Introduction
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Icon Tray is a utility that hides rarely used icons in the system tray. Most tray icons have the options to remove themselves from the tray icons. However, some don’t.  It is a waste or precious screen real estate to host these icons in the tray, therefore Icon Tray offers you the ability to hide these icons.

The program also can change the order of taskbar windows.  Some users have lots of windows open and therefore cannot see them all. Icon Tray can sort the order of these open windows for you in the task bar so the most often used one will always be visible.

For those of us have PCs that keep waking up from stand by or sleep mode for no reason, use the feature "Force the PC to sleep" if it is waken up by unexpected events such as USB devices or LAN. I developed this functionality because my PC keeps waking up for no reason. Searching through the event viewer some time revealed that certain events such as external USB devices woke it up, even after I disable "Allow this device to bring the computer out of standby" in those USB root  hubs. This feature forces the PC to go back to sleep it such an event occurs without the number of seconds you specify (the default is 30.)  Sure you can use a screen saver for this but usually screen saver time out is usually much longer, you wouldn’t want the screen saver to kick in every 20 or 30 seconds.  This is an energy-saving feature.  To activate the Force PC To Sleep feature, click the date icon.

Icon Tray displays the current month, day of the month, and date of the week in the System Tray of the Taskbar. You can select to display all these three items or any combination in any order you wish (ideal for foreign users who use different date format than the U.S standard). This comes in handy when you need to know the date immediately. Sure, you could leave the mouse over the digital clock in the lower right corner of the Icon Tray, and wait a couple of seconds, but I found it's not too convenient.  It's nice to see the date/time at a glance any given time.

Most of us have many internet accounts that require a login name and password to access. Storing and retrieving these user names and passwords quickly when you need them can be a challenge.  Icon Tray makes life easier for us when it comes to this, with only 2 mouse clicks, you can launch your frequently visited and/or secured web sites and supply the login info.

Tired of staring at an existing desktop wallpaper day after day?  Why not having a different wallpaper everyday (how about looking at a different picture from a folder containing your favorite photos everyday.)  You can even have Icon Tray switch to a different photo wallpaper as soon as every minute.  It’s like having a slide show desktop wallpaper.

Want to display a quick slide show of your favorite photos from your digital cameras or family albums?  Select the 10 seconds interval, sit back, relax, and let Icon Tray plays the slide show for you on your desktop. Don't confuse this desktop wallpaper slide show with screen saver slide show.  The difference between these two is with a desktop wallpaper slide show, you can still work on your PC while the slide show is in progress.  On the other hand, a screen saver slide show would stop as soon as you touch your mouse or keyboard.

Icon Tray also allows you to quickly launch Explorer from any folder of your choice or quickly open a DOS window.


Features
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* Hide unwanted icons in the system tray.
* Sort task bar windows.
* Force PC to sleep if it is waken up by unexpected external events such as USB devices, etc.
* Fix the Windows XP tooltips behind the taskbar problem.
* At a glance, you can tell the day of the week, month, and date of the month from the system tray without having to hover the mouse over the clock.
* Rapid access to frequently visited web sites.
* Quickly send user name and password to log into secured web sites.
* Quick access to a large 2-month calendar.
* Automatic desktop wallpapers changing once a day or at pre-determined interval.
* Desktop wallpaper slideshow presentation (put your digital cameras’ photos to practical use.)
* Multiple desktop themes (such as one that’s suitable for office environment, others for use at home, etc.)
* Play photo slide shows with a single click.
* Automatic adjust wallpapers that are larger than your screen resolution to fit the desktop.
* Indicate when Windows last started and how long it has been running.
* With a single mouse click, launch the Windows Explorer or DOS windows.



Difference Between the Shareware and Registered Version
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There is no difference between the shareware and registered version (except the ability to save captured screen).  They are functionally the same.  However, the shareware version will stop working after 30 days of evaluation.  This is plenty of time for you to determine if the program fits your needs before deciding to register to use it permanently.


Requirements
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* Any desktop, laptop, or notebook computer running 32-bit and 64-bit Windows.
* Microsoft NET Framework 3.5


Registration & Contacting the Author
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The trial version of Icon Tray is fully functional in the first 30 days from the day you install the software.  Upon purchasing, you will be sent the registration code directly from the authorized vendors. The registration code can also be obtained by contacting chris.doan@cdsoftwaresolutions.com.

A site license is required by a corporation, company, educational institution, or governmental agency for use of Icon Tray software on the total number of computers that will use the software.

Thank you for your interest in Icon Tray.

Chris Doan
CD Software Solutions
chris.doan@cdsoftwaresolutions.com

San Diego, California
January 2010
