Software downloads

Change the resolution, colour depth and refresh rate from the command line or a shortcut. Completely rewritten with multi-monitor support, it also works on single-display computers. Multiple SetRes commands can be run in one go from a script (.bat, .cmd, .vbs or other scripting tool). Note that a problem has been reported when used with Windows PE. SetRes Single Monitor is fine.

Change the resolution, colour depth and refresh rate from the command line or a shortcut. This is the original, massively tried-and-tested single-monitor edition. Now open source under GPLv3 - source code included.

A fast way to create multiple new folders in Windows Explorer. Put it on a hotkey for instant access. Stays open, so you can create more folders without repeated File / New / Folder menu selections. WARNING: May not work with non-English versions of Windows. Reported not to work well with Windows 7 (and probably version 2 doesn't either). I'll fix it when I can afford Windows 7 and a new PC to run it on!

A fast way to create multiple new folders in Windows Explorer. This version has been superseded but is still available in case of difficulties with V3. May not work with non-English versions of Windows.

Performs calculations from a command line. Simple but very quick and useful if you place it on a hotkey.

Automatically reload pages into Internet Explorer at regular intervals. Handles multiple IE windows and has many helpful features. Slightly limited on IE7 (doesn't target more than one tab) but still very useful.

Some of the items in your Start menu really belong in Control Panel. YourCPL puts them there. Anything you can run from a command line can be added. In the screenshot I have added Regedit and the sound volume control but you can have as many entries as you like.

Database of 229,205 solutions, view and print diagrams, pattern search, enhanced solving and more >>

Compile phone numbers into a folder and dial from the Start menu. Requires a modem and drives the standard Windows phone dialler.

A light JavaScript database-like search tool for Web pages, I-Search runs in the browser without server-side scripting. Suitable for a few tens of kilobytes of data where there is no back-end database support.

Helps remove the blue cast from scanned negatives that have been converted to positive – a function often missing from low-end photo editors. Crude, slow, overdue for a rewrite. Not representative of my current programming ability. Read how to use PosiTweak here. Find out how to build a negative/transparency adaptor here.

Randomise wall/floor tile patterns. The article explains how it works and interesting subtleties to the problem of producing random arrangements. You MUST enable macros when asked after opening the file in Excel.

To be used in conjunction with my article on Annual Percentage Rate (APR) – an essential tool for comparing the true costs of loans.

Enables you to print A4 diary planner pages with two months per side.

Generates sets of non-repeating random numbers within a specified range. Configurable for different lotteries, version 3 adds the ability to work with one or two sets of balls - Euromillions and Mega Millions among many others. May work with other versions of Excel that I do not have available for testing.

Generates sets of non-repeating random numbers within a specified range. Configurable for different lotteries. Hugely downloaded version 2 remains available in case you have problems with V3, and is for lotteries that use a single set of balls.