Microsoft Power Toys - PowerToys For Windows XP - Included Applications

Included Applications

The following PowerToys for Windows XP are now available:

• Alt-Tab Replacement Task Switcher replaces the simpler Alt-Tab switcher with a more visual one which shows live window previews.
• CD Slide Show Generator generates a slideshow from photos burned to a CD.
• ClearType Tuner allows customizing ClearType settings to make it easier to read text on the screen.
• Color Control Panel Applet allows managing color profiles, changing color profile associations for devices, viewing detailed properties for color profiles (including a 3D rendering of the color space gamut).
• HTML Slide Show Wizard generates an HTML slideshow presentation.
• Image Resizer allows right-clicking on multiple image files inside Windows Explorer to batch resize them.
• Open Command Window Here allows starting a command prompt from any folder in Windows Explorer by right-clicking.

• Power Calculator is a more advanced graphical calculator application than the built-in Windows Calculator; it can evaluate more complex expressions, draw a Cartesian or polar graph of a function or convert units of measurements. Power Calculator can store and reuse pre-defined functions, of any arity. For example, a function can be set by cube(x) = x * x * x, and later it can be used in an expression like 5 + cube(4). It does not evaluate every time an operator is entered. Rather, the entire expression must be entered for calculation. In the Numeric mode, it presents a visual keypad, in all other modes the expression has to be typed in. A scrolling text area maintains a history of all calculations. The advanced view allows declaring and graphing functions, along with a list of all the saved functions. A flyout window provides the option of choosing either a Cartesian co-ordinate system or polar co-ordinates. It can also save a list of variables for use in expression. Unit conversions of the following types are supported: length, mass, time, velocity, and temperature. PowerToy Calc has support for typing calculations using Reverse Polish Notation (RPN). It can calculate up to 500 precision levels beyond the decimal point and supports complex numbers.
• RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer provides thumbnails, previews, printing, and metadata display for RAW images from within Windows Explorer.
• SyncToy allows synchronizing files and folders.
• Taskbar Magnifier magnifies part of the screen from the taskbar.
• Tweak UI customizes Windows XP's user interface and advanced settings.
• Virtual Desktop Manager allows switching between four virtual desktops from the taskbar.
• Webcam Timershot takes pictures at specified time intervals from a webcam.