Playing with Power Toys

[Kim]

What do Microsoft Programmers do in their off-time? Play Tennis? Go on vacations? No, of course not. They program! If you wait a few weeks after a new version of Windows is released, you can usually find some nifty little programs called Power Toys. These are programs that the Microsofties wished they had put in the final release of Windows, but didn't have time to finish. You'll find a number of great utilities, including the Alt-Tab replacement, which shows a screenshot of the programs as well as their icon when switching between them. I also like the image resizer. It allows me to right-click on an image and instantly shrink it for e-mailing. I love these Power Toys, and best of all, they're free!

More Information

Power Toys for Windows XP (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp)

Power Toys for Windows 95 (http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wutoys/w95pwrtoysset/)

[MaryAnn]

:clap: thanks Kim

[Puddy]

:tyspin:

[Kim]

Woo hoo I love it

Image Resizer
This PowerToy enables you to resize one or many image files. When resizing you can choose from one of four standard sizes or choose a size that you specify. You can also choose to resize the original image or create a new one. Right click any image(s) and select 'Resize Pictures' in the context menu.

[Krissy]

Ummm when I saw the title I was thinking of other power toys....:roflmao2::roflmao2::roflmao2::roflmao2::r oflmao2::roflmao2::roflmao2:

[Oweazaer]

Wonder why Microsoft won't let me use their site with my Mozilla Firefox browser? :roflmao2:

[Cardy]

Kim did you notice photo quality diminish when you resize with the Image Resizer?

[Kim]

Yes but I only resize for here and make another copy

[DanaLee]

I was sooo thinking of "something else" Hahahaha

I love the image resizer, my friend has it and I wanted it! Now I can!