Software of the Day: X-Proxy, FAR, JunctionMaster

X-Proxy, FAR, JunctionMaster are the three software that has been selected as today’s software of the day. They are designed to quickly switch and manage proxies, manage filenames using regular expressions and create filesystem links between folders respectively. Let’s explore all the three in more depth.

X-Proxy

X-proxy is pretty easy and convenient way to manage proxies if you want to ensure secrecy when posting on the internet, then you can hide your IP with X-Proxy.  Contrasting most proxy sites, X-Proxy lets you apply and check the status of your proxy rather than just listing a large list of proxies.

Are some of the sites banned in your living place? Proxies are a good way around such bans, so long as your country’s filter isn’t too advanced. So if you’re looking for an easy way to switch proxies, perhaps to get around IP-based bans, X-Proxy is a good choice to go.

Software Details:

Price: Free!

Version discovered: v2.2.0.0

Supported OS: Windows with .NET Framework 4

Download size: 20.3MB

VirusTotal malware scan results: 0/42 (web installer)

X-Proxy homepage

FAR: Find and Replace

The folks who want to rename and replace filenames and the contents of text files should try our today’s software, FAR: Find and Replace. By using its built-in Replace function, you can actually replace text inside files, and using its built-in Rename function, you can automatically rename files.

The one, who want to rename or replace text in a vast number of files, will be much glad with FAR as it is the best option for them. And, it’s open source, so if you can program you can even make your own improvements to it.

Software Details:

Price: Free!

Version discovered: v1.6.5

Supported OS: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/Mac OS X/Linux

Download size: 665KB

VirusTotal malware scan results: 0/41

FAR homepage

JunctionMaster

JunctionMaster is a real genie as by using it you can easily access files from one drive as though they are on another. It makes use of NTFS hard links and make this possible. For instance, you can map C:\myfolder so that its files are actually being stored in E:\notmyfolder.

It also makes creating these links super easy. By right clicking on a folder and selecting the appropriate option, you can create links in seconds without a worry in the world. It’s that easy! Give it a try.

Software Details:

Price: Free!

Version discovered: v0.20 alpha

Supported OS: Windows XP/Vista/7

Download size: 129-133KB

VirusTotal malware scan results: 32-bit: 0/42 | 64-bit: 0/42

JunctionMaster homepage