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 It's a fundamental law of computing that the file you need is always at least four folders away from your starting point, and so most people are well used to clicking around their hard drive, looking for the document they need. But there is a better way. And it's called RecentX.
As you use your PC, this program remembers all the files you've accessed recently, and most frequently. And we mean all of them, not the tiny selection you get in the Recent Items menu. Click the file button on the RecentX toolbar, double-click the file you need and it'll open in the associated application.
RecentX supports drag and drop, too. So if you want to add a file as an Outlook attachment, say, then you don't have to manually work your way through the Attach File dialog. Just launch RecentX, drag and drop the file you need onto the New Message dialog and you're ready to go.
The program also remembers folders you've accessed, and that's particularly useful. If you try to manually browse eight folders deep on a network computer, for instance, then it could take a while. Launch RecentX instead, click the Folders tab, double-click the folder you need and you'll jump straight there.
Other RecentX tabs provide quick access to programs on your Start > All Programs menu, your favourites and browsing history. This can make for a lengthy list, but that's not a problem - enter a keyword in the Find box and RecentX will display any matching hits.
While RecentX sounds like a search tool, it really isn't. The program doesn't index your hard drive, and so won't degrade system performance. Instead it just records the files and folders you access most frequently (or recently), then makes them available in a more convenient way.
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