gsaldivar
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- Apr 30, 2001
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I think this thread is a GREAT idea... Here are a few of my favorites:
WinShade: Click on the title bar of any window to "Rollup" the window and make only the thin horizontal blue bar visible. Another click "Unrolls" the window and makes it completely visible again. Give your Alt-Tab fingers a break and check this one out... Absolutely terrific! And absolutely FREE!
DeeEnEs: Create a domain name such as "poweruser.dyndns.org" that points to any *dynamic* IP address. This little software sits in your tray and updates the dyndns.org profile to match your currently assigned IP address. A great utility for those of us running a server on an ISP with dynamic IP addresses.
Chimp!: A little notepad that sits in your tray and is perfect for a "to-do-list". Instantly accessible from anywhere on your computer with a single click.
Sound Control Plus: Program any key to launch Winamp, change tracks, change volume etc. (I've got this setup for all my F-keys) Change your Winamp tracks and volume from *within* most games like Quake3Arena! Absolutely indispendible.... and completely FREE! (Scroll to the bottom of this link to see screenshots)
VaporCD: Mount an ISO CD-Image as a drive! Perfect for CD-ROMS that you use from day-to-day. Not only is running from a disc image faster, but its much more convenient than hunting for a CD that you use often. You can set the disc image to mount every time you boot - so this is truly a "Set it and forget it" utility. Perfect for laptops. Absolutely free!
Total Recorder: Capture audio to a file from *any* source - even RealAudio, WMA protected streams, secure formats, etc. Works by intercepting the audio signal traveling through your Sound Card, and thus defeating virtually any copy protection method!
WinAMP: I wouldn't even bother mentioning this, but the fact is that many of you are still using Windows Media Player for your MP3's. Please oh please - download this software and check out the best audio player out there.
Callwave.com: Not a software, but it deserves mention. Get a free fax number from this website, and receive faxes in your e-mail. Fast, unlimited fax reception, for FREE. There is also a Cable/DSL version of this service that allows you to send faxes through the internet for a fee.
VersionTracker.com: Another awesome website that has been around for ages. They're recently added Windows software tracking to their SUPERB Mac software coverage. How does it work? Type the name of any software package into this search engine to find the latest version of it... Indispensible! I hope this becomes as popular with Windows users as it is with the Mac crowd...
DHS.org: One more website worthy of mention. Get a free domain name here to redirect to any source. Great for those of you giving out these long-ass website addresses like "groups.geocities.com/palace/hollywood/frank.html". Sign up for a free account and point your real website to something convenient like "http://frank.n3.net".
Gamespy 3D: "The best online gaming tool you can get". Searches your harddrive for games that you have installed, and then connects you to servers on the Internet where you can play against other people for FREE. Excellent for Quake3Arena, TeamArena, and like a million other games. This is the free Shareware version.
BearShare: An excellent software, with a stupid name. Downloading music & music from the Gnutella network is better than Napster ever was... If you don't agree - then you might be using the using the wrong Gnutella client. Check out BearShare and you'll never look back...
WinShade: Click on the title bar of any window to "Rollup" the window and make only the thin horizontal blue bar visible. Another click "Unrolls" the window and makes it completely visible again. Give your Alt-Tab fingers a break and check this one out... Absolutely terrific! And absolutely FREE!
DeeEnEs: Create a domain name such as "poweruser.dyndns.org" that points to any *dynamic* IP address. This little software sits in your tray and updates the dyndns.org profile to match your currently assigned IP address. A great utility for those of us running a server on an ISP with dynamic IP addresses.
Chimp!: A little notepad that sits in your tray and is perfect for a "to-do-list". Instantly accessible from anywhere on your computer with a single click.
Sound Control Plus: Program any key to launch Winamp, change tracks, change volume etc. (I've got this setup for all my F-keys) Change your Winamp tracks and volume from *within* most games like Quake3Arena! Absolutely indispendible.... and completely FREE! (Scroll to the bottom of this link to see screenshots)
VaporCD: Mount an ISO CD-Image as a drive! Perfect for CD-ROMS that you use from day-to-day. Not only is running from a disc image faster, but its much more convenient than hunting for a CD that you use often. You can set the disc image to mount every time you boot - so this is truly a "Set it and forget it" utility. Perfect for laptops. Absolutely free!
Total Recorder: Capture audio to a file from *any* source - even RealAudio, WMA protected streams, secure formats, etc. Works by intercepting the audio signal traveling through your Sound Card, and thus defeating virtually any copy protection method!
WinAMP: I wouldn't even bother mentioning this, but the fact is that many of you are still using Windows Media Player for your MP3's. Please oh please - download this software and check out the best audio player out there.
Callwave.com: Not a software, but it deserves mention. Get a free fax number from this website, and receive faxes in your e-mail. Fast, unlimited fax reception, for FREE. There is also a Cable/DSL version of this service that allows you to send faxes through the internet for a fee.
VersionTracker.com: Another awesome website that has been around for ages. They're recently added Windows software tracking to their SUPERB Mac software coverage. How does it work? Type the name of any software package into this search engine to find the latest version of it... Indispensible! I hope this becomes as popular with Windows users as it is with the Mac crowd...
DHS.org: One more website worthy of mention. Get a free domain name here to redirect to any source. Great for those of you giving out these long-ass website addresses like "groups.geocities.com/palace/hollywood/frank.html". Sign up for a free account and point your real website to something convenient like "http://frank.n3.net".
Gamespy 3D: "The best online gaming tool you can get". Searches your harddrive for games that you have installed, and then connects you to servers on the Internet where you can play against other people for FREE. Excellent for Quake3Arena, TeamArena, and like a million other games. This is the free Shareware version.
BearShare: An excellent software, with a stupid name. Downloading music & music from the Gnutella network is better than Napster ever was... If you don't agree - then you might be using the using the wrong Gnutella client. Check out BearShare and you'll never look back...
1stPage2000 : awesome HTML editor. have used dreamweaver, homesite, golive and this ranks right up there. i would say it is ESXACTLY like homesite (includes preview pane, colored tags, etc). it is FREEEEEEE!
TheGimp : great FREEWARE windows port of the famous linux image editor. ive seen artists use it to create images that rival anything ive seen done by photoshop, check out the screenies.
VirtualDub : great freeware video editor/splicer/chopper.
FlashGet (Jetcar) : best download manager i have used, and i have used them all! free version has spyware, which can be removed by......
Ad-Aware : find out what programs are sending info without your knowledge!
SmartFTP : great FTP client
Pop-Up Stopper : does what it says, does it well!
EasyCleaner : awesome registry cleaner for all windows versions
Regcleaner : ditto above
EditPad Lite : freeware text/hex/C++ editor.
TheGimp : great FREEWARE windows port of the famous linux image editor. ive seen artists use it to create images that rival anything ive seen done by photoshop, check out the screenies.
VirtualDub : great freeware video editor/splicer/chopper.
FlashGet (Jetcar) : best download manager i have used, and i have used them all! free version has spyware, which can be removed by......
Ad-Aware : find out what programs are sending info without your knowledge!
SmartFTP : great FTP client
Pop-Up Stopper : does what it says, does it well!
EasyCleaner : awesome registry cleaner for all windows versions
Regcleaner : ditto above
EditPad Lite : freeware text/hex/C++ editor.
edonkey2000
Sasami2k (media player)
Trillian
YahooIM
ExpertToolPlus
Zone Alarm
Norton AV
Morpheus
Winamp
MicroAngelo
Opera 6
Paintshop Pro/ Photoshop 6.01
Virtual Dub
Nandub
Pop up Stopper
WinRar
WinAce
Sandra
Serv-U
Forte Agent
Flash FXP
FinePrint
EndItAll
CD authoring software;
Nero
CloneCD
CDRwin
Disc Juggler
Sasami2k (media player)
Trillian
YahooIM
ExpertToolPlus
Zone Alarm
Norton AV
Morpheus
Winamp
MicroAngelo
Opera 6
Paintshop Pro/ Photoshop 6.01
Virtual Dub
Nandub
Pop up Stopper
WinRar
WinAce
Sandra
Serv-U
Forte Agent
Flash FXP
FinePrint
EndItAll
CD authoring software;
Nero
CloneCD
CDRwin
Disc Juggler
My favorites that I didn't see mentioned:
CDex for ripping CD's
Putty for SSH connections
WinSCP for graphical SCP transfers
Filezilla another free ftp client'
Ultraedit my editor choice (shareware though)
GuildFTPD ftp server
CDex for ripping CD's
Putty for SSH connections
WinSCP for graphical SCP transfers
Filezilla another free ftp client'
Ultraedit my editor choice (shareware though)
GuildFTPD ftp server
Trillian for chat - Bar None
Metapad - Ultimate Notepad replacement
Tray Manager - Hide tray icons you don't want/use (For thise without Windows XP of course)
oh and I forgot to add:
Tiny Personal Firewall
These are all freeware BTW.
Metapad - Ultimate Notepad replacement
Tray Manager - Hide tray icons you don't want/use (For thise without Windows XP of course)
oh and I forgot to add:
Tiny Personal Firewall
These are all freeware BTW.
Can't believe I have not seen this one listed yet...OPERA!!! Small, quick browser and for anyone who does a lot of browsing and searching, the mouse gestures are wonderful. Version 6 adds a nice Netscapeish personal toolbar which I find useful.
Get it here and you will not be sorry.
Get it here and you will not be sorry.
havent read the whole thing, but little useful programs I use are
FlashFXP
PuTTY (cool little ssh client)
WinVNC
DU Meter (bandwidth monitor)
I like little programs, not big things with bloat and an install.. my fav utils are ones that i can just unzip and run a single .exe without installing junk, so I can keep a directory with all the utils in subdirectories and just back that up to CD for a new OS install, and they all work without me installing jack
FlashFXP
PuTTY (cool little ssh client)
WinVNC
DU Meter (bandwidth monitor)
I like little programs, not big things with bloat and an install.. my fav utils are ones that i can just unzip and run a single .exe without installing junk, so I can keep a directory with all the utils in subdirectories and just back that up to CD for a new OS install, and they all work without me installing jack
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