In-built Windows utility show the status of battery and indicate if its charging or running out of power. If you want more detailed information with neat graphically loaded display then checkout BatteryBar. It sits on system tray and display all the important battery information in pop-up
Put Outlook Calendar on desktop for easy access
Do you want to access your Outlook calendar all the time and don't want to click on maze of windows to see it? Well, here is a simple alternative - you can place fully functional Outlook calendar on the desktop and eliminate any need for click to see calendar contents. Outlook on
Switch & change default web browser via right click
If you have more than one web browser (like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera) installed on the computer - this can confuse Windows and you need to specify the default web browser. Ideally you can set default web browser by going to browser settings and options. If Firefox is set
Spilt / divide screen for best use of Widescreen LCD
Do you use high resolution widescreen monitor? And still working in Windows like those good old days of CRT / low resolution monitors? Well, see and do more work with great ease by splitting windows on your high resolution widescreen monitor for free. WinSplit Revolution is a free
Desktop Graffiti, Vandalize desktop by spraying paint
Desktop Graffitist is a cool application for fun with anything on your desktop. It allows you to spray paint on desktop and create Graffiti aka Desktop Graffiti. This little application is good enough for your creative release and for some fun while working (or sitting idle). Using this
Find, open & upload Google Docs from the desktop
We have already seen cool way to access Gmail messages from the desktop via new Google Desktop gadget. Here comes another Google Desktop gadget for your Google Docs. It allows quick access to your Google Docs and help you search, open and upload them on the fly. While at work, you can
Christmas Tree with countdown Clock on desktop
Spice up your 'Techno Christmas' by placing a virtual Christmas tree on the desktop just above system clock. There are number of skins to chose style of Christmas tree you want. You can also display countdown for days until Christmas, New Year and Julian Christmas. There is more, listen
Use Video as desktop Wallpaper on WinXP computer
XPScene is a cool free utility that allows you to use any video as desktop wallpaper. It generates a HTML file with embedded Windows Media Player (playing the selected video file). That HTML file is used as desktop background that actually plays the selected video. To get started, after
Access Gmail on desktop with new desktop gadget
Gmail team seems to be in over-drive to keep you busy trying out new with Gmail. It recently got all color, design and jazz with Gmail themes. Here is new bump on Gmail accessibility front. You can access Gmail on desktop without opening web browser. This is possible using new Google
View & Edit files on Google Docs, Picasa, Amazon S3
We have already seen Xoopit to access contents of Gmail attachments at one place in user friendly thumbnail & explorer like format. Gladinet does same but with lot of supported services. It allows you to view and edit files stored on your Google Docs, Picasa, Amazon S3 and lots
