Wednesday, May 17, 2006
I like Inkscape Better than Network Notepad
These programs do slightly different things so you may be better off if you are looking for an interactive network diagram tool if you stick with this Network Notepad. However, if you are just drawing stuff on your desktop (which is what I need to do) then you will like Inkscape better.
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Network Notepad
This is a freeware network diagram tool. It reminds me of Visio®. This GUI is limited but the program is powerful. I’d use Visio® any day but hey… this is free and most users that spend a lot of time with this program are very loyal. It’s got a good user community. The interface is much more “industrial” than Visio and it’s strong point is network integration which has a lot of value if your managing a large group of CPUs but it’s not a major feature for someone like me that is a single user and just wants to draw and share network diagrams. So this is free and it works so you can accomplish the task by downloading the program and spending about a half hour figuring out how to draw with it. In the end it may prove to be more efficient than other drawing programs!
http://www.networknotepad.com/download.html
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Network Notepad
This is a freeware network diagram tool. It reminds me of Visio®. This GUI is limited but the program is powerful. I’d use Visio® any day but hey… this is free and most users that spend a lot of time with this program are very loyal. It’s got a good user community. The interface is much more “industrial” than Visio and it’s strong point is network integration which has a lot of value if your managing a large group of CPUs but it’s not a major feature for someone like me that is a single user and just wants to draw and share network diagrams. So this is free and it works so you can accomplish the task by downloading the program and spending about a half hour figuring out how to draw with it. In the end it may prove to be more efficient than other drawing programs!
http://www.networknotepad.com/download.html
Zoom Player Outperforms Winamp
If you want eyecandy Winamp may be the way to go but for functionality go with Zoom Player. It loads faster and is easier to maintain, it doesn't snoop on you, and you get everything you need for free.
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Winamp
For listening to music on your PC you can’t beat WinAmp. There are all kinds of skins developed by a healthy user community for you to download. There are also all kinds of user developed plug-ins that add to the functions of the base WinAmp product. Don’t set this as your default program for anything but MP3 files because I’ve had trouble getting it to display movies and it might be related to the features available in the “free” version of the software.
http://www.winamp.com/
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Winamp
For listening to music on your PC you can’t beat WinAmp. There are all kinds of skins developed by a healthy user community for you to download. There are also all kinds of user developed plug-ins that add to the functions of the base WinAmp product. Don’t set this as your default program for anything but MP3 files because I’ve had trouble getting it to display movies and it might be related to the features available in the “free” version of the software.
http://www.winamp.com/
There is all kinds of better stuff out there now
I eliminated the entire section because this has been swallowed by all the big names, I use Google mostly now...
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Eyeball Chat
I eliminated the entire section because this has been swallowed by all the big names, I use Google mostly now...
There are a lot of freeware chat programs and, for the most part, they are all very similar. This one works well and it’s the only one I’ve actually tested with dual (remote) voice/video. You need a broadband connection to make this really functional unless you are not going to use the video component. There is a terrible echo that I’ve been told is there because of the feedback from the mic and speaker feedback. Mighty Joe bought a headset with a mic on it so I’ll test it out and update this page.
http://www.eyeballchat.com/
Eyeball Chat
There are a lot of freeware chat programs and, for the most part, they are all very similar. This one works well and it’s the only one I’ve actually tested with dual (remote) voice/video. You need a broadband connection to make this really functional unless you are not going to use the video component. There is a terrible echo that I’ve been told is there because of the feedback from the mic and speaker feedback. Mighty Joe bought a headset with a mic on it so I’ll test it out and update this page.
http://www.eyeballchat.com/
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Eyeball Chat
I eliminated the entire section because this has been swallowed by all the big names, I use Google mostly now...
There are a lot of freeware chat programs and, for the most part, they are all very similar. This one works well and it’s the only one I’ve actually tested with dual (remote) voice/video. You need a broadband connection to make this really functional unless you are not going to use the video component. There is a terrible echo that I’ve been told is there because of the feedback from the mic and speaker feedback. Mighty Joe bought a headset with a mic on it so I’ll test it out and update this page.
http://www.eyeballchat.com/
Communication - More to Come - All Feedback Appreciated!!!
Eyeball Chat
There are a lot of freeware chat programs and, for the most part, they are all very similar. This one works well and it’s the only one I’ve actually tested with dual (remote) voice/video. You need a broadband connection to make this really functional unless you are not going to use the video component. There is a terrible echo that I’ve been told is there because of the feedback from the mic and speaker feedback. Mighty Joe bought a headset with a mic on it so I’ll test it out and update this page.
http://www.eyeballchat.com/
Uninstallability - I stopped, you can too?
I never really understood what this did and I ran it for several months but I never really saw any benefit or had to use it. It claims that it makes it easy to uninstall programs but I tried to run the interface and get rid of some programs that were giving me uninstall troubles but no luck or maybe I just couldn't figure it out... I gave up...
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Uninstallability
This program keeps track of all your software installs so that you will always be able to remove them. I have never had to use it but I think this is a good idea. A long time ago Mighty Joe had a problem with some software he could not uninstall so he understands the issue this addresses and it is an important one.
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/uninstallability.html
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Uninstallability
This program keeps track of all your software installs so that you will always be able to remove them. I have never had to use it but I think this is a good idea. A long time ago Mighty Joe had a problem with some software he could not uninstall so he understands the issue this addresses and it is an important one.
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/uninstallability.html
Just Use XP Don't Bother With 3rd Party Icon Managers
This program screwed up my C drive icon and I have not been able to get it back. The program was always resource intensive and would sometimes crash my PC. I just use the standard interface to Windows XP now by clicking on a file's or folder's "properties" and then selecting the icon from there. Therefore, I no longer recommend Active Icons or any of the other icon management tools that are out there. I've tried several but it seems like dangerous territory for other programs to tread in. I've decided that I am going to work through XP for this and besides, it does just as good a job anyway.
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Active Icons
This is a program that helps you manage the icons your computer displays. I've had some problems with it. At this point I am not going to recommend this program but I am going to leave the link here in case some of you want to experiment with this. When I first started using this program I liked it because it gave me a quicker way to assign icons on my computer files. However, while using this program I assigned an icon to my C drive and later it disappeared and now it displays the ugly icon for unknown files. This happened 6 months ago and I still have not figured out how to fix it. However, this is an extensive program so maybe some of you can figure out how to make it pay off. I'm not going to mess around with it any more and I may take it off the site if no one else decides to play with it.
http://www.cursorarts.com/ca_ai_d.html
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Active Icons
This is a program that helps you manage the icons your computer displays. I've had some problems with it. At this point I am not going to recommend this program but I am going to leave the link here in case some of you want to experiment with this. When I first started using this program I liked it because it gave me a quicker way to assign icons on my computer files. However, while using this program I assigned an icon to my C drive and later it disappeared and now it displays the ugly icon for unknown files. This happened 6 months ago and I still have not figured out how to fix it. However, this is an extensive program so maybe some of you can figure out how to make it pay off. I'm not going to mess around with it any more and I may take it off the site if no one else decides to play with it.
http://www.cursorarts.com/ca_ai_d.html
Pic Sizer - Eaten by Photo Filter
Photo Filter enables you to choose your size in a very easy and fast environment. Everyone should spend some time with Photo Filter to learn what it can do because if you do, you'll find that it does just about everything you will ever need to do with a photo. It took me a while to figure out that I could save the photo at a different size. It is easy to do in Photo Filter so there is no reason to run PicSizer.
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PicSizer
Everyone who is working with photos needs to change the photos size from time to time. This is the application to help you with that. You can do this in PhotoFiltre but you have to copy the picture to your clipboard, open a new file, increase the size of your canvas and then paste your photo into that space and finally adjust your photo to the new size. Which is fine if your currently working in PhotoFiltre but if you have a bunch of picture sizes to adjust then this vertical works best.
http://www.axiomx.com/picsizer.htm
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PicSizer
Everyone who is working with photos needs to change the photos size from time to time. This is the application to help you with that. You can do this in PhotoFiltre but you have to copy the picture to your clipboard, open a new file, increase the size of your canvas and then paste your photo into that space and finally adjust your photo to the new size. Which is fine if your currently working in PhotoFiltre but if you have a bunch of picture sizes to adjust then this vertical works best.
http://www.axiomx.com/picsizer.htm
Clipboard Managers.
I use Flashpaste Light because of the added value. You might want to consider this application if you have decided (for some unknown reason) not to run Flashpaste Light.
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CLCL Clipboard Manager
I use Flashpaste Light because of the added value. You might want to consider this application if you have decided (for some unknown reason) not to run Flashpaste Light. I looked at several clipboard programs and this one seemed to be the most functional. It’s made by a developer in China and his website is not translated into English for us so I’ve linked you to Snapfiles to download the product. You can pick how many “clips” you want to store. I’d suggest storing less than 20 to save resources.
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/clcl.html
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CLCL Clipboard Manager
I use Flashpaste Light because of the added value. You might want to consider this application if you have decided (for some unknown reason) not to run Flashpaste Light. I looked at several clipboard programs and this one seemed to be the most functional. It’s made by a developer in China and his website is not translated into English for us so I’ve linked you to Snapfiles to download the product. You can pick how many “clips” you want to store. I’d suggest storing less than 20 to save resources.
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/clcl.html
