Reserve some dockable screen space with DesktopCoral

Desktopcoral_smallHave you ever wanted to “almost maximize” a window? You know, get as much screen as you can from an application but still leave a wee bit for certain shortcuts or a monitoring app like the one shown above? I’m struggling for a good use for this on a UMPC, but it could be handy on a laptop PC. If you could use this feature, you’ll want to check out DesktopCoral, a free / donation-ware PC app just for this purpose.

“Essentially, it acts like an invisible resizeable docking bar, which can be docked to any side of your desktop. This invisible dock acts as a barrier to maximized applications and essentially shields this area of your desktop from other applications. Within this shielded area you might put certain application windows that you want to be always visible, or you might put one of the many desktop tools like a calendar or system information component.”

You could always resize windows for a similar purpose, but why not let the computer do those mundane tasks?(via Lifehacker)

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