Topaz Software

Update again: Fixed a bug with some users in the FileTypeRegister App. Added logs for debugging.

Update: I created a bug with the progress indicator for zips in the 1.0.7.15 release. It is now fixed in 1.0.7.16 beta. Download link is updated to the new version.

New version of AutoExtract version 1.0.7.15 beta addresses these issues:

• Mac OSX zip archives weren't unzipping correctly. It's fixed now (at least I hope).
  
• Installer now checks to see if AutoExtract is running at (un)installer startup.
• Installer now closes after initializing AutoExtract FileType associator app instead of having to be manually closed.
  

Grab the updated version!

Current Windows unarchiving/unzipping utilities are rather inefficient at their main purpose. Sure, you may think that 3-5 mouse clicks is not a big deal, but if it can be reduced further, why not?

Introdocing AutoExtract(yes, another crappy name), it automatically unarchives your zips, tars, gzips, and bzip2's with just a double click on the file. Yep, that's it. For Mac OS X users or people who have used one, AutoExtract behaves very similar to the Unarchiving Utility provided by OSX. When unarchiving zips and tars, it places it's contents in a folder unless there is only one folder or file, which it thens places that content directly where the archive resides.

And some basic facts about AutoExtract for those who rather read bullet points than paragraphs:

• Unarchives zips, tars, gzips, and bzip2's with just a double click
• Smart extracting. That single file in the zip will be there instead of in a folder (as by default).
• Easy file association. No need to manually set it yourself. AutoExtract has a helper application that manages setting and restoring file associations.
• Simple. No fancy user interface, just double click on the archive and go!

But please note, this is a beta, it isn't fully tested yet, although I'd like to call it a final release. Bugs/comments/feedback is always welcomed :). Download it now! [link removed: see update post]

Since I haven't been posting anything, I thought I should start now...

Ever needed to hash up a quick todo list? Was Notepad's lack of text editing features such as Ctrl + Backspace making you mad? SimpleTodo provides a solution. As the names suggests, it provides a simple interface for managing a list of todo items. In addition, it provides a few text editing features that notepad lack:

• [Ctrl + Backspace] Deletes the current selection and the word before the caret or the "text cursor".
• [Ctrl + Shift + Backspace] Deletes all the characters starting from the beginning of the current line the caret is in up to the caret.
• [Ctrl + Delete (button above the arrow keys)] Deletes the current selection and the word after the caret.
• [Ctrl + Shift + Delete] Figuring out the pattern? Deletes all the characters starting from the caret to the end of the current line.

Besides providing a clean interface (and revealing possible projects I planned :P), SimpleTodo can also be minimized to the tray, reducing it's presence when you don't want the window to be hanging around.

And to top it all off, this application is open sourced and licensed under the Creative Commons. Although I'll admit the source code is rather messy at the moment.

Grab the Application Binary or Source Code today!