@effgee 29 January 2021 edited more from that month

Eff'n cool software list. Part 1

****THIS ARTICLE IS UNFINISHED, and probably never will be. Check back anytime for updates and suggestions.**** So, I have decided here, read.cash, is where I want to start writing and providing my thoughts and content regarding my technology adventures. I will at another time, write my so called qualifications to do so, but at the moment I will refrain. This article is likely to be updated from time to time as well as expanded. Not really sure how to do it, so expect some volatility. Bookmark this page and check for updates. First off to make it onto this list, in most cases will require the application to be a "Portable App" or at the very least, ****HAVE AN EASY WAY TO BACKUP AND RESTORE ALL PERSONAL SETTINGS WITH MINIMAL EFFORT!**** **Opensource and/or free is a plus but not a requirement.** Windows Windows GUI / Interface Improvements, Screen Management RBTray - (Opensource) is a small Windows program that runs in the background and ****allows almost any window to be minimized to the system tray**** (System tray is near the clock in the Windows taskbar, tiny ass icons) by: https://github.com/benbuck/rbtray Right-Clicking its minimize button Shift-Right-Clicking on its title bar Using the Windows-Alt-Down hotkey **GoScreen** - (Closed source) ***Virtual desktop manager.*** http://www.goscreen.info/ ***Tiny, less than 5mb. Portable, No Install Needed, Can export all configuration settings into a single XML. Very low resources needed.*** ***Full version, full featured time limited shareware version and Free version available. Free version has max 4 virtual screens and lacks keyboard / mouse shortcuts*** GoScreen pre-dates almost every other virtual desktop manager on Windows (Has existed and works on Windows 95 and up.) and is still by far the fastest, most configurable, and performant. WinDock - (Closed source) Window layout manager https://www.ivanyu.ca/windock Free, tiny & very low resource usage Configurations can be exported and imported easily. Not 100% portable. Infinite Screen - Unlimited virtual scrolling resolution on any size monitor. File Organization / File Management Suction - (Closed source, abandonware) Sucks / consolidates all files in subdirectories into the root folder. Clonespy - Deduplicator. SafeCopy - Allows to copy files, folders and modify or keep file dates and attributes. http://www.elwinsoft.com/safecopy-free.html Windirstat - Disk usage analyzer and visual graph. DropIt - Auto action, auto sort for files Hardware Driver Utilities DDU NVCleanstall Nvidia Profile Inspector Nvslimmer NVUpdater Linux Android OSX