If you've ever been annoyed about having to activate a window, or part of a window, in order to scroll with your mouse wheel, then KatMouse is for you. KatMouse is a free application that allows you to scroll the window below your mouse cursor, even if it's not the active window or is behind other window(s). It's so simple that it's a no-brainer install.

I heard about this app from Roy Osherove's recent utilities post. Roy also mentions AutoHotKey, which is an excellent little open source keystroke/scripting app. The cool thing about AutoHotKey is that you can create automation scripts, compile them, and then run them on client machines without installing any software.

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