SocketWrench TCP/IP (Windows sockets) Utilitiies Best of the Net
SocketWrench Freeware Edition is a completely free, general purpose package that includes ActiveX components to simplify Windows Sockets programming. For developers new to Internet software development, SocketWrench reduces the learning curve for Windows socket programming and TCP/IP in general. Both 16-bit and 32-bit VBX and OCX versions are available. ActiveCommander - Includes ActiveCursor / SunFlowerSoft
ActiveCommander lets you shutdown, reboot, restart windows, and sign off a user. ActiveCursor sets the cursor anywhere on ther screen or gets it's location, hides or shows a cursor and more... Low Level Control! **Note** The link downloads the file immediately! Try this page for and interesting discussion of cursor control: http://www.koert.com/work/activecursor/
ActiveLock - Lock code before distributing it / ActiveLock
Add registration features, protect your programs from piracy, create trialware and sell your programs online! Includes a downloadable tutorial and a mailing list! See the FAQ link. Alarm - Program schedules and timers / Jcomsoft
Start applications or update systems by the clock or the calendar from your VB code. ** Note ** The link starts a download immediately! System Tray Icon - Control the system tray / GreatBeard
Display icons in the system tray. Lets you set the Icon property, or load it from your file (ico, cur, ani). Also lets you choose predefined Windows icons and cursors. A Help file is included. From helpful Russian programmer, Grigoriy Puzankin. ** Note ** The link starts a download immediately! VFMP3-Play - Record or Play MP3 to WAV / VisionFactory
Plays MP3 or records MP3 to wav-files. Includes volume-, scope-, spectrum- and level-control displays and reads id3tags. ** Note ** The link starts a download immediately! FreePOP - Read and delete email / GlennHarm
FreePOP is an ActiveX control that allows read and delete access to the messages in a POP3 mailbox. For example, build your own spam filter by getting the Subject, Date, From or other header information and selectively delete the ones you don't want programmatically. From helpful Colorado programmer Glenn Harm! freeSize - Resize and position forms / Simple Minded
Different screen resolutions can make your carefully designed system look bad. FreeSize lets you give your users the same experience no matter what resolution is used. GT Image - A better picture box control / GT Active
GT Image duplicates the standard VB picture box control but adds an Active Button and GDI capabilities (line, circle, etc.) ** Note ** GT Image Control won first place in the Microsoft/TechWeb ActiveX Challenge! HTML Help - Create Help in HTML / Microsoft
This control provides an HTML feature set for help systems, including an expanding table of contents, keyword search, shortcuts, and pop-up help topics. The control is also part of Microsoft HTML Help. Check out the documentation at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/htmlhelp/html/vsconHH1Start.asp - You may find this tool as part of other software since it is free from Microsoft!
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