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The release of Windows 7 is just a couple of days away.
We have written our fair share aboutWindows 7on MakeUseOf.
Overall it is an upgrade/new purchase that you should definitely consider.
Everything feels snappier and there are some added new features as well.
Aero Peek, Aero Shake and Aero Snap for Windows 7, to mention a few of them.
This is what I am talking about.
The utility is calledWinShakeand is available for downloadhere.
double-check you download the latest version (2.02 at the time of writing).
While this one lacks the eye candy it certainly does let you peek at your desktop.
All other functions will however keep running even if you don’t shell out those bucks.
Alt-Win-D shows the Desktop, Shift-Alt-Win-D restores the windows, Alt-Win-S activates Shake, Shift-Alt-Win-S restores the windows.
Alt-Win-Space can be used to activate peek functionality.
In addition to that the tray icon gives you access to other controls as well.
you might customize animation speeds and transparency levels that will be used while performing various actions.
The program definitely lacks the eye candy you would get if you use similar functionality on Windows 7.
Give Winshake a spin and pour in your thoughts about it.
Know some other applications that emulate Windows 7 features?
We would love to hear about them as well.
