The JFB Page
No Forums, No Blogs, simply a place to download Homemade Freeware
Welcome... Thanks for visiting my site. I am a computer hobbiest: this site and the homemade programs offered here are the product of many wasted (but happy!) hours. I have been a hobby programmer, on and off, for several years, and, now I suppose, I am a hobby Webmaster as well.
For anyone interested, this is my first Web Site. This site was entirely hand coded and reflects what HTML 4.01 with CSS formating I've been able to learn, so far. The more I learn, the better looking this site might become. This site uses a free web hosting service and a free file hosting service, so you may encounter advertizing associated with either host. (Also, the free hosting services may be down from time to time.) The domain name is the only thing that I had to pay for.
So now I have a web site. I need some content. At the moment, I have five programs that I think are worth presenting. The programs were made using "Just Basic" (a great FREE programming language that will create stand alone applications) and "Thistle-Win" (an easy FREE programming language and compiler). The programs will download as Zip files. If you download a full program file, you can simply unzip it and run it from its folder. Or you can install the program with a nice utility called "ZipInstaller", which can be downloaded from the Links page. If you use it, ZipInstaller will install the programs, create shortcuts, and create uninstall icons.
Go ahead, take a look at my homemade programs. If you find them at all fun or usefull, great! If not, simply delete or un-install them. I plan to add more Homemade Freeware to this site in the future (if I can come up with anything half way decent); and I plan to keep the program offerings updated (so check back once in a while). The source codes for the Just BASIC programs can be accessed via the More Options buttons below. If you want to view my HTML code, simply right-click this screen and click "view source". Thanks again, JFB.
::: The programs presented here have been tested on Windows 98se, 2000pro, and XP :::
I have been told that they should work with VISTA
Utility Launcher 1.0
Utility Launcher is a convenient launcher for clean-up and maintenance programs. You can place up to 20 utilities under a single (1) desktop icon, so they can be accessed and run quickly. This is the utility program that I use regularly to run my arsenal of third-party clean-up and maintenance programs. [download: 1.2 MB]
Utility Launcher (TW) 1.0
UL (TW) is a tiny version of Utility Launcher. It's a little less refined than the standard UL, but it works well and is < 60k in size. [Limitation: can only default to Drive: C][download: 7.87 KB]
Kinship Plotter 1.1
Kinship Plotter can tell you how two people in a family tree are related. Ever wonder if someone is a second cousin twice removed or a third cousin once removed? Trying to calculate those type of relations can be tricky. KP can quickly provide that information. [download: 1.21 MB]
MissNomer (TW) 1.2
MissNomer (TW) is a Word Game made up of 50 clues and 50 answers (responses). The Clues are couched in a phrase that is feminine -- "The queen of (whatever)...". The Responses (answers) must all begin with the first syllable "mis" or "miss" -- phonates of /miss/. Get it?... This game is really quite hard, but, if you like Crossword puzzles, you might like MissNomer. If you answer more Clues correct than incorrect, you are probably some type of genius. [download: 13.1 KB]
Rock Paper Scissors (TW) 1.3
Rock, Paper, Scissors (TW) is my version of this classic game. The game folder is really quite small (program + graphics + source code = 220KB). In playing, you (the HUMAN) try to out-quess the COMPUTER. If I say so myself: this little game is quite fun! [download: 107 KB]
