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Hide In Picture Hide In Picture is a program that allows you to ‘hide’ any kind of file inside standard bitmap pictures. The pictures look like normal images, so people will not suspect anything when they see them. This is called steganography. You can use a password to hide your files, and only those who know the password are able to retrieve them — without it, people cannot even be sure there is something hidden in an image. HIP hides data inside a picture by modifying its colours in a way that is almost unnoticeable by the human eye. When a file is hidden, it conceals each part in an area of the picture; the areas used to store each part of the file are chosen by doing several calculations with the password given. When retrieving a file, the same calculations are done to the password and, knowing which area contains each part of the file, it can be reconstructed. If the wrong password is used while retrieving a file, HIP will try to read the file from the wrong areas and will not find anything there. Remember that, when a file is hidden in a picture that already has something in it, the new file may be written in areas where the previous data was stored (as HIP has no way to know that it was already there), so the old file will be erased or corrupted. Also notice that a large file will need more areas to be fully hidden than a small one, so it may be easier to see the modifications in the picture. If you hide a file that is too large, there will be a lot of ‘noise’ in the picture and it will be easy to notice there is something hidden in the picture, even if other people cannot see what is actually hidden in it. Download available at:www.brasil.terravista.pt/Jenipabu/2571/hip20.zip
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Wrapster As we know, Napster has emerged as the ultimate destination for MP3 trading. People log on to the network each day and participate in one of the largest interactive communities on the Internet. Wrapster enhances the functionality of Napster by extending file exchanges far beyond MP3. In fact, Wrapster allows you to share any file imaginable on Napster’s far-flung network. In addition to MP3, you can trade images, video, software or anything else interests you. Napster only recognises MP3 files, so you may be wondering how this program works. Well, it essentially ‘wraps’ a set of files into an .MP3 header for listing on the network. Using the Wrapster interface, you simply create an archive of the files you want to share. The disguised archive can then placed into the default Napster MP3 folder on your hard drive. Once the archive is on the network, other users can locate it through searches. To find a Wrapster archive, you must first set the parameters to 32 Kb/s for bitrate and 32000 Hz for frequency. This special ‘encoding’ is used to identify Wrapster files. You can then download the "MP3" as you normally would and extract the archive using Wrapster. Wrapster is very simple to use. It is freeware and the file specifications are available for creating Wrapster clones. Download from www.rocketdownload.com Biorhythmes for Windows This fun program will measure your biorhythms and give you a graphical rendition of what your soul is in store for in the coming months and years. Everything is colour-coded and divided into categories such as physical, emotional, and intellectual. This is a lot of fun to play around with. ‘Biorhythmes for Windows’ (BIOW) works under any Windows version starting from 3.0 i.e. Windows 3.x/95/98/ME/NT/2000. You need to simply enter your birth date and press (Calc) button. You can enter "Calc date" - calculation date. The program then measures your biorhythms and displays it in columns — composite state, i.e. sum of curves green — good (very good), red - bad (very bad) and dotted line — critical day. It is a freeware and a lot of fun to play around. You can download it from http://biow.kc.ru/BIOWe.ZIP StarTree Pictures work so much better than words and this Web of information is no exception. You now have instant access to books, sports, recipes, and a number of other things. Just click the category, the subcategory, and keep on clicking through the nodes until you find what you’re looking for. If you get too far out, click the "Go to Root" button and you’re back to where you started. This is the perfect programme for students or anyone whose trying to narrow down a broad topic into something specific. StarTree opens a window in the form of a tree depicting a graphic representing a tree. The tree basically has branches where a click on one of the graphics connects you to that particular site to seek information about the topic of your choice.There are several available with the freeware and more can be downloaded from the Inxsight site. This will make available to you a wealth of information on the WWW about any subject with the click of a button. It is a must for any computer user. Download available at: http://startree.inxight.com/download/InxightStarTreeVInstall.exe Favourites Cleaner You can always benefit from the vacuum cleaning of your Favourites folder, identifying which links are bad so you don’t have to bother clicking each one to check its validity. This is where this small freeware utility comes handy. Over a period your Favourites folder bloats up and many links die leaving a grave in there. With Favourites Cleaner, you have the option to wipe out or move dead links to an alternate directory for trashing at your leisure. Knowing that some sites might simply be down or slow to respond, it can’t hurt to check through them again later to be sure they’re all dead. No one wants to kill something that you book marked in he first place. You may get it from this URL: http://members.aol.com/stevesfreeware3/favcleaner.zip MS Windows Error Messages Error messages are unfortunately a common occurrence on Windows. Even worse, the messages are too cryptic for the average user to understand or identify. This nice freebie enables you to translate this gibberish into information that may help you solve problems. Whenever an error dialog appears, simply load up the programme and enter the corresponding code number. The program will then instantly provide a concise description. In addition, you’ll find another tab that lets you browse through the complete listing of error codes. MS Windows Error Messages covers all 32-bit versions of the operating system. It’s freeware. Download from www.gregorybraun.com — Raman Mohan |
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