Nagios-host and service monitor network servers

http://www.nagios.org/about/  

Nagios is a host and service monitor designed to inform you of network problems before your clients, end-users or managers do. It has been designed to run under the Linux operating system, but works fine under most *NIX variants as well. The monitoring daemon runs intermittent checks on hosts and services you specify using external "plugins" which return status information to Nagios. When problems are encountered, the daemon can send notifications out to administrative contacts in a variety of different ways (email, instant message, SMS, etc.). Current status information, historical logs, and reports can all be accessed via a web browser.

Infinite Menusultimate professional grade web drop down menu

http://www.fisher.co.uk/menu05/DHTML%20Menu%20Bundle/Infinite%20Menus/readme.html  

Infinite Menus uniquely combines pure CSS, a tiny 6K bit of JavaScript, and HTML lists to create the ultimate professional grade drop down menu.

The menus simple, yet flexible design, allows it to easily integrate with even the most complex dynamically generated sites.  Extremely low code overhead delivers the fastest load time and reaction speeds possible in a menu.  These capabilities are matched on every common browser for both PC and Mac (IE, Netscape, FireFox, Safari, Opera).

This download includes the fully customizable menu which may be used for a thorough evaluation on your site.

Hyperic HQ-server monitoring and management

http://www.hyperic.com/downloads/index.html  

Hyperic provides open source web infrastructure monitoring and management software designed to automate and streamline operations for today's enterprise. Hyperic’s flagship software, Hyperic HQ brings a modern approach to systems and applications management for the Next Generation Data Center, where the demands of SOA, virtualization and composite applications are changing the pace and complexities of managing the data center. Everything is more compressed, more utilized, more integrated, more critical. The traditional tools IT operators used to monitor systems feebly cope with this new market landscape. This is where Hyperic comes in.

Barts PE Builder-windows preboot environment builder

http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

Bart's PE Builder helps you build a "BartPE" (Bart Preinstalled Environment) bootable Windows CD-Rom or DVD from the original Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 installation/setup CD, very suitable for PC maintenance tasks.It will give you a complete Win32 environment with network support, a graphical user interface (800×600) and FAT/NTFS/CDFS filesystem support. Very handy for burn-in testing systems with no OS, rescuing files to a network share, virus scan and so on.This will replace any Dos bootdisk in no time!

Yankee Clipper – Windows clipboard extender

http://www.intelexual.com/products/YC3/ 

A powerful Windows clipboard extender/memory- now in its third generation. Handles Pictures, Richtext, URLS, etc – any size. Features printing, drag and drop, optional permanent storage of clippings. Familiar "Outlook" interface. Freeware.
Free support and free upgrades for ever
Features:

    * Current version: 1.0.4.3
    * Saves past 200 text and RTF, 20 BMP and Metafile, and 200 URL clipboard entries.
    * Has the ability to save and re-use "boilerplate" clippings. Simply right-click on the item and select "Send to boilerplate". Unlimited boilerplate collections can be created.
      Free support and free upgrades for ever
    * URL aware- links copied to clipboard can be instantly launched.
    * Can float on top of other applications for fast pasting.
    * No size limits for "clippings".
    * Prints any text clipboard entry, nicely word-wrapped.
    * This is a simple program to understand and use.
    * Has a global hotkey to make the application visible when hidden, and another to instantly show and select past "clippings" without showing the application.
    * Clippings can be dragged & dropped to/from YCIII.
    * Can strip unwanted "quote" characters ("<", "|") from "clippings".
    * Supports ordering of boilerplate items.
    * Can automatically re-connect to clipboard when rogue applications break clipboard chain.
    * Support for Internationalization. Install include Italian, French, and German. More to come … Just rename Internation.ini.[Language] to International.ini (Looking for people to translate to other languages

Redmond Path-edit system path entries

http://redmondlab.net/

Redmond Path is a utility for advanced users that makes it easier and more convenient to manage Windows system path entries. You can easily review the current entries, remove/add new ones, re-arrange the order and also test entered commands with a Find feature. Note: You should not mess with the system path variables unless you know what you are doing.

CopySourceAsHtml-add-in for Microsoft Visual Studio

Studio 2005 

http://www.jtleigh.com/people/colin/software/CopySourceAsHtml/

Studio 2008 

http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/bursteg

CopySourceAsHtml is an add-in for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 that allows you to copy source code, syntax highlighting, and line numbers as HTML. CSAH uses Visual Studio's syntax highlighting and font and color settings automatically. If Visual Studio can highlight it, CSAH can copy it, and your source should look the same in your browser as it does in your editor. 

Direct Folders-jump to any folder on harddrive

http://www.codesector.com/directfolders.php  

Direct Folders jumps quickly to any folder on your filesystem (and then some) for quick navigation through regular Explorer windows or save dialogs. After installing Direct Folders, double-click any free space on an Explorer window to bring up the Direct Folder menu. From there you can choose one of your favorite folders (or even apps), add new favorites, or access recent folders. With a lot more time-saving functionality worth using (like automatic folder resizing), Direct Folders seems almost magical. 

CD Recovery Toolbox

http://www.oemailrecovery.com/  

CD Recovery Toolbox (download) tool was developed for recovering damaged files from different disk types: CD, DVD, HD DVD, Blu-Ray, etc. You can use it to restore information lost as a result of some mechanical damage of the disk (scratches, chips, different spots on the surface) or as a result of incorrect recording. Thus, the program can recover data that was considered lost.

The CD Recovery Toolbox Free tool scans any CD and DVD disks and finds files and folders located there. We should mention that there can be some information on the disk that cannot be recovered. Not all of the files and folders can be found – that depends on the degree and location of the damage. Therefore, the CD Recovery Toolbox Free tool finds the possible maximum amount of information. After that, it shows a list of all files and folders available for recovery

Active Directory Cleaner

http://www.jijitechnologies.com/product/adcleaner/ActiveDirectoryCleaner.html  

Active Directory Cleaner is a simple tool used for maintaining your AD clean and secure. With AD Cleaner you can view the list of inactive users, disabled users, locked out users, inactive computers and disabled computers. You can delete, disable, enable or unlock the accounts in bulk.

Features:

    * Inactive users and inactive computers accounts has been listed based on the last logon attribute available on all domain controllers.
    * Gives you the ability to delete, disable, enable or unlock the accounts in bulk within seconds.
    * Easy to use.
    * Makes the Active Directory Maintenance easy.

You can find more info here: http://www.jijitechnologies.com/

Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista

http://www.microsoft.com/

Microsoft® Remote Server Administration Tools enables IT administrators to remotely manage roles and features in Windows Server® 2008 from a computer running Windows Vista® with Service Pack 1 (SP1).

Check Flash-usb drives for errors

http://www.technibble.com/repair-tool-of-the-week-check-flash/ 

Check Flash (aka ChkFlsh) is a small, stand alone, portable utility designed to check the health of flash drives. The most useful part of Check Flash is that it can run a read and write test on the drive. During the read and write test it fills the flash drive up with a temporary file to make sure the flash drive is the size that it says it is. This is an issue as many fake flash drives like the cheap ones available on eBay are hacked to report to Windows that they are 8GB or so, but are really only 64mb.
Check Flash also has a “drive map” section which will show you any bad sectors on your flash drive.

Check Flash can also run a readability test on the drive and save/load an image of the files on the drive for backup purposes

WhiteBoard PS – personal Tabbed Notepad

http://www.pindersoft.com/whiteboardps.htm  

This utility is designed to be your own personal White Board. Write on it, mark it up. Scrawl down your notes and important things to do so when you're sitting at your monitor you don't forget those things you got to do! Put it in your Startup folder and let it run in your system tray – there is no setup program. Just download it, unzip it to the directory of your choice and let it go to work for you.  Click here to download the zipped version.There is no setup program, nor do you need one. Just download the zip file and extract the program to a directory of your choice. WhiteBoard PS will then run from that directory.

There are ten so-called tabs in the program. Each tab writes to a Rich Text File (RTF). You can save the tabs separately, or save all of them at once by clicking on the appropriate icon along the toolbar.

When not in use, let the program idle in the Window's System Tray. Do this by clicking on the on the appropriate icon – the first one on the left.

Other features include most of what you find in any text editor – including changing of fonts; left, right and center alignment; and UnDo and Redo, among other basic functions.

Pendrivelinux 2008

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/  

Install Pendrivelinux 2008 to a USB flash pendrive from within Windows and create a bootable OS that you can safely use anywhere including your own Windows system. Carry a portable Linux version with you on a USB flash pen drive, easily bring your portable desktop with you wherever you go. This portable Linux operating system can then be run from any computer that can boot from a flash device, allowing you to bring your operating system, desktop, applications, files, email, personal settings, favorites, games and more with you. It's like having your own personal operating system you can carry in your pocket. 

KutinSoft Reboot Service

http://www.kutinsoft.com/ProductInfo/RebootServiceInfo.php 

KutinSoft Reboot Service is a freeware service designed to reboot a computer remotely or in case of memory overflow.

General service characteristics:
-All aspects of service work can be configurated;
-It is able to follow quantity of free computer memory and to reboot a computer automatically at critical lack of memory;
-It allows to reserve some quantity of virtual memory and free it before computer reboot. As a result, all programs and services are able to finish their works correctly after the computer memory ends;
-It can be managed remotely with the help of any browser. It allows to reboot and shutdown a computer;
-The channel of remote service management can be coded by SSL for protection from data interception.

Sight Words Buddy 

http://www.quiz-tree.com/  

Sight Words (often called the Dolch Word List) are some of the most frequently used words in the English language.

Even though they number only about 200, Sight Words comprise approximately 50 to 70 percent of general, non-technical reading material. Therefore, teaching Sight Words as early as possible is considered a crucial part of elementary education.

Moreover, repetition and practice are essential in making the recognition of Sight Words automatic.

Sight Words Buddy is designed to provide children with easy and fun Sight Words exercises. When the exercise starts, the student will hear one of the Sight Words.

The student's task is to click on the written representation of the word. If the student wishes to repeat the word, he or she can do so by clicking on the "speaker" picture. Both visual and auditory feedback are provided to indicate whether the response is correct.

After the student provides the correct answer, the exercise moves to the next word.

To assist in evaluating student's performance, the results chart shows the number of right and wrong answers as well as the percentage of correct answers for each word.- Sight Words drills for Pre-Primer, Primer, First Grade, Second Grade and Third Grade levels – A high-quality sound for each word – Colorful skins – Results chart – Free for personal use

Firefox Plugin-FavLoc save links to predefined locations

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2140  

FavLoc is one of those FireFox extensions that should really have been built into the web browser. What it lets you do is create a list of download folders that is easily accessible from the right-click menu in Firefox.

Normally when you want to download a link or file you can either just download it to your default folder or click "Save Link As" and browse to a folder. With FavLoc installed, you can choose from a list of predefined folders, no browsing necessary. For example if you always download programs to one location, music to another, and videos to a third, you can create three favorites and save yourself a lot of time.

GURA OLE DB Data Gate-simplfy ado.net db access

http://www.gura.com.au/TabloidSheet.aspx?p=P564221  

The GURA OLE DB Data Gate reduces the hassles associated with coding ADO.NET. It Provides the tools to retrieve and update data from OLE DB compatible databases. The Data Gate's role is to provide the common data access methods required for communicating with a data source. The Data Gate implements a standard interface that provides communication channels for an Object Director to perform data processes. As well as this, it implements standard CRUD functionality available for any calling application to access the raw data source data. 

ProcessScanner-scan running processes for virus and malware

http://www.processlibrary.com/processscan/  

Display all of the service and programs running on your PC.

ProcessScanner does double-duty: It helps improve your PC's performance, and helps ensure it's not infected with malware of some kind. It does this by scanning your PC and displaying every single service, process, and application currently running, and giving you detailed information about each. Based on what you find, you can then disable the application or service, or do a spyware or anti-virus scan.

ProcessScanner works in concert with the well-known ProcessLibrary.com site–a free, online database that lists services, processes, and programs, and gives information about each. Run ProcessScanner, and after a short while, it displays its results in an HTML page. Double-click any service, process, or program, and you're sent to the ProcessLibrary.com listing about it. You'll find a description of it, advice on whether it might be dangerous, all in a great amount of detail.

Given that this program is free, it's a must-have for anyone looking to improve system performance, or who wants to regularly check to see whether malware has made it onto their system.

ShadowExplorer-browse vista shadow copy of files

http://www.shadowexplorer.com/ 

ShadowExplorer allows you to browse the shadow copies created by the Windows® VistaTM Volume Shadow Copy Service. It's especially thought for users of the home editions, who don't have access to the shadow copies by default, but it's also useful for users of the other editions.
Shadow Copy

From time to time, Windows® VistaTM creates point-in-time copies of your files. This allows you to retrieve older versions from files you accidentally deleted or altered. This service is turned on by default on all versions of Windows® VistaTM, but Microsoft grants access to these copies only in Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise editions. This is where ShadowExplorer comes into play. For more information on Shadow Copy, visit Microsofts website.
ShadowExplorer

Since the Volume Shadow Copy Service is included, and turned on by default, in all editions of Windows® VistaTM, why not take advantage of it? All it takes is an additional tool like ShadowExplorer, that can access the shadow storage and make the point-in-time copies accessible to the user.
Features

    * Show available point-in-time copies
    * Browse through Shadow Copies
    * Retrieve versions of files and folders

Limitations

Shadow Copies and ShadowExplorer are in no way a replacement for regular backups! This is very important and can't be stressed enough. A Shadow Copy is kept on the same disc as the original data. In case of a disc failure all data is lost, including the Shadow Copies. ShadowExplorer is a good addition to regular backups, but not a

replacement. 

DocShield-monitors files and folders for changes backup

http://www.docshield.com/index.html  

DocShield is a program that runs in the background and monitors files and folders that you specify for changes. It will create compressed snapshots of your files whenever it detects any changes, enabling you to retrieve your files in case of data loss, and providing a retrievable version history of your files and/or data.

You may or may not be regularly backing up your most important files and/or archiving the most important version changes, and saving your backups into compressed archives to keep your files from growing too large. But chances are that you do this in fits and starts and/or are not as consistent as you like to be, or even have simply given up on this. Wouldn’t it be just great if there were a program you could run in the background that would automate do this for you and manage the process automatically? DocShield is exactly this program.

DocShield is now FREE for personal, non-commercial use 

TimeTrex Payroll and Time Management

http://www.timetrex.com/products.php  

TimeTrex is a complete web-based Payroll and Time Management suite which offers Employee Scheduling, Time and Attendance (time clock, timesheet), Job Costing, Invoicing / Accounts Receivable and Payroll all in single tightly integrated package. With the ability to interface with hardware such as iButtons, barcode readers and cell phones employees are able to efficiently track their time at the office or on the road. Automatically calculate complex over time and premium time business policies and immediately be able to identify labor costs attributed to projects by employee, branch, department, task-type and quantities produced. Finally TimeTrex can process your payroll by calculating withholding taxes, generate detailed electronic pay stubs and even print paychecks or direct deposit funds.

Desk Drive-dynamically adds a desktop icon to usb media

http://blueonionsoftware.com/deskdrive.aspx  

Desk Drive solves a really annoying problem. You pop a USB thumb drive or DVD into your computer and then you have to open Window´s Explorer and find the mapped drive or folder. Desk Drive adds a desktop icon pointing to the drive automatically. Remove the media and the shortcut goes away. Brilliantly simple and effective. Desk Drive sits quietly in the system tray. Configuration (image at right) is just a click away and allows you to specify which types of media to monitor. So simple, it just works. DeskDrive

Firefox Plugin-Foxy Tunes Control music from inside browser

http://www.foxytunes.com/

Do you listen to music while browsing web? FoxyTunes allows you to control almost any media player (incl. iTunes) directly from the browser toolbar. Apart from standard buttons such as play, pause, volume controls etc, you also get one click access to lyrics search, artist bios, album art and so on. Works both with Fierfox and Internet Explorer.

iTunes Library Updater-sync iTunes with music folders

http://itlu.ownz.ch/wordpress/  

The iTunes Library Updater gives you the freedom to sync iTunes with music folders of your choice. Tell the app which folders you want to monitor and it will add them to iTunes library, and sync all the changes that you make to them. In other words, if you add a new file to one of the folders it will also appear in your iTunes library. Works both with music and video files.