Windows: If you’re tired of a taskbar cluttered with applications that you need to have open but can’t be properly hidden or minimised, HideIt allows you to minimize any application to your Windows system tray by right-clicking its minimise button. More »
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Linux only: Some software apps just work better together. Take Prism, Mozilla’s web app-into-desktop-window converter, and combine it with AllTray, the AllTray, the system tray docking utility, and you can turn anything on the web into a quick-access desktop window. More »
Windows: Keyboard indicator lights are only useful if you’re staring at the keyboard when they turn on. If you’re a touch typist, Keyboard Leds puts indicator lights and caps lock warning in the system tray where you’ll actually see them. More »
One of Office 2010′s neatest features is nearly seamless uploading to its free Web Apps. Then again, it shows an annoying system tray icon while doing so and on start-up. Here’s how to get rid of it while keeping the uploads rolling. More »
Windows 7 only: System volume mixer replacement SndVolPlus does everything the default system mixer does, with one addition: middle-clicking the system tray icon mutes the volume. More »
Windows: Process Manager, the utility that gives you way more options with your windows than just closing or minimising, has updated with some helpful new features, including universal keyboard shortcuts and system tray options for all Windows operating systems. More »
Windows only: System monitoring application Real Temp monitors your Intel CPU temperature from the system tray—so you’ll know when it’s hot enough to cook some eggs. More »
Firefox: Prism, the Firefox add-on/stand-alone application that turns web sites into desktop windows, has hit a 1.0 release, promising to let you monitor and launch sites like Gmail from your Mac dock or Windows tray. More »