Forty-Three of The Best Free Windows Enhancements That You Should Know About
June 23, 2009 – 8:52 am | 71 Comments

There is an impressive range of excellent freeware Windows enhancements and tweaks. This posting will present forty three excellent additions to Windows that you will like.

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OSD Mute: displays Mute status on the desktop
September 24, 2008 – 8:11 pm | 12 Comments

OSD-mute ScreenshotOSD-Mute is a tiny free app that displays a semi-transparent “Mute On” message on your desktop whenever the system volume is muted.

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xNeat Clipboard Manager: a lightweight clipboard manager with a number of useful functions
September 22, 2008 – 9:52 pm | 10 Comments

xNeat Clipboard Manager Screenshot - translate textXNeat Clipboard Manager is a free clipboard manager program that allows you to maintain a history clipped text, files, and folders and to use these to perform a number of useful functions, including pasting historical items, searching for clipped text in Google, translating clipped text, making clipped items “permanent” (sticky) for later use, and a number of other functions.

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Gbridge: access remote PCs easily
September 18, 2008 – 8:43 pm | 39 Comments

Gbridge ScreenshotGbridge is a free software that can connect multiple computers. It forms a VPN between multiple computers and provides remote computer access, folder synchronization, automatic folder backup, remote computer control and/or screen sharing, and chat. Gbridge can use Google’s Gtalk network to connect remote PCs and requires Gtalk (Gmail) accounts.

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SwWeek: display the current calendar week in the system tray
September 12, 2008 – 8:48 pm | 8 Comments

SwWeek ScreenshotSwWeek is a small free program whose sole function is to display the current calendar week number in the system tray.

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Window Ruler: easily measure any on-screen object
August 29, 2008 – 11:26 pm | 5 Comments

Window Ruler ScreenshotWindow Ruler is a free on-screen measurement "ruler" tool that offers a number of interesting features, including portability, the ability to "snap-to" any on-screen object, and the ability to automatically resize to a number of common predefined size profiles.

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Slowmousion: slow down the mouse via hotkey for a higher degree of control
August 27, 2008 – 11:32 pm | 8 Comments

SlowMousion ScreenshotSlowmousion is a small free memory resident app that slows down mouse movements whenever the user presses keyboard hotkey. It is useful whenever the user needs heightened control over mouse movements such as when using the mouse for drawing or illustrating purposes.

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taskTome: a competent and intuitive task organizer
August 9, 2008 – 3:48 am | 13 Comments

tasktome screenshot: monthly plannertaskTome is a personal information manager that comprises a monthly planner, task list, notes module, and a money-management module. It offers a good set of well-thought-out features while maintaining a clean, intuitive interface.

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DK Finder: superfast desktop file search
August 2, 2008 – 2:28 pm | 35 Comments

dkfinder screenshotDK Finder is a desktop search program that employs a sophisticated indexing algorithm to deliver lightning fast search results. It is primarily designed to find files on your system but can also search for keywords contained within files. The program can also perform a number of excellent file-related operations on search results that go beyond moving and copying to include group-operations, advanced filtering, and exporting results as a collection of shortcuts.

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Incollector: a desktop note-taking app that uses tags to structure information
July 22, 2008 – 6:07 am | 11 Comments

Incollector ScreenshotIncollector is a freeware note-taking program that runs in the background and offers simple notes on demand from the system tray. It uses user-defined tags and saved searches to structure information rather than a traditional folder/category hierarchical structure.

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360 Desktop: expand your desktop across multiple screens
July 10, 2008 – 4:40 am | 9 Comments

360 Desktop Screenshot360 Desktop is a free innovative virtual desktop application that creates a "panoramic workspace" extending across multiple screens. It behaves as a scrollable desktop where you could travel from one side and into the other. It also introduces the ability to embed widgets on the new desktop that clip content off the web such as RSS feeds and videos.

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Stick: add “Screen Tabs” to your desktop
June 25, 2008 – 6:45 am | 8 Comments

Stick ScreenshotStick is a free program that introduces tabs attached to the sides of your screen (called "Screen Tabs") that can display notes, folder contents, web pages, RSS feeds, as well as mini apps such as a calendar or calculator.

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