Mikes Retro Software of the week

Mikes Retro Software of the week 3/2/08

mikedopp — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:39:10 GMT

It has been way too long. At least a month since I have posted a software of the week. So here is my pick for this week.

Ever need to mount a Linux formatted Hard drive in windows? To collect data hack your tivo/dvr?

This little app will allow windows to read and write EXT2 and 3 Partitions as well as fully formatted Hard drives.

Ext2 IFS Download

Best of all its free! This helps me when I need critical data off of my NAS (Linux OS based) that has crashed or is in need of repair.

It provides Windows NT4.0/2000/XP/2003/Vista with full access to Linux Ext2 volumes (read access and write access). This may be useful if you have installed both Windows and Linux as a dual boot environment on your computer.

The "Ext2 Installable File System for Windows" software is freeware.

It installs a pure kernel mode file system driver Ext2fs.sys, which actually extends the Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista operating system to include the Ext2 file system. Since it is executed on the same software layer at the Windows NT operating system core like all of the native file system drivers of Windows (for instance NTFS, FASTFAT, or CDFS for Joliet/ISO CD-ROMs), all applications can access directly to Ext2 volumes. Ext2 volumes get drive letters (for instance O:). Files, and directories of an Ext2 volume appear in file dialogs of all applications. There is no need to copy files from or to Ext2 volumes in order to work with them.

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Mikes Retro Software of the week 2/21/08

mikedopp — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:10:25 GMT

Ever need a minute away from the craziness of school, home or even work? However you can’t leave your office due to way to much on your plate? Well here is two ways of getting that stress out and making your Windows desktop take the punishment.

Desktop Games and Chicken destroy.

Basically when you launch this software it takes a screen shot of your current desktop and allows you to put various tools of destruction on or act upon your Desktop(screen shot).

Works in all versions of windows as far as I can test.

Drop IO download

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Mikes Retro Software of the Week 2/13/08

mikedopp — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:44:10 GMT

Little known(unless your a XP expert) Applications from Microsoft that really never went anywhere.

Like the "shplayer" that is or was supposed to be the Shell media player for XP however rumor has it being axed on or before RTM.

On a different note another outsourced XP(media player 9)powertoy for having a video screen saver was very cool until Microsoft released Media player 10 and 11 and the app broke. Since the original writer (AnalogX) of the app has not been heard from for a while no more updates were performed sadly(IMHO). So I present two applications that are retro to the point of not working on or with Windows Vista or Windows XP sp2. Enjoy!

**No Screen shots available. Sorry!**

Downloads:

Drop.io Link

Enjoy!

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Mikes Retro Software of the week 2/6/08

mikedopp — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:25:19 GMT

So long ago and many many times infinity(2nd grade reference there). I downloaded the Internet. Any cool app I found. Some I wish I had kept. I then found myself in a pickle when the downloaded software had been updated or duplicated in another folder so I had multiple copies of different versions (good or bad) and no way to keep track of any of them. So I found Dupelocater.exe.

Drag folders from Windows Explorer into the DupeLocater.exe window and press Search.

When finished, drag the report duplicates to whatever folder you wish, or the Recycle Bin, or a viewer.

NOTE: DupeLocater.exe does NOT care about file names. Files with identical content are considered duplicates.

Also DupLocater does not seem to like Windows Vista. Go figure.

Download Links:

Drop.io

mikedopp download

Skydrive Download (Windows Live authentication required)

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Mikes Retro Software of the week 1/30/08

mikedopp — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:21:46 GMT

A long time ago in a remote windows 95 machine I had a cool little game called Scorched Earth.

Scorched Earth is one of many games in the loose genre of "turn-based artillery games". Such games are among the earliest computer games, with versions existing for mainframes with only teletype output. Scorched Earth, with a plethora of weapon types and power-ups, is considered the modern archetype of its format, on which the popular Worms, Hogs of War and GunBound games are based.

Its slogan, "The Mother of all Games," was coined in 1991, during the Gulf War, after Saddam Hussein threatened the U.S. that if they stepped on Iraqi soil, it would be "The Mother of all Wars."

Download Scorched Earth Original(Requres Windows Live Signin) Scorched Earth

Download Scorched Earth 3D (Requres Windows Live Signin) Scorched 3D

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Mikes Retro Software of the Week 1/23/08.

mikedopp — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:21:03 GMT

Novell’s NetDrive.

Transferring files to and from your blog’s web server can become a nuisance. Most of the pain is from having to use an FTP program to move your files instead of the file manager you are accustom to. Novell’s NetDrive can make this file juggling almost transparent. NetDrive lets you map your FTP server just like a local drive. Manage your files exactly like you would your offline files and NetDrive will do the uploading and downloading almost transparently.

Licensing restrictions keep Novell from distributing netdrive.exe on their web site so you will need to find it on the web.

System Requirements: Windows XP-Vista an FTP Account to connect to. A lot of patience due the fact this software was buggy to begin with.

Very Hard to find little app. NetDrive.exe

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Mikes Retro Software of the week.

mikedopp — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:57:42 GMT

I was going through all my old backups and laughing at some of the old software I thought was important. I noticed allot of cool stuff I had long past forgotten. So to define Retro would be "its old to me" so that makes it retro. I hope you guys enjoy this I will make a feed of it and post hopefully every Wednesday.

Some of this software may or may not work on your pc. I hardly remember the system requirements but I will do my best to give detailed info on how to run it. Enjoy!

This Week we start off with: MSBOB

Microsoft Bob, designed for Windows 3.1x and Windows 95 and intended to be a user-friendly interface for Microsoft Windows, replacing the Program Manager. At one point, the project was managed by Melinda French, who at the time was Bill Gates' girlfriend (the two later married).^[At the time French left Microsoft, she was Product Unit Manager for a group which included Bob and three other Microsoft titles. The project leader for Bob was Karen Fries, a Microsoft researcher. Microsoft originally owned the domain name bob.com, but traded it to Bob Kerstein for the windows2000.com domain.

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