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HyperDock adds live thumbnail previews to the Mac OS X Dock
Are you looking to combine the best bits of Windows 7's desktop with your Snow Leopard-powered Mac? HyperDock 1.0 (http://www.downloadcrew.com/article/19293-hyperdock) aims to fill in the gaps by bringing two of Windows 7's best features -- pop-up thumbnail previews of open windows and programs, and the ability to quickly and easily snap two windows side-by-side on-screen -- to the Mac desktop.
Once installed, the program adds itself to the System Preferences pane, making it possible to bring order back to a cluttered collection of windows simply by rolling your mouse over a program and window icons in the dock. A small pop-up window displays thumbnails of all open windows; select a window to view it full-screen or close it directly from the pop-up.
If you roll the mouse over the iTunes dock icon you'll get a preview of the currently playing song along with a limited number of playback and rating controls; the iCal icon displays a list of upcoming events. Better still, the size and appearance of the thumbnails is completely customizable depending on personal preference, which is a feature not present in Windows 7.
HyperDock also makes it possible to quickly view two windows side-by-side; simply drag one window to the left or right edge of the screen and it'll automatically resize to take up half the desktop; repeat with another window using the opposite edge. Windows can also be resized using a combination of keys and the mouse instead of having to drag window edges.
You can also assign keyboard shortcuts to the Mac OS X Dock or individual icons there, allowing you to quickly and easily hide and quit applications, and open new tabs or windows in others.
HyperDock 1.0 (http://www.downloadcrew.com/article/19293-hyperdock) doesn't add any new features present in the last beta release, but is no longer free to use; instead it installs as a 15-day trial version, after which you'll need to pay the small sum of $9.95 to continue using it. One licence is good for all your Macs. It currently only runs on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). Sorry, Snow Leopard users, the software is not currently available through the Mac App Store.