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"Apps Central" - Member Tips for Useful Apps

Put up a short blurb and a URL to find it!

from WinCustomize Forums

Ok!

This idea was inspired by Wizard1956, Richie31 and coffeegrinder by their participation in threads. My thanks should go as well to tazgecko and willistuder and many others (like RnD - yeah, even hillbillies have good tips, though rarely ;) ) whose pm's or ideas were the fertile ground (polite for 'compost') from which this weed flower sprouted.

This is a Community Driven Thread: It's yours, not mine.

Just a few suggestions:

  • Your app should be one you yourself found useful. Post the OS you use it with as well as any good or bad points.
  • Make sure you put in the URL where to find it.
  • Hopefully it'll be free, but that's not a must.
  • Please add to your mini review "This comment may not be used on any commercial site, nor for any commercial purpose." to avoid the spammers.
  • At the top, put on "Utility". "Image Processing", "File Management", "Security App" or some label to help folks scan quickly to what they need.

If you see something on "Giveawayoftheday" or other time limited offer, please put that in red or a larger than usual font to make it stand out (within reason).

If I missed something here or in one of my threads, please point it out in that thread and add it here!

 

You guys and girls are just great! Thank you so much for this idea. Hope it helps folks searching for whatever! :)

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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Wizard1956, reply 25
Who knows what else MS has hidden away in Win7.
End of Wizard1956's quote

Some here... although no promises as to what's in the final RTM  http://drjbhl.joeuser.com/article/412025/WinRumors_Shows_Full_300_Features_under_development_for_W8_From_MS_Teaser_S

Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top

 If you use Portable Apps, there is a Windows Error Lookup Tool available for that platform. You can download or get more info from HERE.

If you've never tried Portable Apps, and you have a flash drive laying around in a drawer somewhere, give PA a look, there are some very handy apps available. I'm running Chrome Portable and it works great.

Start11 - Customize the Start Menu and Taskbar in Windows 10/11.
Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Utility : SHORTCUT OVERLAY MANAGER

This little FREE utility will remove, restore, or change the Shortcut Arrow on shortcuts. It will also enable or disable the Shortcut name extension when new shortcuts are created. 32 bit & 64 bit versions are now available. Works on Vista and Win7.

I've been using this utility for a couple of years now, so that should tell you how reliable and stable this utility is. You can dowload it here : http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67615-shortcut-arrow.html

 

 

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Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Use Vista/7 sidebar gadgets on Windows 8!

Once again, a third party software company steps up to replace what MS has gutted from their newest OS.

http://8gadgetpack.bplaced.net/

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Reply #30 from Elemental Forums Top

From the makers of CCleaner - Defraggler

I use the free versions of both with my laptop.  This app can replace default defragmentation tool, which I allowed.  Also would recommend free version of Speccy to anyone who would like to see their rigs' stats and temps.

DL here: http://www.piriform.com/defraggler

TeraCopy

Learned about this one from a MaximumPC article. Short version is that it is very efficient at moving files. 

Link: http://codesector.com/teracopy

Notepad++

What you wish the original notepad should be.  I say the ultimate text editor.  Extremely useful for coding / modding. 

Link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus/

 

 

 

Reply #31 from Elemental Forums Top

a program (on windows x86/x64 versions only) crystal disk info (http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en) can inform you of you hdd/ssd health status so you can back your data up before the drive dies

harpo

 

Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting AceMatrix, reply 28
Utility : SHORTCUT OVERLAY MANAGER
End of AceMatrix's quote

Or.....um...... Fences .....;)