Windows 7 may basically be Vista with a fresh coat of paint and with a bit a of steroid injection, but it also comes with some great productivity enhancements to the UI, like Aero Snap (pulling a window to the top or sides of the screen snaps it to fullscreen or half screen, respectively). What's even better for keyboard-centric users like myself are the keyboard shortcuts around those features:
- Windows Key + Left/Right: Resizes the current window to half the size of the screen it's currently on, and snaps it to the left or right edge of the screen, respectively. Pressing one of these repeatedly will cycle the window through original size and snapped half size across different screens. These are fantastic for comparing documents side-by-side.
- Windows Key + Up: Maximizes the current window.
- Windows Key + Down: Restores the current window to it's previous size if maximized, otherwise minimizes it.
- Windows Key + Shift + Left/Right: Switch the current window between screens. Really useful when you usually have your notebook dual screened with an extra monitor, and windows start on the wrong screen (ie hidden) when that extra monitor's not available :)
- Windows Key + X: Opens the Mobility Center, a really useful control panel that allows you to quickly change audio, power, wifi, display, sync and presentation settings.
- Windows Key " P: Opens a panel that lets you quickly cycle between multiscreen/projector layouts.