Software by Michael Gardiner:

JFileRecovery is a free Java webstart application that recovers files from damaged hard drives, CDs, DVDs and Flash media very rapidly. JFileRecovery works by sequentially reading blocks of data from a file and skipping blocks that take a long time to read. If the file is visible within the operating system, there is a very good chance that JFileRecovery can copy the file to another location.

JRSSTray is a free Java Web Start application that monitors RSS feeds and displays new items as messages in the system tray. A simple, refined interface makes it easy to add multiple RSS feeds and view recent items. The application is simple, lightweight and will work on computers with the Java Runtime version 6 installed.

JScreenFix is a Java applet and Java webstart application that helps re-energise stuck pixels and remove burn-in on LCD and plasma screens by randomly switching on and off red, green and blue colour cells very rapidly. Unlike other solutions, JScreenFix works on each colour cell individually in an un-coordinated fashion which means it is less stressful on the screen's power circuitry and far less likely to cause photosensitive epilepsy.

MyDiskServer is a small Java application that makes sharing files over the Internet fast, simple and secure. Any Internet browser can be used to access shared files, including mobile phones. Supports multiple user accounts and SSL encryption for secure data transfers. Can automatically generate zip archives (for multi-file download), image thumbnails (for image previewing) and playlists (for streaming audio). Also supports file uploading.

Googleoids is a word game that mixes scrabble with some google juice. The rules are simple. Poke pictures to release letters. Use letters to search for more pictures. Points are awarded based on the number of search results returned and the number of letters used. If not enough letters are used or no search results returned, the game is over. Compete against others by submitting your name to the global highscore table.

JScreenFix is a Java applet and Java webstart application that helps re-energise stuck pixels and remove burn-in on LCD and plasma screens by randomly switching on and off red, green and blue colour cells very rapidly. Unlike other solutions, JScreenFix works on each colour cell individually in an un-coordinated fashion which means it is less stressful on the screen's power circuitry and far less likely to cause photosensitive epilepsy.

JFileRecovery is a Java application that can copy files from damaged storage devices and media, skipping over problematic regions that typically cause copying to fail. If the file is listed, there is a good chance that JFileRecovery can salvage much of the data with minimal corruption. For many media files such as MP3, MPEG, AVI and JPEG, corruption is often not even noticeable.