HRP-1
I am starting
a new section called HRP, or Highly Recommended Programs. For this edition,
it is NetPad (version 3.4) Those who use this program wouldn't part
with it. This is the Notepad for Thinking People. Use it to jot down
notes and ideas, keep track of your recipes, planns, etc... You can
download netpad it from
davecentral.com
Highly
Recommended Program HRP-2
I am an
avid fan of Microsof explorer and a real heavy user of Bookmark. Being
lazy, I seldom create new folders to organize myself. The net result
is that I waste a lot of time visually scanning my bookmark. My problem
is now solved thanks to a little program called FAVSEARCH.
It is FREE and it will impact the way you work. Thank God for good samaritans!
A
full office suite software for FREE
Some of
you may already know about this software suite. Some of you don't and
since this is a real jewel --- all for FREE -- compliment of SUN. Here
is what is provided (and the stuff is TOP-RATED!!!):
- StarOffice
Writer for professional document
- StarOffice
Calc for calculation and analysis
- StarOffice
Impress for high-impact presentations
- StarOffice
Draw for graphics illustrations
- StarOffice
Base for data at your fingertips
- StarOffice
Schedule to stay organized and on schedule
- StarOffice
Mail for constant communication
- StarOffice
Discussion for news reading
A
simply must-have program --Irfanview
IrfanView
is a very fast FREEWARE 32-Bit graphic viewer for Window 9x, Windows
NT and Windows 2000. Irfanview provides animated GIF viewing support.
Very basic graphics manuipulation such as rotation, sharpening, color
twicking, gamma corections, and conversions is provided by this neat
piece of software. It is a snap to convert any image from large graphics
to more efficient, compressed formats such as converting BMP to JPG.
For conversion, simply open an image and then use the "SAVE AS"
instead of "SAVE." Saving it this way allows you to select
what type of graphics file you want to convert to. IrfanView also has
one neat feature, the ability to quickly generate thumb-sized images
of all viewable graphics in any directory. I have been using this program
for a long time and I surely would not part with it.
A
Must-Have Program -- TuboNavigator
Here is
a FREE program that replaces the Window
Explore (the file manager). I always felt that the present Window Explore
was unfriendly, particularly when you needed to see two side by side
directory to copy or move files. I have been using this program ever
since it was offered by the author. It works in Windows 95,98,ME, and
2000.
