Jon's Rambling Musings - Free File of the Day

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jon@jongrauer.com (Jon Grauer) — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:42:15 -0700

How many times have you been to a website only to find out you don't have the correct version of Flash or Shockwave, or received a document or file that will not work with the current version of software you have installed? For Windows you can always turn on Automatic Updates, and with software applications there is often an option to automatically check for updates, but not always, so we are left with researching and manually updating all of these applications. This is not a very efficient way for a busy user to get things done, so today we will take a look at a great utility called Secunia Personal Software Inspector that will help avoid these time wasting annoyances.

http://blogs.howtogeek.com/mysticgeek/2009/03/02/keep-your-software-up-to-date-with-personal-software-inspector/

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jon@jongrauer.com (Jon Grauer) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:51:34 -0700

Gbridge is free software that lets you sync folders, share files, chat and VNC securely and easily. It extends Google´s gtalk service to a VPN (Virtual Private Network) that connects your computers and your close friends´ computers directly and securely. Gbridge has many unique features.

http://www.freewarefiles.com/Gbridge_program_44375.html

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jon@jongrauer.com (Jon Grauer) — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:28:48 -0700

SpyMe Tools is very useful in detecting Registry and Disk changes. If any application installs spyware, adware, dlls, programs, files, or any other type of file, picture, or program, etc. or changes the Registry's content, you will be able to see exactly where the modification occurred so you can take measures. It seems like more and more programs are attempting to install spyware, advertisements, or other garbage without your knowledge, but with this software you will know everything that is added or removed.

http://lifehacker.com/5162963/spyme-tools-tracks-changes-to-your-windows-registry

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jon@jongrauer.com (Jon Grauer) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:53:17 -0700

Easy to use and completely FREE, Coollector is a huge encyclopedia of movies and series, combined with a database of existing videos. You track not only the videos you own, but also all the movies you´ve seen, good or bad. Contrary to other movie collection managers, you don´t start with some dull empty database. The whole encyclopedia is included with the program... you download... you have it all!

http://www.freewarefiles.com/Coollector_program_26581.html

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jon@jongrauer.com (Jon Grauer) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:28:48 -0700

Magic Formation is a kind of 3D Circular desktop Dock program. But, It appears anywhere on your desktop. Just draw a circle by mouse cursor on desktop anywhere you like.

http://tokyodownstairs.blogspot.com/search?q=Magic+Formation

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jon@jongrauer.com (Jon Grauer) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:53:53 -0700

EditPad Lite is a general-purpose text editor, designed to be small and compact, yet offer all the functionality you expect from a basic text editor. EditPad Lite works with Windows NT4, 98, 2000, ME, XP and Vista.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download5483.html

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jon@jongrauer.com (Jon Grauer) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:49:14 -0700

Simple Backup Tool is (as implied by the name) a very simple application to automatically backup the content of one or more folders. You can specify the input folder and the backup location, and set the program to perform a backup every X minutes. It also offers the option to delete files in the backup folder that are no longer present in the original folder (mirroring). Suitable for the most basic backup needs, easy to use.

http://www.freewarefiles.com/Simple-Backup-Tool_program_22061.html

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jon@jongrauer.com (Jon Grauer) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:58:53 -0700

Super Finder XT is a powerful replacement for Windows(R) built-in search. Search files, folders and other data efficiently and easily. Extended edition.

http://www.freewarefiles.com/Super-Finder-XT_program_48080.html

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jon@jongrauer.com (Jon Grauer) — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:58:54 -0700

Wondering why Windows has a Start - but no Stop button. This may change now if you decide to download WinExit. Once installed you will wonder why you run Windows so long without it. WinExit allows to shut down Windows by double click. Beside shutting down using different shut down types (also timer or alarm triggered), WinExit also is able to log usage time, and a clean up service during shut down. Everything with just one double click.

http://www.hushpage.com/WinExit/winexit.html

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jon@jongrauer.com (Jon Grauer) — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:25:10 -0700

DiskDigger is an easy-to-use utility for recovering lost files (pictures, documents, music, etc) from storage media such as USB flash drives, memory cards, and hard disks. Unlike "undelete" utilities, DiskDigger thoroughly scans the media for traces of lost files, allowing you to preview many of them while scanning.

http://www.freewarefiles.com/DiskDigger_program_47821.html

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jon@jongrauer.com (Jon Grauer) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:10:56 -0700

Interesting concept - WinSplit Revolution allows you to easily organize your open windows by tiling, resizing and positioning them to make the best use of your desktop real estate. WinSplit is especially useful for high-end LCD screens with high resolutions because it helps you to efficiently manage many active windows. The advantage of using WinSplit is that it saves you from having to drag and drop windows by allowing you to snap windows into specific tiled configurations using simple keyboard hotkeys.

http://www.winsplit-revolution.com/home

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jon@jongrauer.com (Jon Grauer) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:48:36 -0700

TweakXPlorer is a program that allow you to enhance your Windows Explorer look. It using the Microsoft secret tweak that have not included on Windows XP. Some TweakXPlorer key features are: Give your folders an eye catching background. Give Explorer or Internet Explorer 6 toolbar a background. Show your picture as folder thumbnail. Resize thumbnail displayed on Explorer, if you think it is too small. Set picture quality for thumbnail.

http://www.d-oneproduction.co.cc/en/apps/tweakxplorer/index.html

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jon@jongrauer.com (Jon Grauer) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:24:33 -0700

Standalonestack lets you set up your desktop icons as stacks, in a rectangular formation, or otherwise, and put them anywhere you want on the desktop.

http://www.chrisnsoft.com/standalonestack/

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jon@jongrauer.com (Jon Grauer) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:44:38 -0700

PC Tools Firewall Plus is a powerful personal firewall for Windows that protects your computer from intruders and controls the network traffic in and out of your PC. By monitoring applications that connect to the network Firewall Plus can stop Trojans, backdoors, keyloggers and other malware from damaging your computer and stealing your private information.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download5470.html

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jon@jongrauer.com (Jon Grauer) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:17:20 -0700

Disk Wipe is a free Windows application for permanent volume data destruction. With Disk Wipe you can erase all disk data and prevent recovery of those data.
Disk Wipe works with USB sticks, SD cards and other portable devices. Disk Wipe supports all file systems and uses an advanced shredding methods (Dod 5220-22.M, British HMG, Russian GOST P50739-95, US Department of Defense DoD 5220.22-M (E) ...) to securely erase data.

http://www.freewarefiles.com/Disk-Wipe_program_47941.html