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
- Published: Aug 12th, 2009
- Comments: 3
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 [...]
Control Pad Turns The Numeric Keypad Into A Command Launcher
Control Pad is a portable software program (that alternatively can be installed as well) for the Windows operating system that turns the numeric keypad into a command launcher. The software basically works by assigning actions like opening programs, websites or files to key combinations which can then be executed by pressing and holding the * [...]
Open Multiple Applications With A Single Click
Many users have some kind of sequence they perform every time their operating system finished loading. They start their favorite applications using shortcuts, the start menu or an application launcher. But no matter which way they choose they always have to perform the action several times until all applications are started. I usually load a [...]
Ghacks Christmas Giveaway: Direct Access
Day 16 of the Ghacks Christmas Giveaway means that we pass the 2/3 mark today. We handed out lots of popular applications in the last 16 days thanks to our sponsors who donated their software products for the good cause. We got readers with new Kaspersky Internet Security, Bitdefender or Cyberlink packages. Today’s application is [...]
Launch Applications With The Mouse
Hot Corners is a relative small Open Source application for Windows operating systems. It was written in the Auto It language which means that some virus scanners detect it as a virus although it is not. The basic application of the software program is to launch functions, programs or services by moving the mouse around.
The [...]
Windows Advanced Run Dialog
The default Windows run dialog is as basic as it can get. The only real advantage is the global keyboard shortcut [Windows R] which opens it. It can then be used to run known applications or Windows services without having to navigate the Start Menu or hard drive. It does offer a Browse button which [...]
