Jaykul's Favorite Links on system from Diigo

Windows Installer CleanUp Utility

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 02:21:30 -0000

Windows Installer CleanUp Utility deletes all of the files and registry settings associated with a WMI install so you can successfully re-install to get clean settings (eg: so you can uninstall).

Highlights and Sticky Notes:

The Windows Installer CleanUp utility deletes all files and registry settings associated with a program's Windows Installer configuration.

Tags: Apps System Utility Cleanup Installer

Posted by: jaykul

Hidden Start - Run apps in the background - NTWind Software

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:00:38 -0000

Hidden Start (or Hstart) is a small app that allows console applications (including PowerShell) to be started in the background without any visible windows.

Tags: Apps System Utilities CommandLine Startup

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Core Temp

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:07:29 -0000

Core Temp is a compact, no fuss, small footprint program to monitor CPU temperature.

Tags: Apps System CoreTemp CPU Temperatur

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Core 2 Quad and Duo Temperature Guide

Fri, 30 May 2008 01:50:36 -0000

The purpose of this Guide is to provide users with an understanding of thermal relationships, so that C2Q and C2D computers can be uniformly tested, accurately calibrated, and properly monitored.

Tags: System guidelines hardware apps monitoring

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ESET SysInspector

Sat, 10 May 2008 01:55:04 -0000

ESET SysInspector is a free diagnostic tool for Windows systems that captures details such as running processes, registry content, startup items and network connections ...

Tags: apps system utilities security diagnostics

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Hotwire - A free object-oriented hypershell

Sat, 03 May 2008 15:46:09 -0000

An object-oriented hypershell -- like PowerShell with hyperlinks, and a proper graphical UI, typeahead history search, etc.

Tags: Apps System Shell PowerShell

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DM2 - PowerMenu+DialogHelper+Mint+XWM

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:51:24 -0000

This handy little app provides all the features of PowerMenu, plus the file-dialog quick-menus that PowerDesk's Dialog Helper used to do, plus a whole pack of extras: minimize-to-floating icon, a virtual desktops plugin, etc, Seriously useful stuff.

Tags: apps utilities system tools Windows

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Transparent Screen Lock for Win2000, WinNT, XP

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:48:20 -0000

Transparent Screensaver ... lets you lock the screen but still see what's happening.

Tags: apps screensaver system transparency

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Update Checker - filehippo.com

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:55:57 -0000

Check for new versions of your installed apps.

Highlights and Sticky Notes:

Update Checker will scan your computer for installed software, check the versions and then send this information to filehippo.com to see if there are any newer releases. These are then neatly displayed in your browser for you to download.

Is anyone using this, or a different one? Do you trust filehippo? posted by jaykul

Tags: apps downloads freeware software software updates

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Abstract Path: PowerMenu

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:01:15 -0000

Comments:

This app adds items to the application's system menu to change priority, set transparency, or toggle always-on-top mode.
posted by jaykul

Tags: alwaysontop apps explorer free freeware

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Taskix - Drag and Drop task reordering

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:00:30 -0000

Comments:

This is the best taskbar drag reordering tool there is. Coming in around 200K in RAM, and with no UI ... it lets you drag and drop even with "grouping" enabled, and can even reorder the items inside a group. Very fast, very intuitive, nothing I don't need.
posted by jaykul

Tags: apps explorer system tasks vista

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Frameworkx, Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover (FxVisor 1.2)

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:59:31 -0000

Remove or change the shortcut overlay icon in Vista.

Tags: apps free system tweaking vista

Posted by: jaykul

Schtasks.exe - Schedule Tasks in Windows Server 2003 and Vista

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:21:17 -0000

Comments:

SchTasks is a command-line interface to Windows Scheduled Tasks service available in Vista, as well as in Server 2003 and ... XP Pro Itanium (only?).
posted by jaykul

Tags: apps development scheduling sysadmin system

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Top 10 Tips for Using Windows PowerShell -- WindowsDevCenter.com

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:21:12 -0000

Comments:

From O'Reilly's Windows Dev Center, a getting started tutorial for PoSh in the form of ten excellent tips for PowerShell users.
posted by jaykul

Tags: apps development powershell system tips

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Script Start - Logon Scripts Simplified

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:05:28 -0000

Comments:

Script Start just recently decided to take their admin logon script tool open source...
posted by jaykul

Tags: apps logon opensource scripting sysadmin

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Suitable Systems / SeisMac

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:59:02 -0000

Comments:

Turn your MacBook or MacBook Pro into a seismograph. Pretty cool... and you'll be surprised how sensitive the laptop's sensors are.
posted by jaykul

Tags: apps mac system weather weird

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Utility Spotlight: Autoruns -- TechNet Magazine, April 2007

Mon, 28 May 2007 21:02:14 -0000

Comments:

The Technet Utility spotlight on autoruns (an awesome little app that shows you everything that is configured to run on startup on a PC). It's a great app, and this is a greate review of it.
posted by jaykul

Tags: apps autorun startup system utilities

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Spiceworks - The Free IT Desktop

Wed, 09 May 2007 09:27:10 -0000

Comments:

The FREE (advertising supported) SpiceWorks IT desktop provides inventories & reports on hardware and software, and allows you to monitor and troubleshoot your network if you're in a small office or home office
posted by jaykul

Tags: administration apps free hardware inventory

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Raging Menace - MenuMeters

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:14:50 -0000

Tags: apps mac monitoring system

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Unofficial Tclock2 homepage

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:19:38 -0000

Tags: apps clock opensource system utilities

Posted by: jaykul