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Business

AccountPro/Win95 This double-entry financial planner is suitable for business and private use. It's network-capable and can handle up to 2,000 books with 1,000 accounts and 16,300 transactions each. Latest version: 5.01. Filenames: AP501A.ZIP, AP501B.ZIP

Ecopad Ecopad compresses up to eight pages on a single sheet, supports any size text files and can extract Write text. It offers word and line counts, headers, footers and print preview. Latest version: Win 95: 3.5; 3.1: 2.60. Filename: ECPD3235.zip, Ecpdte.zip

Free Home Business Guide Organized like a Windows Help file, this quick reference provides a toolkit of resources for starting a home-based business. Latest version: 2.1. Filename: HBG1A.ZIP

Medlin Windows Accounts Payable An accounts payable and check writing program for small and midsized businesses, Accounts Payable exports paid invoices (checks) to Medlin Windows General Ledger. Latest version: 1.2. Filename: MWAP12.ZIP

Medlin Windows Payroll Writing Stop wrestling with complicated payroll forms. Payroll Writing allows you to print payrolls, ledgers, federal liabilities, quarterly listings and employee histories. Latest version: 1.9. Filename: MWPR19.ZIP

Page Focus Use this utility to create and design forms, documents and catalogs. You can use its runtime program (EX.EXE) to enter data into documents or forms you create, or to view files created by Page Focus. Latest version: 3.1. Filename: PFOCUS31.ZIP

SmartTracker Inventory 95 SmartTracker Inventory 95 is a database program that helps you track your personal and office materials. Latest version: 3.0. Filename: TKH95.ZIP

STF Notes This mini word processor includes a spell checker, and lets you open multiple files in the same session. Latest version: 1.01. Filename: STFNOTES.ZIP

Word Express 95 This powerful Microsoft Word alternative offers basic word processing features, plus a number of trimmings. It includes support for drag-and-drop editing, columns, pictures, tables, e-mail, fax and OLE 2.0. Latest version: 2.0. Filename: WE95.ZIP

XTML Convert your Excel spreadsheets into HTML tables at the click of a mouse with XTML 1.3. This Excel add-on installs itself in the Tools directory, and translates font styles as well as text alignment. Latest version: 1.3. Filename: XTML.ZIP


Charts & Graphs

Edge Diagrammer Edge Diagrammer allows you to create diagrams quickly and easily. Latest version: 2.0. Filename: EDGWIN.ZIP

Graphmatica Toss your old calculus and trig textbooks. Graphmatica can graph any Cartesian equation, whether it's a function of x or y, as well as find its derivatives, tangents and integrals. Latest version: 1.5. Filename: GRMATW.ZIP

Winks Based on DOS's Kwikstat, Winks is a statistical data-analysis and graphing program that includes dozens of standard tests and high-quality graphs. Latest version: 4.1. Filename: WINKS41.ZIP 


Databases

Access ELF Access ELF 3.3 integrates with your Microsoft Access database to provide a natural-language interface. You can ask questions in plain English and watch as the add-on goes to work generating reports, graphs and tables of requested data. Latest version: 3.3. Filename: ACCELF.ZIP 

WinBrowse This multiple database program allows you to browse, edit, sort and filter Access, dBASE, FoxPro and Paradox files. Data can be converted between formats and into HTML. Latest version: 2.1. Filename: WINBR.ZIP


E-Mail

SVList Have you ever wanted to set up your own special-interest mailing list? Now you can. All you need is a dial-up e-mail account on an ISP, and SVList. SVList comes with sample documents, such as a welcome message for new subscribers, digest headers and footers. Latest version: 1.0. Filename: SVLX.ZIP

SVMail/SMTP SVMail is a simple e-mail client built around an auto-reply feature. We found it useful for telling those unsolicited, get-rich-quick, bulk e-mailers to take a virtual hike. Latest version: 1.0. Filename: SVM100.ZIP


Fonts 

FontReview2 With this 32-bit software, you can view, print and install TrueType fonts directly from Win95. The viewer displays samples and character sets for installed and uninstalled fonts. Latest version: 2.01. Filename: FONREV2.ZIP


Graphics

ACDSee 95 ACDSee is a fast image viewer with built-in file-management capabilities. It supports BMP, GIF, JPEG, PCX, TGA and TIFF files as well as many others. The installation gives you the option of automatically associating these file types with ACDSee. Latest version: 1.0b8. Filename: ACDCN10B.ZIP

Graphic Workshop for Windows 95 This "image is everything" program offers an impressive palette of functions for handling most graphics file formats. Graphic Workshop lets you dither images and convert them between formats. You can also create thumbnail files. Latest version: 1.0. Filename: GWSW95.ZIP

The Graphics Factory The Graphics Factory features an impressive set of tools for creating backgrounds, landscapes, repeatable tiles and more. Drawing types include lines, boxes, spheres and fractals; the effects palette includes transparency and filter options. Latest version: 2.1. Filename: GRAFAC.ZIP 

OsoSuite This suite combines six oh-so-good graphics utilities. It includes AdMaker, an ad designer; MultiLabel, a label designer; Rockford Professional, a business card creator; Filer, a File Manager replacement; Fonter, a font manager; and the WinClip clip-art organizer. Latest version: 1.1. Filename: OSOSUITE.ZIP


Internet Tools

The Internet Voicemail/Paging System Send and receive voice mail over the Internet. Upon startup, the app automatically checks a server for new messages, and you can save and archive messages as WAV files. The registered version also includes paging functions. Filename: PCTVMAIL.ZIP

Ponger32 v2.1 Tired of being disconnected from your ISP after a certain amount of inactivity? Ponger pings your remote host periodically to keep the data flowing. Latest version: 2.1. Filename: PONGER21.ZIP


Multimedia

Cool Edit 95 This WAV editor can synthesize almost any sound using noise- and tone-generation functions. Latest version: 95. Filename: COOL95.ZIP

EasyCD2 EasyCD includes features that are standard on many other audio CD players, but it can also download the track list for your CD from the CD Information Database, which you'll find on several servers on the Internet. Latest version: 2. Filename: EASYCD.ZIP

VidFun This program is a combination multimedia viewer/player, slide show, screen saver and image utility that will support just about any file format you can find, including MPEG, JPEG, AVI, DAT, PhotoCD and MIDI. It also integrates as a helper app for your Web browser. Latest version: 1.8. Filename: VIDFUN18.ZIP 

VistaVue This powerful multimedia viewer and player offers a full range of image-enhancement tools, including filters, luminance control and rotation. It's TWAIN-compliant, so you can use it to manage scans. Latest version: 4.2. Filename: Vuesetup.exe

WaveMaker WaveMaker lets you create original sounds from scratch by manipulating wave forms. You can add harmonics, background noises and echoes for more complex sounds. 3-D stereo controls let you alter the direction of the sound. Latest version: 1.0. Filename: WAVEMAKE.ZIP


Personal Finance

FedTaxCalc 96 Monitor and plan deductions from your paycheck based on a variety of scenarios with this tax app. Latest version: 3.0. Filename: Fedtx.zip

Fund Manager for Windows 95 Forget those tangles of ticker tape-let Fund Manager track your stocks and mutual funds. It uses a variety of graphs and reports to manage your portfolio and accepts price, investment and distribution data. Latest version: 1.3. Filename: Afmw9513.zip

Ledger Ledger keeps track of total income, expense totals and net totals of expenses or loans. The built-in calculator includes functions you won't find on the standard Windows calculator. Latest version: 4.0. Filename: LEDGER4.ZIP

The Money Works Enter your interest rate, term and principal, and this app will configure monthly loan payments. Latest version: 1.2. Filename: MONEYWKS.ZIP

Personal Stock Monitor Get stock quotes from free quote servers using Personal Stock Monitor. The program periodically pulls prices for an unlimited number of stocks from the Internet. Latest version: 1.1. Filename: PSM.ZIP

SL Checkbook SL Checkbook automatically sorts your checkbook entries in chronological order and caches frequently used entries for easy access to common data. Latest version: 4.0. Filename: SLCKBK.ZIP

ToQuicken Looking for a fast way to update Quicken files? This simple utility formats downloaded stock or mutual fund prices for Quicken. Latest version: 1.7. Filename: Toqckn17.zip


PIMs

AMF Daily Planner and PIM This handy PIM lets you store up to 30,000 entries in its Rolodex-style phone book. Latest version: 6.1. Filename: WPIM32.ZIP 

Dear Diary Record up to 64KB of entries per day in this daily journal program. It features password protection, text search and database compression. Latest version: 3.0. Filename: DIARY.ZIP

HyperNotes HyperNotes lets you create text messages, store them automatically and create keyword indexes. You can quickly retrieve, search for or edit a note or group of notes, and even link between documents, bitmaps and multimedia files. Latest version: 1.21. Filename: HNOTE121.ZIP

NoteBook This utility stores small notes and lists and organizes them into a table of contents. Latest version: 3.9. Filename: NOTEBK39.zip

The Pad The Pad is a virtual notepad that automatically saves your notes when you exit Windows, eliminating the need to save notes to yourself. Latest version: 1.0. Filename: THEPAD3.ZIP

PSA Cards for Windows 95/NT Ideal for basic information management, this PIM offers an easy-to-use cardfile interface for storing names, addresses and phone numbers. Latest version: 2.7. Filename: PSANT27.ZIP 

Silhouette Silhouette's simple interface combines a reference calendar, notepad, daily reminder, PIM, calculator and alarm clock. The PIM holds up to 1,000 records per library. Latest version: 2.0. Filename: slhtte.zip

Time and Chaos32 The 32-bit version of this PIM integrates with other Win95 and NT software to facilitate phone, fax and e-mail correspondence, Web surfing, mail merges, mailing label and envelope generation, and more. Latest version: 5.1. Filename: CHAOS32X.EXE, TC408.EXE

Visual Calendar Planner Organize your agenda on your Desktop by day, week or month. Features include recurring events, calendar-as-wallpaper and color printing capabilities. Latest version: 4.1. Filename: 3dvcp.zip

Vulcan Notes Vulcan Notes is the perfect tool for tracking all the reminders you tend to misplace. This multifunction app keeps your notes electronically-and organized. Latest version: Win95, 2.13; Win 3.1x, 1.14. Filename: VN95.ZIP, VNOTES.ZIP


Printing Tools

FinePrint FinePrint will save you time and paper by squeezing two, four or eight printed pages on a single sheet. You install FinePrint as a printer driver on your system. Latest version: 1.0. Filename: FINEPRT.ZIP


Programming

Perl32 This Perl compiler and debugger comes with several sample programs, including one that will check your OS version. Latest version: 1.0. Filename: PERL32B3.ZIP


Reference

Tell Me Tell Me offers a diverse range of information, including the population and capitals of U.S. cities, zip codes, area codes, 800 numbers for airlines and even the text of historic documents. Latest version: 1.0. Filename: TELLMESK.ZIP


Screen Capture

Screen Thief Screen Thief allows you to capture whole windows, desktops or specific on-screen areas. You can even use it to swipe graphics off the World Wide Web. Latest version: 32-bit upgrade. Filename: ST95-101.ZIP

SnagIt Twin Pack This screen-capture utility includes both 16- and 32-bit versions, and lets you print, file or e-mail full-screen images, windows or specific regions. Latest version: 3.1. Filename: SNAGIT31.zip


Security

FTP ServU This Winsock ftp client lets you set rights and privileges for individual users and gives you the option of logging activity for security purposes. Latest version: 2.0c. Filename: SERVU20.ZIP

Private Cryptographer A strong encryption algorithm protects your data from prying eyes. One caveat: Keying in an incorrect password for decryption can cause data loss. Latest version: 1.25. Filename: ENCRYP.ZIP

Windows Multi-Lock Password-protect your system with the click of an icon with Multi-Lock. You can protect your entire system as well as restrict access to program groups or specific programs. Latest version: 1.2. Filename: MLTLCK12.ZIP


Utilities

Clip Master Pro Store and manage your Clipboard entries with this handy app. You can edit data and use Clip Master as a print screen utility. Storage is limited only by available memory. Latest version: 1.5. Filename: CLPZIP.ZIP

Clock Talk This talking clock provides vocal alarms for specified dates and times, and can automatically launch and close programs. Latest version: 32-bit upgrade. Filename: Ctlk3210.exe

Drag and Zip for Windows 95 If you don't like WinZip, give Drag and Zip a trial run. You can easily compress and extract files by dragging and dropping them onto an icon and then selecting an output directory. Latest version: 1.0. Filename: DRGZSE.ZIP

ErrorScan This system and disk-cleaning utility includes a handy resource gauge that updates once a minute and performs disk scans every five minutes. Latest version: 1.0. Filename: ERR_SCAN.ZIP

EZDesk 1 EZDesk will save your desktop configuration so you can restore it to its original layout. EZDesk also gives you a quick and easy way to clear various history lists, run recent programs, and hide or minimize all open windows. Latest version: 1.7. Filename: EZDESK17.ZIP

FileKick This program provides file-management, filename-paste and program-launch functions in a pop-up dialog window. Latest version: 1.1. Filename: FKICK.ZIP

File Plus This next-generation File Manager application allows you to zip, unzip and view files, as well as perform multivolume backups. Latest version: 1.81. Filename: FILEPLUS18.ZIP

Flute Record mouse and keyboard actions using a proprietary programming language that supports DDE and OLE automation. You can then edit, rearrange or augment the resulting scripts with more sophisticated commands. Latest version: 1.83. Filename: FLUTE183.ZIP

FTP Explorer FTP Explorer is an excellent Winsock ftp client built around the Windows Explorer interface. Latest version: 1.0. Filename: FTPX.ZIP

The Icon Corral If herds of programs always seem to be grazing in your taskbar, round them up with Icon Corral. This program deftly steers your minimized programs directly into the system tray. Filename: ICONCORL.ZIP

Instant File Access This utility enhances Windows application file dialogs. It adds File/Directory recall, floating file lists, and 32- and 16-bit long filename support. Latest version: 4.0. Filename: IFA400B4.ZIP

Keyboard Express 95 This keyboard-macro recorder allows you to assign a series of keystrokes to a hotkey in Windows 95. Latest version: 2.0. Filename: KEYE32.ZIP

Link Check 95 Verify links between executable files and DLLs with Link Check. It helps analyze system error messages and allows you to view version information on all modules. Latest version: 4.7. Filename: WLCHECK.ZIP

METZ Stop for Windows 95 Click on this app to shut down, restart, log off or open a dialog box. METZ also accepts command-line arguments for controlling Win95 from a scheduler. Filename: METZSTOP.ZIP

Microangelo Microangelo is a powerful editor and designer that provides access to icons of all sizes and color formats used by Windows 95. Latest version: 2.0. Filename: MUANGL20.ZIP

Mr. Burns Running discreetly in the background, this program monitors which applications are launched and how long they've been open. Latest version: 1.0. Filename: BURNS100.ZIP

MS-DOS Prompt Shell Extension Right-click on any folder (or shortcut to a folder) and choose the MS-DOS prompt; you get a DOS window with that folder as the current directory. Latest version: 1.11. Filename: SHEXCD.ZIP 

OilChange OilChange identifies your hardware and software components, and then locates any updates on the Web. Once the app finds a file, it offers to replace the old files and install the upgrades. Filename: OCBETA3.EXE

PageMaster PageMaster lets you forward selected e-mail from any MAPI-compliant program and send Microsoft Schedule+ reminders to numeric and alphanumeric pagers. Latest version: 2.0. Filename: PM95.ZIP

PowerDesk PowerDesk's toolbar provides single-click access to files, folders, applications and basic Win95 functions; ExplorerPlus lets you quickly view a file's contents, drag and drop files for easy management, and access any drive on your system with a mouse click. Latest version: 1.1. Filename: PD11EVAL.ZIP

RZSplit RZSplit splits your large files into several smaller ones, letting you easily save and transport files on floppies. Filename: WRZS9513.ZIP

Search and Replace for Windows 95/NT 2.61 Automatically search multiple or specific files, directories and subdirectories for multi-line strings. Specify a case-sensitive search and file type, auto-backup files before they're replaced, and even search for and replace special ASCII characters and codes. Latest version: 2.74. Filename: SR261.ZIP

Shortcutter for Windows 95 This utility searches your hard disk for shortcuts whose targets have been moved or deleted. If it finds a broken link, it will attempt to locate the correct target. Latest version: 1.0a. Filename: SRTCUT.ZIP

ShowCIM 2.0 ShowCIM 2.0 can convert CompuServe filing cabinet messages into plain or delimited text formats suitable for database import. Latest version: 2.0. Filename: SHWCIM.ZIP

The Small Utilities These Windows 3.1x and Win95 mini-enhancers include a fast file manager, Notepad alternative, uncompressor, hexadecimal calculator, and standalone shutdown and startup apps. Latest version: 2.0. Filename: SUTILS20.ZIP

SmartAssociation You can associate more than one application with any file type with this program. Latest version: 1.0. Filename: SMASSOC.ZIP

SmartDraw 95 SmartDraw lets you create diagrams, flowcharts and more by dragging shapes onto the page. It also includes context-sensitive pop-up help, long-filename support, and full drag-and-drop capabilities with other OLE 2.0 client apps. Latest version: 2.07. Filename: SDRAW95.ZIP

Software Check Software Check scans your drives for all or filtered executable files and compiles information on company, product/file versions, date, time, size and path. Latest version: 2.4. Filename: WACHECK.ZIP

Start Clean With the click of a mouse, Start Clean scans all the links in your Start menu and removes the ones pointing to nonexistent files. Latest version: 1.52. Filename: Stcln.zip

Superbar Superbar allows you to add your own customized toolbar to any Windows application. Create buttons for any menu command, or record your own macro from keystrokes and mouse movements. Latest version: 2.0. Filename: SPRBR20.ZIP

ToggleMouse ToggleMouse beefs up your mouse by configuring options, such as Screen Wrap, QuickPoint and ActiMouse.Latest version: 3.02. Filename: TM302.EXE TurboBrowser for Windows 95 This Explorer alternative offers enhanced viewing and searching capabilities and lets you copy, move, delete, convert, print, zip and organize files one at a time or all at once. Latest version: 5.2a. Filename: TB95PREV.EXE

UnZIP95 This software lets you test, open, list or expand zipped archives created under any version of Windows, DOS, OS/2, UNIX, Amiga and other operating systems. Latest version: 2.0. Filename: UNZIP95S.ZIP

VBSys Rewritten as a 32-bit app, this system monitor displays hard drive space, RAM drives, free memory, swap-file usage, CPU usage, number of processes running, date and time. Latest version: 3.4. Filename: VBSS32.ZIP

Visuactive for Windows 95 Visuactive allows you to run macros by drawing figures on-screen with your mouse. For example, draw a "C" to cut text. Latest version: 1.1. Filename: VISUA10.ZIP

Windows Quick Boot 2.0 Automatically exit and restart Windows or reboot your system up to 30 times with this utility. Filename: WQB200.ZIP

Win-eXpose I/O This Windows snooper logs in real time the files each of your open apps is using or seeking. Latest version: 2.0. Filename: WXI95-20.ZIP

Win Tray 96 With Win Tray, you can add and run up to eight programs from the Win95 system tray. Latest version: 5.0. Filename: WTRAY.ZIP 

WinImage WinImage allows you to create disk images so you can easily make copies of disks. You can format a floppy in high capacity, such as DMF, so you can fit more data on a floppy, or even copy Microsoft software. Latest version: 2.51. Filename: WIMANT25.ZIP WinView CoPilot CoPilot acts as an add-on for whatever Windows shell you're using and provides quick access to a variety of features, including utilities, program launchers, alarms and schedulers, and a beefed-up version of Notepad. Latest version: 3.1. Filename: WVCP.ZIP

Wordware This handy Microsoft Word utility contains 60 macros, including a full suite of tools for personal productivity, project coordination, people management and file maintenance. Latest version: 96. Filename: wordwr.zip

ZipFolders ZipFolders automatically displays the contents of a ZIP archive in a folder with a ZIF extension. Latest version: 1.0. Filename: ZIF95-B2.EXE

The Zoo Round up your apps and files with this fully customizable program launcher. The Zoo's tabbed interface groups and autostarts programs and documents. Latest version: 1.58. Filename: ZOO.ZIP


Web Tools

Cyber Patrol Cyber Patrol blocks access to potentially offensive sites and chat groups; it can also restrict or limit online usage for a day or week. It's been updated since last reviewed. Latest version: 3.0. Filename: cp-setup.exe 

Egor Animator This Java authoring tool creates quick animations by letting you drag and drop images and then set their behavior using a simple, menu-driven interface. Latest version: 3.1a. Filename: Egor31a.exe

Gif Construction Set With its easy-to-use interface, the Gif Construction Set lets you create an animation from a set of GIF files. Latest version: 1.0. Filename: GFCN32.ZIP

HyperLink Lister HyperLink Lister will list all links in an HTML document. It displays the output in a text list, so you can copy/paste the links into your Web browser. Latest version: 2.96. Filename: HYPER_WC.ZIP

Internet Marauder 1.4 Save time online with this customizable search engine. Internet Marauder 1.4 finds and downloads pages and files from the Web to your local PC for offline browsing. Latest version: 1.4. Filename: MDR14.ZIP

NetColorz32 To achieve your desired code for an HTML color, you can choose from a full palette or slide three scroll bars (red, green and blue) up and down. NetColor gives you a hexadecimal representation of your final choice. Latest version: 1.0. Filename: NCLRZ32.ZIP

NetSearch NetSearch allows you to search up to 30 sites on the Web from a single query. You can choose to search any (or all) of 22 predefined sites, as well as specify your own. Latest version: 1.01. Filename: NETSEARCH.ZIP

NET TOOB Multimedia Player NET TOOB automatically installs itself as a helper app for Netscape and most other Web browsers, and plays all digital video formats found on the Net. Latest version: 2.03a. Filename: 
NETTOOB.ZIP

OmniHTTPd OmniHTTPd is a 32-bit, multithreaded Winsock Web server. It includes CGI and SSI support, is HTTP 1.0-compliant and can handle up to 512 simultaneous connections. Filename: OH10A7.ZIP

QuickView Plus QuickView's "big brother" allows you to call up and print various file formats as if they were being loaded in their native applications. Latest version: 3.0. Filename: QVPTRW.ZIP

Sextant Pro Sextant provides a drag-and-drop interface to arrange bookmarks in a logical order. Latest version: 1.9. Filename: SEXT19.ZIP

WebSpace Navigator for Win32 WebSpace lets your Web browser view Virtual Reality Markup Language (VRML) pages on the Internet. Latest version: 1.0. Filename: WEBSPC10.EXE

WinGate WinGate acts as a router between a LAN and the Internet. It enables workstations to gain Internet access from any machine on a LAN through a Dial-Up Networking connection. Latest version: 1.3. Filename: WG1311.ZIP


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