Icolor Folder - A new dimension to file management
This is a really great application that allows you to easily and dependably change the colors of your "folders". I use this to organize the files in my program folder, everything that I know and use I color blue, everything I know I want to unistall I color red, and anything that I don't know what it is I color Green. It's another dimension to folder management and it is very useful. After you install this freeware right click on a folder and click on "color label" and choose your color... it is as easy as it can get. This is another Mighty Joe Must Have for everyone!
http://icolorfolder.sourceforge.net/
XEarth - Dynamic Wallpaper
XEarth provides a picture of the world and updates you with earthquake information worldwide in near real time. It's the best thing I've found to use as your desktop background. After you install it right click on the earth icon in your tray and choose properties. Then go to the "image" tab and select cylindrical. That will display a flat earth and allow you to see the quakes updated in real time.
Check it out!!! I think you'll really love it!!!
http://hewgill.com/xearth/
Panorama - Wallpaper Management
I really prefer Xearth to any static desktop environment but if you need a change and want to use pictures as a background wallpaper then you should try Panorama! Panorama is the best freeware to manage your wallpapers that I've found. It is easy to use and does a good job and I have not experienced an problems. The reason that I mention problems is because I have had other programs that, for some reason, confuse the XP interface but this one is so simple and straight forward that I don't think we'll ever have any problems with it. Try it out!!!
http://www.ivory.org/panorama.html
Fonts
Download some cool new fonts. It’s a great way to spice up your documents and it's easy to do. After you download the font file, move it into C:\Windows\Fonts or you can pull up "fonts" from the control panel. You can download free fonts from the sites mentioned below.
http://simplythebest.net/fonts/index.html
http://www.fontdiner.com/main.html
http://www.fonthead.com/freeware.php
Icons
Another way to "dress the mess" is to change the icons on your system. This can be done simply by selecting a folder and choosing properties then choosing "customize". At the bottom that says "change icon". There are a number of really great icon management programs out there. I've used some and I'll write up a review after I decide which I think is best. There are also a number of programs that let you create and edit fonts and I'm in the process of looking into those as well.
This is a good location to download icons on the web.
http://www.entity.cc/archives4.php
This is a really great application that allows you to easily and dependably change the colors of your "folders". I use this to organize the files in my program folder, everything that I know and use I color blue, everything I know I want to unistall I color red, and anything that I don't know what it is I color Green. It's another dimension to folder management and it is very useful. After you install this freeware right click on a folder and click on "color label" and choose your color... it is as easy as it can get. This is another Mighty Joe Must Have for everyone!
http://icolorfolder.sourceforge.net/
XEarth - Dynamic Wallpaper
XEarth provides a picture of the world and updates you with earthquake information worldwide in near real time. It's the best thing I've found to use as your desktop background. After you install it right click on the earth icon in your tray and choose properties. Then go to the "image" tab and select cylindrical. That will display a flat earth and allow you to see the quakes updated in real time.
Check it out!!! I think you'll really love it!!!
http://hewgill.com/xearth/
Panorama - Wallpaper ManagementI really prefer Xearth to any static desktop environment but if you need a change and want to use pictures as a background wallpaper then you should try Panorama! Panorama is the best freeware to manage your wallpapers that I've found. It is easy to use and does a good job and I have not experienced an problems. The reason that I mention problems is because I have had other programs that, for some reason, confuse the XP interface but this one is so simple and straight forward that I don't think we'll ever have any problems with it. Try it out!!!
http://www.ivory.org/panorama.html
Fonts
Download some cool new fonts. It’s a great way to spice up your documents and it's easy to do. After you download the font file, move it into C:\Windows\Fonts or you can pull up "fonts" from the control panel. You can download free fonts from the sites mentioned below.
http://simplythebest.net/fonts/index.html
http://www.fontdiner.com/main.html
http://www.fonthead.com/freeware.php
Icons
Another way to "dress the mess" is to change the icons on your system. This can be done simply by selecting a folder and choosing properties then choosing "customize". At the bottom that says "change icon". There are a number of really great icon management programs out there. I've used some and I'll write up a review after I decide which I think is best. There are also a number of programs that let you create and edit fonts and I'm in the process of looking into those as well.
This is a good location to download icons on the web.
http://www.entity.cc/archives4.php
2 comments:
Nice collection here Joe. I'll be checking out a few. Here's a couple recommendations I have for you.
SlickRun
This is a launcher like PS Hotlaunch, but it is text-based. Fully configurable with all the capabilities of Hotlaunch, but its small and can be completely hidden (activated only by hotkey). Plus, through a couple extra also available on the site, it will let you kill apps via keyboard (no more need for YKill), plus also has a very simple integrated notepad (not powerfull, but doesn't take up extra resources). I like a very spartan and clean desktop, and SlickRun lets me launch all my apps (and links, and startup/shutdown proceedures) without ANYTHING visible except the moment I'm using it.
http://www.bayden.com/SlickRun/
Clipomatic
I'm going to try FlashPaste, it sounds powerful. But if you want lightweight, I don't think you can beat Clipomatic. It uses less than 200K! The interface is a bit simple, but once you get it the features are there.
http://www.mlin.net/Clipomatic.shtml
Bulk Rename Utility
Probably the same features as Renamer, but all the manipulation is done in one (full!) window. Every other powerful renamer I've used employs multiple windows or tabs which makes it a little hard to keep track of what I'm doing to the filenames. This does everything, and its all right in front of you.
http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/
I use Ditto, which is a [i]perfect[/i]clipboard managger!
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