Monitor Gamma Corrector. Allows you to calibrate your monitor to the standard gamma value of 2.2 without needing extra hardware. Older versions are still available on the manufacturer's web site. Fast and secure download from The H
Compact Windows XP tool used to display colour spaces and profiles as graphics. According to the manufacturer, this makes it easier for users to manage colour settings under Windows XP.
Alternative Task Manager for Sysinternals Suite that provides added information about active processes and libraries. Always lists which processes are active and, depending on which mode you select, tells you which handles or DLLs/files are open and how much memory they are using. Also has a search function.
Minimises selected programs to the system tray instead of the taskbar, saving space and resources. Useful for background tasks constantly running but rarely used. Manufacturer's web site currently unavailable.
Display ruler with pixel scale and horizontal and vertical alignment over the entire display. Offers manual and automatic distance measurement, a zoom window and adjustments such as ruler stand-off distance, colour and transparency.
Displays how much time was spent working at the PC in the last month. Doesn’t require installation. Also available as a cut-down free version with notes and a display limited to the last three weeks. A Network version (Net) is also available if you want to display the working times of all the computers in the network.
Paste As File is an app to paste the contents of the clipboard to a new file
via the context menu windows explorer background. It can paste as a text
file or image file based on the contents of the clipboard. Supported image
formats are jpg, pcx, png, bmp, tga, gif and tif. Fast and secure download from The H
This tool enables you to use a second PC or a laptop over the network as a second screen for your work PC. Alternatively, use it to control up to four PCs from one console. To do this it synchronises the clipboards of the individual computers and can mirror the desktop if required; cut-down Pro version and even more limited Standard Version available (differences detailed here).
This tool is integrated in launchers such as RocketDock and creates stacks from Mac OS X Leopard so you can access applications in particular folders directly from the Dock. No longer available.
Divides the screen of an Acer Notebook with a 64-bit Windows system into two, three or four sections, into which the user can drag and drop individual windows. Allows you to work with up to four interfaces at one time. Windows are automatically made smaller.
Sidebar for Windows 7, similar to Windows Vista, in which you can place any gadgets, then access these even if windows are maximised. Contains a window manager that displays current preview images of all windows, including minimised ones. Fast and secure download from The H
Special version of the GO Launcher Android desktop tool that includes various themes, smoother image scrolling, context menus and a tab that shows which application was used last. Also allows you to create more than the default seven home screens.
Turns a removable storage device such as a USB stick, into a pocket desktop environment by storing the software applications and the data created in them on the storage device.
Multi-faceted system tool for UIQ3 telephones that, among other things, includes a file manager, changes between programs, closes applications manually or automatically according to predefined settings, and displays system information; the extended Pro Version also includes a Task Manager.
This tool enables you to access shadow copies, the copies Vista automatically creates of every file even in home versions of Windows Vista (in Vista Ultimate you access them in File/Properties/Restore previous versions). Shadow copies are a useful way of recalling older versions of files that have already been overwritten or deleted.
An alternative to quick launch toolbar and taskbar inspired by the 'dock' found on Mac OS X. Supports Windows Vista/7 (32/64-bit). It is also possible to buy an enhanced plus-version.
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