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RunMe is a versatile launcher that looks (and feels) good

RunMe is a free program launcher that can dock into sides of your screen and become available on mouse-over. It is similar to the Windows’ start menu in its look and feel, in that allows for placing shortcuts in folders within folders. It supports special effects,

January 18, 2008
Samer Kurdi
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LaunchOnFly

LaunchOnFly

LaunchOnFly is a system-tray resident launcher for programs, bookmarks, and folders. It installs a LaunchOnFly entry in the Windows right-click send to menu that can be used to easily add entries to the launcher. Here are some notes on this program: Highly configurable, with the ability

April 17, 2007
Samer Kurdi
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SideSlide

SideSlide

SideSlide combines a number of functions into a desktop-accessible interface: a launcher (for programs, folders, files. and bookmarks), a desktop notes and reminders program, and an RSS reader, all of which objects embedded in a free-form environment that is dockable off the side of your screen.

April 11, 2007
Samer Kurdi
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URLMenu

This program is discontinued. It is outdated and we have no download links for it on this page. Sorry. The text below is a review of URLMenu as it once was. URLMenu is a bookmark launcher that resides in the system tray. It works with Internet

December 21, 2006
Samer Kurdi
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Folder Guide

Folder Guide provides fast access to your folders through the explorer context menu. A right mouse click is all you need to navigate to your favorite pre-defined folders (see screenshot). I remember years ago I tried a shareware utility that did the same, so I’m really

November 4, 2006
Samer Kurdi
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menuapp

MenuApp

MenuApp is a program that enables you to create folder shortcuts that function like start-menu style launchers (see screenshot).

Four steps to get your shortcut launchers up and running:

November 2, 2006
Samer Kurdi
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Launchy

With Launchy you can search for installed apps rather than browse for them manually in your start menu. Launchy is invoked/dismissed by a hotkey (alt+space by default). It is pre-set to index your start menu links, but can be customized to index any location on your

October 29, 2006
Samer Kurdi
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rainlendar

Rainlendar2 Lite

Rainlendar is a desktop calendar, to-do list, and events manager that is highly customizable. It hovers transparently over the desktop or other applications for easy access whenever you need it. This software has everything going for it; it is very easy to use, extremely elegant, and

October 28, 2006
Samer Kurdi
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STabLauncher

My new favorite launcher! STabLauncher is a tabbed launcher that resides either on top or bottom of the screen. Mouse over the tabs and they pull down; create as many tabs as you like, in the color(s) of our choice. I must confess I like this better than Rocketdock,  just

October 25, 2006
Samer Kurdi
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RocketDock Screenshot

RocketDock

I’m perfectly happy with my Windows machine. I don’t want a Mac. If I got a Mac as a gift I would probably return it and get a PC instead. That being said, I am all ga-ga over this Mac OS X style docking-launcher, probably the

September 17, 2006
Samer Kurdi
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