Alex Taylor

Alex Taylor graduated from the University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada) in 1998 and obtained a B.A. in Computing and Information Science title. He taught English to elementary and junior high school students in Japan. On his spare time he does OS/2 programming.

Software

 * OS/2 Programs
 * Archive Viewer - archive viewer and extractor
 * ATSHELL - replacement shell for RUNWORKPLACE
 * ConText - text encoding conversion
 * Extended Character Map (DBCSMAP) - character map
 * FreeType/2 IFI - PM font driver
 * FrontenACT - front-end for a BitTorrent client
 * Icon Themes - desktop icons changer
 * IMERJ - input method editor (IME) for Japanese
 * InstFont - command-line PM font installer
 * IPECHO (MYIP) - IP address query
 * Styler for OS/2 (formerly eStyler)
 * TCP/IP Profile Manager - switch TCP/IP configuration
 * Universal Clock - Unicode-capable, multiple-timezone clock
 * VX-REXX Extras (VROBJEX.DLL) - extension library
 * WnnIM - IME for PM using FreeWnn


 * Qt Programs
 * AT Desktop Calculator
 * QE Text Editor


 * OS/2 REXX Scripts
 * BT_GET - launcher for Python-based BitTorrent clients
 * DSK2RSU - .DSK image to RSU ZIP file conversion
 * IMAPADD
 * OF (Open Folder)
 * RENEX (REName by EXpression)
 * RRBACKUP (RAR backup)
 * SHUTKILL - eStyler version 1.0 manipulation
 * Simplified MAN - manual page viewer using the Cawf formatter
 * VERSION - version information


 * FixPak Assistant
 * Arca Noae Remote Desktop Client (ANRDC) - GNU GPL
 * clipuni - Source code available - Samples - Public Domain
 * CPMAP - Source code available - BSD
 * Desktop Object Tool
 * EPrint - Open Source - BSD 3 Clauses
 * HPFS386 Installation Utility - Open Source - BSD like
 * LAN Server Installation Utility - MPL
 * Logical Volume Manager PM - GNU GPL
 * LPR32 - Source code available
 * Network Adapters and Protocols (NAPS)
 * TCP/IP Advanced Features Installer
 * Useful Calculator for OS/2


 * Ports
 * cawf
 * MKVToolNix
 * Potrace - vectorization utility
 * TiMidity++ - MIDI file player
 * XJDIC - Japanese/English dictionary

Presentations

 * GEN-08 : Themes and UI Customization in eComStation - Warpstock 2003

Links

 * WebPage: http://www.altsan.org
 * Github: https://github.com/altsan/


 * Articles
 * Exploring Feature Install. Part 1: Object-Based Installation (Oct 2007)
 * Exploring Feature Install. Part 2: Advanced Installation Topics (Jul 2008)
 * Video
 * Interview with Alex Taylor (2011/05)