Task Commander

Computers are getting more sophisticated; our demands and expectations are rising. Because of this, we often face two major problems when launching and executing programs.

The first problem occurs as the number of programs installed on a computer increases. It becomes more and more difficult to find your required program in the crowded Windows Start menu. Your cluttered Desktop, with its bewildering assortment of dozens of motley icons, is no longer an effective shortcut to your software. Even the Quick Launch panel becomes almost useless when it no longer has enough room for all of those handy program icons.

The second problem with today's busy computers is related to multi-tasking, where several programs appear to be running at the same time. You will often work with several programs, each launched in its own window. Some of these applications (for example, Microsoft Word or Internet Explorer) will also launch a new instance in a new window each time they open a new document. The size of your monitor screen is limited and so the windows of several running applications will start to overlap as they compete for your attention. It soon becomes impossible to see all of the running programs in the confusing mass of open windows. Switching between applications does little to help.