This page contains links to software written by David Hovel. Most of them require the Microsoft .Net Frameworks, so be sure to follow the directions for installing that product before attempting to install the software products themselves. Remember, all the software here is unsupported, and you install and use any of them at your own risk. While I do try to make things work well, there's no guarantee that every feature will work every time.
When you download the installer for one of the applications, you will be given a choice of running the installation remotely ("Open") or copying the installation file to your computer ("Save"). Please use the save option: save the file to your machine, then located it and run it after downloading has completed.
Software Available for Demonstration Purposes| Xlater: ASP.NET Web Set Translation Assistant. Rapidly and easily translate resource files and maintain ensembles of culture resources. |
| HTMLAlbum: Create easy HTML-based photo albums for your computer or any web site. |
| PingView: Graphical "ping" program for checking internet connection stability. Alerts you when your connection has failed or is restored. PingView is "network aware"and understands how components are linked. Comes complete with a configuration wizard. |
| MuseOn: Working inside Windows Media Player, MuseOn analyses the music stream and attempts to extract chord and key information. |
| ChordEdit: Easily create music "memory sheets" with chords and lyrics lined up nicely. |
These products are written using Microsoft new .Net programing system. What does that mean? Well, .Net is Microsoft's new "Java Killer" system, and there's good news and bad news. The good news is that it runs on all Windows 2000 and Windows XP machines. The bad news is that you have to install the .Net Frameworks system on your computer. However, it's free and just takes a little time (depending upon your connection speed).
So, unless you're sure you already have it, step one is:
Download and install .Net on your computer by visiting the .Net Frameworks 2.0 Downloads page. From there, you should follow the link to the "Microsoft .Net Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable", then download and install as instructed. (You need version 2.0; 1.1 or 1.0 will not work for these products).
Step two is:
Download and install the product of your choice by clicking on its installation link. Once you've downloaded it to your hard drive, locate it and launch it. You should see a standard Windows Installer program begin; follow its directions as you usually would.
Xlater is a Microsoft .Net application that simplifies the task of translating ASP.NET web sites.
Please see the
Xlater documentation for complete information.
The binary distribution is available for download. Simply "unzip" the files into a folder and run
Xlater.Exe.
HTMLAlbum is a Microsoft .Net application that allows you to easily create photo albums in HTML format. The resulting album can be viewed in direction in a web browser from your hard drive, burned onto a CD-ROM for auto-play on other computers or placed on a web site.
Download the HTMLAlbum installer by clicking on the preceding link. Once you've downloaded it to your hard drive, locate it and launch it. You should see a standard Windows Installer program.
Step three is to revisit this page and watch for "help" files and updates for the software. There are some minor installation issues I'm aware of , but the on-line help should get you started..
Remember, HTMLAlbum is "alpha" software and any usage is entirely at your own risk! It can delete entire directory trees if used incorrectly, but other than that, all it will usually cost you is some disk space.
PingView is a program I wrote when our DSL was flaky. It verifies Internet connectivity by "pinging" (sending special diagnostic messages) to local or remote computers. It has a configuration "wizard" for quick setup.
Because it is "hierarchical", it understands or can be shown the network relationships between computers. So if a key component like a wireless access point fails, PingView doesn't try to contact network elements that are "beyond" your access point.
You can configure it to play sounds when events happen, such as the connection failing or being restored. In addition, it can maintain log files of Internet connection status and run scripts when the connection status changes.
Download the PingView installer by clicking on the preceding link. Once you've downloaded it to your hard drive, locate it and launch it. You should see a standard Windows Installer program.
I wrote ChordEdit because I got tired of scribbling chord names on lyric sheets or trying to force Microsoft Word to perform unnatural acts of alignment. ChordEdit lets you enter the chords and lyrics in a simple text editor and generates nicely aligned HTML governed by a somewhat esoteric CSS style sheet.
Since the result is HTML, you can print the results using Internet Explorer, Firefox or any other browser you choose.
To use ChordEdit, download its ZIP file and unpack it into a set of folders. Then just run ChordEdit.exe from the top-level folder. It comes complete with documentation, sample songs and instructions for un-installation.