Thursday, 3 March 2011

Close All Open Windows In Windows 7



If you need to close multiple applications and windows at once, then it will definitely be time consuming. Try Close All Windows, it is a light-weight tool which closes all open windows simultaneously with a single click.
This tool was originally developed back in 2006 for Windows XP only. But why not give it a shot on Windows 7 as well? This tool has no interface, just run it and it will close all windows instantly. To make things easier, pin it to the Windows 7 Taskbar. A simple click and it closes all windows without any problems.
Close All
It works on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and has been tested on Windows 7 too. If you need a more advanced tool, try out SmartClose, which closes and restores applications and works great on Windows 7 as well. Enjoy!

Tuesday, 1 March 2011

How To Get Mac Style ALT+Tab Preview In Windows



ALT+Tab is a common hotkey combination for previewing active windows on the desktop. Windows and Mac both display their default icons when this hotkey is used on either of the operating systems. If you are a Mac user who recently switched to Windows or would simply like to give a more stylish look to the ALT+Tab preview, then you must try MacSwitch. It is a simple application that replaces the default Windows Alt-Tab style with the Mac OS X style.
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Simply install and run MacSwitch to replace the default ALT+Tab Windows style to Mac OS X style. To go back to the default appearance, press ALT+Tab, right-click on the dialog and select Exit. You can add the MacSwitch to the startup folder to auto start it with Windows.
Mac Switch
MacSwitch is a stylish way of viewing active windows as compared to the default Windows ALT+Tab appearance. However, one drawback is that Windows displays content of the opened windows which does not appear in the Mac style. For example, if you have opened the D drive in Computer (My Computer), it will be visible in the preview if you are using the default Windows Alt+Tab preview.