Small and Free Utility Software Gems

Submitted by Rick on May 5, 2008 - 9:41pm.

Those of you who have kept up with me over the years know that I'm not a utility junkie. The fewer utilities and installed programs the better for me.

That being said, I admire and cherish great utilities that serve purposes I need. Some of my favorites over the years include Tech Smith's Snag It screen capture tool and Camtasia which I use to create our video tips. I also am never without a desktop tape calculator. My current favorite is the Moffsoft Tape Calculator.

Tonight, however, I discovered a bevy of small, free Windows utilities that perform some admirable tasks like locking the keyboard or mouse quickly (to prevent kids or animals from accidentally punching keys), creating keyboard shortcuts, locking desktop icons, CD ejector, and many other helpful little desktop tools. Collectively, these programs fall under the moniker of 1 Hour Software by Skrommel. Go ahead, click the link and let me know what tools you like.

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