I drag speak.vbs to Quick Launch menu, then high-light text in an app & launch.   Haven't tried in Windows7 ~ Vista; but, on XP will speak  the highlighted text using SAPI(microsoft Sam).

Download:

speak.vbs - https://www.box.com/s/1f1946821da027b114b0

Dim aaa_speak _
,   sClipboard _
,   oIE _
,   oSh _
,   oSAPI _
,   zzz_speak
Set oIE=CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
Set oSAPI=CreateObject("SAPI.SpVoice")
Set oSh=CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
oSh.SendKeys "%{Tab}^{Insert}"
oIE.Navigate("about:blank")
sClipboard= _
  oIE.document.parentwindow.clipboardData.GetData("text")
oIE.Quit
oSAPI.Speak sClipBoard
Set oSh=Nothing
Set oSAPI=Nothing
WScript.Quit

Remote Desktop Backgrounds

I use VirtuaWin. When logged into Remote Destktop -- the background has been disabled--these allow me to set a background by creating an HTML/HTA page that takes up the background. I then add a toolbar to the start bar consisting of the desktop.


http://bit.ly/MTBeeITPrScript_Coffee_Bean_HTA
http://bit.ly/MTBeeITPrScript_FeatherTexture_HTA
http://bit.ly/MTBeeITPrScript_Greenstone_HTA
http://bit.ly/MTBeeITPrScript_Prairie_Wind_HTA
http://bit.ly/MTBeeITPrScript_Rhododendron_HTA
http://bit.ly/MTBeeITPrScript_River_Sumida_HTA
http://bit.ly/MTBeeITPrScript_Santa_Fe_Stucco_HTA
http://bit.ly/MTBeeITPrScript_Soap_Bubbles_HTA
http://bit.ly/MTBeeITPrScript_Zapotec_HTA

Example use:
http://bit.ly/MTBeeITPr_ScreenCast_Remote_Desktop_Backgrounds

SQL Tidy

I've found a SQL Tidy program invaluable. I created a script for use with my favorite. If you download WANGZ.vbs to your desktop~other folder then create a couple of short-cuts you'll be in business...

Google 'SQL Tidy' ~ http://bit.ly/MTBeeITPr_Oracle_Google_SQL_Tidy

WANGZ.VBS
https://www.box.com/s/dfa05ecd928e6fc65a8d

WANGZ Oracle ~ short-cut
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cscript.exe /NOLOGO "WANGZ.VBS" /Database:MSAccess /Output:Text /Keywords:U /Identifier:N /Functions:U /Before:TRUE /Len:255

WANGZ MS-Access SQL ~ short-cut
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cscript.exe /NOLOGO "WANGZ.VBS" /Database:Oracle /Output:Text /Keywords:U /Identifier:N /Functions:U /Before:TRUE /Len:255