SOFTWARE UTILITIES - by Thomas Anagnostou
Compatibility:
This app was tested on Windows XP SP2, but it should also run on Vista and Win2k
Installation:
See bottom of this page.
Units Converter Tool - Calculate conversions between units
This is a free utility that helps in conversion of multiple units at once.
- The user can add, delete, or edit as many categories and as many units within each category as they want.; by right-click and choosing an option in the popup context menu.
- Selecting an input unit causes the rest of the list to update automatically; to match the value of the selected unit.
- The user can also write simple expressions (not just numbers) in the input boxes. For example instead of 3.75 it is possible to write 3+3/4.
- User can hover the mouse over any unit in the list and then press CTRL+C to copy the corresponding value in the clipboard.
Updated: May/29/2008 Download
Compatibility:
This app was tested on Windows XP SP2, but it should also run on Vista and Win2k
Installation:
See bottom of this page.
Project Timers - Automatic tracking of project time.
This is a free utility that helps keep track of time spent on documents for various tasks/projects while working on the computer. It works on a very simple principle: You create a timer and provide it with a keyword to sniff/detect. As such, each time you work on a document whose titlebar contains that keyword the corresponding timer will start counting. For example you can create a timer and have it sniff the keyword "Firefox" and this will keep track of time you spend using Mozilla Firefox. If your work is organized so that each project you work on has a docket number (or a database serial) appearing in the filename of each related document, then if you create a timer to sniff that serial you essentially keep track of time spent on that project.
- Right-click on the list to reveal a context menu
- In the edit window you can add a list of keywords to sniff.
- In the edit window you can also specify a location to save a timestamp
- All timers are saved automatically regardless if you specify a timestamp directory or not.
- Hover over the tray icon to reveal a pop-up summary window
Updated: Jul/02/2009 Download
Compatibility:
This app was tested on Windows XP SP2, but it should also run on Vista and Win2k
Installation:
See bottom of this page.
Countdown Timer - with audible alarm.
This is a free utility that counts down to a target date (up to 1000 hours in the future), or counts down by a specific amount of time.
Audible signals will sound in the last ten seconds. The utility uses three sound "*.wav" files (timer_01, Timer_02, and Timer_03.wav found in the program folder). The user can replace these files with their own sounds (if deleted or renamed, then no sound will occur). The first sound occurs between the 10th and 4th seconds. The second sound occurs in the last three seconds and the last sound occurs when the countdown is complete.
Once the timer is stopped, it is possible to zero the display by double-clicking it. Hovering over the labels "hh", "mm", etc will turn them red. Clicking on them will synchronize that attribute to the system time/date. In the countdown mode there is an option to loop back to the beginning after the target is reached. Also, once the timer is going, it is possible to be adjusted on the fly by changing any of the input fields (notice when you hover over the input fields the countdown digits turn red).
Updated: Mar/16/2009 Download
INSTALLATION
1. Unzip the downloaded file and double-click the SETUP.exe file to start the installation.
2. Alternatively, since these utilities are very simple, you may even be able to run them without any installation at all. Instead of clicking the setup.exe, open the "No Installer" folder and just run the *.exe file you see in there. Most people will have no problem running the exe directly. However, if you do get an error for some missing *.ocx file, then you have no choice but to use the installer (as in step 1)