Useful 3rd party tools to complement TC

[icfu]

I don't have that problem too because I am happy with Process Explorer anyway.

When I need more information about tasks or something to play with, I start What's Running:
http://www.whatsrunning.net/whatsrunning/main.aspx

Icfu

[majkinetor !]

PE is too slow... However it is good and I set it to replace taskManager when I need it.

TaskInfo is much faster and generaly better, since it has simple rootkit detection among other things. We already discussed those programs here.

[SanskritFritz]

PE is too slow...

I have it always running in the background, minimized to the tray (which itself shows useful information). Clicking on the traybar icon shows PE instantly. Always.
Before you ask, here is the AHK script to simulate the tray icon klick:

Code: Select all

; Ctrl-Esc (Run or show Process Explorer)
^Esc::
	DetectHiddenWindows ON
	WinGet sf_sProcessName, PROCESSNAME, ahk_class PROCEXPL
	DetectHiddenWindows OFF
	if (sf_sProcessName = "")
	{
		Run %ProgramFiles%\Sysinternals\Process Explorer\procexp.exe
		Return
	}

	if WinExist( "ahk_class PROCEXPL" )
		WinActivate
	else
	{
		DetectHiddenWindows ON
		PostMessage 0x7e9, 1, 0x201,, ahk_class PROCEXPL
		DetectHiddenWindows OFF
	}
	Return

[tbeu]

Finally UPX 2.0 is out!

[majkinetor !]

TXmouse
Keyboard focus follows mouse pointer instantly
Marked text is placed into the paste buffer instantly on left button release.
Pasting is done with a single middle button click
Ability to lower windows with right button click on window decoration.
Autoraise (if engaged) is delayed relative to input refocusing.

LINK: http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/nt/TXMouse/ ~ 40K


CatchColor
It's a little Eyedropper. It's useful for to now the Hexa Value of a Pixel on the Screen.The Pixel Color is automaticly copied in the Clipboard.

LINK: http://www.dr-hoiby.com/CatchColor/index.php ~ 10K

[majkinetor !]

This is the best RSS client I found so far. U should definitely check this.

RSS Bandit
Link: http://www.rssbandit.org/
(.NET framework version 1.1 is required)

[CoMiKe]

Sounds good, majki, but this:

(.NET framework version 1.1 is required)

will keep me away.

[majkinetor !]

wrong choice CoMiKe

NET Framework will not slowdown your computer !
It will enable net applications to run, if you don't run them, no harm done.

Tell me, do you have JRE installed ?

[CoMiKe]

wrong choice CoMiKe

Probably, as I'm missing some interesting applications!

NET Framework will not slowdown your computer !

I know, no .NET application running, no problem.

It will enable net applications to run, if you don't run them, no harm done.

The problem is that I had the (probably wrong) thought that these applications are slow. For example, I found some time ago a BITS-based download manager written in .NET. Being a download manager, it means it would be running probably most of the time, and that would probably slow down my system.

Tell me, do you have JRE installed ?

Yes, I do. I installed it some time ago as some applications I wanted to test were written using Java. So, yes, you're right, installing JRE or the .NET framework does no harm, but I would probably not use applications written using these frameworks.

Another problem, I'm not sure I'm right, but I think I've seen that some .NET applications do not run on some framework versions. Are .NET applications backward compatible?

Anyway, don't try to completely understand me, I'm very obsessive.

[majkinetor !]

Probably, as I'm missing some interesting applications

Yes you do. RSS Bandit for instance.

The problem is that I had the (probably wrong) thought that these applications are slow

They are usualy slow but some people know their job. Some people can programm it to be as fast as C application, but most of them don't do that, so apps are slow. Another reason is that framework itself is in its young days, in future it will be much faster. Note that memory overhead is big but it is FIXED. So small applications, like "Hello World" are wrong choice for comparison, but large apps with lot of options.

Are .NET applications backward compatible

I don't know. I doubt that this can be serious anyway. Maybe some bugs or something stupid... or bad programmers.

No more talking, I told you what I think (with arguments), you do what you must.

[icfu]

The Coming .NET World – I’m scared

Now imagine a future where a significant percentage of applications are written in .NET. Each managed application, ignoring the memory overhead of document data and shareable memory like code and file system data, will eat somewhere between 10 and 100 MB of your virtual memory. If you think your system is slow now, wait until several of these applications are active at the same time and competing for physical memory.

It makes me wonder if Microsoft gets a cut of every RAM chip sold…

Icfu

[majkinetor !]

That is well known article and it raised many comments and explanation.

To sum it here, let's just say that comparison is not valid. He took 2 Notepads, one native, one dotNet and it turned out that second consume 10x resources then first.

But framework, any framework behave the worst when feeded with small applications. Somebody said that if you want to present framework slow as a pig you should run "Hello World". Notepad is surely not good application for comparison and you have explained that in articles that you can follow from comments section of page U supplied. It turns out that many people started to wonder how such signaficant MS persona like Mark Rusinovich can be so wrong in judgement.

Of course this is not defend of dotNet, for Nth time, just attack on invalid arguments.

[icfu]

Another subsite from VP for some unusual tweaking stuff like hacking .lnk files to create shortcuts to CLSIDs, desktop icons without text, enhanced context menus, etc...
http://herby.virtualplastic.net/

Also mentioned there is the Shell Object Editor.

With it it's possible to create application or folder icons in virtual folders like Control Panel or Desktop and to work with (copy, move, delete, hide, etc...) the default ones like My Documents.

Icfu

[djorge]

This is the best RSS client I found so far. U should definitely check this.

RSS Bandit
Link: http://www.rssbandit.org/
(.NET framework version 1.1 is required)

I was using snarfer till now, but somehow it stopped worked.
I've installed RSS Bandit and i am really surprised by its speed. Snarfer was small and faster but RSS Bandit seems to have more features and it's more stable than snarfer.

[Sir_SiLvA]

I was using snarfer till now, but somehow it stopped worked.
I've installed RSS Bandit and i am really surprised by its speed. Snarfer was small and faster but RSS Bandit seems to have more features and it's more stable than snarfer.

R you using the latest Version 0.3.0?
Unstable ? what did you do ? wich os u use ?
i never had a crash with Snarfer and its the fastest and smallest portable RSS-Reader ive found.
(Only think that sucks r the adds...)