What Are Some of the Coolest Utilities You've Found

[3 of 7]

Anyone that needs to convert any sort of measure (metric Imperial etc)
it does distance, volume, just about everything I've ever needed to convert

[DeMenAce]

I use Convert all the time!

[nukem]

Bent,
I have used a program called MP3 Gain. works well but is a little slow. Heres the link...

http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/download.php

nukem

[DeMenAce]

Thanks nukem!

I need something like that once in awhile.

[crapbox1014]

I realize that many of these have been mentioned but these are apps that I use, (and most of them are free):


Ad-Aware - Spyware killer
Audacity - Sound recorder
Convert - Converts various measurements
LS- File list generator
Daemon344 - Mounting Discs on a hard drive
DBpower Amp - Wave to mp3 decoder
Drempels - desktop background enhancer
Flac Frontend - decoding Flac files
Folder Protect - Password sensitive folders
Iconoid - Tweaks desktop icons
Kazaa Lite - Peer to Peer
Media Tagger - rename and input details for files
Mozilla - Web Browser
Mkw audio compression - compresses audio
Mpack - simple movie joiner
Pcmark 2002 - benchmarks
3d mark 2001- more benchmarks
Asusprob - fan,temp,voltage monitor
CD grab - rips files off of regular audio cds
Diskdata - hard drive browser
Enemy Territory - not an app but fun and free FPS game
Fraps - motion screen capture
Hammer - goofy little synthesizer
Mboot - deletes files that are difficult to get rid of
Virtualdub- video capture/conversion
Spybot Search and Destroy- Spyware killer
Teamspeak 2 - Voice chat program
The All Seeing Eye - online game server browser
Ultimate Zip - File compression software
Vcdgear - Audio and video file conversion
Winamp 2.91 - mp3 player
Wrar330- file decompresser
Bit Torrent (Shadow's experimental client) - peer 2 peer

[wayne_abx]

FREE
Index.dat Suite

# View index.dat files
# Delete index.dat files
# View and delete Temporary Internet Files (TIF)
# View and delete Cookies
# View and delete History
# View and delete Temp files
# View and delete Recent Documents
# Auto-generation of batch file to assist in deleting the index.dat files in DOS.
# Optional add to RunOnce registry key
# Optional deletion of swap file (9x users only)
# Optional defrag after file deletion
# Full application logging

-wayne

[wayne_abx]

SaveIt! 2.1 (FREE)

SaveIt! allows you to password protect any program or document. You can also restrict access based on the windows user account and disable password protection temporarily. When a user attempts to open a password protected application or document, he is automatically prompted for the password (protected files are marked with a special icon in Windows Explorer). SaveIt! is also available from the Windows Explorer SendTo menu, allowing you to quickly protect a file with just a few clicks.

-wayne

[wayne_abx]

I am currently using this and find it to be a great addition

Active Desktop Calendar

Description

This fully customizable calendar features notes, tasks, alarms, and displays its data on your desktop through integration with existing wallpaper. You can organize your data in layers and share them with other people on a local area network.

There are options for changing calendar icons, fonts and colors, marking weekdays of choice and marking dates with notes and/or alarms. You can have a text only version of the calendar and choose between displaying one, two or three months on the desktop.

Recurrence patterns are available for both notes and alarms. An alarm can be stand alone or attached to a note. If interactive desktop option is enabled, the program accepts direct clicks on dates, notes and tasks displayed on the desktop.

You can set each note to normal, private or invisible desktop view. Private notes are displayed as generic text reminder and invisible notes are not displayed at all. Printing calendar data is easy and includes an option to choose date range for printing notes.

Special desktop pictures option allows you to add some of your pictures to existing desktop background. Comma separated values .CSV format is supported for data export and import. Finally, Active Desktop Calendar comes with its own screensaver that displays desktop wallpaper with real time clock.

-wayne

[count minaba]

Originally Posted by wayne

FREE
Index.dat Suite


-wayne

Nice find!

[yamawho]

Originally Posted by 3 of 7

Anyone that needs to convert any sort of measure (metric Imperial etc)
it does distance, volume, just about everything I've ever needed to convert

This is very cool

Good one

[Novakain]

Originally Posted by wayne

FREE
Index.dat Suite


-wayne

OK, I know this is a little off topic but what's the advantage of using this over logging on as administrator and deleting the index.dadt file out of your normal user profile? Is there another index.dat file besides this one?

[wayne_abx]

Originally Posted by Novakain

OK, I know this is a little off topic but what's the advantage of using this over logging on as administrator and deleting the index.dadt file out of your normal user profile? Is there another index.dat file besides this one?

http://www.acesoft.net/delete_index.dat_files.htm

-wayne

[3 of 7]

I'm not sure if I got the link from this thread, if I did thank you soooo much...
Anyone want a program that installs ALL the current XP patches and updates since sp1 all at once?
It also installs (if you want) ie spell, tweak, and a bunch of other utilities...this thing rocks!!
XP Auto Patch

[zff4]

I turned my old P3 into an alarm clock with freeware WakeUp Alarm Clock. The P3 is quiet so it doesn't bother my sleep. And it wakes me every morning to whatever mp3 I've set it to play. And if I wake up, I can see the full monitor display from across the room to see how many more z's I can catch. Can't live without it. Not cool, but indispensible to me...

[Avatar Viper]

Enter the Internet Registry is a good freeware. Can be comparable to cablenut.

http://kommen.tk