Quick Hide Windows by CronoSoft is great for hiding program windows with a press of a hotkey combination. You easily bring them back with another combo. Hiding the taskbar and desktop icons is just awesome. Password protection allows you to lock QHW to prevent intruders from trying to show invisible applications while you're gone. You can even lock your computer with QHW instead of a weak, easily hackable screensaver password.

Finally a complete suite of Windows XP Desktop enhancement, XP Visual Tools is loaded with all you need to tweak your Windows XP Desktop. Now you can do anything you want, from changing transparency level of XP Start Menu and XP Taskbar to easy swapping between different Windows XP LogonUI or Windows XP Wallpapers and applying Windows XP Skins (XP Themes) to old programs.

Taskbar, Titlebar & System Tray Utility that Extends Windows' features by adding extra buttons beside default Windows Titlebar buttons (Min, Max, Close) 1) Always On Top: Keeps the window on top of others 2) Send To Tray: Send any window to your system tray (beside windows' system clock). 3) Roll Up / Down: Shrink Windows. 4) Transparent Windows: Controls windows' transparency. 5) TaskBar Utility [Manager-Sorter]: Rearrange taskbar's items.

PopupNotify is an ActiveX control provides MSN style popup alerts. Popup alerts fade in and slide up above the taskbar and disappear after a few seconds. Supports transparency, balloon tips, pictures, gradients, sounds, multiple alignments, and more! PopupNotify is fully Unicode capable. PopupNotify is very easy to use. You can get started with a basic MSN style popup with just one line of code! Download the demo and see for your self!

Keyboard extension utility for users working with two or more input locales at the same time (e.g. English, German, Russian, ...). Extends Windows keyboard support and provides convenient hot keys for switching between input locales. Provides flag image on taskbar that tracks current input locale; As an option, provides small floating window that can be placed anywhere on screen; Allows user to assign image and sound to every input locale.

Crypto is a small, easy to use, file encryption utility. Simply drag and drop files and folders to quickly protect your sensitive documents, and then enter an encryption key to encode and decode the files you want to protect from prying eyes. Crypto can be configured to optionally place its program icon in the taskbar notification tray.

Phrase Express is a text macro utility which organize & pastes all your frequently used phrases into any application in a snap. Ideal for your letter templates, signatures, addresses, bank account information, etc. The phrases are filed clearly laid out in a taskbar icon. Just add new phrases via the Windows clipboard with a single mouse click. Additionally, PhraseExpress automates your daily procedures, like logging into web accounts.

Onlineeye optimizes PC Internet performance. The real-time Graphic Analyzer separately measures download and upload speed/time. A zoomable and printable graph shows 24 hours of speed history, allowing you to see what Internet activity took place when you were away from the computer. The active taskbar icon graphs the current speed. The networkmonitor shows every internetactivity of your DSL connection and let you unmask all spys !

TClocker enhances the standard Windows taskbar clock, adding the ability to display the date, time and lots of other information in any format you like. TClocker is highly customizable, from the format to the font and colour, and even the tooltip information. Many people have wondered why this wasn't built into the standard clock to begin with.

Tray Tools allows you to place up to 24 program icons in the Taskbar Tray. Program icons that you place there can be launched by simply clicking your mouse on them. To add new programs or modify existing items click your mouse on the small red toolbox icon displayed in the tray. You can also modify an existing program icon by right-clicking on it directly from the Taskbar Tray.

An Internet dialer that works with the Windows 95,98,ME and NT 4.0 dial-up networking feature. Net Pal provides re-dial and automatic reconnect, allows a minimum connect speed to be specified, tracks your online time and cost, has a ping feature to keep your connection alive, and auto-dial allows it to dial automatically whenever an application requires a connection to the internet. It also has the ability to run as an icon in the taskbar tray.

MailBell is a utility that lives in your system tray and periodically checks email on POP3, IMAP, IMAP, POP3/IMAP-SSL MAPI and Hotmail-Email accounts. It notifies you of new mail via sound, window or taskbar icon: It can detect and delete undesired messages based on senders or block words and lets you manually delete mail with large attachments without downloading it.

My Options gives you choice to surf internet faster with no flash and images only text . Wipe out all unwanted flash movies , images , banners . Plus you'll excess to change the way you browser functions . The cat in your taskbar allow you to make all this necessary things for you . You'll see internet can be faster and cost much less because , you don't have to download all those unnecessary advertisement banners .

AppAway is the easiest way to hide any program. The program will not appear on the screen, in the taskbar or when you alt+tab. AppAway is EASY. Just drag the AppAway icon from the system tray onto the software you want to hide. It doesn't get much easier than that! AppAway is SMALL, 72kb. It's written in C++ without any resource hungry components, which means that AppAway is using as little system resources as possible.

RGB Editor is a small utility useful for selecting and creating RGB colors for graphics projects. The values of the red, green and blue components are displayed and easily transferred to your source code files. Custom colors can be defined and saved for use in other projects. Custom color swatches can also be copied to the clipboard. RGB Editor can be configured to optionally place its icon in the taskbar tray.

We all have faced a situation when we need to keep dozens of windows open -documents, e-mail client, several web browser windows - all mess up the Taskbar resulting in poor computing experience and frustration. SwitchWindow is a freeware tool that provides two important functions from virtually any spot you can right-click: it allows switching to the desired window using menu as well as closing unwanted windows with CTRL+Right Click combination!

Secure your PC and restrict access to it with Advanced Security Level. It gives you an excellent administrative support to control the users access rights for your computer by setting up the desired access control level for each user. You can restrict access to Control Panel applets and to running specific applications; hide desktop icons, local and network drives; disable Start Menu items, DOS, boot keys, Registry editing, taskbar and much more.

Stardust Wallpaper Control 2003 is a free taskbar accessory that lets you easily change and configure your desktop wallpaper. You can change wallpaper with a single click, modify wallpaper settings, and set your system to automatically change wallpaper according to schedule, or change wallpaper at startup. Includes easy install/uninstall.

English grammar + spelling checkers with help + reference that answers the questions the checkers raise. Click the little taskbar or integrated search button and grammar + spelling answers appear in the file format you already know how to use-- the Windows Help File. Useful for anyone who writes English in Windows. Use as personal or class tutor. A complete English language aid.

EfreeSoft Boss Key allow you to hide active program window immediatlly using a hot key!You can hide the browser windows,folder windows,applications windows,all your desktop icons and taskbar when your boss or anyone else you don't want to see your screens comes in.It's speed is brought to maximum to allow you react as quickly as possible to any threat that appears.

MicroLocked is a small, easy to setup, security program that locks your computer while leaving the display visible. Once locked your system can not be accessed until the unlock password is entered. Your system screen saver can be used normally or set to activate when your machine locks. Desktop icons and taskbar can be optionally hidden while locked. Ideal for personal or business use, system monitoring or a secure kiosk environment.

English grammar help + reference that answers the questions the grammar checker cannot. Get Answers not Questions and real grammar help for Windows 95 or higher. Click the little taskbar and Grammar Answers appear in the file format you already know how to use-- the Windows Help File. Easier than online books. Useful for anyone who writes English in Windows. Can use as personal or class tutor.

EscapeClose Pro is a tiny utility, allowing you to close or minimize or hide the active window by pressing the Esc button. Thus you can see it neither in the TaskBar nor in the Task Manager list (Ctrl+Alt+Del) nor in the list opening by pressing Alt+Tab. Now you can use a mask to select files in standard Windows Explorer by pressing the keys *, + and - on the numeric keypad! (like old Norton Commander or Total Commander or FAR).

AtClock extends standard TaskBar clock capabilities. Now your system clock will be able to show hours, minutes, seconds, current day of month and day of week. The clock display will evolve from common blind view to a beautiful stylish view that can be customized basing on your preferences. This became possible by using customizable color schemes also known as 'skins'.

enable Virtual Desktop includes: customizable desktop size, hotkey desktop switching, mouse and window selectors, fully customizable appearance (including different wallpaper/patterns/colors for each desktop). Customise the mini-window via semi-transparent display, titlebar control, both Taskbar and SysTray icons, Always on top and Autohide facilities, contents mode (exact miniature replica of your desktop), desktop themes and global hotkeys.

myFlixer lets you keep track of your NetFlix movie Queue right from your computer's desktop. Easily see all the movies in your Queue, what's been shipped and your recent returns. It sits right in your computer's desktop taskbar and updates everytime a change occurs to your NetFlix account. Display movie cover art and the description of every movie in your Queue.

Quick ShutDown - free Windows shutdown utility. When Quick ShutDown is running, an accurate miniature icon appears on the taskbar on the end opposite the Start button. When you click it with the left mouse button, it shutdowns or reboots your computer. You can set a keyboard shortcut for any action - shutdown, reboot, hibernate, lock computer, standby, logoff and media eject. Quick ShutDown optionally terminates programs that are not responding.

CalcuWage is a small unobtrusive, fun program that calculates your wage each second while you work. Pay is shown in realtime on the taskbar or system tray without opening the program window. An Advanced Mode is available. If you desire, compare your pay to Minimum Wage or to the DREAM Wage (both can be customized under Options).

Hidden Swap Buttons is a logic game. Besides, if you are in urgent need of doing something else, instead of closing the game you can just hide it behind the limits of the screen. Then in your free time you can restore the game by mouse-moving at the edge of the screen.This game will come in handy not only at home, but also at the office where you will be able to play in your spare time, and, if necessary, hide it from the eyes of the others.

Popular Clipboard Extender Holds Thousands of Clips, remembers clips for days, months, or even YEARS! New version adds places itself right onto the windows taskbar, and drag/drop into other programs. Save and revisit web pages, launch URLs embedded within text. Even view HTML tags as actual HTML. Powerful editing functions, such as re-formatting, editing, combining, change case, find & replace, and E-Mail Clean-Up.

TK8 Safe is useful when you have passwords to use and to remember. Keeping your passwords, serial numbers and other sensitive information is easy and secure. The software has many powerful features like possibility to auto fill login prompts, customizable folder tree with unlimited folders and entries, auto backups, password generator, unique system tray mode etc. All this in a compact and easy to use interface.

This program includes a few interesting and useful technologies i.e. - A Simple System Tray IMAP Mail Client (not available so far) - System Tray Implementation in Visual C#.Net This includes source code, so you could use it as it is or play around with the code to satisfy your requirements

HideAll is a unique and powerful program that allows you to keep your Internet surfing habits and application uses private.HideAll offers an easy to use interface that allows home and office users to keep Internet use, email and computer applications private when these applications are not in use or when others are present by hiding them at the press of a hotkey! HideAll can also clear all your personal history lists!Try it now and see the magic!

HotKeyz is a keyboard utility with hotkey / shortcut control for executing files, folders, Start / Run commands, opening your mail, browsing to a website and logging in and much more ... Launch applications in a Normal, Minimized, Maximized or Hidden state. The Parameter option gives you parameter control when launching another application like the Internet Explorer and surfing to a specific site as parameter.

Active Captions is a handy utility that extends window's caption buttons with additional features. Right mouse button click on minimize button minimizes the window into the system tray. Click with right mouse button on window's Maximize/Restore button to roll-up window to its title bar. To make your windows stay on top of all other windows just click on Close button with your right mouse button .

AhaView is a handy image viewer and converter. It displays images in the all popular formats: JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, ICO, CUR, ANI, WBMP, PSD. It has a thumbnail mode and you can quickly browse through numerous image files, open any of them to full size with a double click, and convert images to JPEG and Windows Bitmap formats.

Net Spy Pro is the ultimate combination network monitoring and administration software tool suite. Net Spy Pro monitors activity on your network such as keystrokes typed, web sites visited and more. The same interface also controls vital client PC functions such as viewing a PCs current desktop, sending a message to a PC, application launching, screenshot viewing and more.

SafeLogon is a multi-user and password-based access control utility that enhances and complements the Windows built-in logon and authentication system. In other words, it allows you to protect your system at home and office from unauthorized access, and much more...

Power Launch 2 is the simply easier Windows management tool, giving you the power to automate any number of simple or complex tasks, and even start and close multiple programs with a single key stroke. You can also speed up and simplify your life by creating complex and powerful menus, as well as start screensavers automatically. Power Launch 2 also features a scheduler so any set of task within Windows can be easily, and effectively, automated.

SuperSecret provides secure storage for all of your logins and passwords so that you only have one password to remember from now on. SuperSecret supports multiple users on the same computer using different SuperSecret login names so that you can keep your passwords private even if you share a computer with others at work or home.

Free Launch Bar is a Free replacement for the standard Quick Launch bar. All functions presented in Quick Launch are also in Free Launch Bar. However, the Free Launch Bar is fully compatible with Quick Launch because it uses the same folder for shortcuts. But Free Launch Bar allows you to combine your shortcuts into popup menus. This vastly improves the management of your shortcuts.