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 Taskbar Shuffle is a small and simple program, that
add a handy new functionality to your Windows taskbar - it enables you to rearrange the taskbar buttons by simply dragging
them around. This feature can be quite useful if the order and arrangement of your taskbar buttons is of importance to you.
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FastOpen 2.2 (last freeware version)
FastOpen is a stytem-tray-based menu
utility. It lets you launch your favorite programs, documents, Websites, and single pane Explorer views of your frequently
used folders from its right-click menu. Arrange your menu entries in any order you wish and add separators to organize items
into logical groups. Options let you instantly add all drives to a menu or submenu; insert Run, Find, Open, Connect, and/or
Disconnect commands; and automatically place a separator after a certain number of items. FastOpen is easy to use and a nice
alternative to the Windows Start Menu.
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Free Launch Bar is a 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. By using Free Launch Bar, you speed up the launching of your applications like never before.
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Smart Bubbles Keep your favorite web-sites a click
away, on the system-tray. Enjoy
new features in existing web-sites with Smart-Bubbles. Enhance your browsing experience with notifications, drag &
drop and shortcut-menus Avoid the clutter of the browser, focus on your web-sites.
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Key Launch Application launcher - forget your start menu - launch applications
with just a few keystrokes! Forget your start
menu and the icons on your desktop - launch programs and documents from your keyboard, with just a few keystrokes, by typing
abbreviations. Just type a few letters of what you are looking for and Key Launch finds it - enter e.g. 'c' to open the 'calculator'.
You can add aliases, e.g. you can define that "w" means "Microsoft Word", and from now on, you
can simply hit Ctrl+Q, then 'w' and enter to open MS Word, it's much faster than browsing through your start menu. |
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Visual Task Tips is a lightweight shell enhancement utility.
It provides thumbnail preview image for each task in the Windows Taskbar, as seen in the upcoming Microsoft Windows Vista.
It is compatible for Windows XP.
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VolumeTouch is a freeware replacement utility for the Windows speaker icon usually
located in the bottom right of your screen, next to the clock. With VolumeTouch you can adjust the volume instantly from any
application without leaving your current work. Features: - Absolutely FREE.
- Instant
volume adjustment for any Windows program, with special keyboard and mouse shortcuts.
- Instantly mute Windows sound with key combination + 0.
- Visual indication of current volume in the system tray (next to clock).
- Can choose from 5 different skins
- Easy
access to Windows Control Panel for advanced volume options.
- Easy access to Windows Sound Recorder
- Easy
access to your computer's Audio Properties.
- Easy
configuration, choose your keyboard combinations and mouse mode.
- No ads. No spyware. No viruses.
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Launcher is an easy-to-use personal shortcut manager to launch all kinds of files
and programs. Drag-and-drop operations are supported; this means that when Launcher is in "Manage Items" mode, it
is possible to configure shortcuts by "dragging" files from e.g. Windows Desktop and then "dropping" them
into Launcher. One can create an unlimited amount of user defined sub-folders and item (e.g. program) shortcuts. Launcher
resides in the sys-tray. There are also a few free online tools you can check out.
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Enhance the taskbar
A couple of tips and applications
to change the look and behaviour of different taskbar area's:
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Launchy is a free windows utility designed to help you forget about your
start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager. Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and
bookmarks with just a few keystrokes!. The download is located here and here for the skin forum. |
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SlickRun is a free floating command line utility
for Windows. SlickRun gives you almost instant access to any program or website. SlickRun allows you to create command aliases
(known as MagicWords), so C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe becomes MAIL. Enter a web URL into SlickRun and it will launch your browser
and navigate to the specified address. Run multiple programs in a few keystrokes, jot a note, look up a definition... SlickRun
is the most natural way to interact with your computer. More freeware programs on the site.
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 Tray Wizard is designed to greatly extend user's convenience while working
in Microsoft Windows products family. It provides a wide range of abilities in a task bar system area (i.e. system tray) management.
With Tray Wizard you can Launch your favorite applications from tray menu, Use fixed order of icons in tray, Remove icons
that are not in use, Show/hide icons using predefined key combination, Minimize windows to tray or tray menu rather than task
panel, and Manage session/power state of your computer.
This is just one of many free programs on the site so they'll be several others to
check out.
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AlfaClock Free Edition enhances your taskbar clock (tray clock)
with fully customizable clock display, alarms, time synchronization, popup calendar, time speaking and more.
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