Windows XP Hacks

Empower Windows Explorer with PowerDesk

Supplanted by this most powerful utility, Windows Explorer will no longer draw curses or contribute to increased Macintosh sales.

I’m guessing that you have a Leatherman multitool. No hacker worth his weight in solder would leave home without it. In fact, I’ll go further and guess that you have at least two. You probably have a large one that you keep in your glove box and a small one that you carry with you at all times, even to weddings (just in case). If I’m correct—or if you’re wondering where to buy such a useful tool—then you will love PowerDesk.

PowerDesk is the multitool of utilities. This beast is no mere Swiss Army Knife. There’s no unnecessary toothpick, leather punch, or nail file here; it’s a pair of vise grips with four screwdrivers, a strong blade, wire cutters, pliers, an Allen wrench, a corkscrew, and a bottle opener. It’s the software that those guys on Junkyard Wars would use if they put down their cutting torch and picked up a computer.

OK, maybe I’m being melodramatic, but PowerDesk really is a useful utility for your computer. PowerDesk combines much of the functionality of Windows Explorer, the old Windows File Manager, WinZip, and a host of other programs. If you find yourself with more than one program open for manipulating files, you probably need PowerDesk. While many of the features of PowerDesk are available in Windows XP, PowerDesk puts them all in one convenient location. PowerDesk also runs on older versions ...