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This little program was written specifically to incrementally number preprinted purchase orders using a dot matrix printer and multlayer forms.(It also works with ink-jets and lasers)
Sometime later I added code to add dates to photocopied loose-leaf diary style pages.
You can specify any prefix / suffix combination with a selection of predefined separators and set the position of the text on the page using "real world" measurements.

If you find it useful let me know.

I am considering adding several features

• Ability to save layouts.
• Printing more than one field per page for numbering tickets.
• Inclusion of images for logos etc.
• Print preview

Any suggestions for useful features will be most welcome

A simple click and drag solution to removing red eye from digital photographs

Open the picture file... drag a circle round the red eye... and its gone. Yes it's that simple, but if you aren't happy with the results there is an advanced mode allowing you to see the colour range of the selection, adjust the parameters of the processing algorithm and see a preview of the resulting colours.

Feature list

• Almost unlimited undo / redo levels.
• Revert to original even after saving.
• Open from most image formats.
• Cut n' Paste between RedEyesGone and any other graphics program.
• Open images in RedEyesGone from explorer using "Send to".
• Save as bitmap or jpeg graphics formats.
• All settings saved on shut down.
• Fully featured Advanced Mode for fine tuning the colour adjustment algorithm.
• Zoom in on problem areas and work in fine detail.
• Choice of rectangular, elliptical or brush selection tool.
• Option too prevent accidental overwrite of original image.

I hacked together the basis of this little utility for my own use. Then I thought, Hey! someone else out there in the Zen Cart community might find this useful. (My chance to give a little something back.) So I added a neater GUI, and tidied up the code a bit........

And here it is.
Its the sort of thing you'll probably only use once but, if you find it useful, email me and let me know.

BTW I apologise that this is only available for Windows but I don't know enough (any??) PHP or Java to make it cross-platform.

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I wrote this in response to a posting on the PC Plus forum.
You can open any file and view all the bytes either in hex or binary. Why you would want to do this I can't imagine, but the full screen "matrix mode" scrolling display can be quite hypnotic.

Floppy favorites - Developed so you can put your favorites folder on a floppy and use it on any PC. Consider it as your "pocket Web Address book"

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Features include:

• Copy your Internet Explorer favorites folder- with one click.
• Save it as the default data file. - one click.
• Pop the disc in your pocket - et voila!! Never struggle to remember a web adress again.
• Working at a different PC? No installation required. - Just put the floppy in the drive.
• Launch web pages directly from your Floppy favorites. - Regardess of the browser used on the PC.
• Share your favorites with friends. - It's small enough to email.
• Also works as a very simple back-up and restore tool.

This application is donationware see here for further details

I developed this program after seeing Nick Cheesman' s URL Manager at Technicall
I thought it seemed a good idea, but couldn't face typing my 200+ favorites into its database.
So I got to thinking.........
I hope Nick won't mind me hijacking his idea.

I wrote this as an experiment in card game programming. So I used the simplest card game I knew. It has very few rules and requires no strategy or decision making. Ideal for programming but not too interesting to play.

Play is very simple.

• Each player is dealt half the pack.
• The object of the game is to strip your opponent of all the cards in their hand.
• Players take turns to lay a card into the "pot" until one player lays a face card.
• The opposing player must then lay cards into the "pot" until one of the following occurs.
  a) The number of cards played is equivalent to the value of the face card or
  b) One of the cards laid is itself a face card.
• If the player completes laying the cards without turning over a face card then their opponent picks up the pot and add it to the bottom of their hand.
• If however one of the cards is a face card then play immediately reverts to the other player and it is their turn to lay cards up to the value of the face card or until another face card is played.
• The game is won by the player still holding cards when their opponent is without cards in his or her hand.