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Download Amazing High Dynamic Range Wallpapers
If you want to give your desktop that wow factor then you should check out High Dynamic Range Wallpapers from HDR Walls. HDR wallpapers are created by taking multiple shots for the highlights, mid-tones and shadows seperately and then merged into a single image.
If this means nothing to you, then just check out some [...]
Remove Duplicate Files With DoubleKiller
One of the problems of downloading lots of music or poor file management, is that you can end up with lots of duplicate files. Not only does this waste space on your hard drive, it can also make your iTunes library look messy, and even slow your machine down.
Removing duplicates manually can be a pain, [...]
Get Site Colours With Instant EyeDropper
If you’re a site designer and you have a terrible memory like me, then Instant EyeDropper could be for you. This great little app sits in your system tray and lets you click on any colour on your screen, and then will tell you what the color code is.
Instant EyeDropper will even copy the color [...]
Freeup Memory In One Click With Instant Memory Cleaner
Managing PC memory isn’t as big an issue as it used to be, but freeing up memory can still provide benefits. Rather than spending a lot of time closing old processes, installing Instant Memory Cleaner is a quick solution.
Once installed, this tiny app (and it really is tiny at 1.8MB) sits in your system tray [...]
Jazz Up Your Desktop With Custom Cursors
The most common way to make your desktop look unique is to download a new theme. However, one area that people tend to overlook is their cursors.
Customizing cursors can really make your desktop stand out, and an easy way to do this is using CursorFX, which contains a wide selection of cursor themes. [...]
BootSkin: Customize Your Windows Boot Screen
If you want to give your Windows boot screen (XP and 2000 only) that personal touch, then you can customize it with BootSkin. This free app allows you to replace your boring Windows Splash screen with another image of your choice. A good source for other Windows splash screens is WinCustomize.
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Use ClickZap To Double Right-Click
I’ve just stumbled across an amazing new application that adds a very simple function to a mouse, that is extremely useful. ClickZap allows you to assign certain functions to a double right click on a mouse, in the same way as a double left click.
It may not sound very exciting, but just imagine assigning a [...]
Automatically Add Lyrics To MP3s
iTunes and iPods allow you to add lyrics to mp3 tags. However, songs purchased from the iTunes Music Store don’t come with lyrics added.
A quick way to add lyrics to mp3 tags is to use EvilLyrics, which can automatically add lyrics to mp3s automatically as you play them.
VistaTweaker - Tame Your Windows Vista Setup
Love it or hate it, Windows Vista is here to stay for a while. Taming it though so that it runs super-smooth, or trying to reduce all those annoying popups isn’t easy.
A quicker way to get control of Windows Vista is to install VistaTweaker. This neat little tool present in a nice selection list almost [...]
WebGuide Available For Windows Home Server
My buddy Everton has been raving about his Windows Home Server over the last couple of weeks, and I’ve been seriously tempted to buy/build one so that I can have an always-on-box serving all my music and other content.
One significant piece of functionality that WHS was missing has just been solved by the release of [...]
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