In Windows 7, it's possible to do various resize operations by dragging windows: drag window to top of screen, and it'll be enlarged to fill whole screen. Drag it to left edge and it'll cover left side (50%), same for right edge. Also, bonus points: resizing window to top of screen keeps width but changes height to cover screen from top to bottom. In my opinion, that's way better than keyboard shortcuts.
Is there a way (with or without installing 3rd party software, preferably free) to do this in Mac OS X (10.6)?
Related, but not same: What keyboard shortcuts move, resize, and maximize windows under Mac OS X? I also checked out programs in answers, but all of those are for keyboard shortcuts.
Best Answer
It's not possible without 3rd party software.
Cinch is similar to Windows 7. SizeUp is its more powerful, more complicated and keyboard-oriented cousin.
An alternative is Arrange.