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Get a list of all recently accessed files with RecentFilesView
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If you’ve ever needed...
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DMEXBar: brings the functionality of a dual pane file manager to Windows Explorer
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It...
How to change the icons used for any file type on your PC
Description: ResizeEnable
is a small, free windows
hack that gives you the
ability to resize any window
by dragging and dropping
its lower right corner -
including those windows
that normally do not allow
you to resize them.
Reasons why you would
need a program like this (a)
if a program’s
windows exhibit strange
behaviors when run under
different resolutions from
the one used by the
programmer, a program like
this can be a lifesaver in
that it will allow you to
resize the window such
that it works for you (b)
sometimes if you have an
unusual screen resolution
some windows may behave
strangely, or (c) because
you can, and you would
like to
Create a password-protected hidden folder using “My Lockbox”
My Lockbox is a free program that can quickly hide and password protect a folder and all files/folders within it from being shown in...
Get informational tooltips for audio, text, and shortcut files with Infotag Magic
InfoTag Magic is a useful shell extension that provides informational tooltips on mouse-over for audio files (MP3, WMA, APE, and Ogg Vorbis), quick tooltip...
Convert Word 2007 and OpenOffice files (DOCX, DOTX, SXW, and ODT) to rich text...
Docx2Rtf is a free program that can convert .DOCX and .DOTX (Word 2007 MS Word formats) as well as SXW and .ODT (OpenOffice) into...
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