Re: Potter's favorite computer programs.


hanson wrote:
> Hey, Tom! ... Happy New Year to you!
> There's some pretty cool stuff you've chosen here.
> == Related to that is the cookie mania/phobia. Some folks
> around here have put a "cookie"-folder short cut onto
> their desktops and clean it out before/after sessions.
> == Can ad/spy/mal/ware programs also be located in that
> way and be deleted as easily as the cookies?
> == Microsoft PhotoStory, ok, but it only accept 300 pixs
> per session. Is there any program which fills **directly**
> without frills, **any** amount of jpg and or bmp (4000+ pix)
> onto a DVD disc (till full) that can be played on *TV" via a
> DVD player?
> Thanks and take care, Tom
> hanson
> >
> <tdp1001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1136381038.987195.317880@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Here is a list of some of my [Potters'] favorite programs.
> They can be download from the Internet and most are free.
> Please let me know if you know of better ones than these,
> or good programs for other purposes.
>
> WinPatrol - Protects you from changes to your "registry", "services",
> home page, file associations, browser, startup programs, etc.
>
> TurboLaunch - You can drag your frequently used programs, files,
> and directories onto this program, and it creates a menu of icons that
> you can click on to activate the program, load the file, or jump to the
> directory.
>
> 5D PDF - Creates PDF files via the print command.
> I use this to print web pages to PDF rather than saving them as
> HTML or MHT files, as it is faster and doesn't load my browser.
>
> KeyNote - A nice outline program.
>
> Skype - make phone calls all over the world for $.02 per minute.
>
> Google Earth - zoom in on any place on the Earth's surface.
> You can download "kmz" files from user groups that zooms in
> on all the ships in the Navy, famous places in history,
> all the battles of WWII, the Civil War, etc. and all kinds of
> interesting places. You can search on terms such as
> "Taco Bell" and zoom in on all the Taco Bells in any area.
>
> WWeb - fast, small, handy dictionary with synonyms, etc.
>
> TaskInfo - shows what your cpu is doing,
> and lets you control the programs.
> Plots data in and out (Internet),
> what programs and files are active, etc.
>
> WinM8 - Powerful, fast way to store, arrange and access information.
> The nice feature is that you can drag the data around to arrange it.
>
> Total recorder - record any sound you can hear on your computer.
>
> Irfanview - small, fast, useful graphics editor/screen capture,
> and batch renaming, resizing, adjusting pictures.
>
> hotpixelkiller - patches digital camera pictures for bad pixels in your
> camera.
>
> Avant - the best web browser. Easy to use and has many useful features.
>
> TrustyFiles - finds and downloads free songs, movies, programs, etc.
>
> WebReaper - save compete web sites to view offline.
>
> glclip - Stores the clips sent to the Clipboard
> in separate, tiny, windows for copying/saving/reviewing.
> Can also accumulate a batch of clips into one window or file.
>
> FileTargets - A "Context Menu" program
> that lets you copy or move the files and directories
> you right click on, to the places you have set up.
> I use it to move files to various places I set up such as
> audio, video, text, DOC, PDF, HTML, etc.
>
> NetAnts - A good download program.
> Batch download can download all the files
> or all of the files of any of any type you choose.
>
> Telescope - Searches several search sites,
> and Google etc. can't track your searching habits.
>
> WorldTime - shows times of the places you select.
>
> Media Player Classic - Best video player for movies like
> avi, mpeg, rm, and mov.
> Good for DVDs too, but not the best.
> Also displays any video input such as web cams and
> cameras and TV boards.
>
> Microsoft PhotoStory - use to make pictures into DVDs and videos.
> You can pan and zoom on still pictures and create "movies".
>
> InfoNymph - You can drag and drop files such as text, graphics, URLs,
> and video into this "outline" program
> and save it, outline it, organize it, and password protect your work.
> In other words, if you had a batch of
> files that you didn't want anyone to see, you could drag them into this
> program, organize and password protect the data.
> A neat feature is that when you view your secret info, the program
> removes all temporary files and records.
> The program has built-in viewers for several file types, and you can
> load in URLs and click on them to access web pages.
> A powerful program. I store all of my email, passwords, financial data,
> etc. with this.
>
> Yahoo Desktop Search - Scans your computer and lets you do an instant
> search to find and view
> files with the search words you use. Basically it "Googles" your
> computer. Google has a similar program,
> but I think the Yahoo program is better. Built-in viewers for DOC, PDF,
> spreadsheets, pictures, etc.
>
> CDBank - reads in and catalogs the directories of your disk drives,
> CDs, DVDs, etc.
> Many programs do this, but this is the only one I know that lets you
> get to the English on Chinese disks.
> I use this to catalog hundreds of Cds of music, data, programs, etc.
>
> ABC Amber Outlook Express Converter - reads the email and articles from
> your active and old
> outlook express files, and saves them to many file types such as DOC,
> PDF, HTML, etc.
> You can read all the email off your old disk drives, and save it in a
> convenient form
> for viewing and searching.
>
> Oxygen Phone Manager - exchange data such as calls, numbers, SMS, ring
> tones, etc. with your cell phone.
> Convenient for entering a list of phone numbers into your cell phone,
> and saving call records.
> Can move data between SIM card and phone memory. For example, you could
> read data off old SIM cards,
> consolidate the data, and put it on the active SIM card and/or phone
> memory.
> Or you might want to move some numbers and data from the SIM card to
> the phone memory,
> or from memory to SIM card if you loan your phone less SIM card.
>
> Burning Studio - Fast, easy to use program to burn CDs and DVDs
>
> OverDisk - Scans a disk and presents a clear chart of the files on the
> disk.
> It displays directory and file names, and sizes as you move around the
> chart,
> and you can click anytime to jump to and explore and delete large,
> useless files and directories.
> Use to clean the junk from your disk drives.
>
> Isobuster - Use to examine and copy the files on CDs and DVDs that you
> cannot ordinarily see.
>
> Remove - A fast uninstaller.
>
> My Uninstaller - Slow, but provides details on the programs you might
> consider uninstalling.
>
> AppMove - Use to move an application to another drive. ( C: to D:, etc.
> )
> I use to clean up drive C: when it gets too crowded.
>
> Flexible Renamer - great rename program. Renames pictures to
> the time and date taken and MP3 files to song name automatically, etc.
>
> AVG7 - a fast, free, antivirus program.
>
> Zone Alarm - a free firewall.
>
> Waterfall - saves power, and extends the life of your CPU
> by slowing it down and keeping it cool.
>
> wmffix_hexblog14 - Use to patch the WMF hole.
>
> Hopefully I won't get flamed for sharing my favorite programs
> with my favorite group of guys. ;-)

Regarding putting the cookie folder on the desktop,
what I do is drag all the files, folders and programs
that I want fast, easy access to, to "turbolaunch".

I have all of my drives on one of the "turbolaunch" tabs,
and several folders such as cookies, favorites, icons, cursors,
C:\program files, my download folder, and all of my specialty folders
such as doc, pdf, mp3, wav, etc. I replace the icons on some of the
items as all the file and drive icons are the same. For example,
I downloaded some alphabet icons and use them as icons
for the various drives.

Another neat program is MusicMagic Mixer which scans all
the music/audio files on your computer, gets data about the files
from the Internet, generates an easy to use play list outline of all
the files,
and lets you to click on any artist, audio category, mood, etc. to play

that group of files. You can also create special "mood" categories
and tag the items you need to create, or cater to, moods.

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Tom Potter
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