free softwares i use

IIS Tools Software

2009-02-05T23:23:00.001-08:00

Internet Information Service add-ons for administration, diagnostics and security

http://www.iistools.com/

IISPassword

2009-02-05T23:23:00.000-08:00

IISPassword by Troxo is the add-on for Microsoft IIS which password protects contents without using system user accounts. Compatible with htaccess on Apache, user-friendly interface, fully integrated with IIS. IISPassword can be integrated with existing solutions for automatic administration based on scripts or applications.

http://www.iistools.com/en/iispassword-form.aspx

HttpTrafficGen 1.6

2009-02-05T23:21:00.001-08:00

This is a HTTP traffic generator for testing web applications, you can specify the requests count and interval between two requests, the generated requests are sent to the specified URL. It is a very simple and fast program which can simulate client activity.

http://www.nsauditor.com/web_tools_utilities/http_traffic_generator.html

Xenu's Link Sleuth 1.2

2009-02-05T23:21:00.000-08:00

Xenu's Link Sleuth (TM) checks Web sites for broken links. Link verification is done on "normal" links, images, frames, plug-ins, backgrounds, local image maps, style sheets, scripts and java applets. It displays a continously updated list of URLs which you can sort by different criteria. A report can be produced at any time. Features: Simple, no-frills user-interface; Can re-check broken links (useful for temporary network errors); Simple report format, can also be e-mailed; Supports SSL websites ("https:// "); Partial testing of ftp and gopher sites; Detects and reports redirected URLs.

http://home.snafu.de/tilman/xenulink.html

SiteUp 1.1

2009-02-05T23:19:00.002-08:00

SiteUp monitors your web sites and warns you when any become unreachable (for example, when a server crashes). Because it checks page content, it can even detect when the server is OK but a site or page is unavailable.

http://www.xequte.com/cgi-bin/confirmdownload.asp?product=SiteUp&group=SiteUp&download=http://www.dijialbum.com/download/siteup.exe

WebESC 1.02

2009-02-05T23:19:00.001-08:00

WebESC is a utility to help you validate the web links. It is very fast, you can verify that links exist and changes in sizes of remote files. You can compare your site stored locally on your disk to your web site, i.e. can verify if all the files are succesfully uploaded or changed by a hacker. If you have links to other sites you can check broken links and version changes.

http://free-zd.t-com.hr/drazen/

TSIG Key Generator 1.00

2009-02-05T23:17:00.000-08:00

TSIG Key Generator is a GUI tool that can be used to generate TSIG key values for use with BIND and other DNS servers. The generated value can be used with any application using TSIG authenticated DNS updates. This tool is quicker and much simpler to use compared to the command line tools from BIND - and just as secure.

http://www.simplefailover.com/resources.aspx

SyncServer 4.5+

2009-02-05T23:16:00.001-08:00

SyncServer - Maintain a copy of files on another server, handy for load-sharing servers, or to have a secondary server standing by to take over in case of a crash. This utility makes an exact replica of files on a machine via the network to another machine. It was designed for load-sharing situations where all the servers need to have a copy of all the files, but can also be used for other situations, for example to publish files from a development machine to a production machine, or to have a backup server standing by that can immediately take over without first having to restore from a backup. The utility uses it's own protocol on TCP/IP port 9577 and is totally independent, you don't need things like an FTP server or Microsoft Networking (disk sharing). Traffic is one-way only, files are only sent from the master to the slave. The program uses passwords (challenge/response) to protect the access and an MD5 hash to make sure the files on the slave are exactly the same as on the master.

http://www.kessels.com/SyncServer/index.html

IIS Log Parser 1.0

2009-02-05T23:16:00.000-08:00

Analyze IIS log files with this free tool, get the most used statistics of your site. You can run built-in reports or create your own queries. This software requires Microsoft Log Parses 2.2 to be installed.

http://devtools.10try.com/

LogzMon 1.4

2009-02-05T23:15:00.000-08:00

Log viewer and simple log monitor over the Internet / Intranet, runs on the server, client-side output can be viewed in a standard browser. Features include: rule based highlighting, monitor / auto-refresh mode, alerting (EMail, SYSLOG, SMS) in monitor mode. Plain text files as well as ZIP and GZ archives supported.

http://tools.methodica.info/htm_en/logviewer/overview.htm

XAMPP 1.5

2009-02-05T23:14:00.000-08:00

Many people know, from their own experience, that it's not easy to install an Apache web server and it gets harder if you want to add MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl, it's very easy to install and to use - just download, extract and start. The philosophy behind XAMPP is to build an easy to install distribution for developers to get into the world of Apache. To make it convenient for developers XAMPP is configured with all features turned on. (The default configuration is not good from a securtiy point of view and it's not secure enough for a production environment.) To check that XAMPP is working, some sample programs are included, there is a small CD collection program (written in PHP using MySQL) and a small guest book software (written in Perl) and several other demonstration utilities.

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

ThreadMaster 1.12.181

2009-02-05T23:13:00.000-08:00

ThreadMaster is an application based CPU Quota management tool that monitors threads and handles high CPU utilization on a per application basis. This function is primarily intended for Terminal servers hosting multiple users. ThreadMaster can also be used when running multiple virtual machines on the same server, to limit each virtual machine's CPU usage. ThreadMaster is a background service implementing a CPU Quota mechanism on top of the standard thread scheduling algorithms of the Microsoft Windows 2000 Operating Systems.

http://bednorz.uni2.net/anyland/threadmaster/threadmaster.htm

K9 1.19

2009-02-05T23:12:00.001-08:00

K9 is an email filtering application that works in conjunction with your regular POP3 email program and automatically classifies incoming emails as spam (junk email) or non-spam without the need for maintaining dozens of rules or constant updates to be downloaded. It uses intelligent statistical analysis that can result in extremely high accuracy over time.

http://www.keir.net/k9.html

SpamPal

2009-02-05T23:11:00.001-08:00

SpamPal sits between your email program and your mailbox, checking your email as you retrieve it. Any email messages that SpamPal considers to be spam will be "tagged" with a special header; you simply configure your email client to filter anything with this header into a separate folder and your spam won't be mixed up with the rest of your email anymore! More than one mailbox? Don't worry, SpamPal supports multiple POP3 servers, APOP authentication, can filter IMAP4 mailboxes and can even protect an SMTP connection! Extend SpamPal with third-party Plug-ins such as Bayesian filters.
*Eugene's Pick!
N.B. this program is still in beta but is close to first release, any problems need to be reported properly so please read up on it before downloading.

http://www.spampal.org/

SPAMfighter 4.7

2009-02-05T23:10:00.001-08:00

SPAMfighter is a free plug-in for Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, that automatically and efficiently blocks spam. Whenever new mail arrives, it will automatically be tested by the SPAMfighter server, and if it's spam, it will be moved to your spam folder. If you receive a spam mail that is not detected, push one button, and the spam mail is removed from the rest of the 340,000 SPAMfighters in 143 countries in seconds. SPAMfighter is available in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Swedish and Danish.
N.B.this program is free for NON-commercial use & adds a tag line to your emails. The download is the FULL pro version so PLEASE READ the info at the BOTTOM of their web page before downloading the program.

http://www.spamfighter.com/Product_Info.asp

Temporary Forwarding Online

2009-02-05T23:09:00.000-08:00

Temporary Forwarding is the alternative to Temporary Inbox. Set up a forwarding email address to use when you want to register somewhere, a website, forum or newsletter for example. all email is forwarded to your private address. As soon as you recognize you're receiving spam, you can delete the forwarding address and create a new one.

http://temporaryinbox.com/forward.php

yWriter 5.0

2009-02-05T23:06:00.000-08:00

yWriter is a free novel-writing software, it may look simple but, as the author of four books written with this tool, I can guarantee it has everything needed to get a first draft together. Organise your novel using a 'project', add chapters to the project, add scenes, characters, items and locations. Display the word count for every file in the project, along with a total. Tracks your progress: it saves a log file every day, showing words per file and the total. Saves automatic backups at user-specified intervals. Allows multiple scenes within chapters. Viewpoint character, goal, conflict and outcome fields for each scene. Multiple characters per scene. Storyboard view, a visual layout of your work. Re-order scenes within chapters. Drag and drop of chapters, scenes, characters, items and locations. Automatic chapter renumbering.

http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter5.html

Kookie Jar

2009-02-05T23:05:00.000-08:00

Kookie Jar is a program for Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000 and XP which generates signatures you may use with your favorite email or news program. A signature is a small piece of text, automatically attached to every email message or newsgroup posting. It typically includes a random quote — a so-called tagline (a sample tagline file is included with the program).

For some strange reason, programmers have always been writing programs to automate creating email signatures. I have no idea why, but it's something of a tradition. Usually, signature managers simply go through a list of taglines, select one at random, and append it to outgoing messages, so that your signature is always different and never boring. KookieJar does that too, but it can do a lot more.

Typically, KookieJar starts automatically with Windows, lives in the tray (an icon is placed next to the system clock in the lower right-hand corner of the screen), chooses a new random tagline at a predefined interval, e.g. every 5 minutes, and stores it in your .sig file. Apart from this, KookieJar can place many other pieces of information in your signature. To define the layout of your signature and tell the program what to include in it, you create a special template (sample included).

http://sourceforge.net/projects/kookiejar/

http://www.tranglos.com/free/files/kj6setup.exe

Oubliette

2009-02-05T23:04:00.000-08:00

Oubliette: Store passwords, PINs, and other sensitive information in a highly secure manner. Open source.

Introduction to Oubliette

Yes, there are many freeware and shareware password databases around... and this is one of them. I wrote it for the same old reason and I wrote all the other programs here: the available applications, though some are very fine, did not do quite what I needed. There was always a feature missing or an interface quirk. So here is Oubliette, more functional, easier to use and no less secure than any competing products. I hope you'll enjoy using it.

It will store a list of accounts with information such as account name, associated password, URL, and free-form notes. You can easily access the information, copy to clipboard or export to a variety of formats. There is a powerful search facility with filtered output (i.e. view only the records that satisfy your search criteria). You can also filter by categories that you assign to accounts when you create or edit them. Oubliette offers a number of ways to transfer account names and passwords to the browser: via the clipboard, through drag-and-drop, or by automated form filling.

Important note about security

Oubliette uses secure, mathematically strong ciphers to protect your data against unauthorized access. A typical use for a password manager is to store passwords, credit card numbers, and other small, secret pieces of information. This relieves you from having to remember all those passwords, at the cost of having to remember just one: the password used to access your Oubliette file. Do not lose the main access password. It will not be possible to open the file and access your data without the correct, original password. Please consider this very seriously.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/oubliette/

VisitURL

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VisitURL is not a fully-fledged bookmark manager. It is not a replacement for Netscape's bookmark file or Internet Explorer's Favorites. It does not organize bookmarks into categories.

VisitURL is designed to help maintain a handy (as in: at hand) list of URLs that you intend to visit. For instance, if a friend sends you an email recommending that a particular URL, Visit is a good place to store the URL until you are ready to launch your browser and go surfing. If you copy the URL to clipboard, Visit will automatically intercept it and save to its database. If you copy several URLs at once, Visit will get all of them. (You may also add URLs manually or directly from an open browser window.) If you copy the URL with some text around it, Visit will optionally treat that text as a description for the URL you copied.

To access the bookmarked site, you can either view the HTML page that Visit creates in your browser, or click a toolbar button to launch the browser directly from Visit. There is no limit to how many URLs you may store, though the program is primarily designed to hold, view and edit a short, temporary list. Netscape and Explorer tend to consume so much system resources that it's not practical to keep them loaded at all times - this is where Visit comes in.

http://www.tranglos.com/free/files/visit.zip

GUIDClean

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GUIDClean: Remove or randomize privacy-breaching Global Unique identifiers in MS Office documents.

GUIDClean is a program to detect, display and modify the Global Unique Identifiers

(GUID) that some MS Office products (Word and Excel) place in documents. An argument can be made that these GUID strings are a breach of users' privacy and may be used to track documents and bind them to particular users or particular machines. As author of GUIDClean I make no such arguments: I simply provide you with a free program which you can use to view and/or change the GUID information in your documents.

To install the program, simply unpack the archive and copy all files to a directory of your choice. There is no special installation or de-installation procedure. The program does not make any modifications to the system registry in Windows 95/98/NT.

http://www.tranglos.com/free/files/guidclean.zip

InjectURL

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InjectURL: Automatically "injects" URL address and last-visited date into documents downloaded from the Web

You may find this program helpful if you often download articles from the Internet (using a Web browser, such as Netscape or MS Internet Explorer) and sometimes wish to return to online copies of those documents later, when you may have already deleted or lost the URL address. The task that InjectURL performs is automatically adding ("injecting") the URLs into HTML and plain-text documents you have downloaded and saved, using the browser's "Save As..." feature. This way you can always know where that particular document came from without having to keep the URLs somewhere else or manually editing the document.

http://www.tranglos.com/free/files/injecturl.zip

KeyNote 1.6.1

2009-02-05T22:58:00.001-08:00

Advanced notebook, outliner, information organizer with tabbed interface, formatted text, tree structure and strong encryption. Ideal for free-form or structured information. Stores many notes in one file. Each note is a hierarchical outline of topics. Powerful editing, formatting and search functions, macros, templates, plugins. Extremely configurable. Import and export: text, RTF, HTML, TreePad. Hyperlinks, drag-and-drop. Freeware, open-source.

http://www.tranglos.com/free/files/keynote_upd.zip

The Literary Machine 2000 1.1

2009-02-05T22:56:00.000-08:00

The Literary Machine is a revolutionary relational database and composition tool that manages any kind of information, even the random thoughts and bits of information you get, and forget, throughout the day. LM's unique system unharnesses you (and your thinking) from the rigid framework of conventional databases. The fruit of this breakthrough is a new species of program. For, LM is much more than a database: it is also a creativity tool.

http://www.sommestad.com/lm.htm

RoughDraft 3.0

2009-02-05T22:54:00.000-08:00

RoughDraft is a freeware word processor for Windows, although suitable for general use, it has features specifically designed for creative writing: novels, short stories, articles, plays and screenplays.RoughDraft is not designed to compete with major commercial word processors, it's designed to be as practical as possible, offering all the features you need, but without being complicated or awkward to use. Features include: A side panel that makes common operations quicker and more convenient; Instant backup of all open files; A dictionary and thesaurus facility; and much more.

http://www.salsbury.f2s.com/rd_download.htm

PhoneDeck 1.3

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PhoneDeck aims to be a reasonably featureful address book program, but is not meant to replace a large PIM-type application. It is designed for personal use and may not be suitable for heavy-duty address management in a business environment.

Major features:

One-click add or edit address entry.
Quickly access any address by typing the first few letters of the name, by clicking an alphabet index button, or by using the powerful Find feature.
Switch between two alternate views in the main window. One view displays all the address data in a single list (you may select the items to be displayed there and change their order). The other view uses tab sheets to divide all address data into groups - for example, one tab displays all contact information (phone numbers, email addreses, URLs...), another tab displays home address, yet another tab displays office address, etc. You can switch between the two views with a single keypress or mouse click.
Dial a phone number or launch your email application with a single click on an address entry.
Addresses can be locked to prevent its accidental deletion.
Configurable activation hotkey to bring the program window to front after it was minimized to the system tray
If you would like to list an address under two ways, you can! For instance, you can list your friend John Smith alphabetically by his name, and also create a link (shortcut) which you can name ACME, by the company he runs. This does not double the entry: both items will point to the same address data.
For addresses which have a person's first and last name, you can specify the order in which the are displayed (John Smith or Smith John)
Redial last number function
Quick Dial and Quick Email lists. You can add up to 10 phone numbers and 10 email addresses to a quick dial and quick email list, then dial a number or send email faster, without even having to navigate to the address entry.
All address data can be copied to clipboard.
Place program icon in system tray.
Automatically save and backup the addressbook file.
You can customize the appearance (font and color) of nearly every element of the program's interface
Add category icons to each entry, search or display addresses by the category you assigned.
Category names and icons can be customized (user-defined icons can be extracted from .ICO, .BMP, .EXE and .DLL files)
When you add a new address, some of its fields can be filled automatically. For instance, most addresses you will be adding will probably have the same "Country" and "City" fields. These can be pre-filled automatically for you when you add an entry.
Names of the address information fields can now be translated to your language. To find out how to do this, please see file LANGUAGE.TXT distributed with the program.
Address books can be merged.

http://admin.u15194059.onlinehome-server.com/cgi-bin/mysql/dl.pl?dbname=FH&table=Business_and_Productivity&ID=587

PhoneBook 1.0

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PhoneBook program that will help you keep track on your friends, family or customers. Includes Personal book and Business book with Search option on name, last name or phone number.

http://amizrien.tripod.com/id17.htm

Contact Numbers 1.5

2009-02-05T22:50:00.000-08:00

Contact Numbers, an easy to use way to store the contact details of friends, colleagues etc. There are plenty of brilliant personal information managers available, if you need what they have then this probably isn't for you ;)

http://www.tightcannon.co.uk/Contacts.zip

XML Address Book

2009-02-05T22:48:00.000-08:00

XML Address Book is a full-featured, easy-to-use address book application with all the essential features you really need and without any overhead. You can add any number of entries you like or import them from an Excel file. The table can be rearranged and sorted in any way (by clicking the table headers) and you can add or delete rows to fit your personal needs. All settings are saved to disk automatically. The address file is saved in the XML format. The program can also serve as a birthday planner - you can call a table with all the persons who are celebrating their birthday within the next 30 days, along with the number of days to go and their age.

http://www.programming.de/freeware_windows.php

RJM Pops Address Book 1.0

2009-02-05T22:47:00.000-08:00

RJM Pops Address Book is a simple address book with some options that let you add, view, edit or delete contacts and keep home, work and email information. You can view Birthdays or Anniversaries for specific months. It is a very small program that does not write to the registry and works great on a flash drive.

http://www.rjmpops.com/addressbook/

Blogger Labels: Address book

2009-02-02T00:17:00.000-08:00

Unlocker (182 KB) Many of us have encountered situations where we attempt to delete a file and Windows says it can’t be deleted because it’s "in use by another program or person," etc. Unlocker is a new way to delete/free up the locked file (or folder)without rebooting. (Source: Support Alert newsletter)

Blogger Labels: Recover files, Utilities

Unlocker v1.8.1 for Windows 2000 and later can be downloaded at http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

XnView

2009-02-02T00:06:00.000-08:00

XnView (3.47 MB) This latest version of XnView, a utility for viewing and converting graphic files, has features which include:Import about 400 graphic file formats, Export about 50graphic file formats, Resize, rotate, crop support, Lossless rotate & crop (jpeg) support, and much more

Xnview for Windows can be downloaded athttp://www.download.com/XnView/3000-2192_4-10067391.html,and for Linux athttp://download.xnview.com/XnView-static.i386.rpm for Linux.

Squeet Squeet

2009-02-02T00:04:00.000-08:00

Squeet Squeet delivers News, Blogs & more to your Email InBox on aschedule that you determine! No installation of any applicationor RSS Reader necessary. Squeet's service depends on when RSSfeeds are refreshed and the frequency of their updates.

You can sign up for this free service athttp://www.squeet.com/Default.aspx?tab=3&ReturnUrl=%2fManageAccount.aspx

Courier Email

2009-02-01T23:59:00.000-08:00

Courier Email (4 MB) Courier Email is Rose City Software's update to the muchacclaimed CalypsoÂ® email program. Compatible with all computersrunning Windows 98 and newer, Courier Email is presently beingoffered free for unlimited use. (Source: Scout Report) The 4 MB Courier Email v.3.5 is can be downloadedat http://www.rosecitydownloads.com/courier3.exe

spyware terminator

2009-02-01T23:27:00.000-08:00

Millions of users worldwide rely on Spyware Terminator, winner of many awards and high ratings from industry experts and users. Its free comprehensive protection is comparable to competitors' paid versions!

http://www.spywareterminator.com/download/download.aspx

Adobe Reader 8.1.2

2009-02-01T22:20:00.000-08:00

Adobe Reader 8.1.2

Adobe Reader 8.1.2 (formerly Acrobat Reader) is available as a no-charge download from Adobe's web site, and allows the viewing and printing of PDF files. Acrobat and Reader are major components of the Adobe Engagement Platform, and are widely used as a way to present information with a fixed layout similar to a paper publication.

What is Adobe Reader 8.1.2?
Adobe Reader is free software that lets you open, view, search, and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

Adobe has also refused to support past versions (versions prior to version 8 - their latest) under Windows Vista. Anyone switching to Windows Vista must either sacrifice using Adobe PDF tools, or pay an upgrade fee to version 8 to be able to continue using Adobe products.

There is currently no official option to stop Reader 8 from calling home. Furthermore, the "Updates" Preference in Reader 8 has been moved from "Edit | Preferences" to a much less obvious location. It can be found at "Help | Check for updates | Preferences", where one can chose "Automatic" or "Ask me before downloading", and "Weekly" or "Monthly". Note that "Adobe Reader 8" can be unchecked for "Applications to Update"; however, that will not stop it from checking for updates - instead it will respond "No updates available" even if updates are available. Other than this, there is no known way to stop adobe from downloading updates every time you open Acrobat.

Adobe Reader 8.1.2 Features:
+ Provides better overall performance for faster launch times and real-time zooming and panning
+ Enables you to fill out and submit PDF forms from a variety of devices
+ Helps you download and organize digital editions (formerly known as eBooks) on a variety of devices, with full support for portrait or landscape viewing
+ Lets you display and share Adobe Photoshop Album slide shows and electronic cards, and export images for online photo processing (Note that online photo services vary regionally.)
+ Allows you to save a range of files attached to PDF documents, such as word processing documents, spreadsheets, and multimedia files, and open them in their native applications.

Adobe Reader 8.1.2 has license: Freeware
File Size: 22.37 MB
Freeware Adobe Reader 8.1.2 Requirements:
- Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
Adobe Reader 8.1.2 Freeware Download

Ad-Aware 2008 Free Features:

2009-02-01T22:19:00.001-08:00

Ad-Aware 2008 Free

Ad-Aware 2008 is an anti-spyware program developed by Lavasoft that detects and removes spyware or adware on a user's computer. It also detects dialers, Trojans, malware, viruses, bots, rootkits, data-mining, aggressive advertising, parasites, browser hijackers and tracking components. Lavasoft offers a free, downloadable version called Ad-Aware 2008 Free, and three paid-for products called Ad-Aware 2008 Plus, Ad-Aware 2008 Pro and Ad-Aware Enterprise 2.0. With the 2008 release, the Plus and Pro products include integrated anti-virus protection.

What is Ad-Aware 2008 Free ?
Ad-Aware 2008 Free provides protection from known Spyware including: Data-mining, aggressive advertising, Parasites, Scumware, selected traditional Trojans, Dialers, Malware, Browser hijackers, and tracking components. With the release of Ad-Aware SE Personal edition, Lavasoft takes the fight against Spyware to the next level.

Ad-Aware 2008 Free Features:
With Lavasoft's all new Code Sequence Identification (CSI) technology, you will not only be protected from known content, but will also have advanced protection against many of their unknown variants. To further protect you, Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition also has the capability to scan and list Alternate Data Streams (ADS) in NTFS enabled volumes. In combination with the new scanning engine, Ad-Aware SE will scan your computer faster and more thoroughly than ever before!

Ad-Aware 2008 Free has license: Non-Commercial Freeware
File Size: 18.27 MB
Freeware Ad-Aware 2008 Free Requirements:
- Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista
Ad-Aware 2008 Free Freeware Download

Freeware:definition

2009-02-01T21:12:00.000-08:00

Freeware is copyrighted computer software which is made available for use free of charge, for an unlimited time, as opposed to shareware where the user is required to pay (e.g. after some trial period or for additional functionality).

The license may be "free for personal, non-commercial use." Everything created with the freeware programs can be distributed at no cost (for example graphic, documents, or sounds made by user). (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware)