Desktop Utilities IV

Task Plus ( 1.8 MB, Windows 95/98, Shareware, $19.99 )

Have you ever needed to take a quick look at your calendar of outstanding projects and tasks without the overhead of a large program? Task Plus is a quick and simple calendar/task management tool that lets you do this. It keeps track of an unlimited number of to-do items, date rated appointments and audio reminders for impending tasks. Tasks and appointments can be categorised into the same project or type and then viewed with colour-coded dates. You can also view done and not-done tasks easily.

Download from: http://www.contactplus.com/products/freestuff/task.htm

Outback Plus ( 1.05 MB, Windows 95/98, Trial, $29.95)

With OutBack Plus, Microsoft Outlook users now have an easy-to-use data backup, restore and transfer function. All of the "Outlook Today" information (email, calendar, contacts, tasks, etc) along with the critical support files (signatures, message rules, accounts, etc) are saved in a compressed backup file. The backup data is easily restored to the same or another machine (e.g., from desktop to laptop).

Download from: http://www.ajsystems.com/outback.html

Tray Widget Pro ( 298 Kb, Windows 98/95/2000/NT4, Freeware )

Life’s hard for a software junkie. With so much software around, you usually wind up with more than your share of problems. You either end up with a cramped hard drive or you end up with a botched registry. It's usually both and most of the time, the software you install doesn't meet your expectations. Not so with Tray Widget Pro. Dollar for dollar, feature for feature its one of the best applications available on the Internet today.

Download from: http://www.twpro.com/

TradeTrakker Deluxe ( 918 Kb, Windows 95/98, Shareware, $ 19.95 )

TradeTrakker is an easy-to-use, yet powerful financial portfolio management application. Whether you’re a novice or a professional, TradeTrakker will help you monitor and analyse your stock and mutual fund positions, providing powerful insight into the performance of your investments. TradeTrakker can monitor multiple portfolios and watch detailed lists including buy & sell, gains & losses, stock splits & dividends and total portfolio value. Stocks and mutual funds can also be arranged into custom groupings within a portfolio. Track your portfolios total daily gain or loss at a glance!

Download from: http://www.tradetrakker.com/

PKZIP Explorer ( 412KB Windows 95/98/2000/NT, $25 )

PKZIP Explorer is seamlessly integrated with Microsoft Windows Explorer, allowing users to manage and manipulate their ZIP archives without leaving the Explorer environment. User's may open, create, modify and extract from their ZIP archives using simple yet powerful Windows Explorer resources such as drag and drop, (context and pull-down) menus, toolbars and copy/paste. PKZIP Explorer also provides advanced ZIP file management functionality via the PKZIP Archive Manager and integrated tools such as the Add and Extract dialogs.

Download from: http://www.pkware.com/catalog/pkzip_explorer.html

Atlantis 0.7 ( 641 KB, Windows 95/98/NT, Freeware )

If you want to switch from the same old corporate word processing application, try Atlantis 0.7. It does everything you need and more.

Download from: http://www.rssol.com/en/html/export/main.htm

Ext2 Researcher 1.1 (122 KB, Windows 3.1/95, Freeware )

Ext2 Researcher 1.1 is designed for users who run Linux and Windows on a single machine. It provides a graphical shell that will feel familiar to Windows users to interact with the Linux ext2 file system.

Download from: http://marina.fortunecity.com/havana/425/