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    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by sander1991, May 23, 2008.

  1. sander1991

    sander1991 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi - I couldn't figure where to ask this, so here it goes - please let me know if I am in the wrong section of the forum..

    I'm currently a MacBook owner, but I am on the verge of just throwing the darn thing out - they are build poorly I think.. I'm thinking of buying a Lenovo X61, but on the other hand I keep changing my mind, because I think leopard is just fantastic!

    So question is if there is a function/app/whatever in Windows that lets you have multiple virtual desks at the same time - just like Leopards Spaces..??

    Best Regards,
    Sander
     
    sander1991, May 23, 2008
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  2. jisaac

    jisaac Notebook Deity

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    yod'm 3d is brilliant, you get 4 desktops and a cool cube like effect :)
     
    jisaac, May 23, 2008
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  3. atbnet

    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    Pretty nifty, kind of hard to find but I got it here

    jisaac, good luck getting into MIT. I wanted to go there, but the tuition was just way too much for me. Plus, Massachusetts is kind of far from home.
     
    atbnet, May 23, 2008
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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    flipfire, May 23, 2008
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  5. jisaac

    jisaac Notebook Deity

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    except that this is a windows thread : )
     
    jisaac, May 23, 2008
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    orev Notebook Virtuoso

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    Also check out "VirtuaWin". It's open source and allows you to have many desktops. It doesn't have the cool 3D effects, but in my experience the ones with 3d effects are unstable and often the effects slow you down too much.
     
    orev, May 23, 2008
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    orev has a point althought yod'm isnt too resource heavy
     
    jisaac, May 23, 2008
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  8. sander1991

    sander1991 Notebook Consultant

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    Are these all for Vista and/or is there something for XP.?
     
    sander1991, May 24, 2008
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    Carrot Muncher Notebook Evangelist

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    yod'm3d works on XP. I have it, don't know about the others.
     
    Carrot Muncher, May 24, 2008
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  10. orev

    orev Notebook Virtuoso

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    VirtuaWin works for both.
     
    orev, May 24, 2008
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    Yod'm 3D looks way cool and it's free too. :D Although I have no use for such a program like that.
     
    Rodster, May 24, 2008
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  12. Carrot Muncher

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    Yeah I don't use mine, would be sweet if you could get an app that allowed four completley different desktops, themes, icons etc.
     
    Carrot Muncher, May 24, 2008
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