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Desktop Sidebar provides you with instant access to the information you most desire by grabbing data from your PC and the internet. The result is a dynamic visual display you configure and control.

News, Mail, Calendar, Clock and many more extras are available so you can customize Desktop Sidebar to provide you with the information that you want.

Desktop Sidebar uses minimal system resources, and is compatible with the following versions of Windows: Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista.

Desktop Sidebar is FREEWARE. Feel free to use and distribute!

Download Desktop Sidebar here

Unlike other desktop calendars that are bulky and take forever to load, this one sits on your desktop and almost blends into your wallpaper without being an eyesore. It is easy to navigate and completely interactive.

Aside from the calendar itself, you can also have a To-Do List and Upcoming Events appear to remind you about any important dates you may have entered. All three of these can be moved anywhere on your desktop.

To add an event, double-click any day on the calendar and you can enter a title, time, description and category. Each category comes with a different icon that you can use to customize the event. There’s airplanes, stars, dollar signs, etc. When you select an icon, it appears over the designated day so you can glance at the calendar and see the type of event you have planned.

You can also set alarms for any dates that you want to be reminded about.

You can also customize the calendar with different skins. You’ll find new skins on the Rainlendar Web site. You’ll be able to match the calendar to your computer’s theme.

There are two versions available: Rainlendar Lite and Rainlendar Pro. Rainlendar Lite is 100% free and does not contain any spyware or adware. The Lite version has all the features you’ll need. The paid Pro version only adds Outlook and Google Calendar support.

Download Rainlendar here

ZScreen is an open-source screen capture program that quietly resides in your system tray until needed. It can take screen shots of a selected region, the active window, or the entire screen.  ZScreen can also interface with image editing software, such as Photoshop or Paint.net.

Download ZScreen here

Never again have your icon layout trashed after your screen resolution changes. This application records the layout and positions of icons and programs on the Windows Desktop, and permits restoration of the layout.

Works for Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.

Several reports claim that it will work on Vista as well.

Download Midi-Ox Desktop Restore here.