Switch between applications quickly with Apple’s Expose function

             When you flick the cursor to a specific corner of  the  monitor, Expose  shows thumbnails of all active programs minimized on the desktop.You can then  uickly  switch to another application – but only on Mac OS X.
              The  tool  SmallWindows  equips Windows with the practical Expose functionality of Mac OS X. Small Windows has two functions: It either minimizes all  windows  so  that  it  is  easy  to  toggle between applications, or it moves all windows  to  the  screen  border  so  that  you get a free view of the desktop. You can download it from http://smallwindows.sourceforge.net.  A  wizard  guides  you through the setup. Under Vista and Windows 7, you need to authorize the installation by selecting a user account with administrator rights and entering the relevant password if needed.

           At the time of the fi rst start, configure the program asks whether Windows should automatically load it during startup  so  that  it  is  at  your  disposal immediately, so confirm the query with ‘Yes’. After the start, a new icon is displayed in the system notifi cation area. Right click it and select the context command ‘Settings’ to open the dialog box for configuring the application. Here you can also deactivate the automatic start during system start by removing the checkmark on ‘Start when Windows starts’.
            The hot zones are the four corners of the desktop via which you can activate SmallWindows. For every hot zone, define a reaction using the relevant field. In  case  of  all  ‘All’,  Windows  displays  all the open programs in one minimized view. You can select a program with just a click and bring it into foreground. You can deactivate the function with ‘None’. ‘Desktop’ moves all windows to the screen border and gives a free view of the desktop. ‘Related’ minimizes the current program. This function is however of  no  use  otherwise.  In  addition  to  flicking the mouse, you can also defi ne key combinations for individual functions via ‘Hotkey Activation’.