Glenn's Eclectic Freeware
Glenn's Eclectic Freeware

All software on this page is written by Glenn Delahoy for the Windows platform and is free to download and use. None of these applications are crippled (not intentionally anyway), time limited, contain nags, ads, spyware or other such intrusions. All applications are in English only except where noted.

Problems, comments or suggestions can be sent to support@delahoy.com. Before you write, make sure you have thoroughly read the extensive documentation that accompanies the application. Also check the Knowledge Base for known issues and frequently asked questions and the To Do List for assorted bug fixes and new features to be included in upcoming releases.

If you like any of these programs please consider sending a small donation through PayPal to show your appreciation and help with ongoing development and maintenance costs.

Updated: Desktop Info v0.90
Windows: All versions
Auto Ftp v2 can perform multiple ftp sessions simultaneously (fully multi-threaded). You can choose between straight file copy or synchronisation in either direction (local to remote or remote to local). Sessions can be started manually, timed, change triggered or daisy chained. Multiple sessions can be started from the command line making it a great batch file tool. Now you can have as many upload or download ftp sessions as you like configured and ready to go with one click.
Windows: 2000/XP
A small calendar and event reminder that unobtrusively sits on your desktop and is ready to use any time. No taskbar button, no system tray icon, the calendar is transparent so it's not an eyesore and consumes very little memory (less than 600KB idle). Enter as many daily or regular events as you like. Float your mouse over a day to see all events for the day. Shows a short list of upcoming events below the calendar. Fonts, colours and tooltips are customisable so it blends in with your desktop colour and font schemes. Events may be colour coded for quick identification. First day of the week is customisable. Scales as small or as big you want. Please note: this application will only work on Windows 2000/XP.
Windows: 2000/XP/Vista/2003/2008/Win7
This little application displays system information on your desktop in a similar way to some other desktop information tools. Unlike others, this application looks like wallpaper but stays resident in memory and continues to update the display in real time. Uses very little memory and nearly zero cpu. Perfect for quick identification and walk-by monitoring of production or test server farms. Everything is customisable including language.
Windows: 2000/XP/Vista
Regard this as a beta release. This means that it's incomplete and buggy, although it's already much more functional than version 1. Most of the functionality from the original is available plus a whole lot more. If you choose to test this, please report back with your experiences, comments, suggestions. As an experiment, there's also a u3p file for thumb drives. It's taken quite a bit of work to achieve something like 80% Explorer functionality and will probably take just as long to get another 15%. Maybe I should go the route of a shell extension instead of trying to reinvent Windows Explorer? What do you think?
Windows: 2000/XP
SE stands for Shell Extension. The extension adds six columns to the Details view of Windows Explorer: Total Size, Size on Disk, Slack Space, Files, Folders and Extension. Using these columns you can chase down your disk usage patterns. Because it all happens inside Windows Explorer, you're in a familiar environment with tools that function the way you expect. Additional tools include html/csv/text/xml reports, copy path to clipboard, command prompt at selected folder, wild card select objects.
Windows: All versions
Inbox is a powerful multi function tool for managing your POP3 email before it reaches your email client application. It can fetch your email from multiple email accounts, collate mail from several accounts into a single account, perform point and shoot filtering directly on the mail server as well as on collected mail, filter your various email accounts before your normal email program connects, act as a proxy fetching mail only when your normal email program requires it or act as a filter proxy filtering your email accounts before your email client collects mail. There are tools to peek at mail directly on the mail server and in your Outlook message store, auto respond to email while you're away, redirect mail to one or more addresses, attach many accounts to a single email address, set up a simple mailing list.
Windows: 2000/XP
Here's an easy to use jukebox to play your mp3/wav/midi/avi/wmv/wma media files. Just point it to your song folder and hit the Play button. Automatically plays songs and movies in sequence or randomly. Choose your own selection of songs or let your friends pick their favourites to be played in turn. When the selection runs out, Jukebox returns to playing its own selection; like a real jukebox. Reads and writes mp3 tags and m3u playlists. Optionally play songs only from a selected genre. Has built in mixer controls for quick adjustments. The adjustable crossfade function keeps the music coming without a break; perfect for parties. Version 2 has a rewritten back-end and a much nicer user interface to provide an even better jukebox-like experience.
Windows: All versions
Move Data provides a method of migrating data between various database systems, spreadsheets and text files. It provides a way to edit data within databases where there is no editor available and also producing text output. Reads and writes CSV, TAB, dBase, Paradox, Access, Oracle and InfoCentral v7.0. Copy/paste rows straight into your spreadsheet. Also writes HTML. dBase and Paradox operations require the BDE (3.8MB).
Windows: NT/2000/XP
Monitors machines across a network or internet using the ping protocol. Telnet into the listener to view the monitor and determine changes to ip addresses and whether machines are still running. Runs as a Windows service so it starts as soon as the computer boots, no login necessary.
Windows: All versions
A small and simple mail server for Windows. Handles all incoming and outgoing mail for your local network as well as fetching mail from external accounts. Includes a small web server which can be used to provide your company web page or intranet.
Windows: All versions
Adds ftp functionality to your "Send To" folder. Create ftp configurations for parent folders and all sub-folders and files are mapped accordingly. Provides for multiple ftp targets for a single source, file rename during transfer etc.
Windows: All versions
Setup creates very small Windows installations quickly and easily without all the overhead of the big tools. Setup adds around 77KB to the total size of your installation as opposed to at least four times that for the big tools. Perfect for emailing a few files to your friends or distributing very small applications without the end user having to stress over how to install and run them. It has a full script editor to make your life even easier, a command to create Windows shortcuts and a tool to quickly create self extracting zip files. Optional compression is now fully integrated.
Windows: 2000/XP
How many sleeps 'til the big day? One day recently my four year daughter asked me how many sleeps until Santa comes. It took me a while to figure it out but I finally came up with an answer. A few minutes later she came back and asked me if I could write something to put on her computer that would tell her every day how many sleeps until Santa comes. Well, I delivered on time and on budget and, like most of my customers, she wanted changes, enhancements etc. So in addition to the little program that shows a cute little countdown on the desktop, there's also a colourful and easy to use setup program to change the big day, message text, fonts and colours and desktop position. It was written with Santa in mind but you can use it to countdown to any big day. NOTE: Works on Windows 2000/XP only.
Windows: All versions
Simple file splitter and joiner to help you move those huge files across disks, around the network or burn to disk. You control the split size according to your requirements. The results are checksummed to ensure a successful split and rejoin. Handles huge file sizes and can create splits up to 2GB in size.
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