TryUs Useful PC Links

"This is my collection an aide-memoire of Web sites and programs I use"

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"Audio Utilities"

DJ Programs
- OtsAV - A Professional Radio Station or DJ music broadcast Program
- OtsDJ Forum
- Phonographic Performance Limited - A Public Performance Licence
- Karaoke Stuff
  - Darryl Karaoke Program - A Simple Mp3+G Karaoke player
  - Edit CDG file program - To correct those corupt CDG files
  - On the Fly MP3 normalizer - To make all MP3's the same loudness
  - www.1-4a.com - File renamer
  - Zip Contents renamer & MP3 + CDG Zip combiner
  - Debs Karaoke
  - AudioGrabber - Extract MP3 & CDG files from a MP3+G Karaoke CD
MP3TAG Studio - MP3 Tag Manager
MP3TAG - Donationware - The Universal Tag Editor
metaMP3 - Free Command line tagger
WAVpack Audio lossless Compression
MP3 file analyser - Free - Reports useful facts about your MP3's
MP3ext - A MP3-Info Extension
GoldWave - Audio Editor
http://mpesch3.de1.cc/ - MP3 direct editor
Audacity - Audio editor
Midi2wav - Converts MIDI files into WAV files
CD music database CDDB - MusicBrainz
CD music database CDDB - FreeDB
Wavosaur - Wave editing program Free
ID3 Cleanup tool - Free
SUPER � Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Renderer - Plays and converts anything - Free
- CD Copying Utilities
  - CDex - A CD Ripper (Handy also for copy protected audio CD's)
  - ISOBuster - A CD/DVD Data Recovery Tool (Handy also for copy protected audio CD's)
  - EAC - CD Ripper
  - Aray Scanner - CD Copy Protection Detector
  - AudioGrabber - Audio CD Digital Copier/ripper
    - CD Construction
      - CDRID - CDR Manufacturer and Dye Identifier
      - CD Dye Types - CD Media World Article
      - CDr Quality table - CD Media World Article
      - CD Identifying Utilities - CD Media World Article
        
        Normalizers
        
        Volume Balancer
        
        Volume Balancer
        
        PCM wav normalizer
Wave Corrector - Vinyl Records or Tapes to PC audio restoration software
Chris Moyles Sound Machine - Jingle and sound clips with a multi cartridge jingle player
Jazler Jingle machine - Free jingle player
Jingle Palette - Site under construction
ADSONO, Sound effect timer and manager - Pantomime & Amdram Cue sound effects to your performance script
Multi jingle player
Audio Utilities - Including Vector scope and signal generator
Real Time Audio Analyser and Signal Generator
Dexster Audio Editor
Freecorder - Does what is says on the box, Simple and Free
Radio Mic Frequency Licences
Radio Mic Frequency Compatibility tester
Audio Calculator, RTA & Function generator - Free
UK Top 40 Chart listing - Free
A Collection of Sound Clips
Wav to MP3 front end

Pre-amps required to equalize and amplify a record stylus

"Video Utilities"

A DVD ripper (DVDshrink) - Free
CloneDVD-mobile is a DVD ripper and compressor for handhelds (Ie Creative ZEN & Ipod's) - About �20
Iriverter is a DVD ripper and compressor for handhelds (Ie Creative ZEN & Iriver) - Free
A Video capture/processing utility - useful for combining AVI files
Instructions for using Virtualdub above to join AVI files
A DVD decrypter called DVD43 - Free
A DVD decrypter - This one costs money
DVDFab Decrypter is a simple version of DVDFab Platinum. It copies entire DVD movie to hard disk, and removes all the protections - Free
RAD converter will convert and graphics file to almost any other - Free
Video file compressor - Free
DVD to AVI conversion - Free
Various AVI & DVD info - Free
DVD Backup - Free
DVD to MPEG4 Backup convertor - Free

"Audio & Light Design"

A Audio Amp Design
Linkwitzlab - Room Acoustics
A Audio Amp Design
Elliott Sound Products & Projects - Useful cct design projects and articles (Professional results for the Do-It-Yourself enthusiast.)
DMX light Projects
Audio design and PA setup help
Speaker Workshop Software

"PC Utilities"

www.fauland.com - Various File utilities
A Variety of utilities
Various Utilities - Dir and batch Utilities
File Attribute Changer - This works as a Shell on right click
A Disk Usage Pie Chart
Cobian Backup - Backup program
www.pablosoftwaresolutions.com - Various Utilities including a very Good FTP server
A disk cataloger
StartupCPL - Shows what will be started up in windows
A File lister
IP Subnet mask Calculator
Various Utilities - Including a Picture viewer
Disk Utilities - Including Showman and Disk PIE chart and TRIMTREE to remove files older than a date
Various Utilities - Including File and Directory printer
Dimension 4 - A atomic time synchronizer
Windows Startup Delayer - (Free) Very useful to enable all programs to startup individually
Image viewing program
Folder Cruiser - A free system tray folder explorer
Hex Editor - Free
AnalogX - Various Utilities including Network Stats for your TCP/IP
WinISO - For making and converting Bootable CD's and BIN to/from ISO images
Ethereal - A Network Protocol Analyzer (free)
Memory Optimiser
ADSL router Config Program - for SAR 7xx
Hash Tab shell extension - Free to show Hashes ie MD5 for files
File Encryption utility - Free and very easy to use
Network Attached Storage server - Free
File testing & Encryption utilities - Free
Network messaging - Free
Cone design/Layout program
Font collection site
USB Drive letter Manager
Partition Saving - Free
- File/Folder Renamers
  - Metamorphose - A File -n- Folder Renamer
  - www.1-4a.com - File renamer and a few other utilities
  - LineChanger - A text file line changer
  - Batch Rename - A File Renamer with batch capabilities
  - Ant Renamer - Batch File Renamer
  - The Renamer - A free File Renamer + a few other things
  - Renamer Master - A free File Renamer
  - A File Date Changer - Free
  - Better File Rename - Batch File Renamer
- File Unlockers and deleters
  - Unlocker by Cedrick Collomb - File Unlocker, delete, mover, process killer and more
  - Unlock-IT - By EMCO
- Defrag Utilities
  - JK Defrag - A very good free hard disk defrag
  - Pagedefrag - Start-up System Page defreg
- File or Directory Compares
  - WinMerge
  - ExamDiff
  - KDiff3
- Command Line Utilities
- File Compressing Utilities
  - WinZip - The Industries Compression Program
  - 7-Zip with command line - A free and very good Compression Program
  - TUGZip - A Free Compression Utility, supports SQX, TAR, ZIP, LHA & ISO, BIN, IMG Disk Images
  - QuickZip - A Free Compression Utility, supports nearly all Formats
  - BigSpeed Zipper - Free - Has a useful Search within Zip files

Notepad replacements

Crash Recovery Tools

bootdisk
Various utilities - Including Barts
BootMaster Partition Recovery - Including Barts
DFsee - Disk analysis, maintenance and recovery utility
Master Boot Record (MBR) Tool
Deleted File recovery Tool
Disk Investigator
Disk checkup (SMART)
Data Recovery tool - Free
Photo, Video, Media File Recovery tool - Free
Digital Image Recovery
Photo data Recovery
Memory Card data recovery

Support pages

"Email Bits"

SohoServer - The Very Best SoHo Email Server
K9 - The Very Best Spam Killer
Tinned-Mail (Previously called PopMail)- A POP3 client written in PHP
SMTPauth Author - A SMTP add-on authorisation proxy (Authors Web Site)
SMTPauth download site - A SMTP add-on authorisation proxy
Useful Email Protocol Information - Various snipits about emails and how they work
Outlook plugin - To send individual emails from a list
Vmailer - A 32Bit command line emailer
Email list server - Opt-in/Opt-out or newsletter distribution email list server
Decode email attachments - A right click extension shell to decode email attachments
Bulk emailer for Windows
Stunnel - A universal SSL (Secure Socket Layer) Wrapper
BLAT - a Win32 command line utility that sends eMail using the SMTP or NNTP protocols.
YPops! - Free - to interface free Yahoo Email to a Email Client.
SMTP Mini Relay
Genie Texter (Email to SMS)
Spampal - Spam detection
Composite Blocking List - Another Spam IP catcher
Freepops Webmail to POP3 - enable web mail to be downloaded by a POP3 Client
Outlook attachment security options

"Regular Expression Stuff"

Regex-Coach - A Regular Expression builder and tester
Regex code builder - A Helpful utility for RegEx Expressions
Regex Utilities and info pages
The Regulator by Roy Osherove - an advanced, free regular expressions testing and learning tool.
Regular Expression Library - expressions from contributors around the world.
A Regex learning guide in PDF
Regular Expression Studio

"AntiVirus and Spyware Tools"

XoftSpy - Spyware Detection and Removal application
Zero Popup - A popup Killer
SpyBot - A FREE and very good Spyware Detection and Removal application
Registry Mechanic - With Registry Mechanic you can safely clean and repair Windows registry problems
McAfee - Anti Virus Program
AVG Anti Virus Guard - Free Edition
Spywareinfo - The spyware and hijackware removal specialists
Merijn.org - Anti Spy enthusiast
The makers of BHODemon
Windows Security Advice and email testing
Shields Up - A Port and Firewall test site
Registry Entries Good & Bad - Find Startup info & CLSIDs
HTA Stop - shut down Microsoft's "HTA" (Hypertext Application) capabilities

"Web Page/Site Tools"

Web Page Designer - Cheap and very good
Web Site Copier - Download and make a local copy of a web Site
Web Site FTP Sync
Web Site FTP Manager
Web Site Sync Manager
FTP file/site Syncronisation
Javascript Examples
EzDNS - The Very Best Dynamic IP publisher
JAlbum - A Web Page Album Generator
Arles Image Web Page Creator - A Web Page Picture Album Generator
ASP/PHP Web Application Builder - build a relational data-entry application from your database
PHP Bulletin Board - A high powered, highly customizable Open Source bulletin board package.
Bulletin Board using Apache & MySQL - A high powered, highly customizable Open Source bulletin board package.
Apache Web Server
MySQL
MySQL-FRONT - A Front end GUI for MySQL
FAQ web page generator
Web Page Picture creator
Web Page Design and Utility Tools
HTM shortcut icon maker
NicNames - A Domain name and Web hosting company
StatusBar Javascript Magic - Free
Fx Icon 32 - Free - Icon Maker
Button Maker V1.0 - Free - from www.inet2inet.com
Image Resizer - Free - PIXresizer
HTML+ Editor - Free - HTML page designer
HTML Beauty - Free - HTML page Editor
Web Page bits and Bobs
W3C Recommendations - WEB page HTML codes
The Complete Web Master - This is linking to Web Page Counters
The WWW Help Page - A Good basic reference to WEB page coding
DHTML scripts for the real world
HTML Editor - (Free) Matrix Y2K is a code based HTML editor for novice and advanced users
Web Page Counter
HTML Editor
Web Page/s Monitor - Check your favorite Web Pages for any changes
Xenu's Link Sleuth - A Web Link Checker (Free)
MY IP Address Java Applet
Font Twister - Create impressive text effects for web pages
Colour Picker
HTML, Javascript & CSS tutorials
Zoom+ Screen Magnifier - Used to copy sections of the screen
A Text Unescape Utility

"Online Shops"

Radio Spares
Maplin
Watford Electronics
Power Computing Ltd
Solwise - (ADSL and modem stuff)
BK Electronic - (Audio Equipment)
Behringer - (Audio Equipment)
Thomann - (Audio Equipment)
Wilmslow Audio - HiFi and Loudspeaker Kits
The Shower Doctor Ltd - Replacement Shower Parts
Electronic SuperStore
Maxview Ltd - TV Reception products
www.digidave.co.uk - Computer Bits
www.impactproductions.co.uk - Production Hire co.
www.thegorgeoutdoors.co.uk - Camping & outdoor equipment in tent poles
www.hmdisplay.co.uk - Display items inc nylon Thread
www.yourwelcome.co.uk - Light bulbs inc DXX 800w (240v 800W R7s halogen P2/13 lamp)
www.im-uk.net/dvd/products/macmaster2.html - Removes copyright signals from video
ARB Piccadilly Staging & Lighting
www.spyrabase.co.uk - Ground Anchors
www.ijtdirect.co.uk - Inkjet cartridges

"Consumer Help Web Sites"

uSwitch - Utility comparison for yourt best deal
Martin Lewis - Money Saving Expert
SMS Phone problems
Non-Geographical Alternative Telephone Numbers
BBC2's Working Lunch
Bank Safe OnLine - UK banking industry's initiative to help online banking users stay safe online

"Odds and Sod's"

TightVNC
UltraVNC - This one has a built in chat window
Skype - Internet Phone
Snagit - Screen and Window Capture Tool
Change Detection - Detect a change on a web page and get an email automatically
Measurement And Conversion Software - SnapTimePro, SayO'Clock, TimeAfterTime, WinThermO, AlcoVol, DataRelate and SoundCopy
Old Alpertonians - School information site
Broadband Speed tester using Java - Show your broadband speed
Googles Maps - A Great online UK map with search facilities
Googles Sketch - A free 3D sketch program
Dogpile Search engine - Google, Yahoo, MSN & Ask search engines in one