| These first three categories list Windows-based freeware programs that I've written, and which you may find useful. If you use any of these programs, I'd appreciate your positive or negative feedback regarding features, functionality, usefulness, etc. Clicking on the links below will download the software. |
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| Miscellaneous PC Programs: |
| string-search-counter: |
searches text files, with output to a separate file (version 2.2, 02/2004). |
| no-dups: |
sorts text files and eliminates duplicate lines, with output to separate files (version 2.3, 04/2005). |
| movelatr-runner: |
GUI front-end to Bitsum Technologies' "MoveLater" program (version 1.3, 02/2005). |
| abyss-restarter: |
shuts down and restarts Aprelium's "Abyss" web server, and changes its log data to monthly or daily files (after optionally removing your own IP entries) (version 2.06, 04/2006). |
| ip-line-deleter: |
deletes lines from web-server logs based on the IP address(es) of requesters (version 1.2, 03/2006). |
| end-of-log-checker: |
shows the date and time of your most recent web-server log entry (optionally ignoring your own IP address entries) via a float-over system-tray tooltip (version 2.3, 05/2005). |
| log-analyzer-runner: |
runs web-server log reports after optionally removing your own IP entries (version 1.2, 03/2006). |
| get-scripts-ip-finder: |
extracts unique IPs from web-server logs based on target text (e.g., hack attempts) (version 1.1, 02/2004). |
| factors: |
calculates the factors and properties (prime, highly composite, etc.) of an integer (up to c. two billion) (version 1.2, 04/2006). |
| ssan-calculator: |
calculates total Social Security payments by age, based on starting payments at ages 62, 66, and 70 (version 1.0, 12/2005). |
| temp-deleter: |
deletes extraneous files in your "temp" directory at startup (version 1.0, 09/2000). |
| numlock-setter: |
makes sure your Numlock key is turned on at startup (version 1.0, 11/2001). |
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| Oracle Programs: |
| ora-text: |
UNIX's "oerr ora" equivalent for Windows (version 1.3, 01/2002). |
| create-sql: |
reverse-engineers Oracle tables, indexes, synonyms, and constraints into "create table..." (etc.) SQL scripts (versions 1.0 - 1.1, 01/2003). |
| foreign-keys: |
recurses through foreign-key relationships in Oracle, with output to a text file or web page (version 2.1, 02/2004). |
| dot-ora-files-replacer: |
replaces all copies of TNSNAMES.ORA and SQLNET.ORA with (known, good) designated target files (version 2.3, 07/2005). |
| partition-assistant: |
scans existing data and calculates N boundaries for evenly (re-)partitioning a table (version 1.1, 10/2003). |
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| Unisys A-Series Programs: |
| filedata-reformatter: |
reformats downloaded SYSTEM/FILEDATA output as TXT files, with file names (and attributes selected) appearing on single lines and page headings eliminated (version 1.3, 11/2003). |
| database-monitor: |
free and improved replacement for SYSTEM/DMMONITOR allows sending "Visible DBS" commands, via CANDE or an ODT, and control of multi-page responses (version 2.0, 08/2003). |
| These are programs written by other folks, ones that we use regularly and assert are all superbly written and easily the equal of or superior to their freeware peers and commercial counterparts (if any). Clicking on the links below will open new pages to the respective authors' sites. |
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| Text Editors and Utilities: |
| NoteTab Light: |
an excellent ASCII editor, with lots of features (which don't get in your way); includes line sorting and blank trimming. |
| EditPad Lite: |
another excellent text editor; very fast for opening very large files, and supports column cut-and-pasting. |
| ExamDiff: |
shows differences between two text files. |
| Yankee Clipper III: |
a Windows clipboard manager, boilerplate saver, etc. |
| PureText: |
removes all formatting codes from the current clipboard text, and then optionally pastes it. |
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| Miscellaneous Apps: |
| Xteq Explorer LaunchPad: |
a quick way to open Explorer in pre-defined directories. |
| Agent Ransack: |
a replacement for the context-menu Search function in Explorer (which built-in function definitely has bugs in XP) (not for Vista). |
| Clickie: |
adds single-click "Copy Path Name" and "Open MS-DOS prompt" to Explorer context-menu choices. |
| MD Folder: |
adds "New Folder" creation dialog to context-menu choices (not for Vista). |
| Stickies: |
adds Post-itŪ style notes to your screen, without a lot of fuss in doing so. |
| Convert: |
a superb unit-of-measurement conversion program. |
| ESBCalc: |
a scientific calculator, including a "paper" trail. |
| StarCalc: |
an excellent astronomy program. |
| MWSnap: |
a great screen-capture utility, including the ability to add mouse pointers and generate transparent GIFs. |
| Stamp: |
a utility for renaming digital photos (with all sorts of naming options), based on the time that the pictures were taken. |
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| Useful for Web Work: |
| VSO Image Resizer: |
creates image thumbnails, with extensive and custom sizing options, as a context-menu add-on to Explorer. |
| Easy Thumbnails: |
creates image thumbnails, an entire directory at a time, and generates an HTML template. |
| JAlbum: |
as above, and generates assorted HTML templates. |
| Absolute HTML Compressor: |
removes "white space" from HTML documents (an entire directory at a time, if you like). |
| Xenu's Link Sleuth: |
checks a site's hyperlinks for validity. |
| WebMon: |
periodically checks web pages and alerts you (and optionally runs programs) when they've changed. |
| View Source Editor: |
lets you easily specify the editor to be used when performing the "View Source" function in IE-based browsers. |
| KeyWallet: |
saves userIDs and passwords, which can be drag-and-dropped on web forms, keys automatically pressed, etc. (not for Vista). |
| SmartFTP: |
an Explorer-like FTP program. |
| ZoneEdit: |
dynamic DNS and e-mail redirection services. |
| Abyss Web Server: |
a robust and easy-to-configure personal web server. |
| WebLog Expert Lite: |
a very good log reporter (and easy to configure). |
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| System and Security Apps: |
| System Scheduler: |
a task-scheduling (and optional keystroke-sending) program, for those versions of Windows that don't have schedulers... and quicker and easier to load and use for those that do. |
| Inno Setup: |
a program that generates a program for installing programs and files. |
| Process Explorer: |
shows running processes and their threads, including process start times ("Properties") and path names. |
| MoveLater: |
lets you rename or delete files that are always in use (and see my front-end program, above). |
| PageDefrag: |
defragments the system paging file and Registry hives at startup (not for Vista). |
| Process Tamer: |
automatically lowers (and later restores, as appropriate) the priority of processes that start using too much of available CPU resources. |
| StartupMonitor: |
asks your permission whenever any app tries to install itself in your Startup folder or in Registry startup locations. |
| ZoneAlarm: |
a personal firewall (and you need a firewall program of some sort). |
| Ad-Aware: |
removes those sneaky "spyware" programs. |
| Spybot Search & Destroy: |
another excellent spyware-removal program. |
| Eric L. Howes: |
a list of "Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites." |
| Trend Micro's HouseCall: |
a very good on-line anti-virus scanner. |
| Scanit: |
an on-line browser-security test suite. |
| Netriplex: |
a discussion of "phishing" and some tests to see whether you can spot it. |
| Steve Gibson Research: |
assorted programs to test and great write-ups that explain the vulnerability of your PC to attacks. |
