Bob Helmer

Free Os Zoo Project Run several Operating Systems on a single computer. FreeOSZoo provides ready-to-run images of virtual computers, pre-installed with a Free Operating System and a set of popular free software. To get started, you only need to ... install QEMU and download a single file from the FreeOSZoo project. http://free.oszoo.org/index-2.html Go Another build of the best minimalist shell we've found for Windows. GO is super light shell for use with, as near as I can tell, all WINDOWS versions by Microsoft. It features 38 hotkeys that activate shortcuts in its homefolder and a history that ... (view more)

You Don't Know Jack About Firefox 'You Don't Know Jack About Firefox' is an in-depth tutorial on how to customize Mozilla Firefox. The notes were taken directly from Firefox Secrets, and SitePoint's new release, by Cheah Chu Yeow. Firefox is ... revolutionizing the way people browse the Web. Don't get left behind: grab yourself a copy of Firefox Secrets and be part of the revolution! http://www.sitepoint.com/article/firefox-secrets Copy Cat 2.0 Copy scratched DVDs and CDs to your PC. Copy Cat 2.0 actually skips the bytes which are not readable from file and copies all other bytes; therefore, it ... (view more)

Xpy Xpy is a small tool which disables the default threats inherent in a Windows XP installation. Besides disabling Windows ability to communicate with Microsoft servers, Xpy improves privacy settings and your system's security. Other features ... include: Disable questionable services, Disarm Internet Explorer, Disarm Windows Media Player, Remove Windows Messenger, Improve privacy and security, Improve performance. Though Xpy is smaller than 60 kilobytes, it can close serious threats (i.e. DCOM) on long distance, where large service-packs can only protect you until a new security hole has been ... (view more)

Disk Idle Optimizer Defrag your hard drive with your spare CPU cycles! Optimize all files, or just your boot files, or both. Using the built in disk defragger in Windows XP (SP2 Required), this program senses when your computer is at an idle state ... and defrags your hard drive. As soon as you begin using your computer again, Disk Idle Optimizer will stop defragging within 20 ms, allowing you to use your PC to its fullest. Does not require the creation of any new services or use of any more resources - uses the API that is already in place. No memory hogs or slowdowns. http://www.unitypro.com/ ... (view more)

Multios Browser Test Test your browser. You can test CSS, Document Object Model, Graphics file formats, iFrames, JavaScript, Browser plugins, SVG-Graphic, XHTML 1.1, XML, XSLT and Usability. http://www.aadmm.de/ Google Free Proxy Use Google as a ... proxy to access otherwise forbidden sites. It's so simple, you won't believe it! http://www.oreillynet.com (view more)

Dial A Fix Dial-a-fix is a collection of known fixes that repair common Windows issues, such as Windows Update, SSL, Microsoft Installer, and other problems. Most of the fixes are found in Microsoft Knowledgebase articles. When you see a list of ... DLLs that Microsoft is telling you to use REGSVR32 on, chances are they are already included in Dial-a-fix. You can figure out what most checkboxes do by hovering over them with your mouse. The tooltip describes what is going on (usually in command-line terminology). For instance, if you hover over 'Stop service' under the WU/WUA section, it tells you ... (view more)

Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit For Windows Xp Some nice tools: Windows Disk Protection - Protects the Windows partition (typically drive C) that contains the Windows operating system and other programs from being modified without administrator ... approval. Disk changes made are cleared with each restart unless the administrator chooses to save them. User Restrictions - Restricts user access to programs, settings, and Start menu items. The tool also allows you to lock shared local user profiles to prevent permanent changes. (This tool is specifically for use in workgroup environments that do ... (view more)

Auto Patcher How often do you install Windows? Most people install their operating system regularly, whether they want to or not. After a while, you will get sick of going to Windows Update and continuously downloading patch after patch, update ... after update. Well, we have just the thing. AutoPatcher is a comprehensive collection of patches, addons and registry tweaks that give you peace of mind in the knowledge that your Windows system is up to date, even before you connect it to the Internet. It's designed to quickly patch a system with the most current updates and tweaks available, and ... (view more)

Carapace Carapace is a shell manager that was started as a hobby project some years ago now. It is still unfinished, but usable and stable. Using Carapace you manage multiple shell environments, and effectively run SharpE and Explorer together with ... very little effort. It can also be used to execute any application or game without first loading a shell, this way you have maximum memory available. http://www.sharpe-shell.org/content.php?content.12 Wtf WTF (What's This File) is a simple method of checking what's running on your machine, researching any Task found, and then ending the Task if ... (view more)

Vmware Player Run virtual machines created by VMware Workstation, GSX Server or ESX Server. VMware Player also supports Microsoft virtual machines and Symantec LiveState Recovery disk formats. Easily and safely evaluate pre-built application ... environments, beta software, or other software that is distributed in virtual machines, without any installation or configuration hassles. Share a virtual machine with a colleague or friend. And Try this: "VMWare Player cannot create VMWare images like VMWare Workstation can. Fortunately, a utility called QEMU can." http://www.vmware.com/products/player/ ... (view more)