NameSaver
NameSaver is based on the EuroSaver code. Instead of the new currency of the EC it displays names or other bits of text waving over your desktop. It was made as a present for a group of children, with their names as default. (I have changed that default list. ... -- Highlight -- gives the names their own shadow and highlight. ... -- Shadow -- adds a dropshadow to the names (doesn't work with a black background). ... The speed will also be affected by the other options (number of names, shadow and highlight and the font face and size).
http://www.xs4all.nl/~remcodek/zip/namesaver.zip - 190Kb - Download - Screenshot

Jade Shadow
Battle the evil Dr. Mofune and his evil robots to save NeoJapan! 11 levels, Techno weapons and hours of fun! UNLIMITED play!
http://www.softinformer.com/zango/Jade Shadow.exe - 114Kb - Download - Screenshot

Font-Effects
Text creation tool that produces graphics for use in presentations and on the Web. You can deform the text and use textures. Use shadow and edge effects to make the text look fantastic! You can also add a border and a background texture. The result can be printed or saved.
http://www.cadkas.de/font!.exe - 775Kb - Download - Screenshot

Advanced Warp Screensaver
Advanced Warp is graphically unique. The liquid effects have been recreated with accurate physics, so they look just like they might in real life, taking into account such factors as density and speed. The effects are so smooth and realistic that it seems if you touch the desktop, ripples will... The screensaver is configurable, so you can come up with your own combination of effects, including Vortex, Psilo, Dissolving, Shadow Storm, and Violent Storm. ... If the effects are not set, they are displayed at random.
http://www.kryptile-screensavers.net/download/adwarp.zip - 301Kb - Download - Screenshot

Hotair microphone game
Hotair microphone game. Guy uses your voice level from the microphone object to control the altitude of the hot air balloon. with just a little more work, one could easily make this into a game. check out the cool dynamic shadow.
http://www.ababasoft.com/kids/hotair.zip - 24Kb - Download - Screenshot

eClick
eClick creates button graphics for web sites and presentations. eClick reduces the button creation process to 6 steps, from selecting a button's style, size, color, shadow and label to choosing its final output file format. eClick includes over 900 button styles.
http://www.KineticCreations.com/cg...rap/kinetic/dl.pl?eClick_Win_Demo - 1Mb - Download - Screenshot

JBatch It!
JBatch It! is an automated Batch Imaging Editor which allows you to resize, rename, add captions and more. It is a must-have tool for webmasters and digital photographers alike. It supports Dot Per Inch modification, JPEG quality and smoothing properties and allows resizing which image aspects... It allows adding of drop shadow and perform several fundamental batch editing features.
http://www.batchimage.com/download/jbatchit.exe - 5Mb - Download - Screenshot

SMLabel OCX
SMLabel is full feature label control which enable you to add picture and 2 captions in the same label. This control add some great features like caption fade, caption effect as shadow, embosse, engrave,... Source code are available.
http://www.station-media.com/download/smlabeltrial.exe - 547Kb - Download - Screenshot

ProgressBarXP
ProgressBarXP™ is the XP style progress bar control for Visual Basic. You can now have the XP Luna style even if you aren't running on Windows XP. Several drawing styles are available. There is an XP Luna style that works on all Windows platforms (not just XP), as well as more traditional thick... Shadow and glow effects add visual appeal and enhanced text readability. ... The text that is displayed is also configurable. ... By default, the control will display an automatically calculated percentage, but you can assign specific text to display.
http://www.teebo.com/Downloads/Demos/ProgressBarXPDemo.msi - 1Mb - Download - Screenshot

TNT Screen Capture
TNT Screen Capture - the best capture tool available. TNT has all the goodies and helpful functions you have been missing with other screen capture tools. TNT captures everything with only 3 simple capture modes, from application windows to controls to menus and popup windows. ... Many integrated unique features like shadow options, transparency, quick scaling and individual shapes make it quick and simple to create stunning screenshots at a mouse click. ... This is not the usual skew function that you find in many image editors.
http://download.ec-software.com/tntsetup.exe - 4Mb - Download - Screenshot