Disabling command-tab capture in ARD 3.3

With ARD 3.3, Command-Tab is now "captured" by the remote machine when controlling a screen.
I absolutely see the benefit of this in many situations, but the way I use ARD it drives me batty most of the time. Ideally I'd want it off (as in ARD 2.2) 75% of the time, and on (as in ARD 3.3) 25% of the time.
Is there any way to disable this new feature, or even better to toggle between it being active and not active?
Thanks!

I used to like how cmd+tab worked only when remote controlling in full screen, and since installing the latest update, I've noticed that cmd+tab behavior has been inconsistent and flaky. Disabling the sending of system keys seems to have fixed it. Whew!

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Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It won’t solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of this exercise is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account. Enable guest logins and log in as Guest. For instructions, launch the System Preferences application, select “Help” from the menu bar, and enter “Set up a guest account” (without the quotes) in the search box.
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Please read this whole message before doing anything.
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Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
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The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Please take this step regardless of the results of Step 1.
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Note: If FileVault is enabled in OS X 10.9 or earlier, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
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