IZArc is a multiformat archiver, allowing you to compress, decompress and repair different archive files. It has extensive file format support and easy to use user interface.
Most notable features:
- Works with multiple archive formats – supports 7-ZIP, A, ACE, ARC, ARJ, B64, BH, BZ2, BZA, CAB, CPIO, DEB, ENC, GCA, GZ, GZA, HA, JAR, LHA, LIB, LZH, MBF, MIM, PAK, PK3, RAR, RPM, TAR, TAZ, TBZ, TGZ, TZ, UUE, WAR, XXE, YZ1, Z, ZIP, ZOO;
- CD/DVD Image support – ISO, BIN, MDF, NRG, IMG, C2D, PDI, CDI;
- Can convert from one archive type to another as well as an CD/DVD Image to ISO image format;
- Create and use multi volume sets;
- Create self-extracting archives;
- Supports encrypting the data with AES 256bit. (WinZip 9 Compatible);
- It nicely integrates into the shell, so you can create and decompress archives with just 2 clicks of the mouse.
ColorCop – is a colorpicker with a variety of options. It contains an eyedropper you drag to the section of the screen you need to get the color from and it will sample from that area. You can choose between 1×1, 3×3 and 5×5 average pixel sampling. The color options allow WebSafe, Detect WebSafe, Reverse, Random, Convert to Grayscale.
A very nice feature is that you can use the mouse wheel to magnify while picking. It has multiple output options like HTML hex, Visual C++, RGB float, Delphi hex, etc.
The application can also be minimized to the system tray.
September 8th, 2007
3:29 pm
Math
SpeQ is a small and portable program that can help you with quick math calculation on the fly. It is very easy to use – you just type as you would have written on paper and it automatically calculates the results. The same way you can define your own variables and functions, which can later be used as part of more complex calculations.
You can also make different types of function plots, analyze intersections, minima, maxima. Logarythmic plots are also available. Plotting multiple functions on the same plot is a breeze.
The user interface is very intuitive and easy to use. The work area is syntax highlighted which helps to identify variables, functions, answers, etc. On the right side a library with the integrated functions and constants is available. The program has a very nice and well written help file.
Some time ago AOL was offering Active Virus Shield – a free antivirus software based on Kaspersky antivirus engine and many people (including myself) enjoyed the nice free virus protection. Last month (August 2007) AOL started offering a free antivirus protection based on McAfee engine, which IMHO is slower and less accurate. Since then the automatic updates stopped and the files downloaded from AOL were with “Incorrect Signature” as reported by the updates. Here is how to solve the update problem even though I don’t know how long it will last:
All you need to do is to edit your c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts and add the following line anywhere in the file on a separate line:
127.0.0.1 download.newaol.com
Why would that work?
There is a file aol-updcfg.xml, residing in c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AOL\AVP6\Data\, which contains theupdate download locations. The locations have certain priority and the top two are ftp: and http: based updates from obviously buggy download.newaol.com. Adding the hosts entry forces windows to connect to your local machine instead of download.newaol.com, and not finding an update service. The program falls back to the secondary location(s) in kaspersky labs and viola…
Enjoy while it lasts…
CPU-Z is a small utility that detects and reports information about your computer’s CPU, Memory and Mainboard. Since it is portable and does not write any information on your computer it makes it a good candidate to include in your USB drive tools collection.
CPU-Z reports CPU make/model/voltage/speed/socket/etc., Chipset and BIOS information, Memory size/speed/latency. It supports a wide variety of chipsets and CPUs, from very old to very new since it is frequently updated.
IZArc is a multiformat archiver, allowing you to compress, decompress and repair different archive files. It has extensive file format support and easy to use user interface.
