utilities

A Better Disk Defragmenter Utility from Microsoft

A Better Disk Defragmenter Utility from Microsoft
A Disk Defragmenter program helps speed up your system as it will arrange all the fragmented pieces of a file close together. Microsoft offers another free but lesser-known command line utility that lets you have more control over the defragmentation process.

A Better Alt-Tab Replacement Tool for Windows

A Better Alt-Tab Replacement Tool for Windows
Alt-Tab is probably one of the most used keyboard shortcut on Windows – you hold the Alt key down (or the Win key in Vista) and press the Tab key repeatedly to cycle through all the running programs. Here’s a better replacement for Alt-Tab.

Simple Chat Client based on Net Send

Simple Chat Client based on Net Send
The net send command is a useful Windows command to post a quick message to any PC connected to your LAN. However, since it is invoked via the command line, it is not very convenient.

Uncover the Windows Application that Locked any File

Windows 7 has tweaked the way locked file error messages appear, by including the name of the application responsible for the lock. However, if you happen to use an older version of Windows, you are not so lucky.

Yellow Sticky Notes Software for Your Desktop

Yellow Sticky Notes Software for Your Desktop
Download the yellow sticky notes application for your desktop or your USB drive – these digital desktop stickies are free and perfect for maintaining shopping list, task reminders, etc.