Windows apps and hacks. Apps marked with a * are commercial.

Windows 7

• Toggle hidden files.
• Fit columns in Detail view: CTRL++
• Disable Libraries

System

• FolderSizes*
• JDiskReport
• CDBurnerXP
• 7-Zip
• CCleaner – Crap Cleaner, literally.
• OrphansRemover – Remove orphan shortcuts.
• Remove Empty Directories – See tin.
• GoodSync* – Synchronisation.
• Métamorphose – Great renaming app.

GUI

• Grid Move – Better’n Aero Snap
• Taskbar Shuffle – Move taskbar buttons around.
• Sizer – Window sizer.
• allSnap – Snap windows to edges.

Network

• wireshark
• PuTTY – SSH and telnet.
• RealVNC – Remote access. Ignore registration form, just click through.

Security

• VeraCrypt

Office / Editors / Documents

• doPDF
• EditPlus – Text editor.
• WinMerge – Merge and compare files and folders.
• pdfsam – Split and merge PDFs.
• Text trimmer

Media

• FormatFactory (convertor)
• videolan
• DVD Flick
• Handbrake (DVD Ripper, via Five Best DVD-Ripping Tools)
• Mp3tag
• Avidemux – Video Processing. For PS3, use MPEG-4 ASP (Xvid) + MP3 (lame) + AVI

Drivers

• sigmatel audio

Misc

• deltacopy
• easy cd-da
• VirtualBox
• Treodesktop
• EasyGPS

Themes

• Royale Noir

Downloads

• CNET Watchlist

Tweaks

• Disable Adobe Updater
• Disable Inbuilt Zip Support: regsvr32 /u %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll
• Restore Inbuilt Zip Support: regsvr32 %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll
• Repair Special Folders: rundll32 mydocs.dll,PerUserInit
• Remove Windows Media Player context menu entries: regsvr32 /u wmpshell.dll