TECH bytes

File Packer (1462 KB)

The File Packer lets you cut a large file into as many smaller pieces as you want and distribute them seperately. To get back the original file just glue all the pieces back together!

Packer v1.11 can be downloaded at

http://www.geocities.com/laser_bear/fp/download/filepack.zip

FolderAccess (4.1 MB)

Lock files and folders to prevent deletion, damage, from
malicious programs, such as viruses, worms and trojans.
Windows/ NT/ 2000/ XP. FreeWare version facilitates
locking of 4 folders only.

FolderAccess can be downloaded at

http://www.folderaccess.com/

iPodder

Download audio files at specified times. iPod is not a
must to play the captured files, play them with portable
digital media players, virtually any computer, or any MP3
device. Windows 2000 or XP, Mac and GNU/Linux.

iPodder v2.0 can be downloaded at

http://ipodder.sourceforge.net/download/index.php,
FAQ at http://ipodder.sourceforge.net/faq/index.php

OperaBrowser9

The latest edition would particularly be welcomed by users
with disabilities. Features: Keyboard shortcuts, mouse
gestures, Tabbed browsing; protects from spy-ware, viruses etc,Opera Mail, news reader, mailing list organizer and RSS / Atom newsfeed reader, Zoom,. Supports Windows, Solaris Sparc, QNX,OS/2, MacOS, Linux Sparc, Linux PowerPC, Linux i386, etc.

Opera Browser8 can be downloaded at

http://www.opera.com/download/?custom=yes

SliceTheWeb (926 KB)

Arrange and store both entire web pages and their fragments
in the txt, HTML or MHTML formats. Group the web slices by
folders, dates of addition, URLs, and print them. Supports
Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003 and IE 5.5+. Free edition,
could have some limitations

SliceTheWeb can be downloaded at

http://www.versuslab.com/exe/stwsetup.exe.

Binjet (769 KB)
Can help to locate and download large files posted to the
Usenet (pictures, MP3s, videos, games, software, etc). Use
a Web browser and Usenet search engine to locate files and
leave the rest to Binjet. Accepts .nzb and .bft files from
Usenet search engines and Ozum newsreader.

Binjet v1.01 can be downloaded at

http://www.ozinsight.com/download/binjet101.exe

Intro at http://binjet.com/binjet/help/Usenet_Introduction.html

Food Force

UN's Food Force video game helps to enhance awareness about
food aid. It represents our real world, where 852 million
people lack enough food to eat. With a broadband connection
download can take around 30 minutes. Requires Macromedia
and QuickTime.

More details at http://www.food-force.com

PhotoDater (164 KB)
Adds basic information like place/date/time to photos. Works with bitmaps (.bmp), JPEGs (.jpg), and GIFs (.gif).

More about PhotoDater at http://snipurl.com/PhotoDater

Desktop Authoring
A desktop authoring environment to publish web content to
support teachers, lecturers and academics in e-learning
activities. No need to become proficient in HTML or XML
mark-up. An early release and is intended to elicit feedback from the user community.

More details at http://exe.cfdl.auckland.ac.nz.
Note: File formats are expected to change, so it is
suggested that large packages should not be created
with this release.

DVD Backup Xpress
Backup DVD collection to DVD-R/RW or DVD+R/RW. Features,
claimed by the developer, include - Copy DVD to DVD, Real DVD clone 1:1, High speed and quality with all Menus, Subtitles & Languages, Video & Audio Quality, Supports DVD-R,DVD-RW,DVD+R, DVD+RW,DVD-RAM,DVD_RW burners, NTSC and PAL DVD movies,Playable in almost all DVD players.

The DVD Backup Xpress v2.6 can downloaded at
http://www.filehog.com/dvdbackupxpress/dvdbx26.exe

Damn Small Linux (50 MB)

A mini desktop oriented Linux distribution. Can Boot from
a business card CD as a live linux distribution (LiveCD),
from a USB pen drive, from within a host OS (it can run
'inside' Windows), "frugal install," light enough to power
a 486DX with 16MB of Ram, Modularly grow, etc. A business
card CD copy of the latest release costs around $8.00.

Damn Small Linux 1.0 can be downloaded free at
http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

MakeNotes (1.26 MB)
Manage events (notes, favorites, important meetings, b'days)and memories (supports text "cullings" from the web). Other Features: inplace-editing, categories, All Memories in one place, Drag-and-drop support; Skins support; Sticky notes support; etc.

MakeNotes v. 0.3.1.0 A can be downloaded at

http://www.makenotes.com/include/setup.php

Monitor Off (283 KB)

A simple program to switch the monitor into power saving mode during certain hours of the day. It works in conjunction with the Windows Startup menu to switch the computer into power saving mode at start up.

Monitor Off can be downloaded at

http://www.rcis.co.za/anonftp/pub/dale/oldstuff/monoff10.exe

Antivirus (4.96 MB)
ClamWin is free Antivirus protection for Windows, regular scans with built in scheduler. Automatic virus database updates. Add-in for MS Outlook to offer realtime protection for incoming mail.Scan inside archive like .zip, .rar and .sit.

ClamWin Antivirus v0.84 can be downloaded at

http://www.clamwin.com/download

Web Accelerator
Google Web Accelerator uses Google's global computer network to make web pages load faster. Features : requests sent thru'Google machines dedicated to handling GWA traffic; Downloads only the updates if a web page has changed; Prefetches certain pages in advance, basically designed for DSL users.

Google Web Accelerator at

http://webaccelerator.google.com/index.html.

FAQ at http://webaccelerator.google.com/support.html

Note: Please see DH informs, below..

Filangy

Manage and share Web information. Personalize your search
experience. Fully searchable Personal web space provided.
Features: Web pages indexed, Webmarks (bookmarks) become
portable, securely accessible from any computer.

Download of beta version at http://www.filangy.com.

FAQ at https://www.filangy.com/filangyinfo.jsp?inc=faq.jsp.

PocketKnife Peek

Preview HTML messages in Microsoft Outlook to detect spam.
The "Peek" button gets installed in the toolbar. click on
it to render the message in plain text without using the
Outlook rendering engine. See the HTML source code, message
in plain text, internet headers, rather than just the display
name/address, overview of an attachment even it is zipped.

Download PocketKnife Peek at
http://www.xintercept.com/peekdownload.htm

SawCutter (159 KB)

Explore different ways of creating sounds. Design your own
sounds, draw your own waveform, and create strange & new
envelopes. Features include: Unique set of effects,Waveforms and envelopes are hand drawn, Mini-sequencer included.

SawCutter 1.0 can be downloaded at

http://www.cuttermusic.com/SawCutter.zip

FAQ at http://www.cuttermusic.com/sawcutter/faq.htm

TreePad (380 KB)

A personal database programs to store all your notes, emails,texts, hyperlinks, etc. into one or multiple databases. Editing,storing, browsing, searching and retrieving your data is easy and quick. Does'nt require special dlls, drivers or system files Download at

http://www.treepad.com/download

Mathemagic

A mathematics game that provides several exercises related to junior school mathematics syllabi. Requires J2SE Runtime
Environment 1.3 or higher. Suggested by young DH reader Nikhil Sud, developed at Mallya Aditi Intl School,Bangalore

If you have JAVA installed download the 960 KB Portable Edition at http://rapidshare.de/files/1473461/setup_portable.exe.html,

otherwise, the 6.12 MB Premium edition at

http://rapidshare.de/files/1473577/setup_premium.exe.html.

Note: It takes about 50 seconds for the download links to
appear at the bottom of RapidShare web page.

Tales Animator

Kids can use to animate their favorite fairy tales, and you
can animate your presentations. Basic set of cartoons heroes provided with the program, customized animations possible. No

third-party tools needed.

Tales Animator 1.04 is available in 3 packages, pick your

choice at http://www.dollysoft.com/download/download.htm

Tomahawk PDF+ (1.8 MB)
Documents can be produced and saved in a number of formats,
including rich text; exported as HTML; or converted to PDF.
Plenty of features. Adobe Acrobat Reader needed to open
PDF files. The download does not include the help file,
appears unnecessary as the program is user-friendly.

Tomahawk PDF+ v2.7 can be downloaded at

http://nativewinds.montana.com/software/tomahawk.html.
AutoScreenRecorder Record every thing on the screen to a video file. Features:
Recording options: Rectangle area, Window, Full screen;
Easy Hotkey: Selectable hotkey from any key combinations,
Print Screen key; Auto save. Free version has limited functionality

Registration and download at
http://www.wisdom-soft.com/downloads/index.htm
The features of free and pro version can be compared at
http://www.wisdom-soft.com/products/autoscreenrecorder_compare.htm.

MediaMan (4.91 MB)
Create your own media catalog, include books, DVDs, CDs,
VHS tapes, software and game titles. Windows Explorer-style
interface, Wizards, and per-item status tracking function
helps to keeps an eye on items lent/due. XP/2000 and IE 6+.

Download at

http://www.imediaman.com/downloads/mediaman/latest-version.html