Cool Stuff

In previous versions of Windows, some people dragged folders to their Quick Launch bar for easy access. Now that Quick Launch has been replaced by the Windows 7 taskbar, how can this be done? The answer is simple – use the “Links” toolbar instead. To pin multiple folders to the taskbar, you only…

As much as I’m into customizing my UIs, I’m relatively surprised that I completely overlooked this feature in Windows Live Mail: color! Thankfully, the Live Mail Team updated their blog the other day and pointed it out to me. Of course, I immediately opened my inbox and started tweaking away.  What…

The popular Windows XP PowerToy, ImageResizer, has recently been updated to support Windows 7. Like it sounds, this tool lets you quickly resize a selection of multiple images at once. It’s was typically used in the past to compress photos to more manageable sizes for sharing via email (although…

The latest thing in email add-ons seems to be programs that help you to not look stupid when sending email. What do I mean by that? I mean sending out messages saying “see attachment” when clearly, there is no attachment present. Not only does this make you feel a little silly, it also wastes your…

There is a lot of interest in environmental responsibility these days: debates on global warming, hybrid cars, recycling, buying environmentally friendly products, conserving energy, reducing waste, etc., etc. Additionally, there has been a growing area of discussion on the…

Mobile blogger Jason Langridge recently uncovered a gem of an application over on the iTunes App Store. Although not an officially supported Microsoft app, a company called Spyk Software has created iShare (iTunes link), an application for accessing SharePoint from an iPhone or iPod Touch. …

Delve into the Windows 7 Personalization Gallery and you’ll find a fantastic array of sidebar gadgets that will brighten up your desktop and make it a whole lot more useful. Falling into the former category, if not the latter, is the Xbox 360 Avatar Sidebar Gadget. Spotted by Windows Observer this…

I've written a few posts about apps that get your Facebook contacts into Outlook - like FBLook, which provides access to Facebook via a toolbar add-in, and Facebook app, Fonebook, which syncs your contacts; but what about exporting contacts from Outlook to Facebook? If you are like most…

With the new Facebook app Fonebook, you can sync up your Facebook contacts with your Outlook contacts. The application works with both Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007. As an added bonus, if you also use a Nokia or Windows Mobile smartphone, you can then copy your contact's photos over to your phone,…

Amnesty Generator is free software for Windows PCs that lets you put nearly any widget on your desktop, including those from services like YourMinis, SpringWidgets, Widgetbox, iGoogle, and now the New York Times. Although the software is designed to work in Windows Vista, DownloadSquad is reporting…