Share good programs that aren't well known

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Sorry if there have been threads created like this in the past. I wasn't able to find any with the search feature. I thought that it might be a good idea to start a thread for good programs that a lot of people might not know about. I'm constantly trying out new stuff and I always like to hear about good software. So here's my recommendation to you all.

Slickrun get it here http://www.bayden.com/SlickRun/ In my opinion this should come bundled with the Windows operating system. I'm amazed that more people haven't heard of this program. Very rarely do I even need to navigate through folders to access a file. I can use slickrun to launch any program, directory, song, the control panel, etc. from slickrun. It floats wherever you want it to on your screen and can be hid in the tray. It is very easy to configure and there is also a support forum where people share various tricks to use. One example of what it can do.. I can type in "google meatballs" into slickrun. Then slickrun will open up my default browser, navigate to google, search for meatballs, and display the results all on it's own.

Okay..I suppose I wrote a little too much about slickrun. Please share the great programs that you've ran across but know most people probably don't know about. Please don't name off any commonly used programs though.
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Net Stumbler

http://www.netstumbler.com/

very useful utility for seeing what kind of wireless access points are within range of your wifi adapter. it can break down lists based on channel, encryption, and other categories. great utility to have on hand in a wireless enabled network with multiple access points.
my main reason for using it is a feature that gives an audible tone so that the stronger the signal it gets to a particular access point, the higher the pitch sound is heard through the speakers. this alone provides great resolution for investigating wifi "dead zones".
 
Ccleaner http://www.ccleaner.com It dumps all of your temp files nicely. It even gets temporary internet subfolders and such. The only drawback is that it removes file only for the logged on account under windows xp.
 
Mightymouse said:
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
VLC Media Player, plays most types of files, better than DivX or Windows Media Player, free also. Just a personal preference, I'm sure some of you have heard of this program too :)
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VLC Media Player is really great. Anytime my media players can't play a video, or can but don't play the sound (or have some other problem), I just open it up in VLC Media Player and it always works.
 
BillLeeLee said:
Rainlendar:

http://www.ipi.fi/~rainy/index.php?pn=projects&project=rainlendar

I know that some people on this board uses it, but not sure if many know of it. It's just a calendar that sits on the desktop, but you can add reminders and notes and such. Highly useful.
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This program is the only reason why my wife and friends don't think I'm an ass for forgetting birthdays, anniversarys, or other important dates... I know that other programs can do the same thing as this, but this one is so simple and so conspicuous without getting in the way that I've come to realy quite heavily on it.
 
http://members.chello.nl/r.kroonenberg2/
PictureCooler - A surprisingly effective denoiser for photos. IMHO it works as well or better than Photoshop's denoiser.

A couple of shell extensions I've found useful:
http://home.pacbell.net/michal_k/exif_v.html
EXIF InfoTip - Takes the exif info (shutter speed, ISO, aperture, time and date, etc.) of a photo and puts it into a conventient tooltip when you hover over the file. Useful if you're into photography.

http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm
ISO Recorder Power Toy - Right-click an ISO and burn. That's all. Quick, simple and free.
 
Please keep them coming...Here's another great app

AnalogX's NetStat Live
get it here
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/nsl.html

This Program tells you:
Local Machine: Name/IP/Device
Remote Machine: Name/IP/Trace/Ping
Amount Downloaded: today/this month/last month
Download Speed: Current/Average/Max
Amount Uploaded: today/this month/last month
Upload Speed: Current/Average/Max
Threads: Current/Average/Max
CPU use: Current/Average/Max
 
Great thread. Unfortunately, I don't have any new progs to share but the recomendations already given have really helped me out. Good stuff.
 
http://www.coolmon.org/ - believe I found it in PC World the magazine, pretty neat.

CoolMon is a general purpose program, that can display any kind of text, in a highly configural window. To view some of the different configuration posibilities, please see the screenshots page. Below is a list of features and counter that CoolMon currently supports

* Processor usage (up to four CPU's)
* Number of Processes
* Number of Threads
* Process using the most CPU time
* Processor type
* Used/Free/Total page file
* Used/Free/Total RAM
* Free/Total/Grand Total Disk space (up to sixteen disks, also mapped network drives)
* Computer Uptime
* Date & Time
* Computer name
* User name
* All IP addresses
* Network read and write speed (up to four NICs)
* Total Bytes sent and received
* Battery status
 
Proxomitron - My Favourite web page filter gets rid of adds etc. Couldn't Live without it.

Vitrite - Useful little program for adjusting opacity and setting windows ontop, useful when using multiple windows.
 
Ice Czar said:
SirKenin pointed this out to me

ShellExView v1.11 - Shell Extensions Manager
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html
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Thanks..I was looking for that and couldn't remember the name. Here's a few more that I thought I should add.

DriverGuide Toolkit http://www.driverguidetoolkit.com
allows you to backup your currently installed drivers to a directory of your choice.

DLL Archive http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/system/dllarch.htm
finds dll files that don't have references in your system

ERUNT and NTREGOPT http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt
ERUNT is a registry backup and restore utility
NTREGOPT is a registry optimization utility

OffBYOne Browser http://www.offbyone.com
may be the world's smallest and fastest web browser with full HTML support. It is a completely self-containted standalone 1.2 MB application with no dependencies on any other browser or browser component.

WAssociate http://www.xs4all.nl/~wstudios/Associate/
for viewing/editing associations between file name extensions and file types stored in the registry, especially useful as a recovery tool if some application's setup procedure takes over associations
that it should have left alone.

SimpleOCR http://www.simpleocr.com/Info.asp
allows you to convert paper documents such as books into editable electronic text for use in any application. (requires that you have a scanner)
 
NetMeter. Very similar to DUN Meter of the old days, but it is 100 percent free.

http://readerror.gmxhome.de/

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Hah, I just took a look at SlickRun... I wrote a program exactly like that a few years ago, just for my own use. Damn... should've released it then.
 
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