Useful applications

Converting DAA and UIF to ISO

usefulapps — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:02:25 +0000

Both of these are propritary image files. DAA (Direct Access Archive) files are used by PowerISO, and UIF (Universal Image Format) files are used by MagicISO. If you encounter files in either of these formats, then you will have to purchase the appropriate software. Or you can just convert them to ISO files by using the following:

daa2iso:

uif2iso:

Pixlr

usefulapps — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:17:16 +0000

Pixlr is a free online image editor that is built on Flash. Some of the features found in Pixlr are opacity sliders, layers and transparency. It’s so quick and responsive, you will forget you are in a web browser.

DBAN

usefulapps — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:09:57 +0000

Darik’s Boot and Nuke (“DBAN”) is a self-contained boot disk that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction. DBAN was reviewed by the RCMP and it met their minimum standard for use by Canadian government agencies.

InfraRecorder

usefulapps — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:55:57 +0000

InfraRecorder is a free CD/DVD burning solution for Microsoft Windows. It offers a wide range of powerful features; all through an easy to use application interface and Windows Explorer integration. Can be installed on a flash drive or network share to make it portable.

Angry IP Scanner

usefulapps — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:34:40 +0000

Angry IP Scanner (or simply ipscan) is an open-source and cross-platform network scanner designed to be fast and simple to use. It scans IP addresses and ports as well as has many other features.

Safarp

usefulapps — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:19:12 +0000

A portable alternative to appwiz.cpl (add/remove programs), it provides a few extra useful features – like silent uninstalls and repairs of Windows Installer-based apps. It also opens in a flash, unlike the clunky appwiz.

PING (Partimage Is Not Ghost)

usefulapps — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:16:02 +0000

Free Linux based drive imaging software with network and disc spanning support. Similar to Ghost, but with many more features:

Backup and Restore partitions or files locally or to the network (MS Network Shared directory, NFS, FTP or SSHFS)
Backup and Restore the BIOS data as well
Either burn a bootable CD / DVD, either integrate within a PXE / RIS environment
Possibility to Blank local admin’s password
Create your own restoration bootable DVD
Partition and Format a disk before installing Windows (so to make sure your unattended Windows installation will happen on the right partition)
Most network cards automatically recognized by the Kernel (unlike DOS)
Most CD/DVD readers automatically recognized by the Kernel (unlike DOS)
You don’t have to run a Ghostcast server to receive images over the network
More supported filesystems
You can store an image on several CD/DVD (CD/DVD-spanning)
You can backup and restore BIOS settings too
Much much smaller than WinPE / BartPE

QuickOpen

usefulapps — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:04:55 +0000

Quickly open a file, folder or program with one or more keystroke you define. Very lightweight and efficient. Can be configured to launch with Windows.

XP SysPad

usefulapps — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:50:42 +0000

XP SysPad is a Windows system monitoring utility that allows easy access to Windows system information and Windows system utilities, such as the individual control panel applets, as well as putting the “hidden” applications in Windows at your fingertips. XP Syspad also recovers lost Windows & MS-Office product keys

With XP SysPad, you can easily access hundreds of Windows operating system utilities and system monitoring information. You can also recover your Windows 2000/XP product key, get your IP address, execute web queries, monitor any running system process, launch any program, search files, and more. For convenience, it also can minimize itself to the system tray. XP SysPad has well over 250 functions in all!

Zamzar

usefulapps — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:35:07 +0000

A great way to convert all types of files (documents, image, music, video, compression) without having to download any software. Convert .mp3 to .wav, .jpg to .gif, .zip to .rar – these are just a few examples of the many file types you can convert to/from. There is a 100MB limit for conversion.