Bob Helmer

Xp Syspad XP SysPad provides easy access to all of the prime Windows system info and utilities, such as the individual control panel applets. XP SysPad is a launcher which makes access to Windows system utilities its specialty. Plus, access a host ... of other valuable functions, such as retrieving Windows 2000/XP Product Key, get your IP address, execute web queries, identify and kill any running process, launch any program, search files, and more. (Go to "Our Software"). http://www.xtort.net/xtort/xtort.php Wipe Disk Console application erases only the unused space on the hard disk. It's non ... (view more)

Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of Bob Helmer at Shell Extension City. Please note that the below software descriptions are provided solely from the developer and are absent from any guarantee or warranty. You are encouraged to ... review the Shell Extension Software Policy for more details. Reg Compact RegCompact.NET will tweak Window's performance by optimizing the arrangement of data stored in your system's registry hives. During the normal operation of a Windows system, registry data is constantly being written to and removed from the registry. Over time this data becomes ... (view more)

Boot And Nuke Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") is a self-contained boot floppy that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an ... appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction. http://dban.sourceforge.net/ Build A DVR Out Of An Old Pc According to the author, "Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) have become a necessary luxury over the last several years. Millions of people rely on these devices to pause and rewind live television, and to keep track of broadcast schedules ... (view more)

8086 Microprocessor Emulator Interactive system to study Assembly Language, Computer Architecture and Reverse Engineering. Microprocessor emulator with integrated assembler. Online reference, examples and tutorials . http://www.emu8086.com/ Power ... Pro Configure your system any way you want. PowerPro gives you a compact and powerful launch bar, menu, and tray icon facility. But this is just the start. With a little experimenting with its configuration, you'll find that you can use PowerPro to change the way you work with your system. The source of its power is the way PowerPro integrates three ... (view more)

Greasemonkey Greasemonkey is a Firefox extension which lets you to add bits of DHTML ("user scripts") to any web page to change its behavior. In much the same way that user CSS lets you take control of a web page's style, user scripts let you easily ... control any aspect of a web page's design or interaction. http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Emailman Information and resources for electronic mail. Everything you ever wanted to know. http://emailman.com/ (view more)

Nmacro nMacro allows you to record both keyboard and mouse actions and then save them as executables, which you can run to reproduce recorded actions on same system or on other systems. It works by hooking all messages sent by mouse actions and key ... actions. Then it save it and binds it to an exe so that when the executable is run it will play the recorded messages and so reproduce the mouse and keyboard actions. http://www.nemokprod.go.ro Anonymity Complete Guide Nowadays, everyone wants privacy on the web, because no matter where you go, someone could be watching you. Someone like your ... (view more)

Informer We like this -- It sits on your desktop and you can set it to show you when a program executes or exits. Plus Informer gives to you information about: current systen activity - CPU usage, number of running processes and threads, available ... memory, a full list of running processes with detailed information about each process, and fully qualified information about your computer system. Informer has no window. This is a text string dynamically showing information about current system load. You can place it at the desired location on screen, change font and color. Unlike many others ... (view more)

Share Alarm ShareAlarm detects and notifies about remote connections to shared resources and allows you to see parameters of the workstation, which tries to establish a connection with your computer. The remote workstation, user, path, OS, ... permissions of the accessed folder, connection time will be available via this tool. The program has firewall system that allows blocking any unwanted connection to your shared resources. The tool is designed with a user-friendly interface and is easy to use. http://www.nsauditor.com/freeware/index.html BHO Scanner Some web Browser Helper Objects [BHOs] are ... (view more)

Protocol Handler This sweet little program allows you to launch executables from web pages (read active desktop themes) without being bothered by a download dialog. It is used by schools, libraries, and even on public kiosk computers to allow users ... to launch applications in a user-friendly way. http://www.blackbit.net/ Eraser Eraser is an advanced security tool (for Windows), which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns. Works with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and DOS. http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/ ... (view more)

Switchboard Very easy to use web based VoiP, Simply put in your login details, or register if you are new to the switchboard. Once you have logged in you will be able to: call your friends, leave voicemails, instant message. Just get your microphone ... and headphones ready and get started . http://theswitchboard.ca/ 30 Must-Have Pc Skills Despite initial appearances, it's not very hard to master Windows and, once you have, you'll find it surprisingly simple to make it work the way you want it to. The key to doing this is learning the tips and tricks that advanced users take for granted. Once you ... (view more)