Windows: Scratchpad is a simple little app that sits out of your way until you need it, providing you a quick place to jot down any and all notes with just a few keystrokes.
Switching between Windows’ built-in power schemes from the taskbar can be kind of a pain, so Lifehacker reader Keithb1 shows us a few different ways to change them with a keyboard shortcut.
Windows: If you don’t have a keyboard with media keys, you may wish you could globally control your media player with some of the other keys on your keyboard. Free program MediaKeys makes it a snap, while offering some cool advanced features.