Sunday, January 4, 2009

Microsoft Powertoys

Powertoys are default programs with some additional features.Once the programs are released, then also programmers work on it and release the enhanced version of the same program in their website.These enhanced versions are called the Powertoys.

Microsoft also provided powertoys for its Windows XP Operating System in website.Powertoys can be downloaded from the link

Download Link

From 2002 onwards, the powertoys are being provided in website.For Windows XP, more programs are being added and published in the website.Let us see some of the powertoys programs

Power Calculator :
Its a powerful calculator.Apart from the scientific calculations, lot of conversion formulations are available.We can also view the history of the calculations(operations performed).

Image Resizer :
After installation, you can resize your photos to desired size. More than one image can be resized at a time.

CD Slideshow Generator :
Using this powertoy, you can view images from CD/DVD in slideshow manner.This powertoy even works in all Windows 9x versions.

Virtual Desktop Manager :
From Windows taskbar, four or more virtual desktops can be managed at a time.

Taskbar Magnifier :
Using this powertoy, a part of screen can be magnified. This process of magnifying can be done from Taskbar too.

Web Camera Timershot :
If your computer has web camera, then this powertoy helps in generating photos in particular intervals of time and stored in folders.

Tweak UI :
If you are using Windows XP, then you are not allowed to access all the system settings. By using this powertoy, mouse settings,explorer settings, taskbar settings are displayed in addition to normal display.

Some of the other Powertoys are
Alt-Tab Replacement, Open Command Window Here, HTML Slideshow Wizard, Clear Type Tuner, RAW Image Thumbnailer, Sync Toy, Color Control Panel Applet, etc..

By using this enhanced versions of the normal Windows Programs, much amount of time is being saved..

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