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Park Cursor Aside v2.0.1
Checker on 8 Jan 2016 Change history
- 429KB (uncompressed)
- Released on 15 Jan 2011
- Suggested by I am Baas
Park Cursor Aside moves the mouse cursor aside to a defined screen / active window position whenever you type on keyboard. This way your view of the input field is not blocked by the mouse cursor.
Right click on tray icon and select Settings, to define the parking position and other values.
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| Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| License: | Freeware |
| How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch park cursor aside.exe. |
Desktop Slider v1.03
billon on 12 Apr 2017 Change history
- 88KB (uncompressed)
- Released on 30 Jan 2012
- Suggested by rodrigo2849
Desktop Slider removes the limits of the desktop or workspace so that it behaves like one large scrolling window hovering above a much larger desktop. You can move this camera by moving the mouse while holding keyboard or mouse buttons.
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| Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| License: | Freeware |
| How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch desktop slider.exe. |
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kithpendragon
on 2012-01-29 01:17
Very nice - one of the more interesting and intuitive virtual desktop applications I've used. I'd like it to automatically move to a window when I use Alt+Tab (or otherwise give focus), though.
Midas
on 2012-12-11 12:01
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This rather unique utility is a must for smaller screen devices like netbooks, for instance. Highly recommended. |
GridMove 1.19.60
freakazoid on 4 Jun 2016 Change history
- 922KB (uncompressed)
- Released on
- Suggested by wolfman
GridMove tries to make windows management easier by defining a visual grid on your desktop, to which you can easily snap windows. This program comes bundled with some predefined grid templates that can be easily swapped, but also includes ways to create custom grids and share them with others.
Additional features include tools for resizing, displaying windows in cascade or mosaic views, and making a window remain on top, and more.
Created using AutoHotkey.
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| Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| License: | Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License |
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| Similar/alternative apps: | Winsplit Revolution |
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freakazoid
on 2009-12-14 20:22
I've been meaning to try this just so I can emulate the AeroSnap feature from Windows 7 on Windows XP.
shnbwmn
on 2016-01-08 00:11
This program is amazing. It's the only one I've found so far that actually let's you define a GRID as opposed to merely snapping windows to borders or resizing windows in increments.
freakazoid
on 2016-05-11 04:27
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So I finally had a chance to test this app. |
Qlock (free) v1.86
webfork on 3 Jul 2015 Change history
- 4MB (uncompressed)
- Released on
- Suggested by risk
Qlock is a world clock program with support for alarms, notes and time synchronization. You can create clocks for different countries/cities and view them all on the desktop.Note that options marked with a [Pro] icon are payware-only features. You can try them out a number of times before a reminder window pops up and asks you to upgrade. This includes features like the integrated RSS/Atom feed reader and daily foreign exchange rates.
Note: v1.86 appears to be last portable version.
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| Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| License: | Freeware |
| How to extract: | Download the installer and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch qlock.exe. |
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Emka
on 2011-12-26 07:43
Ah, my db changes were stupid again! Do I understand it correctly NOW: v1.86 is actually the last portable one? Then we probably should have that version with the softpedia link above in the db.
webfork
on 2015-07-03 22:15
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I've used this for years now but recently it's started crashing without notice on my Win7x64 machine. I'm actively looking for alternatives. |
Cherbox v2.6
webfork on 14 Sep 2017 Change history
- 8MB (uncompressed)
- Released on 1 Dec 2011
- Suggested by I am Baas
Cherbox (formerly BBox) unites several different components including a program launcher, file organizer, as well as bookmark management and password manager tool. The window allows you to organize elements into drag-and-drop categories and hierarchical grouping to reduce clutter.
Note: The program has an internal password generator and can be password-protected.
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| Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Path portability: | Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
| License: | Freeware |
| How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch CherBox.exe. |
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Midas
on 2011-11-07 14:46
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@CB13RY: from my quick checking, it seems that if you run the portable version once, it creates a 'Settings.ini' file in the application folder; you can edit this file with any text editor to change the paths included -- I was able to change from absolute path to filename only... |
Desktop Media v1.7
SYSTEM on 18 Mar 2014 Change history
- 160KB (uncompressed)
- Released on
- Suggested by Napiophelios
Desktop Media automatically adds drive icons to your desktop. It includes USB drives, fixed drives, CD/DVD drives (When disk is inserted), network drives, and even RAM disk drives.
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| Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | No. Writes to registry. |
| License: | Freeware |
| How to extract: | Download zip package and extract only mediadetect.exe to a folder of your choice. Launch mediadetect.EXE. |
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appsuser
on 2011-07-30 16:06
Maybe it's the new version (1.7), but this doesn't seem to save settings in the application folder. If not, it's not portable (settings aren't portable).
Midas
on 2014-01-14 10:07
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Settings aren't really portable, but in view of their number and the nature of the program, that's not really an issue, IMHO... |
Vector Clock v2.40
webfork on 22 Dec 2017 Change history
- 11MB (uncompressed)
- Released on 2 Apr 2010
- Suggested by dmg
Vector Clock provides a fully scalable desktop clock and alarm that can be placed anywhere on your screen, rotated with total freedom, resized to any scale and set in 3D perspective view without losing any quality. The program offers a variety of beautiful faces and colors, from classic to modern.
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| Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder. A third file, clock-name.config will be created when you run the exe. |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| License: | Freeware |
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| Similar/alternative apps: | Digital Clock |
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I am Baas
on 2010-11-30 16:06
@Jimmy Neutron
webfork
on 2010-11-30 17:24
Installation instructions updated. Note that I didn't test the "install as portable" option, which might work fine.
dmg
on 2011-04-02 23:43
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I just tried one and it no longer appears to be stealth. The individual clocks used to store settings in the application folder as hidden files, but that no longer appears to be the case. |
ControlPad v0.72
lwc on 7 Jul 2023 Change history
- 2MB (uncompressed)
- Released on 18 Dec 2010
- Suggested by modussn
ControlPad turns the numeric keypad on your keyboard into a Windows command execution system. You may configure any alphanumeric code to: Execute any program, open any document, open any web address or send any series of keystrokes to the operating system.
Written in AutoHotkey.
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| Runs on: | WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| Path portability: | Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
| License: | Free for personal use |
| How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch ControlPad.exe. |
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webfork
on 2010-10-27 20:48
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It certainly got a lot of press as an impressive tool but I was unable to test it. |
MiniReminder v1.41.09
Checker on 6 Aug 2014 Change history
- 140KB (uncompressed)
- Released on
- Suggested by I am Baas
MiniReminder is a small and simple program to remind yourself of important yearly events, like birthdays, anniversaries, renewals, etc. You can add short comments, customize the colors, and choose the font type and size. It can start automatically and hide in the system tray until the day a reminder is due.
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| Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| License: | Freeware |
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version 1.41.09, Nov 08, 2010 [*]Added "Feb 29" as a valid date for yearly events. Added the possibility to edit an event directly from the main window, using Ctrl+DoubleClick when the pointer is over the event. Changed the $Age{} macro to accept zero and negative years. The English version of the $Age{} macro is always accepted, no matter the language of the program. Created the dutch version of the program (Thanks to Thibaud Chabot). |
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Shodan
on 2009-01-15 11:15
Nice try, but... If you want a really cool and free daily reminder program, try DateTrac, available at soucek.clearwire.net/filetrac.html It reminds you at system boot time then exits, rather than remaining in your tray and sucking resource all day long. ZERO registry entries, so it's totally portable. Give it a try.
Cornflower
on 2010-11-12 23:30
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Nice look and feel. However, I gauge any reminder system by whether it can do the Thanksgiving (2nd Tuesday October in Canada or 4th Thursday November USA), or every x weeks. This one unfortunately doesn't do either. |
SecondShell v2.0.1
webfork on 6 Mar 2021 Change history
- 417KB (uncompressed)
- Released on 29 Jun 2010
- Suggested by dmg
SecondShell provides keyboard and mouse based controls to resize and reposition application windows. It is particularly useful for laptops and netbooks, where precision cursor control is difficult. It also provides the ability to launch files, folders and applications via hotkey.
Written in AutoHotkey.
NOTE: Website down, linking to Softpedia.
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| Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
| Writes settings to: | None. Settings are changed by manually editing secondshell.ini. |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| License: | Freeware |
| How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch secondshell201.exe. |
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szekelya
on 2011-05-03 13:21
Using the numpad was an obvious setting for me, but that's why all the hotkeys are configurable in the single .ini file to set to your needs.
orchus
on 2014-09-17 02:39
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Try: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Enhancements/Other-Desktop-Enhancements/SecondShell.shtml |
