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Desktop Magnifiers [ 7 ]
Notes [ 9 ]
Screen savers [ 18 ]
Wallpaper tools [ 4 ]

Boss: This utility lets you hide all open windows with a single (defined) keystroke, then reopen them when the coast is clear. review

CapTime 1.46: Changes the title of the active window (for example is can add curent time). Can also remove or replace parts of it. review

Cursor Clock 1.0.1: This application will turn your mouse cursor into a working clock. 1 review

Desktop Info 3.9.0: a little application that displays real time system information on your desktop. Perfect for quick identification, walk-by monitoring and simple remote monitoring of production servers, test farms or your own personal computer. review

Desktop UI Renamer: Windows has an annoying habit of not letting you rename many of the icons on your desktop (like Recycle Bin, My Documents and more). With this free little application tweak the ui quickly and easily. review

FastRes 1.0: Lets you quickly change your screen resolution and color depth, from the system tray. review

Folder Jockey 1.3: lets you organize as many shortcuts to folders on your hard drive as you want. You can click the Folder Jockey tray icon at any time to go right to what you need. You can assign hotkeys to your folder shortcuts, too - for example, you can make Ctrl+Alt+D open your downloads folder instantly, instead of clicking Windows Explorer, clicking My Computer, clicking C:, clicking... you get the idea! With the Folder Jockey shell extension, setting a folder shortcut is as simple as right-clicking the folder. review

Free Launch Bar 1.0: Free replacement for the standard Quick Launch bar. All functions presented in Quick Launch are also in Free Launch Bar. However, the Free Launch Bar is fully compatible with Quick Launch because it uses the same folder for shortcuts. But there is one huge difference. Free Launch Bar allows you to combine your shortcuts into groups. This feature looks like popup menus. This vastly improves the management of your shortcuts and save working space on your desktop. review

Glass2k 0.9.2 beta: Program that allows Windows 2000/XP users to make any window transparent. 2 reviews

JR Screen Ruler 1.2: Tool that allows you to accurately measure anything on your screen. This is especially useful when measuring graphics, web page browser sizes or whatever. Screen Ruler can display Pixels, Inches, Picas or Centimeters. review

MemInfo 3.5 SR1: a subtle task manager that displays the current memory (RAM or Page File) usage of Windows in the system tray. review

Monitorian 3.12.1: a Windows desktop tool to adjust the brightness of multiple monitors with ease. You can change the brightness of monitors, including external ones, either individually or in unison. For the system with an ambient light sensor, the adjusted brightness can be shown along with configured one. review

MoodBook 1.00: Tiny Windows utility that brings art to your desktop and sets a tone for your daily mood and emotions. With MoodBook your desktop looks like an art gallery changing art expositions either automatically or manually. review

Mr. App Launch 1.0: Small app that sits in your system tray (by the clock) and allows you to launch your 10 favorite applications. Mr. AppLaunch can also launch multiple items at once. review

NotAgain 1.2.1: Very simple program to start programs. It offers you a menu with your commands from the system tray, the little icon box on the taskbar. review

Popup calendar 3.0: It can place either the day of the week, date, or both in the system tray. As a added bonus, when you click on the date a calendar will popup. review

PS Hot Launch VVL: Tool to quickly run different applications, open documents, go to the right folders and web pages, send mail to a specified address, etc. review

Quick Hide Windows 1.0: You can use it to hide application to free up space on your taskbar or even hide the desktop and taskbar. All this is accessible from a keyboard shortcut. review

Rainmeter 4.5.16: open source tool that allows you to display customizable skins on your Windows desktop, from hardware usage meters to fully functional audio visualizers. review

RBTray 4.3: small Windows program that runs in the background and allows almost any window to be minimized to the system tray by right clicking its minimize button. review

Screen Ruler 0.10: a lightweight and configurable ruler tool for Windows Desktop. It allows you to measure the size of elements on the screen in different units, including pixels, centimeters and inches. Measuring is possible either using a two-dimensional, rectangular ruler scale or a one-dimensional, horizontal or vertical scale. The ruler can be moved and resized precisely using either the mouse or the keyboard and custom marking lines can be added. review

Taskbar Eliminator 2.6: utility which will simply and efficiently remove the taskbar from Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. With just the click of a button or a hotkey, the taskbar is disabled from any side of the screen, providing the freedom to use any dock application, increase computer security, or allow all sorts of Windows customizations. The taskbar can be toggled on and off in real-time, providing the flexibility to quickly view the taskbar to perform an action. review

Textify 1.10.3: simple tool to copy text from a dialog boxes which doesn't provide such functionality. Point your mouse over the text, click on the mouse shortcut (shift + middle click by default), and get a selectable view of the text. review

Verschwindibus 1.7: It enables you to hide/show any running window, so that no other one can see it. The hotkeys and system tray icon are customizable and systemtray & desktop icons can be toggled visible/invisible. Verschwindibus can easily be controlled through the systemtray. review

Vista Start Menu 2.65: alternative to the plain Start menu you find in Windows XP and Windows Vista. 1 review

WinMac 4.9.1 service pack 3: Program that allows Windows 95, 98, NT4, 2000, and Millennium users to add a Macintosh-style menu bar to their system. 1 review

WinPenguins 0.5: It creates cute little penguins that wander around your Windows desktop. review

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