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Windows Must-have Apps

Posted by DigitalCHET On June - 22 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

The Windows (2000/XP/Vista/7) interface is well established and pretty much usable, for the most part. It offers a good platform upon which to accomplish tasks quickly and easily without too much time wasted, but that isn't to say that it can't be improved upon. There are certain areas that, for some reason or another, leave the user wanting more.
Thankfully, there are individuals and companies out there that are clever and willing enough to extend the functionality of the Windows interface to make things even better for the rest of us.

Below are just a few of the applications I simply would hate to do without... in fact, I wonder how I lived without them in the first place. :unsure:

WizMouse

WizMouse empowers your mouse cursor with the functionality it should always have had --It gives you the ability to use your scroll wheel on unfocused, or background windows, so you don't have to click on a window to be able to scroll through its contents.

MaxTo

MaxTo allows you to split your screen into different regions so that windows are constrained to appear in these regions only. It enables you to use your screen-space as efficiently as possible and, dare i say, improves productivity by letting you have all the apps you need open and on-screen at once.

The application was originally freeware, but is now available for purchase on their site. If...