XSLTs for RSS and Atom Feeds

http://manalang.com/archives/2004/06/17/xslts-for-rss-and-atom-feeds/

Just in case anyone out there is ever looking for examples of an XSLT to transform an RSS or Atom feed to HTML, here they are. I’ve had a difficult time finding simple examples on the web in the past. These are pretty straight forward examples that can be extended for your use.

RSS 0.91-0.93 XSLT
RSS 1.0 XSLT
RSS 2.0 XSLT
Atom 0.3 XSLT

Serence™ KlipFolio – RSS

http://www.serence.com/

Via The Scobleizer Weblog: Yesterday Fred Dixon, Vice President at Serence showed me their latest KlipFolio 2.6 which has a news aggregator that plugs into Hotmail (among a whole lot of other things). Wow. The UI is nice. This makes Hotmail a lot more interesting.

The Web Embedding Fonts Tool 'WEFT'

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/web/embedding/weft3/default.htm

The Web Embedding Fonts Tool 'WEFT', lets Web authors create 'font objects' that are linked to their Web pages so that when an Internet Explorer user views the pages they'll see them displayed in the font style contained within the font object.

Safe XP – security and privacy tweaks

http://www.theorica.net/

Safe XP allows you to quickly tweak various (basic) security and privacy related settings in XP. The options include Media Player settings, service settings (error reporting, time synch, remote registry etc.), as well as and option to remove items from the Start menu, network security settings and more. The settings can be saved and stored to a file, allowng you to easily alternated between specific settings. License: Freeware Price: Free Windows: Win XP File size: 341 kb Author: Theorica Software Version: 1.4.8.20 Last update: Aug 25, 2004 version history

WUtooL – save Windows updates

http://ovacia.amicom.ru/wutool_eng.html

WUtooL is a small tool, that works in conjunction with Windows Update and allows you to save the update files that are downloaded to a specified folder. By default, Windows deletes those files after the updates have been applied, however, if you keep WUtooL while visiting windowsupdate.com, it will automatically save a copy of the files that you download, so they can be used again – possibly for a PC without Internet connection or similar purpose.

License: Freeware
Price: Free
Windows: 2000/XP
File size: 204 kb
Author: Arcady Fedjushin
Version: 1.16
Last update: Aug 23, 2004

FreeEasy Font Viewer – simple font viewer

http://www.styopkin.com/details_free_and_easy_fonts_viewer.html

FreeEasy Font Viewer is a simple and easy to use font viewer, that allows you to view all your installed fonts in a full screen window. You can change the size of the fonts and set bold, italic or underlined letters, and zoom in on a selected font. Useful to quickly browse your fonts in a full-screen mode. License: Freeware Price: Free Windows: 98/ME/NT/2000/XP File size: 657 kb Author: Alexander G. Styopkin Version: 1.2 Last update: Aug 23, 2004

Tech-Pro Terminator
Freeware

http://www.tech-pro.co.uk/terminator.html

If you often have programs that “hang” or stop responding, or you
ever need to terminate tasks to avoid conflicts with other
applications, Tech-Pro Terminator provides a simpler and quicker
way to close them than using the Windows Task List. It can be run
instantly from a desktop or QuickLaunch toolbar shortcut, or from
the Tech-Pro Utilities menu.

When started, Tech-Pro Terminator displays a list of running
tasks, with the program icon beside each one to help you identify
them. Click on a task, and the program shows the publisher,
product name and file description taken from information embedded
in the executable file. This will help you identify the task and
decide whether it is safe to terminate it or not. Click the
Terminate button to end the selected task.

ExCopy – Text view folder contents

http://www.xyro.com/excopy.html

Excopy is a little tool to copy the viewed contents of an explorer window in text format to the clipboard display. Excopy registers in the File context menu and displays the option 'Copy view text'. In List view, Icon view etc, only the list of displayed file names is copied. In the View Details mode, all columns are copied, delimited by a tab character.

IsUsedBy – What process Has file open

http://www.mstsoftware.com/cFreeware.aspx

 mst IsUsedBy is a software tool which you can use to determine what process on your system has a particular file open. This is important, for example, if you want to copy or delete a file and you don't know why it isn't working. You have to be administrator to install and use this program.

PixelToolbox – create icons, cursors and more

http://www.axiomx.com/PixelToolbox/

PixelToolbox is a complete tool to design and create patterns, wallpaper tiles, icons, and cursors for the Windows desktop. It provides a wide array editing tools, including advanced options like warping, gradients, selective fill, added text and others. You can create icons of different sizes, starting from 16×16 to 64×64 as well as 1 bit patterns, color patterns and cursors. Depending on your project, the workspace is automatically customized for the job.

License: Freeware Price: Free Windows: 98/ME/2000/XP File size: 3661 kb Author: Luisa Arevalo Klose More: 1 other programs from this author Version: 1.1 Last update: Jun 27, 2003

Query Application – internet tools collection

http://www.leeos.com/

A small network tool that provides a wide range of Internet information : Host To IP – Convert host name to IP address. IP To Host – Convert IP address to host name. Whois – Get information on names from the Network Information. Finger – Obtain information about all users on a network host. EQ – Retrieve recent Earthquake information using Finger. HTML – View full header information and the page data from a Web server. FTP – Query FTP server. Shows root directories and files. Get Time – Obtain precise time value from a remote Time server. Sync My Clock – Obtain precise time value from a remote Time server and synchronize your local system clock. Port Scan – Verify a host for available network services. Ping – Verify connectivity to a particular device on the network. Trace – Show the list of gateways between your computer and a particular device. IPCfg – Launch Windows IP Configuration utillity. NetStat – Obtain information about current connections. Query Application Modems dialog box gives you information about installed modems, lets you send AT commands, and can detect incoming calls.

License: Freeware Price: Free Windows: 98/ME/2000/XP File size: 856 kb Author: WebSite Version: 1.06 Last update: Aug 18, 2004 version history

JFTP – Java Universal FTP Client

http://www.myjavaworld.com/products/jftp/

JFTP is a graphical FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client application for transferring files between your PC and an FTP site. JFTP can connect to any system that has a valid Internet address and an FTP server program, allowing you to transfer files between a wide variety of systems, including Windows, UNIX and iSeries (AS/400) systems.
JFTP integrates the most widely used and widely accepted security mechanism, SSL (Secured Sockets Layer), to securely transfer your business critical and sensitive data.
JFTP is written entirely in JavaTM, meaning, it can run on a wide variety of platforms such as Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, Unix or any other platform with a compatible JVM (Java Virtual Machine).

XXCOPY – Backup Drive

http://www.xxcopy.com/

XXCOPY is simply a logical extension to XCOPY. It remains faithfully compatible with XCOPY in the invocation syntax, yet, adds many innovative features to be a very serious utility for anyone who feels comfortable in managing files in command line mode (DOS Box). XXCOPY has grown to be not just a file copy program but also file removal, search and list utility. Its short-name preserving capability makes it ideal to clone a system disk which can be made bootable. XXCOPY runs under Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2K/XP and comes with a 16-bit version XXCOPY16 which allows copying files in DOS environment using short name only (to be later expanded to long name). You may also use it for synchronizing systems. In short, it is an industrial strength utility for system administrators.

Home File Server + d6 Code

http://downstairs.dnsalias.net/homeserver_download.html

File server is server tool that you can use to download files with special client with from your computer. There is client example provided with delphi source code that you can use immediately for testing this. Source is provided as-is, and you can freely modify it to suit your own needs. The server itself is quite “bulletproof” tested with other home serie products, because this very same server is used in all serie products autoupdate function.

Home Ftp Server – ftp server

http://downstairs.dnsalias.net/homeserver.html

click for full size Home Ftp Server is an easy to use FTP server, intended for personal usage, that allows you to share files directly from your PC. You can set up user accounts, specify directory permissions and monitor access to individual files. It supports virtual directories, banned IP addresses and offers a web based administration interface that lets you add users and view current statistics.

License: Freeware Price: Free Windows: NT/2000/XP File size: 1058 kb Author: Ari Pikivirta Version: 1.0.4.27 Last update: Aug 17, 2004

MAKEMSI

http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~dbareis/makemsi.htm

Overview: Version: 04.224 Size: 3602KB Date: August 6, 2004 License: Freeware $0.00 OS: Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP Interface: Popularity: Rating: ( Rate It ) Download Now! Home Page Statistics Description: The intention of this tool is that an MSI or merge module (any Windows database) can be manipulated or created with a very few number of lines and without writing code.
Any “common” manipulations are setup once and reused for all your MSI files.All files are in text format so easy to read and compare, you could easily create an MSI with a “hand full” of commands (I have some 2 line MSIs…).A HTML report is created when creating an MSI (this includes a file “verify” button).

Web Album Generator – create an image gallery

http://www.ornj.net/software/webalbum/index.html

Web Album Generator allows you to easily create an online picture gallery from your digital photos. Just select the images to be included, customize the style and click a button to create the HTML pages complete with thumbnail images and navigation. Advanced users can edit the style sheet configuration, or you can use one of the include style options. License: Freeware Price: Free Windows: 98/ME/2000/XP File size: 860 kb Author: ornj.net Version: 1.5.0 Last update: Aug 14, 2004

AirSnare – wireless network monitor

http://home.comcast.net/~jay.deboer/airsnare/

 AirSnare is an intrusion detection system to help you monitor your wireless network. It notfies you as soon as a machine connects to your wireless network, that is not included in your list of friendly MAC addresses. You can configure the program to send an email notification to the administrator, log the connection, and also send a message to the connected machine, informing them that their actions are being monitored. AirSnare integrates with Ethereal for additional package capturing features. Related links:Ethereal Network Analyzer License: Freeware Price: Free Windows: 98/ME/2000/XP File size: 1803 kb Author: Digital Matrix Version: 0.67 Last update: Jan 16, 2004

Roadkil`s DIG – domain information

http://www.roadkil.net/

Roadkil`s DIG is a small and simple tool that provides technical information about a given domain name, including IP addresses, MX servers, aliases and DNS servers. No installation needed. License: Freeware Price: Free Windows: 98/ME/2000/XP File size: 41 kb Author: Roadkil.net More: 2 other programs from this author Version: 1.1 Last update: Aug 11, 2004

DVD Profiler

http://www.intervocative.com/ivs/index.html

DVD Profiler helps you keep tabs on what’s on your DVDs. This program connects to the Online DVD Database at the vendor’s site to give you the skinny on DVDs already in the database. It stores–and lets you search–genre, cast, production year, and other important information. Best of all, DVD Profiler can take this information right off DVDs you read in your computer’s DVD drive.
Version: 2.2Price: Free

Code Library for .NET

http://myweb.hinet.net/home4/s630417/

Overview: Version: 8.7 Size: 1363KB Date: August 1, 2004 License: Freeware 0 OS: Win NT/2000/XP Interface: Popularity: Rating: ( Rate It ) Download Now! Home Page Statistics Description: The CodeLib is an application that helps you to easily find and use the code snippets. As a result, you can build a programs faster.
Support Code Snippet, File, Note, Web,Picture save. 5 in 1 Utility.

Web Accessibility Toolbar – web developer toolbar

http://www.nils.org.au/ais/web/resources/toolbar/

click for full size Web Accessibility Toolbar is a tool for advanced users or web developers, that helps to examine the structure, components and accessibility features of any given web page. It installs as an Internet Explorer toolbar and offers several integrated tools to inspect style sheets, tables, frames, images and more, as well as a wide variety of tests and features that are provide by other web sites, including link checks, HTML validation, page download speed, color simulations, page resolutions and much more. A nice toolbox for web developers.

License: Freeware Price: Free Windows: 98/ME/2000/XP File size: 559 kb Author: Steven Faulkner & JUn Version: 1.1 Last update: Aug 10, 2004

cmFontPicker – Font Manager

http://www.chami.com/html-kit/plugins/info/cmfontpicker/

Easy to use, light-weight, font picker that you can use to see multiple fonts right there in the same Window area. It does seem a little bland at first, this I will admit. However once you get this little turkey installed, it does come in quite handy when you need access to a variety of fonts all at once.

Performance Monitor Wizard

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=31fccd98-c3a1-4644-9622-faa046d69214&displaylang=en

The Performance Monitor Wizard simplifies the process of gathering performance monitor logs. It configures the correct counters to collect, sample intervals and log file sizes. This wizard can create logs for troubleshooting operating system or Exchange server performance issues.

Transparent Window Manager – manage windows

http://www.oreware.com/viewprogram.php?prog=10

Transparent Window Manager helps you to manage your windows settings. You can choose to apply a custom level of transparency to any window, or place any window to top, and even minimize it to a tray icon instead of the task bar. In addition , you can disable input for selected windows. Unfortunately the settings reset itself every time you close the window or application, so the management features are only temporary.

License: Freeware Price: Free Windows: 98/ME/NT/2000/XP File size: 1150 kb Author: Oreware.com More: 2 other programs from this author Version: 1.7.3 Last update: Aug 09, 2004 version history