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Enhanced Aero Snap for Windows 7, Vista and XP

Posted in Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP by Steve Sinchak

Aero Snap is one of the best features in Windows 7 because it makes managing Windows much easier. Now users of Windows Vista and XP can join in the fun with the help of AquaSnap by Nurgo Software. The free utility expands on the features offered by Microsoft’s Aero Snap by allowing users to not only snap windows on both sides of the screen, but also in corners and add multi-monitor support.

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The King of all Alt-Tab Replacements

Posted in Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP by Steve Sinchak

The Windows Alt-tab application switching hot key has improved greatly over the years but it still is put to shame by the VistaSwitcher application. Don’t be fooled by the name, it is compatible with Windows XP, Vista and 7. At the core VistaSwitcher works by displaying a list of open applications and shows a preview of the selected window.

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Close all open applications with one click

Posted in Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP by Steve Sinchak

At the end of the day I always like to close the open applications to prepare my computer for the next day. Since I rarely reboot my desktop, I manually close each application. Depending on the number of open applications this can be a waste of time.   The people at NTWind Software have a perfect utility for this situation aptly called Close All Windows. Instead of manually closing each application just click the Close All Windows button on your taskbar.

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Make Private Browsing More Private

Posted in Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP by Steve Sinchak

Privacy features such as InPrivate browsing in Internet Explorer 8 and similar features in Chrome and Firefox promise to protect your privacy by not keeping track of page history, temporary files and cookies. This may be enough to hide your tracks from a beginner computer user but there are still traces of what sites you visit within the local DNS cache. An advanced user can run the ipconfig /displaydns command to view the most recent sites visited.

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