SharePoint Service Manager is a neat program that allows you to start and stop SharePoint 2010 services anytime with a click of a button.
This program is useful when you are running SharePoint 2010 on Windows 7 and don not want SharePoint to slow your machine down when it is not really needed. It has simple interface with prominent buttons to start or stop Sharepoint 2010 services. You can also view list of services in the program window.