Just the ones with auto-switching, right? I have a Mid 2009 that doesn't exhibit that. Also, the developer broke out the snapping to a separate app as many used it solely for that. Do you know if that causes a card swap?
I can't help with VB or Office on Mac, but for window maximizing, download BetterSnapTool (Snow Leopard only). You can use it to get the nifty window-snap stuff in Windows 7. Or if you've got a MacBook with a multi-touch trackpad, BetterTouchTool can let you middle-click and do crazy gestures and shit.
(I am not affiliated with the guy, but I think it's super useful)