I have started using Google calendar and now I want to analyze the events that I’m saving. Google provides a calendar, but no tools to analyze the events on a calendar. Also they only provide iCal format export of the calendar and no way to move the calendar to Google Docs.

An iCal importer for Open Office Calc would have the widest appeal and widest platform support.

I have written a simple importer for Open Office 3.1.1. I have not tested it on other versions of OO.

You can download it here: iCal_Import_04

After an Import

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Do you have a bunch of stuff starting up when you boot that you don’t need?
Get it under control.
My daughter and I had a problem and we found this little startup control panel. Just the thing that really ought to be built into windows:

Startup Control Panel

This allows you to check and uncheck the programs that start and all the various types of items are available to set.

This is a link to the Watch 4D program, which is different than the Watch 3D program. Watch 4D includes source.

Watch4D Program

Scan a whole disk, or just a directory tree, and find out where the space is being used and by which files. Oddly enough, tthe Windows 95 / NT Explorer has no such feature, or WinXP for that matter. The most you can do is watch the status bar for each directory as you navigate.

Here’s a program that will let you manage your hard drive space and efficiently clean up your files.
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The PakZip program solves two problems…

• Building ZIP files for game programs such as Quake that use ZIP as their archive format.
• Building distribution archives when an installer is not appropriate.

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Synchronize files between two folders, drives, computers or backup files to offline media including removable hard drives and CD/DVD RW.

Features New for Synch 3

• Supports CD/DVD RW drives, including verify.
• Threads rather than idle-loop operation provides better performance.
• Substitution allows easy redirection of drives and network paths.
• Options to remove empty directories after files are deleted.
• Options to provide handling of files with no extensions.
• Sizes and positions of windows and column widths of lists are saved and restored.

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Here’s a link to the original WW pages for Geodesic if you want more information.

Geodesic.

The Geodesic program displays shapes of various styles and allows the objects to be examined in various colors and lighting styles. All the object types can be modified with various parameters.

The program can export the objects in OBJ [Wave] format for import into your favorite 3D rendering environment.

Download Geodesic.
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Here’s a link to the original WW pages describing Watch3D an OpenGL program I developed a while ago to import and convert objects.

Watch3D

Here’s a link to the Gemstones program. It creates gemstone objects of several styles, displays them and exports them for other 3D programs to use.

Gemstones.

I am releasing the source in case you would like to learn how it works and modify it. I would appreciate it if you would let me know of any interesting modifications that you make.

Gemstones Program Source.

Enjoy,
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