Useful tools and toys.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » March 20th, 2006, 15:44

Just a Mind-dump of useful apps, didn't really want to put it into the essentials section, because mostly they're not, though a lot are great for admins or people who are the local geek.

I'll let some other fuck put this somewhere or make it neat, but still

Hardware Monitoring/ Tweaking

Coretemp

decent temp monitor, compatible with most modern CPUs.

http://www.thecoolest.zerobrains.com/CoreTemp/

CPU-Z

A CPU/Memory info tool.

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

PC Wizard

A Nicely featured System info gathering and benchmarking tool

http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php

ClockGen

A Basic windows based overclocking app, allows you to get a good idea of how much overclocking you'll get away with, without having to arse about in the bios

http://www.cpuid.com/clockgen.php

SpeedFan

monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures in your computer, lets you. kinda handy now that MBM is long dead.

http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

Windows Utils

Unlocker

Lets you delete files that are still being used by other processes.

http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

Eraser

Does proper secure multipass deleting, handy if you're selling HDDs or suchlike.

http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/

KeyFinder

Handy if you have to reinstall someones computer who can't find (or doesn't know) their windows key.

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/downloads/kf141.zip

mozbackup

Lets you back up all settings, info, faves and such for firefox, thunderbird and moz suite

http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/

nLite

Allows you to slipstream updates to a windows install, also lets you make it put the cd key in automatically (drivers are possible with work too)

www.nliteos.com

UDPixel

makes a majick flickering box that can help unstick pixels in LCD screens

http://udpix.free.fr/

Sequoia view

Tool that shows all your files visually as shiny boxes scaled relatively to one another according to file size.

http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/

Process Explorer

http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/P ... lorer.html

A much better replacement for Task Manager.

Crapcleaner

Good automagic cleaner-upper, very handy, but some of the advanced stuff can break stuff.

http://www.ccleaner.com/

Kaspersky online scanners

Basic online virus scanners

Kaspersky online single file scanner
Kaspersky online full virus scanner

The full scanner doesn't let you delete etc, but does let you know what/if is infucted.

Other handy stuff

Creative Driver ISOs

http://hosted.filefront.com/BadBoyforum

PSU calculator

Does what it says on the tin

http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp

Port checker

http://www.utorrent.com/testport.php?port=80

Gaming Related

Teamspeak Overlay

Lets you see who's talking in teamspeak while playing games
(Can be iffy with bf2 - see deject's post below)

www.teamspeakoverlay.com

Fraps

Allows you to record videos in games, demo is limited, but still handy

http://www.fraps.com/

System Requirements Lab

A useful browser/java based application which tests your system components and compares them to both the minimum and recommended specifications for the selected game. It will tell you where you fall short, if at all.

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/

Video Related

Dvd Region free

A software app that allows you to watch any region DVDs without having to flash the firmware on your drive.

www.dvdidle.com

dvdshrink

Easy and mostly automatic dvd compressor, best used with a blockbuster subscription

www.dvdshrink.org

Virtual Dub (Vdub)

A Basic, but powerful feature filled video compressing, transcoding and basic fettling app

http://virtualdub.org

Codecs

All pretty self explanatory

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Qui ... native.htm
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Rea ... native.htm
http://ac3filter.sourceforge.net/
http://www.koepi.org/xvid.shtml

Post by **deject** » March 20th, 2006, 17:24

Actually, Teamspeak Overlay can work with BF2, but it's not 100%. If you go into the options in TSO, click on the "Debug" tab and check the box labelled "Use Alternative DirectX Method." This will only work with the newest version, and like I said, doesn't seem to work all the time.

EDIT: linkyness: http://forum.qbnut.com/viewtopic.php?t=503

cashy · Post by **cashy** » March 20th, 2006, 19:20

i vote this gets sticky'd (or at very least posted on an existing sticky)

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » March 21st, 2006, 4:49

Will try to keep this updated.

also, if anyone has any others to add to the list, post in a the same format and i'll add them.

Jinxx · Post by **Jinxx** » March 21st, 2006, 6:41

For those of you who are trying to work out what happened to all your HD space: http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/

It's a very natty little tool that'll show all your files visually as shiny boxes scaled relatively to one another according to file size.

Post by **deject** » March 21st, 2006, 6:57

Jinxx wrote:For those of you who are trying to work out what happened to all your HD space: http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/

It's a very natty little tool that'll show all your files visually as shiny boxes scaled relatively to one another according to file size.

that looks almost exactly like http://windirstat.sourceforge.net/

Jinxx · Post by **Jinxx** » March 21st, 2006, 7:01

deject wrote:that looks almost exactly like http://windirstat.sourceforge.net/

Hmm... that piece of code is doing the rounds then - I have a similar-looking Mac prog too.

TheJockGit · Post by **TheJockGit** » March 21st, 2006, 7:24

Jinxx wrote:For those of you who are trying to work out what happened to all your HD space: http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/

It's a very natty little tool that'll show all your files visually as shiny boxes scaled relatively to one another according to file size.

I'd just get 2 big boxes called "Pr0n" and "Floorware"

mrbobbins · Post by **mrbobbins** » March 21st, 2006, 11:28

Jinxx wrote:For those of you who are trying to work out what happened to all your HD space: http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/

It's a very natty little tool that'll show all your files visually as shiny boxes scaled relatively to one another according to file size.

I need

this

Why isn't 400gb enough?

(looks at Prof)

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » March 21st, 2006, 11:29

mrbobbins wrote:
I need this

Why isn't 400gb enough? (looks at Prof's massive member)

Lee · Post by **Lee** » March 21st, 2006, 12:10

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:KeyFinder

Handy if you have to reinstall someones computer who can't find (or doesn't know) their windows key.

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/downloads/kf141.zip

This one is most helpful, thanks berk. Medion are a bunch of twats and put a fake key on the back of my computer instead of the real one.

Post by **Roman Totale** » March 21st, 2006, 19:42

cashy wrote:i vote this gets sticky'd (or at very least posted on an existing sticky)

I agree

Post by **FatherJack** » March 21st, 2006, 21:38

deject wrote:
Jinxx wrote:For those of you who are trying to work out what happened to all your HD space: http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/

It's a very natty little tool that'll show all your files visually as shiny boxes scaled relatively to one another according to file size.
that looks almost exactly like http://windirstat.sourceforge.net/

Seems a bit RAM hungry and slow, I hit the FAT32 directory size limit on one of my drives a few years back and have been growing ever since, I use sizemap generally, but have yet to find something that copes with network drives, too.

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » March 22nd, 2006, 12:13

I think the spyware/virus stuff should be added to the list, so we have a single locked 'announcement' list of all the useful resources we come across, and all discussion should be in a seperate thread.

I also think this should be added to the gaming related bit:

System Requirements Lab

A useful browser/java based application which tests your system components and compares them to both the minimum and recommended specifications for the selected game. It will tell you where you fall short, if at all.

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/ (Click the demo button)
Example of my results for Oblivion here

Chickenz · Post by **Chickenz** » March 22nd, 2006, 12:33

Lateralus wrote: System Requirements Lab

A useful browser/java based application which tests your system components and compares them to both the minimum and recommended specifications for the selected game. It will tell you where you fall short, if at all.

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/ (Click the demo button)
Example of my results for Oblivion here

oooh very handy, this is what it said about my machine and the Beef:

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Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » March 22nd, 2006, 12:35

it said the same for mine.

i have an x800....

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » March 22nd, 2006, 12:37

It would be the 256MB you each have on your GFX that does it. My 128 falls a bit short.

However, it does do Pixel Shader 3 at least

Post by **deject** » March 22nd, 2006, 18:41

hehe, it's too bad they don't realize that a Pentium M at 1.5GHz is worlds beter than a Pentium 4 at 1.7GHz...

McBain · Post by **McBain** » April 30th, 2006, 7:43

Space Monger

http://www.lanarchy.co.uk/download.php?id=13

Shows you in a graphical manner, what is using all your space on your hard drives. Very useful.

Process Explorer

http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/P ... lorer.html

A much better replacement for Task Manager.

Post by **Dog Pants** » April 30th, 2006, 10:00

I'd forgotten about this.

Yeah baby!

5punk

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