DIR Back to index page ___________________________________________________________ Useful things and widgets ___________________________________________________________ Here I have collected interesting things and widgets that will help diversify work on your legacy computer. [ Table of content ]: 1. Science, astronomy, astrophysics 2. Electronics, engineering , education 3. Databases and units converters 4. Hacking, encryption, serials 5. Calendars, clocks, screensavers 6. Math, calculations and algebra 7. Notes, Reminders, Schedulers 8. ToolBars, HotKeys, Menu 9. Screen capturers utilites 10. Widgets for PC hardware tests 11. Decorations for Windows 12. Other categories .......................................................... Science, astronomy, astrophysics .......................................................... DOS Astro Cora 6.98 Fixed for Win32 [16 595 kb] This is an advanced program for astronomical calculations, for tracking of Ephemeris's, zodiac signs and like. Easy view of the Lunations, positions and advanced functions to make it all come together into an advanced Astronomical utility. .......................................................... DOS Chinese Calendrics 3.08 Fixed for Win32 [1 1919 kb] There are two Chinese calendars, a solar calendar and a lunar calendar (more precisely, a solilunar calendar). .......................................................... DOS DeepSky99 1.1.9 Fixed for Win32 [33 301 kb] Deepsky 99 solves an important need for amateur and professional observers. The software allows the user to plan a productive observing session and record what was observed quickly and easily. The logbook features in Deepsky make it extremely easy to transfer your observing plans to the logbook with minimal data entry. .......................................................... DOS DeepSky 2003 1.0.23 Fixed for Win32 [149 864 kb] This a collection of observer friendly software tools designed to make your observing sessions more productive. By using these integrated tools, you'll be able to easily plan for an observing session, be productive while observing, and record what you see. .......................................................... DOS Lunar Calendars 4.49 Fixed for Win32 [1 938 kb] Lunar Calendars and Eclipse Finder, a small program for calculating the phases of the moon. .......................................................... DOS Planets Orbits 1.6.1 Fixed for Win32 [10 512 kb] A powerful program for analyzing and calculating the orbits of planets. .......................................................... DOS Star Calc 5.5 for Win32 [741 kb] StarCalc is the fastest professional astronomy planetarium & star mapping program. It illustrates star positions of any instance of the day observed from any geographic locations on the Earth. Star positions can be viewed and presented as images of semispherical whole sky or any of the user defined sub areas. .......................................................... DOS Orbitron 3.71 [2 086 kb] This software shows the orbits of satellites in space around the earth. Updates are working today in 2024. So you can install this program, update the database online and admire the satellites even from Windows 98. .......................................................... DOS Win stars for Win32 [3 154 kb] WinStars is a complete planetarium, showing you the appearance of the sky, as seen from anywhere on Earth, for any date. With a click of the mouse, you will get more information about all objects displayed by the program. .......................................................... DOS WorldTime 5.5 for Win32 [4 557 kb] A World clock with unlimited configurable clocks, each with it's own time zone, Daylight savings time rule, description, City, Region, Country, and Location Code - all updated in real time (well almost 1/second). Choose from a list of many locations (check the web site for updates) and add your own. Numerous Time and date formats, Universal Time, Swatch Beats, Julian Date, Sidereal time, etc... .......................................................... DOS World Clock 2.2 Fixed for Win32 [783 kb] This clock shows you a variety of information. For example the local time in 6 user-selected zones, astronomical information, etc. .......................................................... DOS Win Globe 1.2 for Win32 [1 782 kb] WinGlobe is a tiny earth that sits on your desktop. While it does so it can show countries and major cities (2792 currently). It knows the population and the current local time of each city. It also shows whether it is day or night. .......................................................... DOS Xearth for Windows 9x [135 kb] Xearth for Win32 ( also know as wearth, wearth32 ) sets your Windows wallpaper to an image of the Earth, as seen from your favorite vantage point in space, correctly shaded for the current position of the Sun. .......................................................... DOS Moon Phase 3.3 for Win32 [1 466 kb] The Northern Hemisphere. DOS Moon Phase 3.3 for Win32 [1 389 kb] The Southern Hemisphere. Choose your time zone and monitor the moon phases in real time. The program minimizes to the system tray. Moreover, everything is done very high quality and beautifully. .......................................................... DOS Actual Moon 3D 1.1 for Win32 [518 kb] Display realistic model of the Moon on a background of twinkling stars. The moon phase corresponds to actual phase and changes in a real time. You can see times of rising setting of Moon and Sun. .......................................................... DOS Moon Tool 2.0 for Win32 [61 kb] A very simple program that shows the phase of the moon based on your settings. .......................................................... DOS Wall32 9.03.25 for Win32 [170 kb] This is a self-contained, real-time wallpaper generator, which simulates the earth's & moon's illumination by the sun. The earth view includes twilight zones and the moon view takes the earthshine into account. .......................................................... DOS LK Densitometer 0.4 for Win32 [1 346 kb] The present program used to measure optical density of digital photos along a line choosen by user. Its very application is to get valuable data from snapshots obained by DIY spectrometers made of common digital photo and video cameras. However it is not the sole use of the program. With equal success it can be used to determine some laser beam profile by scanning photo of a laser spot, or to estimate attenuation constant for pumpin beam passing through some laser rod. .......................................................... DOS Home Planet Full for Win32 [13 893 kb] Home Planet is a Microsoft Windows 9x/2000 application which calculates the position of the Earth, Sun, Moon, planets, asteroids, comets, and Earth satellites with high accuracy. .......................................................... DOS Sensitivility and Detection Analyzer for Win32 [416 kb] Radio telescope calculation program for amateur radio astronomy. .......................................................... DOS Tierazon 2.9 for Win32 [503 kb] A program for constructing fractols from the Mendelbrot set with many possible options for parameters. .......................................................... DOS Shadows 1.0 for Win32 [1 007 kb] Shadows is a program for calculating flat sundials. This allows anyone to create a watch face for any location and wall orientation. The result can be printed in full size, and all the numerical designations will be provided to allow you to make a dial. Free program for designing a sundial. .......................................................... Electronics, engineering , education .......................................................... DOS Calli Graphic 1.1.5 Fixed for Win32 [1 950 kb] This program will help you learn the art of calligraphy. .......................................................... DOS Begginings of Electronics 1.0 for Win32 [2 501 kb] The program is designed to help students and teachers of special educational institutions to study sections of the physics course "Electricity". The program naturally complements the classical training scheme, consisting of mastering theoretical material and developing practical skills of experimentation in a physics laboratory. .......................................................... DOS Plan 7.0 Free Portable for Win32 [12 068 kb] A program for drawing electrical circuits. It contains set of necessary components (diode, resistor, transistor, switch, etc.) with which you can easily and quickly create your own visual electrical circuit. .......................................................... DOS Edmart Education Widgets pack 8 in 1 for Win32 [33 356 kb] I've collected all of these long-forgotten educational programs into one archive because I bet your kids will like them. IT will help your children learn to understand how works different things and I bet they will begin to understand physics and chemistry. .......................................................... DOS Virtual Chemistry Laboratory 2.0 for Win32 [11 020 kb] The program has a myriad of functions and is indeed a useful tool for teachers as well as for students and for those who are interested in Chemistry. .......................................................... DOS Engineering Power Tools 2.02 Fixed for Win32 [2 671 kb] Engineering Power Tools is a library of engineering programs that can be used to quickly solve a wide range of commonly encountered engineering problems. Instant access to over 70 programs and data tables, programs are neatly catagorized with drop-down menus, standard graphic interface eliminates learning curve, solves complex multi-step problems quickly with minimal input, no wasted time hunting for formulas and performing manual calculations,·It will work over your LAN from one central location. .......................................................... DOS Profi Cad 10.1.1 for WinXP+ [10 312 kb] It is a program for creating electrical and electronic circuits, as well as technical diagrams of various types. A fairly powerful CAD tool with which you can draw an electrical circuit at a professional level. Thanks to its intuitive interface. Installation requires dot.NET but if you cancel the installation dot.NET the program works anyway! .......................................................... DOS Resistor code color for Win32 [26 kb] Selector of resistors by color for electronic scheme. .......................................................... DOS TDSL Personal 1.1 for Win32 [1 486 kb] The program is a reference and assistant in creating electronic circuits based on vacuum tubes. .......................................................... DOS TinyCAD 2.60.01 for WinXP [2 482 kb] Free and open-source software designed for creating electrical circuit diagrams. It offers a comprehensive library of symbols for different components such as resistors, capacitors, and transistors. .......................................................... DOS XCircuit 3.4.10 for WinXP [2 322 kb] This is a schematic drawing tool targeted at producing nice schematic captures that can be directly included in publications. The primary file format is PostScript, which makes it especially useful when using TeX/LaTeX. .......................................................... DOS Morse Trainer 0.1.4 for Win32 [556 kb] Morse code training program. .......................................................... DOS CwGet morse decoder 1.50 for Win32 [1 141 kb] Morse code (CW) via sound card to text. No additional hardware required - your need only receiver and computer (5x86-133 or better) with sound card. .......................................................... DOS NCH Tone Generator 1.03 for Win16/32 [91 kb] Professiona sound tone playback program with extented functions. .......................................................... DOS True RTA 1.0 Fixed for Win32 [817 kb] Real Time audio spectrum analyzer software. .......................................................... DOS Oscilloscope 2.30 for Win32 [41 kb] This application showing how home PC peripherials, such as a sound card, can be used in an unconventional way, emulating industrial ADC hardware. The Oscilloscope provides an almost complete functionality of a standalone scope in a familiar Windows ennvironment. .......................................................... Databases and units converters .......................................................... DOS Food item components for Win32 [1 590 kb] The data for this program was obtained from the FNIC website and is taken from Release 12 of the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Abbreviated. .......................................................... DOS Vikrant's PC Glossary 3 [585 kb] Local glossaryt of computer terms for Windows 9x/2000/XP .......................................................... DOS XWords cracker 1.1 for Win32 [297 kb] The program is an assistant in solving crossfords. You can write a word without several letters and get answer options. .......................................................... DOS Hieroglyph tutorial for Win32 [1 221 kb] A education software and knowledge base about ancient Egyptian writing. .......................................................... DOS Quote of the Day 1.1 for Win32 [3 364 kb] Developer made QOTD because he wanted a decent program to display cute quotes and quips when starting up Windows. This program really has its roots in any number of fortune cookie programs for a number of different platforms. .......................................................... DOS Lofty Homebrew Helper 2.1.2 for Win32 [229 kb] This program will help you prepare craft beer of many varieties, as well as colors. Detailed description and calculation of the necessary components. .......................................................... DOS Metric converter 1.3 for Win32 [368 kb] Converter of units of measurement to the imperial system from the metric system and vice versa. .......................................................... DOS Instant Converter for Win32 [3 485 kb] A powerful converter of different units of measurement, everything from temperature to time zones. You will always need this program! Editor choise! .......................................................... DOS Convert 4.8 for Win32 [169 kb] Convert is a free and easy to use unit conversion program that will convert the most popular units of distance, temperature, volume, time, speed, mass, power, density, pressure, energy, and many others, including the ability to create custom conversions! .......................................................... DOS Super Converter Fixed 1.05 for Win32 [1 211 kb] A professional converter for all imaginable units of measurement. .......................................................... DOS Gravity Box World View for Win32 [7 051 kb] This program is a database of statistics for all the countries of the world. It contains country information including: Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation, Military and Transnational Issues. .......................................................... Calendars, clocks, screensavers .......................................................... DOS 3000 years calendar 1.0.17 for Win32 [1 418 kb] A wonderful calendar for 3000 thousand years. Shows at once 4 popular calendar systems of our time: Jewish, Islamic, Julian, Gregorian. It can also show the phase of the moon at any time over 3000 years. .......................................................... DOS Calendar magic 1.38 [884 kb] The most powerful visualized calendars system for Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP. .......................................................... DOS Fractal Calendar 2000 Fixed for Win32 [628 kb] Instead of images for each month, this program generates fractals... .......................................................... DOS Kaluach 2.28 for Win32 [169 kb] The Jewish calendar with English language support contains all the holidays, translate dates to Gregorian calendar and vice versa, indicates the time of Shabbat and so on. DOS Luah for Dos/Console/Win32 [48 kb] The Jewish calendar system console version. .......................................................... DOS Rain Calendar 0.21.1 for Win32 [2 475 kb] Beautiful calendar with skins support. .......................................................... DOS Desktop calendar reminder for Win32 [282 kb] Simple, compact and convenient desk calendar. .......................................................... DOS WAAD Calendar Painter 1.0i for Win32 [1 338 kb] Calendar Painter is a picture calendar builder and printer progam which provides 3 types of calendar designs. .......................................................... DOS Chameleon clock 2.51 [1 402 kb] Very beautiful clock for Win32 with many design options. .......................................................... DOS Hi Clock 1.8 for Win32 [246 kb] A digital clock that allows you to adjust the system time according to a reference clock via the Internet. It contains two alarm clocks and supports skins. .......................................................... DOS Windows Clocks pack [1 340 kb] Five different clock programs for Win32, replacing the standard Windows clock. .......................................................... DOS Chimer clock 1.00.119 for Win32 [198 kb] Vintage clock with different melodies on your desktop. .......................................................... DOS Cursor clock for Win9x [1 931 kb] Clock under the cursor for your Windows 9x. .......................................................... DOS DS Clock 1.5 [ASP] for Win32 [948 kb] DS Clock is a digital desktop clock that displays variable date and time information built from the format string. .......................................................... DOS Simple clock for Win32 [9 kb] A very little digital clock that sits above all windows where you place them. .......................................................... DOS Time Title Clock 2.10.0.0 for Win32 [1 286 kb] The program puts the clock in each of the opened windows. .......................................................... DOS Extra Clock 1.21 portable for Win32 [2 101 kb] Desktop clock with alarm and skins. .......................................................... DOS Win Clock 1.6 for Win32 [22 kb] The horizontal Windows clock, developed in Russia, shows the date, time, and also the percentage of RAM usage. .......................................................... DOS 2Flyer screensaver builder 4.9 Fixed for Win32 [2 871 kb] A program for creating a screen savers from your pictures, sounds and videos. .......................................................... DOS Aquarium Screen Saver Fixed [1 021 kb] DOS Aquarium 2 Screen Saver Fixed [1 230 kb] The most popular screen saver in the early 2000s in the form of an aquarium with fish. And, yes. Yes. This is the same aquarium that was on your secretary's screen in 2004. .......................................................... DOS Screen Savers Pack by Roman for Win32 [15 254 kb] 18 Beautiful Screensavers for Your Windows. .......................................................... DOS Earth Screen Saver 3.1 for Win32 [515 kb] The Earth screen saver displays an image of the Earth as currently illuminated by the Sun, from a variety of viewpoints. You can view the Earth from the Sun (day side), the night side, from the Moon, or from an arbitrary altitude above any point on the globe specified by latitude and longitude. .......................................................... DOS Organic Art Screen Saver 0.4 for Win32 [8 394 kb] A beautiful screensaver with MS Direct 3D support and a variety of themed screensavers. .......................................................... Hacking, encryption, serials .......................................................... DOS Angus 3.0 for Win32 [322 kb] Keygen for 130 programs! .......................................................... DOS Data Fuck - Local Time Machine for Win32 [44 kb] A program for deceiving Shaware programs that work for a certain time and do not want to work further. .......................................................... DOS Darkshadow's RiPPER 1.00 for Win32 [201 kb] Little cocal database of serial numbers from 16/04/99. .......................................................... DOS Serials 2000 6.0 for Win32 [1 701 kb] Local database of serial numbers. Base content 19029 records from 13/01/2000. .......................................................... DOS Serials 2000 7.0 for Win32 [2 006 kb] Owners of older versions of Windows, especially 3x, are familiar with the problem of missing serial numbers for abandoned old programs. This iconic database contains thousands serial numbers for programs up to the year 2001 under Dos/Windows/OS2. DOS Serials 2000 base update [3 302 kb] Replaces the old database with programs before 2001, with the database from 2001 to 2007. More in the readme!!!.txt file inside the archive. Base content 32307 records. .......................................................... DOS Serials 2000 7.1 for Win32 [2 798 kb] Local database of serial numbers. Version from 09-16-2001, base content 32962 records. DOS S2k 2000 7.1 Update 01/11/01 [164 kb] DOS S2k 2000 7.1 Update 15/11/01 [40 kb] DOS S2k 2000 7.1 Update 01/12/01 [36 kb] DOS S2k 2000 7.1 Update 15/01/02 [53 kb] .......................................................... DOS Serial Killer 3.0 by Batman for Dos [260 kb] The base of serial numbers with 331 serials keys 1995 for DOS! Last update 30-1-1995. .......................................................... DOS OSCAR 10.3.1 for Win32 [1 930 kb] Database of serial numbers from 11-04-98 for 538 programs. .......................................................... DOS OSCAR 2000 for Win32 [2 266 kb] The large serial, keysmakers base and site URL database. .......................................................... Large local database of serial numbers and keymakers. DOS Octavius 1.01 for Win32 [3 124 kb] Version from: 99/05/27 DOS Octavius 1.02 for Win32 [3 255 kb] Verion from: 99/06/16 DOS Octavius 1.03 for Win32 [2 151 kb] Verion from: 99/07/24 .......................................................... DOS Serial-0-Matic 2.4 for Win32 [494 kb] A giant database of serial numbers for thousands programs. Base for 1998 year. .......................................................... DOS Invisible Secrets 2.1 for Win32 [1 860 kb] Invisible Secrets 2.0 encrypts and hides files in other files which do not look suspect of encryption, and can sneak very easy through the Internet. Invisible Secrets provides three carriers: JPEG, PNG and BMP. These are both images files. The JPEGs and PNGs files can be put on a web page near hundreds of other pictures from where the addressee (the only person who knows which is the right image) can download it without revealing his/hers identity. .......................................................... DOS Crypto4 Files 2.4.51 for Win32 [2 187 kb] Crypto4 Files lets you perform both simple file operations such as pack files into ZIP archive, send files by e-mail, securely delete files and advanced security operations such as signing and encryption of files and folders. All operations are performed in a couple of clicks, e.g. you can pack files into ZIP archive, sign the archive and send it by e-mail by selecting one command in Explorer context menu. .......................................................... DOS Cipher for Win32 [387 kb] Text Encoder/Decoder Program. Send encoded messages to your friends. hey will then be able to decode them using the agreed SEED code. Double encode them for added security. .......................................................... DOS L0phtCrack 2.52 Fixed [1 073 kb] NT3.51-4.0 systems password recovery tool. .......................................................... DOS Zip of Death (ZOD) Script [42 kb] This is a decompression bomb (or zip bomb) designed to crash or render useless the program or system reading it. It is used to protect against bots. When unpacking, it creates files with a total size of 4.5 pb. .......................................................... DOS 2048 yottabyte Zip Bomb Script for ALL [256 kb] DOS 2048 yottabyte Zip Bomb Script for ALL [271 kb] This zip bomb uses overlapping files and recursion to achieve 7 layers with 256 files each, with the last being a 32GB file. It is only 266 KB on disk. It is used to protect against bots. .......................................................... Math, calculations and algebra .......................................................... DOS DB Calc 2.0 Fixed for Win32 [243 kb] An scientific calculator. Supports many functions useful for scientific calculations. .......................................................... DOS Pneu calc for Win32 [771 kb] PneuCalc is a program which will calculate: Pneumatic cylinder bore size. The amount of force generated by a cylinder. The minimum Cv rating of a pneumatic valve. .......................................................... DOS Ellipse Calc 0.47 for Win32 [733 kb] This software calculates efficiency of light delivery in lasers by means of elliptic and ovoid reflectors. The code uses raytracing method in a simple layout consisting of elliptic reflector and two cylindric rods: lamp and laser crystal. The lamp is usually referred as 'source' and the laser crystal is called as 'receptor' or 'target'. .......................................................... DOS Gain Calc 0.2 for Win32 [822 kb] Laser Gain calculator is a tiny software to estimate the laser gain if stored energy, laser rod diameter and laser medium type are known. .......................................................... DOS Prime Factors 1200 for Win32 [1 445 kb] A program to find prime numbers and pairs of primes, to decompose numbers into their prime components, to find all factors of any positive integer up to 2,147, 483,645, and to plot Erdos-Kac and Palmen Color histograms. .......................................................... DOS Sci Note 5.5 Fixed for Win32 [43 856 kb] SciNote is a top-rated ELN notebook that helps you organize, manage, and collaborate on your research data. It offers features for security, compliance, inventory, project, and team management. .......................................................... DOS Inductance coil calculation 1.0 for Win32 [196 kb] A small utility for calculations with 3 language support. .......................................................... DOS Algebra calculator for Win32 [1 001 kb] Regular algebraic calculator for education. .......................................................... DOS Algebra Calculator 98 5.3 for Win32 [487 kb] A powerful calculator for complex calculations, I also added the update of calculations and data to the archive. .......................................................... DOS Dead line 2.36 for Win32 [1 418 kb] This is a free educational software that provides visual indications about the real roots of an equation. DeadLine can solve equations, evaluate and integrate functions, find derivatives and plot graphs .......................................................... DOS Calculator Collection for Win32 [862 kb] Calculator for calculating fractions, time and money. In other words, a programmable calculator. .......................................................... DOS LokiBin Calculator 5.5.5 for Win32 [913 kb] LokiBin is your basic RPN calculator. All numbers are integers with a word size of 2 to 32 bits (selectable). .......................................................... DOS Moff Free Calc for Win32 [758 kb] A powerful calculator that stores math operations and actions in a side window so you never forget anything. .......................................................... DOS Molecular Weight Calculator 1.0.0 for Win32 [258 kb] This is a small program for the calculation of molecular weight from the molecular formula. .......................................................... DOS HCalc for Win32 [38 kb] Console calculator ported from Unix systems to Windows. .......................................................... DOS Riona Calc 3.92 for Win32 [277 kb] A powerful calculator designed to work with arithmetic exrpessions. .......................................................... DOS Solway Expressions Calc for Win32 [1 884 kb] This calculator does not contain any buttons; all calculations are carried out in the form of standard text formulas, for example: 2*2. .......................................................... DOS Simplexety 7.2.0.0 for WinXP [3 319 kb] A free software for performing various mathematical operations, creating and running VBScript. It will be useful for students, math teachers, engineers, and other users. With this mathematical calculator you can perform subtraction, addition, division, multiplication, trigonometric, parametric and polar functions, calculate integrals and solve equations. .......................................................... DOS Graph master 3.1 for Win32 [15 kb] A program for plotting graphs of mathematical functions according to the syntax of the VB6 language. .......................................................... DOS Graphmatica 1.60e for Win32 [279 kb] This is powerful, easy to use, equation plotter with numerical and calculus features. Graphs Cartesian functions, relations, and inequalities, plus polar, parametric, and ODEs. .......................................................... DOS Scale 2.0 for Win32 [133 kb] Scale presents some unusual tools to help in the design of forms, web pages, presentations and other visual materials. From the Tool bar you can open the Rule, to measure horizontal and vertical distances in seven different units, the Magnifier to enlarge, up to 30 times, any image or text in the screen, the Angle Measurement Tool, to measures angles formed by lines in the screen, in degrees and radians, the Color Mixer/Picker to mix and pick colors anywhere in the screen and get the respective codes in 6 systems and a small Calculator with some useful features. .......................................................... DOS Wonder Web Screen Ruler 4.3 for Win32 [595 kb] The on-screen ruler that allows you to measure something in multiple units. Yes, this also exists... .......................................................... DOS My Ruler 0.5 for Win32 [439 kb] The simplest screen ruler. .......................................................... DOS MarcHand Function Generator 2.17.97 for Win32 [37 kb] Function graph generator for electronics. .......................................................... DOS Slide Rule 1.1 for Win32 [2 579 kb] Multiple Slide Rule options combined in one program. .......................................................... DOS Slabacus 2.0 for Win32 [1 559 kb] Slabacus 2.0 provides both a simulation of a 1960's slide rule AND a simulation of a 15th century Japanese abacus. .......................................................... Notes, Reminders, Schedulers .......................................................... DOS Above and Beyond Fixed 2000 for Win32 [1 611 kb] This is a powerful Personal Information Organizer. It is used to plan, organize, and track your business and personal life. .......................................................... DOS ATnotes 9.5 for Win32 [702 kb] A widget that allows you to place yellow stickers with your notes directly on your Windows desktop. This way you save paper. The program itself hangs in the tray and does not interfere with anything. .......................................................... DOS Chronometask for WinXP [399 kb] Chronometask is a cool looking digital timer, a bit like an oven timer. When the time is up it can execute program, display a message, sound an audible alarm or even shutdown Windows. The time can be repeated in a loop so that a task can be performed hourly for example. .......................................................... DOS Sticky Notes Manager 1.02 portable for Win32 [467 kb] Program creates sticky notes on screen. You can store any information you need: tasks, appointments, birthdays, phone numbers, etc. All notes are stored in a single .ini file and does not use the registry. .......................................................... DOS LaunchPad 3.00 Fixed for Win32 [977 kb] This is an event scheduler application. LaunchPad can be used to run programs, display messages, run DOS commands, send DDE commands and various other system tasks. .......................................................... DOS Magical Glass 1.0.0.3 for Win32 [60 kb] Change your cursor with a magnifier for analyzing small sized details. Screen magnifier. .......................................................... DOS Contact book 1.2 for Win32 [840 kb] A simple and in the same time very convenient contact book. Can be minimized to your system tray. .......................................................... DOS Gen Timer 1.30 for Win32 [343 kb] A simple timer. Just specify the countdown time and go about your business quietly. The program will always remind you about the event! .......................................................... DOS TaskFlexa 1.0b for WinXP [1 016 kb] This is a comprehensive task management tool with lots of fields for organizing, group and sorting your tasks. You can add tasks easily and quickly at the bottom of the screen but typing in the task and pressing enter. You can then type in the next one. This is a very quick way of inputting your tasks. If you already have a list of tasks as text then you can add them all at once by using the 'Batch Insert' on the main tool bar at the top. Tasks can also be imported from other task lists create by TaskFlexa. The TaskFlexa files have a .tf1 file extension. .......................................................... DOS Today for Win32 [228 kb] Today is a small utilities that will help you remember some special dates or events (holidays, birthdays, anniversary, etc.) everytime you turn on your computer. Today comes with some additional features like your daily biorhythm, your favorite quote of the day and more. .......................................................... DOS Key Note 1.6.5 for Win32 [3 141 kb] Keynote is a flexible, multi-featured tabbed notebook, based on Windows standard RichEdit control. It's always acessible with a single keypress, even if you work in another application. It's certainly more fun to use than pen and paper! A large number of text formatting functions allows you to create very readable, clear, and well organized notes. .......................................................... DOS Events Manager 1.6 portable for Win32 [418 kb] Organize your events with events reminder. Just add important event and program will remind you with signal or your favorite music. .......................................................... DOS Ghost Automizer 2.8 for Win32 [385 kb] This program is designed to control the mouse and keyboard according to the previously recorded script and at a certain time. .......................................................... DOS PINs 4.50.0.86 for Win32 [887 kb] PINs is a free feature-rich Windows program for safe and comfortable storing of any secure information like passwords, accounts, PINs etc. PINs uses a secure 448 bit Blowfish algorithm to ensure the data are not crackable. The password used for securing access to stored data is not saved anywhere. PINs is equipped in a number of security functions like files wiping. .......................................................... DOS Passwords Keeper 1.8 portable for Win32 [432 kb] This easy passwords manager will store all your passwords. Now you don't need to write passwords on paper or in notepad. Category navigation will help to select passwords you need. .......................................................... DOS Drink Water Pop Up Reminder for Win32 [359 kb] Yes, this program pops up in the middle of your screen for a few seconds every so often to remind you to keep drinking water. .......................................................... DOS Quick Notes 1.0 for Win32 [312 kb] Organizes and structures your notes in the form of a useful file tree in rtf format. .......................................................... ToolBars, HotKeys, Menu .......................................................... DOS Pbar 1.41 for Win32 [557 kb] Sensational button bar launcher; holds up to 100 items & includes auto-hide feature! .......................................................... DOS Virtual menu for Win32 [166 kb] Allows you to quickly call and launch any number programs and folders from your system tray. .......................................................... DOS Wonderful icon 2.0 for Win32 [215 kb] The Wonderful Icon comes with the means to help you configure, and map hotkeys for different internal and external functions. .......................................................... DOS Captan Tray 3.1 for Win32 [142 kb] Captain Tray is a simple and effective tool for System Tray and TaskBar management. .......................................................... DOS FastKake 1.1 for Win32 [120 kb] FastKake will create a set of handy and useful shortcuts which will give you full control of your Windows operating system. There will be shortcuts to quickly shutdown/reboot /standby/hibernate the computer, lock the desktop or logoff the current user. .......................................................... DOS Fire Reboot 3.0b for WinNT-WinXP [61 kb] Perform quick system reboot correctly with possibility of saving User Profile. .......................................................... DOS Shut Down system 1.2.0.0 for Win9x [338 kb] It is designed to automatically shutdown computer equipped a ATX case at a specified time or after a specified period. It does not require installation and can be hidden in the tray during operation. .......................................................... DOS Switch Off 1.9 for Win32 [42 kb] Shutting down/reboot/sleep of the computer according to the your schedule. .......................................................... DOS Sent to Toys 2.5.0.0 for Win32 [731 kb] This is great utility allowing to edit and add options to the "Send to" menu. .......................................................... DOS Run IT 2.0 for Win32 [39 kb] RUNit is a simple but yet powerful launchpad for Win9x and NT(4.0 and above). RUNit gives you quick access to applications, documents, folders and shortcuts. Unlike many other launchpads RUNit doesn't occupy any space on your screen - you only see it when you actually use it. .......................................................... DOS Quick Run 1.4 portable for Win32 [339 kb] Launch some programs you work with at once. Create some start lists. .......................................................... DOS Hotkeys 1.4 for Win32 [408 kb] Give your poor mouse a break with Hotkeys. Hotkeys is similar to the Microsoft Intellitype software, in that it gives you fast and easy access to a lot of common Windows elements through keyboard shortcuts. .......................................................... DOS Hotkey Management Utility 1.0 for Win32 [39 kb] This is a very useful utility to assign hotkeys. The most useful hotkeys are Always-On-Top Toggle and Minimize Windows to Taskbar Tray. .......................................................... DOS Hot kicks 2.0 for Win32 [118 kb] You can view useful info about your computer: your IP address, the physical ram of your computer, screen resolution etc. Just press Ctrl+Alt+u. Pressing Alt+i will launch the detailed Microsoft system information. .......................................................... DOS Restart Windows 98 for Win9x [391 kb] Restart Windows 95/98. Run the program and it happens, no button press to actuate. The process can be interrupted with a button press. Windows restarts after 5 seconds. .......................................................... DOS Restart Windows XP for WinNT [622 kb] Restart Windows XP/NT/2000 Run the program and it happens, no button press to actuate. This version does not have a button to interrupt the process. .......................................................... DOS Top IT! 5 for Win32 [979 kb] Makes your selected programs always on top of all windows. .......................................................... DOS Copy To for Win32 [90 kb] With CopyTo you'll stop browsing your explorer to just copy some files or directories. CopyTo is a shell Add-on accessible via a menu item added to the explorer pop-up menu! .......................................................... DOS Zoom In 3.0 for Win32 [3 kb] A miniature screen magnifier that does not require installation. And does not require anything at all. .......................................................... Screen capturers utilites .......................................................... DOS Captura 1.0 for Win32 [957 kb] A screen image capture utility that can do this not only as a whole, but also in fragments screen. .......................................................... DOS MWSnap 3.0.0.74 for Win32 [616 kb] MWSnap is a small yet powerful Windows program for snapping (capturing) images from selected parts of the screen. .......................................................... DOS Screen capturer for Win32 [341 kb] A simple utility for capturing a screen image and saving it to a JPG or BMP file. .......................................................... DOS WsCMD screen capturer for Win32 [448 kb] It's strange to imagine, but this is a console utility for capturing an image of your screen with many parameters. .......................................................... DOS Hyper cam 1.6 [480 kb] HyperCam captures the action from your Windows screen and saves it to AVI (Audio-Video Interleaved) movie file. Your machine may run in any color mode. Sound from your system microphone is also recorded. .......................................................... Widgets for PC hardware tests .......................................................... DOS Nokia monitor test for Win32 [26 kb] A once popular portable program for testing your monitor screen. .......................................................... DOS SndChk test for Win32 [768 kb] Separate checks for the Left and Right speakers, to check that you have them on the correct side. Mono mode, where both left and right signals are combined, indicates whether the speakers are in or out of phase. .......................................................... DOS Sound Card Analyzer 2.0 for Win32 [371 kb] Sound checks test for hardware sound card's. .......................................................... DOS TV picture adjustment grid for console [35 kb] Perhaps you need to configure your TV, then this program for you. .......................................................... Decorations for Windows .......................................................... DOS Aston Shell 1.26 [1 171 kb] Desktop Manager and Shell Replacement for Windows 9x/NT/2000. Very small, fast, stable and cool! .......................................................... DOS Rainbow Folders 1.02 for Win32 [339 kb] This is an easy to use program, which allows you to change color of the icon representing chosen folder to any color you like. .......................................................... DOS Windows Blinds [1 748 kb] Skins for your Windows 9x that change the windows interface, the position of buttons, and also provide new icons and graphic effects. .......................................................... Other categories .......................................................... DOS Taror 2.0 for Win32 [286 kb] Tarot is a centuries old method of divination. Each card has in individual meaning. Card meanings are in no means set in stone. Each reader of the Tarot relies on their own opinions and how they feel about an individual card to affect the interpretation. .......................................................... DOS VBadge Lite for Win32 [1 436 kb] This software is very helpful for printing ID cards, business cards and greeting cards, you can also use it to print labels. It will arrange cards for you on the paper automatically. It supports scanners, digital cameras, video capture cards, and OLE object. .......................................................... DOS Windows 95 Power Toys for Win9x [206 kb] This enhancements were developed by members of the Win95 team, and are now being made available to Win95 users here. .......................................................... DOS Widgets ToolsPackage 8.8.4 for Win32 [1 541 kb] Includes 59 tools running without installation: TEXT Read about tools here .......................................................... DOS Win Gadget 1.1 for Win32 [1 183 kb] The Gadget program is an idiosyncratic collection of tools. Like a Swiss Army Knife - a name which I avoided using it has lots of features that many people will never use, but a few features that you may discover that you can't live without. I hope you get addicted and enjoy it. ___________________________________________________________ DIR Back to index page ___________________________________________________________