Top 10 Freeware - March 2003

Top 10 Freeware
(March 2003)

Programs listed alphabetically

Arachnophilia
Version 5.2, release date: March 15, 2003

Arachnophilia is a powerful programming editor with some special HTML production and editing features. With it, you can:
- Create HTML pages using a suite of powerful tools.
- Upload your Web site to your Internet service provider using Arachnophilia's built-in FTP service.
- Fully customize Arachnophilia's menus, toolbars and keyboard commands. Arachnophilia lets you create or remove any commands, toolbars, or menus you want to.
- Beautify, and analyze the structure of, your Web pages, so they will be more likely to be error-free and work correctly with more browsers.
- Create working environments for many kinds of programming tasks using Arachnophilia's fully customizable menus and toolbars.
Download (1.7 MB)

Backup4all
Version 1.3.0, release date: March 19, 2003

Backup4all is a very powerful backup utility. Backup4all provides intuitive interface to help you define customized backup configurations. Use it to protect your valuable data from total or partial loss.
Using the wizard, setting up a backup configuration is easy. It allows you to setup powerful file filters and schedulers. You can set up multiple backups and schedule them any way you like.
Backup4all uses ZIP compression. You can set the compression level to speed up the backup process or to minimize the archive size.
Download (2.1 MB)

Hotkeycontrol XP
Version 4.0, release date: March 29, 2003
Hotkeycontrol XP is a complete hotkey utility that allows you to set hotkeys to do common tasks like running applications, changing volume, ejecting your cdrom drives, restarting your computer, controlling active windows, controlling your browser and media player, typing in commonly used text (macros) and much more. (Windows XP,2k,ME,98, but some features require Windows XP or 2k).
Download (632 kB)

ImageMagick
Version 5.5.5, release date: March 10, 2003

ImageMagick™ is a robust collection of tools and libraries to read, write, and manipulate an image in many image formats (over 68 major formats) including popular formats like TIFF, JPEG, PNG, PDF, PhotoCD, and GIF. With ImageMagick you can create images dynamically, making it suitable for Web applications. You can also resize, rotate, sharpen, color reduce, or add special effects to an image and save your completed work in the same or differing image format. Image processing operations are available from the command line, as well as through C, C++, Perl, or Java progamming interfaces.
Download (5009 kB)

Pixia
Version 2.8a, release date: March 25, 2003
The English version of a famous Japanese free painting and retouch software for full color graphic, with mask, layer functions. You can use your own customized brush tips and even use an image file as a brush tip to create unique effects. Its user-friendly interface is recommended for CG beginners as well as experts.
Download (3.19 MB)

Quick Zip
Version 3.01, release date: March 9, 2003
Quick Zip will allow you to create, extract, and test for all kinds of zip archives; you can even turn it into a self executable package. Moreover, it provides some extend features like the ability to open and manage a lot of zip files at once, a quick launch toolbar, and more.
Download (3.14 MB)

System Security Suite
Version 1.02, release date: March 9, 2003

System Security Suite (3S) is the program to remove internet tracks and junk files from your computer. It allows you to delete Cookies, clear Internet Explorer Cache, delete index.dat Files, clear Typed URLs, Windows Temp Folder and much more. You can also specify custom folder locations with file masks, which will be cleaned in addition to the selected items. In addition, the program allows you to view and optionally remove programs that launch automatically at Windows startup.
(Requirements: Win 95/98/ME/2k/XP, IE 4.0 or higher)

The Godfather
Version 0.36, release date: March 22, 2003
Do you own mp3 files? Do you have a lot of them? The GodFather is here to put order to chaos and put you in control. No more strange file names and endless search for "that mp3"! Rename, update ID3 Tags, restructure files on hard disk, create/merge play lists, encode-decode with LAME, export to file, play, use freedb.org ... with ease of use and perfect results every time.
Download (1.31 MB)

Traceless 2003
Version 1.12, release date: March 1, 2003

While you are surfing the net, websites and companies are placing cookies in your computer to track where you have been and what you have visited. All the websites you have visited are logged and listed in your internet history. Features: Clear Internet History, Clear Temporary Internet Files, Clear Cookies, Clear Recent Documents List, Password protected, Lets you choose to run at Startup, Lets you choose which folders to clear, Run whenever you want, Run quickly and easily from the Taskbar... (IE users only, Netscape is NOT supported)

WireKeys
Version 1.4.3, release date: March 15, 2003

System utility which helps to work in Windows. Hot key oriented.
Features (every action can be connected to the hot key):
- Full 'Win' key support for your hot keys
- Additional text clipboards (unlimited clips+history of use)
- Screen shot making
- Ability to: kill non-replying tasks, minimize any application to tray, quickly run any application, quickly move off-screen windows back, quickly shutdown/restart your computer, run and enable/disable screen saver, convert selected text from wrong keyboard layout, run selected text as from command string, control sound volume, quickly start default browser or email client
Download (392 kB)

February 2003