utilities

This is another one that's been in the queue to update on here for a while. Screaming NetTools!

If you've ever been at a site and needed to scan an IP for vulnerabilities, establish a telnet/netcat session, run a whois, ping, dig, or nslookup, then this tool is for you!

Screaming NetTools is (admittedly) a niche tool, but for those of us who need it know exactly how helpful having the capability to do this sort of thing "on the road"!

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I just applied the WDTLER fix to all my 1TB WD Green drives. No visible change, but the intrawebs say it'll fix me up good. Best trust the intrawebs!

Here's some info on TLER. Start there if you're wondering what I'm talking about. Here's an abridged version of the problem for the "Oh! Shiny penny!" folks out there (like me, heh).

Some notes before we get started....

I've seen a couple threads on the MediaMonkey Forums looking for help on supporting multiple databases, and it just so happens that I needed something that would let me switch databases easily while I test my Play Server application.Screenshot

Being new to MediaMonkey, and not immediately seeing a solution to my problem, I went ahead and made my own!

Basically you use this program to switch the database and launch MediaMonkey. You can replace the MediaMonkey shortcut with a shortcut to this program, even.

I just discovered Dave's Quick Search Deskbar and man, this thing is cool! It gives you easy access to a ton of different functions like calculator, calendar, clock, currency converter, and stock quotes. Not only that, but any kind of internet search you can dream up like acronym finder, dictionary, translations - anything!

Not only is it so versatile right out of the box, but it's so easy to modify! The one thing I could find though was renewing my IP address though the tool. So I wrote it :)

Next up, Verify Hash! This one will verify MD5, SHA1, and CRC32s of files that you download. The cool thing that I haven't found in other apps that do this (yes, I know there are about a million of them), is that it will look for one of these hashes in your Windows clipboard to verify against as well as a .md5, .sha, or .crc in the same folder as the file.

This is the first release of a new application I'm working on called PortaLaunch. It is an integrated menu and launcher, primarily used for launching "portable applications". Currently the menu is fully functional and feature-complete, but the launcher needs to be converted over from my NSIS version. PortaLaunch is programmed in AutoIt, which should make it easier for other people to hop on in and help out with the project.