Software Utilities
Things we'd like to share...
Along the road we've travelled, there often came along a utility or software that may have been unassuming yet amazing, powerful yet free, or simply extremely useful. This section of our web space is dedicated to pay homage to those utilities, and more importantly, share them with you.
This section also lists a few of the things we've made, mostly for fun or to fill a need, and here we'd like to share those in case it is useful to you.
Fine Print: Everything here may be freely downloaded and shared. Everything is, as far as we can tell, free of malware - but please use an up-to-date antivirus! Everything is provided as-is without support or guarantees, nor do we take any responsibility for any use or abuse of the software. However, if you do find something that is dysfunctional, please let us know so we can repair or remove it, or, if you do have a question about anything here, feel free to ask, we will respond if possible and as time allows.
SQLitespeed Database Manager for SQLite
Class: Web-Link
Clan: RIFIN, R. Smith
Cost: Free | Fully Functional
Click: Go to Site... or Download directly.
Code: SHA1 of Download: 036aa9304891489760b5a18dee312a086633dddc
Description:
SQLitespeed is a database management utility for SQLite that makes working with databases and data easy and extremely fast. It includes special enhancements to improve development time of Database applications and interaction. It can connect using any version of the SQLite library to match your development system - Just replace the provided DLL with your DLL of choice.
SQLite Relational Database System
Class: Web-Link
Clan: SQLite community, DR. Hipp, D. Kennedy, J. Mistachkin
Cost: Free | Open Source
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Description:
SQLite is an in-process library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. The code for SQLite is in the public domain and is thus free for use for any purpose, commercial or private. SQLite is the most widely deployed database in the world with more applications than we can count.
SpaceSniffer
Class: Web-Link
Clan: Uderzo Software, U. Umberto, B. Shneiderman
Cost: Free | Fully Functional
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Description:
SpaceSniffer is a portable tool application that lets you understand how folders and files are structured on your disks. By using a Treemap visualization layout, you have immediate perception of where big folders and files are placed on your devices. Treemap concept was invented by Prof. Ben Shneiderman, who kindly permitted the use of his concept into this tool.
HashMe Hashing Utility
Class: Download
Clan: RIFIN, R. Smith
Cost: Free | Fully Functional
Click: Download...
Code: SHA1 of Download: a24be262697468deaaa7f4f9b82710975258dde4
Description:
Input values in simple text, Hexadecimal represented bytes, Base-64 encoded bytes or files (drag-drop files onto input area), and get it hashed with your choice of algorithm (MD5, AES SHA1, SHA256) and select to add additional data (prefix or suffix) salt value. The created Hash can be output in normal or uppercase format and copied for use elsewhere.
PNG Optimizer
Class: Web-Link
Clan: PSYDK.ORG, H. Nilsson
Cost: Free | Fully Functional
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Description:
Clean and compress PNG, GIF, BMP and TGA images to their most efficient size while maintaining correct colour, resolution and transparency. Simply open the small-form application somewhere on your desktop and drag-drop groups of PNG files onto it.
PNG files are converted instantly and replaced on disk. The originals are preserved for safety, and in case you wish to keep them.
Especially useful when getting PNG images ready for web-deployment.
Shift-Puzzle
Class: Download
Clan: RIFIN, R. Smith
Cost: Free | Fully Functional
Click: Download...
Code: SHA1 of Download: f04364d270ba09485f517676b8ca442349208829
Description:
When it is time to relax, ome option for the avid puzzler is to take any photo or picture and make it into one of those little puzzles with the blocks you could shift about in the frame.
Pick an Image, pick a size, and start the puzzle. Click any block next to an empty space to move it into the empty space. Right-click options to make the movement faster or show the original block positions.
Best use: Load up a really evil picture and get your newest love-interest to solve it - this is a vital test to see how a prospective spouse handles frustration!
Win-RAR
Class: Web-Link
Clan: RAR-Labs GmbH
Cost: Free - Limited | Paid Upgrade to Fully functional
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Description:
Most widely used file compression/decompression utility for most popular compression algorithms including rar, zip, 7zip and more.
Key-Code Scanner
Class: Download
Clan: RIFIN, R. Smith
Cost: Free | Fully Functional
Click: Download...
Code: SHA1 of Download: d36fa01b7bbe3cbd7b2f088a5b5a6ceff3b5aeb0
Description:
A simple utility for the programmers among us, this tool, once you start polling, will show you the direct Key scan-code of any key being pressed on the keyboard as well as current toggle-Key states (Left-Shift, Left-Alt, Left-Ctrl, etc.) and Mouse-button statuses. Useful for making games or simply finding scan codes for keys that are not obvious or easy to find the identifiers (Windows API definitions) for.
Listary
Class: Download
Clan: Bopsoft
Cost: Free - Limited | Paid Upgrade to Fully functional
Click: Download...
Code: SHA1 of Download: 66311e673009e21ed3f6cfea07e2d2173c7da235
Description:
Supercharge Windows Explorer with this file-listing utility. Search the entire harddrive from any folder. Quick-find any file or program (and launch them) with some simple key-strokes. Set your target folders (from history, or your saved favourites, or a preset list) and jump to it directly via two simple clicks from any explorer window, or even your desktop.
It's one of those amazingly useful things in life which, as soon as you start using it, you can't fathom how you ever coped without it.
Tortoise SVN
Class: Web-Link
Clan: Apache Opensource
Cost: Free | Fully functional
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Description:
Tortoise SVN is an Apache™ Subversion (SVN)® client for Windows, implemented as a shell extension and integrated into the right-click file menu.
It allows syncing with an online file repository and to get (Update) any new changes to any of the files and upload (Commit) any changes to the files that you have made. A Subversioning system allows you to return to previous versions of a file, see a log of the changes committed by others and note (and resolve) conflicts when they arise.
Random-Number Generator
Class: Sillyware
Clan: RIFIN, R. Smith
Cost: Free | Fully Functional
Click: Download...
Code: SHA1 of Download: ab5ca8cbaf1a6642a1372c0b559586cb523856cb
Description:
When you are hosting a coffee-time gameshow at home, you need a quick-adjustable random number generator that can be set to cover any range of numbers between 0 and 9999 and that will roll to a new random number like a game-show wheel when you push the button. Yes, it's silly, but so are gameshows. ;)
