What Are Some of the Coolest Utilities You've Found - Page 16

Gavsman · 10-23-2004, 02:51 AM

[quote=Brian]This isn't really a utility as much as it is a "desktop enhancement" but I really like this little app called LClock whick gives a new, unique look to your clock in the corner of your screen....

Now![/url]

:wave2:[/QUOTE

i love the lclock thanks for it

metomeya · 10-24-2004, 03:35 PM

gaysman that was already posted awhile ago.

KingTermite · 10-24-2004, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metomeya

gaysman that was already posted awhile ago.

Maybe, but its a looong thread to go back through the entire thing to check. Don't wory about it Gavsman!

Gavsman · 10-25-2004, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KingTermite

Maybe, but its a looong thread to go back through the entire thing to check. Don't wory about it Gaysman!

hey guys there is a V instead of Y in ma name
i request u to type it correctly
joking man

i would like to add the system mechanic pro
a very good one
www.iolo.com

KingTermite · 10-25-2004, 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gavsman

hey guys there is a V instead of Y in ma name
i request u to type it correctly

Ooops...sorry...don't get bent out of shape, it was just a typo. I'll fix my previous post now.

3 of 7 · 10-25-2004, 08:59 AM

How about a spellchecker for Firefox!!

ronbo 613 · 10-25-2004, 11:05 AM

IE Privacy Keeper
Cleans everything up quickly and easily after a long day on the internet.

The MP3 tagger program looks good, gonna try that one out.

Ygrec · 10-25-2004, 12:05 PM

Freeware tools/services I can recommend -- not mentioned earlier, iinm:

== Identifying Programs/Components/Services ==
For startup applications
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

This very long list can be downloaded (ZIP or self-extracting EXE) from links here:
http://www.sysinfo.org/startupinfo.html

For listings found in Task Manager
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Taskl...s/tasklist.htm

== Security Auditing and Lockdown Tools ==
Gibson Research Corp's "Shields Up"
http://www.grc.com/default.htm

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 1.2.1 - XP and Windows 2000
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../mbsahome.mspx

== Online Virus Scanners ==
BitDefender
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php

Computer Associates eTrust
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx

Jotti's Malware Scan [file-specific only; uses multiple commercial AV scanners]
http://virusscan.jotti.dhs.org

Kaspersky [file-specific scan only; < 1MB]
http://www.kaspersky.com/remoteviruschk.html

Panda ActiveScan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/activescan.asp

Symantec
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/vc_about.asp

Trend Micro Housecall
http://housecall.antivirus.com

VirusTotal [file-specific scans only; similar to Jotti's (above)]
http://www.virustotal.com/xhtml/index_en.html

== Anti-Spyware and Anti-Malware Tools ==
about:Buster
http://www.malwarebytes.biz

BHO Demon [Browser Helper Objects]
http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm

A comprehensive list of BHOs -- together with the registry Class IDs (CLIDs) for browser toolbars -- is maintained here:
http://computercops.biz/CLSID.html

BugOff [IE-specific]
http://www.richardthelionhearted.com...downloads.html

CWShredder [CoolWeb removal]
http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract..._download.html

Hijack This!
http://www.richardthelionhearted.com...downloads.html

Hostess [HOSTS file editor/manager]
http://accs-net.com/hostess

IECookiesView
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/interne...kies_view.html

IE-SPYAD
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/resource.htm

Spybot Search & Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org

Spyware Blaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

StartupList
http://www.richardthelionhearted.com...downloads.html

TaskMan+ [kills processes/services that Win Task Manager cannot*]
*Other security-focused freeware goodies at this vendor's site
http://www.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=taskman

== Email Checking and Serverside Deletion ==
POP Peeper
http://www.poppeeper.com/download.php
http://www.poppeeper.com/PPTweaker
http://www.poppeeper.com/plugins.php

== Password Recovery ==
PicoZip Recovery Tool [includes dictionary]
http://www.picozip.com/prt/download_PicoZipRT.html

Protected Storage PassView* [IE, Outlook, Outlook Express, MSN Explorer]
*Also displays AutoComplete data in IE.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/pspv.html

Note: AV scanners may flag PSPV as a virus- or trojan-related file. This is a false-positive. Although PSPV itself is benign, the program has been used by thieves to mine passwords from vulnerable PCs. You can confirm this by searching your AV database of choice for the alert your AV scanner cites.

== Broadband Tweaking ==
Dr. TCP
http://www.dslreports.com/front/drtcp.html

Online Tools and Services*
http://www.dslreports.com/tools
http://www.speedguide.net/index.php
*Also include port-checking for client vulnerabilities.

== Forms Filler ==
AI RoboForm
http://www.roboform.com

== Net, Browser, File, and Other Utilities ==
CleanCache and CleanCache MO [latter for Mozilla, Firefox, Netscape]
http://www.buttuglysoftware.com

Mozilla Optimizer [speeds page loading: Mozilla, Firefox, Netscape; mirror]
http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/12/3/12-3-112.shtml

Great collection by Nir Sofer
http://www.nirsoft.net

More goodies, from UR I.T. Mate
http://support.it-mate.co.uk/?mode=Home

*Fraoch* · 10-29-2004, 12:21 PM

One very cool utility I've found is Total Uninstall.

You know those "bad" applications that leave all sorts of junk behind on uninstall? Well this program will uninstall any program completely. First it scans the registry to determine its initial configuration. Then you install the application through the Total Uninstall program. It even supports the installer restarting the computer before finishing. Once the installer is finished, Total Uninstall scans the registry and the file system to determine what registry changes have been made and what files have been added.

Uninstalling is as simple as having Total Uninstall reverse the process - all added files are deleted and the registry is returned to the state it was in before the program was installed. You don't have to uninstall a program through its own uninstaller or Windows Add/Remove programs and no "suprises" are left behind.

5150 · 10-31-2004, 11:36 AM

pdfFactory - excellent alternative to Acrobat - works as a printer driver and quality is very good (though I did increase default settings/resolutions). That said, even on my higher settings it generates quite a smaller PDF file comparatively to Acrobat, and the program itself is only a couple of Mb.

Great. And combined with 'plug-in tweaked' Acrobat Reader, using PDFs is a painless experience!

switch_abx · 11-17-2004, 03:44 PM

"Have you ever copied some text from a web page, a word document, help, etc., and wanted to paste it as simple text into another application without getting all the formatting from the original source? PureText makes this simple. Just copy/cut whatever you want to the clipboard, click on the PureText tray icon, and then paste to any application. Better yet, you can configure a Hot-Key to convert and paste the text for you. The pasted text will be pure and free from all formatting"

http://stevemiller.net/puretext/

Firefox has an extension called CopyPlainText, which does just that mentioned above.

http://jgillick.nettripper.com/copyplaintext/

metomeya · 12-11-2004, 01:26 PM

Man, once I found this one i knew i had to share it.

WinUtil:
http://home.werner.no/winutil/default.htm

It adds HAT in the upper-right of all your windows, it will let you Hide (completely gone), Auto-top (will always stay on top of everything), and Transparency (duh...choose between 0 to 100%).

Its great when your chatting and surfing at the same time, A, and T your chatbox, and keep on surfing the web. Also hotkey with alt-A (hide all) and alt-s (show all).

I know the HAT looks ugly, but it has options for skins, just no one has made one yet.

PSBy the way anyone know of a good cascading window program? Some that gives hotkeys to Tile Horizontally, or Vertically. And something that will cascading only the restored and max windows, while leaving the minimized ones alone? I came across WinUtil searching for something like that.

lalo_abx · 12-14-2004, 11:41 AM

Product: DVD Shrink 3.2

Use: Shrinking DVD´s for 4.5Gb backups

Type: Freeware

Impression: I like it

Link: http://www.dvdshrink.org/

EDIT:
ups....theres me again ignoring sticky posts.....and there is one only to this software... sorry

wayne_abx · 12-16-2004, 11:49 AM

For those that use Hash algorithms for verification purposes and those that also create Hash algorithms for there own files.

Searching for a program to replace DR MD5, I came across SlavaSoft HashCalc a program worth placing in one's security line-up (FREE)

Quote:

Major Features:

* Support of 12 well-known and documented hash and checksum algorithms: MD2, MD4, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2( 256, 384, 512), RIPEMD-160, PANAMA, TIGER, ADLER32, CRC32.
* Support of a custom hash algorithm (MD4-based) used in eDonkey and eMule applications.
* Support of 2 modes of calculations: HASH/CHECKSUM and HMAC.
* Support of 3 input data formats: files, text strings and hex strings.
* Work with large size files. (Tested on file sizes up to 15 GB).
* Drag-and-drop support.
* Quick and simple installation.
* Calculates hash/checksum and HMAC for files of any type: music, audio, sound, video, image, icon, text, compression, etc., with the extensions: .mp3, .wav, .avi, .mpg, .midi, .mov, .dvd, .ram, .zip, .rar, .ico, .gif, .pif, .pic, .tif, .tiff, .txt, .doc, .pdf, .wps, .dat, .dll, .hex, .bin, .iso, .cpp, .dss, .par, .pps, .cue, .ram, .md5, .sfv, etc.

-wayne

ABoard · 12-16-2004, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wayne

...I came across SlavaSoft HashCalc a program worth placing in one's security line-up (FREE)

I've been using SlavaSoft's FSUM command-line utility for quite some time. It also is an excellent tool. I use it primarily for automating the checksum generation process for FLAC files when archiving ripped CDs, etc. (it is run from a VBScript in my case).

http://www.slavasoft.com/fsum/index.htm

10-23-2004, 02:51 AM	#226
Gavsman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,546	[quote=Brian]This isn't really a utility as much as it is a "desktop enhancement" but I really like this little app called LClock whick gives a new, unique look to your clock in the corner of your screen.... Now![/url] :wave2:[/QUOTE i love the lclock thanks for it
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10-24-2004, 03:35 PM	#227
metomeya Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 277	gaysman that was already posted awhile ago.
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10-25-2004, 08:59 AM	#231
3 of 7 You can run..... Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,660	How about a spellchecker for Firefox!! __________________
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10-25-2004, 11:05 AM	#232
ronbo 613 Computer User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,642	IE Privacy Keeper IE Privacy Keeper Cleans everything up quickly and easily after a long day on the internet. The MP3 tagger program looks good, gonna try that one out.
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10-25-2004, 12:05 PM	#233
Ygrec Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 36	Freeware tools/services I can recommend -- not mentioned earlier, iinm: == Identifying Programs/Components/Services == For startup applications http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php This very long list can be downloaded (ZIP or self-extracting EXE) from links here: http://www.sysinfo.org/startupinfo.html For listings found in Task Manager http://www.answersthatwork.com/Taskl...s/tasklist.htm == Security Auditing and Lockdown Tools == Gibson Research Corp's "Shields Up" http://www.grc.com/default.htm Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 1.2.1 - XP and Windows 2000 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../mbsahome.mspx == Online Virus Scanners == BitDefender http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php Computer Associates eTrust http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx Jotti's Malware Scan [file-specific only; uses multiple commercial AV scanners] http://virusscan.jotti.dhs.org Kaspersky [file-specific scan only; < 1MB] http://www.kaspersky.com/remoteviruschk.html Panda ActiveScan http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/activescan.asp Symantec http://security.symantec.com/ssc/vc_about.asp Trend Micro Housecall http://housecall.antivirus.com VirusTotal [file-specific scans only; similar to Jotti's (above)] http://www.virustotal.com/xhtml/index_en.html == Anti-Spyware and Anti-Malware Tools == about:Buster http://www.malwarebytes.biz BHO Demon [Browser Helper Objects] http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm A comprehensive list of BHOs -- together with the registry Class IDs (CLIDs) for browser toolbars -- is maintained here: http://computercops.biz/CLSID.html BugOff [IE-specific] http://www.richardthelionhearted.com...downloads.html CWShredder [CoolWeb removal] http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract..._download.html Hijack This! http://www.richardthelionhearted.com...downloads.html Hostess [HOSTS file editor/manager] http://accs-net.com/hostess IECookiesView http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/interne...kies_view.html IE-SPYAD https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/resource.htm Spybot Search & Destroy http://www.safer-networking.org Spyware Blaster http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html StartupList http://www.richardthelionhearted.com...downloads.html TaskMan+ [kills processes/services that Win Task Manager cannot] Other security-focused freeware goodies at this vendor's site http://www.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=taskman == Email Checking and Serverside Deletion == POP Peeper http://www.poppeeper.com/download.php http://www.poppeeper.com/PPTweaker http://www.poppeeper.com/plugins.php == Password Recovery == PicoZip Recovery Tool [includes dictionary] http://www.picozip.com/prt/download_PicoZipRT.html Protected Storage PassView* [IE, Outlook, Outlook Express, MSN Explorer] Also displays AutoComplete data in IE. http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/pspv.html Note:* AV scanners may flag PSPV as a virus- or trojan-related file. This is a false-positive. Although PSPV itself is benign, the program has been used by thieves to mine passwords from vulnerable PCs. You can confirm this by searching your AV database of choice for the alert your AV scanner cites. == Broadband Tweaking == Dr. TCP http://www.dslreports.com/front/drtcp.html Online Tools and Services* http://www.dslreports.com/tools http://www.speedguide.net/index.php *Also include port-checking for client vulnerabilities. == Forms Filler == AI RoboForm http://www.roboform.com == Net, Browser, File, and Other Utilities == CleanCache and CleanCache MO [latter for Mozilla, Firefox, Netscape] http://www.buttuglysoftware.com Mozilla Optimizer [speeds page loading: Mozilla, Firefox, Netscape; mirror] http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/12/3/12-3-112.shtml Great collection by Nir Sofer http://www.nirsoft.net More goodies, from UR I.T. Mate http://support.it-mate.co.uk/?mode=Home
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10-29-2004, 12:21 PM	#234
Fraoch Resident ABX Wizard Join Date: May 2003 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 8,814	One very cool utility I've found is Total Uninstall. You know those "bad" applications that leave all sorts of junk behind on uninstall? Well this program will uninstall any program completely. First it scans the registry to determine its initial configuration. Then you install the application through the Total Uninstall program. It even supports the installer restarting the computer before finishing. Once the installer is finished, Total Uninstall scans the registry and the file system to determine what registry changes have been made and what files have been added. Uninstalling is as simple as having Total Uninstall reverse the process - all added files are deleted and the registry is returned to the state it was in before the program was installed. You don't have to uninstall a program through its own uninstaller or Windows Add/Remove programs and no "suprises" are left behind.
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10-31-2004, 11:36 AM	#235
5150 1984: OUR future? Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 1,785	pdfFactory pdfFactory - excellent alternative to Acrobat - works as a printer driver and quality is very good (though I did increase default settings/resolutions). That said, even on my higher settings it generates quite a smaller PDF file comparatively to Acrobat, and the program itself is only a couple of Mb. Great. And combined with 'plug-in tweaked' Acrobat Reader, using PDFs is a painless experience! __________________
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11-17-2004, 03:44 PM	#236
switch_abx Xen now Citrix's Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,609	Pure Text 2.0 "Have you ever copied some text from a web page, a word document, help, etc., and wanted to paste it as simple text into another application without getting all the formatting from the original source? PureText makes this simple. Just copy/cut whatever you want to the clipboard, click on the PureText tray icon, and then paste to any application. Better yet, you can configure a Hot-Key to convert and paste the text for you. The pasted text will be pure and free from all formatting" http://stevemiller.net/puretext/ Firefox has an extension called CopyPlainText, which does just that mentioned above. http://jgillick.nettripper.com/copyplaintext/ Last edited by switch : 11-19-2004 at 08:01 PM.
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12-11-2004, 01:26 PM	#237
metomeya Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 277	Man, once I found this one i knew i had to share it. WinUtil: http://home.werner.no/winutil/default.htm It adds HAT in the upper-right of all your windows, it will let you Hide (completely gone), Auto-top (will always stay on top of everything), and Transparency (duh...choose between 0 to 100%). Its great when your chatting and surfing at the same time, A, and T your chatbox, and keep on surfing the web. Also hotkey with alt-A (hide all) and alt-s (show all). I know the HAT looks ugly, but it has options for skins, just no one has made one yet. PSBy the way anyone know of a good cascading window program? Some that gives hotkeys to Tile Horizontally, or Vertically. And something that will cascading only the restored and max windows, while leaving the minimized ones alone? I came across WinUtil searching for something like that.
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12-14-2004, 11:41 AM	#238
lalo_abx Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Pax Julia Posts: 57	my last freeware goodie Product: DVD Shrink 3.2 Use: Shrinking DVD´s for 4.5Gb backups Type: Freeware Impression: I like it Link: http://www.dvdshrink.org/ EDIT: ups....theres me again ignoring sticky posts.....and there is one only to this software... sorry __________________ Last edited by lalo : 12-14-2004 at 12:07 PM.
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