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Some not too programs that came up on our radar.
If you know some good software that does its job better than the rest, write us.
Good programs save time and nerves.






Software running on Windows      Programs for Windows


File Management:
FreeCommander - is a free file manager displaying two directories side by side.
MeeSoft Commander - another free file manager displaying two directories side by side (605k).
Organizers:
KeyNote - excellent notes organizer. Notes can be structured into parent and child notes.
Many text formating options. Under File/Properties you can encrypt the notes tree
Paint and Draw:
PhotoFiltre - easy to use paint program with all the necessary tools.
Artweaver - resembles the strokes of paint and drawing tools.
Top Draw   part a (390k)   part b (.hlp, 406k) - useful drawing program, works with line objects instead of paint dots. You get normal size view with a right mouse click on the middle of the magnifying tools, with a left mouse click on it you zoom the view to fit the selected object into the window frame. Double click on the shape tool to open a selection of shapes like circle, rectangle, triangle and more.
Image viewers:
IrfanView - many formats, can use Photoshop plugins.
Exif Image Viewer - good image browser, EXIF infos [470Kb].
11view - convenient image browser.





PC games suitable for children

  These games are on the Spring page.



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What is ?


Freeware: You can use the program privately without the obligation to pay anything.

Shareware: You can use the program for a certain time, specified in the enclosed text. After that time you have to pay for the program or delete it.

Zip files: A Zip program compresses files to a smaller size and combines various files to one big file, making it easier to distribute programs and related files over the internet. The receiver needs an Unzip program to convert the big zip file into the original files. Info-ZIP unzip program for DOS or PROZip for Win16 or 7-Zip for Win32 .

Occasionaly you will encounter files compressed with other methods.
The linked DOS programms uncompress these various compression formats:
ace 2   arc   arj   cab   lha   rar   tar   uc2   zoo   more

VBrun: The following files are often needed to run programs written in Visual Basic. Unzip the files and copy them in your windows/system directory.
vbrun100.zip (165k)   vbrun200.zip (216k)   vbrun300.zip (224k).
vb40032.zip (563k).   vb5run97 (W95, 1.300k).

DirectX - a set of Windows files which increase the access speed of some Windows games to the computers hardware.

OpenGL: Fast 3D effects in Windows with 3D hardware accelerator and programs using OpenGL 1.1.








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