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Programs you've seen at PIBMUG meetings

May 2002
A dramatic video that shows how TCP/IP really works.
warriersofthenet.mpeg

A training video for shopping in Israel.
shoppinginIsrael.mpg

You just can't too much past (An Ikea commercial)
romanticmeal.mpeg

[View this one first]
Really funny gum ad from (pick one: China, Greece, Japan)
closeup1.mpg

Follow up of really funny gum ad from (pick one: China, Greece, Japan)
closeup2.mpg

What you can do with Photoshop. Or is it real?
findthehiddenbird.jpg

A real Redneck tree house...
treehouse.jpg

This Windows error was seen by many...
goodluckerror.jpg

A strategy for parents to make youngsters earn their keep
workforkeep.jpg

Have you tried over clocking? Then you'll want this PC...
fastpc.jpg

April 2002
Bored at work?
Are you board at work?
boredatwork.mpeg

Weird take on "the Matrix" fight scenes
Ripped from a movie trailer
TheMatrix.mpeg

Need a day off?
Example of what to do to get a day off
dayoffvomit.mpeg

You scratch my back...
Not exactly what it apprears to be...
grattgratt.mpeg

January 2002
Astroblast
Can't make it the handball court?
http://gamescene.com/game.cgi?astroball

Happy New Year!
Shockwave Flash animation
http://www.flowgo.com/flowgo2_view.cfm?page_id=11058

Java Slalom
Fly a space ship through a slalom course against other online players
http://www.kdn.gr.jp/~shii/java/JSlalom/index.html

LoopLabs Sound Mixer
Sound mixer. Done completely in Shockwave Flash!
http://www.looplabs.com/

December 2001's Files
Snow on the desktop
Who says it never snows in California? Miss that winter weather that the east coast gets, then here's a program for you. All the benefits of Winter, minus the cold temperature.
snow1.exe

The snowman gets even
Snowman.AVI

Santa Sings His Heart Out
santajam.exe

A Christmas Tale
crimbo.exe

Decorate the Xmas Tree
xmastree

Dress up Santa with a variety of things. Cute, especially for the kids. [1.4MB EXE]
snowman.exe

An animation that uses the word starting with "F"
Merry **** Christmas.exe
(we didn't play this at the meeting and it's not for the kiddies.)

Fun in the Snow Remember the snowball fights you used to have as a kid? Here it is online, complete with adorable figures in an addictive Shockwave game. Use the cursor to position the red players and release the button to throw. (And whatever you do, don't forget to duck.)
Shockwave snowball fight game

November 2001's Files
Want to see what Osama bin Lauden has to face on the Internet? Here are some choice multimedia files to put the evildoer in his place.
Diplomancy
Bin2 - Come Mister Taliban...
Get Osama Game
Osama movie

October 2001's Files
What goes on after the boss leaves for the day rowing.mpg

What goes on after the boss leaves for the day, II
hallwayraces.mpg

What goes on...oh, hell, you get the idea...
cubiclehurdles.mpg

Happy Halloween
Pumpkin ate too many seeds
Harvest Moon pic
Halloween Flasher pic

World Trade Towers: What we wish happened on 9/11
Future WTC design

September 2001's Files
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's Dance Monkey Boy Video
dancemonkeyboy.mpeg

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer trying to rally the troops
developers.mpeg

VB2Java.Com's Extension Manager
Hide and unhide 7 specific file extensions without going through the Registry
Click here to download

Sharks caught on film

George W. Bush victory dance
dancingbush.exe

Be careful when inflating your next wading pool.
headrush.mpg

Another use of an F-14 with Watersports.
How_Real_Men_Water_Ski.jpg

Michael Jackson (singer) makes a cameo appears in Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes
michaeljackson.jpg

And you thought camera at stoplights were tough
speedtrap.jpg

Make your Win9x/WinNT/Win2K desktop look like WinXP
WinXP.zip

August 2001's Files
Watch a home video of an FS-14 jetfighter break the sound barrier. Stunning!
fs-14.mpg

A satellite view of a hurricane. Breathtaking.
hurricane.jpg

A program to help you manage your power bill.
powermanager.exe

Microsoft's ad for Windows XP, from their Swedish office (and it vanished in less than a day).
microsoftad.mpeg

Neat utility to print PRN files. Sure it's obscure but if you know what it is and need it, it's terrific. Free.
prnprint.exe

The story is the pilot of the jet was suspended for 30 days. But his buddies bought him a months worth of beer.
flyby.jpg

Having trouble with squirrels at your bird feeder? Here's a solution.
watchthemfly.mpg

Here's the solution if you find yourself getting tired of the cubicle.
wayout.jpg

You think you've had trouble with your computer consultant? Ha!
homersinternetshop.mov

Need a new monitor for your PC? Not sure what to do with the old one? Here's an idea...
shotgun-monitor.asx

Need to send a big file to a buddy? Split it into lots of little ones, ideal of e-mailing. Axeman312r.exe

March 2001 through July 2001 Files
Ever wondered why your hard disk is full? Or what directory is taking up most of the space? When using conventional disk browsing tools, such as Windows Explorer, these questions may be hard to answer. With SequoiaView however, they can be answered almost immediately.
SequoiaView

Check out the hot, new Hooters calendar for 2001
2001_HOOTERS_Calendar.jpg

Have a BMW? Don't park in front of hydrants...
bmw.jpg

Think *you* have trouble with your notebook?
laptopsupport.mpg

Heatwave, the optical illusion. Watch it and everything else looks hot!
heatwaves.zip

Leave work early using this cool fire escape.
tree.mpg

Put your boos to sleep with this hypnotic tool
optical.zip

Watch your screen spin round and round...
vueltas.exe

Take a picture with a cool Sony Internet camera
(If you don't have a Power Point viewer, this won't work for you.)
sonywebcam.pps

Bush asks, "what, me worry?"
who.mpg

This isn't a gag most bomb experts enjoy.
bomb.jpg

Utility company postcard wishing you well after rate hike.
powermoon.jpg

Happy Easter from the tush kids.
happyeastertushes.exe

A funny gag to hoist on a friend.
downhoax.zip

Watch the hi jinx as big cat hassles the kitten.
ninjakitten.mpe

February 2001's Files
Portable PC
Need a really portable PC? Try this one on for size

Burn that CD
This silly video gives new meaning to burning a CD

Compator 
This handy, free utility compares two folders allowing you to find missing or newer files, and easily copy, delete, or synch them up.

EnditAll 
A great utility from Ziff-Davis that lets you close all background programs in order to perform, say,  a hard drive defragmenation.

Folder Icons 
A very handy tool to change the icon of any folder. Terrific when you're browsing in Windows Explorer and want to quickly find a folder. Free.

Men vs. Women: Human Sexual Response
This is an excerpt of UCLA's recent study examining the differences between men and women. (Adults only.)

Lego Chef 
Spoof on the popular Japanese cooking contest show, "Iron Chef".

January 2001's Files
Salmon Fishing: A video that shows a salmon fishing competition
http://www.pibmug.com/files/salmon.asf
(If this doesn't play, upgrade you Player. Read Steve Bass' Home Office column.)

Salmon Fishing Zipped
http://www.pibmug.com/files/salmon.zip
(zipped version to pass along to friends)

A Sponge Falls in Love
http://www.pibmug.com/files/spontex.mpg

Santa Sings His Heart Out
http://www.pibmug.com/files/santajam.exe

Air Force One, The George W. version
http://www.pibmug.com/files/airforceone.jpg

A Christmas Tale
http://www.pibmug.com/files/crimbo.exe

Decorate the Xmas Tree
http://www.pibmug.com/files/xmastree.exe

Video of a supersonic jet plane
http://www.pibmug.com/files/supersonic.mpg

Video of Granny flying
http://www.pibmug.com/files/granny.mpg

Another Bud "wassup" video
http://www.pibmug.com/files/election_whazzup.exe

High quality aquarium screen saver
http://www.pibmug.com/files/aquarium.exe

How to write a suicide note in Word
http://www.pibmug.com/files/assistedduicide.gif

December 2000's meeting
An animation that uses the word starting
http://www.pibmug.com/files/Merry_______Christmas.EXE
(we didn't play this at the meeting and it's not for the kiddies.)

The AVI of the snowman
http://www.pibmug.com/files/Snowman.avi

the guy lighting the grill
http://www.pibmug.com/files/grill.mpeg

another version of the grill
http://www.pibmug.com/files/grill1.mpeg

the freebie bosskey
http://www.pibmug.com/files/bosskey.exe

the Big turkey
http://www.pibmug.com/files/gobblez.exe

What to do in times of stress
http://www.pibmug.com/files/stress.exe

Elves Bowling II
http://www.pibmug.com/files/elves2.exe

Bush and Gore singing
http://www.pibmug.com/files/JibJab.exe

The off beat browser
http://www.pibmug.com/files/cookbrowse.zip

Another off beat browser
http://www.pibmug.com/files/larabrowser.zip

Another off beat browser
http://www.pibmug.com/files/strangebrowse.zip

Another off beat browser
http://www.pibmug.com/files/futurabrowz.zip

Due to the violent nature...sound file
http://www.pibmug.com/files/violent.wav

Your file's, uh, dead...sound file
http://www.pibmug.com/files/filedead.wav

November 2000's meeting
Universal Hands-Free set.
Trouble driving and talking on your cellular phone at the same time? Try the new universal hands-free set. Operators are standing by.

Snow on the desktop
Who says it never snows in California? Miss that winter weather that the east coast gets, then here's a program for you. All the benefits of Winter, minus the cold temperature.

Design your own pop-up messages
Neat utility to display custom pop-up message boxes.

And you think you're desk is cluttered
Ever wonder what type of furniture a dot-COM company buys? Here's your chance to find out.

Used CD Sculpture
What do you do with 186,232 AOL CDs? Before sending them to the Bit-Recycler, make art out them.

Bomb squad humor
Who said the people in the bomb squad had now sense of humor?

Who moved my Start button?
Change every once and a while is okay, but this can get a bit ridiculous.

October 2000's meeting
Memturbo2, the latest version of the utility that brings back RAM from the dead.

Word Web is a free thesaurus and dictionary. Use it as a stand-alone

product or through your favorite word processor.

Want to have your spelling AutoCorrected as you type--in any application? Try AsuType.

Wassup, Matrix Style. Then try Wassup, Shalom Style.

A little game to fill your disk and waste your time.

From September 2000's meeting

AdWare
program checks for spyware and adware. Free.225k

ZoneLog offers a way to examine Zone Alarm's logs to see who's trying to check your PC. Free.

MyCPU: Check your CPU. Free 37k

Quick and easy way to play music CDs. Free. 4k

Wonder why the Concord had trouble? 31k

Still wondering why the Concord had trouble? 43k

Europe's top selling hands-free mobile phone device. 25k

High tech optical illusions 135k

What really goes on inside the ladies room. [this is a 22MB MOV file]

BlackWidow is a web site scanner, a site mapping tool, a site ripper, a site mirroring tool, an offline browser and a FTP program. It's also a snooping tool. Use it to dig deeply into web sites for hidden goodies. Scan a site and create a complete profile of the site's structure, files, E-mail addresses, external links and link errors.

From August 2000's meeting  

* The latest PC Upgrade, one supplied by Miller Brewing.
www.pibmug.com\files\pcupgrade.jpg

* Uh oh, what an error... (and a real, true screen capture).
http://www.pibmug.com/files/bigerror.jpg

* Melts on the screen, not in your mouth
http://www.pibmug.com/files/heat.exe

* The Desktop Stress Reducer(tm), perfect for when your boss hassles you.
http://www.pibmug.com/files/stressreducers.exe

* Need to fool AOL into thinking your doing something important? Use Keep it Alive, a small, handy utility.
http://www.pibmug.com/files/keepitalive.zip

* Through the sands of time, you waste your day...
http://www.pibmug.com/files/sand.zip

The online version (better)
http://pascal.seg.kobe-u.ac.jp/~shii/prog/sand2e.html [with thanks to Stan Sieger]

* What really goes on inside the tech support cube.
http://www.pibmug.com/files/techsupport.mpg

* More important, what really goes on inside the ladies room. [this is a 22MB MOV file]
http://www.pibmug.com/files/ladiesroom.mov

* The Star Wars II Bogus Trailer
http://www.pibmug.com/files/starwars2.mov [17MB MOV file]

From July 2000's meeting

THE 405
Thanks to Joe Lorenzini for this gem. I LOL and then roared at the end. Brilliant!

The amazing part is getting that kind of resolution and sound quality from a 7.5MB file. That in itself is astounding! http://www.405themovie.com/

If that's not available, get it here:
http://www.pibmug.com/files/405freeway.avi

The 19MB MOV file (if you're using an Apple Quicktime Viewer) is here:
http://www.pibmug.com/files/405freeway.mov

If you're using Microsoft's viewer, you'll probably need to install the DIVX codec which is a hacked version of Microsoft's MPEG4 codec. Try playing it without first--if you don't get sound or pictures, here's where to get the codec:
http://www.toshistation.com/405/divx_311alpha.exe

if that's not available, get it here:
http://www.pibmug.com/files/divx_311alpha.exe

From March through June 2000

Clinton's Last Days...
Try movie only if you have high-speed access

Pysol, the free solitaire game
Presented at the June PIBMUG meeting, this killer game provides 300 solitaire variations. And it's free. (Get more card patterns at the site.)

Choose a caption
1. If she thinks this is tough, try being a User Group President.
2. Her last job as a consultant prepared her for this job.
3. Steve's editor waiting for his next column.
4. Computer user waiting for Microsoft's next release

The New Microsoft Split up Error Box
It has to be true.

Your Son has the Knack
Sound file: About a dweeb

You've Got Mail
Sound file: AOL Parody

Blair Witch jpg
Cute pix for your web site

If you had DSL
A JPG to encourage you to get DSL

Bruce Lee on your Desktop
Cute program to waste time
 
Hot Chocolate Bunnies
How Easter bunnies are made...
 
Comm View Network Sniffer
Program to see who's on your network

Elian Tries a Bud
The title sez it all
 
A Marching icon Screensaver
Very cute screensaver
 
Beat up the Worker
Stress at work? Try this...
 
The Dog and the Tire
Movie about a dog and a tire...

Free Screen Capture program
Capture images from your screen!
 
Clip Help
New error message for Word

Dog Help
New error message for Word

Window Washer
Commercial of someone helping wash windows

Clinton's scrapbook (not for the kiddies)
Animated GIF to make you laugh. Maybe.

From Feb 2000's Meeting

Ping
Have a couple of teenager hackers living at home? Here's a was to fool them into thinking Ping doesn't work.
Rapid Search and Replace
A free utility that lets you search for text in practically any file. Unlike Window's Find, InfoRapid's search combinations are vast, including Boolean operators (AND, NOT, OR, and NEAR) and phonetic searches. [770K EXE]
Felix21
A very cute desktop cat. [307K EXE]
Billpeek.jpg
A view of Clinton in his early years. [41K JPEG]
Control Alt Delete
A handy tool for quick reboots. [30K JPEG]
Joefish
Remember the gerbil in the blender. Joe's back but this time he's in an aquarium (and caution for the kiddies: Joe's foul mouthed this time...) [1.2MB EXE]
CDCheck
After you burn that CD, can you be sure it copied correctly? This free utility will check your CD for you. [320K ZIP]
Nap and Coffee
Need a quick nap? Run this program and everyone will leave you alone. [22K EXE]
From Jan 2000's Meeting
Xteq X-Setup
It's the ultimate free tool for black belt system tuning and tweaking. From simple boot options up to server settings and hardware settings, X-Setup allows you to change more than 400 (!!) hidden functions with some simple button clicks. [3MB ZIP]
Greeting (or Reindeer)
Ah, yes, those lovely reindeer making music. [1.3MB EXE]
Just Say Yes
Got a bunch of kids who drive you wild? Take a tip from this mother [2MB MPEG]
Priceless.../A>
This poor guy didn't know he was being filmed. And now he's on the Internet. [1MB EXE]
Slippery
Makes you mouse slide around like it's on ice. [12k]
Snowman
Dress up Santa with a variety of things. Cute, especially for the kids. [1.4MB EXE]
From Dec 1999's Meeting
StressSign
Click on this when your boss asks you to do something stupid (again)
SPBoot
Getting tired of the Windows startup screen? Here are a few from SouthPark
(AKA OMIGOD, WIN95 Killed Kenny!!)
Eggbasket
A silly game from Tyson Chickens
New Keyboard
A little something from the guys at Linux
Elf-Bowl
The highlight of the December meeting: Santa bowls and elves get nailed
FrogPult
The frogs get tossed
Click-Click
A handy utility--click it and your screen goes dark
Thanksgiving
Another from the warped minds of Screenmates
From Nov 1999's Meeting
DLL Checker
Having DLL, OCX, and VBX versioning problems? DLL Checker scans your hard drive from shared resource files to aid in detecting version conflicts.
BounceMail
Use this gem to make it look as if your e-mail address isn't valid. Ideal for sending back mail to spammers (or people who send jokes). [277K ZIP]
Werewolf
Another Message Mates animations. [262k EXE]
Casper the Ghost
Another Message Mates animations. [262k EXE]
AOL Speedup
Easy--and free-way to speed up AOL. This small, free app patches AOL so it makes better use of its own cache. It really works. Visit the site for more info: http://www.aolspeed.dhs.org/ [45k EXE]
AlienSong
The animation is hysterically funny--and worth the download. [3.2MB MPEG]
Halloween-flasher
Cute, small, and worth the download. [17k Animated GIF]
Loser.wav
Tech support (from an company we can't name) captured this call and it's spreading on the internet like wildfire. [435k WAV]
Buttons
Practical joke that's sure to make someone unhappy. (Relatively) harmless. [292k EXE]
TClockex
Handy, free utility that sits in your system tray and presents a clock and system stats. [388k EXE]
PrcView
Very cool tool for techies. PrcView is a utility that shows what programs are running, details about what they're doing, and a way to kill them. [98k ZIP]
From Oct 1999's Meeting
Program Launcher
Prank program that will launch a program or play a WAV file at regular intervals. [167Kb ZIP]
Swat the fly
Swat a fly with your mouse pointer. [209Kb EXE]
Exploding Macintosh
Watch what happens to a Macintosh over heats. [820Kb QuickTime]
Typewriter
Miss the sound of your electric keyboard? Here's a SysTray applet for you. [863Kb ZIP]
Strobe Light Headache
Stare directly into your monitor and run this program. [125Kb ZIP]
SeaSick
You'll have to see it for yourself. [204Kb EXE]
Witch Accident is it?
This is what happens when you drink and fly! [33Kb JPEG]
Baked Beans
Baked Beans anyone? (slightly disgusting) [384Kb EXE]
Introducing the Chia Mac
Ch-ch-ch-chia! Just add water. [33Kb EXE]
Watch ALL your icons disappear
Another prank program that will drive your friends, family, and customers crazy. [24Kb EXE]
Wedge Master
Do you suffer from...depression? Another ShockWave movie [345Kb EXE]
From June - Sept 1999's Meeting
Cow
How to identify if your cow has the dreaded Mad Cow Disease [246Kb PPT]
myrkky.exe
Acne attack. Ugh! [1.8Mb EXE]
SpitwadHit the teacher with a, uh, spitwad
MOO
Aliens have a chat with a cow [248Kb EXE]
Viagra
Need a big cursor? Try this... [434Kb EXE]
Tahini
She's on your desktop all day long! [1.6MB EXE]
ROT
A screen saver that is, well, amusing [26Kb SCR - screen saver file]
The FU key
A screen shot of a unique keyboard key [135Kb BMP]
Cool App screen shot
It's a picture of the program everyone should own [154Kb JPEG]
Star Wars shoot 'em up Game
A game for star war buffs
Start button Mover
It's a gag that'll move your Start button [141Kb ZIP]
Rabbit
Another cute Messagemate animation [221Kb EXE]
Privacy
Play this at work...or pass it along to a friend [308Kb EXE]
Word
A picture of what word should do... [15Kb GIF]
Hidden Settings
A picture of those hidden menu settings...
Fake Format, Fake Delete, Fake Start, Crazy Mouse, Crazy NCS
Gags that'll make your PC go bonkers [146Kb, 125Kb, 134Kb, 63Kb, & 158Kb ZIPs]
Brain
Test whether you're left or right brained
Male Brain
Yep, this is what an xray of it sez... [11Kb GIF]
Revenge
A picture of the tables turned [14Kb GIF]
Work
A tool to make sure you're working hard
WPAD
Write and you'll get what you deserve
From May 1999's Meeting
Dilbert Workspace?
Planning on making a break from the standard cubical? Here's an alternative to the ergonomic chair. [45k JPG]
Robot Dancer
How said robots can't dance? This Shockwave Flash program will make you believe in dancing robots. [137k EXE]
Alternative Windows 9x Start Menu
A consultant's dream! Run this program on a client's system and walk away. Just kidding. This program replaces your normal Start button and taskbar with a freeware version.
T-Bone's Stress Relief Aquarium
Its just you and a fish. You have seven ways to relieve your stress against a poor, helpless fish. [333k EXE]
IE5 Eye Test
Here's a perfect way to test the new Internet Explorer 5.0's Size feature. [5k GIF]
Viagra Anyone?
Can't afford a prescription for Viagra? Here's the computer version. [444K EXE]
E-Mail Cleaner
This is for those of you who distribute a lot of jokes. It's really annoying to all the leading ">" symbols in the front of each line. This nifty little program removed them from the e-mail and make the message look cleaner and avoids all the multiple chopped word-wrapping. [351K EXE]
The Joesterizer 10 Speed FrogBlender 2000
Another stress reliever, but not for the faint hearted-folk. [655k EXE]
From April 1999's Meeting
Bad Day?
Think you're having a bad day? You'll flip over this [4K EXE]
Barney WAV
An actual recording of Barney's demise! [126k WAV]
Cryo AVI
Had enough of the dancing baby? Too bad! Yes...there's more! [1.4MB AVI]
Mars Flyby
An amazing flight over Mars, all for a 3-second download. [9K EXE]
TV-Tubehead MOV
Had enough of television? So has this guy. [650k MOV]
(and you can find more of these on the gems on the Adbusters Spoof Ad Gallery
From March 1999's Meeting
Air Hockey
Air Hockey for Windows. Not the greatest graphics but time consuming and a great waste of time. [75k EXE]
Beer Goggles
Another beer drinking game for a waste of time when you have deadlines looming over you. [1.6M ZIP]
Gecko
Find the gecko under the three different tiles. [77K EXE]
Seinfeld Game
Similar to the card game, Concentration. Find the matching Sienfeld scenes to uncover the picture underneath. [1.3Mb EXE]
BogusY2K for Word
One of the only programs to solve the Y2K problem for Word documents.
From February 1999's Meeting
Earthquake WAV
Want to scare the dickens out of your spouse? Turn your speakers up high and play this realistic WAV of an earthquake.
BeerTender
Try this after a few long necks and see how well you do. [256k EXE]
Linux98
Here's a cool logo you can use on your Win98 system to fool your friends. [26k JPEG]
WildBill
Dr Suess meets our friend in the White House. (Careful, this is notoriously political and a big 1.8MBs)
Cupid
A cute animation you'll want to send to your valentine. [201k EXE]
Y2K Bug
An animation that's cute but goes on too long. [218k EXE]
MoreMem
Similar to MemTurbo, but for Win 3.x users http://moremem.com/

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