TrayIt - Keep Running Applications Under System Tray
Release candidate for Version 4 of TrayIt! is finally out. It has an improved graphical interface and usability and also supports a lot of new features like window grouping, and support for SDI-type application like MS Excel or PowerPoint.
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2.3.2009 Move Windows XP Start Button & System Tray on Taskbar
Do you want to impress your friends and colleagues then here is small freeware tool for you.
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30.9.2009 Hack to Turn Off and Disable Windows 7 CD or DVD Writer Burning and Auto Tray Ejection Feature
Windows 7 inherits the capability to burn or write to CD and DVD burner or writer, with additional support to directly burn ISO and IMG disc images with Windows 7 Explorer.
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18.8.2009Active MP3 Tray 2.0 released
Active MP3 Tray is a convient
mp3 organizer which helps you
to organize and manage all
music files on your computer.
It scans your hard
disks for MP3 files and builds
popup menu with songs genres
which can be accessed via icon
in the system tray area. Each
menu item opens submenu with
groups and songs.
Active MP3 Tray organizer
allows to play files in your
favorite player or build a
queue directly from the menu
for that player. Program is
very customizable. You can
assign your own hotkeys for
each operation. Active MP3
Tray supports multiligual
interfaces.
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22.10.2006AMD launches second "Black Edition" processor
Following the Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Black Edition flagship processor, AMD has introduced a 5000+ mainstream version.
Compared to the
regular 5000+ chip, the Black Edition comes with the same 2.6 GHz clock speed, 1 MB L2 cache and 65 watt power envelope, but includes a customizable
clock multiplier that allows users to adjust the performance of the processor.
The processor is aims to attract the eyeballs of
mainstream end-users, according to AMD.
The added feature comes at a slight premium: The 5000+ Black Edition has a tray price of
$136, while the regular version lists for $125. Actual retail pricing of the new Black Edition CPU processor should follow recent AMD processor
pricing trends and should be near the tray price: The 6400+, with a tray price of $251, hit the market for an average of $272 in the week of August
21, but recently fell to an average of $249, according to Pricegrabber.com. The regular 5000+ processor currently sells for an average of $113.
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26.09.2007XP Pro to receive WGA similar to Vista SP1
Remember how everyone was excited about how Vista SP1 received a WGA update to not block you from your computer?
Well, the same is coming
to Windows XP. (Professional only, though. Who would want to pirate XP Home?)
From the WGA Blog:
With this update to
WGA Notifications in Windows XP, we've implemented a couple of related features that draw on the notifications experience we designed for Windows
Vista SP1. After installing this version of WGA Notifications on a copy of Windows XP that fails the validation, most users will discover on their
next logon that their desktop has changed to a plain black background from whatever was there previously (see below).
The desktop
background can be reset to anything else in the usual ways, but every 60 minutes it will change back to the plain black background. This will continue
to happen until that copy of Windows is genuine.
Also, the user will see the addition of what we call the "persistent desktop
notification." This notification is similar to a watermark but works a bit differently. The image (see below) appears over the system tray and is
non-interactive in the sense that you can't click on it or do anything to it.
As with previous releases, if a copy of Windows fails
validation, notifications will appear above the system tray regularly - and we will continue to have the pre-logon message, the logon interrupt
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27.08.2008AMD Barcelona Pricing Revealed
AMD schedules to launch two
2-way Opteron (Barcelona)
server processors on September
10 this year, according to
sources at server makers. The
Opteron 2348 and 2350 will
have core frequencies of
1.9GHz and 2.0GHz and will be
priced at US$320 and US$390 in
1000-unit tray quantities,
respectively.
In October, AMD will
launch the 2.2GHz Opteron 2354
with 95W TDP and a price of
US$610 in 1000-unit tray
quantities, however this
processor should actually
appear in the channel later
this month, noted the
sources.
The Opteron 2300 series
will include Opteron 2340,
2350, 2352, 2354, 2356, 2358
and 2360. Models at
frequencies higher than 2.0GHz
are expected to launch in the
fourth quarter, according to
an earlier announcement by
AMD.
AMD
also has plans to introduce
the 8-way Opteron 8300 series
which will include Opteron
8348, 8350, 8352, 8354 and
8356 models, added the
sources.
AMD declined the
opportunity to respond to this
report, saying it cannot
comment on unannounced
products.
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13.08.2007AMD to launch two Barcelona-based processors in September
AMD schedules to launch two
2-way Opteron (Barcelona)
server processors on September
10 this year, according to
sources at server makers. The
Opteron 2348 and 2350 will
have core frequencies of
1.9GHz and 2.0GHz and will be
priced at US$320 and
US$390 in 1000-unit tray
quantities, respectively. In
October, AMD will launch the
2.2GHz Opteron 2354 with 95W
TDP and a price of US$610
in 1000-unit tray quantities,
however this processor should
actually appear in the channel
later this month, noted the
sources.
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13.08.2007AMD lowers desktop CPU prices
AMD has adjusted prices for its desktop dual- and single-core processors a few weeks ahead of the introduction of its new Phenom dual- and quad-core
processors. Also, there are two new 45 watt single-core CPUs in the manufacturers lineup.
The price reduction is less dramatic
than the previous rounds, but drives the firms fastest desktop processors even deeper into the mainstream and entry-level segment, making room for the
higher performing Phenom CPUs. AMDs dual-core desktop processors, excluding the $599 Quad FX-74, include 14 different CPUs ranging from $68 for the
Athlon 64 X2 4000+ to $220 for the X2 6400+ Black Edition. In comparison, Intel offers 22 dual- and quad-core processors from $74 to $530 (not
including four Extreme Edition CPUs).
We have compiled a chart of AMDs current Athlon 64 X2 processors below, which indicates
that the retail market has already caught up with AMDs price reductions. Of the 10 currently available X2 processors, six models can be purchased for
the tray price or less. Only the 6000+, 5200+ and 4200+, which has become a rare sight in the market, are selling above the tray price on average.
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09.10.2007AMD's $1 quad-core processors can't resolve SNAFU in Shanghai
AMD is currently preparing its presentations for the companys annual stockholder meeting next week and we hear that the company will let us know that
more than 1 million quad-core CPUs have been shipped. Not all of these processors, however, are sold for the official tray price. Some are going for
as little as $1 a pop and in this particular, even that is not enough to keep certain customers happy.
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03.05.2008Active Virtual Desktop 2.01 released
Ever wished you had several
screens on your computer?
Active Virtual Desktop is a
virtual desktop manager which
will create up to 9 virtual
desktops allowing you to have
different programs running on
each of them. This virtual
desktop manager resides in
system tray area (near the
clock) adds virtual desktops
buttons here. That allows you
to switch from one virtual
desktop to another with a
single mouse click. You can
easily minimize, maximize,
close, move from one virtual
desktop to another and even
drop windows to the system
tray using the windows manager
window.
Customizable hotkeys helps
you conviently operate with
your virtual desktops and move
applications from one virtual
desktop to another. Active
Virtual Desktop allows you to
have own wallpaper for each
virtual desktop.
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11.11.2006Intel to continue selling E2140 CPUs
Intel has recently revised it
plans for the low-end desktop
CPU market and will continue
to sell its Conroe-based
E2140, according to sources at
motherboard makers.
Intel was originally
planning to launch the E2180
on August 26 with a price of
US$84 in 1000-unit tray
quantities while dropping the
price of the E2160 from US$84
to US$74. Following the moves,
the E2140 would be phased out
of the market, according to
previous reports.
The
E2140 processor's current
price is US$74. On July 22,
the price will drop to US$71
and will go down to US$64 on
August 26, added the sources...
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17.07.2007Pricewatch: Desktop processor bargains?
It is no secret that the processor market is shifting: Demand for desktop processors has been declining for some time now while growing demand for
notebook CPUs is the reason why there is still growth in the processor market. AMD and Intel have to adjust to a changing purchase behavior as
consumers are looking for cheaper computers. TG Daily took a closer look at the current desktop CPU market and compared 1000-unit tray prices with
retail prices to provide a better idea of current price pressures are and which CPUs may represent the best deals today.
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14.10.2008Elevations Are Now Blocked in the User's Logon Path
Hi, Jim Hong, Program
Manager on UAC, here again to
tell you about a new change in
the UAC user experience coming
in RC1. Applications that
start when the user logs on
and that require elevation are
now blocked in the logon path.
Without blocking
applications from prompting
for elevation in the user's
logon path, both standard
users and administrators would
have to respond to a User
Account Control dialog box
on every log on . While
this potentially becomes an
annoyance for administrators,
it is an unusable UI for
standard users who cannot
drive the UAC elevation prompt
without having an
administrator around to
provide credentials.
Furthermore, we advise users
to be wary of prompts that
appear without them taking an
explicit action -- and prompts
generated at startup go
against that advice.
In RC1 and later,
Windows Vista notifies the
user if an application has
been blocked by placing an
icon in the system tray and
providing a notification
balloon during the startup
sequence. See Fig. 1 for a
visual of what this might look
like:
microsoft.com/windowsvista - 29.05.2007
Intel to bring low-cost desktop Atom processor down below US$29
In order to prevent AMD grabbing low-cost desktop PC market share with its Sempron processors, Intel is planning to bring its entry-level desktop Atom
230 processor down to a price below US$29 in thousand-unit tray quantities, according to sources at motherboard makers.
The CPU
is expected to launch in the second quarter this year. Asustek Computer's E-DT is expected to adopt the CPU, while other desktop PC makers are
expected to follow its lead with similar low-cost products soon, noted the sources.
winbeta.org - 27.03.2008
Intel phases out 130 nm Itanium 2, Xeon 7000 series
Intel sent out a
notification that it has
started a discontinuance
program for Madison 9M Itanium
processors as well as Xeon
7000-series MP
processors.
According to a product
change notification, both
processor families are phased
out as “market demand has
shifted to higher
performance” processors.
Customers interested in the
Xeon 7000-series with the 90
nm Paxville and 65 nm Tulsa
dual-cores or the Itanium 2
with the 130 nm Madison 9M
single-core will have to put
their orders in by November 16
of this year. Intel plans to
ship the last boxed Xeon 7000
and Itanium 2 Madison 9M
processors on February 16,
2008. Tray versions of the
processors are expected to be
available until May 21, 2010.
Intel plans to launch
new generations of the Xeon MP
and Itanium CPUs later this
year...
winbeta.org - 19.05.2007
Integrate the Web Into Office With KallOut
A new program called KallOut works with all Microsoft Office products to let you search the web
right from within Office. After installing KallOut, an icon will appear in your system tray to show that its running. To use the program, just
double-click or select any word or phrase from within any Microsoft Office program (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Notepad, WordPad), Adobe PDFs,
Facebook, even IE and Firefox. Youll then see a small KallOut icon appear. From here, you can access a small pop-up menu that displays several
different search options. You can choose from several different search providers including Google, Live Search, Yahoo Search, and Technorati. You can
also search reference sites like Wikipedia and Dictionary.com. videos on YouTube, or photos on Flickr, and more.
winbeta.org - 01.08.2008
Windows Live FolderShare Beta refreshed to fix a bunch of problems
Less then two weeks after releasing the new Windows Live FolderShare Beta the team has dropped a refreshed build (14.0.1329.0317) on to the web
that fixes a bunch of problems users had been experiencing with the bits. According to their team blog this release should fix
all known sign in and library management problems. It also improves the responsiveness of the tray application.
winbeta.org - 28.03.2008
Engineering Windows 7: Action Center
Steven Sinosfky: One of the big themes of Windows 7 from a design perspective (as you might have seen in Sams PDC session and certainly a topic we have
talked about here) is making sure that you are in control of what is happening on your PC. This post, by senior program manager Sean Gilmour, is
about notifications or the balloon popups that come from the system tray. In Vista we offered some controls over this area and in Windows 7 we have
worked hard to make this an area that defaults to more well-behaved functionality and is also much more tunable to your needs. By improving how
Windows itself uses the APIs and guidelines we want to encourage other ISVs to do the same. This topic is a great example of how the whole ecosystem
comes into the picture as well and so we hope developers reading this will see the passion around the topic and the desire for software on Windows to
take the steps necessary to honor the your intent.
winbeta.org - 11.11.2008
Microsoft Announces Halo 3 Special Edition Console & New Trailer
The Halo 3 presentation was
the final part of Microsoft's
E3 Press Conference. The
segment kicked off with a
live-action trailer of the
Halo universe, giving hints as
to what can be expected from a
Halo movie. Familiar sights
from Halo looked great such as
battle rifles, Warthogs, and
even a Pelican.
Next,
Moore showed off a new product
that would coincide with the
September 25th launch of Halo
3. This September gamers can
pick up a special edition Halo
3 Xbox 360 console that will
be HDMI equipped. It will be a
Master Chief green color with
gold CD tray. A controller was
shown, and other accessories
are planned.
Finally,
there was the highly
anticipated Halo 3 trailer. It
featured a montage of
different in-game clips. To check
it out head over to
Bungie.net.
winbeta.org - 11.07.2007
Another Intel dual-core Celeron in 2Q08
Having recently launching its first dual-core Celeron E1000 series CPU, E1200, Intel is ready to launch another family member with a faster core
frequency in the second quarter of 2008, according to sources at motherboard makers.
Intel is planning to launch E1400 with a core
frequency of 2GHz, 800MHz FSB, L2 cache of 512KB, and maximum TDP of 65W. The chip is based on a 65nm Conroe core and supports Intel 64, XD Bit
(Execute Disable Bit) and Speed Step technology. Pricing will be set at US$53 in a thousand-unit tray quantities.
neowin.net - 21.01.2008
Intel Bloomfield CPU pricing reveals pleasant surprise
In order to speed up adoption of quad-core CPUs, Intel is planning to offer its upcoming 3.2GHz Extreme series Bloomfield processor at US$999 in
thousand-unit tray quantities, US$500 cheaper compared to the current top-end Core 2 Extreme QX9770 which sells at US$1,499, according to
sources at motherboard makers.
In the past, Intel had always priced its flagship Extreme model at US$999, but recent product launches
saw the company abandon its traditional pricing scale, and introduce even steeper prices.
neowin.net - 18.07.2008
Windows Live Mail Desktop Refresh Available
Very few time after the last
update, which was numbered as
build 1024, Microsoft has
released a new build of
Windows Live Mail Desktop
Beta, build 1083. Instead of
being a bug fix only release,
the team decided to implement
quite a few features to this
new release alongside the 150
bug fixes:
-Current View settings are
now sticky
-Update Feeds
Button
-Minimizing to
System Tray
-Support
for Windows Live ID sign in
(for non-MSN Mail, Hotmail,
and Windows Live Mail account
holders)
-A new, slight
UI refresh, especially for the
login interface
Thanks to Wanderer
for the heads up!
jcxp.net - 11.10.2006
