If you installed Windows Vista, Windows Seven or newer, you probably already noticed that Microsoft removed the blinking icon which provides informations about the network interfaces traffic and connectivity in the system tray. The new icon does not give you any information about incoming and outgoing traffic activity, and now only give you the choice to open the Network and Sharing Center and to resolve connectivity problems, no direct access to the network interfaces of your computer is provided anymore. This is a notable regression in functionality, if you come from the 2000/XP world.

GabNetStats is a small utility that adds back the blinking icon in the system tray of your Windows Vista or Windows Seven operating system. It looks like exactly the same as the XP one and is blinking as a reflection of traffic activity. Here is a more complete list of the features of GabNetStats :

• Configurable blinking icon for a quick overview of network traffic activity

  

  GabNetStats looks like exactly as the icon found in Windows XP

• Direct access to the network interface controllers (NIC) and to the Network Connections window, no need to pass through the Network and Sharing Center anymore

  

  Overview of GabNetStats context menu

• Quick view of which NIC is connected or not, if connected the IP will be displayed

  

  IP address shown in the context menu

• Simple bandwidth statistics when clicking on the icon

  

  Overview of statistics provided by GabNetStats

• Low system resources consumption
• No installation required. Just run the executable !
• Last but not least, GabNetStats is FREE(*) for personal use !

If you miss these functionalities in your Windows Vista/Seven operating system, then this utility is a must-have !

System requirements

• Windows XP, Vista, Seven or newer Microsoft operating system
• x86 and x64 platforms are supported
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or newer is required to run GabNetStats
• Less than 10 MB of free RAM
• Less than 1 MB on your hard drive

Download

Do not wait any longer, download GabNetStats.

Notes

(*) : This product is free for personal use. For corporate use, please contact us.

GabSoftware proudly present its captcha plugin for the comment section of Wordpress based blogs, Gab Captcha.

Gab Captcha in action

Based on the simple but efficient Amcaptcha from Alexey Moskovsky (with great thanks), Gab Captcha improved the security and customization of the plugin, but not only. The interface has been improved and the code has been cleaned up. Valid XHTML should be produced as well now. It is now possible to display 3 questions and to specify whether each checkbox should be checked or not by humans, thus improving security against spam bots. The three questions can be modified as well, as it was possible to do it on Amcaptcha.

Available settings for Gab Captcha

The installation is quite straitforward : you only need to copy the file gabcaptcha.php in your wp-content/plugins directory of your Wordpress blog and to activate it in the administration interface of your blog. You can eventually change the settings of the plugin (recommended).

To uninstall Gab Captcha, simple deactivate the plugin then remove gabcaptcha.php from your plugins directory.

With Gab Captcha, spam should now be a thing of the past !

You can download Gab Captcha in the downloads section.

It is based on the famous and reliable CMS WordPress. Why WordPress ?

• It fits our needs
• It’s very customizable
• Maintenance will be easier than before
• Less time to think about developing website = more time to think about developing good softwares…

We welcome any comments and suggestions. The design is still a work-in-progress, so now is time to give your opinion !

And last but not least… GabSoftware wish you have a HAPPY NEW YEAR !