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Pepping Up Windows

Posted by Zonk on from the work-with-what-you've-got dept.

PhairOh writes "Toms Hardware has an article about improving Windows with free and Open Source Software. It features everything from the obvious like Gimp and OpenOffice and also some interesting choices like Virtuawin. From the article: 'The average Windows user tends to be less than satisfied with Windows. And that's no surprise, either, given the rather woeful state of its default applications.'"

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  1. WinDir by schnits0r · · Score: 5, Informative

    I like WinDir Stat. It gives a nice colourful representation of your disk usage by directory and by file allowing you to see ther really big files on your system like .Vob, or clusters of really small ones like .jpg.

    It's really a fun little thing to look at and use.

    IS this an on topic first post?

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    1. Re:WinDir by Frederic54 · · Score: 4, Informative

      SpaceMonger is a pretty nice application for this too, take a look at a screenshot

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  2. Virtuawin not necessary by jshaped · · Score: 5, Informative

    MS already has a power toy for multiple desktops.
    I've been using it for awhile, it works pretty well.

    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/power toys/xppowertoys.mspx