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Try `File Chopper' for size

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CHENNAI, Feb. 25

DO you feel frustrated managing huge files? Try the ``File Chopper''. It splits big files into smaller files. For instance, into sizes suitable for diskettes. This program requires no unzipping or installation.

It can be run from a disk and creates a self-restoring file, that can be done from a DOS batch file. It can split files of up to 2TB.

File Chopper is controlled by switches on the command line, a feature that allows you to automate file dissections. The new version, 3.2, has full support for installing and uninstalling. It is a shareware version that runs for a 30-day trial, and costs $12 to register.

Brought out by Matex Data HB, the file size is 1.1 MB and can be downloaded in five minutes at 28.8 kbps. The minimum requirements are Windows 95/98/NT. The site is home.swipnet.se/matexdata.

A common problem faced when you have multiple access passwords for different applications, is that you end up mixing one password with the other. Elcom Ltd has a utility solution for this if you are using Access 95/97 database.

Called Advanced Access Password Recovery, this utility is designed to recover the forgotten password quickly. It can remove the password protection from the database and change your password.

The download shows only the first three letters of the password, and the other ones are replaced with `#' characters, showing the correct length of the password. The full version costs $30.

Version 2.3 of the utility adds better support for Access 2000, the ability to copy passwords (when recovered) to the clipboard and fixes some small bugs. The file size is 505 KB and takes approximately two minutes to download at 28.8 kbps. The utility c an be downloaded from elcomsoft.com.

If you want to create a Web page for a bunch of images stored in a folder, a graphics viewer utility, At a Glance, brought out by Jagat Technology Inc, comes in handy.

All you have to do is point At a Glance to a folder on your disk and you can create a Web page for all the images in the folder. The default browser will be automatically launched to view the newly-created Web page.

The minimum requirements are Windows 95/98/NT, and version 1.0.10 with a size of 1.9 KB is available for free, and can be downloaded in less than a minute at 28.8 kbps. It can be downloaded from jagat.com/products/AtAGlance/.