Windows 7: Give it a shake

Pt. 8 of 10 | 1:29 |

A guided tour of Windows 7

Wednesday March 4, 2009

Windows 7 has a great new feature for those cluttered desktops. Many of use are plagued by having too many windows open on our desktops. Sometimes, even with two monitors, it can be a mess to navigate through, especially if you have to go around minimizing all those windows. Not with Windows 7. Just give the program you want a shake and viola!

Shake control is a small addition in Windows 7 that could make a big difference.

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Show Notes

Download Windows 7 RC1
and follow along with our tutorial series

- In Windows 7 open up a bunch of programs.

- Now sneak your mouse through the mess just so you can get the tip of the mouse cursor on the window that you want.

- Give that window a solid shake.

- Look around and you'll see that all of the other windows minimized.

- The "shake" is just another feature, along with snap, peek, and others, that make working with Windows 7 much more enjoyable.

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