A nice bit of random apps

[snitzleiii007]

sticky pleaee!

[general_AI]

synergy
http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/

share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers with different operating systems

MPlayer - The Movie Player
http://ffdshow.faireal.net/mirror/mplayer/
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/

Most robust multimedia player

IndieVolume
http://www.indievolume.com/

per-application volume control

mp3DirectCut
http://mpesch3.de1.cc/

mp3DirectCut is a fast and extensive audio editor and recorder for compressed mp3.

ControlAP
http://controlap.com/

run your own Wi-Fi Hotspot

HEX Editor
http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/

[suffocate]

Primo PDF Converter
http://www.primopdf.com/

Convert to PDF from any application by simply 'printing' to the PrimoPDF® printer - it couldn't be easier! Within minutes, you can create and append high-quality PDFs by converting from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and virtually any other printable file type.

Jahshaka
http://www.jahshaka.org/

The worlds first open source, hardware accelerate editing and effects system. Great alternative to Adobe Aftereffects

Scribus
http://www.scribus.net/

Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as CMYK color, separations, ICC color management and versatile PDF creation.

[evildre]

WinDirStat
http://windirstat.info/

WinDirStat is a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for Microsoft Windows (all current variants).

I used to use SequoiaView, but could only use TreeSize on some of our remote servers (256-color terminal services + SequoiaView = )

...so I was pointed to WinDirStat, which is basically TreeSize+SequoiaView

[Morgoth1101]

holy shit suffocate

thanks for the link to Jahshaka! I won't be sleeping anytime soon

edit: extremely limited this version is, v3.0 must be released soon

[sun_ofa_beach]

this thread fucking rules
thanks and please keep it stickied

[BoxyBrown]

The Open CD project.

http://www.theopencd.org/

OpenCD is a collection of high quality Free and Open Source Software. The programs run in Windows and cover the most common tasks such as word processing, presentations, e-mail, web browsing, web design, and image manipulation. We include only the highest quality programs which have been carefully tested for stability, and which we consider appropriate for a wide audience.

SpaceMonger

http://www.sixty-five.cc/sm/v1x.php

SpaceMonger is a tool for keeping track of the free space on your computer. Each file or folder on a given drive is displayed in a box in the main window whose size is a relative comparison to all the other files in your system. So, for example, if the "Windows" box takes up 90% of the screen, the "C:\Windows" folder and all its sub-folders and files are taking up 90% of your "C:" drive.

Uni-Flash

http://www.uniflash.org/

UniFlash is a flash utility, that can flash BIOS on many boards.
UniFlash is made to be universal - this can be useful when you're hot-flashing your bios in another motherboard.
Not only that - it supports some PCI cards too and also supports c't Flasher ISA card.

[Snakebyt]

great thread.. lots of good stuff here

[topcat989]

unRAID

http://www.lime-technology.com/wordpress/

unRAID Server is a Network Attached Storage server operating system designed to boot from a USB Flash device and specifically designed for digital media storage

HP USB Boot Key Utility

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/fi...oad/23839.html

Handy little utility that works with most USB Flash drives to make them bootable

[Shad0w]

File Hippo

http://www.filehippo.com/updatechecker/

Small little app that checks all your installed programs for updates

[eramus]

Handbrake
http://handbrake.m0k.org/

HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 converter, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows.

[Mertous]

NetMeter
http://www.metal-machine.de/readerror/

Free bandwidth monitoring tool

[BoxyBrown]

AnalogX

http://www.analogx.com/

Some of what you'll find inside:
audio tools, internet utilities, articles, web tools,
DirectX plugins, original MP3 music, MIDI software,
and much more, all available to download for free!

[aoeoae]

can't believe i forgot this one.
StartupMonitor
http://www.mlin.net/StartupMonitor.shtml

StartupMonitor is a small utility that runs transparently (it doesn't even use a tray icon) and notifies you when any program registers itself to run at system startup. It prevents annoying programs from registering themselves behind your back.

[aoeoae]

SyncToy
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...o/synctoy.mspx

SyncToy is a free PowerToy that provides an easy to use, highly customizable program that helps users to do the heavy lifting involved with the copying, moving, and synchronization of different directories. Most common operations can be performed with just a few clicks of the mouse, and additional customization is available without added complexity. SyncToy can manage multiple sets of folders at the same time; it can combine files from two folders in one case, and mimic renames and deletes in another. Unlike other applications, SyncToy actually keeps track of renames to files and will make sure those changes get carried over to the synchronized folder.

fantastic for backups. you specify a "left" and a "right" folder, and you can enforce the right folder to stay matched with the left folder and not vice versa, among other things. i love this powertoy.