Downloads

SimpleServer - Remotely start your webcam or other software

Do you have a webcam? Would you like people to view it from your website, but are afraid that your ISP or hosting company would shut you down because of the excessive bandwidth from the constant uploading of the images? Worry no more! Why be uploading your webcam images when nobody is looking at them? With SimpleServer, you can have your webcam software only run, and upload your webcam images, when you have a viewer at your website. SimpleServer will run your webcam software only when your website viewers request it. It will run for the duration that you set, then turn off, saving precious bandwidth. This will give your website visitors a sense of power to be able to start your webcam and "peek" in on you at any time.
View the actual help file for details. Requires Windows 98 or above.

If my home computer is on, you can see SimpleServer in action. Turn on my webcam.
Or peek in on Zavaboy's webcam.

Note: With SimpleServer, you can do a lot more than just run a webcam. It is designed to launch a program and then terminate that program after a user-defined number of minutes. For instance, you can run Wizmo, or start and stop telnet or your FTP or web server, do a virus scan, shutdown, or restart your home computer, or run batch or ".vbs" files, through the Internet or your LAN. It could play a wave file, alerting someone at home to take some action. If you have Win2k or WinXP, you could lock your computer remotely. SimpleServer is safe because it doesn't open up your whole computer to the Internet or your LAN, it only runs what you configured it to run. It sits quietly listening for the password you assigned it, and ignores all other LAN or WAN communication. Why not keep your home computer safer from hackers by running services, like FTP and telnet, on your command, and only for the few minutes you need them? If you have any security or technical questions, please

  email me.

WebCam2000 - An open source webcam image server

Do you need FREE webcam software? I have two recommendations. You can decide which one is best for your needs. One of the simplest to use is booruWebCam found at: http://www.booru.net/. All it does is capture the webcam image and upload it to your website, where a web page can display it. Another is WebCam2000. WebCam2000 is open source and is freely distributable and modifiable by anyone. Click to view the copyright and license agreement. Unlike booruWebCam, it doesn't upload your captured image, but provides an image server on your computer that you can link to from your website, which is either locally or remotely hosted. WebCam2000 or booruWebCam can be used with SimpleServer. WebCam2000 homepage. Requires Windows (95?), 98 or above.

Scheduled HTTP GET - Does a GET to a web page every few minutes

Do you have a dynamic IP address? Are you thinking of running a web server, or any other server for that matter, at home and don't know how your visitors are going to find you with your IP address constantly changing? Scheduled HTTP GET can be used in conjunction with a web page that grabs or displays your IP address. It can be used with a web page that automatically redirects your visitors to your home web server. Example web pages are provided for your use. Or, you can set the URL to your web page that has a counter to fake traffic to your site. For example, run 10 instances of this program set to access your site every minute. This will produce 600 hits per hour, 24 hours a day. Or, if hosting company doesn't give you access to cron, you could set up a PHP page or perl script that does what you want, and have Scheduled HTTP GET call that page or script just like cron would. Or, it can also be used to keep your internet connection alive by accessing a web page every few minutes.

View the actual help file for details. Requires Windows 98 or above.

Gravitonomy - The Wizmo Graviton GUI

There is a program named "Wizmo", found at: http://grc.com/wizmo/wizmo.htm. Wizmo is a kind of "Windows gizmo" and is written by Steve Gibson of "ShieldsUP!" fame. It provides handy one-click Windows commands like turning the monitor off (the program itself is worth getting just for this feature), starting the default screensaver and a highly configurable screensaver of its own called "Graviton". Graviton is highly configurable, but only from a command line. I was so impressed by the visual effects of Wizmo's Graviton, that I wrote an easy to use interface to manipulate the Graviton controls. Hence the birth of "Gravitonomy", which in the tradition of Wizmo, is short for "Graviton autonomy". The purpose of Gravitonomy is not to be universal interface for Wizmo, it does have four user-programmable Wizmo command buttons, but to easily tweak Graviton controls, which is hard to do on a command line. Graviton displays a "universe" of particles on the screen and animates them according to the attributes you set. Click on the thumbnail to view the controls. By tweaking these attributes, stunning patterns can be produced. I was going to include screenshots, but without the movement of the particles, it didn't do justice to what it actually looked like. Even if you don't download Gravitonomy, get Wizmo, but if you want to play with the Graviton feature, get Gravitonomy too.

New to version 2, Gravitonomy can now save its settings directly as shortcuts or batch files! This provides a quick and easy way to create your favorite Wizmo commands.

Note: Go to the Gravitonomy page for Wizmo tips and fixes.
Requires Windows 98 or above.

exe2scr - Executable to screensaver

What it will do:
1. This was specifically written for Wizmo graviton, but...
2. Runs an executable file (.exe, .bat, .com) as a screensaver, well sort of.

What it won't do:
1. Depending on your operating system, password protection will or will not work.
2. Does not detect mouse movements or key presses, but Wizmo does this on its own.
3. No little preview window.

Instructions:
1. Place the file "exe2scr.scr" in your windows or system32 directory, depending on your OS.
2. Select it like you would any other screensaver.

Examples:
1. Run Wizmo graviton as a screensaver.
2. Lock the computer after a preset period of inactivity.
3. Shutdown or restart the computer after a preset period of inactivity.
4. TimedSS run a screensaver or another program for a set number of seconds.
5. Run a screensaver rotator.
6. Remember, it can run a batch file, so it can run a whole list of programs.

Note: This was written for people who wish Wizmo graviton ran as a real screensaver. Until this ability is incorporated into Wizmo, this is the next best thing. Apart from running Wizmo, this program has limited uses. Few programs that aren't meant to be screensavers, function well as screensavers. Go to the Gravitonomy page for other Wizmo tips and fixes.
Requires Windows 95 or above.

Run In Tray - Minimizes another program to the system tray

Do you have a program that you would like to have running for extended periods of time, but don't want it to take up task bar space, and that program doesn't have a "minimize to the tray" feature? Run In Tray will solve that problem for you. Run In Tray will work with most Windows and DOS based programs. For example, Outlook Express might be a program you would like to have minimized to the system tray. Or maybe a DOS based web server.

This is how it works...
Run in Tray, runs a program. When Run in Tray is minimized, it hides the other program's windows and places the program's icon in the system tray, or "Notification Area". To restore the "hidden" program, just double click its icon in the system tray.

There is an option to "Autorun minimized" to the system tray. Set this if you want to automatically launch the other program and minimize it to the system tray when Run In Tray runs. This is especially useful if launched from the startup folder.

To run multiple instances of this program, make a copy of RunInTray.exe and name the copy something like "RunInTray2.exe" or "RunInTray3.exe", etc.

Requires Windows 98 or above.

Monoff 4 - Turns the monitor off

When run, Monoff4.exe puts your monitor in a low power or power off mode, saving electricity. This can be used instead of Wizmo's "monoff" feature. Some people have had problems with Wizmo interfering with background processes that start up while Wizmo is running, and problems when multiple instances of Wizmo run at the same time. See my Wizmo FAQ page for more on this. Monoff 4 can't produce these potential problems. The Microsoft VC++ 7project source code is provided for those who are interested.

To all users who have a version prior to 1.5, please download this version. WinXP SP2 breaks earlier versions of Monoff 4. Thanks go out to Paul Jackson for pointing this out.

Download old version 1.5 executable and source.

Note: To run Monoff 4 as a screensaver, just rename Monoff4.exe to Monoff4.scr.
Requires Windows 98 or above.