UIFriend 

UIFriend provides easy and powerful quick resolution changing, intelligent behind-the-scenes protection of your desktop icon layout, a better looking desktop, display setting management for multiple users, and increased screen saver power.
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12Ghosts QuickStart 

Mr. 'Q' of the application launchers. Unlimitted hotkeys and tray icons for each entry. Open programs, documents, websites, and special system folders like StartUp or SendTo, even registry keys, and has many more unrelated commands.
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