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Microsoft Photo Info, Makes It Easy To Add Metadata To Your Photos

Microsoft Photo Info allows photographers to add, change and delete common “metadata” properties for digital photographs from inside Windows Explorer.  Get it Here for Free.
When installed, a new “Photo Info” item appears on the context menu for files selected in Windows Explorer. To use, simply select one or more image files, right-click and choose “Photo [...]

Calculator Plus From Microsoft

When the Windows operating system is installed on your computer, a simple calculator program that you can use to perform standard mathematical functions also gets installed. However, your legal copy of Windows also entitles you to download a fancier calculator program. It is called Microsoft Calculator Plus. Get it here for free
The standard calculator.

Calculator Plus.

Calculator [...]

Improve The Readability Of Text On LCD’s With Clear Type Tuner

This PowerToy lets you use ClearType technology to make it easier to read text on your screen, and installs in the Control Panel for easy access. Get it here This program is only for Win XP
What is ClearType technology you ask?
ClearType is a software technology developed by Microsoft that improves the readability [...]

Virtual Desktop Manager For Win XP

This is another program in the free Microsoft PowerToys library. It allows you to run up to 4 individual desktops at once, each with different programs running, different wallpapers and easily switch between them. You can download it from Microsoft here.

After you download and install it here’s how to get it setup. Right click [...]

Alt-Tab Replacement

This is another great addition to the PowerToys that Microsoft provides for Free. In case you don’t know what happens when you press Alt-Tab, It gives you a list of all your open applications that you can quickly tab thru. Give it a try. Hold down the Alt key then repeatedly press the Tab key. [...]

Microsoft Photo Info 1.0

This free program is part of Microsoft’s PowerToys and provides digital photography Information at your fingertips Get it here
Microsoft Photo Info allows photographers to add, change and delete common “metadata” properties for digital photographs from inside Windows Explorer via the right click menu.
When installed, a new “Photo Info” item appears on the context menu for [...]

Tweak UI A Powerful Way to Customize Your System

Microsoft Tweak UI is a must-have tool for anyone customizing Microsoft Windows XP. It prevents users from opening the registry and customizing settings that aren’t available in the operating system’s user interface. Tweak UI started as a grassroots utility built by a handful of rebellious programmers and ended up one of the most popular downloads [...]

SyncToy: The Smart Way To Copy Files

SyncToy
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=E0FC1154-C975-4814-9649-CCE41AF06EB7&displaylang=en
Backing up files just got easier
Now there is an easier way. SyncToy is a free PowerToy for Microsoft Windows XP that provides an easy to use, highly customizable program to help copy, move, and synchronize different directories. Most common operations can be performed with just a few clicks of the mouse, and additional [...]