NoSleep!

It might be a tad old, but NoSleep! can still be a useful application if you're constantly finding your work troubled by the sleep mode on a certain PC, yet you don't want to turn it off for good either. As the name suggests, this tiny program will help turn off all sleep and hibernation settings once activated. It will not bother you as it is small and non-intrusive, sitting quietly in the System Tray until you need it.

These three qualities can easily be associated with NoSleep!. From the System Tray, provided you want to adjust the few available options, right-click on the icon and select Settings. The main app window contains three checkboxes, each corresponding to a certain action.

The first option will allow you to preserve the state of your machine while the second emulates keyboard activity and the last displays internet time. The most interesting feature is the keyboard activity emulation. This makes your machine believe there is actually someone using it, keeping the PC awake for as long as the app is instructed to do so.

Now, if you're an individual looking to oversimplify things, this app can also accommodate that perspective. With only one click on the System Tray icon, you can activate and deactivate the app. This is especially useful if you need to quickly switch between these two states. It saves one the hassle of finding the right options and settings in the OS when there is no time and every minute or second counts.

The bottom line with NoSleep! is that it's an easy-to-use app. It is helpful, although time has taken its toll on it. If one adds the fact that it can be carried on a thumb drive and that it is compatible with all Windows operating systems, there really is a lot to take into account for such a tiny app.