Cool Tools & Utilities

[lekky]

So I've come across some cool little utilities recently and thought there should be a thread to share all these we find. Basically make a post describing the tool and paste it here, I'll update this post to keep the list up to date. Maybe using a small template like so:

Name:
Description:
OS:
FileSize:
Website:
Download:

EDIT: Freeware*

[lekky]

Such as:

Name: StrokeIt
Description: Mouse gestures for Windows
OS: XP (Vista??)
FileSize: 104KB
Website: http://www.tcbmi.com/strokeit/
Download: http://www.tcbmi.com/strokeit/downloads.shtml

Name: Taskbar Shuffle
Description: Rearrange taskbar buttons
OS: Vista/XP/2000/NT/95/98
FileSize: 631kb
Website: http://www.freewebs.com/nerdcave/taskbarshuffle.htm
Download: http://www.freewebs.com/nerdcave/taskbarshuffle.htm (scroll down)

Name: Yod'm 3D (Yet anOther Desktop Manager 3D)
Description: Virtual (cube-style) desktop manager
OS: Vista/XP/2000
FileSize: 2.5MB
Website: http://www.otakusoftware.com/deskspace/ (Newest non-free version called deskspace)
Download: http://www.softvb.com/h/Yodm3D.zip

Name: Better Rename
Description: If you choose not to hide known extensions, when you press F2 this only highlights the filename, not the extension.
OS: XP
FileSize: 198KB
Website: http://lifehacker.com/355580/mimic-vistas-file-rename-feature-in-xp
Download: http://lifehacker.com/assets/resources/2008/02/Better%20Rename.exe

[KnacK]

Name: MWSNAP   
Description: MWSnap is a small yet powerful Windows program for snapping (capturing) images from selected parts of the screen
OS: Win32
FileSize: 643k
Website: http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html
Download: http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/files/MWSnap300.exe

Name: Advanced Subnet Calculator
Description: Our free Advanced Subnet Calculator delivers four tools in one - a classful subnet creator, CIDR calculator, a list generator for subnet addresses, and address details with forward and reverse DNS resolution!
OS: Win32
FileSize: (small)
Website: http://www.solarwinds.com/products/freetools/free_subnet_calculator.aspx
Download: http://solarwinds.s3.amazonaws.com/solarwinds/pub/SolarWinds-Subnet-Calculator.exe

Name: network protocol analyzer
Description: Wireshark is the world's foremost network protocol analyzer, and is the de facto (and often de jure) standard across many industries and educational institutions.
OS: Windows, Linux, OS X, Solaris, FreeBSD, NetBSD
FileSize: 21MB
Website: http://www.wireshark.org/
Download: http://www.wireshark.org/download.html

[lekky]

Name: LoadScout
Description: allows you to explore the content of RAR and ZIP files and then download only the items that you need, without having to download the whole file.
OS: Windows 9x/NT/2000/Me/XP
FileSize: 1.00MB
Website: http://www.loadscout.com/index.html
Download: http://www.loadscout.com/download.shtml

[KnacK]

For all of you that want to tinker with VMware:

Name: VMware Server ESXi
Description: FREE VMware platform
OS: ANY
FileSize: A LOT
Website: www.vmware.com
Download: www.vmware.com - free registration required for ISO and key - no strings attached.

See this article for a great write up of how to isntall it and get OS's installed.

http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1321169