Bob Helmer

Deskloops A very cool and useful program. With Xilokit Deskloops, all the windows you have open are aligned side by side in a loop-like order. No more countless windows arranged one on top of the other in a confusing manner. Whichever window you ... need to view can be centered in front of you with a click of a button. The loop can be rotated clockwise and counterclockwise simply by moving the cursor to the edge of the screen and using right click. Think of the loop as a dynamic rubber band; with each newly opened window the loop automatically grows. With every closed or minimized window, the ... (view more)

Vlite Windows Vista from Microsoft takes a lot of resources: we all know that. So here is the tool for easy removal of the unwanted components in order to make Vista run faster and to your liking. vLite can also create the bootable ISO and apply the ... tweaks directly. This tool doesn't use any kind of hacking; all files and registry entries are protected as they would be if you install the full version only without the components you select for the removal. It configures the Windows installation directly -- before the installation, meaning you'll have to remake the ISO and reinstall Windows ... (view more)

Universs Universs is a 3D RSS feed reader for Windows Vista. It leverages the Windows Presentation Foundation and provides a stunning way of visualizing RSS feeds and their content. It introduces a full-screen 3D universe where galaxies represent ... the folders of your RSS feed directory, and the stars are represented by the spinning cubes that hold the feed information. http://www.microsoft.com Phorp Phone Home Robot Pro (phorp) is an open source program that runs on your pc or laptop, and periodically "phones home" to a server somewhere to check if it has been stolen, and gets ... (view more)

Portable Apps Suite PortableApps Suite is a collection of portable apps including a web browser, email client, office suite, calendar/scheduler, instant messaging client, antivirus, Sudoku game, backup utility and integrated menu, all preconfigured ... to work portably. Just drop it on your portable device and you're ready to go. http://portableapps.com/suite New-Ext New-ext extends Windows Explorer context menu with a number of commands that create a directory based on a template you configure. The new folder name is based on the template string and current date. You may find new-ext useful even ... (view more)

Fast Nav Keys Too fast for your own keyboard? Now your can beat Windows' keyboard buffer with FastNavKeys! Speed up the navigation keys (or any other keys). http://www.donationcoder.com V Desktops 4 virtual desktops: 3 normal virtual desktops and ... one where all the windows appear. http://www.donationcoder.com (view more)

Internet Speed Test An improved version of one of the most comprehensive free internet speed tests on the Internet today. Internet Speed Test is very accurate and will help you determine the speed of your Internet connection. ... http://www.auditmypc.com/speedtest.asp Make Password Make Password is one of the easiest online password generators that can generate a single random password or lists of hundreds of random passwords. You choose the character sets, password length and the quantity to create. Hash values can also be created for your convenience. This password generator is useful for ... (view more)

Package Factory Now you can convert applications to run on your USB Flash Drive. PackageFactory lets you convert any application or EXE into a U3P Package File! You can then install this U3P file onto any U3-compatible flash drive (most recent USB ... drives). PackageFactory for U3 is free to use for non-commercial purposes. http://www.eure.ca/ Gb-Pvr GB-PVR is a fully featured Personal Video Recorder (PVR), allowing you to schedule TV recordings and view and pause live TV. In additional to this PVR functionality, it also acts as a media center allowing you to watch movies, listen to music, view ... (view more)

Htaccess Tips And Tricks According to the author, "This work in progress is some collected wisdom, stuff I've learned on the topic of .htaccess hacking, commands I've used successfully in the past, on a variety of server setups, and in most cases ... still do. You may have to tweak the examples some to get the desired result, though, and a reliable test server is a powerful ally, preferably one with a very similar setup to your "live" server. okay, to begin". http://corz.org/serv/tricks/htaccess.php Find Favorites Find Favorites allows you to quickly find a link in the sometimes confusing folder ... (view more)

Internet Speed Test The most accurate broadband Speed Test on the Internet. Very easy to use. DSL, Cable, Dial Up, you name it, this one test covers them all. Results appear on the screen in a easy to understand format. ... http://www.auditmypc.com/internet-speed-test.asp 20 Secret Tweaks 20 unexpected ways to unleash the true potential of the technology products you already own. http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,119267,00.asp (view more)

3d Traceroute The greatest traceroute program ever. 3d traceroute display: multiple graphics modification options, statistics window: min, max, average, standard deviation and, history window with destination ping time, as list: the usual data view ... with lots of features, long period Ping and HTTP monitor, Whois query: everything with only one click, record and playback: record any trace and playback step by step, build in browser: and the browser is already built in., ASN inspector, NSLookup: with UDP and TCP. And zone transfer capability., Day and Night trace: Admins beloved toy, Command- ... (view more)