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Right-Click Extender for Windows 7

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/right-click-context-menu-extender-for-windows-7-released

We are pleased to release Right-Click Extender for Windows 7. Right-Click Extender is a freeware utility which allows you to add some important items to the right click context menu.

Right-Click Extender will allow you to add or remove the following additional options to a File, Folder, Computer and Desktop’s Right Click Context Menu:

File and Folder Options:
– Option to add or remove Copy To
– Option to add or remove Move To
– Option to add or remove Admin Command Prompt
– Option to add or remove Encrypt/Decrypt
– Option to add or remove File List Create
– Option to add or remove My Computer God Mode
– Option to add or remove Hide File
– Option to add or remove Unhide File
– Option to add or remove Hide Folder
– Option to add or remove Unhide Folder
– Option to add or remove Take Ownership

Desktop Options:
– Option to add or remove Flip3D
– Option to add or remove Desktop God Mode
– Option to add or remove Control Panel
– Option to add or remove Task Manager
– Option to add or remove Administrative Tools
– Option to add or remove Registry Editor

Simply Check to add items to Right-Click Menus and press Apply. To remove the items, uncheck the box and click Apply. The menus also add’s icons next to available Menu Options. Some however, do not support this feature.

Right-Click Extender is designed for Windows 7, but should work with Windows Vista as well. While not designed for Windows XP some features will work with XP as well, but if you try it and you don’t find the feature added, this is due to certain features not being available for XP.

JDContextMenu-extend context menu

http://www.jdsoftwaresolutions.de/en/freeware/37-jdcontextmenu-

JDContextMenu is an extension for Windows Explorer. This program will enable a more efficient handling of the Explorer and thus saves them time. It combines a variety of different extensions.

After installing the "JDContextMenu" they have by right mouse button access to the program. Depending on whether they on a file or a folder on the right mouse button, they have the following options

Free Virtual Keyboard

http://freevirtualkeyboard.com/

Free Virtual Keyboard works on any Windows based UMPC with a passive touchscreen (Ultra-mobile PC, Tablet PC and Panel PC). If you spend a lot of time responding to e-mail or jotting down notes on your mobile computer and find your hardware keyboard awkward or too small, a screen software keyboard may be just the improvement you've been seeking. This handy keyboard has keys large enough to be typed with the fingertips.

Advanced Shortcuts Composer

http://www.vasilios-free.gr/freesoft/adv_short_composer.htm

With Advanced Shortcuts Composer you can create shortcuts to run programs with a pre-defined destination, priority and keyboard hotkeys to activate. This means that you can: select the destination where a program's shortcut will be created (Desktop, IE Favorites, SendTo context menu, Start Menu, Start Menu Programs, Windows Startup). define the program's (which a created shortcut is corresponding) running priority (Low, Below Normal, Normal, Above Normal, High, Realtime).set a preferable hotkeys' combination (in order to activate any created shortcut from your keyboard). with Shortcuts Patcher (part of Advanced Shortcuts Composer) you can patch any existing shortcut with a desirable priority level. Advanced Shortcuts Composer can run with no problems in a Win98/Me System but without the priority's advantages.

QuickWayToFolders-provides quick folder content access

http://jacquelin.potier.free.fr/QuickWayToFolders/

QuickWayToFolders provides quick folder content access.
The four display possibilites are
 -  Desktop : Act like your desktop, with possibility of navigate through subfolders
 -  Small Browser : Act like windows explorer
 -  Menu : Display folder content in menu
 -  Multiple Folders Menu : Display multiple folders content in a single menu
Each entry is added to the taskbar notification area (near to windows clock).

ePic ScreenSaver

http://www.epicreal.com/epic-screensaver.htm

Your photos have never become so live. Photos of your family, your best friends, all your moments of lif come to life on screen. ePic ScreenSaver – absolutely free for you and your friends.

JumpLaunch-windows 7 jumplist quick launcher

http://jumplaunch.codeplex.com/

Did you ever wondered where is the quick launch bar in Windows 7? JumpLaunch is a missing link between taskbar and user. It is a simple program that can display quick launch shortcuts in a jump list. Just "pin" it to the taskbar and it is ready to use.

T3Desk-3d Desktop Manager

http://tehnif.com/T3Desk.aspx

T3Desk lets you manage your applications more easily in a 3D desktop adding the third dimension to your Windows screen. "3Dmized" windows will appear in three dimensions and transparent on your screen and have the ability to be flipped, zoomed, moved, swiveled in almost anyway you want. T3Desk is lightweight on your resources, unlike most applications of its kind.

Monitor Off Utility

http://www.dekisoft.com/mou.php

Now you can tell your monitor to immediately go into energy saving mode with the click of a button. Monitor Off Utility is a free program that allows you to take control of your monitors built-in energy saving features. You can setup your own custom keyboard shortcuts or setup a shortcut on your desktop or system tray. The utility supports multiple monitors and is very flexible. It even allows you to use a command line interface if you want to incorporate the utility into your own scripts.

Mouse Extender

http://www.codeplex.com/me

MouseExtender is a cosy utility with shortcuts to programs, folders and system functions (Control panel, Restart and Shutdown).
This program allows you to improve your productivity. It is extremely simple and fully customizable.
Detailed description of all features you can find here.
Release details and new features you can find here
Don't want to read? See the video:

SE-TrayMenu – Free tray launcher and hotkey manager for Windows

http://se-soft.com/TrayMenu.aspx

Use SE-TrayMenu to gain quick access to most frequently used applications and system commands via a customizable popup menu.

Version: 1.4.1.24
Release Date: 9 December 2009
Supported OS: Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/Win7

Main features:

    * Add any elements to your Windows system tray: programs, documents, folders, internet links and more
    * Specify global hotkeys to access everything you want with one click
    * Quick add of applications and links using drag and drop
    * Quick add of frequently used applications and installed programs
    * Completely customizable view with lots of pre-defined layouts and color schemes
    * Clear multilingual interface: English, Deutsch, Russian, Hungarian, Svenska and Japanesse
    * Portable version is available

Goodnight Timer-reduce volume then shutdown computer

http://www.immortalsoftware.com/goodnight.html

Like listening to music or audiobooks in bed? Then this is for you! Goodnight timer reduces the sound volume of your computer in a given amount of time and speed and then shuts down your computer.Features- Set shutdown time by timer or at a specific time- Volume reduction – choose between a linear and an exponetial profile, set reduction start time and duration. Start and end volumes can be freely choosen.- Restores your normal sound volume after next system start.Download
You can download Goodnight Timer ver 1.1 for Windows here:

Taskix - Reorder taskbar tabs and more

 http://taskix.robustit.com/

• Reorder taskbar tabs
• Scroll tabs with mouse wheel
• Close tabs with middle-click
• Supports UltraMon taskbars
• Quick access to Desktop
• Small – Simple – Effective

Growl for Windows

http://www.growlforwindows.com/gfw/

New UI features make managing notifications easierNew or improved features:
    * Supports new GNTP (Growl Notification Protocol) for cross-platform compatibility
    * Supports images in notifications
    * Supports playing sounds when notifications are received
    * Supports sending callbacks when a notification is clicked/closed
    * Keyboard shortcuts for closing last notification and closing all notifications
    * History feature that records all notifications
    * Missed notifications summary
    * Bonjour support enables automatic discovery of other Growl instances on your network (PC or Mac)
    * Forward notifications to iPhone, email, and Twitter
    * Notification forwarding can now be configured on a per-application or per-notification basis
    * Improved UI with smoother notification fades and animation
    * Integrated with tons of apps
    * Available in multiple languages
    * Command line interface for sending notifications from scripts
    * Libraries available for sending notifications from a variety of programming lanugage
    * Complete developer SDK for creating custom displays
    * 100% free and open-source
 

VHD Attach-Add to Windows 7 context menu 

http://www.jmedved.com/default.aspx?page=vhdattach&rendering=xhtml

This is small tool that adds Attach and Detach option to contextual (aka right-click) menu of Virtual disk (vhd) files. That enables those operations to be done without trip to Disk Management console. Detach option is available on hard drive contextual menu also. Additionally program can be used as classic utility in order to see various information about virtual disk, even without attaching it. Do notice that this program only works with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Older operating systems are not supported.

Close All Windows-create close all window icon

http://www.ntwind.com/software/utilities/close-all.html

This tool helps you to close all running applications with one click. It does not use system resources because it only flashes a “close” signal to all open windows on the desktop and then ceases. Just place a shortcut to the tool in the Start Menu, Quick Launch or elsewhere.
Close All Windows

You can always add a hotkey to this shortcut. It is really very handy if you are running ~20 applications and want them all to quit instantly. It works just as if you were pressing the close button for each application.

Windows 7 Task Bar Meters

http://taskbarmeters.codeplex.com/

Incredibly simple meters that live in the Windows 7 task bar.
Three applications are included: One that shows CPU utilization, another that shows memory and the third shows disk IO.

JumpTo-context menu based launcher

http://sites.google.com/site/apathysoftworks/home/jumpto

JumpTo is a menu based launcher that holds static links to files, folders, programs, websites, and even command line parameters. The links can be held inside of 4 customizable sub-menus or alternately launched through a text command. JumpTo also offers quick note taking, window management (hide and show windows), a runbox replacement with added functionality, along with other smaller less used functions like, importing the date & time to the clipboard for easy pasting and formatting the contents of the clipboard to plain text or converting a copied file or folder to its full path.

Best of all JumpTo is small (under 1mb), quick, and can be shown anywhere on the screen and in any program through various hot keys (including one that doesn't involve the keyboard for extra quick access)

JumpTo is designed for speed and accessibility not for beauty and slickness. It doesn't contain a cool fading interface or colorful icons like some launchers, instead JumpTo tries to use the least amount of system resources it possibly can to remain fast and stable. If your after pretty try something else, if your after speed try JumpTo.

VistaSwitcher-alt-tab task switcher replacement

http://www.ntwind.com/software/vistaswitcher.html

VistaSwitcher is an elegant and powerful task management utility for Windows OS. Once installed, it replaces the default Windows Alt-Tab dialog with a nice box that shows a list of all running tasks with their names and preview snapshots and enables the user to take actions on them using the mouse and keyboard shortcuts. With just one click, you can switch to a task, minimize, maximize, restore the main window or close the process

Scott's Gmail Alert

http://ga.graphicport.net/features.html

Monitor up to five Gmail accounts, four Calendars, and one RSS feed at a time. Unique slide up alerts, show up to five messages on screen at a time.  Audible sound alerts using either .wav or .mp3 file formats. Custom colors for each account, and for special email contacts. Proxy support, including authentication for corporate servers.  Send Email from your Gmail account without opening the browser. Scott's Gmail Alert also can handle email links from the browser.  Contact list is generated from received emails — Can be used to send quick emails, quicker.   Add Calendar events without having to load Google Calendar in the browser.  Customize the look and feel with many advanced options.  Import and export settings for easy backup. Scott's Gmail Alert is able to run off of a USB drive without needing to be installed.

Gridy – snap windows to invisible desktop grid

http://sector-seven.net/software/gridy#more_info

Gridy adds an invisible grid to Windows, so that any window you move or resize is snapped to it.

Snapping is enabled with mouse drag or keyboard arrow keys.

In addition, you can apply these changes to any window or dialog:

• Make window semi-transparent
• Hide the window's Alt-Tab icon
• Set window to be Always on Top
• Resize to a predefined size of your choice
• Minimize all windows but the active one

Promptu Launcher-suggest text as you type

http://www.promptulauncher.com/

"Promptu lets you associate meaningful names with programs, folders,
files, URL's, etc, and access them almost instantly from your
keyboard. When you press the hotkey you associate with Promptu, such
as Ctrl + Q, Promptu opens a textbox next to the mouse. As you type,
Promptu suggests in a similar fashion to Visual Studio's Intellisense.
When you finish typing or what you want becomes highlighted, press
Enter and Promptu will launch it.

Wallpaper Randomizer-wallpaper changer

http://sector-seven.net/software/wallpaper#more_info

Wallpaper Randomizer is completely unobtrusive. It requires no installation, has no user interface and does not write anything in the registry – All functions are controlled through the system tray menu. you can enable or disable Walllpaper Randomizer at any time. Supported image formats: BMP, PNG, JPG and GIF.

Talking Desktop Clock

http://www.cinnamonsoftware.com/desktop_clock.htm#ScreenShots

It shows the time in the system tray and/or on the desktop, You can choose from many attractive clock styles, both analog and digital.  You can also make custom clock styles, It uses Microsoft® Speech or Microsoft® Agent to announce the time on the hour, ½ hour, or ¼ hour, or at any interval you choose.It can play a chime on the hour, ½ hour, or ¼ hour, or at any interval you choose. You can choose from a number of different chimes, from classic to silly.  You can also make custom chimes that play .WAV files.

Mouse Gestures for Internet Explorer

http://www.ysgyfarnog.co.uk/utilities/MouseGestures/

Mouse Gestures for Internet Explorer
    * Download Mouse Gestures for Internet Explorer for 32-bit Windows and 64-bit Windows.