AltRun is an open-source, lightweight launcher that launches applications, documents, and folders with just several keystrokes. This software also provides the flexibility to perform a wide range of tasks; examples of these include, but are not limited to, quickly running web searches, controlling on-screen windows, sending →
Quick Cliq: on-demand launcher provides a wide range of shortcuts and functions right at your fingertips
Quick Cliq is a free, small app that provides instant access to program, folders, files, and URLs. Created by the same developers that brought us previously mentioned JumpTo, Quick Cliq offers a slew of additional functions, including “folder menu” shortcuts that automatically display all sub folders →
Hot Corners: launch favorite apps, files and folders by touching the corners of your screen
This program provides an interesting way to access favorite folders and files or performing any of range of functions (running any program, running the screensaver, searching Google, showing the desktop, etc.) by hovering over any of the four corners of your screen, which apparently is inspired →
HiddenMenu: a nifty little launcher that appears only when you need it
HiddenMenu is a tiny, free launcher for apps, files, or folders that remains out of sight until it is activated by mousing over user-specified edges or corners of the screen. This launcher is truly lightweight at about 3 megs or so in memory, is portable software, and →
Folder Bookmarks: top-docking launcher lets you access your favorite files, folders, and shortcuts right on your desktop
Just as files and folders keep increasing on your computer and your desktop, so do the tools to organize them keep appearing, it seems. Folder Bookmarks is yet another such a tool. And although it is somewhat early in its development, it still manages to be →
Seven apps that work really well in the Windows 7 taskbar
So you’ve recently installed Windows 7 and become familiarized with the new Jumplist-enabled taksbar. If you are looking for Windows7 taskbar-friendly apps then read on; this posting will present 7 interesting (and free) selections that work really well with the Windows 7 taskbar. Here’s the list: (1) Dexpot →
FSL Launcher: a tabbed, mouse-activated launcher
If you need a good launcher for apps, files, folders or URLs and would like the option to organize your files and shortcuts into tabs then check this one out. FSL Launcher is a free, tabbed launcher activated by clicking on the top left corner of →
7Stacks: brings mac-like folder stacks to Windows
7Stack is a free utility that can display the contents of any folder in a Mac-like vertical-style or grid-style stack, or otherwise in a cascading-menu style similar to the XP start menu. 7Stack shortcuts can be placed on the desktop, added to the Quick Launch tray →
Jumplist Launcher: pin any combination of apps, files, or folder shortcuts to the Windows 7 taskbar
If you’ve installed Windows 7 you may have noticed the nifty new feature whereby you can right click on any program pinned to the taskbar and access recently used documents in what is called the Windows 7 jumplist. However, you may have noticed that when it comes →
MouseExtender: a stylish, mouse-activated launcher
MouseExtender is a free launcher that’s activated in-place via the middle mouse button or any user defined mouse+keyboard combination. It can launch programs, files, folders, or URLs, supports dragging and dropping shortcuts onto its interface, and allows organizing shortcuts into different tabs. As they say: when →
RUNit: a nice, quick-access launcher that you will like
RUNit is a free launcher accessed via right clicking a hot area on your screen (the top edge of the screen by default). You can set up multiple lists of items to be accessed via different hot areas of the screen. RUNit can launch apps, URLS, →
JumpTo: access favorite apps, files, folders, or URLs from anywhere
JumpTo is a free menu-based launcher that provides access to favorite folders, files, apps, or URLs in the form of a hotkey-enabled context menu. It can be accessed on the fly at any time on the desktop or via the system tray icon. In addition it →
