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From TNPC issue #3.14... Software Bargains by Dan Butler July 6, 2000 While configuring my new computer I was struck by how much free software I use for my day-to-day tasks. Over the next few issues I'll tell you about my favorites and where you can find them for yourself. First up are two software freebies that I use for file management tasks. Both are patterned after programs that Symantec has put out under the Norton name in the past. PowerDesk 4 from OnTrack software is a full replacement for Windows Explorer. If you used the Norton Desktop under Windows 3.1 you'll feel right at home with PowerDesk. Basically it's Explorer on steroids. A few of the features you'll find are: Zip Files that act like folders making it easy to work with their contents. Compare two directories and it'll flag the files that are the same in each folder or that are unique to each folder. Print file or directory lists. Use custom filters to view just the files you want to see. Enhanced File Finder utility. PowerDesk is easy to use and very powerful. Download PowerDesk 4 for free at: http://www.TheNakedPC.com/t/314/tr.cgi?freeb1 The second freebie is one I've used for several years, Midnight Commander, a clone of the old Norton Commander program. Midnight Commander is DOS-based but it does recognize long file names. After setting up my favorite directories in the hot list (Ctrl-\) I can quickly move around, view, and edit files. Copying whole directory structures is a piece of cake, but perhaps the biggest benefit to Midnight Commander is its ubiquity. I use it on every system platform I work on: Windows (in several flavors), Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD. If you are more at home with a keyboard than a mouse, Midnight Commander will be a welcome addition to your toolkit. Midnight Commander is free software released under the GNU General Public License. Find Midnight Commander at: http://www.TheNakedPC.com/t/314/tr.cgi?freeb2 You can reach Dan Butler at: mailto:danbutler@TheNakedPC.com Copyright © 2000, PRIME Consulting Group, Inc. and Dan Butler. All Rights Reserved. The Naked PC is a trademark of PRIME Consulting Group, Inc. ISSN: 1522-4422 You may reprint an article from TNPC as long as you show the entire article and include the authors byline, excerpt and subscription information as shown: Software Bargains by Dan Butler (This article originally appeared in The Naked PC newsletter #3.14, subscribe at http://www.TheNakedPC.com)

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