Software of the Day: Starter, namebench, NetWorx
Starter, namebench and NetWorx are picked today as Software of the day. I recommend you to give them a try as they are all amazing and helpful programs. Starter is pretty suitable and quick program launcher. Namebench is designed to discover the quickest DNS server to reduce latency and NetWorx efficiently keep an eye on your network speed and data usage
Starter
You must try Starter if you are looking for a program that is convenient starter which looks simple and takes up virtually no room. The program is tiny, having separable categories, and has a timeless, easy to use starting interface. It’s specifically convenient if you have so many frequently used programs that they won’t all fit on Windows’ built-in taskbar.
The only pain that Starter brings is that of configuring it. Unfortunately, Starter can only be configured through everyone’s favorite blast from the 90′s past, an INI file. However, if you’re comfortable with using a computer, it shouldn’t be too hard to pick up, as the provided examples are very detailed.
The only thing bringing pain using Starter is that of configuring it. Unfortunately, it can only be configured through everyone’s favorite blast from the 90′s past, an INI file. But if you’re comfortable using a computer, it shouldn’t be too hard to pick up, as the provided examples are very detailed.
Software Details:
Price: Free!
Version discovered: v1.1
Supported OS: Windows 9x/2000/XP/Vista/7
Download size: 120KB portable | 604KB installer
VirusTotal malware scan results: 0/42 portable | 0/43 installer
namebench
Today, with the speed of internet connections, it’s not the download speed that counts but the latency of your connections. For the beginners, Latency is the initial connection speed of a given connection. One source of latency is when your computer comes across a new domain and needs to connect to a DNS server to get the IP address.
Well this is all very technical stuff, to which a common person is definitely not interested, it can actually save you some time in the long run. namebench is a nice little tool for finding the fastest DNS servers
Software Details:
Price: Free!
Version discovered: v1.3.1
Supported OS: Windows/Mac/Linux
Download size: 5.0MB
NetWorx
Are you having an internet connection with data limit? Don’t risk overages or service shutoff by going over your limit, use NetWorx, it will efficiently monitor your data usage. With its easy to read and quick to access reports on data usage, bandwidth speed, and things like ping time, NetWorx is a nice all-around tool for keeping your eye on your ISP.
The main feature of NetWorx is the ability to create reports. These reports could be daily, weekly, monthly, or even hourly, and can be exported into many different formats. And as it is a very low memory tool you don’t have to worry about it always being running to monitor your bandwidth: it uses only around 10MB of memory while sitting at rest.
Software Details:
Price: Free!
Version discovered: v5.2.2
Supported OS: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7/2008
Download size: 3.0MB portable | 3.1MB installer
VirusTotal malware scan results: 0/42 portable | 0/42 installer
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