Hi everyone,
Over the past few months I have talked to many of you at the meetings and in the course
of many conversations the need for a certain type program has come up. When I asked
most of those I talked with if they had checked the "Corner" they had never been there.
So I took a poll on the use of the "Corner" and found that only 14 of you use it at all.
Even if I assume that half the folks who use it failed to write, it still would be only a bit over 10%.
So I have decided to truncate both, the descriptions of the programs,
and the number of programs listed.
I will look for unique, useful, important, and/or greatly improved versions of winners.
I will endeavor to stay away from the antiquated or limited use stuff generally.
I will try and pick those that will have the greatest appeal.
As I have a weakness for utility programs you might see lots of them.
If you have any ideas about a program you would like to see, write out a description
of what you want it to do in detail and send it out as a GCC email.
If there is anything like it one of us may know just the program for you.
For instance lets say one of you likes what RealPlayer does but for some
VERY good reasons you don't want RealPlayer spying on you and
crashing your system. Then someone will recommend to you Jet Audio.
JET AUDIO will replace REAL PLAYER which is **SPYWARE**!!!
Not only is it sending info about you out, it also is a bloated unstable piece of garbage.
JET AUDIO does not spy or nag you. I have it installed and I love it.
Another one of the many added to "MITCH'S CORNER" this month is SmartMorph.
This is just fun. It is so easy to use I never even opened the help file.
You can 'morph' from any image to another one and export the file as an AVI.
Here is one I made. (Click on cartoon picture).
http://www.foche.net/zzzevents.htm
For MANY more free programs check out the link to "Mitch's Corner" at the top of the page.
Later,
sig
HOMESCHOOLERSNOTE: Pay special attention to GREEN titles
USEFUL APPS
REAL PLAYER by REALAUDIO is a rotten piece of SPYWARE!!!
You should delete this from your system unless you really, really need it.
And you almost certainly don't because......there is a FREE alternative.
There's a freeware product called JetAudio that seems to fit
the bill perfectly: http://www.jetaudio.com
It plays .RA, .RAM, and .RMI files (which isn't all RealAudio
content, but it meets my simple needs.) It appears to be free
of spy-, ad- or nag-ware, and (outside of some initial
twiddling with the file associations) it appears to work
perfectly. Test the software on Real's test site:
http://service.real.com/test/index.html
Pizza Business W98/2k/XP FREE
http://pizza-business.sourceforge.net/
{Run your own pizza business} Start the business
with US$10,000, add staff, buy ingredients, apply for loans, and
check the business progress. If that waiter keeps spilling food on
customers, fire 'im! This is not a fancy graphical game, but it's
a fun game and is a good way to learn the basics of running a
business without expanding the waistline since there is no
delicious pizza smell emanating from the computer.
JDN Speed Typing W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://www.jdnspeedtyping.com/
{Improve typing speed} It speeds up typing with a concept called multi-
press, in which you can press the keys of whole words at the same
time and it'll produce the word. The Web site states the user can
multiply typing speed even after one hour of training. If you only
have time to do 15 or 30 minutes of training, you can pick up
where you left off without disruption.
Guardx W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://www.mywebattack.com/gnomeapp.php?id=106211
Guardx is a computer lock-up tool that prompts for a password as
soon as it is launched. If the password is not entered within 20
seconds, it will shut down the computer.
SwapMouseButtons W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/mtpsoft/
{Share a mouse between Southpaws and righties} Using this free
utility program, you can swap the mouse's left and right button
assignments by pressing Ctrl + F12.
Getleft W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://www.mywebattack.com/gnomeapp.php?id=106188
Getleft is a Web site downloader that downloads complete web sites
according to the settings provided by the user. It automatically
changes all the absolute links to relative ones, so you can surf
the downloaded pages (Web sites) on your local computer without
the need to connect to the Internet.
COLLECTIONS
(FREE stuff from generous programers)
Welcome to TinyApps.Org, http://www.tinyapps.org/
a group of very useful and very small software for your PC.
Virtually all of the programs listed here are free of charge.
Program Directory;
0. Internet
1. Text
2. Graphics
3. System
4. File
5. Misc
USEFUL SITES
BrainBlisters http://www.brainblisters.com
{Puzzles and games} BrainBlisters is a collection of puzzles,
games, illusions, and other fun stuff. The site, up since 1997,
brags (deservedly so!) that it has over thousands of puzzles, and
adds five new puzzles every week. In the puzzle section, you can
have the site randomly select a puzzle for you based on
difficulty. Next to each puzzle is a rating based on user ratings.
You can search for a puzzle by keyword, or select a puzzle by all-
time top ten, recent top ten, logic, and crosswords. Games are
just that: games such as board games, strategy, word games,
arcade, and contests. Illusions are the place to do some fancy
eyework.
ActiveBass http://www.activebass.com/
ActiveBass is an online community and education-based
site for bassists so they could share information about bass.
Those looking to learn bass can look for lessons by geographical
area or better yet, take them online at the site. ActiveBass has
the tools for visitors to create online music lessons for
beginners, intermediate, advanced, expert, and ridiculous
(seriously!) players.
Naughtycodes.com http://www.naughtycodes.com/
{Coupon codes} A pet peeve of mine is when I'm checking out of an
online store and I see a space for entering a discount coupon
code. Before proceeding with check out, I search the Web to see if
I can find the code. Naughtycodes.com looks for such discount
coupon codes and organizes the available codes alphabetically by
store name. The interface is simple and the search results display
in an organized manner.
Ryze http://www.ryze.com/
{Business networking} To be honest, I'm guarded whenever I see a
Web site offering networking opportunities, because they usually
have a complex pay schedule and you just don't know if it's worth
the investment. I've just never had a good feeling about such Web
sites. Ryze gives you two reasons to give it a try. One - it lets
you sign with an assigned name to see the demo version without
giving away personal information. Two - its basic features are
available for free. It DOES have paid plans and it clearly
explains the benefits of each plan.
SEARCH ENGINE FEATURES
http://www.searchengineshowdown.com/features/ .
Not all search engines are alike, but you knew that.
A useful chart to compare the differences is at
New 7 Wonders of the World http://www.new7wonders.com/
{Seven Wonders of the World} Participate in an Internet vote to elect the
New 7 Wonders of the World from 25 nominees. It's been over 2,000 years
since the 7 Wonders of the World were selected.
Knowing Poe
http://knowingpoe.thinkport.org/
{Life and times Edgar Allan Poe} In tenth grade, I read his "The
Masque of the Red Death." It was a fascinating story, but gave me
chills and a few bad dreams. Entering the site sets the right tone
for presenting his works, with its black and white scheme and a
raven in the shadows. The infamous raven, from his poem,
appropriately provides inside information throughout the Web site.
An impressive feature provides suggestions to parents for helping
children with their school activities. More sites should consider
this example and consider implementing such features, because we
learn best with real world activities. Explore the library, read a
few poems, or watch actor John Astin read "The Raven" as Poe.
AncientScripts.com
http://www.ancientscripts.com/
{Writing systems and linguistics} Another goodie for language
lovers. Writing systems is a topic I've heard little about, and
the Web site offers much insight into the topic. Looking around
the site, you can't help but get the feeling the creator is
passionate about the topic, especially since he has maintained and
updated this site since 1996. Explore Writing systems by types,
families, and regions. Take a break from learning and play
CryptoGlyphs, a game similar to cryptograms using glyphs rather
than Roman letters. "The unspoken word is capital. We can invest
it or we can squander it." Mark Twain
CDRLabs.com
http://www.cdrlabs.com/
{CD-R Resource and Community} CDRLabs.com aims to offer reviews,
previews, news, and discussions surrounding the topic of CD-R. The
hardware and software reviews are sorted by the name of the
company that makes the product. The news page provides the
latest news and a drop-down box for searching the archives by
month and year dating back to August 2000. CD-R is definitely not
one of my stronger topics, yet reading the "Armor Plated or
Overrated?" article was a good read..
Hot Deals Club
http://www.hotdlz.com/
{Save, save, save} Since I left home for life in college and have
been on my own, I've been a coupon clipper and did what I could to
save money. The Web is full of sites with discount codes and
information for online and offline shopping. Hot Deals Club is
updated two to five times each day. The editors state they
carefully evaluate the deals and don't earn commissions from
clickthroughs. The deals are easy to scan and are sorted by date.
The store is highlighted and linked in blue, followed by a bold
description of the deal. Beneath that information is a brief
explanation of the deal. The site has a feature called Stealth
Clickthru, which ensures your URL information is private when you
click on links to other sites.
The FeedRoom
http://www.feedroom.com/
{Just like TV - only better} That's not my opinion, but instead
it's The FeedRoom's slogan, and a bold one at that. There is a
pop-up screen when you enter the site, and it's a safe pop-up. The
FeedRoom is an Internet broadcaster, which is a network of news,
entertainment, and corporate site delivering streaming videos to
Internet viewers. Watch news feeds covering entertainment, news,
movies, technology, military, business, and more.
TWEAKS - FIXES - PATCHES
SysAssist W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://www.geocities.com/bjb_inc/SysAssist.html
Shortcuts everywhere! fit them into a compact menu accessible from the
system tray. There is no limit to the number of menus and items
added to the shortcut bar. Use the timer to run applications up to
one week later, or have a program send a message to another
computer in the network when the timer has started an application.
After installing SysAssist, download and install the update.
make sure SysAssist is not running and check Task
Manager to verify it's not loaded. Author's note to Win95 and 98
users: "In some cases, installs prompt the user with messages
saying some system files are out of date and need to be updated.
The install will perform the update for the user and prompt to
restart the compute
Kaboodle W98/2K/XP FREE
http://www.kaboodle.org/
{Integrates standalone utilities} As the name implies, Kaboodle
incorporates the functionality of several other standalone
utilities, which - on their own - are tricky to use.
Printable Notebook W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://www.mywebattack.com/gnomeapp.php?id=106207
Printable Notebook lets you organize and print your personal data
in the same manner a paper notebook does. You can print selected
pages so that they fit into your paper notebook. The program
allows you to create multiple notebooks with custom fields for
each.
SysAssist W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://www.geocities.com/bjb_inc/SysAssist.html
Shortcuts everywhere! fit them into a compact menu accessible from the
system tray. There is no limit to the number of menus and items
added to the shortcut bar. Use the timer to run applications up to
one week later, or have a program send a message to another
computer in the network when the timer has started an application.
After installing SysAssist, download and install the update.
make sure SysAssist is not running and check Task
Manager to verify it's not loaded. Author's note to Win95 and 98
users: "In some cases, installs prompt the user with messages
saying some system files are out of date and need to be updated.
The install will perform the update for the user and prompt to
restart the compute
SHORTCUTS - UTILITIES - SECURITY
AuditMyPC.com http://www.auditmypc.com/
{Free online firewall tests} The site is promoting security
awareness by offering free an online security audit, firewall
test, and research center. You can audit your firewall, do a port
scan, or do a privacy test to get immediate results, with
information about how to act upon problem areas. The site also
offers a PDA / WAP security scan. It features full scans of all
65,535 ports and user input scans that allow a visitor to test
only the ports he/she needs. There have been countless browser
vulnerabilities in both code and browser misconfiguration. Rather
than test for every possible vulnerability, the Privacy Section
attempts to test for top-level vulnerabilities. The site has been
designed to do speedy scans, which could lead to false readings,
especially those on a slower connection. Reduce the errors by
performing multiple scans and comparing results. The reading room
offers more information and after performing a test, the results
provide links to where you can read more about certain
vulnerabilities. It's set up to be easy to use and has features
for advanced users.
TEST THOSE BIG NEW DRIVES!!! http://www.nu2.nu/bst/
Bst5 runs on Windows 95, 98 ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, or the
Windows Preinstalled Environment (booted from CD-Rom) or the
ERD Commander 2002 (booted from CD-Rom).
The program author says:
I've written a program called Bart's Stuff Test v5
(bst5). It's a small win32 application for heavily stress
testing storage devices. Bst5 supports testing at file and
device level.
File level support enables you to test any local or remote
volume by file access. This makes it possible to test almost
any storage device. As long as the operating system can write
or read files from it, you can use bst5 to test it. In bst5
this is seen as a "high" level test, you write/read data
to/from a file using the file system support from your
operating system.
This could be a good tool for a number of uses. One that immediately
comes to mind is for stress-testing one of today's huge, hard-to-back-up
hard drives before it's put into full-time use. While the drive is new,
under full warranty, and not yet full of vital data, you could use
Bart's tool to exercise it thoroughly and to ensure that it has no
factory defects.
DLL HELP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/servicedesks/fileversion/dllinfo.asp
You'll find assistance for developers, system administrators, and other IT professionals
who face file version conflicts with Microsoft software.
Use DLL Help to identify which software installed a specific version of a DLL.
ABC SECURITY PROTECTOR
http://www.softheap.com/nomsdos.html .
It enables disabling the MS DOS command, and function keys for added security.
Adios Pop-Ups W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://www.mywebattack.com/gnomeapp.php?id=106163
Adios Pop-Ups is a strict pop-up killer with additional
functionality to delete cookies and browsing history. Detected
pop-up windows are automatically added to the built-in black list
to prevent all future pop-up attempts.
Jv16 PowerTools http://www.vtoy.fi/jv16/shtml/jv16powertools.shtml
Perhaps the best ever Windows Registry maintenance tool. It's extremely smart and powerful
in sniffing out and safely removing registry entries that are useless or broken. It blows
the doors off even commercial tools like Norton's "WinDoctor," and is the best way
I know to keep your Registry compact and error-free.
But it's called "Tools" (plural) for a reason. The key features:
The Registry Tool
--Remove registry entries from software you thought you had removed long ago
--Modify and remove unneeded shell extensions
--Remove file types
--Uninstall or remove software from the Windows' Add/Remove software list
--Add or remove programs which automatically start with Windows
--Scan the registry for invalid entries
--Search the registry for any data with the registry finder
--Fix many common registry-based problems with the registry fixer
--Automatic backup feature
The File Tool
--Find duplicate, zero-length files, temp files and broken shortcuts easily
--Find and remove unused shared DLL files
--Extract information from executable files, MP3s and from images
--Mass rename files with the unique file renamer tool
--Change attributes of thousands of files with a single click
--Find and replace text within text files
--Combine files
--Encrypt files with Twofish, Blowfish, Rijndael, Skipjack, or Square encryption algorithms
--Securely wipe your sensitive data so it can never be restored
--Automatic backup feature
The Temp File Tool
--Define folders which you can later clean with just a one click
--Or make your computer automatically flush those temp dirs
--Find temp files which haven't been used for a few days
--You can remove the files in a normal way, move them to the
recycle bin or securely wipe them so they cannot be restored
The Console
--One of the most powerful command interpreters available for Windows today
--List of features is too long to list, there are well over 200 features
--Built-in documentation (Man and Syntax commands)
--Supports user-defined command aliases, pipes, if ... then ...
else structures, variables and for loops.
Splittur W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://www.fixlinks.does.it/
{File splitter} Split a large file into parts for archiving,
sending via e-mail, or uploading to a Web server that has
limitations such as the size of the file or the file type. The
split files are executable, enabling the original file to be
automatically recreated.
nnCron LITE W9x/2k/XP FREE
(Note: this is for LITE version)
http://www.nncron.ru/nncronlt/help/help.htm
{Applications scheduler} It's a Windows freeware version of UNIX
scheduler Cron. The "heart" of the application is the crontab file
where all the data required to start an application is stored:
starting time, execution frequency, application's name and
parameters.
Active@ KillDisk W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://www.killdisk.com/features.htm
{Hard drive eraser} By now, you know that typical deleting,
emptying Trash/Recycle Bins, and compacting folders don't dump
deleted data out of the PC's brain forever. Active@ KillDisk is a
utility for trashing, recycling, reusing, or donating disk drives.
User Logger W98/2k/XP FREE
http://www.mywebattack.com/gnomeapp.php?id=103586
User Logger stores information about who is using the computer and
when they used it. It can log user activity with the option to
stop logging once the log reaches a certain size. It can also take
automatic screen captures of the Desktop at a specified interval,
or by using keyword sensitive triggers. The program runs
invisibly, but can be stopped using Ctrl + Alt + Del. It can also
be disguised in the Windows task list. No help file is provided,
but the program is fairly easy to use.
Better Ad Blocking for Mozilla and Netscape 7
http://www.floppymoose.com/
{Smash 'em ads!} Use Mozilla and Netscape 7 CSS3 selectors to
block ads based on substring matches in the HREF of a link for
links containing images. Apparently, it's more reliable to
matching the HREF link than the IMG SRC link. The Web page gives
instructions for accomplishing this through a newly-created file
called userContent.css and copy the code from the page into this
text-based file. After placing the file in the appropriate
location, restart the browser to pick up the styles and go surfing
to see ad images become invisible while other legitimate images
remain.
K9 W98/2k/XP FREE
http://www.mywebattack.com/gnomeapp.php?id=106240
K9 is an anti-spam e-mail filtering application that works in
conjunction with your regular POP3 e-mail program, and
automatically classifies incoming e-mails as spam (junk e-mail) or
non-spam. The program uses intelligent statistical analysis that
can result in extremely high accuracy over time, and eliminates
the need for maintaining dozens of rules or constant updates to be
downloaded. K9 learns from what you are considering spam and will
automatically tag all future e-mails that match the pattern.
WORK - WEBDEV - PRODUCTIVITY
StripFile W98/2k/XP FREE
http://www.mywebattack.com/gnomeapp.php?id=106200
StripFile is a tool for reducing the size of HTML and image (GIF,
JPEG, PNG) files. It allows you to remove redundant information
from those files, thereby reducing the size in some cases by up to
50% or more (depending on file type). StripFile only removes
embedded data from image files; it does not alter the actual
images. The program can process selected files or entire folders
(with subfolders) and process images and HTML files at the same
time, allowing Webmasters to optimize their entire site in a
single run. The results vary strongly and depend on the files that
are processed; HTML files with many comments and spaces usually
produce much greater savings then most images. The program is easy
to use and also integrates into the Windows Explorer right-click
menu.
PASTEBOARD http://www.cybia.co.uk/apps/paste.zip
Have you ever wished you could cut and paste more than one thing
from one place at the same time. Ever had to go back and forth
recopying the same few things to paste them in different locations.
Here is a nice little app that lets you copy up to 10 different selections
to it and paste them easily as you need them.
SearchPDF http://www.lexacorp.com.pg.
Click on 'Free Software' - SearchPDF is on the MakePDF page.
Authors description:
"Anyway, here's a new utility I've just written which may be of
interest to your readers. Recently, someone on the Pegasus Mail
mailing list was looking for a free tool to search multiple PDF
files for a text string. No one could find anything, so I decided
to build one: SearchPDF.
"SearchPDF will scan a selected drive or directory branch for PDF
files, and search each PDF it finds for a specified text string.
It will display all matching and non-matching PDF files found in
two list boxes. You can then open any selected matching PDF file
from within the program.
"Like my other freeware utility, MakePDF (which creates PDF
files), it uses AFPL Ghostscript to do all the hard work. In order
to use the program, you need to download and install Ghostscript.
GSplit Download GSplit now
your CD burner. Congratulations! However, some files are too big even
for a CD, despite its tremendous amount of storage space.
well-designed program that takes large files and chops them into smaller
pieces so you can span them over more than one disc. Use the Express
Split feature to chop up a file with a single click. You can also chop files
into self-uniting pieces that reform themselves in your program.
Irondust QuickSend W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://www.mywebattack.com/gnomeapp.php?id=106154
QuickSend is a simple and handy tool that allows you to select a
short text sample from any Web page and right-click to send it by
e-mail.
IZArc W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://www.mywebattack.com/gnomeapp.php?id=106156
IZArc is a replacment for WINZIP that you can use to open
and create compressed files in many different formats. It offers
many advanced features, including repairing of broken archives,
searching within archives, password protecting, e-mailing of
archives, and much more.
Synergy Windows FREE
http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/
{Sharing mouse and keyboard}enables
the use of a single mouse and keyboard for multiple computers with
different operating systems having their own monitors. To tell the
mouse to move next door to the other PC, move the mouse off the
edge of the screen. program merges the clipboards of all systems
into one.
FileLink W2k/XP FREE
http://www.gdps.dk/products/freeware.shtml#filelink
{Give a single file multiple names} FileLink is a small utility
that gives Windows users a UNIX-like ability to give multiple
names to a single file.
NetUnits W98/2K/XP FREE
http://www.noonsoon.com/infodocb.htm
NetUnits is a small online time management tool, which
takes less than a minute to set up. Its specialty is to grant a
computer user a certain amount of NetUnits, minutes of computer
use, every seven days. The user can click on the desktop icon to
find out how many NetUnits are left. The parent or NetUnit
administrator uses the NetUnits Control Panel to adjust the time
per week by user using the dropdown box.
FileMap W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://www.mywebattack.com/gnomeapp.php?id=106195
FileMap by BB lets you create an inventory list (snapshot) of the
files in your Windows and System folders, so that you can do a
comparison check later to determine what has been added or
removed. Useful during software installations or modifications.
Book Reader W98/2k/XP FREE
http://www.gowerpoint.com/
{eBook reader}
ART - MUSIC - FUN
AlbumDIY W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://www.mywebattack.com/gnomeapp.php?id=106213
AlbumDIY is a tool to create digital photo albums that can be
viewed on the local computer or distributed as an .EXE file. The
album looks like a virtual book, with page flipping effects,
background music, and more.
BonkEnc W98/2k/XP FREE
http://www.bonkenc.org/
{Audio CD ripper and encoder} BonkEnc is an encoder and converter
for various audio formats that can produce MP3, Ogg Vorbis, BONK,
AAC, and VQF files. More formats are available using plug-ins.
DrawSWF W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://drawswf.sourceforge.net/
After loading the program and writing my name, I
clicked Play and it animated the sequence as I drew it. That's all
it took to create my first animated drawing in DrawSWF. It's a
simple interface with basic tools for drawing lines, entering
text, selecting line thickness, drawing a shape, or selecting a
pen for free drawing. Every move you make is the order in which
the animation will be presented unless you rearrange it.
Export your work as flash files.
DVD Master Backup W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://www.mywebattack.com/gnomeapp.php?id=106147
DVD Master Backup allows you to create personal backup copies of
your DVD movies by transforming them into DivX format to fit on a
standard 700MB compact disc.
xatshow W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://www.xat.com/xatshow/
{Slide show and screen saver creator} Create .exe slide shows and
screensavers for the PC, Web, or TV through the digital camera or
DVD player.
WebEdit 2002 W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://www.colin.harman3.btinternet.co.uk/Webedit.html
{HTML and notepad editor} it does have CSS
support. The ToolTips (pop-up balloons)
will help the new user adjust to the interface.
GSpot Codec Information Appliance W9x/2k/XP
http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
{Codec information appliance} If it's not, then you need to obtain
the codec listed. If a codec isn't available GSpot identifies what's needed.
SmartMorph W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://www.mywebattack.com/gnomeapp.php?id=106194
SmartMorph is an image-morphing program that enables you to merge
two images, so that the transition is animated and can result in a
smooth transition effect, which can be saved as AVI video clip.
Sub Station Alpha W9x/XP FREE
http://www.eswat.demon.co.uk/substation.html
{Video titling and subtitling} Sub Station Alpha works in real-
time in adding subtitles to live videos on a Windows PC via a
"genlock."
Image Analyzer W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://www.mywebattack.com/gnomeapp.php?id=106193
Image Analyzer is an image editing, enhancement, and analysis tool
Analyzer allows you to resize and crop your images, apply filters,
and perform advanced conversions and transformations
automatic color correction, red-eye removal, and an option to
create user- specified filters.
LameFE W98/2k/XP FREE
http://lamefe.sourceforge.net/
{Lame encoder front end} LameFE (FrontEnd) is a user interface for
LAME and other encoders. It offers support for CD Digital Audio,
Wave Audio, APE, and for Winamp plug-ins. It writes LAME (that's a
given), Ogg/Vorbis, Monkeys Audio, and WAVE. Query the freeDB
server to access file and album information for CDs. There's an
Id3 tag editor, CD-back up, cuesheet, and automatched Batchmode.
Other features allow you to define filename format, play converted
files, create play lists, and review detail log.
MoviX W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://movix.sourceforge.net/
{Bootable CD with movie} MoviX is a mini Linux CD distribution containing
all the software to boot from a CD and start a console menu, from which you
can play most audio and video files, and maybe even Internet radio and TV.
In other words, if you put a video file and eMoviX on the same CD, then the
CD has the movie and all the software needed to boot the PC and play the
movie. This enables the movie to be played on every PC, even when there is
no operating system (or a different one) installed. It supports all formats
supported by mplayer, most noticeably DivX and QuickTime, and in general any
AVI, MPEG, WMV, ASF, FLI, OGG/Vorbis, and a few others.
StreamRipper32 Windows FREE
http://streamripper.sourceforge.net/sr32/
{Save MP3 streams} StreamRipper32 is a Windows program for saving
MP3 streams in the native MP3 format. It has the ability to
interpret metadata for saving the broadcast as a separate MP3
track. Before starting, select a Destination for the output, which
is the place for saving the ripped file (otherwise you won't be
able to find it).
Hekko Virtual CD W2k/XP FREE
http://www.mywebattack.com/gnomeapp.php?id=106239
Hekko Virtual CD enables you to create a virtual CD-ROM drive on
your PC, which allows you to play CDs without having to insert the
actual disk. This not only eliminates the need to switch disks
frequently, but also increases the performance of games, since the
hard drive can usually be accessed much faster than the CD.
nearly any CD can be imaged and played.
For PROPHEADS & UBERGEEKS
Dev-PHP W9x/2k/XP FREE
http://devphp.sourceforge.net/
{Integrated development environment} Dev-PHP is a full-featured, integrated
development environment (IDE) that uses PHP scripting language and the PHP-
GTK library (both included in the "PHP Package file") to create scripts and
applications. If you want to develop Web sites using PHP, this is one way to
do it. If you already have PHP scripting language installed, then just
download Dev-PHP IDE. To get started with PHP, go to the official site at
php.net. It has all the basic editor options including "Open files" tabs,
drag and drop functionality, syntax highlighting, customization, templates,
Web page icons, code optimization, and syntax checking. Though the README
file suggests reading the documentation for more information, there is
little documentation on using the program.