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7stacks Does OS X Stacks in Windows 7 Style [Downloads] (17)

by The How-To Geek (127) on

Lifehacker (1979) 4 days, 6 hours ago permalink

Windows only: Application launcher 7stacks adds the Stacks functionality of Mac's OS X to Windows 7, including Aero transparency effects that blend into your taskbar perfectly. To create your own stacks, launch the application, pick a folder and the type of launcher you want, create a shortcut on the desktop, and then right-click the shortcut and pin it to the taskbar. You can pin up to 10 shortcuts onto the taskbar this way, and you ...

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7stacks lets you pin multiple folders to your Windows 7 taskbar (7)

by Lee Mathews (62) on

Download Squad (171) 5 days, 7 hours ago permalink

Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Productivity, Freeware, Windows x64One feature of the Windows 7 taskbar I don't quite agree with is the inability to pin folders somewhere other than Windows Explorer. I have two or three key folders that I'd like to access from my taskbar - and I'd rather not have create new toolbars to do it.Alastria software's 7stacks has the solution. It's a small (about 800Kb) program that creates OsX-like stacks as standalone shortcuts. ...

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StandaloneStack is an Awesome File Browsing Widget [Downloads] (30)

by The How-To Geek (127) on

Lifehacker (1979) 2 weeks, 3 days ago permalink

Windows only: We've already shown you how you can browse through files from the Stacks widget in the upcoming Snow Leopard release—but you can get that feature right now on your Windows PC. We've mentioned StandaloneStack before, but the latest version adds a host of new features—a complete overhaul of the settings, video thumbnail animations, custom icons, a toggle option instead of always hiding, but the best new feature is the ability to browse down ...

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Wyctim said: ROTFL

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Hands On with Mac OS X Snow Leopard (Developer Preview) (56)

by Gina Trapani (330) on

Lifehacker (1979) 2 weeks, 3 days ago permalink

The upgrade to Mac OS X Snow Leopard will cost $29 for current Leopard users and won't include new features—so will it be worth the trouble? We got our hot little hands on the developer preview to find out. I installed the early version of Snow Leopard Apple gave out to developers attending their WWDC event last week (build 10A380) on my 2007 MacBook Pro (the 15-inch 2.16 GHz model with 3GB of RAM). This ...

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yooper1019 said: 10 second shut down? crazy!
Hector Villarreal said: Very good preview of what to expect in Snow Leopard.
Blake said: this might be worth it just for quicktime x.

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