Useful Free Software

I had a major system meltdown last night and had to reload my OS...I lost a ton of stuff and all my addon toys...this list saved me a bunch of 'net cruisin to gather them up again...can't say thanks enough Loui375!

Gomplayer

Code:

http://www.gomlab.com/eng/GMP_Introduction.html

is a very good media player, if VLC doesnt play it, GOM usually will.

FFSJ is a great replacement for HJSPLIT, just right click, join, and its done.. doesn't have the ton of prompts.

If you download programs, they usually have instructions and ascii art in .nfo files.. here's a great viewer:

Code:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Office-tools/Text-editors/DAMN-NFO-Viewer.shtml

To repartition your hard drive, here's a free partition sw.. Works as well as acronis & others..

Code:

http://www.partition-tool.com/

XnView is a light ImageViewer similar to IrfanView and I use both...
But it offers one feature that – IMO – I have never found it to IrfanView : the "fast diaporama".

Here some screencaps to explain...

1. With my browser, I choose the file I want to see it.
I.e. the second set of Jessica DRAKE from Wicked Games (74 pics).



2. Then I dubble click on the first pic of this set (or the one where I want to start)



3. The pic appears on my screen in the XnView window (it's my default imageviewer) and I have only to dubble click on the diaporama Icon : the diaporama starts immediately!



It's free, easy and very fast...
It's here : http://www.xnview.com/en/downloadwin32.html

Some useful tools.

added to first post
Loui375

Can anyone recommend a tool that can search a folder of images and detect duplicates, even if they are of different dimensions or filesize?

Your help would be greatly appreciated!

The list in the OP is very helpful, but there's a category missing - Upload Managers.

At the moment, I'm just using the web interface to RapidShare and because my web connection is practically limited to about 60 Kb/s (in theory it's 250 Kb/s but I've never seen that) uploading archives takes one fugg of a long time! But the most annoying thing about it is that I have to routinely check on progress to see when an upload has finished before I can upload the next file.

So, is there a good upload manager tool that works similar to JDownloader does for downloads?

I see that RapidShare offers a tool called RapidShare Uploader, but their download page says it's suitable for Win 98, ME, NT, 2000 & XP, which is a bit naff for those of us with Vista or Win 7.

Finally, how about a list of apps recommended for those of us who run a Linux OS?

Roger Allott wrote:

Well, you can try the RS manager posted here:

https://www.forumophilia.com/topic87601-30.html#1259829

Should be able to work with WIN 7.

Monkey D. Ruffy

Roger Allott wrote:
Simple reason: i don't know any
Of course nearly every filehoster has it's own tools and there may be some third party software similar to jdownloader, but i haven't tested any of these. I would not recommend using tools from some warez forums or other doubtful sources before doing a deep search in the net: sometimes they just want your login-details.
But i added the two RS own uploading tools to the list since they are very popular.
Roger Allott wrote:
If we find some linux gurus here, let's start, but i have no clue, sorry.
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random888 wrote:
A special thanks for this one, random888.
Though i thought i never need it, it was a great help.
I had some bad blocks in the FAT, and the disk was clean after i could access it again.
With the Partition Recovery Wizard i was able to restore nearly everything. Of course i had the same result after i used "chkdsk /f", but i highly recommend to use this tool before using chkdsk, cause it does not change the content of the disk in any way, so you're on the safe side.
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Nice list and tips.

A couple I would add:

JDOWNLOADER
mentioned above, but no intro/guide info, and some folks might not
realize how/why they should use JD instead of (or in addition to) any
other DL managers. So, here's why, with a brief intro.
JD is ideal, for any and all hosting services where you do NOT have a
premium account. For example, if you have premium at RS but not MU,
MP, hotfile, sharingmatrix, etc), it will do the waiting for you, and is even
pretty good (80-90%) with captchas.

It also lets you add any pw when you first put a link in your queue (which
eliminates losing it/having to find it later). Basic steps: right-click to
highlight file name, then choose "Properties", then insert into proper line.

When you first install JD, it will try to install a HUGE list of updates (over
90). Trust it, and let it. Those are the update files that it uses to help it
interact smoothly, quickly, and optimally with over 90 different hosting
services.

If you have a premium account at any sevice, you can input your
username and pw (use "Settings"), and it will then automatically give you
the highest speed DL's you can get.

Basic sequence to DL a file, using JD:
(1) get JD running, in the background, minimized to Taskbar;
(2) highlight and copy (control-C) any link in any thread;
(3) go see if it showed up in the "Linkgrabber" part of JD; if not, then
open a new window or tab with the link, highight the link that appears in
the URL box, and hit "Ctrl-C to copy it;
(4) when you've got the links you want, all queued up in Linkgrabber,
click on "Continue", to move them into the "Downloads" box

INTERNET DOWNLOAD MANAGER (518 or later)
not freeware/shareware, but cracks are available
Ideal for sites where you have a pw. Can greatly speed up the DL
process, by starting up to 6-8 (sometimes 10) segments at once, all
running simultaneously. Also can resume if interrupted, etc.
I like it better than FlashGet (I've tried both), partly because there is no
semi-transparent "bug" onscreen while IDM is running.

I use both JD and IDM, and they work together, terrifically, once you
figure out the strengths of both, and get their settings compatible. To
figure THAT out, disable either one, for a while, by inserting a 0 at the
start of the folder name which holds the program, in your C:\Program
Files directory, when the program is not running.

WINDOW WASHER (from Webroot; cracks available).
A great, great and useful program for any and all Microsoft machines
Will clean out all kinds of temp, cache, and other files, both to free up
space, and to delete histories (browsing, recent files, etc) and cover tracks
You can specify any "exceptions" you want (e.g., "don't touch anything in
my Irfanview software, because you'll screw up my settings")
Also has "Bleach" capability, with settings options, to clean:
(1) any "recently vacated" disk regions (use nightly); and/or,
(2) any and all free space on a disk (use weekly).
Advice: use IE to directly delete any IE temp files, and empty out your
recycle bin, before you run WW. If you don't, it will go through a double
routine to scan them and then wash them, which takes longer.

Now -- I've got a Q, in the next post, apparently not addressed above.

I usually don't work w/ I'net vids, since DVD's a better and have no logos. But, I've got a DVD w/ 1 particular scene I'm itching to share.

So . . .
(1) what is a good, simple, clean ripping program?
(2) if I want a very good, clean, "high quality but short of HD" file, aiming at somewhere between 500 to 800 Mb for a 25 minute scene, what size/res/pixel specs should I use, for both: (i) a 16x9 scene, and (ii) a 4x3 scene?

fucht wrote:

1) I would use AutoGK (get it here: http://www.autogk.me.uk/ ) to encode the Xvid-files and DVD-decrypter to rip the files from the DVD (get that here: http://www.dvddecrypter.org.uk/ )
Or you could use Handbrake (get it here: http://handbrake.fr/ ) with AnyDVD (to get that use Google as warez are not allowed here)

2) I assume it's SD - so i would go for 720x480 as that is the maximum resolution of a normal DVD - size wise i would go for about 350 MB for a 25 minute scene that will give you the same resolution and bitrate as the orginal dvd with room to spare.

RabidSquirrel

Only till april 5 at 9am EST

Code:

http://www.paragon-software.com/free/giveaway.html

You have to register to get a serial number, so expect spam from them to upgrade..

The latest version is 10, but how much can they have changed?
For free its worthwhile to check it out.. although that Easus freeware I posted earlier works just fine also..

I'll delete this post in a couple of days when its no longer valid.


I just wanted to delete the post, but it seems that they are offering free software from their portfolio on a regular basis. So maybe follow this link from time to time to see what's free at the moment
Loui375

thanks a bunch i forgot all about ccleaner very very usefull and other things that you have listed as well.

Another useful freeware:

http://www.hijackthis.de/en

Download the program (top right), run it, copy and paste the logfile to the textbox and fix the identified problems afterwards.

Monkey D. Ruffy