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Desktop Movie 2.2 Play movies on your desktop with Desktop Movie. This straightforward application replaces your background image with the film you've selected to view. The player supports most movie formats and the newest version is compatible with ... Windows 8! http://falcosoft.hu Disk Scanner 2.7.0 Having trouble with your hard drive? Experiencing the dreaded 'Blue Screen of Death'? Then give Macrorit's Disk Scanner software a try. It's designed to find bad sectors (or clusters of troublesome data) on your hard disk and suggest solutions. http://www.macrorit.com This freeware software program ... (view more)

OutlookAddressBookView 1.65 OutlookAddressBookView displays all of the information related to the recipients found in your Microsoft Outlook address book. Displayed data is organized into several categories, including email address, name, street ... address, and phone number. http://www.nirsoft.net Outlook on the Desktop 2.1.3 This program takes the Microsoft Outlook calendar feature and places it directly on your desktop screen. That keeps your upcoming deadlines, tasks, and events in plain view all of the time. Because this is the actual Outlook calendar, you still get all of its original ... (view more)

We've known for some time that Microsoft is planning to update its newest operating system, Windows 8, with Windows Blue (otherwise known as Windows 8.1). Now, the firm has revealed the changes Windows Blue will bring. For one, the long-missed Start ... button is making a return. The bad news: the Start menu isn't coming with it. According to reports, clicking the Start button will bring users to Windows 8's new Start screen. That means they won't gain access to the list of recent and popular applications that popped up when someone clicked the Start button in Windows 7. Boot Directly to the ... (view more)

A new report suggests that many Windows 8 users aren't using the new operating system's many touch-friendly applications. That finding suggests Microsoft's big gamble with Windows 8 -- building an operating system (OS) with touch screen devices in ... mind -- simply isn't paying off right now. If there's one thing that sets Windows 8 apart from its predecessors -- including Windows 7, Vista, and Windows XP -- it's the focus on touch-friendly applications. The operating system's new user interface (once known as 'Metro') is clearly designed for touch screen laptops and tablet computers. The best ... (view more)

A top Microsoft executive has hinted that the Redmond, Washington-based firm may implement significant changes to Windows 8 with Windows Blue, the first major update to Microsoft's newest operating system (OS). Those changes could include making it ... easier for users to access the traditional desktop. In a recent interview with the New York Times, Microsoft Windows business and marketing strategy chief Tami Reller (who replaced Steven Sinofsky last year) said that Microsoft was carefully evaluating the feedback it has received since the launch of Windows 8 in the fall. "The Desktop is ... (view more)

Shutdownwin 1.5 Shutdownwin is a free, simple software utility tool that can be used to set the time a computer will initiate shut down, restart, or suspension of the Windows operating system. You can cancel the planned operation at any time just by ... double clicking the tray icon on the Windows tray bar. http://falcosoft.tk Desktop Movie 2.0 Desktop Movie is a simple software application that can be used to play movie files on your desktop. The player projects the movie onto the desktop background, effectively replacing the existing background image while the movie rolls. This Desktop Movie ... (view more)

Outlook on the Desktop 2.0.2 This simple, free program will place the Microsoft Outlook calendaring system right on your desktop. Once the calendar is pinned to your desktop, it stays there all the time in plain sight so you can always see what ... important events are coming up. It's also easy to add new events, delete old ones, and update pending items with just a few clicks and keystrokes. http://www.outlookonthedesktop.com ALLPlayer 5.2 ALLPlayer is a software video player optimized to allow users to watch movies with subtitles. The program automatically searches for subtitles of a film in ... (view more)