Friday, March 20, 2009

Desktops

I recently wanted software to create multiple desktops, similar to an utility which exists on Linux machines. The reason I needed this was I was cluttering up my taskbar with too many programs, including programs which I wanted open, but wasn't actively using all the time (read as browser window with cricinfo.com refreshing the score!). I found this utility called Desktops by SysInternals. It looks like it is endorsed by Microsoft, so I'm quite confident about the reliability of the software. Its very simple to install and an icon in your system tray gives control over the 4 desktops. The other cool thing about the software is the ability to switch desktops using keyboard shortcuts, which I find easier than navigating to the system tray to change desktops. A must try for everyone who finds their screens too small, but can't afford to use multiple monitors.

5 comments:

Lakshmi Naarayanan Ramakrishnan said...

Dude.. its a brilliant program.. Its infact better than the Linux's multiple desktops in the sense that in Linux - even if u are on a different desktop, your "taskbar" still has ALL the programs showing. This makes the taskbar still cluttered on linux.

However on this, it hides even that.. Thats brilliant!

Good find man!

Anonymous said...

sooper cool da this one.

bala

vishu said...

I was using Virtual win. I feel some how that open source applications sometimes handle MS libraries better than MS itself.

Neela said...

Thanks Lana & Bala.
Vishu - Is Virtual Win better in terms of memory or rendering?

Anonymous said...

I use Virtual Win too. I like it.