In the interest of saving alloted disk space and bandwidth, I will no longer be putting all the files on this site. Instead, I will be providing visitors with the URL link to download the programs that we have featured at our WIN SIG meetings.
January
Desk Drive - a useful utility to help you find the location of an USB flash drive when you plug it in to your computer. www.blueonionsoftware.com/deskdrive.aspx
PCWizard 2008 - is a free utility designed to analyze and benchmark your computer system. It can analyze and benchmark many kinds of hardware, such as CPU performance, Cache performance, RAM performance, Hard Disk performance, CD/DVD-ROM performance, Removable/FLASH Media performance, Video performance, MP3 compression performance.
You'll need Microsoft.NET Framework 2 (it's also free from Microsoft and you might already have it on your computer.) If not, the installation of Paint.net will prompt you to go get it, with a provided link.
A majority of the software highlighted here will be shareware, freeware or donation ware.
Please keep in mind that the authors need support to continue maintaining the applications and to create new ones. So, if it is useful to you, please give them a donation, either what they are asking, or what you think it is worth to you. Otherwise all we will see in the future is the packaged application on the shelf or over priced downloads. Mahalo.
Some interesting programs this month. A duplicate file finder; a planeterium software galaxy viewer; a photo optimizer and a dictionary/thesaurus - all free.
PySolFC (Python Solitaire Fan Club) is full of solitaire; mahjongg and oriental games that will keep you occupied.
Shape Collage. Lets you take your photos and put them in various shapes to form a collage.
Free Language Translator. Copy and paste into the left window pane of the software, select a language, click on Translate and Voila! you have a side by side copy of the article in both languages. English to many other languages and vice versa.
ShipsBell. Have this nautical sound on your computer. Will sound the number of bells for the time on the half hour.
The TUG-May2_09.pdf file to the right is the info that has been posted on the Index page. It contains the website links we talked about at that TUG meeting.
The May WINSIG saw a moderately sized but very inquisitive crowd. Lots of questions (good).
Not all answered correctly (bad). But, I try. I showed off several freeware applications that included:
My LockBox allows you to hide complete folders from prying eyes. You just need to remember one password to make them visible again.
Gen Finder is a geneaology resource that has hundreds of geneaology specific weblinks and sources. Good to lay out your search strategy.
Win Tricks & Tips is a laundry list of tips for ALL versions of Windows from 95 through Vista. How to do's are easy to follow for any experience level.
FreePDF Creator copy and paste from any Windows application to create a PDF file. Insert images as well.
Ultimate Windows Tweaker is a Tweak UI utility for Windows VISTA 32 and 64 bit.
Want to rid yourself of those duplicate files in Outlook? Like to recover deleted files that you wish you hadn't deleted? How about wanting to change a PDF file to text so you can selectively pick parts to copy and print? Well, this month you've hit the jackpot. Just open the link below and have at it.
