The Year in Shareware, December 1996

The Year in Shareware

RZSplit
RZSplit splits your large files into several smaller ones, letting you easily save and transport files on floppies. After selecting the file you want to chop down, simply choose your desired size for the new, segmented files, save, and you're ready to go. To join files, simply select the parts you want to merge and hit the Go button.

$10
Filename: WRZS9513.ZIP
R. Zino
No information available at press time

The Icon Corral
If a herd of programs always seem to be grazing in your Taskbar, round them up with Icon Corral. This program steers your minimized programs into the system tray rather than the Taskbar itself.

Price: $5
Filename: ICONCORL.ZIP
Eric Askilsrud
14322 148^th Place SE
Renton, WA 98059

FTP Explorer
FTP Explorer is an excellent Winsock FTP client built around the Windows Explorer interface. It includes all the standard features of an FTP client and also allows you to resume a file download after an interruption. It includes a site manager that will save your user name, password and working directory for each remote site.

$30
Filename: FTPX.ZIP
FTP Explorer
PO Box 20574
Oklahoma City, OK 73156
http://www.ftpx.com/

FTP ServU
This Winsock FTP client lets you set rights and privileges for individual users and also gives you the option of logging activity for security purposes. Once configured, guests only have to FTP to your IP address and log in. A fully functional demo version (it will timeout after 30 days) and watered-down freeware version are included.

$25
Filename: SERVU20.ZIP
Rob Beckers
210 Alexander Ave., Apt. D
Durham, NC 27705
http://CatSoft.dorm.duke.edu

The Money Works
Calculate loan payments with The Money Works. Once you've entered your interest rate, term and principal, this app will configure the monthly payments of the loan. Money Works also provides a payment schedule that lists the balance of the account month by month.

$15
Filename: MONEYWKS.ZIP
James Stob
2N710 Randall Rd.
St. Charles, IL. 60174

$5
Filename: PCTVMAIL.ZIP
Pierro Computer Technology
PO Box 41
Exeter, CA 93221
http://www.pctlink.com/

OmniHTTPd
OmniHTTPd is a 32-bit, multi-threaded Winsock Web server. Its includes CGI and SSI support, is HTTP 1.0-compliant and can handle up to 512 simultaneous connections. Best of all, OmniHTTPd is free. The software disables itself on June 1, 1997, but considering its cost, OmniHTTPd is probably the most practical Web server you're liable to find anywhere.

Freeware
Filename: OH10A7.ZIP
Omnicron Technologies Corporation
1338 11th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta Canada T3C 0M6

OilChange
Oil Change prevents your PC from becoming an antique before its time by identifying your hardware and software components, and then locating any updates on the Web. Once a file is found, the app offers to replace the old files and install the upgrades. If you're unsure about the new drivers, Oil Change describes in detail how the update will affect your PC.

$39.95
Filename: OCBETA3.EXE
CyberMedia
3000 Ocean Park Blvd., Ste. 2001
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Ponger32
Tired of being disconnected from your ISP after a certain amount of inactivity? Ponger pings your remote host periodically to keep the data flowing. You can set the intervals to whatever you want.

$10
Filename: PONGER21.ZIP
Savant Software
PO Box 1909
Placerville, CA 95667

ToggleMouse
ToggleMouse adds power to your mouse by configuring options such as Screen Wrap, which enables the mouse to wrap around the screen; QuickPoint, which brings the mouse cursor to the default button in a dialog box; and ActiMouse, which causes windows to appear on top when you position the cursor over them. ToggleMouse also lets you assign macros to keystrokes and mouse buttons.

$29.95
Filename: TM302.EXE
Toggle Booleans
PO Box 4204, Station E
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1S 5B2