WEB TOOLS - FREE SOFTWARE

FASTNET

This program is supposed to speed up web surfing. I don't think it will help much. It puts a DNS lookup on your desktop so your browser doesn't have to find a website's DNS number. This is not the slowest part of the process and will probably only save a couple seconds. (2.1MB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD updated Aug 31 '01

ISPEED

A software program that makes a few changes to your internet settings to try and speed up your web-surfing (we wouldn't need this if stupid webmasters didn't load their pages with five thousand images and animations). Changes are reversible. (1MB)

DOWNLOAD updated Oct 17

EZSURFER

EZSurfer99 Portal is an interactive Web channel guide that lets the user surf the Web using only mouse clicks. There are no more long web addresses to type. Just click on the desired subject or site picture and in an instant, you will surf there. (6.8MB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Jan 19

CHECK4NEW

WhatzNew is capable of tracking given URLs. You will be notified whenever those URLs have changed. (907KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD updated Nov 30 '99

INJECT URL

InjectURL adds the URLs into HTML and plain-text documents you have downloaded and saved, using the browser's "Save As..." feature. This way you can always know where that particular document came from without having to keep the URLs somewhere else or manually editing the document. (600KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Nov 7 '99

WE-BLOCKER

We-Blocker is user-friendly Internet filtering software that protects your family from potentially objectionable Internet material. Parents may assign user accounts for each family member, monitor all Internet activity, and block sites by category, by site, or by keyword to provide the safest possible Internet browsing. (2.5MB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD updated Mar 14 '00

WEBKEY

Visit your favorite websites at the touch of a keyboard button. Simple interface to customize the shortcut keys. Also includes features such as launching an email client, running windows applications (even work with shortcuts), opening registered document files and more.

HOMEPAGE added Aug 22 '00

POP-UP STOPPER

Stop Internet Explorer pop-up windows without adjusting proxy settings, or adding sites to a list. Allows pop-up windows only when you want them. Unique Control feature makes it simple to allow only the pop-ups you want, such as opening hyperlinks or new browser windows. (354KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Sept 8 '00

EASYFREEWEBCAM

All you need is a capture device which can be a USB/Parallel or PCI web camera OR capture board (like Hauppauge or pinnacle etc.) and you can have a web cam. Let your friends see what's going on at home, keep an eye on the kids while you're at work. The latest version even supports your WAP enabled mobile phone, watch your web cam on your telephone. (244KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD updated Feb 8 '02

URL GENERATOR/EXTRACTOR

Rips and Saves URL (HYPER) LINKS from your pages and can sort and create a simple full 'Site Search' or pages of HTML URL links or 'Site Search. (116KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Jan 13 '02

SITE POPPER

Site Popper is a web page delivery system that automatically flips and scrolls through your favorite websites. Site Popper allows you to create your own programs with your own sites or html files, send programs to your friends or family, turn any site or program on or off, and backup and restore your programs. Additional features: Full featured remote control, adjustable viewer, scroll speed and page display timer with pause, pop-up window control, lock out code, integrated screen saver, and access to our free exclusive network loaded with programs already created for you. (747KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Feb 9 '02

WEBMON

WebMon is a page monitoring program - it keeps you updated by automatically checking web pages to see if they have changed. Checking an unlimited number of web pages. Scheduling automatic checking at set intervals. Optional pop-up alerts and sounds when updates are found. (700KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Apr 12 '02

PROXOMITRON

Stop or limit Pop-up windows, Control MIDI music and other sounds, Freeze animated .GIFs - load only the first frame, Kill most all advertising banners etc. (1.3MB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added May 27 '03

WEBSURF POPUP KILLER

The pop-up blocker has full support for both pop-ups and pop-under ads and will kill them even before they appear on the screen. If there is a popup you want to keep then you only need to hold down the shift- or the ctrl-key to leave it open. (1.1MB)

DOWNLOAD added Nov 10 '03

TRUEBLOCK

It is a Pop Up Blocker for Internet Explorer. (110KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Jan 7 '04

PARENTAL FILTER

Parental Filter is an Internet Filtering Parental Control software package that provides anyone with control over the web pages displayed. Allowing you to block internet web pages that exhibit inappropriate words, and or pictures. You can define the web sites that are not in addition to the already specified definitions. (3.9MB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Jan 16 '04

KABOOM POPUP BLOCKER

Blocks various types of popup ads. (1.8MB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Jun 7 '04

NAOMI

An advanced internet filtering program, intended for families and parents in particular. Naomi is able to constantly monitor all internet connections, protecting children from inappropriate online material. (1MB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Dec 11 '04

TEEN CHAT DECODER

Acronym Decoder Software 'Cracks the Secret Teen Lingo code' your teen uses in Chat Rooms, Instant Messages, and Text Messages. (768KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Aug 26 '05

CALLINGID TOOLBAR

CallingID Toolbar automatically shows the owners of the Web sites you visit, their physical address and an indication whether the site is safe to send personal information to or not. CallingID instantaneously runs 52 different verification tests to verify that a site owner is actively conducting business at a specified physical address and that it is reliable. For IE and Firefox. (2.6MB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD updated May 22 '06

TREXY TRAILBAR

The Trexy TrailBar enables you to create, remember and share your search trails. It works with 3,293 search engines. (428KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added April 14 '06

Each time that you type a URL in the address bar or click on a link in Internet Explorer browser, the URL address is automatically added to the history index file. When you type a sequence of characters in the address bar, Internet Explorer automatically suggests to you all URLs that begins with characters sequence that you typed (unless AutoComplete feature for Web addresses is turned off). However, Internet Explorer doesn't allow you to view and edit the entire URL list that it stores inside the history file. With IEHistoryView you can. (42KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added May 7 '06

SAFE FAMILIES

TechMission provides Internet Filtering Software and Parental Controls to help protect children online. TechMission's Safe Families software builds on technology by We-Blocker.com, which is the most widely used free Internet filtering software with hundreds of thousands of downloads. TechMission's Safe Families software allows parents to override blocked sites, add their own sites to block, specify exact keywords and language to block, and maintain a detailed log of all Internet activity and violations. (5.5MB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added May 21 '06

KIDZCD

Web filtering software. Protect your child or teenager from all inappropriate contents depending on their particular age group. (5.6MB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added May 28 '06

WEBPAGE REFRESHER AND MONITOR

There are two parts to this program. First there is the web page refresher which automatically reloads a web page at set or random intervals between the times you set. Second there is the Web page content monitor which searches the loaded page for the content you specify and then the program performs an action depending on your search criteria and other option you set. (343KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Jul 18 '06

BAYGENIE

BayGenie automatically snipes eBay bids. It is a Windows application that automates the process of placing bids on an eBay item at the closing time of the auction. With its seamless eBay integration, you can login to eBay and search for items using its integrated internet browser. Once you've found an item that you are interested, you can add it to your watch list and setup how long before the end of the auction you want BayGenie to place your bid. Free version only snipes one auction at a time. (1.4MB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Aug 9 '06

CALLINGID LINK ADVISOR

CallingID Link Advisor is a safe browsing solution that checks links in a browser, email and instant messenger before you follow them, encourages you to deal with reputable sites and to avoid questionable and fraud sites. When the mouse is placed over a link a risk assessment and the full details of the site owner are displayed, including full address, allowing you to evaluate the site before visiting it. (3.1MB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Oct 11 '06

CRAWLER PARENTAL CONTROL

Prevent your kids from accessing potentially harmful websites. Restrict access to selected programs and folders on your computer. Set limits on time spent at your computer and online activity. (2.2MB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Apr 4 '07

ARM ADULT FILTER

Web filtering software. Blocks offensive content. (553KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Apr 13 '07

REFRESH

Refresh refreshes your Internet Explorer web browser with a preset frequency. It enables users to refresh web pages automatically even if it is not coded in the page's source. (24KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Sep 16 '07

SMART PARENTAL CONTROL

Smart Parental Control will allow you to control any user through activity logs, screenshots and a set of rules: unwanted Internet content, unwanted programs and unwanted time. An active program module works in an invisible mode; password protected working is provided. (2MB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Apr 25 '08