Monthly Disk February 2003

Freeware & Shareware

MD0203 - Advanced GIF Animator - Ver: 2.12.2
Advanced GIF Animator is a tool for creating animated GIF images. With this program, you can create pictures, banners, buttons, and even movies. You can use a built-in image editor or any standalone graphics editor to create image files that will assemble into GIF animation. Licence: Trial; $35

MD0203 - Advanced Uninstaller Pro 2002 - Ver: 4.0
Advanced Uninstaller Pro 2002 offers many options that are not present in the Windows Control Panel applet such as fast starting, clearing obsolete entries from the Registry, and simultaneous uninstalling of several applications, plus it includes an Internet Explorer cookies manager and cleaner. Licence: Trial; Cost: $16.00

MD0203 - Aida32
This is surely the king of all system information applications for PC users. There are three versions, all free. In addition, there are 80 pages of information about all the hardware and all the software in one's system, including a list of all .dll files; invaluable. Licence: Free

MD0203 - Audio CD to MP3 Ripper - Ver: 1.55.3
CD to MP3 Ripper rips audio CD tracks and saves them into audio formats like MP3, WAV, WMA (Windows Media Audio), VQF (Yamaha SoundVQ), and OGG Vorbis. It's fast, easy to use while powerful. Licence: Trial; Cost: $19.95

MD0203 - CleanCenter - Ver: 1.328
Have you ever wondered how much of your disk space is used by temporary files, files that were created during installation of programs, or those that are no longer needed for any application? It may not be much, but it is still worth considering. CleanCenter will find and delete such files and clear up lots of space on your hard drive. Licence: Trial; Cost: $29.95

MD0203 - Easy Video Joiner - Ver: 4.20
Easy Video Joiner can help you join multiple AVI, MPEG (MPG), RM (Real Media) or WMV/ASF (Window Media) files into one large movie file. You can add an unlimited number of video files as you like to the list and easily rearrange their order if needed. Licence: Trial; Cost: $19.95

MD0203 - EditPLUS - Ver: 2.11 (SR-1)
Smooth text editor with extensive features for HTML and other programming. Syntax highlighting, according to the default templates or whatever templates you set, multiple cliptext menu's for easy access to common used keystrokes, built in browser preview option, fully customisable and easy to use. Licence: Shareware; Cost: $30

MD0203 - FreeRAM XP Pro - Ver: 1.3
FreeRAM XP Pro is a freeware application designed to defragment and free up your system's RAM (Random Access Memory). As a result, system performance, response time, and stability increase. Licence: Free

MD0203 - Hercules - Ver: 1.0
Hercules, a multi-purpose tool for Webmasters and Web developers. This tool includes a Clipboard Manager and Archive that can store thousands of clips, and display up to 3 categories simultaneously. Licence: Shareware; Cost $30

MD0203 - Icon Sucker - Ver: 2
Suck icons out of any application on your hard drive. Works with ICO, CUR, ANI, ICL, EXE, DLL, OCX, DRV, BPL, CPL, SCR and VBX files. Icon Sucker can read all icons from both 16-bit and 32-bit application and library files. The free version extracts 16x16, 32x32, and 48x48 pixel icons. Export icon images as *.bmp or as *.ico files. Licence: Freeware

MD0203 - Koala HTML - Ver: 1.0.5
Koala HTML is a program for creating Web pages that is useful for beginners and experts alike. It allows you to insert special HTML tags quickly and easily, with a minimum of required learning. Koala HTML includes several Web page templates to help get you started, as well as more than 65 background images, animations, and other images you can use in your Web pages. Licence: Trial; $19.95

MD0203 - KP Typing Tutor - Ver: 4.0.2
Use this tool to learn to type. A number of modules let you practice a basic typing course with sentences or longer text. An on-screen keyboard shows left and right hands to highlight the key and finger you should use. It supports Dvorak keyboard layouts (Dvorak, Left single-handed Dvorak and Right single-handed Dvorak) with special typing courses. Licence: Shareware; Cost: $12

MD0203 - Magic Notes - Ver: 3.3
This is a sticky note utility that lets you create a new notes with one click. Notes can be set to appear as reminders at specific dates and times, including recurring intervals. Because this is network-ready, you can send a note to the desktop of any other PC running Magic Notes, whether they're connected by LAN or Internet. Licence: Shareware; Cost: $15

MD0203 - Meta Tag Expert - Ver: 1.5
This enables intermediate to advanced Webmasters to produce 14 of the most common meta tags in a few steps. Fill in and press F2 to create your tags, which are ready for pasting into pages. Licence: Freeware

MD0203 - Metty - Ver: 1.21
Metty will generate meta tags for your site after you provide the necessary information. Having the correct meta tags is important if you want your pages to be properly indexed by a search. Licence: Freeware

MD0203 - Mozilla (32-bit) Ver: 1.2.1
Mozilla's interface employs the standard browsing paradigm with back, forward, and refresh buttons. It is skinnable, meaning you can download new looks for it. It features the ability to disable unrequested pop-up windows on Web sites. Mozilla also lets you open multiple browser windows and display multiple Web pages in a single tabbed window at the same time. Licence: Freeware

MD0203 - Nexus Portal - Ver: 3.4
View and control another computer from across your network or the Internet. This has Explorer-like file transfer and the ability to end tasks on all Windows platforms. You can also reboot or restart the other computer. Licence: Demo; Cost: $19

MD0203 - OpenOffice.org - Ver: 1.0
OpenOffice.org is probably the most comprehensive free office suite available. It might even be the most comprehensive office suite ever. It's a virtual clone of the commercially sold StarOffice program. and the two suites are programmed concurrently by the same people. However, OpenOffice.org comes without various 'value' add-ons, such as the database program, fonts, and of course help and support. If you have a problem getting OpenOffice.org to word, then there' s nobody to phone for help.

MD0203 - Orbitron - Ver: 2.1
Orbitron will localize up to 2,000 satellites for a given time interval. It includes: NORAD SGP4/SDP4 prediction models; Satellites can be loaded from TLE files; Real-time mode; Simulation mode; Internet time synchronization and data update. Licence: Freeware

MD0203 - Password Safe Support - Ver: 2.0
Many computer users today have to keep track of dozens of passwords: for network accounts, online services, premium web sites. Some write their passwords on a piece of paper, leaving their accounts vulnerable to thieves or in-house snoops. Others choose the same password for different applications, which makes life easy for intruders of all kinds. With Password Safe, a free Windows 9x/2000 utility from Counterpane Labs, users can keep their passwords securely encrypted on their computers. A single Safe Combination--just one thing to remember--unlocks them all. Licence: Freeware

MD0203 - Phoenix - Ver: 0.4
The Phoenix Project - Phoenix is a redesign of the Mozilla browser component, similar to Galeon, K-Meleon and Chimera, but written using the XUL user interface language and designed to be cross-platform. Licence: Freeware

MD0203 - Pixia
A Graphics creation application with a difference! Originally available only in Japan, Pixia is now offered in a wide selection of languages. Licence: Freeware

MD0203 - Power Searcher: Ver: 1.3
Due to apparent weaknesses in the standard Windows search and directory tools, it was felt necessary to produce an enhanced version of the 'Find' utility plus some other neat bits. This program will allow you to do a search on file/folder name/Contents/Size/Attributes/Dates with lots of other sub criteria to really refine the search. Licence: Freeware

MD0203 - Quick Screen Capture - Ver: 2.0
Quick Screen Capture is a powerful and easy-to-use screen capture software to capture full screen (include DirectX mode), windows, objects, rectangle areas of the screen by hotkeys or menu commands. Licence: Trial; Cost: $19.95

MD0203 - Ram Def XTreme - Ver: 2.6
Most computer users know how important it is to defragment disk drives frequently, and how highly fragmented drives slow down performance - but how many know that performance can be enhanced by defragmenting RAM? This is a quality product, small download, and highly recommended. Can be set to operate automatically while a symbol sits in your system tray. Licence: Freeware

MD0203 - Registry First Aid - Ver: 2.5
Registry First Aid cleans the registry to speed up your computer and stop program crashes! Software un-installations sometimes leave behind nagging file references in the Windows registry, pointing to files that no longer exist. In time, you can end up with hundreds of these files that may slow down your computer and cause software to lock up. Licence: Shareware; Cost $21

MD0203 - StartUp Organizer - Ver: 1.7
Startup Organizer is simply that! It links to the registry editor. Although basic users will have to read up on the program before using it, Startup Organizer is a utility you can't live without if you are constantly trying out new programs. Licence: Shareware; Cost: $25

MD0203 - StealthDisk - Ver: 3.3
This patent-pending security system lets you hide any type of file, folder or application. You assign hotkey combinations to hide data. You can also remove all traces of your online activity. Licence: Shareware; Cost: $29.95

MD0203 - WAV to MP3 Encoder - Ver: 2.1
WAV to MP3 Encoder makes compressing and sharing music files a snap. Encode your ripped WAV files into high-quality, non-corrupt MP3 files so you can store your favourite CDs or share them online. This program gives you the option of creating MP3s in 40 different bit rates, 3 sampling rates, and 2 channels. Batch convert unlimited WAVs in the fast and easy WinZip-style interface, and preview WAVs before encoding them. Licence: Trial; $15.00 to buy

MD0203 - WinGuard Pro Free - Ver: 5.0
Gives you the ability to lock down any program, window or files on your computer with a password. It also allows you to lock down the Desktop, My Computer Icon, and Internet Access. Block people from installing software. Block the Shutdown menu, Boot Keys and even block access to the entire computer. It is fully configurable with password time delays, screen blanking etc. Licence: Freeware

MD0203 - WinUtils32 - Ver: 5.0
A collection of 32-bit utilities to close down and restart Windows at the click of a button, close programs, close all open windows, close programs after a specified time, perform cleanup tasks before closing down Windows, change notepad and wordpad defaults etc. Licence: Trial; Cost: $25


Index