Sunday, January 21, 2007

"Instant Viewer" Mouse Wheel Replaces Alt-Tab Switching in new Microsoft IntelliPoint 6.1 Mouse Driver

The Road to Know Where - Microsoft's "Instant Viewer" Mouse Feature Replaces Alt-Tab Switching

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While not quite as cool as Windows Vista's Flip 3D, Instant Viewer is an Alt-Tab replacement for switching between programs. Click the Scroll Wheel to instantly display, browse and select the open program/window.

--> VIEW Instant Viewer DEMO <--

--> Download IntelliPoint 6.1 for Windows XP & Windows Vista <--

--> Download IntelliPoint 6.1 for Windows XP 64 & Windows Vista 64 <--"

I just downloaded and installed this and it's pretty cool... See the demo above to see it in action.

I really like that it's active all the time. Meaning to switch to another app, all I need to do is click the mouse wheel to bring up the window list (with thumbnail previews) and click on the app I want. It's just two clicks to to switch to any of the running apps...Quick, simple and easy.

And heck, I didn't even need to reboot when I installed it (but your mileage may vary).

3 comments:

  1. Hi there - if you are looking for a solution to your ALT+TAB woes, like i was, (its how i found your post) a working solution can be found here -> http://www.terravirtua.com/index.php?idx=98

    It fixed it for me.

    MJ

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  2. haha does anyone else find it funny that iTunes is one of the windows open in the Instant Viewer demo, instead of WMP?

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