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I have to say, I am pretty impressed with Super Copier 2. I recently discovered Super Copier 2 through a RSS feed. It handles copying much much better than Windows itself. Super Copier 2 can copy huge files way faster that Windows and it even allows the user to pause and resume the copy / move action.

With many more features Super Copier 2 is something that I just can’t use my pc without…

give it a try - http://supercopier.sfxteam.org/modules/mydownloads/ (click the English flag on the left side for the English version of the site)

Super Copier 2 integrates itself into windows and replaces the default Windows copy / move functions.

Here is a screen cap for you:

admin :: Mar.11.2008 :: Apps, Windows :: No Comments »

I just got me a new external HDD (160GB Western Digital Passport) with a USB 2.0 port. I wanted to take as much of my desktop as I can with me. I’ve been searching and googling for applications that don’t need any kind of installation and can be executed directly from my external disk on any PC I might need them. I was looking for several solutions for several issues. One very important issue was security for some of my data (passwords, documents, etc). I wasn’t worried about the size of the portable applications, since 160 GB is quite big and should be enough for plenty of stuff ;-).

The first thing I “installed” on the external Hard drive was PortableApps suite (Screen Shot). The suite is very user friendly and looks pretty slick (If you want to get your hands a bit dirty you can even theme and mod PortableApps to your liking). With the default suite came an impressive set of applications ready to use:

• ClamWin Portable (Anti Virus) - Screen shot

• Mozilla Firefox Portable (web browser) – Screen Shot
• Gaim Portable (instant messaging) - Screen Shot
• Open Office Portable (Office suite) – Screen Shot
• Sudoku Portable (game) - Screen Shot
• Mozilla Sunbird (calendar/task manager) - Screen Shot
• Mozilla Thunderbird (email program) – Screen Shot

The suite takes care of most users needs for an external storage disk. But that wasn’t enough for me… I wanted more and more to take with me.

Security: I asked a few friends and colleagues, but no one really had an idea on how to secure a part of my external HDD in a way no one could access my private data. I asked Google for help and found TrueCrypt to be a good solution. The only downside of using TrueCrypt would be that I had to install the application on each computer I would need access to my Private data. I think I have no choice but to deal with. I created a file (10GB to start with) and encrypted it. Whenever I need to access my private data I mount that encrypted file with TrueCrypt as a Drive letter and I’m ready to go - Screen Shot.

Additional Applications I use on my external HDD:

• Hijack This (analyzing the PC for spyware, adware and viruses) - Screen Shot

• Jruler (Simple Ruler for webdesign) - Screen Shot
• Media Player Classic (simple Media player that plays almost everything) - Screen Shot
• Mines-Perfect portable (Minesweeper game) - Screen Shot
• NagaSkaki (Chess game) - Screen Shot
• Notepad++ portable (My favorite Notepad app) - Screen Shot
• Opera@USB portable (web Browser) - Screen Shot
• ozSync (Synchronization app) - Screen Shot
• PlainEdit (notepad replacement) - Screen Shot
• PokerTH portable (Texas Holdem poker) - Screen Shot
• Process Explorer (Task manager replacement) - Screen Shot
• RockXP4 (Password and Software key recovery) - Screen Shot
• SmartSniff (Simple and Plain sniffer) - Screen Shot
• SoftPerfect Network scanner (Network scanning tool) - Screen Shot
• Sumatra PDF portable (fast PDF reader) - Screen Shot
• System Information for Windows - Screen Shot
• ToDoList (advanced to-do list management) - Screen Shot
• Toucan (External HDD backup tool) - Screen Shot
• FSViewer (Advanced Image viewer and Browser) - Screen Shot
• FileZilla portable (FTP client) - Screen Shot
• etoolz (several network applications) - Screen Shot
• Eraser portable (If you need to delete something for real) - Screen Shot
• CPU-Z (CPU identification) - Screen Shot
• Command Prompt portable (CMD) - Screen Shot
• Ccleaner (cleans windows better than anything) - Screen Shot
• aida32 (Detects all your hardware and software) - Screen Shot
• A43 file manager - Screen Shot

This sums it up so far – I’m always looking for more useful portable applications that I can take with me, wherever I go… Feel free to add your favorite portable applications in the comments ;-) I’ll update this post with anything new I find.

admin :: Feb.05.2008 :: Apps, Portable Apps, USB, gadget :: 4 Comments »

We are in for a neat treat for our desktop and the way we use our desktop space. 360Desktop will give you a 360 degree desktop (that’s right you can go left until you reach the original starting position). The concept looks awesome and I can’t wait to get my nerdy little hands on a BETA of this… check out the video it is awesome ;-)

admin :: Oct.01.2007 :: Apps, Windows, cool stuff, desktop :: No Comments »

a very neat little program that will add an extra column to windows explorer that displays the size of the folder… Something that MS seems to forget every time. Make sure you check the options in the control panel after you install it… Get it Folder size

admin :: Sep.14.2007 :: Apps, Windows, xp :: No Comments »

Matt Cutts wrote and excellent step by step guide on How to configure Synergy in six steps . After reading his article i went directly to the Synergy download page and installed it… I have nothing to add to his article, Synergy is amazingly simple and works great, if you use more then one computer.

Let me know how this works out for you…

admin :: Jul.22.2007 :: Apps, Network, Productivity :: No Comments »