The 'File Renamer' freeware has been updated to version 1.2.6.2 today.

We introduced some 'sshortcut keys' to some of the menus, in the format ctrl+key and shift+key on the previous version.. As per murphy's law, and an amateurish distraction from my side, it turns out I should not have used the 'shift' key on a software that relies on lower and upper case letters so...... all shift+key shortcuts have been changed and now you can use 'shift + key' to input upper case letters on the edit windows as it should have been all the time!

Big thank you to Klaus Zimmermann, our long time friend and help - this software wouldn't be what it is without his debugging and assistance.


And, as always, this and all other freeware downloads are - and will always be - available from the freeware page.

And again, like the news bellow, the same independent 3rd party site that host, tests and makes sure my freeware is secure to install and use, update star tested and verified my 'Wv Player" freeware - the multimedia one I also use every single day myself!

Those guys test all uploaded and hosted software for virus and malware by using different antivirus software to go trough it and then publish an Antivirus Report that you can read here:


And as always, this and all other FREEware programs can be downloaded directly from my freeware webpage. Use and enjoy!
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And again, like the news bellow, the same independent 3rd party site that host, tests and makes sure my freeware is secure to host, install and use, update star tested and verified my 'ToDo Reminder' freeware - the one I still use - and update - every single day myself!

Those guys test all uploaded and hosted software for virus and malware by using five different antivirus software to go trough it and then publish an Antivirus Report that you can read here:


And as always, this and all other FREEware programs can be downloaded directly from my freeware webpage. Use and enjoy!
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Web Downloader , the 'download all' manager that'll take care of all your downloading needs, has also been tested by another major independent 3rd party site update star that host it too. They test and make sure my freeware is secure to host, install and use by anyone.


Some of the main characteristics of Web Downloader are accepting any type of link to download, drag'n'drop, configurable folders per type of download, manageable by proxies (if you so desire to keep privacy and bypass some eventual country 'limitations'), download using several threads and priorities (totally configurable by you, the user) to speed up downloads, download more than one link at a time, and much, much, much more.

If you peek trough the 'options' dialog alone, you'll see lots - and I mean lots! - of useful different options, many that even the commercial paying software don't even think of! And yet... everything is 'hidden' behind a simple, clean, straight forward window interface with some simple menus to access everything else at will. There is a help file that shows you how and what can be done, of course.

And all for FREE! And as always, this and all other freeware programs can be downloaded directly from my freeware webpage.
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And on this Easter day what better than to post this beautiful prayer 'Modlitwa III' by the great blues rock Polish band Dżem

The song and lyrics are an emotional, sincere plea to God, asking Him for a second chance, forgiveness for mistakes, and healing from life's wounds.


'Modlitwa III' translates as '3rd Prayer' and the translated lyrics can be found right here if you want to check!
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Some problems don’t need fixing — they need distance. "You Can’t Fix Stupid" from Delta Blues Brother is a dry, ironic Delta blues reflection about learning when to stop explaining, stop arguing, and stop wasting breath on things that refuse to change.

This is the blues of experience — not anger. The kind that comes from knowing some lessons can’t be taught, only lived.


Read more... for the lyrics!

The image 'Pic Viewer' (and editor) freeware program has been updated to version 1.0.5.4.

A lot more filters have been added - and many more to come in the future too, together with a corresponding help file update too. A few visual changes too, like the arrows on the "filter settings" dialog that are now up=increase value and down=decrease value instead of the default, not user friendly, programmer's language ones

As always, you can download this latest version - and all my other FREEware programs - directly from the freeware page. Enjoy, it's free!

Carlo M. Cipolla (15 August 1922 – 5 September 2000) was an Italian economic historian. He was a member of both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.

Cipolla produced two non-technical, popular essays that circulated in English among friends in 1973 and 1976. The second essay, "The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity" ("Le leggi fondamentali della stupidità umana", 1976),[3][4] explores the controversial subject of stupidity.


These are Cipolla's five fundamental laws of stupidity:

1. Always and inevitably, everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.
   
2. The probability that a certain person (will) be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.
   
3. A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses.
   
4. Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular, non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places, and under any circumstances, to deal and/or associate with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake.
   
5. A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person.
   

Corollary: a stupid person is more dangerous than a pillager.


As is evident from the third law, Cipolla identifies two factors to consider when exploring human behavior:

• Benefits and losses that individuals cause to themselves.
  
• Benefits and losses that individuals cause to others.
  

Cipolla further refines his definition of "bandits" and "naïve people" by noting that members of these groups can either add to or detract from the general welfare, depending on the relative gains (or losses) that they cause themselves and society.

A bandit may enrich himself more or less than he impoverishes society, and a naïve person may enrich society more or less than he impoverishes himself and/or allows himself to be impoverished.

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source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/.../Carlo_M._Cipolla

The image 'Pic Viewer' (and editor) freeware program has been updated to version 1.0.5.2.

With this update a few bugs that were found have been dully solved, a new improved and up to date help file has been redone with all info about modifiers and filters, and some improvements to the internal code itself, for more speed and efficiency, and better compatibility with the latest Windows 11.

This looks like a simple image viewer but, like all our freeware, if you delve on it you'll find so much more in terms of options, modifying filters, and some more..

As always, you can download this latest version - and all other FREEware - from our freeware page. Have fun!