Personal Computer Links (DAVAR\PC\LINKS.TXT) 03/31/1998-03/24/2023 * %DEV%:\PBASIC\CONVLNK %DEV%:\DAVAR\PC\LINKS &Reference Free computer help | www.computerhope.com Computer and Internet dictionary | www.webopedia.com On-Line Dictionary of Computing | wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/index.html PC references (University of Central Florida) | www.acs.ucf.edu/manuals/lan/index.html Size conversion calculator | www.t1shopper.com/tools/calculate/byteconverter.shtml DPI/PPI of any screen | http://dpi.lv/ Symbols and Fonts | https://coolsymbol.com/ How to use Alt Codes for Special Characters, and Symbols | https://www.alt-codes.net/how_to_use_alt_codes/ Alt Codes | https://www.alt-codes.net/ VirtualBox User manual | dlc.sun.com.edgesuite.net/virtualbox/4.1.0/UserManual.pdf Computer reviews | review.zdnet.com WinSxS Folder in Windows 7/8 explained | http://www.thewindowsclub.com/winsxs-folder-windows-7-8 &AntiVirus Malicious Software Removal Tool (Microsoft) | http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/malicious-software-removal-tool-details.aspx Safety Scanner (Microsoft) | http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx Stinger (McAfee) | http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/stinger.aspx Malwarebytes Anti-Malware | https://www.malwarebytes.org/mwb-download/ &Downloads LAME MP3 Encoder | www.free-codecs.com/Lame_Encoder_download.htm &Windows Windows 10 Disable Program Compatibility Assistant | https://www.winhelp.co/knowledge-base/windows-10-disable-program-compatibility-assistant-2/ Location of the Startup folder in Windows 10 | https://www.thewindowsclub.com/startup-folder-in-windows-8 How to Automatically Resume Applications When Logging in on Windows 10 | https://www.howtogeek.com/708235/how-to-automatically-resume-applications-when-logging-in-on-windows-10/ Quick cures for the worst Windows 7 annoyances | http://windowssecrets.com/top-story/quick-cures-for-the-worst-windows-7-annoyances/ Windows-2000 home | www.microsoft.com/windows2000 Windows-2000 downloads | www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads Windows script host | msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/nhp/default.asp?contentid=28001169 Keyboard shortcuts for Windows | support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q126449 Keyboard shortcuts for Windowsr 2000 | www.microsoft.com/enable/products/keyboard/keyboardresults.asp?Product=1 Windows 2000 keyboard shortcuts | labmice.techtarget.com/articles/keyboard.htm How to use the Windows Classic Theme in Windows XP | support.microsoft.com/kb/294309 Run a program automatically when Windows-7 starts | http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/run-program-automatically-windows-starts#1TC=windows-7 &CMD Windows Commands | https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/windows-commands An A-Z Index of the Windows CMD command line | http://ss64.com/nt/ Using the FOR command to copy files listed in a text file | http://www.sidesofmarch.com/index.php/archive/2004/03/30/using-the-for-command-to-copy-files-listed-in-a-text-file/ &Take Command Previous versions of Take Command and 4NT | https://jpsoft.com/all-downloads/previous-versions.html &4DOS | 4DOS/4DOS.HTM 4DOS 7.50 distribution directory (JP Software free release) | ftp://jpsoft.com/4dos 4DOS 7.50 ReadMe text (read it first!) | ftp://jpsoft.com/4dos/files/readme.txt 4DOS 7.50 all 14 files (just save) | ftp://jpsoft.com/4dos/files 4DOS 7.50 installation (save and run) | ftp://jpsoft.com/4dos/4dos750.exe Revived 4DOS | 4dos.zzl.org Klaus Meinhard's 4DOS collection | www.4dos.info &DOS Free DOS project | www.freedos.org DOSBox (x86 emulator with DOS - to run old games) | dosbox.sourceforge.net Some useful DOS commands | www.sprint.net.au/~terbut/usefulbox/msdoscmds.htm &ZTreeWin Latest version | www.ztree.com/html/ztreewin.htm XTree Fan Page | www.xtreefanpage.org &PowerBASIC | PBASIC/PBASIC.HTM PowerBASIC Console Compiler (docs download) | https://www.powerbasic.com/powerbasic-console-compiler PowerBASIC support forums | www.powerbasic.com/support/forums/Ultimate.cgi Download PowerBASIC 3.2 for DOS demo | www.powerbasic.com/products/demos Download FirstBASIC shareware compiler | www.powerbasic.com/products/demos &Visual Basic Visual Basic forums | www.dbfreaks.com/Visual-Basic-forum-5.html &TextPad Quick reference card | johnbokma.com/textpad/quick-reference-card.html &Database MySQL (open source database) | www.mysql.com &Audio Sampling Rates, Sample Depths, and Bit Rates: Basic Audio Concepts | https://www.vocitec.com/docs-tools/blog/sampling-rates-sample-depths-and-bit-rates-basic-audio-concepts Choosing Audio Bitrate Settings (06/08/2020) | https://tritondigitalcommunity.force.com/s/article/Choosing-Audio-Bitrate-Settings Audio Volume Manipulation - FFmpeg | https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/AudioVolume Audacity Manual | https://manual.audacityteam.org/index.html &Graphics Duplicate image finder (simple, fast, reliable, free - and poratble) | https://www.duplicate-finder.com/photo.html Frequently Asked Questions about IrfanView | https://www.irfanview.net/faq.htm Photoshop CS5 Debuts Content-Aware Fill (PCWorld, 04/11/2010) | www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/193996/photoshop_cs5_debuts_contentaware_fill_mixer_brush.html Helicon filter (red eye removal) | heliconfilter.com/pages/index.php?id=452 Virtual ruler for computer screen | spadixbd.com/freetools/jruler.htm Graphic formats forums (Graphics, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash) | photoshop.graphicforumz.com/Graphic-Formats-forum-6.html Shortcuts ACDSee for Windows | https://hotkeysworld.com/acdsee-for-windows Keyboard Shortcuts (ACDSee) | http://help.acdsystems.com/en/acdsee-free/Content/Topics/Keyboard_Shortcuts.htm &Video HandBrake video converter | http://download-handbrake.com/index.html Avidemux (free video editor) | http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/ Using Avidemux | http://www.avidemux.org/admWiki/doku.php?id=build:doctop 5 Tips for Optimizing Audio File Sizes (07/26/2016) | https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-tips-optimizing-audio-file-sizes/#:~:text=When%20listening%20to%20a%20mono,exact%20channel%20in%20both%20ears.&text=In%20a%20sense%2C%20stereo%20audio,depth%2C%20source%20sound%2C%20etc. &Services Virus scan (via internet) | housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp &Tools 7-Zip | https://www.7-zip.org/ XYPlorer | www.xyplorer.com/product.htm WinMerge | winmerge.org VNC personal edition | www.realvnc.com/products/personal AutoIt (freeware Windows automation language) | www.autoitscript.com/autoit3 ZoneAlarm (personal firewall) | www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp IrfanView (graphics viewer and editor) | www.irfanview.com xReminder Pro (event scheduler and reminder) | www.xreminder.com SmartSync Pro (backup and syncronization) | www.smsync.com &Utils Everything (Instant File/Folder locator; portable version availabbe) | https://www.voidtools.com/ Standalone freeware utilities and online tools | www.alexnolan.net Freeware Windows command-line utilities | www.jfitz.com/dos/index.htm &Portable MycView (Slide Show) | http://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=2251 &Software Shareware archive | www.filez.com CNET shareware archive | www.shareware.com Vector Board | www.vectorbd.com/bfd/areas.menu.html Panorama tools (image processing) | www.fh-furtwangen.de/~dersch Real Media Player | www5.real.com/products/player/realplayer_download.html *Real Media encoder (with tools included) | www.real.com/products/creation/realencoder.html MicroSoft download center | www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en COA2 (Change Of Address for moved programs) | www.extremetech.com/print_article/0,3998,a=1065,00.asp MP3 tag tools (freeware and very good) | massid3lib.sourceforge.net/ PicL (Picture Labeler) | sourceforge.net/projects/picl Win2PDF (print to PDF file) | www.daneprairie.com Free and Open Source software | theopencd.sunsite.dk Old versions (because new is not always better) | www.oldversion.com Download popular, old versions of your favorite software! | www.versiondownload.com Media Player Classic with complete set of codecs | www.codecguide.com/download_mega.htm AVG free Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware | free.grisoft.com/doc/1 SIW (System Information for Windows) | gtopala.com Free PDF Converter Software | www.somepdf.com &VNC TightVNC | https://www.tightvnc.com/ &UNIX PuTTY (free Telnet/SSH client) | www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty Unix like MS-DOS programs and material | arbo.uwasa.fi/pc/unix.html HOWTO install Cygwin | http://www.mcclean-cooper.com/valentino/cygwin_install/ CygWin (free Linux-like environment for Windows) | www.cygwin.com Cygwin/X (port of X-Window System to MS-Windows) | x.cygwin.com Sed for Windows | gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/sed.htm UWIN Overview | www2.research.att.com/sw/tools/uwin/ Portable Ubuntu Runs Ubuntu Inside Windows | lifehacker.com/5195999/portable-ubuntu-runs-ubuntu-inside-windows Run Ubuntu in Windows from a USB Hard drive | www.pendrivelinux.com/run-ubuntu-from-windows-via-a-portable-usb-hard-drive/ &Hardware How to Get Detailed Information About Your PC (2017-11) | https://www.howtogeek.com/80108/how-to-get-detailed-information-about-your-pc-2/ Basic hardware page | www.basichardware.com Find empty PCI / PCIE slots without opening computer case | https://www.mysysadmintips.com/windows/clients/276-find-empty-pci-pcie-slots-without-opening-computer-case CPU-Upgrade | http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/ #A motherboard database that will allow visitors to find out what processor upgrades they can use on their motherboards. Motherboard World | www.motherboards.org Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities | www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287 Power supply calculator | educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html Power supply calculator | extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp How to pick the best PC power supply (PCWorld, 02/2013) | http://www.pcworld.com/article/2025425/how-to-pick-the-best-pc-power-supply.html Guide to testing problematic power supplies | http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?34941-Guide-to-testing-problematic-power-supplies &Office LibreOffice download | https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/?type=win-x86_64&version=7.1.1&lang=en-US LibreOffice vs OpenOffice | https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/libreoffice-vs-openoffice/ &Periodicals PC Magazine | www.pcmag.com &Miscl New tech moves beyond the mouse, keyboard and screen (CNN, 06/18/2010) | www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/06/18/natural.user.interface.mouse/index.html?hpt=C1 Computer hardware and software reviews (ZDNet) | www5.zdnet.com/products/filters/grid.html ================================================================================ 4Print Download 4Print (Index of IBM and MS-DOS utilties) | www.vectorbd.com/bfd/msdos Unix tools on Win/DOS platform also on the same topic: http://www.profsoftware.com/unixdos/ http://www.research.att.com/sw/tools/uwin/ http://www.interix.com/ http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/ _*