 Freeware toolkit E-N This month we present 50 of the most useful programs from the Internet. The best part is that they are absolutely free for non-commercial use! |
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| EditPad 3.3.2 | |||||||||
| EditPad is a replacement
for the Windows Notepad. It allows you to open as many files as you want and switch
between documents with one simple click. Any further files you wish to edit are opened by
the existing EditPad window and not another session. One handy feature is the option of keeping the EditPad window on top of all other Windows. |
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Check out the Readme file for each version here:
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| Install instructions: | Download to your local drive; then unzip (for help click here), and run the EXE file. | ||||||||
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http://www.ping.be/jg/editpad.shtml | ||||||||
| Electronic Assistant 1.0 | ||||||
| An information manager that includes address book, journal, collection organiser, appointment scheduler and ToDo list. With Electronic Assistant you can organise all your daily information and set alarms and reminders for important events. | ||||||
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| Install instructions: | Download to your local drive; then unzip (for help click here), and run the setup.exe file. | |||||
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| Eudora Light | ||||||
| Freeware version of this very popular email client. | ||||||
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| Install instructions: | Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Nestcape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file. | |||||
| Links online: |
http://www.eudora.com/ | |||||
| EZpad 2.0 | ||||||
| Freeware HTML editor that offers many features and is highly configurable. EZpad can be associated with text files or HTML files so that the program is launched when you wish to edit that type of file. It includes many HTML features such as a Frame Wizard, Form Wizard, HTML previewer, and support of drag-and-drop to create links. | ||||||
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| Install instructions: | Download to your local drive; then unzip (for help click here), and run the setup.exe file. | |||||
| Links online: |
http://www.mmedia.is/~hagur/ezpad2/ | |||||
| File Shredder 3.01 | ||||||
| File Shredder splits a
large file into smaller, more manageable files. You can specify how many files to create
or the limiting size of each file. If you are splitting a file onto floppy disks, File
Shredder can be set to fill the entire disk to minimise the number of disks you require. A DOS batch file is created that is used to combine the files into the original file. File Shredder does not need to be installed on the PC to recreate the file. |
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| Install instructions: | Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Nestcape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file. | |||||
| Links online: |
http://www.zdev.pair.com/shredder/ | |||||
| FmEdit95 2.3 | ||||||
| FmEdit is a versatile editor for text files, ZIP files and HTML files. Text files up to 60M can be created or edited. The Zip Manager lets you view and extract ZIP files. FmEdit also includes a file finder, email utility and calendar. | ||||||
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| Install instructions: | Download to your local drive; then unzip (for help click here), and run the setup.exe file. | |||||
| Links online: |
http://wkweb1.cableinet.co.uk/raymond.allan/html/fmedit95.htm | |||||
| Folder Size | ||||||
| Folder Size is a free shell extension for Windows 95. It adds a new page to the Properties dialog for folders and drives which allows you see the folders and subfolders sizes. | ||||||
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| Install instructions: | Download to your local drive; then unzip (for help click here), and run the EXE file. | |||||
| Links online: |
http://www.essi.fr/~berger/ | |||||
| FooBar 1.0b20 | ||||||
| A desktop toolbar for Windows. FooBar combines a personal information manager and program launcher with other useful utilities such as time tracker, sticky notes, password keeper, instant screen saver and quick shutdown and restart for Windows. | ||||||
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| Install instructions: | Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Nestcape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file. | |||||
| Links online: |
http://www.matrixsoftware.com/ | |||||
| FreeZip 1.4.5 | ||||||
| A small and fast zip utility that allows you to view, create, and extract compression files. FreeZip integrates with Windows Explorer for easy use. ZIP files are associated with FreeZip to automatically launch the program, and context menus offer archiving options. | ||||||
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| Install instructions: | Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Nestcape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file. | |||||
| Links online: |
http://www.healey.com.au/~nu-lifetv/freezip/ | |||||
| FTP Explorer 1.00.010 | ||||||
| An FTP client with a Windows Explorer-style interface. Supports drag-and-drop for transfer of files. | ||||||
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| Install instructions: | Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Nestcape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file. | |||||
| Links online: |
ftp://ftp.ftpx.com/pub/ftpx | |||||
| Go!Zilla 3.0 Free | ||||||
| Go!Zilla is a download
manager that recovers from download errors and resumes failed downloads. Drag links for
downloads from your Internet browser directly into Go!Zilla. An Explorer-style interface
helps you manage the downloads. Add many different URLs for a single file or just let Go!Zilla search the FTP archives for the fastest connection. Schedule downloads for later and retrieve files from the best site. Go!Zilla will even shut down your computer when it has finished. |
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| Install instructions: | Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Nestcape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file. | |||||
| Links online: |
http://www.gizmo.net/ | |||||
| IrfanView 32 2.80 | |||||
| Freeware 32-bit graphic viewer supporting many file formats including BMP, DIB, RLE, JPG, GIF, PNG, PCX, DCX, TIF, TGA, RAS, ICO, CUR, ANI, PSD, AVI, MPEG, MOV, WMF, WAV, MID and RMI. | |||||
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| Install instructions: | Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Nestcape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file | ||||
| Links online: |
http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/ | ||||
| LifeSaver 3.42 | |||||||||||
| Windows 95 backup and restore utility. Recover from problems due to corrupt configuration files. Up to eight configuration files can be backed up. System files can be restored from the command prompt. The Windows registry files can be restored when you run into trouble running Windows. | |||||||||||
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Check out the Readme file for each version here:
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| Install instructions: | Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Nestcape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file. | ||||||||||
| Links online: |
http://members.aol.com/aeroblade/index.html | ||||||||||
| More Properties 2.03 | |||||||||||
| More Properties allows you to customise features in Windows that aren't normally available. These include renaming the recycle bin, adding useful items to the conext menus in Windows Explorer, hiding desktop icons, editing add/remove program entries, and editing shell icons. | |||||||||||
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Check out the Readme file for each version here:
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| Install instructions: | Download to your local drive; then unzip (for help click here), and run the EXE file. | ||||||||||
| Links online: |
http://www.imaginary.co.za/ | ||||||||||
| Mr Mirror 1.2 | ||||||
| Mr Mirror creates mirror images of selected drives or directories. Very useful for comparing files and to see what changes there have been and when files have been updated. | ||||||
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| Install instructions: | Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Nestcape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file. | |||||
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| NetLaunch 3.14d | ||||||
| NetLaunch launches or closes programs that you specify when a dial-up connection or disconnection is made. When you connect to the Internet, save time by automatically opening all the programs you require with little fuss. | ||||||
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| Install instructions: | Download to your local drive; then unzip (for help click here), and run the EXE file. | |||||
| Links online: |
http://www.primenet.com/~simpson/ | |||||
⌐ Australian Consolidated Press 1998
