Favorite Files

1. 7-Zip (32-bit)
2. Ad-Aware
3. AdvancedRemoteInfo
4. AntiVir Personal Edition for Windows
5. Audacity for Windows
6. AutoPatcher 2000
7. AutoPatcher XP
8. avast! Home
9. AVG Anti-Virus Free
10. BitTorrent for Windows
11. BonkEnc
12. CCleaner
13. Cobian Backup
14. CPU-Z
15. Damn Small Linux
16. Defraggler
17. Dial-a-fix
18. DirectX Redistributable
19. DVD43
20. Exact Audio Copy
21. FastStone Image Viewer
22. FileZilla v3 for Windows
23. FireTune
24. Hamachi for Windows
25. HijackThis
26. IE Tab
27. ImgBurn
28. IrfanView
29. IrfanView PlugIns
30. IZArc
31. Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE)
32. Jetico Personal Firewall
33. JLC's Internet TV
34. K-Lite Codec Pack Update
35. K-Lite Mega Codec Pack
36. LanTool
37. MagicISO Virtual CD/DVD-ROM
38. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
39. McAfee AVERT Stinger
40. Microsoft Windows Defender (32-bit)
41. Mozilla Firefox (v3.5) for Windows
42. Mozilla Firefox for Windows (v2)
43. Mozilla Firefox for Windows (v3)
44. Mozilla for Windows
45. nLite
46. Notepad++
47. Paint.NET
48. ProgDVB
49. PSPad editor
50. Pure MHz Software Toolkit
51. PuTTY
52. RegistryBooster 2010
53. RemoveWGA
54. RootkitRevealer
55. ScreenSaver Commander
56. SeaMonkey for Windows
57. Spin It Again
58. Spybot - Search & Destroy
59. Spybot - Search & Destroy Detection Updates
60. SpywareBlaster
61. Sysinternals Suite
62. Taskbar Shuffle
63. The Dude
64. UltraEdit
65. Unlocker
66. URL Snooper
67. Winamp 5 Full
68. WinMerge
69. WinSCP
70. XnView for Windows
71. ZoneAlarm Free

Recent Posts

1. 
   Review - ScreenSaver Commander

   1.1 (May 17, 2006)

   Update Feb 25, 2007:
   There is a program that can run a different screen saver on each of your monitors, for people who "want to use several screen-savers instead of one" simultaneously:
   http://www.realtimesoft....on/tour/screensaver.asp
   
   Older text:
   Looks like there is a program that can run (play) a screensaver on one monitor, while working on another: UltraMon Screen Saver Player (used with UltraMon). http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/addons.asp
   
   - Eric, http://www.InvisibleRobot.com/

2. 
   Review - avast! Home

   4.7.826 (Apr 28, 2006)

   I ran the built-in update, and now have v4.7.827.
   
   I installed Avast! a while back to replace Symantec Anti-Virus Enterprise Edition, since Symantec was taking a small performance hit on my already slow (but still perfectly working) home computer (1.3 Ghz P-III, 512.Meg RAM, Win2K, dual monitors - LCD + CRT), and the computer is better performing with Avast, and I still haven't been infected.
   
   No problems with Symantec AV-EE at work on my more modern computer (3.0 Ghz P-4, 1.Gig RAM, WinXP Pro, dual monitors - both LCD).
   
   - Eric, http://www.InvisibleRobot.com/

3. 
   Review - Mozilla for Windows

   1.7.13 (Apr 20, 2006)

   Mozilla 1.7.x was fine, but now that the new version - Seamonkey - is out, and is working fine for me in Windows 2000 & XP, and has a few added and useful features, I don't have a reason to go back to the older 1.7.x version of the Mozilla suite.
   
   - Eric, http://www.InvisibleRobot.com/

4. 
   Review - SeaMonkey for Windows

   1.0.1 (Apr 14, 2006)

   SeaMonkey 1.0 has been rock-stable for me in Windows 2000 and XP, but I'll install 1.0.1 for the security fixes. I have been using the suite since before Mozilla 1.0 (and the original Netscape suite before that), and SeaMonkey is a very nice update to Mozilla 1.7x.
   
   Banquo: To add the HOME button, you go to Edit > Preferences > Navigator and the check box to add the HOME button is under Personal Toolbar.
   
   - Eric, www.InvisibleRobot.com

5. 
   Review - IZArc

   3.5 Beta 2 (Jun 3, 2005)

   A couple months ago I was looking for a 7-zip replacement since 7-zip doesn't yet support drag-and-drop, and now I really like IZArc. So far, it seems to do everything I need it to do, and does it well, and looks nice.
   
   UPDATE: It appears their web site has changed to http://www.izsoft.org/
   
   - Eric, http://www.InvisibleRobot.com/

6. Comment - McAfee VirusScan 9 Goes After Spyware

   3.5 Beta 2 (Jul 14, 2004 - 10:45 PM)

   I'm already using Symantec (aka. Norton) Anti Virus Corporate Edition v9.0, which claims to detect adware and spyware. Here's what their web site says about it:
   
   "NEW! Expanded Threat Detection and Threat Categorization recognizes unwanted applications such as spyware and adware"
   
   - Eric, http://www.InvisibleRobot.com/