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Antechinus Javascript Editor 2.2
W9x/ME/NT4/2000/XP
10-use trial
Location on CD: software/windows/building/antechinus/

Antechinus Javascript Editor (formerly Platypus JavaScript Editor) you can add Javascript code to liven up your HTML pages quickly and easily. It includes Javascript reference material, unlimited undo and redo, context-sensitive help using the F1 key, and lots more.


URL: http://www.c-point.com

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BaseNow 
W9x/Me/NT4SP5/2000/XP
30-day trial
Location on CD: software/windows/building/basenow/

BaseNow is a database administration tool that's designed to access almost any database file, format or server, including MySQL, Access, Fox Pro, SQL Server, Oracle and any other ODBC and OLEDB compatible databases.

The multi-paned GUI has an Outlook style shortcut bar that provides links to a comprehensive set of tools including a tree display of all database objects, an SQL query builder, data grid for editing records, index and relationships manager, and more. BaseNow also provides duplication, data validation, and wizard-driven import/export tools that allow you to exchange data between two different sources and formats. This trial is of the Pro edition.


URL: www.basenow.com

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Color Explorer 2.5
W9x/NT/2000
Free
Location on CD: software/windows/building/colour_explorer/

Note: no installation required, simply copy the folder and file from this CD to your hard drive and run it from there.

This nifty utility will help you choose the colour scheme for your Web site. It features an advanced colour selector using four colour spectrums and tools to lighten or darken the selected colour by a rate you define. Some preset spectrums are available including the all-important Web safe palette.

The program also allows you to open an HTML file from within the program and automatically change the values and save the page back. A colour picker allows you to grab any colour value on your screen and there is also a BODY tag generator.

URL: members.evolt.org/deadL0ck/startustxt.html

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Cool Page 2.72
W9x/Me/NT/2000/XP
Shareware – new version
Location on CD: software/windows/building/coolpage/

Cool Page is a WYSIWYG Web page design tool that allows you to create a page simply by dragging and dropping objects into a layout. By pushing a 'Publish' button, you can automatically upload your site to the Internet.

Cool Page has unlimited undo and redo capabilities. This version features minor improvements and bug fixes. The unregistered version is ad-supported and there is some limited functionality.

URL: www.3Dize.com

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PHP Classifieds 6.08 v3
Free
Location on CD: software/windows/building/php_classifieds/

Installation: the package is in a ZIP file on this CD ñ it will need to be unpacked to your hard drive. Please see the application Web site for instructions on setting up, as well as the Expert Help inside this month's magazine. You will also need PHP v4 and MySql v3.x on your server.

PHP Classifieds is a classified advertisement program for use with unlimited categories and ads. Use it for Property listings, Car listings, or whatever. Once set up, you can administer everything from the admin area.

URL: http://deltascripts.com/phpclassifieds/

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ScriptWorx.NET 
W98/ME/NT/2000/XP/.NET Server 2003
Limited trial
Location on CD: software/windows/building/scriptworx_net/

ScriptWorx.NET lets you rapidly design Web applications, services and databases using the .NET Framework, making it faster and easier to use .NET. Developers can rapidly assemble Web services, using a fully featured visual XML development environment. Intuitive tools mean you don't need specialist knowledge to reduce development times.

Connect easily to databases with ADO.NET support, ready to deliver high performance Web applications without forfeiting simplicity. With a range of visual connection wizards, reusable database architecture and data explorers, ScriptWorx.NET makes it easy to migrate from older systems, with native support for ODBC and Microsoft Access. Rapidly assemble VBScript, JavaScript and JScripts using a powerful code editing environment.

URL: www.softlite.net/scriptworxnet

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SQLyog 1.71
W9x/ME/NT/2000/XP
Free
Location on CD: software/windows/building/sqlyog/

Note: no installation required, simply copy the folder and file from this CD to your hard drive and run it from there.

SQLyog is a visual front-end for the MySQL database server. The program is aimed at users who are familiar with SQL statements and need an easy to use GUI to execute SQL queries.

The program supports execution of multiple queries and selected or single queries and offers a template explorer to quickly insert commonly used queries, such as create table, insert, drop table, rollback and others. In addition, you can export data in CSV, HTML and XML format and Import from a text file, export data and schema itself, flush hosts/logs and more.

URL: www.webyog.com/sqlyog/index.html

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Webmaster Tools 2.00.02
W9x/Me/2000
Free
Location on CD: software/windows/building/webmaster_tools/

Webmaster Tools is a collection of wizards for creating various Javascript elements. Requires MS Internet Explorer 5 or later.

URL: http://webmastertools.sawpit.net/

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WebMenu Studio 2.0.67
W9x/Me/2000/NT4/XP
30-day evaluation
Location on CD: software/windows/building/webmenu/

Note: If you receive an error message when you begin the installation, it probably means that the Windows Installer is missing from your system. Download the Microsoft Windows Installer redistributable files from the Coalesys Web site.

WebMenu Studio is a visual development tool for creating DHTML popup menus for your Web site. The three-paned interface provides quick access to all of the properties and tools you'll need including a tree-style object menu that houses your hierarchical expanding menu structure and a properties palette to change almost every aspect of your menu style.

WebMenu can create either horizontal or vertical menus which can respond to mouse click events or mouse over events. A nifty feature lets your menus overlay objects such as select boxes, IFrames and Flash without the need for hiding them. A live Preview window shows each change instantly while you work. When you're finished, the compiled JavaScript source code is separated into individual browser compatible files so that the visitorsí browser downloads only the relevant file. Supports Microsoft IE 4+, Netscape 4-7 and Mozilla 1.0.

URL: http://www.coalesys.com/products/webmenustudio/

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PageSpinner 4.1.1
OS 8.6+/OS X
21-day trial ñ updated
Location on CD: software/mac/building/pagespinner/

PageSpinner is powerful enough to allow professional designers to take advantage of the latest Web technologies, yet it still lets novices create great looking Web pages. HTML code can be entered manually, or PageSpinner's built-in tools can be used to build the page automatically.

It also features an updated Database Publishing Kit with support for AppleWorks 6 databases, QuickTime tags compatibility with Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 for Windows, improved linking of Microsoft Office files, and a floating Preferences palette.

This version adds updated HTML examples, tool tips support in HTML Assistant and in the toolbars, improvements in the Find & Replace dialog, support for Quartz Text Smoothing in OS X, OS X 10.2 compatibility, plus other improvements and bug fixes. If not running OS X, you wil need CarbonLib 1.5 or later installed.

URL: www.optima-system.com

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Style Master 2.2
OS 8+
31-day trial
Location on CD: software/mac/building/stylemaster/

Style Master gives you intuitive control over the whole process of creating, editing, applying and tweaking your style sheets. Create fully CSS1- and CSSP-compliant style sheets. Open and edit style sheets no matter what application created them. With Style Master, you can specify the browser or browsers that you're designing a style sheet for. The program warns you about any aspects of your style sheet that are not fully supported by the browsers you specify.

You can preview in any number of browsers simultaneously, with one-touch previewing in all open browsers, or even live previewing in open browsers.

This installation can be run either as the standard Style Master, or as Style Master Pro.

URL: www.westciv.com