Windows users can start applications in a number of ways. They can use the start menu for that, shortcuts on the desktop, start the program from its program directory or the command line, or pin programs to the taskbar if they use Windows 7. And then there are keyboard launchers which put program starts at [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Stardock Tiles, Application Manager and Launcher
Windows users who want fast access to their applications have several options at hand. They can use desktop shortcuts or the Windows start menu, and Windows 7 users can use the taskbar on top of that (the quick launch bar offered similar features on previous versions). Sometimes though that’s not fast enough. That’s where application [...]
- Author: Melanie Gross
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SliderDock is a Stylish Application Dock for your Desktop
There are several interesting application docks available and several of them have been mentioned on this site. Desktop customization is easy with Windows 7 and many users enjoy personalizing as much as they possibly can. You can fill up your Toolbar with icons and have the ordinary look or you could use other application dock [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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QuickPop, Lightweight Application Launcher
Most of the applications that I start regularly are pinned to the taskbar of my Windows 7 system. Some on the other hand are not pinned there. This includes the image editor Paint.net, the text editor Notepad++ or the Bittorrent client uTorrent among others. I’m not pinning those applications because I either do not run [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 6
Quick Cliq, Windows Application Launcher, Productivity Tool
Quick Cliq is an application launcher and productivity tool for the Windows operating system. The application adds a programmable menu to the system that can be launched with the mouse gesture or a hotkey. The hotkey Windows-Z or holding down the right mouse button and moving the mouse down will open a customizable context menu [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Phrase Express 8 Released
I have reviewed Phrase Express back in 2007 and came to the verdict that the software was an interesting application for users who type a lot on their computer systems. Phrase Express back then allowed the user to define abbreviations which would be automatically expanded in supported programs like Microsoft Office products or Internet Explorer. [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
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Configuring Fvwm’s Wharf
In this series we are discussing the Fvwm window manager for the Linux operating system. This little gem isn’t a full-blown desktop the likes of GNOME, KDE, or Xfce4, but you will be surprised how well this ICCM-Compliant window manager will work for you. It’s lightweight, powerful, flexible, and has some nifty, old-school Linux goodness. [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Cache My Work Launches Apps Again After System Restarts
A popular feature in modern web browsers is the session management. These web browsers can be configured to display the very same websites that were displayed before closing the web browser in the previous browsing session. A similar option for the Windows operating system is not available by default. That is where the Cache My [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
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Avant Window Navigator: OS X-like dock on Linux desktop
A lot of people really enjoy the OS X doc. For many it is just the cool look and feel of this 3D-like launcher that actually brings them to OS X. Now if you’ve used a recent release of GNOME you can probably see how the GNOME team have tried, in some ways, to bring [...]