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New Application: Remote Manager

jhazlett — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:52:46 +0000

I have posted a new application called Remote Manager. It is an application that helps you manage your remote connections using PuTTY, TightVNC and Microsoft Remote Desktop clients. It is designed to act like a chat program buddy list, with a vertical window that makes it easy to expand and contract the different types for easier management. I wrote the application because after upgrading to Windows 7 at work, I determined the explorer interface sucks. I used to keep all my remote connections in a single folder (via shortcut files, ini files, etc) but everything in Windows 7 is too large! My folder that easily fit in a quarter of my monitor in Windows XP takes up almost the entire screen in Windows 7. The same amount of icons, but all the padding and fancy graphics and useless toolbars make for less usable space. Remote Manager solved this problem for me, and actually made it smaller than even in Windows XP, while making it easier to access all my connections. I hope it helps other SysAdmins in their day to day tasks as it has helped me.

As always, you can get the latest version by visiting the application information page or via directly downloading Remote Manager.

New Application: WOLSend

jhazlett — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 06:12:00 +0000

Hi Everybody!

I have uploaded a new application called WOLSend. It’s a very basic command-line only program that allows you to send the “magic” packets on a local area network to wake up specific computers. To add to the program, I have for the first time for any of my applications, released the source code for the application into the public domain. It is a very simple amount of code, and it’s my first step towards being more open with my free applications. Feel free to download the source and compile it yourself. All you need to do is create a new command line project in Visual C# (I used 2008, but it will probably compile in 2005+) and remove the Program.cs file, replacing it with WOLSend.cs. It may or may not compile using Mono in a Linux environment, but I have not tested it at this time.

You can see more details about WOLSend by visiting the application details page.

New Application: Glass Button Maker

jhazlett — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 06:38:19 +0000

I have been doing a lot of web development for work lately, and part of the development was making graphics for buttons and headings and such. The design called for buttons that looked like “glass,” and every time I needed a different color, I had to open my template file, change the colors with Photoshop, and re-save a copy. I decided it would be much simpler to have an application that could do it for me by just dragging color bars around until I found the perfect color. It saves me a lot of time creating new buttons that match all the previous buttons on the same site.

Glass Button Maker Main Interface Screenshot

It is a very simple application that requires little input to generate the desired results. It then allows you export the image as a full image for static buttons or as a simple CSS tile-able graphic that saves on bandwidth and disk space. The buttons on the main page of the HazteK Software site were made using the same technique that is applied within the application, along with some extra CSS to make them look like they are floating over the header. I hope this application will save other people time, or at least give them a starting point for making graphics that seem to be so popular these days.

As always, you can read more about Glass Button Maker through its application page or download it directly from this post.

New Application: SMTP Mail Sender

jhazlett — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:50:44 +0000

A new program is available for download on the Applications page. The program is called SMTP Mail Sender. SMTPMS is an application that allows you to send messages without having a full email client installed and configured. If you are interested in using the application, you can get it in the usual ways, either visit the information page for the application, or download it directly from this post.

SMTP Mail Sender requires the .NET 2.0 framework. You can download it from the Dependencies page.

New Application: Zune Playlist Converter

jhazlett — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:15:37 +0000

I have a Zune. I don’t like the Zune software. I use Winamp to play all my music on my system. I created some playlists for my Zune that I wanted to also listen to in Winamp. I didn’t want to convert the playlist through Windows media player or perform any of the other cheesey hacks that are commonly used to convert the files. So I bring you… Zune Playlist Converter. Another original application by HazteK Software. For more information and a download, you can visit the information page, or you can download the application directly via this link: ZPL2M3U.zip. Zune Playlist Converter can convert a ZPL file into either a M3U file or PLS file, both of which are compatible with Winamp, along with many other players.

And here is a screenshot:

Note: This application has been updated since this original post. It originally could only create m3u playlists, but can now create pls files as well. The new version is 1.0.0.2.

New Widget: RunWidget

jhazlett — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:52:39 +0000

I just recently started using StarDock‘s ObjectDock application in Windows XP. I couldn’t find an easy way to launch the “Run” command from the object bar, so I decided to write my own application that mimicked this feature. It is a very simple application, with very limited use. It is basically for people who don’t know the Windows+R command or have those hot keys disabled on their system. It functions identically to the Windows “Run” command.

If you feel that this might be of some use to you, feel free to download it from the RunWidget information page or directly from this post.

Update: Version 0.0.2.0 is already available. I fixed a pretty significant problem with handling arguments and “quoted” paths like “C:\Program Files\StorURL\storurl.exe”. It should be fine now, and is downloadable from the exact same place. Sorry for anyone who ran into this problem before I fixed it.

New Online Application: TrueIP Online

jhazlett — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:35:01 +0000

While re-writing TrueIP to include more features, it occurred to me that it would be nice to be able to access a webpage containing a list of all my computers with dynamic IP addresses. With this application, it would be easy to log into the site from anywhere in the world and view the listing. So I built a new online application called TrueIP Online. It is in a very early beta stage, but the current features are fully implemented. If you have the need to track one or more dynamic IP addresses remotely, then TrueIP Online will probably help you tremendously. Go ahead and register and try it out with the new TrueIP desktop client. If you have any comments or questions, please send them via the contact page or leave the comment on this blog posting.

New Application: Repeat Phrases

jhazlett — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:04:17 +0000

After discussions with a friend in a help desk position about his company’s in-house software sucking so badly, I decided to write a replacement for him. The program is very simple, but very useful for people in tech support or help desk positions. It’s called Repeat Phrases and allows you to copy blocks of text with a single button click. I added some extra features to my version of the application, like images on the buttons, so you can see out of the corner of your eye what you are clicking, and the ability to dock the application to any edge of any screen that is available to the system. I find it very useful, and I hope that you may find it useful as well. To download, you can visit the information page for the application or download it directly.

New Application: MultiFile Replace

jhazlett — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:47:37 +0000

I wrote a new application this weekend. I needed a way to easily modify multiple files for the website simultaneously. The program is called MultiFile Replace. It scans through a directory that you specify, including sub-directories if that option is checked, and replaces with in all the files it finds. You can specify the file filter that you want to scan, so if you only want to change text files or html files, it is easily done. You can find more information and download it from the application’s main page, or download it directly. I think it’s simple yet powerful enough to be used by people that update a lot of “static” content on a regular basis. This is version 0.1.0, meaning it’s very new. If you have any ideas or features for the application, or have problems using it, please leave me a comment or contact me from the contact page.

I hope this new application is as much use to you as it is to myself.