What's New
Ver 2.4.1 - (Released on 10th August 2010)
- Added Settings option to change the SideWinder Shortcut Keys.
- Fixed problem with detecting USB Hard Drives as Ejectable Media.
- Button Height increased for higher resolutions of the Monitor.
- Two new licensing options added (Dual License & Group License).
- Some minor Enhancements were made.
Ver 2.4.0 - (Released on 27th July 2010)
- Instant auto 30 Days hassle free Trial Activation.
- Settings option to Adjust the Shrinking and Hiding Speed of the SideWinder.
- Settings options to Turn On/Off the Tools and Utilities individually.
- Press 'Ctrl + Alt' keys together and Left Click on a Launch Button to Delete it immediately.
- All SideWinder User Settings were transferred to the Windows Registry to increase speed.
- Executable file size reduced and the SideWinder loads faster and smoother then before.
- Several Video Tutorials available at the official Website to help beginners use SideWinder.
- Some other Enhancements and Bug fixes were made.
Ver 2.3.0 - (Released on 03rd July 2010)
- Fill entire Web Forms at once using SideWinder's Text-Snippet feature: When adding a Text-Snippet to a Launch Button, type '|' to create a line break / perform Enter operation, type '>>>' to perform a forward TAB and type '<<<' to perform a backward TAB on the target window.
- In the Switch Window Utility if a Window has several Tabs like a Web Browser, you can cycle between the Internal Tabs by pressing Down the MouseWheel button once on that particular Icon and rotating the Wheel Up or Down.
- Drag & Drop a link from a web page onto a Category Slot in order add it easily as a Launch Button, and if you wait a little while after dropping, the SideWinder will automatically grab the relevant Favicon of that Website for you.
- Drag & Drop Text-Snippets to a Category Slot to add as Launch Buttons easily.
- Press 'Left Windows Key' + 'Space' or 'Left Windows Key' + 'X' to expand the SideWinder Bar and go forward in Page numbers.
- Press 'Right Windows Key' + 'Space' or 'Right Windows Key' + 'Z' to expand the SideWinder Bar and go backward in Page numbers.
- Turn on the 'Scroll Lock' in order to avoid the SideWinder Bar from shrinking when you're adding Buttons.
- NoteTool size increased and instant Word and Character count features added.
- Launch Buttons' size increased to accommodate entire Name nicely in lines without overlapping the Button Icons.
- Arrow indicator added to show whether a launch Button has instant Preview or not.
- Memory usage further reduced.
- Some other minor Enhancements and Bug fixes were made.
Ver 2.2.0 - (Released on 17th June 2010)
- Free 30 Days Fully Functional Trial Mode Introduced.
- Feature added to Paste the Text-Snippets directly to your Web browser, Text Editor, etc.
- Ctrl+ Left Mouse Click will copy the Reference Text of the Launch Buttons to Clipboard .
- Edge Button added in addition to the Nip Button to facilitate easy flipping through Category Pages.
- Settings option added to select the Total Number of active Category Slots.
- Usage of pipes "|" to create line breaks in Button Names introduced.
- Side Bar Tools now load much faster and smoother than ever before.
- Certain Bugs which caused the SideWinder to crash are now fixed.
- The SideWinder Setup Package is now distributed with Microsoft Authenticode Signature to avoid unnecessary warnings to the User. Please verify that the installation package you have is signed by 'SWJ Soft'.
Ver 2.1.1 - (Released on 03rd June 2010)
- User desired Fonts can be selected for the SideWinder Buttons. (Non-English users will benefit)
- Close and Restore features added to Switch Window Utility.
- SideWinder now automatically adjusts to the location of the TaskBar without crashing.
- Memory usage optimized and reduced.
- Button caching is performed faster and silently than before.
Ver 2.1.0 - (Released on 26th May 2010)
- Switch Window Utility added to the "Show Desktop" Side Bar Button.
- Scientific String Calculator added to the "Calculator" Side Bar Button.
- Shutdown Timer added to the "Shutdown" Side Bar Button.
- Quick Preview feature of the Text Snippets added to the Launch Buttons.
- Tip of the Day feature added.
- Operation Mode of the SideWinder can be set as Basic or Advanced Mode.
- Fixed crashing of SideWInder when playing Audio and Video Files using the built-in Players.
- SideWinder now loads Faster and Smoother than ever before.
- Enhanced performance with Memory and CPU usage.
- Few other Enhancements and Bugs Fixes.
Ver 2.0.0 - (Released on 17th April 2010)
- Mouse Wheel and Keyboard support added for extremely fast and silent navigations throughout the SideWinder.
- Instant Picture Preview and Full Screen Image Viewer features added.
- Instant Video Preview and Full Screen Video Player features added.
- Instant Audio Preview and Jukebox features added.
- Instant display of the Tag Information of Music Files (MP3 & WMA).
- My PC Tool added to the "My Computer" Side Bar Button. (Quickly Turn Off Monitor, Open Command Prompt, Quickly Open Physical & Logical Drives, View Free Space and other info of available Drives and Open Properties Window, Open & Close Doors of CD/DVD Drives, Remove/Eject USB Drives with one click, Open/Empty Recycle Bin, Built-in Run Command Tool with pre-loaded commands.)
- Instant Website Translation feature added to the Web Search Tool.
- Instant and upto date Currency Converter Tool added to the "Calculator" Side Bar Button.
- Display the "Open With" dialog box when Right Click the Items in the Folder Preview Tool.
- Added "Windows Explorer" to the Right Click event of "Internet Explorer".
- Added "Sound Recorder" to the Right Click event of "Media Player".
- Added "Windows Messenger" to the Right Click event of "Write Email".
- Added "Character Map" to the Right Click event of "Calculator".
- Ability to add Folders relative to the application's location.
- Fixed error with the built-in Dictionary and Translator.
- Enhanced speed of loading.
- Few other Enhancements and Bugs Fixes.
Ver 1.2.0 - (Released on 08th March 2010)
- Note Tool added to the "NotePad" Side Bar Button.
- Dictionary & Translator Tool added to the "NotePad" Side Bar Button.
- SideWinder now comes with Lifetime Free Updates.
Ver 1.1.0 - (Released on 02nd March 2010)
- Instant Preview of Folder Files Added to the Launch Buttons.
- Added Address Bar to the Web Search Tool.
- Volume Control Added to the "Media Player" Side Bar Button.
- Added "WordPad" to the Right Click event of "NotePad".
- Changed Navigation Directions of the Category Pages.
- Optimized Button Caching System.
- Product Licensing has changed to Personal, Home and Pro Licenses.
- Default Shortcut key assigned as {Ctrl + Shift + W} to open SideWinder.
- Fixed some Minor Bugs.
Ver 1.0.3 - (Released on 15th February 2010)
- Added Instant Web Search Tool to the Quick Access Side Bar.
- Added "Network Places" to the Right Click event of "My Computer".
- Improved Button Caching System.
Ver 1.0.2 - (Released on 13th February 2010)
- Ability to delete/move the Shortcuts after adding them to SideWinder.
- Added “System Properties” to the Right Click event of “Control Panel”.
- Fixed Bugs which delayed Button executions.
Ver 1.0.1 - (Released on 10th February 2010)
- Increased Speed of Loading Categories.
- Optimized caching Items.
- Fixed Bugs.
Ver 1.0.0 - (Released on 27th January 2010)