replace the mouse by a gamepad with jmouse. jmouse lets you configure the buttons of the game pad to actions and stays quiet in the system tray while you're using it.

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Allows you to minimize ANY window to your System Tray. It adds the option -Minimize to Tray- to the System menu of the window. If you have checked this option, this tool will minimize the window to your System Tray any time you minimize it. Minimize the window as usually (mouse or keyboard). To restore the window just click on its icon from the Tray. New features : three possibilities to quickly minimize to Tray, support multiple users.

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This application loads an icon on the system tray and lets you configure its menu items from it, beeing them applications, documents or 'system actions', like rebooting windows, shutdown system, power off etc...

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This compact utility is the color designers equivalent of the Swiss Army Penknife. ColorCache packs in a color picker, color scheme generator, web preview tools and much more. Designed to fit seamlessly with the way you work, it sits quietly in the system tray ready to be summoned with a simple mouse click or key press. Compatible with most graphics programs, ColorCache is a popular choice for professionals and home users alike.

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Most people have problem with reminding other peoples' birthday? This cute but powerful birthday reminder will make you never forget any birthday again. This version features: 1) Male and Female interfaces, 2) Ability to work in system tray and notify on incoming birthdays, 3) Automatically sends mail notifications to selected contacts from database,

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AutoExtract 2 is the easiest way to decompress files you have downloaded from the internet. AutoExtract sits in your system tray watching your desktop for new archives which are then decompressed it into a folder of the same name

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The U2 Paster is a utility for users of the IBM Universe database. U2 Paster sits in your system tray and inverts the case of any text copied to the clipboard. You can therefore copy to and from Universe without the copied text changing case (U2P reverses the change made by Universe) Case inversion can be turned on or off, just by clicking the icon in the system tray, so you can copy and paste between other programs without shutting down.

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WiseDesktop is a virtual desktop manager for Windows with user-friendly interface and useful features. WiseDesktop creates four virtual desktops and only one is visible at a time. It is possible to quickly change the "active" desktop by using keyboard hotkey, system tray icon or WiseDesktop deskband. WiseDesktop deskband can be used for quickly switching between desktops and running applications by one click.

It's woodware, luckware, funware and above all it's freeware. Touch Wood is your virtual good luck companion. Whenever you feel the need to celebrate good news or pray for some luck by knocking or touching wood, just click on its icon in system tray and you will be able to do it right on the screen. Touch Wood is brought to your desktops by courtesy of XemiComputers Ltd.

This is an automatic tool for tracking connection with hosts in the local network and Internet. It detects connection status by sending regular pings and analyzing responses. Ping Monitor can work in 24/7 mode to track the connection state and calculate connection statistics. When connection is lost or restored, it can display messages in System Tray or send notifications by e-mail. Also it can execute custom actions on these events.

Hotkey Sound Recorder is a powerful sound recording software. Besides normal recording functions, it allows you to record sound by pressing hotkey or by clicking the system tray icon. It is able to save recorded sound as MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV or VOX file. With Hotkey Sound Recorder, what you hear is what you get! Hotkey Sound Recorder also provides built-in file manager to help you convert, play, rename, delete recorded sound files.

This is a cool, shareware weather program that sits in your system tray and keeps you posted of current weather conditions, forecasts, Warnings/Advisories, hundreds of Satellite and Radar images - including State level radar, Weather Cams, Worldwide locations, 1-day, 2-day, 10-Day, 3 Month and 12 Month Outlooks, USDA, Forecast images, Population/Census information, and much more! You can even customize the look of Weather1 using skins.

Power Monitor Off , Restart Computer , Log Off , Shut Down , Increase/Decrease Volume, Mute/Un-Mute , Run Program/Open File , Toggle Use Proxy by defining Hot Key for each/any one of them. All the features can be accesses using Right Click on System Tray Icon. Registered users can send in request to add relative feature(s). Trial Version does not Have any nagging pop-ups.Registered Users Can send request to get relative feature(s) added.

AutoBackup is a worry free backup application that sits quietly in your system tray watching a preset folder or folders for activity, once a file has been modified or created it is backed up to your chosen destination. AutoBackup supports delayed backups of up to 3 hours so that a backup is only made after x mins.AutoBackup can also create up to 9999 copies of each file ensuring that you always have a backup to go back to.

GluedOn keeps your computer on the Internet by simulating activity. This keeps your dial-up ISP from terminating your connection due to inactivity. GluedOn is a crawler, and includes many options. Proxy server support is included. GluedOn can be minimized to the system tray for easy access. Full documentation is included. GluedOn is adware supported, so it is 100% free! Get your money's worth from your ISP! FREE!

Ace Ping provides constant control over the status of your network and remote computer. It automatically carries out a ping over specified intervals of time. The color of the icon in the system tray changes according to the quality of the connection with the remote computer. The latest version features full support for Windows XP.

Tiny dialer is handy tool that replaces regular dial-up service of Windows. Among with all standard DUN features of Windows, it has many unique options that will make your web-surfing a piece of cake. Small status window will never hide the application you are currently working with. And convenient system tray icon will allow you to access all program features with a mouse click.

WordNet-Online free dictionary and hierarchical thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms, hypernyms, hyponyms, meronyms, holonyms, derived forms and sample sentences. The handy dictionary software minimizes to your system tray and waits until you click it. You enter a search query and get the results from WordNet-Online. Simple install and uninstall. No spyware or adware.

It is possible to hide any application windows by using a hotkey or via an icon in your system tray.

Alwact Clock is an analog desktop clock featuring skins, transparency and zoom. It is possible to set the refresh delay ranging from a few milliseconds(continuous seconds hand rotation) to a minute. You can also make your own skins using any image edition software supporting PNG.

The program lets you monitor and control your network traffic. Visualizing your Internet activity is simple - the program is easy, even for inexperienced users. You can view all established connections, monitor network traffic over a certain period, setup various notifications, etc.

NextSTART is a powerful, skinnable, and dynamic pop-up menuing system and task management utility that can be used as a replacement or supplement to the Windows Start Menu. NextStart also offers an incredible amount of flexibility so that the user can customize it to his needs and tastes.

Award-winning utility to manage password accounts. Features include grouping and sub-grouping, multiple databases, expiring passwords reminder, user-defined interface, super-fast searching, extensive reporting tool, auto-logon, minimize to system-tray, secure encryption, access log, password generator, import/export, and more. 10 fields including notes, web addresses, ID's, email, assign and expire dates.

Bandwidth Vista 2, The Next Generation bandwidth monitor with GEO-IP Connection Mapper. Displays Real-Time TCP and UDP Connections including Country and City. Holds a full log of bandwidth usage. New to Bandwidth Vista 2 is Voice Alerts and a Whois Lookup Tool and two kinds of graph.

This programs will appear in the bottom right hand corner of your screen when a new storage device is attached to your computer. It allows you to open the drives folder quickly easily. It's perfect for all those who want to explore their drives without having to minimize all their application to get to the desktop. In addition it allows you to free up your desktop as you no longer need all those unreliable shortcut links to your devices.

No matter what time of year it is outside, it can always be Spring inside your monitor with the Flowers: A Celebration of Color Screen Saver and Wallpaper . This slideshow-style monitor protector rotates 60 photos of beautiful flowers. From the subtle shades of pink on a cherry blossom to the bold and vibrant red of an exotic tropical flower, these images are a real treat for the eyes.

Handy and useful expression calculator and unit converter with skins. Main features: fully customizable interface with skins; keyboard shortcuts; all arithmetic operations, more than 20 functions; editable lists of constants and unit conversions; recalling previously used expressions; five result formats with changeable precision; automatic clipboard copy/paste; minimizes to the system tray.

CalendarPal by Cloudeight is a personal desktop calendar, events calendar and organizer program, making it easy to organize your schedule, keep track of events, create daily notes, reminders, "To Do" lists and more. Plus, CalendarPal puts your local weather right on your calendar and your system tray. Add daily notes, reminders and alarms, view your local weather, browse from year to year and month to month easily, change themes, and more!

Main Popup Assassin Pro features: - Popup Assassin Pro is very fast and small; - Works best at blocking popup ads when using Internet Explorer; - Kills unwanted popup ads before they open; - Configure sites to block; - Allow to open any killed window from Popup Assassin Pro log; - Play different sounds when ads are blocked; - Runs in the system Tray.

Xizzo is a secure password manager that helps users store their log-in information and enter it into any online form with one mouse-click. More secure than printed cheat sheets or IE's Auto-Fill function, Xizzo protects data with enhanced Blowfish encryption. Xizzo's features includes a user-friendly interface, an auto-logout feature for if you leave your computer, a customizable password generator, and much more.

Birthday Reminder is a small application that takes place in the system tray. It searches your default Windows Address Book (WAB) and possibly displays the contacts who have their birthdays today. If some birthdays are available, the icon blinks in the system tray. You can then double-click it to display the list of contacts. Select a contact in the list and click E-mail to send him/her an e-mail.

A user configurable world clock that can display a number of clocks in different time zones. As well as changing the label and timezone of each clock, the user may change the background colour and the text colour to suit their individual tastes. A world map can be displayed and optionally the world time zones, and current areas of day and night can be superimposed on this map.

AloeCam displays and saves the images from thousands of free cameras connected to the internet showing people at work, school and home. A long list of webcams is supplied with AloeCam and more can be added. AloeCam will show the picture from each webcam you select in it's own resizable window and save the images as jpg files for later viewing. AloeCam can monitor webcams and play an alarm sound when a camera is turned on.

Infine Capture Flash is a flash capture tool allows you to capture flash files from web pages and temporary Internet files, and save flash to disk in one second. You can preview each Flash file (.swf) with the built-in viewer. With the program, you can get any Flash file you are visiting or have visited. It gets all Flash file from local cache files, so you needn't waste any bit bandwidth unnecessary. http://www.infinesoft.com/captureflash/

Password protect all access to the Internet (Web surfing, Instant Messaging, email, etc.). Protect children by making sure they do not use the Internet without a parent present or lock out unauthorized Internet use on business computers. Once Internet Password Lock is installed, all Internet access is blocked when Windows starts. Input a password to access the Internet. You can then access the Internet freely until you lock the Internet again.

SoloKeep is a fast and easy to use application that stores all your passwords using encryption and password protection. SoloKeep can keep track of those hard to remember website passwords and other login information. Using a powerful encryption algorithm, SoloKeep ensures that no one else will be able to view your passwords without knowing your personal SoloKeep password. You'll never have to remember another username and password again.

EventMeister is an Event Log viewer with system wide monitoring and notification facilities. A single installation can harvest data throughout your network without the need for multiple licences. Use powerful filters to retrieve only the information in which you're interested and merge data from multiple logs for easier timeline analysis. EventMeister will monitor your logs 24/7 alerting you to entries of interest.

Do you hate resizing windows one by one? SizeComplete is a handy utility that lets you minimize or maximize all windows with one mouse click! In addition it lets you set your computer up to open ALL windows FULL-SIZE automatically from the startup. The program offers easy integration with the system tray. It simply adds two icons that let you minimize or maximize all windows automatically. Try it free now and fall in love with SizeComplete!

Paraben's AdStopper automatically closes windows that pop-up when you visit certian sites. You don't have to play whack-a-mole every time you surf the net. Let Paraben's AdStopper beat the ads to the punch. Set the length of time between pop-up window scans to conserve processor time. Enable and disable quickly from your system tray. Add sites that you don't want to stop or stop sites with key words.

AzureTray is used for quick launch frequently used applications and documents. The icons of your favorite applications (or documents) are placed into the system tray. Further to programs, you can use links to any object: text document, folder, file, desktop object, web page, email address, etc. Easy drag and drop config and menu support make AzureTray both a powerful launch manager and web page or email address book with extremely quick access.

Easy CD Ejector opens and closes cd-rom and dvd drives with the use of hotkeys.