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[Desktop Manager] [Desktop Shortcuts] [Desktop Customizer] [Icon Tool] [Button Pusher] [Clipboard: Extender] [Clipboard: Screen Capture] [Monitor Tool]Desktop Manager PowerPro
Company: PowerPro Company Author: Bruce Switzer
(Freeware)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
Languages: English
Description: PowerPro gives you a compact and powerful launch bar, menu, and tray icon facility. But this is just the start. With a little experimenting with its configuration, you'll find that you can use PowerPro to change the way you work with your Windows system. The source of its power is the way PowerPro integrates three capabilities: Running commands: Tool bars, tray icons, hot keys, mouse actions, menus, timer, scheduler. Controlling other program's windows: Close, minimize, maximize, roll-up to caption, tray minimize, position. Providing utility functions: Send keystrokes to programs, run commands when windows first open, virtual desktops, clipboard extender, keyboard macros, shutdown, show all folder files in a menu,sounds, wallpaper, and screensaver activation and randomization.
Home page:
http://powerpro.webeddie.com/
download page v 4.4 (2005-11-26) [ pwrpro44.zip (2645 KB)]
http://powerpro.webeddie.com/xdownload.shtml
(desc. rev.: 2006-06-04)
Desktop Shortcuts RUNit
Company: -- Author: magister-lex
(Betaware) (Freeware) (open source)
Windows OS: Windows
Languages: English
Description: RUNit is a simple but yet powerful launchpad. RUNit gives you quick access to applications, documents, folders and shortcuts. Unlike many other launchpads RUNit doesn't occupy any space on your screen - you only see it when you actually use it. RUNit defines a "hot area" on your screen where a click of the right mouse button makes the RUNit launch-menu appear .The "hot area" can be any border of the screen or even the whole screen. (you have to hold down the CRTL or SHIFT key while right clicking in "whole screen mode")
Home page:
http://www.magister-lex.at/
Program description; download v 2.1Beta 6a (1999-09-26) [ runit21beta6a.zip (66 KB)]
http://www.magister-lex.at/RUNit/index.html
2006PL CD files: runit21beta6a.zip
(desc. rev.: 2006-05-31)Traybar
Company: Nimation Author: Yoran Bosman
(Betaware) (Donationware) (free)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/XP
Languages: English
Description: TrayBar is a program launcher for the Windows platform. You can add programs, folders, etc. You can also create sub menus in wich you can place even more programs, folders and separators. You can also specify how you want programs launched: minimized, hidden, maximized, or in a normal state. Besides programs you can also add e-mail contacts to send an e-mail in no-time!
Home page: download v 2.52 beta 2 (2004-03-22) [ traybar.exe (926 KB)]
http://www.nimation.nl/traybar/
2006PL CD files: traybar.exe
(desc. rev.: 2005-11-21)
Desktop Customizer Dexpot
Company: -- Author: Patrick Dubbert; Sebastian Brands
(Freeware) (free for personal use)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP; Windows Server 2003
Languages: English and many other languages
Description: Dexpot increases the area of your screen by up to 20 times. It creates several Virtual Desktops to work easier and faster with many open windows
Home page:
http://www.dexpot.de/
download page v 1.4 (2006-05-03) [ dexpot14.exe (1793 KB)]
http://www.dexpot.de/index.php?id=download
(desc. rev.: 2006-06-04)
Icon Tool Transparent
Company: -- Author: Jay Guerette
(Freeware) LFW (v 4.2)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/NT
Languages: English
Description: Turn your desktop icon text backgrounds transparent; allowing your wallpaper to show through. It will also allow you to easily change the icon text to any color.
Program description: download v 4.2 (1998-09-15) [ Transparent42.zip (55 KB)]
http://www.computerhope.com/download/win98.htm
2006PL CD files: Transparent42.zip
(desc. rev.: 2005-10-15)
Button Pusher Push That Freakin' Button (PTFB)
Company: -- Author: Paul A. Roberts
(Freeware) LFW (v 1.06.4)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000
Languages: English
Description: Push the Freakin' Button (or PTFB for short) is a button pressing utility. PTFB runs in the background - usually its only on-screen presence is a mouse-shaped task bar icon. When a dialog causes irritation, you simply tell PTFB which button should be pressed, and it will handle the dialog in future. By default, PTFB is cautious - a dialog has to be a perfect match for its hitlist entry before any buttons will be pressed. But it can be set to be less strict, allowing a range of similar dialogs to be handled from one hitlist entry. Main Features: Simple drag-drop interface for adding buttons to the "hit-list". Buttons will only be pressed once per appearance - no pressing frenzy if button does not dismiss the dialog. Task bar icon for easy access and notification of impending button press. Configurable press delay and three methods of identifying potential targets.
download v 1.06.4 (2003-12) [ PTFB1064.zip (461 KB)]
http://downloads.pcworld.com/pub/new/utilities/hard_disk/PTFB1064.zip
Home Page ($ware version):
http://www.tlhouse.co.uk/
(desc. rev.: 2005-10-10)
Clipboard: Extender Yankee Clipper III
Company: InteleXual Software LLC Author: Joe LeVasseur and Konrad Krupa
(Liteware) (Registerware: name) (Requestware) (free)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Languages: English; French; German; Italian
Description: Yankee Clipper III (YCIII): Saves past 200 text and RTF, 20 BMP and Metafile, and 200 URL clipboard entries. Has the ability to save and re-use "boilerplate" clippings. Simply right-click on the item and select "Send to boilerplate". Unlimited boilerplate collections can be created. URL aware- links copied to clipboard can be instantly launched Has a "Load and Shoot" function to paste text anywhere Can float on top of other applications for fast pasting No size limits for "clippings" Prints any text clipboard entry, nicely word-wrapped This is a simple program to understand and use Has a global hotkey to make the application visible when hidden, and another to instantly show and select past "clippings" without showing the application. Clippings can be dragged and dropped to/from YCIII. Can strip unwanted "quote" characters from "clippings". Supports ordering of boilerplate items By popular request (They dragged me kicking and screaming...): the ability to "chirp" when a new clipping is detected. Just rename "clip.wav.Bak" to "clip.wav" or copy in the file of your choice and name it "clip.wav". You can now instruct YCIII to ignore pictures (METAFILES) from problematic apps such as MS Excel which copies metafiles of nearly infinite width to the clipboard when you select an entire row. This metafile isn't of much use at a later time anyway.
Home page:
http://intelexual.com
download page v 1.0.4.3 (2005-03-12) [ YC3Setup.EXE (1088 KB)]
http://www.intelexual.com/products/YC3/download/
2006PL CD files: YC3Setup.EXE
(desc. rev.: 2005-11-03)Clipomatic
Company: -- Author: Mike Lin
(Donationware) (free)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP
Languages: English
Description: Clipomatic is a clipboard cache program - it remembers what was copied to the clipboard even after new data is copied, and allows you to retrieve the old data. While there are many programs that do the same, none are quite so convenient, simple to use, or efficient as Clipomatic. Using Clipomatic is simple. All you have to do is start it up, and it will start monitoring the clipboard and recording its changes. When you want to paste an old item, you just put the keyboard cursor where you would like to paste and press Ctrl-Alt-V instead of Ctrl-V. A menu pops up with your clips - you can select one with the mouse or with a single keystroke. The menu then disappears, and the item is pasted with no further work on your part. COMMENTS: The program has a very small memory footprint. It only copies text.
Home page:
http://www.mlin.net/
Program description; download v 2.01 (1999-10-23) [ Clipomatic20.zip (96 KB)]
http://www.mlin.net/Clipomatic.shtml
(desc. rev.: 2005-10-01)
Clipboard: Screen Capture MWSnap
Company: -- Author: Mirek Wójtowicz
(Donationware) (free)
Windows OS: Windows
Languages: English; language packs for other languages
Description: MWSnap is a small yet powerful Windows program for snapping (capturing) images from selected parts of the screen. Current version is capable of capturing the whole desktop, a highlighted window, an active menu, a control, or a fixed or free rectangular part of the screen. MWSnap handles 5 most popular graphics formats and contains several graphical tools: a zoom, a ruler, a color picker and a window spy. It can be also used as a fast picture viewer or converter. MWSnap does not require installation and does not need any special dlls, drivers or system files which can mess up your system.
Home page:
http://www.mirekw.com/
Program description; download v 3.00.0.74 (2002-07-06) [ MWSnap300.exe (643 KB)] [ MWSnap300.zip (601 KB)]
http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html
2006PL CD files: MWSnap300.exe MWSnap300.zip
(desc. rev.: 2005-10-05)
Monitor Tool MultiRes
Company: EnTech Taiwan Author: --
(Freeware) (free for personal use/ some non-commercial uses)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP
Languages: English
Description: MultiRes is a small, 32-bit alternative to QuickRes, with refresh rate and multi-monitor support for up to nine display devices. Supported resolution and refresh rates are accessible from the command-line or from a simple menu that pops up from the system tray. An optional timed confirmation prompt - enabled by default in the program About box - ensures that any changes you make can be reversed safely, without fuss. While MultiRes does not allow you to define new display settings, it does give you quick and easy access to the ones the driver makes available.
Home page:
http://www.entechtaiwan.com/
download page v 1.57 (2006-05-18) [ multires.exe (99 KB)]
http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/multires.shtm
(desc. rev.: 2006-06-04)
