If you run a low resolution monitor, use a laptop or other mobile device you know that screen estate is of premium value. This is actually the main reason why browser developers like Google or Mozilla try to reduce the interface elements of the browser. If you run a 24″ monitor you won’t notice a [...]

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You cannot make many changes to the Windows taskbar. Sure, you can move it around to place on another edge of the screen. You can also add some items to it and remove some others, but controls are still very limited, even in Windows 7 which offers more taskbar options than any other Windows operating [...]

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Many of you are aware that Microsoft changed the taskbar in Windows 7 quite a bit in comparison to Vista and Windows XP. The taskbar is by no means a perfect solution, but it offers several improvements that make sense to the majority of users. I for myself like the ability to pin programs, folders [...]

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Most Windows 7 users like the new taskbar of the operating system. Especially the option to pin programs to the taskbar can speed up work throughout the day. It is a tad easier to launch applications from there than the desktop, even more so if a full screen window is displayed on the screen. But [...]

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Only specific programs can be pinned to the Windows 7 Taskbar by default, there is no option to pin files, folders or drives to it. We have already demonstrated how to pin files and folders to the windows 7 Taskbar, and today we are going to explain how to add drives to the taskbar as [...]

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Microsoft is aiding new features to the Windows 7 taskbar. One of the features is the ability to move taskbar items around on the taskbar easily. Not every user might find it useful to move taskbar items but it could be appreciated by users who want to make sure that certain programs and folders appear [...]

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Browser bumpers is a lightweight portable application for the Windows operating system that interacts with both the Internet Explorer web browser and Windows taskbar. It is based on Fitt’s Law which basically says that the screen edges are easier to hit with the computer mouse. Browser Bumpers takes this concept and applies it to Microsoft’s [...]

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Open windows in the Windows Taskbar are always starting on the left side if the taskbar itself is located at the top or bottom of the computer screen. Each window in the Taskbar has a maximum and minimum size. A few open windows usually means that part of the Windows Taskbar is not displaying anything [...]

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You might have heard about the Windows 7 Taskbar which will change the interface and functionality of the Windows Taskbar quite a bit. One of the changes is the iconized taskbar which no longer displays the names of the folders and programs by default. It looks similar to the Quick Launch bar. The advantage of [...]

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