Some Win7 Tips and Tricks
If you right-click on a Taskbar icon, it brings up the much talked about Jump List. However, the same can be done by clicking with the left mouse button and dragging the icon “out” (so to speak).
Archive for April, 2010
How Do I Turn Off the Chrome Jump List in Win 7?
Chrome 4.1 adds a jump list to the Win 7 Start Menu. The list includes two items that apparently cannot be deleted (New Window, and New incognito Window). Frankly, I think Jump Lists are useless (to me, at least), but since I cannot delete the default items, I would like to know if it is possible to delete/disable the Jump List altogether.
Jumplist Backup Restore 1.04 (Trial)
In Windows 7 programs can be pinned to the Taskbar where they are supplied by Jump lists consisting of recent or pinned files or tasks. Jumplist Backup Restore will help you save and restore your Jump lists.
19 Tips Every Windows 7 User Needs to Know
The Jump List, a list of shortcuts to files or tasks for a particular Start Menu or Taskbar item, is one of the most significant improvements in Windows 7. Each time you open a file or website, or run a task with a program that supports Jump Lists, Windows 7 stores the shortcut to the file, website, or task for reuse. Unlike Windows XP, however, Windows 7 doesn’t group these shortcuts into a single location. Instead, it stores shortcuts for each program’s files, websites, or tasks in a separate shortcut list—aka the Jump List.
Does Anybody See Jump Lists?
Using Word as an example I right click on it in the Start menu and do not get a jump list. If I pin it to the taskbar and right click I do not get a jump list. If I open a document and then right click on the icon in the taskbar I do not get a jump list. My question is does this actually work for other folks?
Jumplist Launcher for Windows 7
I just discovered an app called Jumplist Launcher via a post on Freeware Genius about apps that work well in the Windows 7 taskbar. This program definitely sounds handy!
Seven apps that work really well in the Windows 7 taskbar …
So you’ve recently installed Windows 7 and become familiarized with the new Jumplist-enabled taskbar. If you are looking for Windows7 taskbar-friendly apps then read on; this posting will present 7 interesting (and free) selections that work really well with the Windows 7 taskbar.
Here’s the list:
(1) Dexpot with SevenDex plugin, (2) Standalone Stack 2, (3) JumpList Launcher, (4) Gmail Notifier Plus, (5) 7Stack, (6) HideDesktop Icons, and (7) MenuApp.
Windows 7 Guide – How to Use Windows 7's New Interface?
In applications coded to take advantage of the jump list, when you right-click an icon, you’ll see a pop-up menu where you can quickly choose common functions. In Internet Explorer, it displays your recent browsing web pages; in Windows Media Player, it’ll let you play recent videos; and Windows Explorer will give you quick access to pinned and frequently open folders and files. Expect jump lists to be more useful as new applications are released for Windows 7 that build functions into the Jump list.
Access Frequently Used Items in Windows 7 with Jump Lists
Finding a way to easily access recently used files, folders, and websites could be annoying in previous versions of Windows. Today we take a look at the new Jump List feature in Windows 7 that allows you to quickly access recently used items.
What are Jump Lists and How Can They Help Me?
What Are Jump Lists? According to Microsoft,
“a jump list: take[s] you right to the documents, pictures, songs, or websites you turn to each day. ”
In this guide, I’ll show you how to get the most out of this new Windows 7 feature.
