Philipp Winterberg (EN)

RAR FAQ update: 16 new answers and new example files added

2012-01-21T23:11:00.000+01:00

The RAR FAQ was updated with new example RAR files and 16 new answers to the most frequently asked questions about multipart, broken, phishing and protected RAR files. A new "Movie RAR Files" section was added. The RAR FAQ is available at www.philipp-winterberg.com:

Introduction

Standard RAR Files

Movie RAR Files

Multipart RAR Files

Protected RAR Files

Corrupted RAR Files

Phishing RAR Files

In here, out there? ¡Por aqui entra, por aqui sale! (Spanish)

2011-12-26T07:21:00.002+01:00

My children's book "In here, out there !" has been translated to Spanish by Fernando Arnal Vicente. Thanks a lot! :-) It's Spanish title is "¡Por aqui entra, por aqui sale!"...

The e-book edition (3 ,5MB, PDF) is a gift for you - it is free! Enjoy! The hardcover is available for just €12,95 and will be printed and sent to your home by Lulu...

¡Por aqui entra, por aqui sale!
Philipp Winterberg (Author), Lena Hesse (Illustrator)
Hardcover: 24 pages, full-colour interior ink
Format: 21 x 27 cm
Price: € 12.95
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In here, out there? Ça rentre, ça sort ! (French)

2011-12-01T10:46:00.000+01:00

My children's book "In here, out there !" has been translated to French by Marie-Claire Piquemal. Thanks a lot! :-) It's French title is "Ça rentre, ça sort !"...

The e-book edition (7,2MB, PDF) is a gift for you - it is free! Enjoy! The hardcover is available for just €12,95 and will be printed and sent to your home by Lulu...

Ça rentre, ça sort !
Philipp Winterberg (Author), Lena Hesse (Illustrator)
Hardcover: 24 pages, full-colour interior ink
Format: 21 x 27 cm
Price: € 12.95
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Egbert turns Persian : اگبرت قرمز می شود

2011-11-16T09:47:00.001+01:00

My free children's coloring eBook "Egbert turns red" has been translated to Persian by Alireza Shabani. Thanks a lot! It's Persian title is "اگبرت قرمز می شود". The eBook is available for free on my website (PDF; 9.3MB)...

If you would like to translate the book, read the instructions on how to do that... :-)

In here, out there? Da rein, da raus! (German)

2011-10-15T12:12:00.000+02:00

My children's book "In here, out there !" is also available in German. It's German title is "Da rein, da raus!"...

The e-book edition (7,2MB, PDF) is a gift for you - it is free! Enjoy! The hardcover is available for just €12,95 and will be printed and sent to your home by Lulu...

Da rein, da raus!
Philipp Winterberg (Author), Lena Hesse (Illustrator)
Hardcover: 24 pages, full-colour interior ink
Format: 21 x 27 cm
Price: € 12.95
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New children's book: "In here, out there!"

2011-09-12T17:11:00.000+02:00

Yeah! :-) My new children's book "In here, out there !" - with illustrations by Lena Hesse - is now available...

The e-book edition (4,8MB, PDF) is a gift for you - it is free! Enjoy! The hardcover is available for just €12,95 and will be printed and sent to your home by Lulu...

In here, out there!
Philipp Winterberg (Author), Lena Hesse (Illustrator)
Hardcover: 24 pages, full-colour interior ink
Format: 21 x 27 cm
Price: € 12.95
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More Infos...

Version 3.22 of Free RAR Extract Frog released

2011-08-25T17:42:00.000+02:00

Version 3.22 of my free Windows tool "Free RAR Extract Frog" has been released a few moments ago...

Free RAR Extract Frog has won over 50 5-star awards and is used by an ever growing group of users who like their RAR files to be extracted easily and super-fast...

Free RAR Extract Frog is 100% Windows 7 and x64 compatible. It is also 100% clean. If you would like to read the full specs, take a look at the PAD...

Free RAR Extract Frog 3.22
InstallFreeRARExtractFrog.exe (3MB; Windows XP/Vista/7)

Click Here To Start Download...

Egbert turns Czech: Egbert se červená

2011-07-06T11:30:00.000+02:00

My free children's coloring eBook "Egbert turns red" has been translated to Czech by Eva Fischer. Thanks a lot! It's Czech title is "Egbert se červená". The eBook is available for free on my website (PDF; 9.3MB)...

If you would like to translate the book, read the instructions on how to do that... :-)

Egbert turns Korean: 에그베르트가 빨개졌어

2011-06-05T10:54:00.000+02:00

My free children's coloring eBook "Egbert turns red" has been translated to Korean by Min-Jae Dekena. Thanks a lot! It's Korean title is "에그베르트가 빨개졌어". The eBook is available for free on my website (PDF; 9.3MB)...

If you would like to translate the book, read the instructions on how to do that... :-)

Over 500.000 Readers: "Fifteen Feet of Time"

2011-05-22T12:16:00.003+02:00

This month, "Fifteen Feet of Time" crossed the mark of over 500.000 readers worldwide! Up until now, the English and German editions of the book (Paperback, eBook or iPad App) have been read 525.365 times. Thanks! :-)

The Englisch edition of the eBook is also available for the iPad ($4.99/€3.99) on the iTunes App Store:
Story teaser: "What happens if the world unexpectedly stands still for a moment? If, just like that, you are given a bit of time by sheer luck? This is exactly what happens in one of the biggest and busiest cities of the world, as a small snail crosses the street and makes traffic stop for half a day. A book about things that you always wanted to do but never had the time for..."

The paperback edition is sold at amazon.com and lulu.com, a free low resolution eBook version of "Fifteen Feet of Time" (Fifteen_Feet_of_Time.pdf, 2.0MB) is availabe at philipp-winterberg.com... :-)

Egbert turns Norwegian: Egbert blir rød

2011-04-23T16:44:00.000+02:00

My free children's coloring eBook "Egbert turns red" has been translated to Norwegian by Katharina Martl. Thanks a lot! It's Norwegian title is "Egbert blir rød". The eBook is available for free on my website (PDF; 9.3MB)...

If you would like to translate the book, read the instructions on how to do that... :-)

Get Apps worth 100€++ from the Apps Museum

2011-03-01T11:59:00.000+01:00

The Apps Museum features 250++ apps, most of them freeware. But some gems were formerly shareware or buyware. These buyware apps are now available completely for free - no registration, no nags, no nothing! Some examples:

Namibia Premium Screensaver (formerly 19,95€)
Guatemala Premium Screensaver (formerly 19,95€)
Mexico Premium Screensaver (formerly 19,95€)
Powerful Affirmations Premium (formerly 14,95€)
Powerful Questions Premium (formerly 14,95€)
Powerful Visions Premium (formerly 14,95€)

And there are more: TextGiant, SplitGiant, ShutDownKing PRO etc. Go visit the Apps Museum and get them all! :-)

Chronological Appography 1990-2010

2011-02-13T21:12:00.003+01:00

This chronological appography of my apps does - in most cases - only list the first release of an app. Apps packages that contain more than one app are listed as just one entry:

Appography

2010	RarZilla 2.80 Details... / Download
2010	Free RAR Extract Frog 2.50 Details... / Download
2009	RAR File Open Knife 1.00 Details... / Download
2008	Powerful Visions Premium 1.00 Details... / Download
2008	Powerful Visions 1.00 Details... / Download
2008	Powerful Questions Premium 1.00 Details... / Download
2008	Powerful Questions 1.00 Details... / Download
2008	Ihres Glückes Schmied Einstellungstest 1.00 Details... / Download
2008	Gutetaten.de Winter Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2008	Fluchtsalat Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2008	Erfüllung jetzt Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2007	XXXXXXXXXXXXL 1.00 Details... / Download
2007	Scherzprogramme Killer 1.00 Details... / Download
2007	RarZilla Free Unrar 1.00 Details... / Download
2007	Powerful Affirmations Premium 1.00 Details... / Download
2007	Powerful Affirmations 1.00 Details... / Download
2007	Namibia Premium Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2007	Music Mice 1.00 Details... / Download
2007	Mexico Premium Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2007	Klimawandel Stopper 1.00 Details... / Download
2007	Guatemala Premium Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2007	Free RAR Extract Frog 1.00 Details... / Download
2007	Doping-Cursor 1.00 Details... / Download
2007	Desktop-G8-Gipfel 1.00 Details... / Download
2007	Command Line Wallpaper Changer 1.00 Details... / Download
2007	April, April - 30 Apps 1.00 Details... / Download
2007	Abt. Maus ohne Maß - 3 Apps 1.00 Details... / Download
2007	Abt. Bürosport - 3 Apps 1.00 Details... / Download
2006	Textmosaic Generator 1.00 Details... / Download
2006	Screensaver Player 1.00 Details... / Download
2006	Klick-Meisterschaft 1.00 Details... / Download
2006	Desktop-Marathon 1.00 Details... / Download
2006	Das '99 Bottles of Beer'-Programm - 99 Apps 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	Rügen Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	PC-AUS 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	Münster Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	Mini IQ-Test 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	Mexico Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	Lobdefizitausgleicher Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	Fenster-Tarnkappe 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	Fenster-Schrumpf 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	Fenster-Helium 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	Fenster-Ferien 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	Fenster-Dünger 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	Fenster-Blei 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	Cursor-Tarnkappe 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	Cursor-Steroid 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	Cursor-Spiegel 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	Cursor-Sedativum 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	Cursor-Käfig 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	Cursor-Helium 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	Cursor-Blei 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	CD-AUF-CD-ZU 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	Bildrauschen Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	Berlin Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2005	Affirmationen XXL Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2004	Tier und Verderben Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2004	Namibia Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2004	Im Treppenhaus Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2004	Guatemala Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2003	HTA2SCR 1.00 Details... / Download
2002	ZT Interpreter 1.00 Details... / Download
2002	Steuerschoner 1.00 Details... / Download
2002	ComputerSchock 1.00 Details... / Download
2002	99 Bottles of Beer Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2002	23 Interpreter 1.00 Details... / Download
2001	windowScherz 1.00 Details... / Download
2001	UmlautTrans 1.00 Details... / Download
2001	TextGiant Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2001	SplitGiant 1.00 Details... / Download
2001	soundScherz 1.00 Details... / Download
2001	sizeScherz 1.00 Details... / Download
2001	screenScherz 1.00 Details... / Download
2001	Screen Verwöhner Deluxe 1.00 Details... / Download
2001	Schlaegerei.de Winter Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2001	Schlaegerei.de Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2001	Nordpolcamper Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2001	mouseScherz 1.00 Details... / Download
2001	Gutetaten.de Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2001	floppyScherz 1.00 Details... / Download
2001	deskScherz 1.00 Details... / Download
2001	cdScherz 1.00 Details... / Download
2001	Allzeit Zeitsignal 1.00 Details... / Download
2001	Allzeit Onlinezeit 1.00 Details... / Download
2001	Allzeit Binärzeit 1.00 Details... / Download
2001	Allzeit Binärdatum 1.00 Details... / Download
2001	Allzeit Atomzeit 1.00 Details... / Download
2000	Turnbeutelvergesser Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2000	ShutDownKöng PRO 1.00 Details... / Download
2000	Moorhühner bei Nacht Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2000	Fenstersturz Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2000	Fenstersturz 1.00 Details... / Download
2000	Desktop-Maschendrahtzaun Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
2000	Desktop-Maschendrahtzaun 1.00 Details... / Download
2000	BSE-Cursor 1.00 Details... / Download
1999	Windowsherrscherwahl 1.00 Details... / Download
1999	Virtuelle Schlägerei 1.00 Details...
1999	Virtuelle Gute Tat 1.00 Details...
1999	ShutDownKönig Pelzschneiderlein 1.00 Details... / Download
1999	Pamela 1.00 Details... / Download
1998	WallpaperButler 1.00 Details... / Download
1998	Fliegender Teppich Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
1998	Computerstreik 1.00 Details... / Download
1998	BootScroller 1.00 Details... / Download
1997	TequilaCursor 1.00 Details... / Download
1997	ShutDownKönig Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
1997	Kristallwald Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
1997	DriveTornado 1.00 Details... / Download
1996	StatusQuo 1.00 Details... / Download
1996	ShutDownKönig 1.00 Details... / Download
1994	YoBall Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
1994	Tonlos & Zeit Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
1994	Tonlos & Stars Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
1994	Tonlos & Black Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
1994	S.A.G.O 1.00 Details... / Download
1994	Ratkraft 1.00 Details... / Download
1994	Morbid 1.00 Details... / Download
1994	Bakterie Schön 1.00 Details... / Download
1993	Jux Box - 50 Apps 1.00 Details... / Download
1993	Apple Factory 1.00 Details... / Download
1992	Keks 1.00 Details... / Download
1992	Kaotix 1.00 Details... / Download
1992	Herzklopfen Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
1992	Das Orakel von Miehr 1.00 Details... / Download
1992	Blödtris 1.00 Details... / Download
1992	Bildstörung Screensaver 1.00 Details... / Download
1992	Bildstörung 1.00 Details... / Download
1990	Steinequälen 1.00 Details... / Download

Apps Museum 1990-2010 with 250++ Apps opens today

2011-02-04T20:48:00.003+01:00

Half a year ago, I removed most of my apps due to constant "false positives" of the AV providers that were disturbing my business relations.

Since then, a lot of users emailed me, wishing, that all apps should be online again... available to those who are experienced and do not fear false alerts... well compressed and password protected... with lots of source codes... on a domain that is less important for my business relations...

All these wishes will come true today! :-) The "Apps Museum" contains all windows apps that were removed half a year ago + some DOS apps from the old days + many source codes (Pascal, Delphi etc.) +++

The Apps Museum covers 1990-2010: 20 years, over 250 apps! Visit the Apps Museum now:

apps_museum_fun.rar (99MB fun apps and joke apps)
apps_museum_screensaver.rar (99MB screensavers)
apps_museum_tools.rar (99MB tools and coding apps)

Important: The password that protects the RAR files is "www.philipp-winterberg.com" (free windows app to open the RAR files: Free RAR Extract Frog). The Apps Museum contains descriptions, screenshots, portable application descriptions (PADs), FAQs, screencasts etc. (some in English, some in German)

After extracting the above RAR archives, you are ready to enter the Apps Museum. There are five sections - "Fun", "Programmieren" (coding), "Scherzprogramme" (joke apps), "Screensaver" and "Tools" - containing the following apps:

Fun:

Abt. Bürosport - 3 Apps (2007) [Anmerkung: Hinter dem Namen jeder App ist das Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung genannt, z.B. "Blödtris (1992)"]
Blödtris (1992)
BootScroller (1998)
Das Orakel von Miehr (1992)
Desktop-Marathon (2006)
Einstellungstest (2008)
Kaotix (1992)
Klick-Meisterschaft (2006)
Mini IQ-Test (2005)
Morbid (1994)
Ratkraft (1994)
S.A.G.O. (1994)
Virtuelle Gute Tat (1999)
Virtuelle Schlägerei (1999)

Programmieren (coding):

23 Interpreter (2002)
Das '99 Bottles of Beer'-Programm - 99 Apps (2006)
ZT Interpreter (2002)

Scherzprogramme (joke apps):

Abt. Maus ohne Maß - 3 Apps (2007)
April, April - 30 Apps (2007)
Bakterie Schön (1994)
Bildstörung (1992)
BSE-Cursor (2000)
cdScherz (2001)
ComputerSchock (2002)
Computerstreik (1998)
Cursor-Blei (2005)
Cursor-Helium (2005)
Cursor-Käfig (2005)
Cursor-Sedativum (2005)
Cursor-Spiegel (2005)
Cursor-Steroid (2005)
Cursor-Tarnkappe (2005)
deskScherz (2001)
Desktop-G8-Gipfel (2007)
Doping-Cursor (2007)
Fenster-Blei (2005)
Fenster-Dünger (2005)
Fenster-Ferien (2005)
Fenster-Helium (2005)
Fenster-Schrumpf (2005)
Fenstersturz (2000)
Fenster-Tarnkappe (2005)
floppyScherz (2001)
Jux Box - 50 Apps (1993)
Keks (1992)
Klimawandel Stopper (2007)
Maschendrahtzaun (2000)
mouseScherz (2001)
Pamela (1999)
Screen Verwöhner Deluxe (2001)
screenScherz (2001)
sizeScherz (2001)
soundScherz (2001)
Steinequälen (1990)
TequilaCursor (1997)
windowScherz (2001)
Windowsherrscherwahl (1999)
XXXXXXXXXXXXL (2007)

Screensavers:

99 Bottles of Beer Screensaver (2002)
Affirmationen XXL (2005)
Berlin (2005)
Bildrauschen (2005)
Bildstörung Screensaver (1992)
Erfüllung jetzt Screensaver (2008)
Fenstersturz Screensaver (2000)
Fliegender Teppich (1998)
Fluchtsalat (2008)
Guatemala (2004)
Guatemala Premium (2007)
Gutetaten.de Screensaver (2001)
Gutetaten.de Winter Screensaver (2008)
Herzklopfen (1992)
Im Treppenhaus (2004)
Kristallwald (1997)
Lobdefizitausgleicher (2005)
Maschendrahtzaun Screensaver (2000)
Mexico (2005)
Mexico Premium (2007)
Moorhühner bei Nacht (2000)
Münster (2005)
Namibia (2004)
Namibia Premium (2007)
Nordpolcamper (2001)
Rügen (2005)
Schlaegerei.de Screensaver (2001)
Schlaegerei.de Winter Screensaver (2001)
ShutDownKönig Screensaver (1997)
Steuerschoner (2002)
TextGiant (2001)
Tier und Verderben (2004)
Tonlos & Black (1994)
Tonlos & Stars (1994)
Tonlos & Zeit (1994)
Turnbeutelvergesser (2000)
YoBall (1994)

Tools:

Allzeit Atomzeit (2001)
Allzeit Binärdatum (2001)
Allzeit Binärzeit (2001)
Allzeit Onlinezeit (2001)
Allzeit Zeitsignal (2001)
Apple Factory (1993)
CD-AUF-CD-ZU (2005)
Command Line Wallpaper Changer (2007)
DriveTornado (1997)
Free RAR Extract Frog (2007)
HTA2SCR (2003)
Music Mice (2007)
PC-AUS (2005)
Powerful Affirmations (2007)
Powerful Affirmations Premium (2007)
Powerful Questions (2008)
Powerful Questions Premium (2008)
Powerful Visions (2008)
Powerful Visions Premium (2008)
RAR File Open Knife (2009)
RarZilla Free Unrar (2007)
Scherzprogramme Killer (2007)
Screensaver Player (2006)
ShutDownKöng PRO (2000)
ShutDownKönig (1996)
ShutDownKönig Pelzschneiderlein (1999)
SplitGiant (2001)
StatusQuo (1996)
Textmosaic Generator (2006)
UmlautTrans (2001)
WallpaperButler (1998)

The main folder of each app will contain one or more subfolders with various versions of that app. The subfolder's name is in the format version, operating system and year of release, e.g. "1.00 (DOS, 1992)".

Many apps will also have a "Source Code" subfolder containing the source code for that particular app (usually Pascal, Turbo Pascal or Delphi)...

Egbert turns Turkish: Egbert kizariyor

2011-01-14T10:39:00.000+01:00

My free children's coloring eBook "Egbert turns red" has been translated to Turkish by an anonymous contributer. It's Turkish title is "Egbert kizariyor". The eBook is available for free on my website (PDF; 9.3MB)...

If you would like to translate the book, read the instructions on how to do that... :-)

RAR FAQ now online

2010-12-08T18:08:00.003+01:00

A new RAR FAQ with example RAR files and answers to over 50 of the most frequently asked questions about multipart, broken, phishing and protected RAR files is now online at www.philipp-winterberg.com:

Introduction

Standard RAR Files

Multipart RAR Files

Protected RAR Files

Corrupted RAR Files

Phishing RAR Files

#1 at pcwelt.de: Free RAR Extract Frog

2010-11-17T18:03:00.000+01:00

Version 2.60 of my App "Free RAR Extract Frog" climbed to #1 of the PC Welt Download-Charts at pcwelt.de in the category "Packen & Komprimieren". Thanks! :-)

Background: Free RAR Extract Frog (3.3MB) is a skinable extraction tool for RAR-archives that supports spanned archives as well as the decompression of password protected files. It comes with short instructions in more than 50 languages...

Over 250.000 Readers: "Fifteen Feet of Time"

2010-10-31T14:58:00.005+01:00

This month, "Fifteen Feet of Time" crossed the mark of over 250.000 readers worldwide! Up until now, the English and German editions of the book (Paperback, eBook or iPad App) have been read 263.527 times. Thanks! :-)

The Englisch edition of the eBook is also available for the iPad ($4.99/€3.99) on the iTunes App Store:
Story teaser: "What happens if the world unexpectedly stands still for a moment? If, just like that, you are given a bit of time by sheer luck? This is exactly what happens in one of the biggest and busiest cities of the world, as a small snail crosses the street and makes traffic stop for half a day. A book about things that you always wanted to do but never had the time for..."

The paperback edition is sold at amazon.com and lulu.com, a free low resolution eBook version of "Fifteen Feet of Time" (Fifteen_Feet_of_Time.pdf, 2.0MB) is availabe at philipp-winterberg.com... :-)

"Fünf Meter Zeit" in iPad App Store Top 10

2010-10-14T15:53:00.009+02:00

Thank you, Apple! A few days ago, the editors of the iTunes App Store recommended "Fünf Meter Zeit " (the German eBook version of the picture story "Fifteen Feet of Time") on the iPad App Store main page. Since then, the eBook App is Top 10 in the German iPad books section:

The Englisch version of the eBook App is also available for the iPad ($4.99/€3.99) on the iTunes App Store:
Story teaser: "What happens if the world unexpectedly stands still for a moment? If, just like that, you are given a bit of time by sheer luck? This is exactly what happens in one of the biggest and busiest cities of the world, as a small snail crosses the street and makes traffic stop for half a day. A book about things that you always wanted to do but never had the time for..."

The paperback book is sold at amazom.com, a free low resolution eBook version of "Fifteen Feet of Time" (Fifteen_Feet_of_Time.pdf, 2.0MB) is availabe at philipp-winterberg.com... :-)

Winner of over 50 5-Star Awards: RAR Knife

2010-09-03T15:29:00.010+02:00

My free Windows tool "RAR File Open Knife" has been reviewed and recommended by a lot of download archives - e.g. "Super-fast application for RAR files..." (softonic.com) - and it has won over 50 5-star awards:

RAR File Open Knife (1.4MB) is a tool that opens RAR archives. As fast as possible. The program comes with short instructions in over 50 languages, the engine is highly optimized. In performance tests RAR File Open Knife was up to 11% faster than 7-Zip etc.

RAR Knife 100% Safe and Clean

2010-09-02T20:49:00.003+02:00

My free Windows tool "RAR File Open Knife" has been reviewed and recommended by a lot of download archives. It has been certified many times to be 100% safe and clean:

RAR File Open Knife (1.4MB) is a little tool that opens RAR archives. As fast as possible. The program comes with short instructions in over 50 languages, the engine is highly optimized.

Editors Pick RAR File Open Knife

2010-09-01T15:53:00.000+02:00

My free Windows tool "RAR File Open Knife" has been reviewed and recommended by a lot of download archives. It has been picked by editors many times:

RAR File Open Knife (1.4MB) is a little tool that opens RAR archives. As fast as possible. The program comes with short instructions in over 50 languages, the engine is highly optimized.

RarZilla 100% Safe and Clean

2010-08-24T12:03:00.005+02:00

My free Windows tool "RarZilla Free Unrar" has been reviewed and recommended by a lot of download archives. It has won over 50 5-star awards and it has been certified many times to be 100% safe and clean:

RarZilla Free Unrar (3.3MB) is a free extraction tool for RAR-archives that supports spanned archives as well as the decompression of password protected files. It comes with short instructions in over 50 languages...

Winner of over 50 5-Star Awards: RarZilla

2010-08-23T09:54:00.002+02:00

My free Windows tool "RarZilla Free Unrar" has been reviewed and recommended by a lot of download archives over the last years and it has won over 50 5-star awards:

RarZilla Free Unrar (3.3MB) is a free extraction tool for RAR-archives that supports spanned archives as well as the decompression of password protected files. It comes with short instructions in over 50 languages...

Brothersoft.com recommends Free RAR Extract Frog 2.10

2010-07-07T17:59:00.002+02:00

My free Windows tool "Free RAR Extract Frog" has been tested and recommended on brothersoft.com a few days ago. The program received the "Editor's Pick" award:

Free RAR Extract Frog (3.3MB) is an award-winning extraction tool for RAR-archives that supports spanned archives as well as the decompression of password protected files. It comes with short instructions in 50 languages...

Winner of over 50 5-Star Awards: Free RAR Extract Frog

2010-07-06T17:58:00.015+02:00

My free Windows tool "Free RAR Extract Frog" has been reviewed and recommended by a lot of download archives over the last years and it has won over 50 5-star awards:

Free RAR Extract Frog (3.3MB) is a skinable extraction tool for RAR-archives that supports spanned archives as well as the decompression of password protected files. It comes with short instructions in more than 50 languages...

Paul picks Free RAR Extract Frog

2010-07-02T13:39:00.007+02:00

My free Windows tool "Free RAR Extract Frog" has been reviewed and recommended by Paul at paulspicks.com: "We are pleased to announce that your software Free RAR Extract Frog was selected as today's Editor's Choice on Paul's Picks..."

Paul started with MSN back in 1984 and managed their Shareware Forum until MSN decided to get out of the content providing business. In 1999 Paul moved the shareware archive to PaulsPicks.com and since then the site grew to become one of the most valuable shareware sites on the Internet. In 2010 Paul's Picks have been given a fresh design and more editors are involved in running the site to ensure daily updates.

Free RAR Extract Frog (3.1MB) is a skinable extraction tool for RAR-archives that supports spanned archives as well as the decompression of password protected files. It comes with short instructions in more than 50 languages...

Free RAR Extract Frog 100% Clean and Safe

2010-07-01T18:04:00.001+02:00

My free Windows tool "Free RAR Extract Frog" has been reviewed and recommended by a lot of download archives. It has won over 50 5-star awards and it has been certified many times to be 100% safe and clean:

Free RAR Extract Frog (3.3MB) is an award-winning extraction tool for RAR-archives that supports spanned archives as well as the decompression of password protected files. It comes with short instructions in more than 50 languages...

Version 2.1 of Free RAR Extract Frog released

2010-06-04T21:37:00.010+02:00

Version 2.1 of my free Windows tool "Free RAR Extract Frog" has been released a few moments ago. Free RAR Extract Frog has won over 30 5-star awards and is used by an ever growing group of users who like their RAR files to be extracted easily and super-fast.

A lot of users have sent brilliant ideas and thoughtful tips on how to improve Free RAR Extract Frog and make it even more comfortable. Version 2.1 is a major update and comes with the most useful new features, that users have come up with, e.g.:

A new password list feature, that allows you to have Free RAR Extract Frog try all passwords from a list with standard passwords prior to asking for the password
Full support for roaming per-user settings (AppData) - each user's individual skin and settings are available on every computer in the network
Automatic checking of the output folder - if it is read-only or full, Free RAR Extract Frog asks you to choose a different folder
A new "Unrar..."-button on the main screen - if you don't know how to handle drag'n'drop, simply click the button, choose you RAR file and everything is well
Newly designed "Options"-tab that shows all password- and output folder-options in an easy-to-use manner
Newly designed "Interface"-tab that gives you more control over the user inteface, e.g.: decide, whether you want the "Unrar.."-button mentioned above to be displayed
New dialog options, e.g.: It is now possible to deactivate all "file replace"-warnings and always overwrite files
New welcome- and wizard-dialogs help first-time users to easily understand how to unrar with Free RAR Extract Frog and guide them through the process

Don't hesitate to take a look at the screenshots of the new interface... If you would like to read the full specs, take a look at the PAD...

Free RAR Extract Frog 2.10
InstallFreeRARExtractFrog.exe (3MB; Windows XP/Vista/7)

Click Here To Start Download...

Screenshots of Free RAR Extract Frog 2.1

2010-06-01T13:09:00.008+02:00

The next update of Free RAR Extract Frog, version 2.1, will be released in a few days. Here are some screenshots of the new options and features:
Most users liked the easy-to-use interface of Free RAR Extract Frog, but some first-time users still got confused and wanted an "Unrar..."-button as additional way to start to unrar files and a help dialog that explains how to use it. So here it is:
If you like the old style without the "Unrar..."-button better, you can turn that button off on the interface settings tab:
A lot of users had great ideas on how to make the handling of password protected RAR files even more comfortable. The solution that fits best all their requests is the new password list feature. This feature allows users to define a text file with lots of standard passwords. Free RAR Extract Frog tries to use them, before it asks for the password. If a matching password is in the list, the RAR file will be extracted smoothly and quickly, as if it had no password protection:
You have no idea what this post is all about? Free RAR Extract Frog (3.3MB) is a skinable extraction tool for RAR-archives that supports spanned archives as well as the decompression of password protected files. It comes with short instructions in more than 50 languages...

Upcoming Version 2.1 of Free RAR Extract Frog

2010-05-30T15:57:00.008+02:00

My free Windows tool "Free RAR Extract Frog" has been reviewed and recommended by a lot of download archives over the last year. It has won over 30 5-star awards and is used by an ever growing group of users who like their RAR files to be extracted easily and super-fast.

A lot of users have sent brilliant ideas and thoughtful tips on how to improve Free RAR Extract Frog and make it even more comfortable. The upcoming version 2.1, which will be released in a few days, will come with the most useful new features, that users have come up with, e.g.:

A new password list feature, that allows you to have Free RAR Extract Frog try all passwords from a list with standard passwords prior to asking for the password
Full support for roaming per-user settings (AppData)
New dialogs that help first-time users to easily understand how to unrar with Free RAR Extract Frog

RAR Knife is #1 Free File Compression Tool on Softonic.com

2010-04-26T21:42:00.001+02:00

My free windows tool "RAR File Open Knife", that was tested by softonic.com a few months ago ("Super-fast application for RAR files"), ranks #1 in the category free file compression for several weeks now. Thanks! Compared with all free and non-free tools it is right behind WinRAR and has even more downloads than WinZip:
RAR File Open Knife (1.4MB) is a tool that opens RAR archives. As fast as possible. The program comes with short instructions in over 50 languages, the engine is highly optimized. In performance tests RAR File Open Knife was up to 11% faster than 7-Zip etc. The next update will be released in a few days...

Code Signing Certificate Usage for Beginners

2010-03-15T19:38:00.010+01:00

A code signing certificate is used for digitally signing executables and other digital content you generated. It can be bought from Verisign at $499 per year or from other companies and resellers. I recommend K-Software. They sell Comodo backed cerificates at $99 per year.

The whole thing is basically a two part process:

Get your certificte
Sign a file

To get the certificate, you have to:

Order from a browser that you will again have access to in a few days. This is important, because your certificate is generated while ordering, but only becomes valid after the verification process is completed, which might take a few days.
Prove your identity by sending copies of your passport, phone bill, bank statement etc.
Await approval
Complete the process, once you have opened the final pick up link with the same browser that you ordered from, by exporting your valid code signing certificate to a .pfx file (Instructions for Firefox/IE)
Smile :-)

To sign a file with your new certificate:

Download the Windows SDK. It contains a file named signtool.exe (SignTool Syntax)
For ease of use, create a batch file like this:
REM Setup:
REM 1. Save this text as batch file named "SignNow.bat" or similar
REM 2. Adjust paths, certificate filename and password
REM 3. If you are not using Comodo, replace time server URL

REM Usage: drag 'n' drop from windows explorer! :-)

"C:\signtool.exe" sign /f "C:\Your_Certificate.pfx" /p "Your_Password" /v /t http://timestamp.comodoca.com/authenticode %1

REM Attention: All of the bold text above has to be in ONE line

pause
Make sure your PC is connected to the internet to ensure that time stamping will work
Drag 'n' drop your file onto the batch file
Smile :-)

Once you have received your certificate and generated the batch file, code signing is as easy as dropping a file and takes less than 5 seconds.

Some more detailed tutorials are available from Jeff Wilcox (English) and Oliver Grahl (German).

Happy code signing... :-)

#1 Free File Compression Tool on Softonic.com: RAR Knife

2010-02-28T15:24:00.001+01:00

My free windows tool "RAR File Open Knife", that was tested by softonic.com a few weeks ago ("Super-fast application for RAR files"), ranks #1 this week in the category free file compression. Compared with all free and non-free tools it is right behind WinRAR and WinZip:

RAR File Open Knife (1.4MB) is a tool that opens RAR archives. As fast as possible. The program comes with short instructions in over 50 languages, the engine is highly optimized. In performance tests RAR File Open Knife was up to 11% faster than 7-Zip etc.

Winner of over 30 5-Star Awards: RAR Knife

2010-02-23T22:09:00.006+01:00

My free Windows tool "RAR File Open Knife" has been reviewed and recommended by a lot of download archives - e.g. "Super-fast application for RAR files..." (softonic.com) - over the last few months and it has won over 30 5-star awards:

RAR File Open Knife (1.4MB) is a tool that opens RAR archives. As fast as possible. The program comes with short instructions in over 50 languages, the engine is highly optimized. In performance tests RAR File Open Knife was up to 11% faster than 7-Zip etc.

RAR File Open Knife popular on Tucows

2010-02-22T21:39:00.002+01:00

My Windows utility "RAR File Open Knife" (1.4MB, Freeware) has been published on tucows.com and instantly got quite popular (Popularity: 83%)...

RAR File Open Knife (1.4MB) is a tool that opens RAR archives. As fast as possible. The program comes with short instructions in over 50 languages, the engine is highly optimized. In performance tests RAR File Open Knife was up to 11% faster than 7-Zip etc.

RarZilla-Products: Over A Million New Users in 2009

2010-01-27T15:00:00.007+01:00

2009 has been a good year for my three RarZilla-products. "Free RAR Extract Frog", "RAR File Open Knife" and "RarZilla Free Unrar" have won lots of 5-star awards, Softonic confirmed the superior speed and quality of the new RarZilla extraction engine and over one million people decided to join the ever growing group of happy RarZilla users. There are users from over 220 countries and regions, mainly from the US and Germany:

At peak times, RarZilla was #1 at brothersoft.com and Free RAR Extract Frog has had a file compression top 5 position at download.com all year long, crossing one million downloads lately with over 20.000 weekly new users:
Big thanks to all users for your trust, feedback and donations! It's a pleasure to know that there are so many people out there that unrar faster now and save some energy and protect the climate that way. Let's double that number in 2010! :-)

Free RAR Extract Frog 100% Clean and Safe

2010-01-24T12:35:00.006+01:00

My free Windows tool "Free RAR Extract Frog" has been reviewed and recommended by a lot of download archives over the last year. It has won over 30 5-star awards and it has been certified many times to be 100% safe and clean:

Free RAR Extract Frog (3.3MB) is a skinable extraction tool for RAR-archives that supports spanned archives as well as the decompression of password protected files. It comes with short instructions in more than 50 languages...

Winner of over 30 5-Star Awards: RAR Frog

2010-01-24T11:51:00.013+01:00

My free Windows tool "Free RAR Extract Frog" has been reviewed and recommended by a lot of download archives over the last year and it has won over 30 5-star awards:

Free RAR Extract Frog (3.3MB) is a skinable extraction tool for RAR-archives that supports spanned archives as well as the decompression of password protected files. It comes with short instructions in more than 50 languages...

Softonic confirms the Quality of RarZilla-Products

2010-01-11T19:41:00.007+01:00

Softonic, one of the world's leading download sites, cooperating in Germany, among others, with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and the Süddeutsche, recently tested the RarZilla-engine. The editors from softonic.de tested the program "RAR File Open Knife", that uses the RarZilla-engine as a centerpiece.
After careful testing of the unpacking engine, the outstanding result is confirmed: Softonic editor Kasanmascheff writes in the conclusion of the test report, "RAR File Open Knife keeps its promise and unpacks actually faster than the competition".

Consequently, the other two RarZilla-products, "Free RAR Extract Frog" and "RarZilla Free Unrar", that are using the same unpacking engine as the core, can also claim the label "faster than the competition" for themselves.

Softonic editor Harbauer even demands for the tested program "RAR Open File Knife": "This must be on the computer". In his blog post he writes: "To unzip, you do not necessarily have to rely on WinRAR: RAR File Open Knife is a free and easy alternative. Although RAR File Open Knife only supports that one format - in most cases that is sufficient... "

RarZilla Free Unrar 100% Safe and Clean

2009-12-24T13:02:00.000+01:00

My free Windows tool "RarZilla Free Unrar" has been reviewed and recommended by a lot of download archives over the last few month. It has won over 30 5-star awards and it has been certified many times to be 100% safe and clean:

RarZilla Free Unrar (3.3MB) is a free extraction tool for RAR-archives that supports spanned archives as well as the decompression of password protected files. It comes with short instructions in over 50 languages...

RarZilla Free Unrar #1 at Brothersoft

2009-12-10T17:00:00.002+01:00

My free program "RarZilla Free Unrar" ranks #1 this week at brothersoft.com in the "Top Software Downloads" list for "File Compression" software. It has even had more downloads than WinRAR:

RarZilla Free Unrar (3.3MB) is a free extraction tool for RAR-archives that supports spanned archives as well as the decompression of password protected files. It comes with short instructions in more than 50 languages...

Winner of over 30 5-Star Awards: RarZilla

2009-12-05T12:16:00.007+01:00

My free Windows tool "RarZilla Free Unrar" has been reviewed and recommended by a lot of download archives over the last few month and it has won over 30 5-star awards:

WareSeeker.com recommends RarZilla Free Unrar

2009-12-04T17:17:00.003+01:00

My free Windows tool "RarZilla Free Unrar" has been reviewed and recommended by the WareSeeker-Team at wareseeker.com. It even received an "Editor's Pick"-Award: "RarZilla Free Unrar 2.55 is such a nice and handy decompression tool for RAR-archives that supports..."

RarZilla Free Unrar (3.3MB) is a free extraction tool for RAR-archives that supports spanned archives as well as the decompression of password protected files. It comes with short instructions in more than 50 languages...

Winner of over 10 5-Star Awards: Powerful Affirmations

2009-11-27T12:06:00.011+01:00

My free Windows tool "Powerful Affirmations" has been reviewed and recommended by a lot of download archives over the last few weeks and it has won over 10 5-star awards:

Powerful Affirmations (1.8MB) is a recommended award-winning tool that helps you to work successfully with affirmations: Watch the affirmation you choose while you work at your PC. The program is freeware and designed for Windows. Powerful Affirmations is comfortable and easy-to-use, even for newbies...

WareSeeker.com recommends Free RAR Extract Frog

2009-11-26T15:55:00.003+01:00

My free Windows tool "Free RAR Extract Frog" has been reviewed and recommended by the WareSeeker-Team at wareseeker.com. It even received an "Editor's Pick"-Award: "We choose your product for this award because your product is useful and clean..."

Free RAR Extract Frog (3.3MB) is a skinable extraction tool for RAR-archives that supports spanned archives as well as the decompression of password protected files. It comes with short instructions in more than 50 languages...

RAR File Open Knife is ready for Windows 7

2009-11-03T00:01:00.002+01:00

My free Windows tool "RAR File Open Knife" has been reviewed and recommended by a lot of download archives over the last few weeks and it has been certified to be compatible with 64 bit systems, Windows Vista and the new Windows 7:

RAR File Open Knife (1.4MB) is a fast extraction tool for RAR-archives that supports spanned archives as well as the decompression of password protected files. It comes with short instructions in more than 50 languages...

Winner of over 20 5-Star Awards: RAR Knife

2009-11-02T23:11:00.007+01:00

My free Windows tool "RAR File Open Knife" has been reviewed and recommended by a lot of download archives over the last few weeks and it has won over 20 5-star awards:

RAR File Open Knife (1.4MB) is a tool that opens RAR archives. As fast as possible. The program comes with short instructions in over 50 languages, the engine is highly optimized. In performance tests RAR File Open Knife was up to 11% faster than 7-Zip etc.

Free RAR Extract Frog is ready for Windows 7

2009-10-31T17:21:00.001+01:00

My free Windows tool "Free RAR Extract Frog" has been reviewed and recommended by a lot of download archives over the last few month and it has been certified to be compatible with 64 bit systems, Windows Vista and the new Windows 7:

Free RAR Extract Frog (3.3MB) is a skinable extraction tool for RAR-archives that supports spanned archives as well as the decompression of password protected files. It comes with short instructions in more than 50 languages...

Editors Pick Free RAR Extract Frog

2009-10-31T17:10:00.007+01:00

My free Windows tool "Free RAR Extract Frog" has been reviewed and recommended by a lot of download archives over the last few month and it has won some editor's pick awards:

Free RAR Extract Frog (3.3MB) is a skinable extraction tool for RAR-archives that supports spanned archives as well as the decompression of password protected files. It comes with short instructions in more than 50 languages...