User Interface

February 23, 2006

Mayk v2.0

Mayk is a simple file launcher that can hold up to 54 icon shortcuts to your favorite applications. You can simply drag a program, document or folder into the interface and the shortcut will be created for you. While not in use, the interface hides along the edge of the screen, and appears when you touch it with your mouse pointer. Other features include support for custom icons, grouping of programs to be launched simultaneously and access to common system commands. The program is easy to use, but is limited to alphabetical categories that cannot be organized or changed. [473k] [Win98/ME/2k/XP] [FREE] [SpapFiles]

November 03, 2005

Magic Notes

Magic Notes is a feature-packed sticky note utility for Windows computers. Now you don't need to launch a memory-hogging word processor or PIM to create or manage your notes! A single-click on the system tray icon creates a new note. Notes can be set to appear as reminders at specific dates and times, including recurring intervals. Magic Notes is network turbocharged so you can immediately send a note to the desktop of any other PC running Magic Notes, over a LAN, or even the Internet! This is a great tool for instant communication with colleagues and friends, or for use in a small office or over a home LAN. Note text can automatically be inserted into a new e-mail message in your MAPI compatible mail program such as Outlook Express or Eudora. The appearance of your notes is highly customizable, including note size, note color, font type, font size, and font color. A Note Organizer window provides centralized access to all of your notes. The organizer notes can be toggled between hidden and displayed, and various note settings including alarms can be modified. The Note Organizer can sort notes based on several criteria, making finding any note a snap. [Download Magic Notes]

October 25, 2005

IM Speak!

IM Speak! is a tool that adds speech and personality to incoming messages from your favorite Internet Messenger program. By using IM Speak!, you can assign 'voices' to each one of your buddies allowing them to speak to you in any voice you choose along with many other features like speaking documents, type and speak, translation, and more. Features include: Compatible with MSN, AOL IM Assign voices to your buddies. Adjust speed or pitch of voice. Speaks text from Clipboard (or any copy command). Speaks text documents. Optional display will display text as it speaks to you. (Adjustable font/size for the vision impaired). Speech translation allows you to have IM Speak! translate incoming text to different words. Like LOL to 'Laughing out loud hahah.' Speaks time, temperature and weather conditions in your area. [Try Now (Free)] [Buy Now]

October 24, 2005

StickyNote 9

StickyNote lets you create beautiful photo-realistic 3D notes on your virtual desktop. You can use whatever colors and fonts you choose, and even change the texture of your notes to things like construction paper or silk. You can send notes instantly to friends over the Internet or your network. Notes pop up instantly on the destination computer. StickyNote makes it easy for you to organize your notes. Its Manager lets you put notes into folders and manage them in groups. Finally, you can synchronize StickyNote with your Palm handheld, with Microsoft Outlook and with other PDAs. Your notes can be with you wherever you go. [Try Now] [Buy Now]

September 06, 2005

mySB v2.0

mySB allows you to customize your computer's Start Button. The Start Button is one of the most commonly used tools in Windows, so why not personalize it to suit yourself? You can customize your Start Button through the use of "Themes." Themes are a set of images plus other options used to personalize your computer's Start Button with just one click. mySB allows you to change the "up," "hover," and "down" images of the Start Button, and also the tool tip "Click here to begin." These images can be animated, so you can have an animated cartoon, a scrolling marquee, fading images - whatever your imagination can think of! mySB comes with a fully-featured Theme editor, which you can use to create and edit your very own Start Button. You can even share your Start Button Themes with your friends! Download and try mySB today. The un-registered version comes pre-packaged with several fully operational Start Button Themes. [Try Now] [Buy Now]

August 09, 2005

Natural Login Pro v1.01

Protect and lock your PC and your files by turning your USB drive into a secure key. At last, there's Natural Login Pro 1.01, a highly secure login software for Windows designed for human beings! When you plug your regular USB storage device into your PC, you are identified and logged in. When you unplug your USB storage device, the PC is locked. You can add additional security questions with N-Factor authentication. Natural Login Pro allows you to safely share your computer with all your familly, keeping each individual account and data safe while keeping an easy and automatic access to each account. You don't need to remember and type a password every time you want to use the computer and, at the same time, your account remains safe and usable only by you. No longer will you find some of your files erased by your kids! N-Factor authentication eliminates identity theft and provides protection from outside and inside intruders. Access control gives only authorized personnel access, making data untouchable to all others, even upon theft. Detect and identify the user with no user intervention. Upon detection of presence, an automatic unlock and log-on can be activated, as well as an automatic lock when presence is no longer detected. [Try Now] [Buy Now]

April 28, 2005

SureType v2.0

Save hours per week using SureType. Perform common tasks - like opening Web sites and applications and typing commonly-used text - just by typing a regular word. For example, no matter what you are doing on your computer, in any application, you could just type "word\" and, immediately, Microsoft Word will open. Similarly, type excel\ and Microsoft Excel will open, or "aol\" and America Online will open, or "address\" and have your full address displayed on the screen. Only when you type the special expansion key (by default, backslash) after a word will SureType take effect. The more you use your computer, the more time SureType will save you. Plus, SureType can open macros from a convenient taskbar menu, and also by key combinations. SureType can instantly do four of the most common things you do on a computer: Open any application, file, or folder on your computer. Open any Web site. Type any common text. Start a new e-mail to somebody. Stop clicking, searching, and retyping. Get SureType. [Free Trial] [Buy Now] [Rampell Software]

April 15, 2005

SAM v1.5

SAM is a collection of many useful utilities. SAM include modules that can help you in day to day life. SAM is easily accessible via the system tray or using keyboard shortcuts. The modules include: Reminders: Helps you to remember tasks. Jotter: A quick notes module. ToDo: manage your tasks easily. Units: Convert units (distance, mass, speed, and temperature). World Times: Different time zone clocks. Stop Watch: Count time. Timer: Counts time backwards. Anniversaries: Keep track of important dates. Small Calc: A small sized calculator. Calendar Utils: All sorts of date calculations. Tables: Greek and Russian alphabets, International dialing codes. [Free Trial] [Buy Now] [MetalGrass]

March 08, 2005

Links Organizer v1.9

Links Organizer is a 32-bit program that was developed to provide quick access to most kinds of links on your system - from Start menu and Desktop to Internet links. Using Links Organizer, you can inspect, edit and exchange links between categories. It also includes links verification and the ability to remove invalid links and update links to Internet locations that have moved. You can schedule categories, folders and individual links to be checked to see whether pages they point to have been updated. Links Organizer can send notification of the results using a sound or by E-mail or ICQ pager. The new version allows you find all duplicate links on your system and manage them to clean up your folders! Another exciting feature of Links Organizer is the ability to remember HTML form contents in a link. An internal browser is included to make browsing different links easier and to enable browsing from one place. Full drag-and-drop operations are supported. For example, you can select a range of links on some Web page and drop it into Links Organizer to create a new folder with these links. Links Organizer displays a list of all links categories, including Start Menu, Desktop, Quick Launch bar, Recently used documents, Internet Explorer Favorites, Netscape Navigator 1.x-3.x, Netscape Communicator 4.x, Mozilla, Netscape 6.x-7.x, FireFox bookmarks and Opera 1.x-8.x Hot Lists. The most significant new features: Added the ability to find all duplicate links Added internal browser Added ability to keep HTML form contents to be viewed in the internal browser Added external browser list to the Browse With item in the File menu Added URL drag-and-drop from browsers Added URL selection drag-and-drop from MS IE Added Save folder to HTML file Added Tutorial page Added Import/Export links (Text, CSV and HTML formats) Added link descriptions Added Opera 8 support Added Mozilla Firefox support Added ability to find duplicate links Added Move To feature Improved startup speed Here is what one user told us about Links Organizer: "I want to say that it is a very handy program. I use it quite often because I can view all my links very easily from one area. I have three different browsers and it allows me to navigate and organize from one location. I use it beyond what it was intended for also. I navigate through programs and files from Links Organizer. I sometimes launch programs from it just because it is so convenient." [1500K] [Win9x/2k/XP] [Try now] [Buy now] [MetaProducts]

December 16, 2004

Cute Reminder v2.1

Create desktop notes, set up non-annoying reminders, and manage your ideas quickly and easily with just one or two mouse clicks. Cute Reminder supports scheduling, individually colorable skins, audio files in various formats (mp3, wma), linking files and Web pages to reminders, history, printing, and more. It automatically tracks the related events within the archive, so you can see the individual history of any specific issue. Its elaborate interface provides comfort at the office or home. Whatever you do, however successful you are, Cute Reminder will improve your working environment manyfold. A 30-day free trial ensures that you have plenty of time to check it out before plunking down any hard-earned cashmoney. Gnomies work hard, and we respect that!

October 13, 2004

Just NavBars

Tired of text links for your navigation system? Even worse, aren't you tired of having to load up that fancy paint program to make changes to your graphical nav bar only to forget you have to go into your HTML image mapper to start the layout process over for designating where the hotspot links should be?

September 20, 2004

TuneUp WinStyler

Bored with the standard look of Windows? Give your system an entirely new look within a few minutes using TuneUp WinStyler! You can easily change icons or even modify the complete look of your desktop. Create a new logon screen and personalize your logon. TuneUp WinStyler offers you a large choice of alternatives that can be installed quickly and simply on your system. With Windows XP, the customization options are nearly endless. Using visual styles, you can easily change the look of your desktop, your taskbar, and your start menu. The panels of all your applications get an all-new look with the click of a button. Changes your old icons to new ones with themed icon packages in one session. You can create your own symbol packages and share these with friends. TuneUp WinStyler simplifies finding your favorite drive or folder - just add an individual icon to any start menu, favorites, or folder item. With TuneUp WinStyler, Windows becomes a new experience again. [Free Trial | Buy Directly]

September 07, 2004

GoldWord Professional Translation Software

GoldWord writes and translates words in a wide range of different languages. In addition, it enables writing in foreign languages, hearing the correct pronunciation of a selected word. The software is compatible with a variety of applications, such as word processors, ICQ, and Internet browsers. Add GoldText and automatically translate texts such as e-mail and Web pages. Dictionaries include source languages English, Spanish, French, German, and Hebrew and destination languages Danish, Portuguese, Swedish, Italian, English, Hebrew, Spanish, French, German, and Russian. Periodic upgrades and word/phrase updates. [Free Trial | Buy Directly]

July 02, 2004

NewsAloud

NewsAloud personal news agent from NextUp.com finds the stories you want, then reads them aloud in a natural, human sounding voice. In this age of information overload, do you find yourself buried just from trying to keep up with the latest news? How about a solution that uses the unique power of the Internet to deliver personalized content to your desktop, or even better, to your portable device? Stop plowing through e-mail or spending hours surfing the 'net for the news that interests you. Instead, let NewsAloud do it so you can listen while you work on something else, or get your news to go and listen while you exercise, commute, or get outside for a change. Now available with the exciting new Natural Voices from AT&T. Get these voices on your PC and experience text-to-speech quality previously available only in a server-based environment. [Free Trial | Buy Directly]

June 25, 2004

Just Relaxing + Mask/Skin Pack

Do you sit at your computer and stare out the window and wish you were relaxing on the other side? Well now you can bring nature indoors, directly to your computer! Just Relaxing is great therapy and adds that extra "white noise" that helps cheer up your day in the office and drown out the other noises that can be bothersome. This handy tray program sits in your tray and randomly generates sounds belonging to a selected theme. You adjust the frequency of these randomly generated enhancement sounds so you can either have a very quiet forest or a very active one! Along with the audio portion of the program you can use Just Relaxing to change the wallpaper on your desktop to ones that have been assigned to a given theme. Overlay calendars on your wallpaper as well! Create and build your own themes! Submit them so that you can share them with others too! [Free Trial | Buy Directly]

June 24, 2004

Just Navbars

You can completely customize your navbar from the colors, shape and fill style so that your navbar will look just how you expected it to be. You can build navbars now by using your favorite images. Or custom fill your navbar with a tiled image or use a gradient fill! Using existing images you can create horizontal navbars as well. New Tube Wizard allows you to quickly create a color matched tube effect for your nav bars. [Free Trial | Buy Directly]

June 21, 2004

ObjectDock v1.02

ObjectDock is a program that allows you to have a nice animated launchbar/taskbar on your screen that reacts to your mouse when you mouse over it. In short, it's a task bar and program launcher that does it with style. [Download (It's Freeware!)]

June 08, 2004

SureType

Perform common tasks - opening Web sites and applications and typing commonly-used text - just by typing a regular word. For example, no matter what you are doing on your computer, in any application, you could just type word\ and immediately Microsoft Word would open. Similarly, type excel\ and Microsoft Excel will open, or aol\ to open America Online, or address\ to have your full address appear on the screen. Only when you type the special expansion key (by default, backslash) after a word will SureType take effect. The more you use your computer, the more time SureType will save you. Plus, SureType can open macros from a convenient taskbar menu, and also by key combinations. SureType can instantly do four of the most common computer tasks: 1. Open any application, file, or folder on your computer. 2. Open any Web site. 3. Type any common text. 4. Start a new e-mail to somebody. Stop clicking, searching, and re-typing. Get SureType! [Free Trial | Buy Directly]

April 30, 2004

Multi Desktop 2003

Multi Desktop 2003 for Windows can create an unlimited number of completely independent desktops. Multi Desktop 2003 for Windows increases productivity and ease-of-use by creating an unlimited number of independent desktops. Each desktop can use different display resolution, keep different icons, and be independently password protected for additional security. [Get more info | Download a trial]

March 25, 2004

Say the Time v6.0

Say the Time is the fun and easy way to get organized. Hear the date and time spoken aloud in a pleasant voice. Keep track of time commitments with customizable reminders. Transform your boring taskbar clock into a colorful timepiece. Easily sync your PC with an Internet time server - and much more! [Get more info | Download a trial]

September 21, 2003

Art Plus Wallpaper Calendar

Art Plus Wallpaper Calendar is a program that you can use to display calendars on your desktop, together with short notes or diary entries. It's possible to set transparency options, change fonts and calendar layout, or hide either the notes or calendar and simply enjoy the nice image on your desktop. The program contains a simple-to-use, built-in diary and an even simpler reminder that can pop up a message, reminding you of events that you shouldn't forget. The initial download comes with three images, but you can download an additional pack of six more beautiful images right after you install the program, if you like it. What's special for Gnomies in this release? This is NOT the same version as the freeware Art Plus Wallpaper Calendar LITE! In this Gnomies release, you can set a password to protect your data and program settings, set holidays and use the reminder. This functionality is normally available only in Art Plus Wallpaper Calendar PRO (which is available for US$24.95). [Download the application | Download the image pack]

September 18, 2003

3DNA Desktop

The 3DNA Desktop is a 3D user interface that enhances and improves the way you work with Windows and the Web. 3DNA is not a replacement for Windows - it works seamlessly with your current setup, while giving you a much better way to use your computer. You can choose from different 3D Add-on Worlds to explore and customize for an immersive and entertaining desktop. Within each World you have various areas to create links to your folders, files, and programs. 3DNA will even scan your system to create a custom set of links to get you started. Once you have selected the World you like, you can download additional user-created themes and skies or create your own to share. The interface is intuitive, and there’s an optional Tutorial World that walks you through the product. [Get more info | Download a trial]

August 31, 2003

Say the Time v6.0

Even if you haven't tried Say the Time v5.0, get organized the fun and easy way with the new version! Say the Time will keep you on schedule by automatically announcing the date, time or both at specified intervals using a pleasant male or female voice. Keep track of important time commitments with fully-customizable appointment reminders. Transform your boring taskbar time display into a colorful clock that can display both the date and the time... and so much more! [Get more info | Download a trial]

July 08, 2003

UltraMouse

Save your eyes and hands with UltraMouse! With this application, you'll be able to conserve your effort on the following functions - are all commonly used ones that you perform thousands of times every day: closing a window, opening the Start Menu, maximizing/restoring a window, going to the end of the document, activating IE's address input mode, and so many more. This software adds many functions to your mouse, some of which can be achieved even without opening your eyes! It also helps reduce your hand and eye actions - to a great extent - when using your computer. Avoid computer stress with UltraMouse! [Get More Information | Download a Trial]

July 07, 2003

EZ Macros

Working and playing with computers can be exciting and lots of fun. Surfing the Web, communicating with e-mail, playing online games, and much more, make computers increasingly popular. At the same time, however, there are many things about working with computers that are repetitious. Launching programs, typing in passwords, signatures, addresses, visiting the same Web site over and over... and lots more. Whether you use a computer a little or a lot, you spend a fair amount of time doing some things over and over again. Repetition is unavoidable, but you can get around it with EZ Macros from American Systems. EZ Macros 5.0a is the ultimate keyboard macro utility and now it has even more features. The intuitive interface makes EZ Macros the perfect tool for both new and experienced users. It can "record" keystrokes and/or mouse movements, or macros can be created and edited manually. You can automate tasks with just a few keystrokes, and hundreds of possible macro hot keys are available. EZ Macros features both global and program-specific macros. "Global" macros can be used with all your programs, while "program-specific" macros work only with particular programs. Tired of typing in the date on documents? Just create a macro that puts the date in for you. Find yourself always using the same 3 programs on a certain project? Create a macro that launches all of them with a simple keystroke! When you create or edit a macro, EZ Macros lets you insert pauses, delays, sounds, date, time, and more! With the FREE companion program, EZ Scheduler, macros can be scheduled to run at Windows startup, once, hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly. On the Internet you can launch your e-mail program or go to your favorite web sites by hitting a simple keystroke. With so many computers in use, in both home and business settings, many people are concerned about security. EZ Macros has that covered too! You can create "secure" macros. A secure macro is protected by a password issued by you, and once secured, no one can see the keystrokes that activate a secure macro. In addition, secure macros can only be edited, deleted, or scheduled by you. So, if you're getting tired of doing the same things over and over, try EZ Macros. Make macros for all those repetitive things and simplify your life by doing them with simple keystrokes! [Get more information | Download A Trial]

March 25, 2003

Direct Folders

Enhance your Windows Explorer experience with some great feature enhancements built into Direct Folders. Make any window Always-On-Top. You can "pin" any window to the desktop and prevent it from being covered by another windows. Automatically resize all the normal file dialogs. Direct Folders expands Open and Save dialogs on a large desktops, to make finding the files you need faster. Find recently used and favorite folders quickly. Direct Folder's popup menus track folders you've used recently and give you fast access to your favorite folders from the standard file dialogs and system tray icon. Set up a default folder for any or all applications. Direct Folders also can automatically switch to Details view and set keyboard focus to the file list. Direct Folders can automatically scroll to the last opened file in a folder. Direct Folders Info Panel floats over standard file boxes and shows full path to the opened folder. It lets you see available disk space and switch between disks. And there's even more... [Get More Information | Download Your Free Trial | Screen Shot]

March 22, 2003

XP Visual Tools

A complete suite of Windows XP Desktop enhancement, XP Visual Tools is loaded with all your needs for tweaking your Windows XP Desktop. You can change transparency level of your XP Start Menu and XP Taskbar, swap between different Windows XP Logon UI, quickly change your Windows XP Wallpaper, and apply Windows XP Skins (XP Themes) to older programs. Customize your Windows XP interface with XP Visual Tools. [Get More Info | Download A Free Trial]