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News Tools :: ::
Power-Grab 2002 version 2.5
As WTC puts it, "it's just about the best newsgroup downloader made", although he did ring in with one caveat (that's a warning to us regular folk) Read The Directions!
Snatch more info at the company website:
http://www.cosmicwolf.com/
submitted by WTC
NewsBin version 4.2
NewsBin is a Usenet Downloading Tool. It downloads, decodes (4.01 handles yEnc), and
reassembles any binary attachment including movies, music, pictures, and software.
Also, NewsBin can re-assemble files across different servers and groups.
Snatch more info at the company website:
http://www.newsbin.com/
submitted by Goth
Forte Agent 1.93
This full-featured newsreader streamlines the process of
downloading binaries such as pictures, movies, and music.
Avoid spam with specialized filters, kill lists, and watch lists.
You can customize the behavior for each newsgroup with the Group
Properties feature, and an integrated e-mail client is also included.
This is a bit harder to use than Microsoft's Outlook™ Express but offers
support for yEnc and many more powerful features. The biggest bitch people
seem to have with agent is the 2 GB database file limit (for those hardcore dl'ers among us).
But fortunately there are ways to live with this. One way to delay reaching the limit is to look on the Receive Files tab in Default Properties for your groups,
then check the box next to "After saving an attachment, remove it
from the message". If you don't do this you are leaving the attachments in the
message, which will rapidly fill up your database files.
Snatch more info at the company website:
http://www.forteinc.com/main/homepage.php
submitted by Goth
ASP1-A3
Judging by the popularity of this newsreader it may be one for your arsenal.
It includes Integrated version of WJT jpeg tester and supports NNTP 'SLAVE' feature and collecting and verifying with MTCM-CSV.
It also has an unlimited sub-string anti-spam blacklist, unlimited 'already downloaded files' list and unlimited folders to check for duplicates.
With the ability to ignore articles by number of crossposts, DL to seperate folders for each newsgroup and customize sound effects, ASP1-A3 seems
poised to compete with the bigger toys.
Snatch more info at the company website:
http://www.wmhsoft.com/ASP1-A3/
submitted by Goth
Anonymity [plus] :: ::
A4 Proxy
Anonymity 4 Proxy (A4Proxy) is a special local proxy server
(which you install on your own computer), which includes a database
with hundreds of anonymous public proxy servers located all over the
world. This program is essential for those who value their privacy
and who want to surf the web anonymously
Snatch more info at the company website:
http://www.inetprivacy.com/a4proxy/
submitted by WTC
AATools
AATools is a multithreaded network diagnostic tool. Its purpose is to accumulate
data pertaining to network status and availability, using all of the latest development
tools in network research.
It is a 11-in-1 utility, including TCP/UDP Security Port Scanner,
Proxy Analyzer, TraceRoute, Email Verifier, Links Analyzer, Whois, Network Monitor,
Process Monitor, System Info, Resource Viewer and Registry Cleaner.
Snatch more info at the company website:
http://www.inetprivacy.com/a4proxy/
submitted by Goth
CD Burning :: ::
CDRWin
Version 4 is highly recommended by WTC and a host of others so its a good bet. Version 5 is
made by a different company and said to really "Suck". You to create almost
any type of Data, Audio, Mixed-Mode, or Multisession CD, giving you complete control over
the disc layout and track spacing. It burns the following file types: BIN, ISO, IMG.
Snatch more info at the company website:
http://www.goldenhawk.com
Nero Burning ROM
Nero is a widely used and respected for creating quality burns. Fast, stable, powerful, and user-friendly,
Nero is a very good answer to your recording needs. : BIN, ISO, DVD ISO, NRG
Snatch more info at the company website:
http://www.ahead.de/
EZCD Creator
The latest version of EZCD Creator is very good (make sure you get the updates at their site). Stable and reliable, a good bet, if it only handled .BIN files.
(a workaround is to convert the bin to iso with (winiso, binchunker, ect, then burn, more work, but works flawlessly, for those that must use ezcd) It burns the following file types: ISO, CIF.
Snatch more info at the company website:
http://www.roxio.com/
FantomCD
FantomCD is a program that reads CDs and runs programs without the original CD by
creating virtual CD-ROM drives on the hard disk using software methods. You can create images of
CDs (even protected cds, copies safedisk II and more, like a charm) and burn with Fantom
or your favorite burning soft.
Snatch more info at the company website:
http://fantomcd.copystar.com.tw/enu/
CloneCD
CloneCD is ideal for making backups of your Music and Data CDs. It writes in RAW mode,
allowing full control of the written data. CloneCD 4 produces real 1:1 copies of your CDs.
CloneCD 4 works with almost all CD Writers, is rock-solid and very fast. CloneCD 4 does not need an ASPI driver.
t. It burns the following file types: IMG, BIN, ISO.
Snatch more info at the company website:
http://www.elby.org/CloneCD/english/
NTI CD-Maker
NTI CD-Maker does what most of the others do, but the jury is still out on this one. My experience with it was null. The
interface was "child like", and it even with current updates from site, it refused to recognize my hardware through a firewire connection.
Mayhap it was me (cutting edge and all that, had the 32x drive days after it was released), if so, mahap they're up to speed now with updates.
Snatch more info at the company website:
http://www.ntius.com/
Fireburner
FireBurner (FB) is a compact yet full-featured shareware CD-R/W burning software package.
FB allows users to easily burn custom data, audio or mixed mode CD's. FB can burn audio tracks from MP3 files with its on the fly decoding support.
And it includes "BINChunker" functions that allows extraction of tracks from Bin/Cue disc images. It burns the following file types: BIN, ISO.
Snatch more info at the company website:
http://www.fireburner.com/
Stomp Click-n-Burn
A newbie or technophobes dream. They say with the Click'N Burn Starter interface you
can start burning in 2 clicks. Or if you comfortable with burning soft, use the full application for advanced functionality.
Does the usual data cd, music cd, and cd to cd copy things, also supports burn-proof technology like all of the major brands.
Snatch more info at the company website:
http://www.stompinc.com/clicknburn/cnbp2.phtml?stp
Note:
If you get ASPI errors trying to burn you may need ASPI drivers, you can get them here:
http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/support/drivers_by_product.html?cat=%2fProduct%2fASPI-4.70&prodkey=ASPI-4.70
CD and CD image Extraction Utilities :: ::
WinISO
WinISO is a utility to convert CD-ROM image file format(s), and has the option to extract/edit image file directly!
WinISO runs on Windows95/98/Me/NT/2000. It can process almost all CD-ROM image file(s) including ISO, BIN, CIF, and NRG.
With WinISO, you can add/delete/rename/extract file(s) within image files. You can convert image
files to the standard ISO format, and you have the ability to create ISO image file(s) from a CD-ROM.
Snatch more info at the company website:
http://www.winiso.com
ISOBuster
It's marketed as the Ultimate CD/DVD data recovery tool. But if you're without a burner and got ISOs, this tool will
extract the ISO contents to your HD and you can try installing from there (unless there's cd checks, that's what fantomcd is great for).
Isobuster interprets CD image files, such as DAO (Duplicator), *.TAO (Duplicator), *.ISO (Nero, BlindRead, Creator), *.BIN (CDRWin), *.IMG (CloneCD),
*.CIF (Creator), *.FCD (Uncompressed), *.NRG (Nero), *.GCD (Prassi), *.P01 (Toast), *.C2D (WinOnCD), *.CUE (CDRWin), *.CIF (DiscJuggler), *.CD (CD-i OptImage), and *.GI (Prassi PrimoDVD).
Snatch more info at the company website:
http://www.smart-projects.net/isobuster/
WinImage
WinImage is a disk utility that enables users to make a disk image from CD (ISO) or floppy, extract files from image, make an empty image,
put the image on blank disk, etc... WinImage also supports many different standard and non-standard formats, including Microsoft DMF format.
Snatch more info at the company website:
http://www.winimage.com/
CDmage
A freeware cd image read/extraction tool that supports the following CD image file types: CDRWin/Fireburner: CUE, BIN, ISO, BINChunker: ISO, TAO, MM2, PCM
Nero Burning ROM: NRG (both DAO and TAO image types version 4.0.9.1 and above), CloneCD: CCD, IMG, VirtualCD: FCD (uncompressed containers only), Farstone Virtual Drive: VCD (uncompressed containers only),
BlindRead/BlindWrite: BWT, BWI, DiscJuggler: CDI (both 2.x and 3.x versions), Gear Pro: RDB, MD1, XA, NTI CD-Copy: CDP, NTI CD-Maker 2000: NCD, Prassi CD Rep Plus: GCD,
Cequadrat Winoncd: C2D, Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4.x: CIF, ISO, other: WAV (44.1 kHz 16 bit stereo only)
Snatch more info here:
http://cdmage.cjb.net
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