Windows 7 has been around for couple of months now. The respond from customers so far favors this operating software compared to it’s predecessor. If you just started using Windows 7 like me, here are some Windows 7 accessories program that you may interested to use. Some of them does help making the OS more fun to use as well.
1. Snipping Tool
Simple yet useful screen capture software suitable for all level of users. One of the best screen capture software I ever used. Warning: Not for advance users looking for advance feature. I’ve written once about it before.
2. Sticky Note
Sticky note help you to remember anything that you deem important, but you’re going to do it later. Not meant as procrastination tool, but more toward as reminder. Stick to the desktop, it is easily viewable when you’re switching between the app in the desktop. Available in different color as well.
3. Connect To Projector
No more guessing the sequence key (usually combination of ‘fn’ + ‘projector’ key) to expand your screen to other monitor or projector. This shortcut let you choose which mode conveniently. This menu is also viewable if your press ‘fn’ + ‘projector’ key.
4. Sync Center
Sync Center let you sync any folder in your computer with folder in external drive plugged to the computers or network drive.
5. Paint
Paint, basic image editor software which has been shipped with Windows since Windows 95 day. From that version until Window XP, it have not received much changes or probably not at all. The new Paint shipped with Windows 7 is totally a new Paint. Having the new UI as other product under Microsoft Office 2007, it still pretty much basic image editor but with more new features such as ‘Undo and Redo’, image rotation compared tot he earlier version.
6. Calculator
Gone are the days when calculator can only perform basic mathematics function such as add, subtract, device and etc. The new calculator capable of doing complex mathematics function with addition of Scientific, Programmer and Statistic calculator on top of the standard calculator.
7. Windows Easy Transfer
Windows Easy Transfer made the process of migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7 easier. It helps you to transfer all files to Windows 7 in exception of application installed in your older machine. Windows Easy transfer allow you to transfer the files directly from computer to computer using Belkin’s Easy Transfer cable, or use external hard rive as the temporary storage from your older machine before transferred permanently to the Windows 7 machine.
8. Resource Monitor
Just in case you want to monitor your computer perfomance, Resource Monitor is what you need. It provide more comprehensive monitoring than Windows Task Manager, where if you select any program currently running, the breakdown of module currently running will be shown as well. If you computer is powered by multicore processor, you have option to view only at certain core.
9. Windows Mobility Center
All in one menu to control your computer setting. It let you control the volume, Wifi, Bluetooth, sound, display and etc The setting may vary from one computer vendor to another.
10. Wordpad
Notepad is just too basic for certain people, and Microsoft Office is way to expensive. The new Wordpad fits the bill as basic word editing software. Now comes with standard UI just like other Office suites, it offer variety of new options to help you build the document you need in a very simple way.
