Keepers for October 2004

[Frank Bohan]

These are the best programs I've installed this month.

10 Slideshow
An easy-to-use slideshow which makes a folder of images into a slideshow
http://www.tinnes.org.uk/

Acronym Genie
A comprehensive searchable database of acronyms, abbreviations and initials
http://www.mywebattack.com/gnomeapp.php?id=107661

ChaosPro
A fractal creation program. A new version has just been released.
http://www.chaospro.de

Line Strip
A very useful text manipulation program.
http://www.lexacorp.com.pg/

Master Your Windows
A multiple function program which must be seen.
http://piussoft.tripod.com/

Philosophical Quotations
A database of philosophical quotations
http://www.philosophers.co.uk/quotations/quotes_program.htm

Simple
CD Ripper, MP3/Audio Encoder, MP3/Audio Player and MP3/Audio Decoder
http://www.geocities.com/simplelance/index.html

TrackerV3
An Advanced File System Explorer.
http://www.trackerv3.com/product.htm

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Frank Bohan
¶ A fool and his money are soon partying

 

[John Corliss]

These are the best programs I've installed this month.

10 Slideshow
An easy-to-use slideshow which makes a folder of images into a slideshow
http://www.tinnes.org.uk/

Acronym Genie
A comprehensive searchable database of acronyms, abbreviations and initials
http://www.mywebattack.com/gnomeapp.php?id=107661

ChaosPro
A fractal creation program. A new version has just been released.
http://www.chaospro.de

Line Strip
A very useful text manipulation program.
http://www.lexacorp.com.pg/

Master Your Windows
A multiple function program which must be seen.
http://piussoft.tripod.com/

Philosophical Quotations
A database of philosophical quotations
http://www.philosophers.co.uk/quotations/quotes_program.htm

Simple
CD Ripper, MP3/Audio Encoder, MP3/Audio Player and MP3/Audio Decoder
http://www.geocities.com/simplelance/index.html

TrackerV3
An Advanced File System Explorer.
http://www.trackerv3.com/product.htm

Master Your Windows looks like, among other things, a good alternative
to BHODemon, which calls home to report unknown BHOs. Admittedly this
is a benign thing, but you have no choice in the matter. It tells you
it's going to do so, then you only have the option of pressing "OK". A
firewall will block it however. The author of BHODemon has informed me
that in the next version, if you do this the program won't function
at all and will close.

This seems kinda strange, but hey, the author can do what he likes. I
don't have to use the program.

And now, I REALLY don't have to use the program!

Thanks, Frank!

--
Regards from John Corliss
No adware, cdware, commercial software, crippleware, demoware,
nagware, shareware, spyware, time-limited software, trialware, viruses
or warez please.

Because Andy Mabbett is stalking me in this group, I have him killfiled.

 

[Bob Adkins]

This seems kinda strange, but hey, the author can do what he likes. I
don't have to use the program.

And now, I REALLY don't have to use the program!

I still use BHODemon 1.x. Never did like 2.x. It got too fancy and started
getting in the way. I use WinPatrol to catch BHO's (and a lot of other
stuff) in realtime. I use BHODemon 1.x to investigate and de-activate BHO's.

-- Bob

 

[Mandy]

Master Your Windows looks like, among other things, a good alternative
to BHODemon, which calls home to report unknown BHOs.

Ver 2 'calls home', ver 1 doesn't. And v1 seems so much easier to use.

 

[John Corliss]

Ver 2 'calls home', ver 1 doesn't. And v1 seems so much easier to use.

It's good to know that somebody agrees with me when I describe it as
calling home. I sent an email to the author and explained that I
didn't like not having a choice in the matter, as well as explaining
that anybody with any brains these days trusts nobody else in such
matters. His reply was that he was going to make the next version of
BHODemon *fail to install* if you don't agree that it should be able
to call home *without you're being able to stop it* and report
"anonymous, plain-text data about your BHOs". He also said that
"during the upload process, you will be given a choice: let the
program upload, or exit the program". He went on to say basically that
if you don't want to allow the uploads, then you "...no one is forcing
you to use BHODemon."

Okay, fine. As a mere user, I have no rights in how the program is
configured. However, if the programmer is going to ignore the feelings
of the end user entirely in such matters, then he's right *I don't
have to use the program and won't.*

*I'll even go one step further and start warning others not to use it
because it calls home. In fact, I'm going to start a thread about this
bullshit right now.*

But again, thanks for the information. 80)>

--
Regards from John Corliss
No adware, cdware, commercial software, crippleware, demoware,
nagware, shareware, spyware, time-limited software, trialware, viruses
or warez please.

Because Andy Mabbett is stalking me in this group, I have him killfiled.