Useful utilities ...

Mug3n · Aug 27, 2007, 04:05 PM

I highly recommend Crossloop.

It is way better than RealVNC, UltraVNC, LogMe-In, Hamachi and the likes. I've been using it for months now and have help a handful of folks on their computer problems from across states and half across the globe in real time.

It is freeware and it has file transfer capabilities. Check site for more details. It is a certified PWNaGE software.

WOOT! 1st post

Tipstaff · Aug 28, 2007, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mug3n

I highly recommend Crossloop.

It is way better than RealVNC, UltraVNC, LogMe-In, Hamachi and the likes. I've been using it for months now and have help a handful of folks on their computer problems from across states and half across the globe in real time.

It is freeware and it has file transfer capabilities. Check site for more details. It is a certified PWNaGE software.

WOOT! 1st post

Nice. I was looking for something to replace VNC on my clients machines. I'll have to give this a try.

Callandor · Sep 7, 2007, 10:55 AM

Posted this in the Apple Macintosh forum, thought I'd put it here as well so that its easy to find when you need it.

Download iPod Music Liberator 4.9 Free Trial - Copy music from your iPod to any computer - Softpedia

I'd like to point out this is shareware, it only copies 5 tracks off at a time you have to buy the full version for more usability and it is an alternative to Mac programs like Senuti for Windows. If you want it for mac:

Download iPod Music Liberator 4.9.5 for Mac Free Trial - iPod Music Liberator - Copy music from your iPod to any computer - Softpedia

ChoGGi · Sep 7, 2007, 11:58 AM

cant you just copy them directly off the ipod then use foobar2000 or whatever you want to rename them?

Callandor · Sep 7, 2007, 12:55 PM

You could but I'm too lazy to bother.

I have a very very meticulously arranged very big library, with equalizer presets and that kinda stuff which took me a very long time to set up so basically for me a program that gets them out of my iPod as is is a must.

Edit: It doesen't copy the presets, volume leveling and things like that, only the file names, putting the files in a folder which if you still have the files in your iTunes library can be used to save such information by replacing the files in the folder they were in before (artist>album).

PangingJr · Sep 23, 2007, 01:23 PM

i don't know how many of you already know this or will be interested in this.

anyways, i just found out today that the Seagate's Disc Wizard software has now been powered by the Acronis True Image version 10.0 Build 5028. you can download this free software (DiscWizardSetup.en.exe 102 MB.) at the Seagate websites.

this version of True Image supports Windows Vista x86 (not sure about x64 based one), as well as XP x64.
as far as i know (so far), in order to meet the Seagate's requirement, and to use the software in Windows, the system must has at the least one installed Seagate or Maxtor hard disk drive.

and the software does not (designed to) detect Seagate's drives that are in RAID-0 set ups, so you will need to install on the system, another Seagate or Maxtor in a non-RAID drive configuration, so that the software can detect and allows its program to start.

RoyBatty · Sep 23, 2007, 01:41 PM

The Seagate Disc Wizard has the same functions a the True Image only limited to Seagat/Maxtor drives? That's great. I was wondering why the application is so big. Thanks PangingJr.

PangingJr · Sep 23, 2007, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoyBatty

The Seagate Disc Wizard has the same functions a the True Image only limited to Seagat/Maxtor drives? That's great. I was wondering why the application is so big. Thanks PangingJr.

my friend sent me the software i just installed (and removed it after, since i have the full retail version of the True Image) it to see what it's all about the software,
and i surprised to find it's actually, and a quite up-to-date version, of the True Image software.

however, i have not tested using it yet, and this due to all of the system's hard drives are in RAID, the software could not detect that the system was actually, had Seagate's drives.
however, it allowed me to build a CD version of the software, and the CD version has both True Image (full version) and True Image (safe mode), which is very good,
the True Image (safe mode), when booting into it, it can detect my Intel RAID configured drives, and that i can use it to perform backup or restore the system.

RoyBatty · Dec 29, 2007, 09:21 PM

Very good free file manger: Free Commander

Vikingod · Jan 4, 2008, 04:12 AM

Floola

Great ipod/motorola phone management utility/itune replacement. Runs on the ipod, copies music to anywhere, rips and converts video (using FFmpeg), and does tons more. Worth checking out to anyone with an ipod.

Callandor · Jun 16, 2008, 01:33 AM

Read Maniac, the best cell phone e-book/text file reader ever.

ReadManiac - Electronic book reader for java-enabled phones

**Mousey** · Jun 16, 2008, 09:48 AM

DriverMax A complete godsend if you format a lot, backs up all your chosen drivers to a memory stick/cd/hdd/w.e and installs them all at once, no wizards on whatever drive you want them to

Mug3n · Jun 19, 2008, 05:59 PM

TeraCopy is a compact program designed to copy and move files at the maximum possible speed, providing the user a lot of features:

Copy files faster. TeraCopy uses dynamically adjusted buffers to reduce seek times. Asynchronous copy speeds up file transfer between two physical hard drives.
Pause and resume file transfers. Pause copy process at any time to free up system resources and continue with a single click.
Error recovery. In case of copy error, TeraCopy will try several times and in the worse case just skips the file, not terminating the entire transfer.
Interactive file list. TeraCopy shows failed file transfers and lets you fix the problem and recopy only problem files.
Shell integration. TeraCopy can completely replace Explorer copy and move functions, allowing you work with files as usual.
Full Unicode support.

You don't have to buy the PRO version 'coz the free and beta versions works just as well.

Callandor · Jul 25, 2008, 02:20 PM

Conky, good if you use Linux.

http://linux.softpedia.com/progDownl...load-8586.html

Quote:

Conky is a light-weight system monitor. Conky is a system monitor for X originally based on the torsmo code. Since it's original conception, Conky has changed a fair bit from it's predecessor. Conky can display just about anything, either on your root desktop or in it's own window. Conky has many built-in objects, as well as the ability to execute programs and scripts, then display the output from stdout. We are always looking for help, and anyone interested in becoming a developer is welcome.

Callandor · Jul 28, 2008, 12:57 AM

Just thought of posting this, mkk's site.

mkk.foo.se

Callandor · Jul 29, 2008, 02:15 PM

The site that Zaim found but didn't post in a centralized location.

Freeware Tools and Utilities for Windows

Zoyee · Jul 23, 2009, 07:13 AM

Thanks,ppl, for variety of useful utilities

comp_ali · Aug 1, 2009, 03:41 PM

This one is very useful , it enables you to assign a shortcut for whatever commands you want and it is free.

Skynergy HotKeyz

comp_ali · Oct 17, 2009, 10:28 AM

This burner is free and looks promising , I am downloading it now.
CDBurnerXP: Introduction and News

Quote:

Key Features
burn all kinds of discs
audio-CDs with or without gaps between tracks
burn and create ISO files
data verification after burning process
create bootable discs
multi-language interface
bin/nrg → ISO converter, simple cover printing and much more!
Operating Systems: Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista/Windows 7

MitchRapp · Oct 20, 2009, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tipstaff

Nice. I was looking for something to replace VNC on my clients machines. I'll have to give this a try.

Have you tried LOGMEIN ? (dot com)
I find that for outside-the-network computers, it's much better and easier to use logmein

VNC becomes very unstable over the internet but on a local network it's solid

MitchRapp · Oct 20, 2009, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tipstaff

Nice. I was looking for something to replace VNC on my clients machines. I'll have to give this a try.

Have you tried LOGMEIN ? (dot com)
I find that for outside-the-network computers, it's much better and easier to use logmein

VNC becomes very unstable over the internet but on a local network it's solid

RoyBatty · Oct 20, 2009, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by comp_ali

This burner is free and looks promising , I am downloading it now.
CDBurnerXP: Introduction and News

CDBurnerXP has a few quite annoying bugs/problems like:

CDBurnerXP • View topic - 4.0.024.439 very high cpu usage
CDBurnerXP • View topic - Missing files
CDBurnerXP • View topic - Slow verify speed - so why does it happen?

I'd used the program in the past, but these bugs are show-stoppers for me...

comp_ali · Oct 20, 2009, 07:46 PM

Thanks for clarification , actually I didn't burn any media yet.

comp_ali · Oct 27, 2009, 11:17 AM

Screenshot Captor : Free software for screen captures.

Check the site and download
Screenshot Captor - Mouser - Software - DonationCoder.com

isaak · Oct 29, 2009, 11:09 AM

very good thanks guys got some useful stuff outta this

comp_ali · Oct 31, 2009, 12:26 PM

Nice free multilingual dictionary , it uses multiple sources either online or offline .

Cross-translation over 80 languages.
Text translation over 34 languages.

For more info : Lingoes ? A Portable Dictionary and Multi-Language Translator in Your Pocket

Download Page : Lingoes -- free dictionary and full text translation software

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Jan 24, 2010, 05:57 AM

I use RealTemp for displaying my cpu and gpu temps in real time on the bottom right of my screen and it can even be minimised during gameplay to record high temps during gameplay for analysis afterwards. As far as temps go that's another story, but I highly recommend this useful utility.

Callandor · May 13, 2010, 10:02 AM

For those with a cluttered desktop use Stardock's Fences:

Fences Screenshots - By Stardock - Clean up your desktop clutter

---------------------------------

Another well known program is Launchy, did a search and found it mentioned in two threads (one in the ATi forums and one in an HH news article posted by MIG-31, where the author made reference to it in passing) so I decided I'd archive it here.

Launchy: The Open Source Keystroke Launcher

---------------------------------

Last but not least we have Texter, a program that predicts what you're going to type and finishes it off for you. It has also been mentioned but once on the forums by the same author who once again was making a slight reference to it in passing.

Necrosis · May 17, 2010, 03:13 AM

I used to use True Launch Bar but since 7 I don't use it.

Quote:

True Launch Bar is a Superior replacement for the standard Quick Launch bar. All functions presented in Quick Launch are also in True Launch Bar. However, the True Launch Bar is fully compatible with Quick Launch because it uses the same folder for shortcuts. But there is one huge difference. True Launch Bar allows you to combine your shortcuts into groups. This feature looks like popup menus. This vastly improves the management of your shortcuts and save working space on your desktop. By using True Launch Bar, you speed up the launching of your applications like never before.

True Launch Bar - Superior replacement for standard Quick Launch

Tipstaff · Jun 11, 2010, 04:37 AM

While cloning off my Raptor raid setup to an Agility 2 SSD I started to get worried about alignment issues. Acronis True Image 2010 is supposed to be able to support cloning to SSDs from traditional HDs, and correct the alignment, but I needed something easy to use to confirm this (other than using MSINFO32, checking the starting offset of the partition, and dividing it by 4096 to see if it comes up with a whole number). That's when I found this little beauty.

It's called AS SSD. It's an SSD benchmarking tool for XP, Vista, and Windows 7, but of note, in the top left corner it will tell you what controller is being used, as well as indicate whether or not the alignment is ok by either showing you the cluster size in green with an OK, or red with BAD. Simple. You can also do screen shots with it, or output the results to text.

You can grab this gem right HERE.

(not a screenshot of my setup, btw)

Sep 7, 2007, 10:55 AM	#153
Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,205 Rep Power: 303 System Specs	iPod Music Liberator 4.9 for Windows Posted this in the Apple Macintosh forum, thought I'd put it here as well so that its easy to find when you need it. Download iPod Music Liberator 4.9 Free Trial - Copy music from your iPod to any computer - Softpedia I'd like to point out this is shareware, it only copies 5 tracks off at a time you have to buy the full version for more usability and it is an alternative to Mac programs like Senuti for Windows. If you want it for mac: Download iPod Music Liberator 4.9.5 for Mac Free Trial - iPod Music Liberator - Copy music from your iPod to any computer - Softpedia __________________

Sep 7, 2007, 11:58 AM	#154
ChoGGi DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,209 Rep Power: 0	cant you just copy them directly off the ipod then use foobar2000 or whatever you want to rename them? __________________ specs Common Problems and Fixes for your Radeon

Sep 7, 2007, 12:55 PM	#155
Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,205 Rep Power: 303 System Specs	You could but I'm too lazy to bother. I have a very very meticulously arranged very big library, with equalizer presets and that kinda stuff which took me a very long time to set up so basically for me a program that gets them out of my iPod as is is a must. Edit: It doesen't copy the presets, volume leveling and things like that, only the file names, putting the files in a folder which if you still have the files in your iTunes library can be used to save such information by replacing the files in the folder they were in before (artist>album). __________________ Last edited by Callandor; Sep 10, 2007 at 09:41 AM.

Sep 23, 2007, 01:23 PM	#156
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 70	i don't know how many of you already know this or will be interested in this. anyways, i just found out today that the Seagate's Disc Wizard software has now been powered by the Acronis True Image version 10.0 Build 5028. you can download this free software (DiscWizardSetup.en.exe 102 MB.) at the Seagate websites. this version of True Image supports Windows Vista x86 (not sure about x64 based one), as well as XP x64. as far as i know (so far), in order to meet the Seagate's requirement, and to use the software in Windows, the system must has at the least one installed Seagate or Maxtor hard disk drive. and the software does not (designed to) detect Seagate's drives that are in RAID-0 set ups, so you will need to install on the system, another Seagate or Maxtor in a non-RAID drive configuration, so that the software can detect and allows its program to start. Last edited by PangingJr; Sep 23, 2007 at 03:06 PM.

Jun 16, 2008, 01:33 AM	#161
Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,205 Rep Power: 303 System Specs	Read Maniac, the best cell phone e-book/text file reader ever. ReadManiac - Electronic book reader for java-enabled phones __________________

Aug 27, 2007, 04:05 PM	#151
Mug3n DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lone Star State Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	I highly recommend Crossloop. It is way better than RealVNC, UltraVNC, LogMe-In, Hamachi and the likes. I've been using it for months now and have help a handful of folks on their computer problems from across states and half across the globe in real time. It is freeware and it has file transfer capabilities. Check site for more details. It is a certified PWNaGE software. WOOT! 1st post

Sep 23, 2007, 01:41 PM	#157
RoyBatty HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,941 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	The Seagate Disc Wizard has the same functions a the True Image only limited to Seagat/Maxtor drives? That's great. I was wondering why the application is so big. Thanks PangingJr.

Dec 29, 2007, 09:21 PM	#159
RoyBatty HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,941 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	Very good free file manger: Free Commander

Jan 4, 2008, 04:12 AM	#160
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 111 System Specs	Floola Great ipod/motorola phone management utility/itune replacement. Runs on the ipod, copies music to anywhere, rips and converts video (using FFmpeg), and does tons more. Worth checking out to anyone with an ipod.

Jun 16, 2008, 09:48 AM	#162
Mousey Synth's Long Lost Bro Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Web Design Hell Posts: 7,185 Rep Power: 245 System Specs	DriverMax A complete godsend if you format a lot, backs up all your chosen drivers to a memory stick/cd/hdd/w.e and installs them all at once, no wizards on whatever drive you want them to __________________

Jun 19, 2008, 05:59 PM	#163
Mug3n DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lone Star State Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	TeraCopy is a compact program designed to copy and move files at the maximum possible speed, providing the user a lot of features: Copy files faster. TeraCopy uses dynamically adjusted buffers to reduce seek times. Asynchronous copy speeds up file transfer between two physical hard drives. Pause and resume file transfers. Pause copy process at any time to free up system resources and continue with a single click. Error recovery. In case of copy error, TeraCopy will try several times and in the worse case just skips the file, not terminating the entire transfer. Interactive file list. TeraCopy shows failed file transfers and lets you fix the problem and recopy only problem files. Shell integration. TeraCopy can completely replace Explorer copy and move functions, allowing you work with files as usual. Full Unicode support. You don't have to buy the PRO version 'coz the free and beta versions works just as well.

Jul 28, 2008, 12:57 AM	#165
Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,205 Rep Power: 303 System Specs	Just thought of posting this, mkk's site. mkk.foo.se __________________

Jul 29, 2008, 02:15 PM	#166
Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,205 Rep Power: 303 System Specs	The site that Zaim found but didn't post in a centralized location. Freeware Tools and Utilities for Windows __________________

Jul 23, 2009, 07:13 AM	#167
Zoyee DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Re: Useful utilities ... Thanks,ppl, for variety of useful utilities

Aug 1, 2009, 03:41 PM	#168
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: Useful utilities ... This one is very useful , it enables you to assign a shortcut for whatever commands you want and it is free. Skynergy HotKeyz __________________

Oct 20, 2009, 07:46 PM	#173
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: Useful utilities ... Thanks for clarification , actually I didn't burn any media yet. __________________

Oct 27, 2009, 11:17 AM	#174
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: Useful utilities ... Screenshot Captor : Free software for screen captures. Check the site and download Screenshot Captor - Mouser - Software - DonationCoder.com __________________

Oct 29, 2009, 11:09 AM	#175
isaak HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,285 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Re: Useful utilities ... very good thanks guys got some useful stuff outta this __________________ The first step... shall be to lose the way. - Galway Kinnell

Oct 31, 2009, 12:26 PM	#176
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: Useful utilities ... Nice free multilingual dictionary , it uses multiple sources either online or offline . Cross-translation over 80 languages. Text translation over 34 languages. For more info : Lingoes ? A Portable Dictionary and Multi-Language Translator in Your Pocket Download Page : Lingoes -- free dictionary and full text translation software __________________

Jan 24, 2010, 05:57 AM	#177
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Useful utilities ... I use RealTemp for displaying my cpu and gpu temps in real time on the bottom right of my screen and it can even be minimised during gameplay to record high temps during gameplay for analysis afterwards. As far as temps go that's another story, but I highly recommend this useful utility.

May 13, 2010, 10:02 AM	#178
Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,205 Rep Power: 303 System Specs	Re: Useful utilities ... For those with a cluttered desktop use Stardock's Fences: Fences Screenshots - By Stardock - Clean up your desktop clutter --------------------------------- Another well known program is Launchy, did a search and found it mentioned in two threads (one in the ATi forums and one in an HH news article posted by MIG-31, where the author made reference to it in passing) so I decided I'd archive it here. Launchy: The Open Source Keystroke Launcher --------------------------------- Last but not least we have Texter, a program that predicts what you're going to type and finishes it off for you. It has also been mentioned but once on the forums by the same author who once again was making a slight reference to it in passing. __________________

Jun 11, 2010, 04:37 AM	#180
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,772 Rep Power: 190 System Specs	As ssd While cloning off my Raptor raid setup to an Agility 2 SSD I started to get worried about alignment issues. Acronis True Image 2010 is supposed to be able to support cloning to SSDs from traditional HDs, and correct the alignment, but I needed something easy to use to confirm this (other than using MSINFO32, checking the starting offset of the partition, and dividing it by 4096 to see if it comes up with a whole number). That's when I found this little beauty. It's called AS SSD. It's an SSD benchmarking tool for XP, Vista, and Windows 7, but of note, in the top left corner it will tell you what controller is being used, as well as indicate whether or not the alignment is ok by either showing you the cluster size in green with an OK, or red with BAD. Simple. You can also do screen shots with it, or output the results to text. You can grab this gem right HERE. (not a screenshot of my setup, btw) __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.