[e-t-c]

Hi,
here some kind of a "Jack of all Trades Device" freeware for experienced Windows Users ...

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Gizmo Central http://arainia.com/software/gizmo
... is the base Installer - following Tools are available in this Installer ...

- Gizmo Drive http://arainia.com/s...rview.php?nID=4
Mount ISOs, encrypted hard drive images to a virtual drive
• Mount ISO, BIN, CUE, NRG files to a virtual CD-ROM drive
• Mount VHD files, used with Microsoft Virtual PC
... and so on ...
- Gizmo Script http://arainia.com/s...rview.php?nID=5
Automate your PC and execute functions using script
- Gizmo Database http://arainia.com/s...rview.php?nID=7
Query Analyzer and stored procedure analyzer
- Gizmo Editor http://arainia.com/s...rview.php?nID=9
Colorizing text editor and hex/binary editor
- Gizmo Hasher http://arainia.com/s...view.php?nID=10
Calculate hash values for files, folders, and drives

Supported Platforms:
Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit)
Windows Server 2008 (32-bit/64-bit)
Windows Vista (32-bit/64-bit)
Windows Server 2003 (32-bit/64-bit)
Windows XP (32-bit/64-bit)
Windows 2000

cheers

[suryad]

I would like to suggest CCCP for the list as well.

[jdaniel]

may I suggest the free version of Ashampoo Burning Studio ? It has everything.

http://download.cnet.com/Ashampoo-Burning-...4-10776287.html

[e-t-c]

BTW: There is another "bloated" Version for Windows Vista & 7 aviable ...
Ashampoo Burning Studio 2010 (German & English)
http://www.computerbild.de/download/Ashamp...ion-430765.html

FYI: Three unique Tools for special Needs:

A DVD-RW Emulator Software & Virtual Burning (into a eg. ISO Image) Freeware Tool ...

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TotalMounter (by KernSafe Technology @ Peking, CHINA)

DD: Aug 2011 - ca. 2,5 MB - English - KernSafe TotalMounter Installation Cabinet - Freeware
32BIT: Win 2000/XP/Server 2003/VISTA/7/Server 2008
64BIT: Windows XP/Server 2003/VISTA/7/Server 2008

HP: http://www.kernsafe.com/product.aspx?Features
DL: http://www.kernsafe.com/DownLoad.aspx

SS: http://www.kernsafe.com/product.aspx?id=7&...name=Screenshot

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- Provides CD-RW and DVD+RW emulators that allow you to "write" data into an CD/DVD drive,
you may also create ISO9660 files by using any CD/DVD burning software.
- Provides a CD/DVD-ROM emulator that mounts image files such
as ISO, CDI, BIN, MDS, MDF, IMG, RAW, CCD, NRG in to a virtual CD/DVD-ROM drive.
- Provides a iSCSI Initiator for mounting iStorage Server and other iSCSI Targets.
- Provides a INetDisk client for mount INetDisk Server.
- Mounts and create Image file disk's (img) and VHD files.
- AES 256-BIT virtual disk encryption.
- Provides Virtual Write technology, so that you can copy files into a read-only drive
and do not affect other people using other clients.
- Provides as many as 8 virtual drives.
- Provides simple and banausic management tool, to manage virtual drives.
- Support for x86 and x64 machines.
- No restrictions on disk capacity, total number of hard disk installed,
number of CPUs or CPU cores, and the amount of RAM.
- Fully conforms to the latest iSCSI Standard 1.0 (former Draft 20).

A Deleted Partition Finder & Revoverer ... (I needed yesterday

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Partition Find and Mount (by A-FF Data Recovery & Atola Technology - UKRAINE)

DD: Sep 2010 - 1,6 MB - Englisch - Installer (.exe) - Freewareversion for private Use
OS: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000

HP: http://atola.com oder auch http://hddguru.com
PP: http://findandmount.com
DL: http://findandmount.com/download

SS: http://findandmount.com/scrs/i2.png

INFO: http://www.it-admini.../software/40657
BERICHT: http://www.pcwelt.de/start/software_os/win...eft_festplatten

HOWTO: http://findandmount.com/howtouse
TOUR: http://findandmount.com/tour

BLOG: http://blog.atola.com

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Partition Find & Mount implements a new concept of deleted or lost partition recovery.
It works in the most convenient way possible — by locating and mounting partitions into the system,
thus making those lost partitions available to you like any generic disk volume. Partition Find & Mount
will also work in case any Boot Record (including the Master Boot Record) is missing, damaged or overwritten.

A Universal Windows Bootrecord & Bootmenu Creator (HDD, USB-HDD, USB-ZIP, MBR, PBR, Grub4DOS, PLop etc.)...

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BOOTICE (by iPauly - CHINA : http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengdu)

DD: Apr 2011 - 162 KB - Englisch - Standalone Portable - Freeware
OS: All Windows 32-bit

PP: http://www.boot-land.net/forums
DL: http://www.boot-land.net/forums
DL: http://www.pendrivea...dit-boot-sector (Mirror)

SS: http://i.imagehost.org...BOOTICE-PBR.gif
SS: http://www.pendrivea...m...BOOTICE.png

EFB: http://www.essential...pic.php?t=15330

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Backup/restore MBR (Master Boot Record) + PBR (Partition Boot Record) Change your MBR/PBR to another type

For example, with this utility, you can install Grub4DOS to your MBR or PBR, install NTLDR or BOOTMGR
to your PBR, install SYSLINUX to PBR, install the MS-DOS boot record to your PBR, and so on.

And, BOOTICE allows you to rename the boot file, e.g., you can rename Grub4DOS's boot file
from "grldr" to "ggldr", NTLDR boot record's boot file, from "NTLDR" to "SMLDR" or sth. else you like.

It also has the ability to re-partition and format your flash disk drive. You can even seperate your flash disk
to 2 partitions(only 1 is accessible in Windows, the other one is hidden for private data or boot images).
And another useful function is to backup or restore your MBR/PBR of your disk.

This post has been edited by e-t-c: 12 September 2011 - 07:51 AM

[diewo]

hi, I would like to recommend you good freeware for the list.

http://www.freewarefiles.com/IWisoft-Free-...gram_53354.html

http://www.easy-video-converter.com

It works well for me. very powerful one.

[ardi]

What a great list! Thanks.

In the PDF catagory, I love CutePDFwriter and there is a free version that does everything I need to create a pdf file. Very fast, too.
http://www.cutepdf.c...epdf/writer.asp

I've had trouble opening pdfs from a brokerage I use (Scottrade). They want you to use Acrobat, of course, and I just hate that bloatware. But Foxit will open the files when others won't. Somehow Adobe got a hook in there and are still trying to keep pdfs proprietary. Grrr.

Best,
ardi

[m1ck]

heres some more that are free and really good.

EASEUS Partition Manager

EASEUS Todo Backup

Easeus have other free software but i've only used these 2 so cant really comment on the others.

[jiewmeng]

i have some to contribute. forgive me if some are duplicates, i may have missed something out

programming
aptana studio
netbeans
CodeRun (Web IDE)
Mozilla Bespin (Web IDE - Beta)

text editor
Sublime text

databases
mysql workbench
SQLyog

mind mapping
XMind

UML
visual paradigm (UML - Community Edition)

This post has been edited by jiewmeng: 10 August 2010 - 08:18 AM

[5eraph]

Bespin is perhaps the best name for a cloud app I've ever heard. LOL

Though it may have been better suited to a data mining cloud app.

This post has been edited by 5eraph: 10 August 2010 - 11:07 AM

[erfahren]

I'd like to see an Educational category - but the only entry I personally have for it right now is Stellarium - may be a little graphics intensive but it's great - from their site:

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Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.
It is being used in planetarium projectors. Just set your coordinates and go.

I never see clipboard managers on these lists - how do people get along without one? it's beyond me!
YankeeClipper III - my favorite
ArsClip

a couple of dictionaries accessible from the tray:
there's WordWeb and StarDict has a Windows version

Also...
LMMS - Linux MultiMedia Studio has a Windows version now

[kalko]

Great list of free software.
I would also add Paragon Backup & Recovery Free Edition, this is the only link I could find.
It's as good as the paid version, that's why they removed the product page from paragon.com

[e-t-c]

Two (i think lesser known?) handy USB Boot and Format Tools ...

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RMPrepUSB GUI © RM Education plc [Steve Si] @ UK

DD: Jan 2011 - 2,8 MB (.zip) - Portable - Englisch - Freeware
OS: Win XP, Win 2003, Win Vista, Win 2008, Win 7

HP: http://sites.google.com/site/rmprepusb
PP: http://forum.geizhal...74.html#6082174 (only german)

Partition and format your USB drive and make it bootable, install Bootmanager ... etc.

SS: http://sites.google....e/rmprep617.jpg

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UFD-Utility (Usb Flash Disk Utilities) © 2008 Ao-LAB (USBest) @ TAIWAN

DD: May 2008 - bis 2,9 MB - Chinese/Japanese/English - Portable USB Standalone - Freeware
OS: Windows

HP: http://www.ao-lab.com/support.html
PP: http://forum.geizhal...32.html#6236932

USB Stick Flash Disk Boot & U3 Partition Manager (create & delete hidden Bootpartition incl. U3)

SS: http://f.666kb.com/i...tk0t7uyeme5.jpg

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[jaclaz]

A word of warning.

RMPREPUSB is a "generic" tool (works with any USB stick). (and is quite known - a good two thirds of the "install Windows from USB" apps use it )

UFD-Utility (Usb Flash Disk Utilities) © 2008 Ao-LAB (USBest) @ TAIWAN is a "Manufacturer tool" and will ONLY work with sticks that use USBest controllers, and most probably only the UT163 and UT 165.

More details here:
http://www.911cd.net...pic=14564&st=14
http://www.911cd.net...pic=14564&st=17

DO NOT EVEN THINK to use that utility on a non USBest controller.

jaclaz

[AceInfinity]

It's missing UMPlayer, and SRWare Iron for a web browser.

[lm8]

Here are some other free and Open Source programs for the list:

audio tools
Timidity++
http://ocmnet.com/saxguru/Timidity.htm
http://timidity.sourceforge.net/
abc2midi
http://abc.sourceforge.net/abcMIDI/
abcm2ps
http://abcplus.sourceforge.net/

ebook
fbreader
http://www.fbreader.org/
comical - cbr/cbz viewer
http://comical.sourceforge.net/
comical with local settings file:
http://criticalpress...bz-file-reader/

email clients
sylpheed
http://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/en/

hex editor
ncurses hexedit
http://www.rogoyski....ograms/hexedit/

image editor
grafx2
http://code.google.com/p/grafx2/
mtpaint
http://mtpaint.sourceforge.net/

image viewer
gqview-win
http://gqview-win.sourceforge.net/

graphics/screenshot software
imagemagick or graphicsmagick
http://www.imagemagick.org/
http://www.graphicsmagick.org/

virtual desktop
bug.n and autohotkey
http://www.autohotkey.net/~joten/

PDF software
mupdf - firefox plug also available
http://www.mupdf.com/
pdftoolkit
http://www.pdflabs.c...he-pdf-toolkit/
wkhtmltopdf
http://code.google.com/p/wkhtmltopdf/

text editors
scite - highly configurable programming editor
http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html
My customization tips page for scite:
http://www.distasis....pp/scitetip.htm

video tools
mpeg2schnitt
http://www.mdienert.de/mpeg2schnitt/
dvdstyler
http://www.dvdstyler.org/

I have a more comprehensive list of my favorite Open Source applications at:
http://www.distasis....pp/osrclist.htm

[jaclaz]

lm8, on 18 August 2011 - 06:39 AM, said:

My customization tips page for scite:
http://www.distasis....pp/scitetip.htm

Today I feel like being sued for copyright infringement!
Here:
http://www.distasis....pp/scitetip.htm

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© Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved

The information on these pages is copyrighted by the author with all rights reserved. Reproduction of anything other than actual URL addresses without the author's permission is in violation of copyright laws.

SciTE is a highly customizable programming editor that has been ported to multiple platforms like Windows and Linux. You can download and find more information on the editor at: http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html

(highlighting is mine)


Seriously VERY good work!

jaclaz
P.S.: Just in case, it was only a little joke, if you feel seriously that citing the above is a Copyright infringement I will remove it as soon as you notify me.

[lm8]

jaclaz, on 18 August 2011 - 09:22 AM, said:

Seriously VERY good work!

jaclaz
P.S.: Just in case, it was only a little joke, if you feel seriously that citing the above is a Copyright infringement I will remove it as soon as you notify me.

Glad you found the tips useful.

I like to copyright, CC or use GNU or BSD license on all my work. It's happened more than once that people will copy whole pages from my web site to theirs and act as if it's their work. By the way, usually quoting a portion of a page, especially if you're attributing the source, is considered fair use although the definition of fair use varies.

[jaclaz]

lm8, on 19 August 2011 - 11:25 AM, said:

I like to copyright, CC or use GNU or BSD license on all my work. It's happened more than once that people will copy whole pages from my web site to theirs and act as if it's their work. By the way, usually quoting a portion of a page, especially if you're attributing the source, is considered fair use although the definition of fair use varies.

Sure , I am pretty familiar with the "fair use" provisions , it was just the "anything" that cracked me up .

And I intentionally quoted a sentence that cannot really be considered "creative work" but rather "factual data" (exempted from Copyright protection) .

BTW, one thing is Copyright (which gives you some rights on the copy) and another is - within your Copy Rights - to prohibit reproduction of "anything".

IMHO the Creative Commons is more "near" the philosophy of both GNU and BSD than applying your copy rights this way.

The article/tips are very nice, as said very good work!

jaclaz

[e-t-c]

PopMan © 2002 Christian Hübner | CH-Software @ Magdeburg.DE

DD: Apr 2010 - ca. 2 MB (.zip) - Portable Option - Multilingual - Freeware|GNU|Donationware
OS: All Windows

HP: http://www.ch-software.de/popman (Original Unpack-Setup)
PP: http://portableapps...._1.3.1_released (Portable Mod)

SS: http://www.ch-softwa...screenshots.htm
VIDEO: http://www.netzwelt....860-popman.html

FORUM: http://www.ch-softwa...forum/index.php

My "new smartie" is this handy, multi-account eMail-Checker - I use it now as my follow-up for ePrompter.

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PopMan is a POP3 and IMAP4 manager. It can be used to list all e-mails received on your incoming mail server,
without having to load these mails completely. Unwanted e-mails can be deleted directly from the server.

[e-t-c]

MyPhoneExplorer © FJ Software Development / Franz Josef Wechselberger @ Finkenberg.AT

DD: Aug 2012 - 6,37 MB - Multilingual - Installer - Freeware Donationware
OS: Windows & Android

HP: http://www.fjsoft.at/en/
HP: http://www.fjsoft.at/de/home.php
DL: http://www.fjsoft.at/en/downloads.php
DL: http://www.fjsoft.at/de/downloads.php

SS: http://www.fjsoft.at...oneexplorer.php

WIKI: http://en.wikipedia....MyPhoneExplorer
WIKI: http://de.wikipedia....MyPhoneExplorer
FORUM: http://www.fjsoft.at...anguage=english

Android Smartphones Management + Backups + Updates + Syncronize Profiles etc. thru Windows PC without ROOT Permissions

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Simply explore your SonyEricsson or Android phone !

Connect your phone via cable, bluetooth or infrared and you'll be surprised how easy and efficient you can manage your phone with this compact software. Since it's first appearance MyPhoneExplorer evolved into the most popular freeware tool for SE-phones and is constantly extended by new features.

Since version 1.8 MyPhoneExplorer supports also Android-based phones (connected via WiFi, USB cable or Bluetooth)

Features:
- Adressbook - with direct sync to Outlook, GMail, Windows contacts, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Lotus Notes and Tobit David
- Organizer with calendarview and direct sync to Outlook, Google, Sunbird, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Windows calendar(Vista), Rainlendar, Lotus Notes, Tobit David and net shared calendars (WebDAV, FTP, local)
- SMS - archive, export, import, excessive messages,...
- Filebrowser with cachesystem to minimize datatransfer, automatic photosync...
- Set phoneclock based on atomtime
- and much more. f.e.: calllists, edit profiles, control phone, memorystatus, phonemonitor,...

If you are using a Symbian-Phone from SE (f.e. P1i, M600i, W950i, W960i, G700, G900) please note: Its needed to install the PC-Suite first and the connection with MyPhoneExplorer is only possible throught USB-Cable.
There exists a few Low-Cost-Phones (f.e. T200i) which does not have a

This post has been edited by e-t-c: 18 October 2012 - 12:54 PM