DeskBot is a free, multi-featured Clipboard Reader, Text Reader, Time Announcer, and Internet Explorer Add-In for Microsoft Windows which Microsoft Agent Animated, Talking Characters. From the developer of MASH - The Microsoft Agent Scripting Helper.

Pixie is an image slideshow viewer for displaying your image collections in a small and convenient resizable desktop window. Select an existing folder ('My Pictures' is the default) and Pixie will start a slideshow of the images in that folder and subfolders. Pixie features the ability to Auto-Advance the slideshow every X number of seconds, display images in sorted/reverse/random order, Keyboard shortcuts, Stay On Top, Transparency, and more...

Bring your Desktop to Life with Microsoft Agent Animated Talking Characters in 11 Languages! Record and playback entertaining presentations by simply dragging characters around the screen, directing what they say and do. Behind the scenes, MASH does the hard work and can generate your presentations into several scripting languages for use in Websites, Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations, Emails, Visual Basic, Windows Scripting Host, and more.