We've all experienced the crush of too many programs launching at startup. This week we want to hear about the tools you use to manage the startup process so you're not waiting ten minutes after login before your PC's functional.

What makes your favorite startup management tool so great? We want to hear about your favorite application and what features make it useful to you—ease of use, staggered and delayed startups, profiles?

Hive Five nominations take place in the comments, where you post your favorite tool for the job. We get hundreds of comments, so to make your nomination clear, please include it at the top of your comment like so: VOTE: Startup Manager. Please don't include your vote in a reply to another commenter. Instead, make your vote and reply separate comments. If you don't follow this format, we may not count your vote. To prevent tampering with the results, votes from first-time commenters may not be counted. After you've made your nomination, let us know what makes it stand out from the competition.

About the Hive Five: The Hive Five feature series asks readers to answer the most frequently asked question we get: "Which tool is the best?" Once a week we'll put out a call for contenders looking for the best solution to a certain problem, then YOU tell us your favorite tools to get the job done. Every weekend, we'll report back with the top five recommendations and give you a chance to vote on which is best. For an example, check out last week's Five Best Outlining Tools.

Send an email to Jason Fitzpatrick, the author of this post, at < moc.rekcahefil@nosaj > moc.rekcahefil@nosaj.