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
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).
A collection of six different tools specially designed for Tablet PCs which highlight the advantages of using a stylus. Features "Ink Desktop" for writing texts and notes straight onto the screen, a "Snipping Tool" for taking screenshots of the entire screen or individual areas of the screen. The program is no longer offered by the manufacturer.
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.
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
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.
Mobile clock that shows the time in words. It displays a letter matrix in which some of the letters are illuminated. Every five minutes the illuminated letters form words to tell you the time in commonly used words and phrases. Counts down the minutes to the next change in illuminated dots in the corners.
Arranges desktop icons in three dimensions to look like real objects that can be handled – for example, rotated or lifted. Offers 3D sound output, reflective surfaces and optional edge smoothing. Extended Professional version also available.
Desktop search for locating files and emails. Examines email attachments as well as Outlook contacts and appointments, indexes drives in the network and saves search results. Available as a free Home version for non-commercial use and as an enhanced Professional and Corporate version for a fee.
Windows shell extension which records the layout and positions of icons and programs on the Windows desktop and allows these to be restored even after making adjustments to screen resolution or other settings. Capable of recording several different screens as required.
Because hard disk LEDs are not always visible, DiskLED is a digital replacement which places an icon in the Windows task bar to allow the user to see when the hard disk is accessed. Alternative data can also be displayed such as network activity or RAM utilisation. Fast and secure download from The H
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