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Getting the most out of Windows XP

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doodler85

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Hey there,

I'd really like it if people could suggest free utitilies that I and the rest of mankind could use and cherish for our aging OS, Windows XP.

I know that there is a stickied post for a similar topic, but I'm looking for smaller programs, such as desktop calendars, better power management utilities, security access tweaks, networking monitoring software, aesthetic GUI tweaks, or anything you guys have used to supe up your system.... because mine is weak, flaccid, and just plain old XP.

If there just happens to be a sticky right above my post that contains everything I just requested, feel free to make fun of me and my mother, then proceed to donate a link.

Thanks,

-David
 
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
I'll get you started.....

Rainlendar is a great, bloat-free desktop calendar. Some of the default skins are ugly, IMHO, but be sure to check out Wincustomize.com for some really nice looking ones.

Here's a pic of Rainlendar running on my desktop
Click to expand...

daemon tools has ugly icons, doesnt it? get a program called 'winiso'.. and snag the icons and use them to replace daemon tools, it looks a whole lot nicer:

icon
 
Babya bView-a RSS viewer that also can be minimised to the system tray:
Description: Babya bView is a free and easy to use RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed viewer. Many sites offer RSS feeds-such as news sites, online music stores (eg. iTunes Music Store offers a RSS generator),personal sites,etc.

Also over 50 pre-made RSS feeds are included, or you can create your own. You can even view websites within Babya bView.

Download:http://sourceforge.net/project....php?release_id=296900
Screenshot of Babya bView showing a iTMS RSS feed:http://www.iuploads.com/uploads/8f6d210f1d.jpg
 
Fport 2.0

"fport reports all open TCP/IP and UDP ports and maps them to the owning application.
This is the same information you would see using the 'netstat -an' command, but it also
maps those ports to running processes with the PID, process name and path. Fport can be
used to quickly identify unknown open ports and their associated applications."


For GUI tweaks, use a uxtheme.dll patcher and find some good visual styles from customize.org or deviantart.com.
 

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Can you show a screenshot or something? Can't tell what it is (besides guessing it's a clock from the name) on that page. Actually, here's a review:

http://www.buzzys.net/tclock.html[/quote]

The way I configure it in WinXP is with the standard font, color and size, so that it looks exactly like the regular clock in the task tray with the exception it shows the day, date and military time with the seconds displayed. Basically, all I use it for ...is the need to see the seconds.

It will let you customize the start button by changing the button face and name or hide the start button altogether. It will add transparency to your start menu and taskbar. It also has alarms/timers and customizable mouse settings.

It's a standalone program so it's not invasive and uses little or no resources. An older version TClock (without the "Light") worked well with Win98 and Win2K, but didn't work so good with XP ...it used some overhead and had a minor startup lag. If you try it and don't like it ...delete it and the registry entry it leaves behind. I put it in my program folder and create a shortcut to it on my startup/programs menu. The reason I like it, is that it's clean ...looks "factory" and I need to see seconds counting.
 
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