Here's some other stuff I've written for my own use which you may find useful or fun. Enjoy.
Please read the disclaimer at the homepage before downloading any files.
TinyPOP3
TinyPOP3 is a simple, lightweight and discreet program for reading and deleting email on your ISP's POP3 mail server. This is particularly useful if you get loads of junk email. It is only designed to read/delete email and not send it. Therefore it complements rather than replaces Outlook Express. You can set up and manage all your accounts easily.
NOTE: Some anti-virus software may report one of the components (MSWINSCK.OCX) that TinyPOP3 installs as a possible threat. For more see the FAQ section.
NOTE: This is a Windows "Visual Basic 6" program and you may need to install the Visual Basic runtime to run it. If so, download the file "TinyPOP3 with Visual Basic 6 runtime"
TinyPOP3 1.1 Download (125 KB)
TinyPOP3 1.1 with Visual Basic 6 runtime - for those who need to install the runtime code as well. Download (1.9 MB)
ezClip
ezClip is a freeware clipboard utility which allows you to conveniently store up to 10 text clippings. It remembers your clippings when you exit the application or reboot your PC. ezClip sits in the system tray at the right of the Windows taskbar, providing quick and easy access from any application.
NOTE: This is a Windows "Visual Basic 6" program and you may need to install the Visual Basic runtime to run it. If so, download the file "ezClip with Visual Basic 6 runtime"
ezClip 1.0 Download (12 KB)
ezClip 1.0 with Visual Basic 6 runtime - for those who need to install the runtime code as well. Download (1.3 MB)
BlowTorch: Encryption Utility For Windows
April 2007: Version 1.1 fixes problems with secure file deletion as well as adding a "confirm key" field. Existing users are strongly advised to download these new versions of BlowTorch.exe and DestroyFile.exe.
BlowTorch is a utility for encrypting files securely. Encrypted files can be safely sent over the internet via email for example.
BlowTorch is a Windows implementation of the popular Blowfish encryption algorithm. Blowfish was invented by Bruce Schneier in 1993 and is documented in his book Applied Cryptography and on the Counterpane website. It is generally regarded as very secure and there are no known effective attacks.
BlowTorch is written for Windows operating system in Visual Basic and requires the VB runtime (version 6 or later).
Key features of BlowTorch are:-
NOTE: BlowTorch is a Windows "Visual Basic 6" program and you may need to install the Visual Basic runtime to run it. If so, download the file "BlowTorch with Visual Basic 6 runtime"
BlowTorch 1.0 Download (72 KB)
BlowTorch 1.0 with Visual Basic 6 runtime - for those who need to install the runtime code as well. Download (1.6 MB)
BlowTorch 1.1 (EXEs only, install v1.0 first) Download (37 KB)
Fontviewer
Displays all the fonts on your computer in one window for easy viewing and comparison. Allows you to adjust the point size from 10 to 72.
NOTE: This is a Windows "Visual Basic 5" program and you may need to install the Visual Basic runtime to run it. If so, download the file "Fontviewer with Visual Basic 5 runtime"
Fontviewer 1.0 Download (8 KB)
Fontviewer 1.0 with Visual Basic 5 runtime - for those who need to install the runtime code as well. Download (1.6 MB)
Crazy Taxi Guide
is one of my favourite video games. Whilst learning the game I kept some notes to help me with all its complexity. This eventually resulted in a very detailed guide of the original Arcade map with a complete map and list of all the characters by name. Essential reading for all virtual cabbies!
Crazy Taxi Guide 1.0 - PDF Format Download (175 KB)
Play scrabble against your Mac. The minimum system for this game is any colour Mac running System 7.x with a 14" monitor.
The program implements a recursive process suggested by Appel and Jacobson (CACM, May 1988). This method allows Lobster to work out all possible legal moves given a board position, a rack of letters and a lexicon. As a result, it plays a strong game despite only having a vocabulary of some 29,000 words. Lobster averages well over 350 points per game.
Lobster was created using Think Pascal 4.0 sometime back in 1995.
Lobster 1.0 for MacOS Download (160 KB)