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iPhone Tool
Registry Fix Tool
Performance Tool
Backup Tool
AntiSpyware Tool
Photo Tool
Disaster Recovery Tool
Wii Tools
Child Safe Tool
by Michael E. Callahan aka Dr. File Finder ™
Reviewed This Week......
In the course of any given day, I work with a lot of text. For doing that I use a text editor and I believe I've looked at just about every one that's available. The one I use, however, is
NoteTab Pro, by Fookes Software. Nearly all of the text I write is done in this powerful, yet easy-to-use text editor. Even text that I may later put into a full-fledged word processor like Microsoft Word is written in NoteTab. And yes, my "Dr. File Finder's Picks" are written in it every week. The program is simply loaded with features and you can use the ones that you like best. Load multiple documents, bookmarks, a powerful search and replace, and plenty more. It's "clip" feature gives it tons of power. Over the years I've used a lot of text editors and to date this is the best one I've found. It's also excellent for doing HTML code.
It's a standard joke that I'm always doing multiple things at once. Reading emails, writing reviews, submitting programs, talking on the phone, ICQing, and the like. Lots of varied information. And for dealing with information on-the-fly I use Black Hole Organizer by Lincoln Beach Software. It's great for handling all types of "free form" information like registration codes, phone numbers, links to Web pages, and lot more. Black Hole has a full-featured editor so I can put entries in bold, italic, underlined, and so on. You can create any number of categories and subcategories within the program. This makes it easy to divide your data into groups that make sense to you. My favorite feature is called the "floater." The floater sits on my desktop and I can add things to the database, using the floater, without opening the database. And my work is saved instantly. Black Hole Organizer is a great tool for keeping track of all your information. I
t's ALWAYS on my desktop.
I burn a lot of CDs. I send out programs to people, give them away when I speak at user group meetings, send them out to press contacts, and so on. And in my mind for labeling CDs, there only is one product and that's SureThing CD Labeler , by MicroVision Development. It lets you do everything you want and need to do with CD labels. Create, edit, and print beautiful color labels for all of your CD's. Print labels for jewel cases, DVD's, and more. It makes the entire process so easy that absolutely anyone can do it! Even the "graphically challenged" like me. SureThing CD Labeler has truly extensive support for music playlists. The latest version of CD Labeler also features "SureThing Playlist Plus!" This really cool feature lets users of Windows Media Player print colorful labels right from their Media Player playlists! Very slick! The templates in SureThing CD Labeler are called "SmartDesigns" and they really take the guess-work out of creating lab
els. It comes with a huge number of backgrounds and clipart. It's the only CD labeling program you'll ever need and truly one of my personal favorites!
If you like to do anything at all with icons you need to take a good look at another of my favorite programs -- Microangelo, by Impact Software. This is the only program to ever win a Shareware Industry Award 3 years in a row! It also won the People's Choice Award for "Most Votes On Simtel. Microangleo has different sections. The Librarianou, the Studio, the Explorer, and the Animator. That's right, you can even animate icons with this powerful tool. The Librarian helps you to manage icon files no matter where they are. The Studio lets you create, or edit, your icon images. You can create images from scratch or edit and alter existing images. The Explorer helps you find icons on your system. And lastly, the Animator gives you the power to easily add animation to your icons. This is the most impressive program I've ever seen for working with icon graphics in Windows. It's unique sections are integrated beautifully, so the program is eas
y-to-use. You have to try it for yourself. This is not only a favorite of mine, but it's also a favorite of software developers and users!
If you're looking for a program that is amazing at creating thumbnails from your graphics, check out Easy Thumbnails by Fookes Software. First of all, it's FREE which makes what it does even more impressive. The program can work with a wide range of graphics file formats and it gives you a lot of options. You can take an image and fine tune it by changing things like brightness and contrast. You can also adjust the sharpness of an image or rotate it into a different position. The program has a handy viewer built-in, so you can see your changes as you make them. And Easy Thumbnails is really fast! When you create your thumbnails you can pick from nine (9) different methods, including Lanczos3 -- which is very popular with professionals. Do thumbnails in big batches because Easy Thumbnails can handle it. Easy Thumbnails, by Fookes Software, is a beautifully done program that's absolutely free! I've looked at all kinds of programs for creating thumbna
ils and this is the one I use because it's simply loaded with great features.
If you want a powerful, freeform database that can handle data from a variety of sources, you need to try askSam, by askSam Systems. askSam can handle data fom a wide variety of formats including HTML, text files, Rich Text Format (RTF) files, email documents, and even documents from Word, Excel, and more. Besides being able to import data, you can also enter data without worryign about following a particular form. askSam has really powerful searching capabilities. And, the searches are fast and efficient. You can search in a variety of ways including wildcard searches (*.*) when you aren't exactly sure what you're looking for, and Boolean searches where you can use operators like NOT, OR, & AND. askSam, by askSam Systems, is a really powerful freeform database. It gives you great flexibility by letting you import a large range of file formats. Even more importantly, askSam gives you a variety of ways of finding the information you've stored. So, if you're looking for a database that's both powerful and flexible, take a look!
Well, that's the end of part 1 of the year-end roundup. I hope you enjoyed reading about these products. All of them are excellent and all of them are part of my personal software collection. I'll be back next week with more of the year-end roundup!!
Doctor File Finder's Pick Archive
Michael E. Callahan, known around the world by the trademarked name "Dr. File Finder", is regarded as the world's leading expert on shareware. Dr. File Finder works with software programs and developers full-time, and in the average year he evaluates 10,000 programs. Since 1982 he has evaluated over 190,000 software and hardware products. He is an active member of the shareware community and a co-founder of the Shareware Industry Awards Foundation. Mr. Callahan is an honorary member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP), the President of the Educational Software Cooperative (ESC), and the chairman of the Shareware Industry Awards Foundation (SIAF). Dr. File Finder™ is also a recipient of the 1993 Shareware Industry Award for lifetime achievement and has been inducted into the ASP Hall of Fame. Mr. Callahan began evaluating software online in 1982 and no one has been at it longer. He currently works doing online PR and marketing for software companies.
All graphics courtesy of Lincoln Beach Software!
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