3RVX: stylish, hotkey-enabled volume control

3RVX is a free program that offers volume control through hotkey and/or middle mouse wheel combinations. It also visually represents the volume levels and...

MobaLiveCD: launch Linux LiveCDs from within Windows

MobaLiveCD is a free program that can run Linux Live CD’s on Windows in emulation mode without the need to burn the Live CD...

Slax: boot into a portable Linux on a USB

Slax is a Slackware-based Linux operating system that can be run on Live CD, booted from USB, or run from RAM. It is small in...

OSD Mute: displays Mute status on the desktop

OSD-Mute is a tiny free app that displays a semi-transparent "Mute On" message on your desktop whenever the system volume is muted. I found this...

Satsuki Decoder Pack: open any media file from any app with this nifty decoder...

Satsuki Decoder Pack auto-installs a collection of media decoders and filters on your system. It will allow you to view or open almost any media...

Folder View: access your favorite folders from (literally) anywhere

Folder View is a free utility that provides access to your favorite folders in multiple locations on your machine, including the toolbar of any...

SwWeek: display the current calendar week in the system tray

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

Open Target Shell Extension: open shortcut “target folders” from the context menu in XP

Open Target Shell Extension installs an entry in the windows context menu that appears whenever you right-click a shortcut and functions to quickly open...

Hexagora Performance Monitor: a monitoring app that makes system load visible

Hexagora Performance Monitor is a light and customizable freeware application that displays four important system load values - CPU, memory, disk and network traffic. It...

ThumbWin and miniMize: two apps that can minimize open windows as desktop thumbnails

ThumbWin and miniMize are two free memory resident apps that allow you to minimize open windows and programs to the desktop as thumbnails. You...

Phlox: use “f2” in XP to rename files without overwriting file extensions

Phlox is a small program for Windows XP that runs in the background and tweaks the "f2" button when used to rename a file...

Png2swf: convert PNG images to flash SWF files

Png2swf is a free program that can convert PNG files into an animated flash SWF file. It can process a number of PNG images serially...

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