AMarker

The desktop is one of the most important parts of your computer, since everything else is displayed on it. However, it is also the most vulnerable part, since children can access it without any restrictions and they can use it to reach other, more important areas of your file system.

AMarker is a software utility designed to help you protect your desktop, by allowing you prevent unwanted mouse clicks and let your children have fun using the draw tool while you are around. Hence, they can use the computer without being able to damage the files or run any application from your desktop.

A program launcher is also included into the package, which allows you to create new launch methods for various applications. These are also meant to protect them from being executed without your knowledge and it can prevent casual mouse clicks as well.

Although the main idea behind the draw tool is to give your children a fun activity to do while they are using your computer, it can alternatively be used as a note-taking method, by using it to write to-do lists directly onto your desktop. Hence, they are always visible and rather difficult to close by mistake, which makes them a sure way to remind yourself about important tasks and appointments.

As far as the actual pen tool goes, you can use it as any other drawing instrument, although you do have to hold down the Shift key in order to draw. As you would expect, you can choose from a wide variety of colors, while the Control key enables you to erase your sketches. The drawback is that the pen does is not able keep up with your mouse cursor if you move too fast and it can be a bother to draw properly sometimes.

Despite the fact that it is pretty clunky and unresponsive at times, AMarker is still a handy utility to have around, especially if you have children and you want to keep them away from certain areas of your desktop screen. Moreover, you can also use it to take notes and create to-do lists, as well as an application launcher.