Software downloads
Windows Vista compatibility Except where explicitly marked, I do not know if programs are compatible or useful with Vista. I am trying to wean myself off a staple diet of Windows and spend a lot of time on PHP and web development with a Ubuntu Linux system. I won't engage with Vista for a while. If you can tell me anything in respect of Vista compatibility, please let me know and I will add the information here.
The Ultimate Solver
The ultimate add-on for The Ultimate Puzzle! – £5 / $9 / €7.50
Database of 229,205 solutions, view and print diagrams, pattern search, enhanced solving and more >>
v1.0.3 - 3 September 2005
Win98SE,Me,2K,XP
RefreshIE
Timed page reloads for Internet Explorer – FREE
Reloads page into Internet Explorer at user-defined intervals.
Monitor forums, share prices, auctions etc.
v1.1 - July 2001
Win98,Me,2K,XP,IE5,IE6
RefreshIE 2 Beta
Much improved version – FREE
Many new features, including individual refresh periods and a smaller screen footprint than v1. Click Help for a full description. Flaky on a very few Windows installations for unfathomable reasons (hence v2 is permanently in beta) but works well on most. If you get an error 13 report, go to the Options section and turn off the automatic check for upgrades.
v2.0.2 beta - 15 July 2002
Win98,Me,2K,XP,IE5,IE6
YourCPL
Put anything you like in Control Panel – FREE
Some of the items in your Start menu
really belong in Control Panel. YourCPL puts them there.
Anything you can run from a command line can be added.
In the screenshot I
have added Regedit and the sound volume control but you can have as many
entries as you like. V1.2 fixes a rarely seen bug.
v1.2 - June 2005
Win98,Me,2K,XP
MakeNewFolder v2
Create folders the easy way – FREE
A fast way to create multiple new folders in Windows Explorer. Put it on a hotkey for instant
access. Stays open, so you can create more folders without repeated
File / New / Folder menu selections. WARNING: May not work with non-English versions of Windows.
v2.1.1 - 7 November 2002
Win98,Me,2K,XP
SetRes
Set the screen mode from a shortcut – FREE
Change the resolution, colour depth and refresh rate
from the command line or a shortcut. Intended for Windows 2000/XP so that display parameters can be set on a per-user basis. Windows 98/Me already have this capability.
v2.1 - April 2005
Win98,Me,2K,XP
Dial.exe
Dial voice calls from Windows shortcuts – FREE
Compile phone numbers into a folder and dial from the Start menu.
Requires a modem and drives the standard Windows phone dialler.
v1.0
Win98,Me,2K,XP
I-Search
Serverless search facility for Web pages – FREE
A light JavaScript database-like search tool for Web pages,
I-Search runs in the browser without server-side scripting.
Suitable for a few tens of kilobytes of data where there is no back-end
database support.
v1.1 - 9 June 2002
JavaScript
PosiTweak
Corrects blue tint of scanned negatives – FREE
Helps remove the blue cast from scanned negatives that have been converted to positive – a function often missing from low-end photo editors. Crude, slow, overdue for a rewrite. Not representative of my current programming ability. Read
how to use PosiTweak here.
Find out how to build a negative/transparency
adaptor here.
v1.0
Win98,Me,2K,XP
Random Tiling
Use Excel to build random tiling patterns – FREE
Randomise wall/floor tile patterns. The article explains how it works and interesting subtleties to the problem of producing random arrangements.
v1.0 - July 2002
Excel 97 onwards
Excel APR examples
Use Excel to investigate APR – FREE
To be used in conjunction with my article on Annual Percentage Rate (APR) – an essential tool for comparing the true costs of loans.
v1.0 - July 2002
Excel 97 onwards
Excel planner
Use Excel to print diary pages – FREE
Enables you to print A4 diary planner pages with two months per side.
v1.0 + v2.0 - July 2000
Excel 97 onwards
Excel lottery numbers
Use Excel to generate lottery numbers – FREE
Generates sets of non-repeating random numbers within a specified range. V2 allows you to pre-select a list of 'lucky' or favourite lotto numbers.
v2.0 - June 2005
Tested on Excel 97 & 2000
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