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| PEdit v0.8
[96k] W9x/NT FREE
http://www.agentur-simon.de/pedit/pedit.zip {Simple palette editor} When it comes to creating images, most of us can only point and click. There's more to a graphic than what's on the surface! Every image has a palette (with anywhere from 2 to 16,000,000 colors), but not every image editor optimizes the palette (and image) at the same time. Fire up PEdit for any image using an ACT-, ACO or PAL-palette format (PhotoShop, Paint Shop Pro, etc.). You'll tweak and downsize with full control. VaporCD v1.3.1 [375k] NT DEMO http://cm311584-a.ftwrth1.tx.home.com/nounname/vaporcd/VaporCD_V131.EXE "VaporCD can create a copy of a CD on your hard disk and mount it as if it were the real CD. VaporCD works with Windows NT 4.0. Support for Windows 2000 will be added in the next release. NOTE: VaporCD does not create images of the music tracks of a CD. Due to the lack of DirectSound support on NT 4.0, this would be of very limited use. After it is installed all you have to do is run the VaporCD Volume Manager and select the source CD-ROM drive and the destination file... and press create!" MouseCount v1.1 [37k] W9x/NT US$1 http://www.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/win95/util/mscnt1_1.zip {Mouse action statistics recorder} Once you develop a habit, it's difficult to break. You could put Shaun and I side-by-side and I'll complete the everyday task quicker than he -- only because I've mastered the use of keyboard shortcuts and he relies on the mouse too much. How much more? Well, with MouseCount running, I could tell you how many clicks happened within a period of time (day, week, month, and year). I suppose it's like exercise? T.A.N.K.S v1.0 [405k] W9x/NT FREE http://www.ludd.luth.se/users/kenjon/tanks/files/Tanks.zip {Battle armored network game} Tonight, on 'World's Scariest Swap Meets,' we'll see a disgruntled individual drive a tank down the street; yeah, we've all seen that footage by now. Don't let this be a lesson to you; big machines of war are better handled by professionals. You stick with that keyboard and mouse for now. This game is reminiscent of Atari's Classic, Combat; there's no single-play, so only with a team can you start blowing stuff up. GenoPro v1.70 [1.0M] W9x/NT FREE http://www.genopro.net/InstallGenoPro.exe {Internet-enabled family tree builder} It's no secret that my father's mother's maiden name was also Pirillo -- but apparently my last name is pretty popular in some parts of Italy? Iowa is a big part of my family's heritage (coal mining great grandfather, for instance); I don't know much at this point. Want to plant a family tree? Here's a nice, big seed (program). You'll need to supply the water (data) and sunlight (time). Watch it grow! HTML Picture Painter v1.1 [40kk] W9x/NT FREE http://members.xoom.com/puzzletype/htmlpp/htmlpp11.zip {Create colorful character-based images} Think back to when you first got online. What's the first thing you learned to do? Was it how to create an emoticon (otherwise known as a sideways smiley)? Well, that's ASCII Art, and this utility takes that to an entirely new level. It'll transform and colorize any given image into ASCII... with the click of a button. Try it on your favorite (small) image. Friends will never doubt your abilities again. HumanClick v1.0 [1.6M] W9x/NT FREE ftp://216.110.34.25/hcsetup.exe {Live tech support for your Web site} How do you plan on going above and beyond for your site's visitors? E-mail doesn't count -- everybody can do that. Don't bother installing a chat room, that's not private. I've always said that without the human touch, the Internet would be nothing. Add the human click to your site's range of services; talk live with users as they visit your pages... without having them install a plug-in. Click here! Gravitorium v0.3.1 [1.9M] W9x/NT FREE http://www.ozemail.com.au/~drgrigg/Gravit.zip {Simulate the movement of heavenly bodies} Newton sat beneath that tree for decades before someone threw an apple at him. Mr. Gravity changed everything; what boots up, must come down. Will the Earth always spin on its current axis? Will it always hold the same path around the sun? Not likely. With this program, we can manipulate data to simulate what happens to stars, planets, and other intergalactic objects. WARNING: you might learn something. rjhExtensions v1.1 [382k] W9x/NT FREE http://www.rjhsoftware.com/download/rjhExt.zip {Executes various shell commands} Heaven knows the Windows Explorer is far from being complete. There are times when we want to drop from a folder to a command prompt on-the-fly; times when we wish to permanently shred files; times when we need one-click copying of objects within a folder; times when we want to print a listing of all objects in a given folder. rjhExtensions brings us the ability to do all of these things without blinking. ArtMoney v6.03 [396k] W9x/NT FREE http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/apocalypse/517/artmoney603e.exe {Memory editor for game cheats} Money doesn't grow on trees; I remember hearing that when I was just a kid. My memory is usually pretty good, although not as good as my system's. When you're stuck in a game, chances are, it's because you don't have enough credits (jewels, dollars, etc.). Your pocketbook contents are typically determined by a string residing in memory. With this pretend paintbrush, you can poke and prod your way to riches. YMMV! Keywords Seeker v1.0 [238k] W9x/NT FREE http://www.softwareutilities.com/kws100.zip {Keeps its eyes peeled for you at all times} Searching for data? You may not have time to scan all incoming messages or Web pages for your keywords, so the seeker will do it for you! Never miss an important e-mail again (keep it aware of all incoming mail containing a given phrase). Best of all, you can surf for what you want without always thinking about it (and looking for it on the pages which pop up). Your wits can't get much sharper. Colorize ICQ
v3.0 [81k] W9x/NT FREE http://pantip.inet.co.th/emag/guitar/download/cicqe30.zip {Message color manager} When later versions of ICQ were introduced, users were given the ability to tweak their incoming and outgoing messages boxes (somewhat). I found that my favorite combo was lime green text on a black background. After a while, I got tired of it and started to wander from my norm. With this utility, you can easily change, store, and recall your favorite ICQ message color combinations at the click of a button. What rainbow do you seek? Steve's Command Line & NT Freeware http://wettberg.home.texas.net/freeware.htm Addline; adds line to a text file at specified position, useful for forcing Autoexec changes. NetUse; enhanced net use command. NTVer; returns Version, Service Pack level, Hotfixes and encryption level of Windows NT. ServAcct; remotely changes NT Service startup accounts & password, grants "logon as service priv's & optionally stops/starts the service. Services; remotely gathers the services security context from NT machines. SyncFile; checks the date/time of a file on the LAN, if it's newer it refreshes the file on the local HDD." And much more! MadCopy v1.00 [32k] W9x/NT FREE http://members.xoom.com/jwoltman/dist/madcopy-bin-1.00.zip {Next-level object copy tool} We use scissors to cut, our Xerox machine to copy, and our Elmer's glue to paste. Or, on our computer, we CTRL+X, CTRL+C, and CTRL+V. When moving a series of files from one location to another, we have to work with one folder at a time. Don't get angry, get mad. Instead of stepping through several cut/copy/paste operations, you can do it all in one fell swoop. Of course, there can be only one... destination folder, MacLeod. Date Calculator v1.0.3 [575k] W9x/NT FREE ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/win95/calend/as_date.zip {Time elapsed viewer} The question on everybody's mind: how many shopping days left until Christmas? Oops, are we all 'mint jellied' out? No biggie. If you need to know the time span between two dates, don't rely on your fingers (and/or toes). As the author says, this is "great for generating useless statistics" (and a utility that everyone should have on their hard drive). You never know when you'll NEED to know! Count down to graduation, retirement, or Arbor day. Index Generator v1.1.0 [186k] W9x/NT FREE http://www.mh.ic24.net/idgen/idgen-2-0-inst.exe "Features simple interface, easy project management, predefined themes, and advanced settings for fully-customized indexing. Drag and drop support, sitemap viewing (clear directory structure), descriptions for each file, sub items for indexed tags within each document. The A-Z index will fully index your site, sorted into alphabetical order, with links to each letter and also a JavaScript search facility. All these settings can be fully customized and easily saved to reuse later." Gribouille v2.0 [26k] W9x FREE http://www.multimania.com/kinkodev/misc/Gribouille.zip {Doodle on your Desktop} For some unknown reason, I was compelled to pick up a few sets of markers when I was a college frosh. I used them for illustrating class notes, coloring pictures for my wall, and for marking up my roomie's face. I don't use them much anymore; mostly because they started to smell funny. If you feel the need to draw on something without ruining or wasting paper, then this binary toy is your salvation. Eh, who needs to be productive? HandyThing v2.00 [66k] W9x/NT FREE http://www.starfishbay.com/handything/SetupHandyThing200.exe {Repetitive action automater} No, you silly window -- I want you to always open here, not there. Ugh. Okay, fine... I'll move you again. But this is the LAST time. Next time, I'll be using this digital doohickey. It'll make you do what I want you to do without me having to ask. Heck, it'll even resize you to my specs. As a bonus, it'll enable 'hot corners' for automatic screensaver launching and convenient 'print text sitting on the clipboard' functionality. Visual Perl Editor v1.0 [379k] W9x/NT FREE http://members.xoom.com/kakoulidis/vperle10.zip "This will help you create CGI scripts in Perl, offline in Windows. The program has two panels, one to edit the script and another that previews the CGI in an internal web browser. You can also test the script for errors or run them normally. It also supports code-templates to add to your script, a Query editor to easily create Query's to be tested with a GET method, a URL encoder/decoder, bookmarks. Also directions on how to run CGI Perl scripts in windows, offline, for testing or learning." AntiSPAM v1.0 [164k] W9x/NT FREE http://members.xoom.com/dd_software/antispam.zip {Junk e-mail remover} Wonder how I respond to my e-mail so quickly? No, I haven't hired a personal assistant yet -- I check it every five minutes (when I can). Sure, I get a lot of junk. Let me repeat that: a LOT of junk. Here's a tool that's helped cut down on messages from habitual offenders. Edit the filters, then run it before doing a mail check. It'll remove the 'bad stuff' from the server before you waste your time downloading it. What a waste... Strictly CD-it v1.0 [264k] W9x/NT FREE http://www.strictlybritish.welshnet.co.uk/software/files/cdit.exe "Strictly CD-it is an add-in for Microsoft FrontPage 2000 users which simplifies the process of publishing a Web to blank CD media (CD-R or CD-RW). It's a five-step wizard with built-in verification features which prevent the occurrence of known problems. CD-it is also intelligent enough not to publish those folders which are used only by Microsoft FrontPage 2000 for configuration purposes. The software itself is very easy to use, but also somewhat elaborate with its intentions." Psychic 8-Ball v1.0 [350k] W9x/NT FREE http://www.astrohoroscopes.com/8ball.exe {Shockwave version of the familiar toy} Will I ever get kissed by a girl? Should I sell my Atari? Does BJ really pick his nose? Yes, all of these were questions I asked the magic 8-ball long ago. And the wise and wonderful blue water-filled toy answered with due speed. Of course, I needed to give it a little shake before it would speak. Before you go seeking professional advice, consider letting fate decide. Ask a 'yes or no' question and get e-nlightened. EasyDTMF v1.0 [240k] W9x/NT FREE http://www.altreal.com/download/EasyDTMF10.zip {Phone tone emulator} Rotary dial went out with the pet rock. So why did Mom refuse to get a touch pad phone until I moved out of the house? If I had this utility (and a computer) back then, I could have picked up the receiver, pressed the proper buttons, and the number would have been dialed without ever touching the buttons (or dial) on the phone! Ya see, that's how numbers are interpreted over the line (certain sounds correspond with numbers or symbols). Bockelkamp's DOS Utilities http://www.geocities.com/mbockelkamp/mysoft_d.htm "Bios; displays information about the BIOS, BIOS Extensions, and BIOS beep codes. Ifs; generates nice looking IFS fractals (including Barnsley, Koch, and Sierpinski). Deskjet; find out which cartridge ink nozzles are congested. Bccvol; volume control utility for SB and SB PRO card. Redbook; command line CD player. Change Disk; program that waits until the disk in drive A: is changed. Screen Save / Load; saving the text mode screen (80x25) and displaying it later again. Sector; shows the contents of disks and hard drives." Zodiac v1.0 [3.9M] W9x/NT FREE http://zodiac.hotmail.ru/zodiac.exe {Astrologically-oriented information} I'm a Leo. Which might explain the mane I seem to grow every other month on the top of my head. You might say it's genetics, but I say that it's just my luck. Needing to know your stone, birth year color, elements, or animal year? Don't look up to the constellations quite yet; download this puppy first. You'll also get a lively 'this day in history' database, which may thrill friends and family members. What's your sign? Form Pilot v1.00 [438k] W9x/NT FREE http://www.colorpilot.com/load/form.exe {Paper form manipulator} Going bonkers because that application isn't electronic? Join the club. I remember having to re-type my college applications because of one lousy typoo. Half of us don't even have a typewriter anymore! Are you ready to streamline the analog "data entry" process? Providing you have a scanner and a high-quality printer, this program is a godsend. In a way, you'll be going from digital (fingers) to digital (keyboard). Take off! Ellicit Internet Skinner v2.1 [14k] W9x FREE http://ellicit.org/software/ellicitisv21.zip {Windows Explorer toolbar skinner} Solid colors are so passé. Windows 98 brought a slight improvement to the active and inactive window title bars (you can blend two colors together in a gradient style). But what about underneath that component? The menu and toolbar icons are feeling a bit naked right now; time to elicit the Ellicit Internet Skinner. Any bitmapped image sitting on your computer can be magically placed behind all of your Explorer toolbars. Diary Holder v2.1.0 [1.1M] W9x/NT FREE http://free.mjoya.com/free/diary210.zip {Personal log manager} "Dear Diary, still no sign of Anakin Skywalker"; I obsessed about Kenner's Star Wars figure offer back in the mid-eighties. Hey, I was a kid. What else was I supposed to write about? So, what's on YOUR mind? Care to share it with nobody but yourself? Behold the Diary Holder. It has automatic encryption, plus export and printing options (ya know, just in case you wish "be nice" and share). NOTE: it can't read your thoughts. Type! Corel Linux v1.0 [243.0M] PC FREE ftp://ftp.linuxberg.com/pub/distributions/Corel/ "Experience Linux(r) power built specifically for the desktop with Corel(r) LINUX(r) OS. Based on Debian and featuring an incredible four-step installer and a drag-and-drop desktop environment based on KDE and Qt(tm), Corel LINUX OS is easy to install and configure. Access local and network drives and the Internet with an innovative browser-style file manager. Plus, easily obtain system updates over the Web. With outstanding file compatibility and network integration, Corel LINUX OS is an exciting development in operating system evolution." AVIedit v2.3 [294k] W9x FREE http://www.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/win95/mmedia/aviedi23.zip {Comprehensive AVI movie editor} Video files are typically huge. I've wanted to save portions from some of them, but had no way of extracting the data. Before uploading a media file to the Web, you should be sure it's as compact as possible. Even with advanced compression algorhythm, 'cutting the fat' is a good habit to get into. Anything you ever wanted to do with an AVI file can be done with this simple (amazingly free) program. Watch that puppy move. NwReader v0.9.7.102 BETA [950k] W9x/NT FREE http://www.snafu.de/~mnagel/nwreader.zip {Newsgroup reader} While I appreciate being recognized as a semi-knowledgeable geek, I can't answer every question that enters my Inbox. Digitaldaze.com and I have set up a peer support group over at news.lockergnome.com. To get there, you'll need to download a 'news' reading client (like this one). It has a built-in picture viewer, mail client. extended search functionality, and flexible signature handling. Lurk for a while, then post your fingers off. Animal House v3.0 [1.5M] W9x/NT FREE http://www.opensoft.com.hk/ani3.zip {Cartoon clip art for kids} Searching for good graphics for use in a playful presentation? Can't seem to find a creature cute enough to grace the front of your self-made greeting cards? Enter the Animal House (no toga parties allowed). Copy the thumbnails to the clipboard and paste them in an image editor at any given size. The database isn't incredibly large, but it contains enough images for you and the child in your house to use on a regular basis. CDScan v1.0b [2.2M] W9x/NT FREE http://home.mminternet.com/~mmonti/files/CDScan.zip "CDscan is an easy to use CD Cataloger. With it you can create searchable Catalogs of your CD collection. I have so many CD's that trying to find one file is a headache. This is why I created CDScan. This utility has saved me time looking for files across multiple CD's. and best of all its free!!! The next version will include loading the cd catalog into a treeview, similar to windows explorer, and an enhanced find function. I really encourage feedback on this program so I can continue to make it the best." Kookie Jar v5.97d [599k] W9x FREE http://www.lodz.pdi.net/~eristic/free/kookie59b.zip {Signature generator and randomizer} I can't get Gretchen to stop eating those Oreos (I can smell that white, creamy center a mile away). Here's one jar I wouldn't mind catching her hand in! What sits at the end of all your e-mail messages? Nothing? Well, then... get a signature file, pal. Not that creative? Cook up a kookie or two. This sucker will even import the CD and track title to which you're currently listening! That's a tasty dessert, indeed. WXTide32 v2.5 [1.3M] W9x/NT FREE ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/win95/science/wxtide25.zip {Tides and currents information} The closest thing Iowa has to a coast is the Des Moines river. We have to worry about flooding in the summer months on occasion, but we've never had to deal with a tidal wave. I know it could happen in close to nine thousand locations around the world (just not in the Midwest). Don't be so quick you grab your surfboard, my friend. Find out when the next high and low tides are coming in (as well as the current water level). MadCopy v1.00 [32k] W9x/NT FREE http://members.xoom.com/jwoltman/dist/madcopy-bin-1.00.zip {Next-level object copy tool} We use scissors to cut, our Xerox machine to copy, and our Elmer's glue to paste. Or, on our computer, we CTRL+X, CTRL+C, and CTRL+V. When moving a series of files from one location to another, we have to work with one folder at a time. Don't get angry, get mad. Instead of stepping through several cut/copy/paste operations, you can do it all in one fell swoop. Of course, there can be only one... destination folder, MacLeod. Colorize ICQ v3.0 [81k] W9x/NT FREE http://pantip.inet.co.th/emag/guitar/download/cicqe30.zip {Message color manager} When later versions of ICQ were introduced, users were given the ability to tweak their incoming and outgoing messages boxes (somewhat). I found that my favorite combo was lime green text on a black background. After a while, I got tired of it and started to wander from my norm. With this utility, you can easily change, store, and recall your favorite ICQ message color combinations at the click of a button. What rainbow do you seek? Keywords Seeker v1.0 [238k] W9x/NT FREE http://www.softwareutilities.com/kws100.zip {Keeps its eyes peeled for you at all times} Searching for data? You may not have time to scan all incoming messages or Web pages for your keywords, so the seeker will do it for you! Never miss an important e-mail again (keep it aware of all incoming mail containing a given phrase). Best of all, you can surf for what you want without always thinking about it (and looking for it on the pages which pop up). Your wits can't get much sharper. ArtMoney v6.03 [396k] W9x/NT FREE http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/apocalypse/517/artmoney603e.exe {Memory editor for game cheats} Money doesn't grow on trees; I remember hearing that when I was just a kid. My memory is usually pretty good, although not as good as my system's. When you're stuck in a game, chances are, it's because you don't have enough credits (jewels, dollars, etc.). Your pocketbook contents are typically determined by a string residing in memory. With this pretend paintbrush, you can poke and prod your way to riches. YMMV! rjhExtensions v1.1 [382k] W9x/NT FREE http://www.rjhsoftware.com/download/rjhExt.zip {Executes various shell commands} Heaven knows the Windows Explorer is far from being complete. There are times when we want to drop from a folder to a command prompt on-the-fly; times when we wish to permanently shred files; times when we need one-click copying of objects within a folder; times when we want to print a listing of all objects in a given folder. rjhExtensions brings us the ability to do all of these things without blinking. Gravitorium v0.3.1 [1.9M] W9x/NT FREE http://www.ozemail.com.au/~drgrigg/Gravit.zip {Simulate the movement of heavenly bodies} Newton sat beneath that tree for decades before someone threw an apple at him. Mr. Gravity changed everything; what boots up, must come down. Will the Earth always spin on its current axis? Will it always hold the same path around the sun? Not likely. With this program, we can manipulate data to simulate what happens to stars, planets, and other intergalactic objects. WARNING: you might learn something. HumanClick v1.0 [1.6M] W9x/NT FREE ftp://216.110.34.25/hcsetup.exe {Live tech support for your Web site} How do you plan on going above and beyond for your site's visitors? E-mail doesn't count -- everybody can do that. Don't bother installing a chat room, that's not private. I've always said that without the human touch, the Internet would be nothing. Add the human click to your site's range of services; talk live with users as they visit your pages... without having them install a plug-in. Click here! HTML Picture Painter v1.1 [40kk] W9x/NT FREE http://members.xoom.com/puzzletype/htmlpp/htmlpp11.zip {Create colorful character-based images} Think back to when you first got online. What's the first thing you learned to do? Was it how to create an emoticon (otherwise known as a sideways smiley)? Well, that's ASCII Art, and this utility takes that to an entirely new level. It'll transform and colorize any given image into ASCII... with the click of a button. Try it on your favorite (small) image. Friends will never doubt your abilities again. GenoPro v1.70 [1.0M] W9x/NT FREE http://www.genopro.net/InstallGenoPro.exe {Internet-enabled family tree builder} It's no secret that my father's mother's maiden name was also Pirillo -- but apparently my last name is pretty popular in some parts of Italy? Iowa is a big part of my family's heritage (coal mining great grandfather, for instance); I don't know much at this point. Want to plant a family tree? Here's a nice, big seed (program). You'll need to supply the water (data) and sunlight (time). Watch it grow! T.A.N.K.S v1.0 [405k] W9x/NT FREE http://www.ludd.luth.se/users/kenjon/tanks/files/Tanks.zip {Battle armored network game} Tonight, on 'World's Scariest Swap Meets,' we'll see a disgruntled individual drive a tank down the street; yeah, we've all seen that footage by now. Don't let this be a lesson to you; big machines of war are better handled by professionals. You stick with that keyboard and mouse for now. This game is reminiscent of Atari's Classic, Combat; there's no single-play, so only with a team can you start blowing stuff up. MouseCount v1.1 [37k] W9x/NT US$1 http://www.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/win95/util/mscnt1_1.zip {Mouse action statistics recorder} Once you develop a habit, it's difficult to break. You could put Shaun and I side-by-side and I'll complete the everyday task quicker than he -- only because I've mastered the use of keyboard shortcuts and he relies on the mouse too much. How much more? Well, with MouseCount running, I could tell you how many clicks happened within a period of time (day, week, month, and year). I suppose it's like exercise? VaporCD v1.3.1 [375k] NT DEMO http://cm311584-a.ftwrth1.tx.home.com/nounname/vaporcd/VaporCD_V131.EXE "VaporCD can create a copy of a CD on your hard disk and mount it as if it were the real CD. VaporCD works with Windows NT 4.0. Support for Windows 2000 will be added in the next release. NOTE: VaporCD does not create images of the music tracks of a CD. Due to the lack of DirectSound support on NT 4.0, this would be of very limited use. After it is installed all you have to do is run the VaporCD Volume Manager and select the source CD-ROM drive and the destination file... and press create!" PEdit v0.8 [96k] W9x/NT FREE http://www.agentur-simon.de/pedit/pedit.zip {Simple palette editor} When it comes to creating images, most of us can only point and click. There's more to a graphic than what's on the surface! Every image has a palette (with anywhere from 2 to 16,000,000 colors), but not every image editor optimizes the palette (and image) at the same time. Fire up PEdit for any image using an ACT-, ACO or PAL-palette format (PhotoShop, Paint Shop Pro, etc.). You'll tweak and downsize with full control. RealAudio Renamer v1.0b [351k] W9x/NT FREE http://www.ra-renamer.hotmail.ru/files/ra_ren10b.zip {Smart RealAudio file renaming} My long distance phone service e-mails RealAudio files to me when someone leaves a voice mail message on my account (neat, eh). The problem: if I want to archive the file, I usually have to rename it beforehand (just like any other downloaded RA file). With this new util, the renaming process is handled automatically through the interpretation and translation of the file's internal tags (author, title, copyright, etc.). Freeride Earth v2.0 [700k] W9x FREE http://www.cadfrance.com/users/perso/gritche/demos/Freeride_v2.zip {Snowboarding simulation} What does this DirectX thing do? I hardly have time for games, and when I do find the time, I always lose quickly. Are you sick of summer in the Southern Hemisphere? Would you rather be surfin' o'er the drifts of snow? S'no wonder you're down under, but you can throw on a virtual scarf and play a game that you can't lose! Fly past trees, over hills, and around rocks -- amazingly enough, you'll never fall down. Whoosh! DirectDrive v2.0 [1.6M] W9x FREE http://www.egesoftware.com/cgi-bin/download.cgi?ddrv.exe {Connect folders with a drive letter} Imagine a system with directories, not folders; we were able to make SUBST-itutions back then. Ya know, because we got tired of having to enter the path for frequently accessed directories. Making and editing virtual drives in Windows is a snap with this puppy. It's easier to remember a drive letter than it is to find a nested folder. Imagine what your friends will think when they see you have more than one drive! Instant Poetry v1.0.1 [900k] W9x/NT FREE http://homepage.dave-world.net/~sennett/mike/Ipoetry1.exe {Digitally magnetic poetry kit} 'watch a tiny chocolate wax delicate' 'our egg must produce' 'will mother urge you to lick a purple puppy butt' Who knew we could have so much fun with the side of our refrigerator? The problem: a limited supply of words and space. The solution: go binary! You can create your own word lists (and download a few others at the author's site); copy your creation to the clipboard as text or a BMP. Alas, poor Yorick! ICEWatch v1.06 [12K] W9x/NT FREE http://members.home.com/rkeir/download/icewatch.zip {Audio component for firewall} Now that I'm sitting on a cable connection, I have to be a bit more cognizant of what I'm doing online. For this reason, I went out on the Web and purchased BlackICE Defender from NETWORKICE.COM. It's a phenomenal tool to keep me protected, but it's not complete (yet). This particular applet will extend BlackICE's functionality by adding an audio alarm component (ICEWatch monitors LOG files for changes). Cool! Ranish Partition Manager v2.38 b1.9
[96k] W9x FREE http://www.ml.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~mranish/part/partbeta.zip "While Partition Magic isolates you from small details and does all work for you, Partition Manager lets you see all those details in the partition table (cylinders', heads', and sectors' numbers) and you have to make all decisions yourself. I use Partition Manager for non-standard tasks, such as creating more than one primary (bootable) FAT partitions on the disk, and use Partition Magic to resize partitions or change their cluster size." Shell Picture v1.60 [1.2M] W9x/NT US$30 http://216.71.160.13/cgi-bin/track.cgi?p=files/shellpic.exe {View graphics in the context menu} Get those credit cards ready, folks -- this application will change the way you work in Windows. Right click on an image file, what happens? Nothing. With this add-on, you'll see the graphic and its details within the Explorer context menu! No external viewers -- no waiting! Get the picture? That's not even half it; on-the-click format conversion, batch conversion, extended print preview... just try it ONCE. Smart Mute v1.00 [360k] W9x FREE http://www.rtsoft.com/smartmute/smartmute100.exe {Time-enabled volume manipulator} It's best to turn down your speakers before you go to bed, lest you wish to be awakened in the middle of the night by the sound of an alarm or reminder going off. Smart Mute can keep that from ever happening; after a specified period of inactivity, you can have it change your volume settings (higher or lower). Walk out of the room and don't worry about bothering others with sounds while you're away. Intelligent WindowHTML v1.1 [129k] W9x/NT FREE http://www.infose.com/jerome/windowhtml.zip "[This] is a utility to help you create Windows-like HTML pages (in two easy steps). The only thing you have to do is write the content; you don't have to clip each graphic and create maps manually." Don't understand what it does? Take a look at the author's pages and you'll figure it out quickly. Look at the title and menu bar for the window you're using (in Windows 9x/NT). Imagine putting it into HTML without breaking a sweat. This is perfect for those wanting Windows-like navigation on their site. Pokémon Deck Builder v1.0.0 [1.5M] W9x/NT FREE http://www.geocities.com/godrules77_1999/archive/pokedeck-lt.zip {Organize your Pokécard collection} Pikachu, any chu. What's wrong with chu? Haven't you been bitten by the Pokébug? It's amazing to know that these thin pieces of colorful cardboard are worth some serious dough. Sorry, but they can't hold a candle to Garbage Pail Kids. You probably know someone who's gone Pokémad, so Poké their arm and pass along this helpful utilitoy. I'll trade you two 'Willie Mays' for a Beedrill? Okay, three and my soul? XANA v1.0 b472 [435k] W9x/NT FREE http://gamma.nic.fi/~point/files/xana/xanapack.exe {Groups of tabbed notebooks and Web browsers} A window doesn't always make efficient use of its allocated space; you end up having to open up more than one instance of the same app, just to complete your tasks more quickly. A while ago, I featured a browser that had internal tabs; this program takes that model and builds upon it. Perfect for investors and those involved with markets, XANA will allow you to watch stocks and the Web simultaneously. Hide the Windows 98 / IE Throbber http://www.pla-netx.com/linebackn/evil/ThrobOff.zip "For those of you who aren't familiar with the term, a 'throbber' is the animated graphic that appears in the upper right corner of most Web browsers. The function of a throbber is to let the user know, by displaying an animation, that the browser is busy retrieving information. Unfortunately, Microsoft has started throwing throbbers in everything they touch in the name of 'Web integration.' Normally, throbbers can be hidden by hiding the toolbars, but there is no option given to turn them off." Spinner Plus v3.0 [1.4M] W9x/NT FREE ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/blind/partner/spinner/spinnerplus.exe {Good music on demand} When he's working, Shaun needs to hear something other than the sound of internal fans spinning. Music is like Mountain Dew for the geek's soul, so why not tune in to a spinning sensation? Broadcasting over a hundred separate channels of better-than-radio-quality music, you'd be hard pressed not to find something to which you wanted to listen. If you don't want to install a client, you can use the Web version (Spinner Lite). DuoPage v1.0 [100k] W9x/NT FREE http://www.linkgram.com/dpsetup.htm {Automatic split-pane browsing} Two geeks are better than one (unless one of those geeks is really a nerd or dork in disguise). IE4/5 has that side pane which opens up on the left side of the browser where you can perform searches, review visited sites, or flip through your favorites. After installing DuoPage, you'll be able to browse the Web in there, too! When it's useful to see two pages simultaneously within the same browser, you'll cut your time in half. RCL v1.0 [14k] W9x FREE http://www.freesoftware.org/ras/rcl/rcl.zip "RCL is a tiny command line utility for connecting to your ISP. The available options include: connect to an existing entry in the phone book; connect using a specified phone number; list available phonebook entries; disconnect (hang up). How do you manage to keep program sizes small? All our programs are written in Visual C++. This allows us to create super compact programs." You can use this to access your Dial-Up Networking accounts from the command line (within Windows). Man, where was this when I had to use a regular modem? Toadies Plugins v1.0 [60k] W9x/NT FREE http://www.illustrator.ru/articles/filters/Razmanov/Toadies_2.exe {Filters for your photo editor} With the push of a button in your favorite image editor, you can produce special effects on-the-fly. Or can you? If not, you may think of getting ahold of something more powerful. Like one which can handle PhotoShop plugins; the more recent versions of Paint Shop Pro work just fine. These filters will help you transform your images into interesting pieces of digital art. Expand your repertoire; if it sounds simple, it is. Onscan v1.0b2 [2.0M] W9x/NT FREE http://onscan.www.conxion.com/download/onscansetup.exe {Keep track of what's happening online} There's so much good stuff online, and you're missing most of it. Are you the type of person who likes to know when things happen? For example, if the prices for an expensive piece of hardware dropped, would you like to be notified? That's the idea behind Onscan. It integrates with IE and has a separate Outlook-like client window; you can keep your digital eyes peeled for the latest and greatest auctions, sales, etc. AINTX Toolset v1.3 [1.3M] WNT FREE http://user.mc.net/~jlh/aintx.zip "As any administrator knows, the native NT toolset is nothing short of abysmal. The Resource Kit is a slight improvement; what few tools exist are slow and awkward. Anyone who comes from a UNIX environment will be shocked at the totally dysfunctional state of affairs. The AINTX toolset aims to remedy some of these shortcomings. Yeah, there already exists a number of 3rd party administrative tools, but they tend to be expensive and adhere to Microsoft's notions of what is useful. This toolset has two advantages -- it's cheap and quite useful in day-to-day management." Cryptogram Puzzle Tool v3.0 [270k] W9x/NT FREE http://members.cftnet.com/ecsi/software/cptsetup.exe {Solve cryptopuzzles more easily} WZYYBGIOX. No, that's not a new technoterm; it's part of a word puzzle in today's paper. My mind can't think three dimensionally; I need a little help. Okay, if I change all the 'X's to 'M's, what'll happen? Plug the brain teaser into this tool and start flying through games. Of course, use it only when you're positively stumped. Otherwise, what's the point in playing? Ya know they say: if you can't SKLD 'em, UQAW 'em. |
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