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 Sep 12 2007, 06:29 PM
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Forum Regular  Group: Members Posts: 260 Joined: 20-May 07 Member No.: 131,991  |
http://sourceforge.net/projects/apophysis for designing, coloring, and generating fractals and rendering them -------------------- Q6600, 4GB g-skill, 8800GT, P5N-D motherboard  My art |
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 Sep 12 2007, 10:55 PM
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 Just enough info to be armed & dangerous... Group: Members Posts: 1,865 Joined: 18-March 06 From: St Kilda, Dunedin. South Island. NZ Member No.: 59,805 |
For years, I have been looking for a utility which can tell me the bandwidth usage for my computers. It was no trouble getting a total thru the wireless modem router but, with 6 computers used by 4 neighbours all going thru my account, it was impossible to tell who was using what. This little app appears to do the job nicely. Installed on each machine, it gives an hourly, weekly and monthly total thru that machine - exactly what I needed.
I have been using it for a few days now and it's looking good. BITMETER II. (Win2000/XP/Vista) http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,...ml?tk=nl_ddxdwn This post has been edited by rowal5555: Sep 12 2007, 11:02 PM -------------------- |
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 Sep 13 2007, 06:21 PM
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 Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 167 Joined: 26-July 05 From: Nottingham The Worlds Best City... England U.K. Member No.: 28,783 |
QUOTE(rowal5555 @ Sep 13 2007, 04:55 AM)  For years, I have been looking for a utility which can tell me the bandwidth usage for my computers. I have been using it for a few days now and it's looking good. BITMETER II. (Win2000/XP/Vista) http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,...ml?tk=nl_ddxdwn  I would love one that would work  with "Windows ME"   -------------------- |
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Sep 19 2007, 09:25 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 28-December 06 Member No.: 103,328 |
some very helpful advice here thanks
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Sep 20 2007, 10:29 AM
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 Bleepin' cat's meow Group: Moderator Posts: 8,524 Joined: 11-January 05 From: Baton Rouge, La. Member No.: 9,323 |
So cool. You never think about the little things that make life so easy. From the company that provides Kill Disk they also offer ISO-Burn. It will run from an .exe (executable) on the desktop. Ever tried to explain how to burn an ISO image to a novice? No problem any more. Small enough to even be downloaded fast over a dialup connection (644 kb). Only has two fields to fill in. If you only have one burner then you only have to fill in the source field (The place where the .iso file is).
Very clean, small and sweet. I like it. Active@ ISO Burner (Freeware) --------------------  "2007 & 2008 Windows Shell/User Award" |
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Sep 21 2007, 07:58 AM
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 Visually handicapped, hence the avatar :0) Group: Moderator Posts: 13,421 Joined: 2-October 05 From: Southeastern CT, USA Member No.: 35,824 |
I agree with acklan about Active@ISO Burner - it's a great tool!
-------------------- - John
**If you need a more detailed explanation, please ask for it. I have the Knack. ** |
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Sep 22 2007, 06:56 PM
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 Visiting Alien Group: Members Posts: 4,264 Joined: 20-May 07 From: millenium falcon and rockytop Member No.: 131,963 |
It looks like you've left out the best dvd burning program, ImgBurn
originally meant for iso's, it has added a build mode for data and video files supports dvd-ram BD and HD? even simpler for cd iso's http://www.imgburn.com/ for burning mp3's to make audio cd's burnnn is generally recognized as the best freeware http://www.burrrn.net/?page_id=6 coretemp is a new program for identifying cpu's and their true core temps only works for newer computers http://www.thecoolest.zerobrains.com/CoreTemp/ -------------------- Chewy
life is like a box of chocolates and stupid is as stupid does but you can always run |
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Sep 22 2007, 07:43 PM
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 Can't decide what to use, so I won't use anything. Group: Global Moderator Posts: 13,290 Joined: 6-May 04 From: SW Louisiana Member No.: 363 |
QUOTE(DaChew @ Sep 22 2007, 06:56 PM) It looks like you've left out the best dvd burning program, ImgBurn We didn't leave it out. Nobody has ever recommended it..... til now.  -------------------- I love being married.
It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy, for the rest of your life. |
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Sep 22 2007, 08:19 PM
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Visiting Alien Group: Members Posts: 4,264 Joined: 20-May 07 From: millenium falcon and rockytop Member No.: 131,963 |
In troubleshooting problems it's got an integrated bustrace filter load order tool and cleaner, the author found that helped a lot
when the bus was hosed by other programs and their faulty filter drivers how many other burning programs can fix your computer? sort of an anti-malware feature -------------------- Chewy
life is like a box of chocolates and stupid is as stupid does but you can always run |
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Sep 23 2007, 06:35 AM
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 The BSG Malware Fighter Group: HJT Team Posts: 4,346 Joined: 20-April 06 From: Hamburg Member No.: 64,788 |
Well here comes the silly german again. Via a rss feed, I stumbled over a list like this with heaps of tools I cannot recall having seen here.
Being nosy, I installed some and woops there you go the first find comes in handy... 1 ) Revo Uninstaller - ever come across tools that dont offer an uninstaller or leave folders behind? well I do all the time because I test what I get between my fingers  . It even has a "hunter" mode, which is fun to play with. Aim and "shoot" and it gives you the option to uninstall your target. It has heaps of other features. A sure tool to stay on my pc.Available Platforms: 2000/XP/2003/Vista 2 ) MultiInstaller - need to install the same software on several pcs and cant be bothered to download them over and over again? Here s a tool that lets you create sort of a install cd. All you have to do once you did the setups and burnt the cd, click go.exe and you ll find yourself with a install cd. Skinnable and more... 3 ) Snarfer - I love my GreatNews rss reader, but it is still beta and crashes on me from time to time. Snarfer looks more less the same and offers about the same flexibility. If you are looking for a neat and easy to use rss reader, this is a good alternative. 4 ) Windows SteadyState - I dont have kids or more than myself as users at home, but if you are a parent this might be a neat "pain" and time saver. Its even a freeware tool by Microsoft  Well thats it for me. But there is heaps more here: http://forum.cybernetnews.com/index.php/topic,7.0.html- Hth. YoHi -------------------- - "How did I get infected?" - "Safe-hex" - Member of UNITE - - The HJT forum is very busy. If I've not posted back within 24 hrs., send a PM with your topic link. Thank you. - HELP REQUESTS VIA THE PM SYSTEM WILL BE IGNORED. The Forums are there for a reason! Thanks-  |
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Sep 24 2007, 06:20 AM
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Bleepin' cat's meow Group: Moderator Posts: 8,524 Joined: 11-January 05 From: Baton Rouge, La. Member No.: 9,323 |
It is interesting how these programs come in waves. Here is another one I have been test driving. It works very well for you URL Icons and Desktop Icons. It is limited to 48 x 48 dpi but it is still effeortless to use.
Easy Picture2Icon 2.1 -------------------- "2007 & 2008 Windows Shell/User Award" |
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Sep 25 2007, 02:08 PM
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The BSG Malware Fighter Group: HJT Team Posts: 4,346 Joined: 20-April 06 From: Hamburg Member No.: 64,788 |
Some more neat Microsoft tools that are a bit harder to find and I was guided to by one of the pc mags I read once in a while:
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Deployment Tools - Download the latest deployment tools for help installing Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) on multiple computers. This file contains updates to the deployment tools and documentation. ZoomIt v.1.71 - ZoomIt is screen zoom and annotation tool for technical presentations that include application demonstrations. ZoomIt runs unobtrusively in the tray and activates with customizable hotkeys to zoom in on an area of the screen, move around while zoomed, and draw on the zoomed image. I wrote ZoomIt to fit my specific needs and use it in all my presentations. ZoomIt works on all versions of Windows and you can use pen input for ZoomIt drawing on tablet PCs. Virtual Desktop PowerToy - Manage up to four desktops from the Windows taskbar with this PowerToy. -------------------- - "How did I get infected?" - "Safe-hex" - Member of UNITE - - The HJT forum is very busy. If I've not posted back within 24 hrs., send a PM with your topic link. Thank you. - HELP REQUESTS VIA THE PM SYSTEM WILL BE IGNORED. The Forums are there for a reason! Thanks- |
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 Sep 26 2007, 11:31 AM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 78 Joined: 8-July 07 From: Rome, NY 13440 Member No.: 142,343 |
I was browsing through the list of "Freeware Replacements for Common Commercial Apps" and I did not see anything about "Advanced Windows Care V2 Personal" or "Iobit Smart Defrag". These 2 apps are both free and are offered by Iobit at www.Iobit.com". "Advanced Windows Care" offers a 1-click approach to "protect, optimize, and repair your computer" while "Iobit Smart Defrag" is a free HD defrag app that will manually defrag AND "automatically work in the backgropund to keep your hard disk running at maximum speed".
I am SURE that someone in this community has heard of these apps and even tried them or uses them so I am wondering why they are not on the list. Am I missing something that I should know about them????? Are they known to cause problems or just not work well??? Please advise!!??!! trumpetman51 (John) -------------------- "The right direction's all that counts and there's no way for me to get there late!!"
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Sep 26 2007, 05:27 PM
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 Bleeping Diesel Addicted Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,606 Joined: 23-January 06 From: SW VA USA Member No.: 51,954 |
GAIM is no more. They have decided to rename it to Pidgin. Pidgin homepage. So the old link no longer works.
This post has been edited by BlackSpyder: Sep 26 2007, 05:29 PM --------------------  "I'm so much cooler online" - Brad Paisley |
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Sep 26 2007, 06:41 PM
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Can't decide what to use, so I won't use anything. Group: Global Moderator Posts: 13,290 Joined: 6-May 04 From: SW Louisiana Member No.: 363 |
trumpetman51,
The reason they're not on the list, is because no one has recommended them before. This list is made up entirely, of programs recommended by our members. The requirements for submitting suggestions, can be found in post #4: Requirements BlackSpyder, Thanks for the update. The name, and link, have been fixed, to reflect the change. Wildabeast, Thanks for the heads-up on PhotoFiltre. It has been removed from the list. -------------------- I love being married.
It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy, for the rest of your life. |
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