Source Code

On this page, you will find a few useful bits of free source code for my programs.

You are allowed to include the source code in any product (commercial, shareware, freeware or otherwise) when your product is released in binary form.
You are allowed to modify the source code in any way you want except you cannot modify the copyright details at the top of each module.
If you want to distribute source code with your application, then you are only allowed to distribute versions released by the author.

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Network Activity Indicator for Windows 7
Last Updated: 20 Nov 2009
Displays the old "two monitors" icon in Windows 7 that flashed blue to show network activity on the System Tray.

Adding a Status Bar Pane to an Internet Explorer Window and Unmasking the Web Page Passwords in Place
Last Updated: 16 Dec 2007
This article demonstrates how to add a Status Bar pane to Internet Explorer Window, and then how to use it for managing Web page password fields.

Falling Snow on Your Desktop! Part II
Last Updated: 16 Dec 2007
This article explains how to create an application that makes it snow on the desktop.

Falling Snow on Your Desktop! The C# Version.
Last Updated: 27 Dec 2006
This article explains how to create an application that makes it snow on the desktop.

Falling Snow on Your Desktop!
Last Updated: 20 Dec 2006
This article explains how to create an application that makes it snow on the desktop.

Adding a drop-down menu to an IE Toolbar button
Last Updated: 20 Sep 2006
This article explains how to add a drop-down menu to a toolbar button of Internet Explorer.

Reading Adobe Photoshop images
Last Updated: 4 Jul 2005
Simple C# library for opening and displaying Adobe Photoshop images.

Color Logo Maker
Last Updated: 01 Nov 2009
Create a color-cycling logo (Google-like) for your web site with a few clicks.
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EXIF Date Changer
Last Updated: 15 Jul 2006
EXIF metadata inspector/changer of various Date/Time entries.
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HPI Converter
Last Updated: 15 Dec 2006
A simple program that opens and converts Hemera Photo Objects ('.hpi' file extension).
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IEditor
Last Updated: 15 Jul 2006
Internet Explorer workspace-integrated text editor.
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MSN & Windows Live Recovery
Last Updated: 01 Nov 2009
MSN & Windows Live password recovery utility.
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Network Lights
Last Updated: 15 Jul 2006
A keyboard LEDs control program - indicator of outgoing and incoming network packets.
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RDP Password Recovery
Last Updated: 01 Nov 2009
RDP Password Recovery tool.
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TaskBar Hider
Last Updated: 15 Jul 2006
The TaskBar switching utility.
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The Bat! Password Recovery
Last Updated: 01 Nov 2009
The Bat! Password Recovery utility.
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Thumbnail Database Viewer
Last Updated: 16 Mar 2007
A quick viewer for thumbnail cache (thumbs.db) files.
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Thumbnail Database Cleaner
Last Updated: 16 Mar 2007
A quick cleaner program for thumbnail cache (thumbs.db) files.
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Total Commander Password Recovery
Last Updated: 01 Nov 2009
Total Commander Password Recovery utility.
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Window Minimizer
Last Updated: 15 Jul 2006
A simple utility for minimizing to the System Tray each of the desktop window.
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