Windows Flip and Flip 3D on Windows Vista
December 18, 2008 Computer News
Using the new Windows Aero technology, available in Windows Vista Home Premium, Business 
and Ultimate editions, Windows Flip and Windows Flip 3D render live thumbnail images of the exact contents of your open windows, making it easier to identify the one you want.
Windows Flip 3D dynamically displays all open windows in a refined three-dimensional view. Windows Flip 3D uses the dimension of visual depth to give you a more complete view of your open windows, helping you sidestep chaos even as you juggle myriad open files and programs.
Windows Flip 3D can even render images of live processes such as currently playing video. Use the START+TAB keys to initiate the 3-D view, then flip through open windows by using arrow keys or the scroll wheel on your mouse to quickly identify and select the one you want.
Windows Flip is a Windows Vista update of the feature known as ALT+TAB in earlier versions of Windows. By repeatedly pressing ALT+TAB, you can scroll through a visual list of your open files and programs. Using Windows Aero technology, Windows Flip renders live thumbnails of the exact contents of those open windows instead of generic icons, making it easier to identify the one you want.
In Windows Aero, live taskbar thumbnail images display the actual contents of both windows that are currently open and those that are minimized in the taskbar. When you rest your mouse pointer on a tile on the taskbar, you’ll see the “live” contents of that window without having to bring it to the foreground.
