Windows Vista

SkinCalc, which is completely free, features standard and advanced calculator functionality, a spreadsheet interface, and skins. Skins make it possible to change the layout and functionality of the software, with effects that include non-rectangular shapes, user-configurable transparency and alpha channel translucency. More than 100 skins are available from the sites listed at skincalc.com, which also has instructions to create your own skins.

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Translucator is a Photoshop-compatible plug-in for Windows. It extracts translucent objects (glass, smoke, fog, fur etc.) from images having complex background content with the minimum efforts. Result may be used for collage, scrabboking and greeting card creation. You do not need accurately draw out an object. Mark translucent area and press Apply. The background removing is adjusted by moving a slider. There are addition tools for result tuning

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WorldCalc is a calculator and currency converter with daily exchange rate updates provided by Cloanto, a leader in currency software and services. Features include support for past and future euro currencies, a spreadsheet interface and translucent skins. The unregistered version displays an advertising banner. The registered version can use more than 100 different skins.

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Actual Window Menu is an innovative suite of the most popular and essential tools that enables users to operate windows on the desktop in some advanced ways: minimize them to tray, set up priority, apply transparency, roll up/unroll, resize, align, etc. Once installed, the application embeds its extra commands into each window's system menu. These new commands are easy to use and significantly enhance windows management abilities.

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Actual Window Manager is a desktop productivity suite of over 50 tools that lets users change their interaction with windows in many new exciting ways: minimize windows to tray or to a small icon on the desktop, apply transparency, roll up, pin on top, auto-align windows, resize, etc. Any of these operations (and many others) can be done either automatically or manually in a click on the new title bar buttons added after installation.

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Actual Transparent Window delivers instruments for optimizing work with multiple windows. It allows setting individual level of transparency for any window using the extra button on window's title bar, hotkey and other methods, both automatic and manual. It also lets you define several transparency rates for different window states (active/inactive/moved/etc.). And there's the Ghost mode for accessing underlying data through a transparent window.

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Euro Calculator is a calculator and currency converter with daily exchange rate updates provided by Cloanto, a leader in currency software and services. Features include support for past and future euro currencies, a spreadsheet interface annd translucent skins. Calculator and euro conversion functionality never expire (freeware). Custom licenses and support for agencies, web sites, redistribution and corporate deployment are available.

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XNeat is taskbar utility in the must have list. XNeat gives you full control by extending Windows' features: 1) Stay On Top: Always On Top windows will never be overlapped by other windows. 2) Show/Hide System Tray Icon found beside windows' system clock. 3) Show/Hide Windows on your desktop 4) TaskBar Utility [Manager-Sorter]: Arrange taskbar's items

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