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What's living in your taskbar notification area right now?
tomos:
Finally got round to this - I seem to have a lot in the tray... pretty much everthing here get's a thumbs-up from me though.
Developer names given where connected to donationcoder:
PopUp:
* MBAM
* [network/internet]
* [notifications]
* FileHamster (still works fine - I find I dont set it up for new jobs though, preferring Syncovery below)
* AHK script with various bits and pieces, mainly windows management
* FARR - by mouser
* Listary Pro - I use it in a minimal way but still a great help
* [Win Update]
* Linkman Pro (bookmarks) new user, like it so far, great support
* MSE antivirus (is it worth it :p)
Tray:
* GridMove (windows management) - by jpaiga
* Everything (search)
* Note5 (has it's limitations e.g. only one undo, but great for shorter lists / overview of a couple of topics) - by Chris Gingerich
* Process Explorer
* Dopus
* PopUp Quotes - by mouser
* CintaNotes Pro - great support, constantly improving
* MoveIt (windows management) - by MilesAhead
* [sound]
* Spews (wallpaper management) - by Skwire
* Syncovery (formerly SFFS - backup and sync) great support, could probably backup your kitchen sink but can be complex
* Screenshot Captor - by mouser
* Clipboard Help & Spell - by mouser
wysocki:
Wow, what a great topic. Made me realize one huge complaint I've had about Windows. That idiotic "Notification Area" (aka the System Tray) on my computer has over 30 icons in it that vary from time to time. Whenever I go into it I end up hovering over about 29 of them to read the tooltips before I find the one I want (I guess I'm not big on memorizing what all those tiny cryptic icons represent).
I offer a suggestion / challenge to one of you killer coders to come up with an app that will allow true customization of the area - change the icon size, or best of all, add a small text description or title for each of them. I love True Launch Bar for my applications but even it doesn't help with that stupid tray!
dr_andus:
Offer a suggestion / challenge to one of you killer coders to come up with an app that will allow true customization of the area - change the icon size, or best of all, add a small text description or title for each of them.
-wysocki (October 01, 2015, 07:47 PM)
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In case you missed this, there has been some discussion of this problem area over here:
Tray Management Utilities Mini-Review - DonationCoder.com
Curt:
(...) I offer a suggestion / challenge to one of you killer coders to come up with an app that will allow true customization of the area - change the icon size, or best of all, add a small text description or title for each of them.(...)-wysocki (October 01, 2015, 07:47 PM)
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LaunchBar Commander by mouser: https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/LaunchBarCommander/index.html (from Apr 2015)
PS Tray Factory used to be my favourite, but today it might be too old: http://www.pssoftlab.com/pstf_info.phtml (from Apr 2010)
...and some alternatives:
http://alternativeto.net/software/launchbar-commander/
http://alternativeto.net/software/ps-tray-factory/
wysocki:
Thanks for the great tips! It looks like PS Tray Factory will fill the bill perfectly. Even more options than I could hope for. It looks like the last update was in 2010 but it works fine on Win7. $25 is a little steep for this trivial need, but hey, it supports a struggling coder!
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