Chainsaw 3.7

Chainsaw is a free file splitting tool with an intuitive user interface & no setup required - Chainsaw consists of just 2 files. Input file size may be greater than 2GB, there are predefined sizes for most media e.g. CD-ROM, DVD etc. All your settings are saved between sessions; You may redirect output to any drive or path; Adapts automatically to German, English, Danish, French, Portugese, Spanish, Swedish, Indonesian, Italian and Dutch Windows versions. Can always stay on top of desktop & has realistic chainsaw sound! ;) A .NET version is also available.

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Agent Ransack 1.7

Agent Ransack is a free tool for finding files and information on your hard drive fast and efficiently. When searching the contents of files Agent Ransack displays the text found so you can quickly browse the results without having to separately open each file. Agent Ransack provides compelling advantages over similar search tools: Regular expressions that allow complex rule based searches. Immediate contents results view. Various wizards to walk the user through the searching process. NOTE: registration requested, but not required (name and e-mail)

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MONITOR

The monitor is a hardware device which physically connects to your video card. The monitor allows information and current status be be visually outputted similar to a TV.

Ther are two types of monitor:

1. CRT - CRT monitors were the only choice consumers had for monitor technology for many years. Cathode ray tube (CRT) technology has been in use for more than 100 years, and is found in most televisions and computer monitors. A CRT works by moving an electron beam back and forth across the back of the screen. Each time the beam makes a pass across the screen, it lights up phosphor dots on the inside of the glass tube, thereby illuminating the active portions of the screen. By drawing many such lines from the top to the bottom of the screen, it creates an entire screen of images.

2. LCD - Short for liquid crystal display, LCD technology can be found in digital watches and computer monitors. LCD displays use two sheets of polarizing material with a liquid crystal solution between them. An electric current passed through the liquid causes the crystals to align so that light cannot pass through them. Each crystal, therefore, is like a shutter, either allowing light to pass through or blocking the light. Color LCD displays use two basic techniques for producing color: Passive matrix is the less expensive of the two technologies. The other technology, called thin film transistor (TFT) or active-matrix, produces color images that are as sharp as traditional CRT displays, but the technology is expensive.

Memory:

Which is commonly referred to as

RAM (Random Access Memory), is a

temporary (Volatile) storage area utilized

by the CPU. Before a program can be run,

the program is loaded into the memory

which allows the CPU direct access to the

program. Memory is a necessity for any

computer and it is recommend that you

have more ram.

Nowadays, computer memory is becoming

cheap, so it is recommended to have a

minimum of 512mb of memory for every

system.

By 2007 Microsoft will release their new OS

Windows Vista, this new OS requires a

minimum of 512mb. But if you still stock to

Windows XP, 256mb is the minimum.

CPU:

Also known as a processor or

microprocessor. The CPU was first

developed by Intel in 1974 and is short

for Central Processing Unit. The

computer CPU is responsible for

handling all instructions and calculation

it receives from other hardware

components in the computer and

software programs running on the

computer.

Today there are several different

manufactures of computer processors.

However, Intel and AMD are the leaders

in the PC market.

Many new computer users may

improperly call their computer and even

sometimes their monitor a CPU. When

referring to your computer or monitor it

is proper to refer to them as either

computer or monitor and not CPU.

MOTHERBOARD:

The main circuit board

of a microcomputer. The motherboard

contains the connectors for attaching

additional boards. Typically, the

motherboard contains the CPU, BIOS,

memory, mass storage interfaces,

serial and parallel ports, expansion

slots, and all the controllers required to

control standard peripheral devices,

such as the display screen, keyboard,

and disk drive. Collectively, all these

chips that reside on the motherboard

are known as the motherboard's

chipset. On most PCs, it is possible to

add memory chips directly to the

motherboard. You may also be able to

upgrade to a faster PC by replacing the

CPU chip. To add additional core

features, you may need to replace the

motherboard entirely. Motherboard is

sometimes abbreviated as mobo.

Hard Drive:

The mechanism that reads and writes

data on a hard disk. Hard disk drives

(HDDs) for PCs generally have seek

times of about 12 milliseconds or less.

Many disk drives improve their

performance through a technique called

caching.

There are several interface standards for

passing data between a hard disk and a

computer. The most common are IDE

and SCSI.

Hard disk drives are sometimes called

Winchester drives, Winchester being the

name of one of the first popular hard disk

drive technologies developed by IBM in

1973.

The Oldest Website

Today there are millions of website exist, infact in just 5 minutes you can build your website and for a few penny you can get your own dotcom domain name.

But did you know that the first website was created on march 15, 1985?
And from March 15, 1985 - August 5, 1986 there were only 20 website created. These 20 website were the only websites you can surf before.

Here are the 20 oldest websites:

Date Created Website
15-Mar-1985 symbolics.com
24-Apr-1985 bbn.com
24-May-1985 think.com
11-Jul-1985 mcc.com
30-Sep-1985 dec.com
07-Nov-1985 northrop.com
09-Jan-1986 xerox.com
17-Jan-1986 sri.com
03-Mar-1986 hp.com
05-Mar-1986 bellcore.com
19-Mar-1986 ibm.com
19-Mar-1986 sun.com
25-Mar-1986 intel.com
25-Mar-1986 ti.com
25-Apr-1986 att.com
08-May-1986 gmr.com
08-May-1986 tek.com
10-Jul-1986 fmc.com
10-Jul-1986 ub.com

New Browser To Leave You Without A Trace

A Firefox-based browser designed to allow anonymous Web surfing has been released by Hacktivismo, a group of human-rights advocates and computer security experts.

The webserver is called "Torpark", it has no installation meaning it can directly be used from a usb drive. The Torpark creates an encrypted connection to the TOR (The Onion Router) network, which supplies a succession of different IP addresses.

"Torpark causes the IP address seen by the Web site to change every few minutes, to frustrate eavesdropping and mask the requesting source," Hacktivismo said in a statement.

When you use Torpark, it will show different ip address every a few minutes to the website your visiting. For example if you are in London, Torpark will show the website that your in Australia and a few minutes it will show that you are in China.

Torpark encrypts data sent to the TOR network, but data isn't encrypted between TOR and the destination Web site. Therefore, be sure not to use user name or password on Web sites that do not offer a secure login and session.

Torpark will cause your surfing slower than the unmodified browser. But this will surely help you to surf the internet without giving up your privacy.

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Increase Internet Bandwidth

Broadband connection are fast. But did you know that you can still increase the speed (bandwidth) of your broadband connection (e.g. Smartbro wireless broadband). You can still speed up your bandwidth by 20% more without cost. Just follow this simple step but be extra carefull because it involves editing your registry.

Because Windows XP seems want to reserve 20% of the bandwidth for its self. Even with QoS disabled, even when this item is disabled. So why not use it to your advantage.

This is for broad band connections.Make sure your logged on as "Administrator". Do not log on with any account that just has administrator privileges.

Click Start>run>type "gpedit.msc"

Expand the "local computer policy" branch

Click "Computer Configuration"

Expand the "administrative templates" branch

Expand the "network branch"

Highlight the "QoS Packet Scheduler" in left window

In right window double click the "limit reservable bandwidth" setting

On setting tab check the "enabled" item

Where it says "Bandwidth limit %" change it to read 0

Reboot if you want to but not necessary on some systems your all done. Effect is immediate on some systems. Some need re-boot.

Change the location of the My Music or My Pictures Folders

In Windows 2000, Microsoft added the ability to right-click the My Documents folder and choose a new location for that folder in the shell. With Windows XP, Microsoft has elevated the My Music and My Pictures folders to the same "special shell folder" status of My Documents, but they never added a similar (and simple) method for changing those folder's locations. But there's an easy way to do that by using the following method.



Open a My Computer window and navigate to the location where you'd like My Music (or MyPictures) to reside.
Then, open the My Documents folder in a different window. Drag the My Music
(or My Pictures) folder to the other window, and Windows XP will update all of the references to that folder to the new location, including the Start menu.

The Power Of F5

If you have a favorite Website chances that you visit it several times in one day. If yes, this tips is for you.

The F5 key is the refresh key. You can press F5 when viewing a Web page to make sure that you have the most current version of that Web page. Because blog is frequently updated by their author, make sure you are currently viewing the updated blog. By using the F5 key, you can refresh the blog and show you the current. This will help you if you frequently visit a blog in a day. And to prevent from being late to catch the newly post to your favorite blog.

Another use of F5 key is to refresh the Windows screen. This can be a handy shortcut. If perhaps you are viewing the contents of a floppy disk and you insert a new floppy, your screen will still show the contents of the first floppy. Just press F5 to refresh the screen and see the contents of the floppy you just inserted.

First Defense To Malicious Attack

Firewall - is a hardware or software solution to enforce security policies. In the physical security analogy, a firewall is equivalent to a door lock on a perimeter door or on a door to a room inside of the building - it permits only authorized users such as those with a key or access card to enter. A firewall has built-in filters that can disallow unauthorized or potentially dangerous material from entering the system. It also logs attempted intrusions.

-is a set of related programs, located at a network gateway server, that protects the resources of a private network from users from other networks. (The term also implies the security policy that is used with the programs.) An enterprise with an intranet that allows its workers access to the wider Internet installs a firewall to prevent outsiders from accessing its own private data resources and for controlling what outside resources its own users have access to.

-it is a no brainer to surf the internet without a firewall installed in your computer. There are lots of freeware firewall out there, to name a few....visit http://hezroncomputerzone.awardspace.com

Keep Your Private Files Private

You can deny other user of your computer from reading or accessing your private file by password-protecting it inside a compressed folder. Here's how to do it:

In Windows XP, right click wherever you want to put your compressed folder then choose New from the drop-down menu then select Compressed Folder (or winzip if installed). This will add a compressed folder with the default name New Compressed Folder, change it to whatever folder name you like. Now locate the file and/or folder you wand to protect and move it inside the compressed folder. (You can just copy your files but it will leave your original files unprotected.)

In the File menu of the compressed folder choose Add a Password then type your desired password in the dialog box then click ok.

After that, you have to enter the password everytime you want to access your private files, that makes your private files unaccessible to other user without your password.

Note: Keep a backup of your password protected compressed folder because compressed folder can't keep your files from being deleted.

Notepad Timestamp

Create a new Notepad file. Type .LOG and close the file. From that point on, every time you open the file it will bring you to the end and automatically enter a timestamp ... great for keeping a log of your daily activities!

BASICdraw 1.0

What is a Prodedural Image Editor ?
A prodedural image editor lets you draw with coded instructions rather than with mouse commands. BASICdraw does include a couple of simple drawing tools, but the power of the editor lies in its ability to allow you to run arbitrary MiniBASIC scripts over images.

What is it good for ?
BASICdraw is good for all those jobs that are hard to achieve any other way, except with expensive software. For instance you want to rotate a logo and paste it into your front cover. Or you want to put a grid over the image. Or you need to add a border ten pixels wide. All very simple things to achieve in code, but hard to do with conventional editing software. Every graphics studio should have a copy.

Do you need to be a programmer ?
BASIC is the easiest programming language to learn. Millions of people who do not consider themselves to be professional programmers know how to use it. If you don't know BASIC already, it is very simple to pick up.
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Notepad++ 3.8

Notepad++ is a free source code editor (and Notepad replacement), which supports several programming languages, running under the MS Windows environment.

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70 Ways To Tell You've Been Online Too Long

1. Tech Support calls "YOU" for help.

2. Someone at work tells you a joke and you say "LOL".

3. You watch TV with the closed captioning turned on.

4. You have called out someone's screen name while making love to
your significant other.

5. You keep begging your friends to get an account so "we can hang out".

6. Three words: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

7. You've even gotten on an airplane just to meet some folks face-to-
face.

8. You have to get a 2d phone line just so you can call Pizza Hut.

9. You go into labor and you stop to type a special e-mail to let everyone
know you're going to be away.

10. You have a vanity car tag with your screen name on it.

11. You no longer type with proper capitalization, punctuation, or
complete sentences.

12. You have met over 100 AOLers.

13. You begin to say "heh heh heh" instead of laughing.

14. When someone says "What did you say?" you reply "Scroll up!"

15. You find yourself sneaking away to the computer in the middle of the
night when your spouse is asleep.

16. You turn down the lights & close the blinds so people won't know
you're on-line again.

17. You know more about your AOL friends' daily routines than you do
your own spouses.

18. You find yourself lying to others about your time on-line & when they
complain that your phone was busy you claim it was off the hook.

19. You have an identity crisis if someone is using a screen name close to
your own.

20. You would rather tell people that your bloodshot eyes are from
partying too much than the truth (online all night).

21. You change your screen names so much that you have to look at your
own profile to see who you are.

22. Your kids are standing at your side saying, "Mommy, please come and
cook" dinner and you would rather type another "LOL".

23. You type messages to people while you are on the phone with them at
the same time.

24. You won't work at a job that doesn't have a modem involved.

25. Your dog leaves you.

26. You have to ask what year it is.

27. You write a letter like this.. "dear tom, hiyas! how r u doin well I gotta
go bbl!"

28. You name your pets after people you talk to.

29. You smile sideways...

30. You sign on & immediately get 10 IMs from people who have you on
their buddy list.

31. You look at an annoying person off-line & wish you had your ignore
button handy.

32. You bring a bag lunch & a cooler to the computer.

33. Your significant other kisses your neck while you're chatting & you
think "uh oh cyber sex perv".

34. You have withdrawals if you are away from the computer for more
than a few hours.

35. You use AOL lingo in everyday life (if you still have one he he he).

36. You take a speed reading course to keep up with the scrolling.

37. Your buddy list has over 100 people on it.

38. Your worse comeback to a bully is "I'll slap ya w/a rubber chicken!"

39. You wake up in the morning and the first thing you do is get online
before you have your first cup of coffee.

40. You have to inject no-doze into your butt to keep it awake.

41. You have your computer set so it goes directly into AOL's welcome
screen.

42. You don't know where the time has gone.

43. You end sentences with 3 (or more) periods while writing letters by
hand.

44. You get up at 2am to go to the bathroom but turn on the computer
instead.

45. You don't even notice anymore when someone has a typo.

46. You enter a room & 23 people greet you w/((hugs)) or **kisses**.

47. You stop typing whole words and use things like ppl, dunno and
lemme.

48. Your voicemail/answering machine message is "BRB, leave your s/n &
I will TTYL".

49. You type faster than you think.

50. You got your psychiatrist addicted to AOL too & are now undergoing
therapy in private rooms instead of at his office.

51. You want to be buried with your computer when it dies or vice versa.

52. You actually enjoy the fact that you are addicted.

53. You can actually read & follow all the names of the cast that scrolls up
your TV screen at the end of a movie.

54. People say, "If it weren't for your super reflexes in your eyes &
fingers, you would have been classified as a vegetable!"

55. You dream in "text".

56. Being called a newbie.gif is a "MAJOR" insult.

57. There is absolutely no interesting chat in any room & you're really
bored.

58. You don't want to leave in case you miss something.

59. You double click your TV remote.

60. You can now type over 70wpm.

61. You think about starting a 12-step recovery group for AOL junkies.

62. You are on the phone a minute & need to do something else &
say "BRB" or "BBL".

63. You check your Email and forget you have real mail aka snail mail.

64. You go into withdrawals during dinner.

65. You spend at least 30 minutes making sure you say goodbye to
everyone in a room.

66. You stop speaking in full sentences.

67. You have gone into an unstaffed Tech Support room & ended
up "giving" tech support to other AOLers.

68. You have to be pried from your computer by the "Jaws of Life".

69. You know what a "snert" is.

70. You set your kitchen on fire while cooking dinner because you wanted
to check your mail" & while there you "just wanted to see who was
online".

WordWeb 4.0

WORDWEB FREE VERSION

WordWeb is a free cut-down version of the WordWeb Pro software. It includes a comprehensive English thesaurus and dictionary, and can be used to look up words from within most programs. Features of the free version include:

Definitions and synonyms Proper nouns Related words Pronunciations

140 000 root words 115 000 synonym sets Look up words in almost any program

Millions of people from all over the world use this top-rated software.

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PhraseExpress Autotext 3.0

PhraseExpress Autotext is a free text macro utility which organizes & pastes all your frequently used phrases into any application in a snap. Ideal for your letter templates, signatures, addresses, bank account information, etc. The auto complete feature automatically expands abbreviations and corrects typos while you type. The phrases filed are clearly laid out in a taskbar icon. Add new phrases via the Windows clipboard with a single mouse click. Additionally, PhraseExpress can automate your daily procedures, like logging into web accounts. FREE for PERSONAL use only.

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