Upload new version of Overhead Cable Sag Calculator (v3.3) to my Other Shareware Programs Page. Overhead Cable Sag Calculator calculates the sag of overhead electricity or other cables using a variety of methods.

More specifically, this computer program calculates the sag of overhead conductors and earthwires for transmission and distribution lines, enabling you to use a variety of methods to calculate the sag, and also generate a report and save the data for virtually any number of spans and cables within any number of projects.

This program is for Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. According to several registerted users, Sag Calculator also works fine on Windows Vista (64 bit) and Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit), providing you don't install the program to C:\Program Files\Sag Calculator\ (as with Vista 32 bit). e.g. install to C:\Sag Calculator\ or similar.

Changes for v3.3 of the program include :

• Fix an issue with the help file and Windows 7 (64 bit) (even after installing Windows Help Support, http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=82148 ) due to the fact that Microsoft have renamed the Windows help file EXE from Winhelp.exe to Winhlp32.exe. Microsoft are usually very good with backwards compatibility, so it is suprising to seem them renaming executables that support legacy files. Sag Calculator now checks a range of WinHelp program names and runs whichever of these exisit on the machine before displaying the help file. If no Windows Help Support is installed, display an informative error message, directing the user to follow the instructions provided in their Sag Registration Confirmation email and the FREE Sag Upgrade Announcement email. (Code Ref: SAG_v3.3.1: win_api.inc).

• Add Windows Help Support installation to the Sag Registration Confirmation email and the FREE Sag Upgrade Announcement email sent to all registered users.
  NOTE: I will move to the new Compressed Html (CHM) help file format one of these days. It's just going to involve a few days of work to make the changes, update all the context sensitive links, and then a few days more work to test everything on every Windows platform under the sun from Windows 95 onwards.

• Change the default install location to c:\Sag Calculator\ to avoid the issue of claimed file extensions that crops up in the c:\Program Files\ directory under Windows Vista, 7, and later. This change is because most people now seem to be using Windows Vista or Windows 7 (or later). (Ref: SAG_v3.3.2: Sag Calculator - Wise Installer.wse).

• Sag Calculator tested under Windows 8 (developer preview): I have tested Sag Calculator (prior versions and this laterst version) under Windows 8, and all seems to work fine. Can't say I like Windows 8 at this stage. It's very strange. So, I'll be sticking with Windows XP, Vista, and 7 on my machines for the forseeable future (several years).

• This is a FREE upgrade for all registered users of version 3.x of the program. (I have emailed this latest version of the program out to all users).

For new users, or users who have not yet upgraded to v3.x, pricing, upgrade costs, and all other details are available here.

If any new or existing users have any comments or questions, or would like to place an order for this upgrade, then please Email me. I highly recommend you download and trial the program and ensure that it does exactly what you want before you buy. :)

NOTE: On 11-Feb-2012, I emailed all Registered users with FREE upgrades to v3.3, and told about the changes / updates to the program, the new training videos, and provided everyone with the new / updated install instructions.

Upload a new version of File Synchronizer (v2.1f) to my Freeware Programs Page.

File Synchronizer is (hopefully) extremely useful for people who (like me) have their data spread over multiple PCs - such as Work and Home PCs, USB thumb drives, External USB harddrives, CDs / DVDs / BluRay disks, and other media, including, if anyone still uses these, floppy disks, ZIP / JAZZ / SyQyest / Orb drives, etc.

This program enables you to easily and quickly make sure you have the latest versions of files on all machines / media, and that your master directory contains the latest versions of all files.

Here are the changes for this v2.1f release:

• Save / restore the checked / unchecked status of the "Multi" button's list.

• Add a new section to this readme text file: "50,000+ Lines of Code ??? Your f^%@ing kidding me !!!".

WOW, it's more than 9 years after the first public release of this program, and I still use this program at least several times every day, and find it incredibly useful. I move files in many directories between home and work PCs every day on several USB thumb drives (for extra backups), and File Synchronizer allows me to keep all of these files perfectly synchronised. Out of all of the software on my PCs, this is the program I use most !! :)

Enjoy ! :)

Upload a new version of File Synchronizer (v2.0f) to my Freeware Programs Page.

File Synchronizer is (hopefully) extremely useful for people who (like me) have their data spread over multiple PCs - such as Work and Home PCs, USB thumb drives, External USB harddrives, CDs / DVDs / BluRay disks, and other media, including, if anyone still uses these, floppy disks, ZIP / JAZZ / SyQyest / Orb drives, etc.

This program enables you to easily and quickly make sure you have the latest versions of files on all machines / media, and that your master directory contains the latest versions of all files.

Here are the changes for this v2.0f release:

• Add a "Multi" button so that you can process many or all directory pairs at once. (Something I need to do several times every day). At this stage, the "Multi" button is for synchronising files, not for

Enjoy ! :)

Upload a new version of File Synchronizer (v1.4f) to my Freeware Programs Page.

File Synchronizer is (hopefully) extremely useful for people who (like me) have their data spread over multiple PCs - such as Work and Home PCs, USB thumb drives, External USB harddrives, CDs / DVDs / BluRay disks, and other media, including, if anyone still uses these, floppy disks, ZIP / JAZZ / SyQyest / Orb drives, etc.

This program enables you to easily and quickly make sure you have the latest versions of files on all machines / media, and that your master directory contains the latest versions of all files.

Here are the changes for this v1.4f release:

• Add extra functionality to the "Compare Common Files" function. Now, if any files mismatch, you are shown a list, and then you can select which directory contains the correct files and then copy and recompare these by clicking the "Re-Copy and Re-Compare Files" button, to copy, re-compare, and then display the results of this process (to make sure all files now match). This makes it dead easy to make sure all files is each directory are 100% the same.

• Add buttons / functionality to open either of the directories in Windows Explorer - this can be useful if you want to take a closer look or perform any actions on the files / directories.

• If any settings change that require a re-build of file lists before a file sync, then disable File Sync button until user re-builds file lists.

Enjoy ! :)

Upload new version of Overhead Cable Sag Calculator (v3.2) to my Other Shareware Programs Page. Overhead Cable Sag Calculator calculates the sag of overhead electricity or other cables using a variety of methods.

More specifically, this computer program calculates the sag of overhead conductors and earthwires for transmission and distribution lines, enabling you to use a variety of methods to calculate the sag, and also generate a report and save the data for virtually any number of spans and cables within any number of projects.

This program is for Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. According to several registerted users, Sag Calculator also works fine on Windows Vista (64 bit) and Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit), providing you don't install the program to C:\Program Files\Sag Calculator\ (as with Vista 32 bit). e.g. install to C:\Sag Calculator\ or similar.

New features for v3.2 of the program include :

• Add a File -> New menu option. (This just does exactly the same job as a Reset to All data, but it is a more obvious command). If they user has any unsaved work, they will be prompted before proceeding (of course). (Ref: SAG_v3.2.1: sagp.pas)

• Make sure the cable details are showing after the "Add Basic Settings" button functionality has been executed. (Ref: SAG_v3.2.2: sag_setp.pas)

• Double check the conversion of data back to metric for saving / preserving. (Ref: SAG_v3.2.3: sag_setp.pas)

• Make sure all of the "outside of the expected range" warning dialogs show the name of the data, even those dialogs which should never be seen by users (because the values are calculated and checked behind the scenes). Special thanks to Jayson K for reporting this. (Ref: SAG_v3.2.4: sagp.pas)

• Make sure the Upper Sag is converted to the required units of measure. Special thanks to Jayson K for reporting this. (Ref: SAG_v3.2.5: sagp.pas)

• Do the unit conversions *before* the calculations. Special thanks to Jayson K for reporting this. (Ref: SAG_v3.2.6: sagp.pas)

• New look installer (without the graded background screens).

• This is a FREE upgrade for all registered users of version 3.x of the program. (I have emailed this latest version of the program out to all users).

For new users, or users who have not yet upgraded to v3.x, pricing, upgrade costs, and all other details are available here.

If any new or existing users have any comments or questions, or would like to place an order for this upgrade, then please Email me. I highly recommend you download and trial the program and ensure that it does exactly what you want before you buy. :)

I've uploaded Apple 2 Disk Drive Sounds (WAV files) v1.0 which is a ZIP file containing all of the WAV file sounds that I recorded and used for my Apple 2 Disk Drive Sound Simulator way back in 2001. v1.0 of this program was released on 7-Dec-2001. I sure have had a lot of great feedback about this program over the years. ;)

In addition, a few people have emailed me over the years asking for a copy of the sounds to use in various projects. e.g. Laz wanted to do a Mac version of the program back in 2002 (but he seems to have been derailed on this project for the last 9+ years - LOL !! ;) Other people have emailed me since then asking for the sounds to use in their various projects. In every case, I've always been happy to oblige. All I asked for was a credit in the help / readme file.

Very recently (8-Dec-2010), Garnet U emailed me to ask if he could use the sounds in his cAndy Apple emulator (an Apple //e emulator on the Android Market == Google phones). Once again, I said YES and provided the sounds for free for this project - all I asked for was a credit in the help / readme file.

To save people having to ask me in the future, I've decided to release the sounds as FREEWARE on my web page.

I am a very friendly guy and I like supporting / helping other software developers whenever I possibly can. Especially if you are like me - lone-wolf developers, struggling on their own to create software they are passionate about. So, if anyone wants to use these sounds in their own programs / projects, then that is fine with me: all I ask is that you add a credit to me on your projects's web page, the credits screen, the help file, or similar. A credit something like this would be perfect:

Apple ][ disk drive sounds courtesy of
Moose's Software Valley: http://move.to/moose

Also, if you Email me and let me know about your project, I'll add a link to it here on my web page (and a link to it in my Apple 2 Disk Drive Sound Simulator readme file).

Like I said earlier, I'm always ready to help other software developers. :)

Upload new version of Zip Password Cracker Pro (1.2fb) to my Freeware Programs Page.

The program has many useful password generation features, and also saves Restart information as it tests passwords so that if the power fails, you switch off your PC, your computer crashes, etc then this program can continue where it left off at the click of a mouse button.

Here are the changes for this 1.2fb release:

• Update the DLL (UnzDll.dll) included with ZIP Password Cracker Pro. Special thanks to Lost Identity for alerting me to the fact my program wasn't finding ZIP passwords properly. It turned out it wasn't, because the DLL (UnzDll.dll) included with ZIP Password Cracker Pro was not the required version.

Enjoy !