Favourite Software

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="0a7d4c03.jpg"> <div> 5 May 2003</div> <div> Friendly Tip:</div> <div> I use Google.com to do all my Internet searches.</div> <div> At the office, when I do not have newsgroup access, I use Deja.com which provides excellent newsgroup search results. I have yet to come across a free newsgroup posting facility other than my ISP.</div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Arial" ><B>chester tan</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#333399" FACE="Arial" >    </FONT> |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="chester tan"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ctt Music"><U>ctt Music</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Album"><U>Photo Album</U></A>   |   <B>Favourite Software</B>   |   <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SonyEricsson T68i / P800"><U>SonyEricsson T68i / P800</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Chester"><U>About Chester</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sign Guestbook"><U>Sign Guestbook</U></A></div> <div> Favourite Software</div> <div> This is a list of software that I personally use and recommend. I will update them as and when I try them out, so it is not a site to find the latest software, but the most useful ones. Join my <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Arial" >mailing list </FONT>to get the latest updates !</div> <bR> <div>  <form action="http://web.singnet.com.sg/cust-bin/mailback.pl" method="POST"> <input type="hidden" name="mailitto" value="cttjy@mbox3.singnet.com.sg"><input type="hidden" name="namefrom" value="Software"><input type="hidden" name="returnmessage" value="Back to Software"><input type="hidden" name="returnurl" value="id6_m.htm"><input type="hidden" name="subject" value="Join Mailing List"><div align="center"><center><p><font size="3" face="Arial">Join my <font color="#FF0080"><strong>mailing list</strong> </font>: </font><input type="text" size="15" name="mailfrom"> <input type="submit" value="Submit"></p> </center></div> </form>  </div> <bR> <div> <B>AUDIO</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Cakewalk Pro Audio 9.03</B></div> <div> It is a great improvement over 6.0 due to its customisable layouts, and is more stable. Cakewalk has since introduced SONAR (now V2.0) to replace Pro Audio, but I have Cool Edit Pro to provide the WAV edits. <A HREF="http://www.cakewalk.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cakewalk.com"><U>http://www.cakewalk.com</U></A> </div> <div> Update available at <A HREF="ftp://ftp.cakewalk.com/pub/Patches/Cakewalk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ftp://ftp.cakewalk.com/pub/Patches/Cakew"><U>ftp://ftp.cakewalk.com/pub/Patches/Cakewalk/</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Cool Edit Pro 2</B></div> <div> Absolutely versatile! I have been using this software to mix and master all my music. Version 2 provides enhancement to the editing engine to speed up the audio processing. The wonder of this software is its ability to encode and decode MP3 and mp3PRO on the fly!! No need to convert MP3 to wave files, you can simply multi-track MP3 and save to any major audio formats available!! <A HREF="http://www.syntrillium.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.syntrillium.com"><U>http://www.syntrillium.com</U></A> </div> <bR> <div> <B>Nero Burning ROM 5.5.10.20</B></div> <div> Fabulous CD burning software, because it gives me the flexibility to create varying pause times and the ability to index tracks! Great software updates monthly from the official website <A HREF="http://www.nero.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nero.com/"><U>http://www.nero.com</U></A> </div> <bR> <div> <B>INTERNET</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>WebCopier</B></div> <div> WebCopier is a powerful offline browser that records websites and stores them locally until you are ready to view them. It's really very useful for extracting an entire website to your harddrive. <A HREF="http://www.maximumsoft.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.maximumsoft.com/"><U>http://www.maximumsoft.com/</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>CacheSentry 1.55</B></div> <div> Watches your IE cache and deletes files according to date, rather than random. <A HREF="http://www.mindspring.com/~dpoch/enigmatic/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mindspring.com/~dpoch/enigmat"><U>http://www.mindspring.com/~dpoch/enigmatic/</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>RealOne Player</B></div> <div> Get this player to listen to my sample music files! Though MP3 is a better audio platform, restrictions on free hosting sites have deterred me from using that to share my compositions. <A HREF="http://www.real.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.real.com/"><U>http://www.real.com</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>DUN Monitor 2.1a</B></div> <div> A small utility program to monitor your internet speed. Now you know how fast your modem is transferring data. New version supports Win98. <A HREF="http://jongrieve.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://jongrieve.net"><U>http://jongrieve.net</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>GlobalSCAPE</B><B> Suite (CuteFTP, CuteSITE Builder, CuteHTML)</B></div> <div> Hey! I use the Builder to build this new-look website! Great for novices who don't care about the naming of the files. Builder assigns filenames to all references, something which I do not really like. Also, there are some level of inflexibility and compatibility when dealing with existing content. But if you intend to use Builder for life, then it's a great tool. Otherwise, stick with CuteHTML for simple editing. <A HREF="http://www.cuteftp.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cuteftp.com"><U>http://www.cuteftp.com</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>IMAGES</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>MicroVision Surething CD Labeller 2.14</B></div> <div> I still use this software to design all my CD jackets and labels. But this software does much more. You can print labels, cards, or stickers. <A HREF="http://www.surething.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.surething.com"><U>http://www.surething.com</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>PaintShop Pro 7</B></div> <div> Superb is an understatement. I have been tolerating the large memory consumption of PhotoShop, when I just need some cool and simple image editor that does all that I need. THIS is all that I need. A great improvement from Version 4, the browser is so much faster. Supports PhotoShop layering and plug-ins as well. <A HREF="http://www.jasc.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jasc.com"><U>http://www.jasc.com</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>UTILITIES</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Disk Explorer Professional 2.65</B></div> <div> Extremely useful software to catalog all the storage media that you use to backup. Imagine: how would you identify which CD-R you store that photo you took 16 months ago? With DEPro, you can pinpoint exactly which CD-R, which directory, down to the file attributes! Warning, though. The database takes up quite a fair bit of your harddisk space, but it's well worth it. <A HREF="http://www.antelopestudios.com/depro/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.antelopestudios.com/depro/"><U>http://www.antelopestudios.com/depro/</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>MemTurbo II 2.1</B></div> <div> This program enables you to gain control over your physical memory and cache. The effect is that you get more free physical RAM which makes working a lot smoother. You can verify the effects by watching the realtime statistics. <A HREF="http://www.memturbo.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.memturbo.com"><U>http://www.memturbo.com</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Properties Plus 1.61</B></div> <div> I love this program. It is an enhanced addition to your Properties tab, allows you to change the name, date, and attributes of a file or group of files. <A HREF="http://ftp.pcworld.com/pub/system/file_management/pplus161.exe" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://ftp.pcworld.com/pub/system/file_m"><U>http://ftp.pcworld.com/pub/system/file_management/pplus161.exe </U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>FinePrint 4.75</B></div> <div> You need this print driver to save paper. It allows you to print as much as 8 pages to an A4-size paper and still retain resolution. Absolutely great. Nowadays, most printers come with multiple pages print driver, so this software is pretty redundant in the 21st century. <A HREF=" http://www.singletrack.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" http://www.singletrack.com"><U>http://www.singletrack.com</U></A><A HREF=" http://www.singletrack.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" http://www.singletrack.com"><U> </U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>ULEAD.com</B></div> <div> Visit the site. Chances are, you'll like at least one of the applications they have. I use DVD MovieFactory and DVD PictureShow, extremely powerful software to burn VCD with interactive menus as well as VCD photo slides. <A HREF="http://www.ulead.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ulead.com"><U>http://www.ulead.com</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>Webpage managed by Chester Tan. © Copyright 2002 </I><B>Chester Tan</B><I>. All rights reserved.</I></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>