What "little" program...do I wish existed???

I just LOVE the thread : What "little" program could you simply not do without?...(I only wish someone would print it in book form)

This got me to thinking of the many programs that I wished existed; but, since I'm computer illiterate, I got to thinking that maybe what I wish I had, really DOES exist...except that I'm just not aware of it.

So, if i could start the ball rolling, here's just a few of my wises on my wish list, BTW any help on finding if there are such programs out there would be greatly appreciated.

1) I wish there was some program that would ONLY allow ME to close any open windows...I hate it when I'm involved in something & have to open several windows at one time & I then accidentally open another window the wrong way & Windows closes a previously opened window, that I didn't want closed...the program I'd like would keep all windows that I open, open, unless I specifically do something to close them.

2) I wish that there's be a way that I could copy items that for whatever reason I can't copy now....for example, I might get an error message box & want to copy it so that perhaps I can ask webopedia for help on it...but for some reason, I can't click on it in order to copy it...

3) Also, many times using the "select" instead of "print" has helped me to print only specific things; but, many times it'll also include a picture or advertisement that I don't want included ...I need a program that some how will allow me to be VERY specific on want I want to print.


Well, I hope these are enough to start this thread.

Does anyone else have a wish list????

Thanks

Yeah I wish there was a program that would provide me with the winning lotto numbers :rolleyes:

There is !! It's right Here

Oh.. you mean for next week??

tee hee very funny ttodd

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Originally posted by Calpitor
Yeah I wish there was a program that would provide me with the winning lotto numbers :rolleyes:

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I was going to say one that allows me to create and print money so along the same theme.

I wonder ho many people think that MS Money will let them do that ??

I think that the name of that software is more of a statement ie MS = Money !!

I do a bit of programming. If anyone has an idea that inspires me I'll have a go at writing an app. Maybe if some of the other programmers do to, we can make some of these wishes come true.

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Originally posted by SuperSparks
I do a bit of programming. If anyone has an idea that inspires me I'll have a go at writing an app. Maybe if some of the other programmers do to, we can make some of these wishes come true.

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Superball Sparky think Superball ;)

I also thought of another little proggie that would be interesting one that would create bar codes so I could do my own price tags when I go shopping. ;)

Seriously though how about a program for Windows CE that have a PDA filter out all calls and refuse all calls from that are either on a do not disturb me list or only allow ones that are in the PDA's address book and if the call is deemed as passable then the phone should ring. You would think that inthis day and age Bell would offer this service, in fact they do but the total of phone numbers it will block is laughable, it would be humorous if it weren't so darned expensive and no more that 10 phone number can be blocked at one time and they do not offer the same sort of service in reverse.

How about this:

A remote control for your TV, Stereo etc that allows you to punch in a number instead of using an up or down volume button.

ie lets say you normally have your TV set at volume 40 and you turn it down to say 15 at night when the kids have gone to bed.

In the morning if you could just punch in 40 and be done with it rather than having to hold the Volume up button down for like 10 seconds.

Maybe this exsists somewhere and I just haven't seen it.

In this day and age you'd think it should.

Hi amarok-sookgah,

Re your #2 wish: You could try CopyMsgBoxText. I downloaded it quite a while ago, never installed it so I can't vouch for it

http://www.our-class.net/mmchristen/...essagebox.html

"...allows you to easily copy texts or screenshots of message boxes and dialogs into the clipboard.
Useful for documentation/bug reports etc: Instead of copying a messagebox's (or any dialog's) text by hand, simply strike a key (configurable to your choice) - and the text is copied to the clipboard. The "Paste" command of your editor inserts the message to your document.."
License: FREEWARE
Version: 2.2
Operating System: Windows™ 98, Windows™Me, Window™ 2000, Windows™ XP

Chas

Many times a program already exists if you know where to look for it.

Regardless of how many programs are out there someone is always going to come up with another one that is needed.

I am interested in where this thread could lead as we don't have to wait if we think up something.

Nice type of thread to start amarok-sookgah. :)

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2) I wish that there's be a way that I could copy items that for whatever reason I can't copy now....for example, I might get an error message box & want to copy it so that perhaps I can ask webopedia for help on it...but for some reason, I can't click on it in order to copy it...

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Print screen key does nicely for those error boxes, just hit the print screen key and the alt key, then paste in an image editing program such as Irfanview Then save as a jpg.

I wish there was a program that would check every program you install and see if it is added as a Startup program, and give you the option as to whether or not you want it to start up when Windows starts.

That way you wouldn't have to either go into the program's options, or go into MSConfig, it would just prompt you when you install the program.

This would also help to eliminate a lot of Spyware.

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Originally posted by Webshark2000
I wish there was a program that would check every program you install and see if it is added as a Startup program, and give you the option as to whether or not you want it to start up when Windows starts.

That way you wouldn't have to either go into the program's options, or go into MSConfig, it would just prompt you when you install the program.

This would also help to eliminate a lot of Spyware.

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The new version of Spybot S&D will notify you that the registry is about to be modified this way and gives you the option to block or allow. If you have slightly more than a passing familiarity with the registry it should be everything you just asked for and more.

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Originally posted by Calpitor
The new version of Spybot S&D will notify you that the registry is about to be modified this way and gives you the option to block or allow. If you have slightly more than a passing familiarity with the registry it should be everything you just asked for and more.

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During a scan or juts in general ?

If the latter won't that mean that SBSD will need to be running in the background all the time ?

You can use "Alt>PrintScreen" then paste into photo program or Word or use Irfanview, "Options>Capture" and it gives you some options for screenshots. Sometimes we have software on our machines and aren't aware of all it can do. I know I'm guilty of this - LOL ;-)

One program I'd like to see is one that can allow me to use my PC remote to control both Windows Media Player (music and movies) and my PCTV tuner all in one. I can always find one or the other, but whenever I think I have discovered freeware that combines the features, it never works. I am pretty tech savvy and have configured the various freebie applications precisely according to instructions, but they never, ever work. Ofcourse there's the new Windows Media Center, but that is a lot of moolah...

This post was a very good idea! :cool:

Since we're on this subject. I want a program that when I sit down at my computer I can say "Computer On' and it will boot. And then say "Computer Search" with what ever I want it to search for or "Computer Open" whatever program I want open at the time.

to controle changes to startup programs you have several options..

first is as said Spybot SnD.. has a background service that monitors changes to the Registry.. only in versions since 1.3
or you could use registyrprot from diamondCS.. this dose the same thing just not as pretty..

cheers

BTW: Like the idea of the thread, all sillyness aside.. there are tools we would like, some are out there some are yet to be made..just waiting for the wish list..

OH BOY...A WISH LIST!
I want to FLY MY COMPUTER!
I want a throttle, and controls that will also monitor my memory usage, system temperature, and processing speed so that the system will never ever lock up again. I wanna feel the compression as I glide through cyberspace just like the USS ENTERPRISE at warp speed!

There are two programs on my wish list.

The first pertains to Favorites. When I save a bookmark, I would like the ability to document

date favorite saved,
why saved,
referred to website by VDR, John Doe, etc;
Comments

This program would be activated after each URL is saved to Favorite.

The second program on my wish list is a program that would allow me to document source and referral information about every download with the exception of OS updates. When I start the download process, I would like the completion of that process to activate this program with the following fields:

Date of download
Why Saved
Recommended by website
Recommended by Person's name
Comments

Cheers,

Linda

added to these.. talking of Voice recognition..

record voice patterns ONCE only.. and transfer the pattern files to any voice recog device.. . have just pained my way through setting up the voice patterns in another phone.. oh and the ability to update as the users inflictions vary.. nice to compensate for that cold just by talking to the computer in the morning .. and the phone, pda, security system follow you during the day..

I ask a lot..

I had a comment for the Favorites and the D/L .. I know that in Flashget you can save comments when you start the D/L.. and you can to similar in some compression progs when zipping.. the flashget info seems to be only compatable with flashget.... but any of this would be nice with voice recog.. s/ware


cheers

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Originally posted by LindaHewitt
There are two programs on my wish list.

The first pertains to Favorites. When I save a bookmark, I would like the ability to document

date favorite saved,
why saved,
referred to website by VDR, John Doe, etc;
Comments

This program would be activated after each URL is saved to Favorite.

The second program on my wish list is a program that would allow me to document source and referral information about every download with the exception of OS updates. When I start the download process, I would like the completion of that process to activate this program with the following fields:

Date of download
Why Saved
Recommended by website
Recommended by Person's name
Comments

Cheers,

Linda

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Just got Directory Printer here at Karenware to do most of what you want. Hope that helps out.

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Since we're on this subject. I want a program that when I sit down at my computer I can say "Computer On' and it will boot. And then say "Computer Search" with what ever I want it to search for or "Computer Open" whatever program I want open at the time.

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It's coming
One of the best at it for the home pc is ivos.
Check out the command list under support, pretty extensive.

I wish there was one that explained in understandable english what the Error (especially microsoft's) messages mean and how to fix them.

One thing that bugs me is when i open a site and there is music or some other sounds (some are very loud).
Wish there would be a choice to ear it or not and advise me before blasting me with it.
In some site you can stop it but it is hard to find,mostly it's at the end of the page (to late) you wake up everybody ,lol.
Licorne

Dear Linda Hewitt,
Regarding a program to save Favorites with comments and date, try "Visit URL", freeware, at http://www.tranglos.com/free/visiturl.html

Chas

Hi chaszal


Thanks. I will check it out.

linda

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Originally posted by Webshark2000
I wish there was a program that would check every program you install and see if it is added as a Startup program, and give you the option as to whether or not you want it to start up when Windows starts.
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This would also help to eliminate a lot of Spyware.

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You could also give SpySweeper a try. It also has a resident part that scans for changes in the registry and/or startup.

I've got an idea or two:

First, I'd love a program - simple and free - that informs us once a month (or set to our preferences) about programs we've downloaded/installed that we haven't used in X amount of time and then gives us the option to open it and view it, then asks if we'd like a complete, hassle-free uninstall. That'd be cool, huh?

Secondly, with the concept of "Scheduled Tasks", I thought of this. I think MS could certainly haul butt on this or the Google geniuses will. People just might like the idea of an email that informs us each time Windows Updates come out. A link to it or the actual list would be nice.

Third, I think either with that first program listed above or a totally separate one, that tells us when we last defragged, ran scandisk, etc...with the option of doing so then and why it needs to be done, other than the timing, like remnants of things we thought we uninstalled that remain on our PC. Or whatever other reason. I'm all for convenience, can ya tell?

Next, how about the local weather installed into the desktop that can be used with MOST or ALL operating systems? The only one I found works with XP and no others.

Last (for now anyway, lol), how about a program that lets us know that even though we intended to download and install something like Yahoo IM or Weatherbug, for examples, that we will also be getting free trial AOL or Comet Cursor? I really hate when I download something and it's not in plain English that it will include some garbage I don't want or need, and in all liklihood, will hate or conflict with something else I have.

Everyone's 2 cents?

i can't believe that there has been close to 800 views on this thread but ONLY 28 replies... there's LESS than 30 or so new or different programs that people want or need !!!!!

Do we have all that we need or want as far as we are concerned???
IMHO...a satisfied world is a sorry world, and if this is so, the word better get out to all high schoolers not to take up computer programming in college...there will be no jobs since we have all that we want/need today!!!

or is it that the people that visit webopedia are not very imaginative???? anyone take that challenge???

Dear folks,
I am looking for a program which would allow me to attach notes to email received in Outlook Express, and link it to another file on my computer. Good thread. Safe computing to all.

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Oh #$@^&#

Computer where's my glasses?

and what the heck was the program I downloaded last night, and why did I download the darn thing?

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now that I need now....




oh.. Behind the monitor..thanks computer!

I wish there were a program that would:

Let me configure how much bandwidth each individual app can use, UL and DL. Sort of like NetEnforcer but software based....oh and free would be nice but I'd willingly pay for it.

;)

There is only one program that I know of that will lock the modem dial out so that it can only dial allowed numbers thus preventing the Trojan diallers which underhandedly switch you to a premium line.
Perhaps someone could design a freeware security application in a simialr vein?

Interesting thread.......

I like the idea of voice commands. Is there one that works on a 12 year old daughter? :D

Perhaps a 'Microsoft ComputerDeskTidyUpper' would also be quite useful....

And definitely a programme that would remove the cellophane wrappers on blank CDs!

A mind reading version of Excel, where it knows EXACTLY the formula I need for a particular calculation/problem.

Any of those would do nicely.

Regards

oops....i thought i posted this wish of mine on this thread but apparently i start a new thread titled "Programs"...i didn't mean to do that..so here's my post:

"i wish there was a quick & easy way to make sure when i UN-INSTALL a program that ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING that was installed WITH the program is COMPLETELY removed.
on occasion, if i un-install a program...i'm advised that it's un-installed BUT there are some remnants of the program left over which wasn't/can't be removed...why should this happen???? i don't know....BUT there should be a way to make sure that EVERYTHING is removed (don't you think??)!!!!
i don't know if this is unrealistic or that there's no need for this...but, i have a feeling that some problems i get on my computer is due to this type of problem."

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i got 2 replies from General Winters & Triple7's..

here's their posts:


General Winters:

I use a program like Total Uninstall to monitor the installation so it can remove all changes.

There is a freeware version (v2) and a pay version (v3)

http://www.martau.com/

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How it works?
Total Uninstall creates a snapshot of your system prior to installing a new application. It then takes an additional snapshot after the installation has completed. It then compares the two snapshots and displays all changes in a graphical tree view, marking all registry values and/or files that have been added, changed or deleted. Total Uninstall saves these changes and if you decide to uninstall the application, it will reverse the changes to the previous state.

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Other programs I have used for this would be InCtrl / System Mechanic / RegShot combined with UnDoReg.

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Triple7's

That's why I use installation monitoring software when installing programs in windows. It records all changes and additions to all files and registry entries, then creates a report.
Most stuff left behind are simple folders, some registry entries and maybe a dll or two. Nothing all that critical in most cases but it's nice to keep things clean.
You definetly don't want an uninstaller to remove "everything" if it happened to replace a critical system file when it installed. Might end up with more problems then if you just left the junk there.

EDIT: OOps, I see the general beat me to it.

03-03-2005 03:59 PM




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thanks for the info...but Triple7's post is scaring me & i don't think that i want try anything...even what General Winters suggestion...i'm just on ole fashion chicken

What I would like to see is a Personal Information manager with the ability to run entirely from a USB key. Key features would include a notepad, password manager, address book, and a self contained e mail program and web browser.

Maybe there's one out there already that I am unaware of?????

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What I would like to see is a Personal Information manager with the ability to run entirely from a USB key. Key features would include a notepad, password manager, address book, and a self contained e mail program and web browser.

Maybe there's one out there already that I am unaware of?????

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I've run Firefox from a USB device.

But see these for help on running Firefox and Thunderbird from USB http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=81759
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=124368
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=232623 and do a search for usb here http://forums.mozillazine.org/search.php

Thanks for the links Nix, but I've been to all of those and have run Thunderbird from a USB key. What I'm looking for is a program that incorporates all of the features listed. Currently I am using Access Manager for passwords, Firefox for a browser, TBird for an e mail client, and nothing for a portable notepad. Is there any program out there that does it all????? Oh, and FREE - LOL......

Can you not just put notepad.exe in the thumb drive?