How do I stop Finder, Firefox, Safari windows "auto-maximizing"

I have searched the internet, the Apple websites, MacRumors, a bunch of other "Answers" type sites, trolled my settings and still can't find an answer to this or even explain it properly.
On my MacBook Pro and Mac Mini I am having issues with the finder windows/firefox/safari windows maximizing when I drag them close to the Finder Bar at the top of my screen. I want to know if there is a way to turn this off?
I have recently wiped and reformatted my MacBook Pro 13" and installed Lion OS X 10.7 on it (Mac Mini is also running this OS) and it doesn't have this feature "enabled". I want to know if there is a setting that I have overlooked or if it is possible to turn this feature off. I have looked in the Finder Preferences as well as every category in the System Preferences and can't seem to locate anywhere that I can select this feature.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hey Lanny.. I looked through all my third party applications (app store stuff) as well and there doesn't seem to be any third party software or UI that's overlaying on top of Lion.. I have combed my mini and can't find anything that is causing this.. any other ideas?

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