, no registry changes. - *No network calls / telemetry*: it doesn’t phone home, no tracking, no ads. - *Lightweight*: written in AutoIt, meant to be quick to open, check info, and close. - *Optional sensors*: for temperatures/sensors it can open LibreHardwareMonitor as an external app instead of reinventing that wheel.

Motivation: I work as an IT technician and I wanted a small dashboard I can quickly run on a client machine to see the basics without installing heavyweight suites like AIDA64/HWInfo or digging through multiple Windows panels.

Links: - Download / info page: https://www.gexos.org/system-information-dashboard-lightweig... - GitHub (code, README, changelog): https://github.com/Gexos/System-Info-Dashboard

I’m mainly looking for feedback on: - UI/UX (too simple? missing obvious info?) - Any red flags in how I’m gathering system info - Features you’d expect from a minimal sysinfo tool that I may be missing

Happy to answer questions and hear criticism. If you spot bugs or weird behaviour on your setup, please let me know your Windows version and hardware.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46131720

Points: 1

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You say, ask anything, Ok, I get it, but now tell me, please, what I can not ask

gexos — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:59:59 +0000

Article URL: https://chatgpt.com/share/68e52893-01cc-8007-897c-08db3c6976e6

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45503942

Points: 2

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ChatGPT vs. Google Gemini: A Hands-On Review from a Real User

gexos — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 05:21:46 +0000

Article URL: https://www.gexos.org/chatgpt-vs-google-gemini-a-hands-on-review-from-a-real-user/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44373865

Points: 1

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New comment by gexos in "Amazon is shutting down its app store on Android"

gexos — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:27:23 +0000

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New comment by gexos in "Spice86 – A PC emulator for real mode reverse engineering"

gexos — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:45:39 +0000

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Dangerous-Google

gexos — Wed, 24 May 2023 12:45:37 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/Gexos/Dangerous-Google

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36057239

Points: 2

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White House Joins OpenSSF, Linux Foundation in Securing Open-Source Software

gexos — Sun, 15 May 2022 08:09:19 +0000

Article URL: https://www.zdnet.com/article/white-house-joins-openssf-and-the-linux-foundation-in-securing-open-source-software/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31386071

Points: 4

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Kaspersky Blocks GitHub Pages

gexos — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:06:22 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/theGexos/status/1457770963936841731

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29152190

Points: 3

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New service checks if your email was used in an emotet spam campaign

gexos — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 16:47:12 +0000

Article URL: https://gexos.org/2020/10/03/New-service-checks-if-your-email-was-used-in-an-Emotet-spam-campaign/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24673171

Points: 1

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Programmers need to think like hackers

gexos — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 18:01:31 +0000

Article URL: https://gexos.org/2020/10/01/Programmers-need-to-think-like-hackers!/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24654136

Points: 29

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I just created a Discord server for hak.to a new hacking community

gexos — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 15:05:46 +0000

Hey guys and girls, my name is George aka gexos and I'm the owner of hak.to a new hacking community that tries to grow, we follow in the steps of our friends at dev.to a great community for developers.

HAK.to is a community of hackers getting together to help one another out. The information security industry relies on collaboration and networked learning. We provide a place for that to happen.

For the moment this is the project of one person, but I believe I will find open minded people to join me on this journey!

I just created a discord server If you want to talk to me, or each other, join with this link! https://discord.gg/wnzvH2q

I also need two admins, if you are interested and have some knowledge with discord then message me on discord.

Thank you!!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24132762

Points: 1

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New comment by gexos in "I just created a Discord server for hak.to a new hacking community"

gexos — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 16:10:43 +0000

Thank you my friend!

I just created a Discord server for hak.to a new hacking community

gexos — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 16:04:06 +0000

Hey guys and girls, my name is George aka gexos and I'm the founder of hak.to a new hacking community that tries to grow, we follow in the steps of our friends at dev.to a great community for developers.

HAK.to is a community of hackers getting together to help one another out. The information security industry relies on collaboration and networked learning. We provide a place for that to happen.

For the moment this is the project of one person, but I believe I will find open minded people to join me on this journey!

I just created a discord server If you want to talk to me, or eachother, join with this link! https://discord.gg/wnzvH2q

I also need two admins, if you are interested and have some knowledge with discord then message me on discord.

Thank you!!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24029480

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

I just created a Discord server for hak.to a new hacking community

gexos — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 17:13:33 +0000

HAK.to is a community of hackers getting together to help one another out. The information security industry relies on collaboration and networked learning. We provide a place for that to happen.

For the moment this is the project of one person, but I believe I will find open minded people to join me on this journey!

I just created a discord server If you want to talk to me, or eachother, join with this link! https://discord.gg/wnzvH2q

I also need two admins, if you are interested and have some knowledge with discord then message me on discord.

Thank you!!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24022122

Points: 1

# Comments: 0