I use spaces a lot to organize my working space but with OS features like expose and (not sure what windows 7 calls it) but windows 7's easy/intuitive way of finding the exact window you want...do you find yourself less likely to use spaces/multiple desktops?

11/24/2009 11:49:16 AM

to be honest, i solved that problem for myself by just using dual monitors. i still prefer to just be able to see more, rather than forcing myself to organize it into various workspaces.

11/24/2009 11:54:12 AM

I use dual monitors at work but still use spaces/expose because I have so many windows open...

I almost always have Photoshop, Coda/Eclipse, iChat, Safari, Firefox, Windows 7 VM, terminal, iTunes, Mail, and Tweetie open every day while at work which is a lot to keep organized between two monitors... It gets crowded quick

11/24/2009 11:58:10 AM

I'm not sure what feature you are referring to in Windows 7. Are you referring to the new Alt+Tab Aero thing where it rotates between open windows? I don't really consider that a desktop switcher type program. If you are referring to something else (or if anybody knows of a good desktop switcher app for Windows 7) please enlighten me.

11/24/2009 1:15:10 PM

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"Photoshop, Coda/Eclipse, iChat, Safari, Firefox, Windows 7 VM, terminal, iTunes, Mail, and Tweetie "

Sheesh. Why do you need Safari and Firefox. And... Tweetie?

For me: Outlook, Softphone, Firefox, Problem Log Database.

[Edited on November 24, 2009 at 1:26 PM. Reason : ]

11/24/2009 1:26:30 PM

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" Why do you need Safari and Firefox"

cross browser testing durr

11/24/2009 1:38:08 PM

Who uses Safari?

11/24/2009 1:40:44 PM

people think i'm crazy at work when they see how much shit i keep open

5-10 excel files almost all the time
a few word files usually
outlook always
couple of pdf's
maybe photoshop
maybe adobe premiere
and possibly solidworks
firefox always

and occasionally all of that

i don't get much done without at least two monitors

[Edited on November 24, 2009 at 2:00 PM. Reason : oh, and add in at least one RDP..sometimes two]

11/24/2009 2:00:14 PM

What is your job?

11/24/2009 2:12:08 PM

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"I'm not sure what feature you are referring to in Windows 7. Are you referring to the new Alt+Tab Aero thing where it rotates between open windows? I don't really consider that a desktop switcher type program. If you are referring to something else (or if anybody knows of a good desktop switcher app for Windows 7) please enlighten me."

that + the task bar management...hovering over an application icon in your taskbar will display all windows for that application which i consider to be an 'expose' type functionality and very well done. I don't consider this or expose to be multiple desktop functions. Spaces is but i don't know that windows 7 has something similar.

Quote :

"Sheesh. Why do you need Safari and Firefox. And... Tweetie?"

cross browser testing and Safari is my primary browser because its a lot faster and better than Firefox.

Quote :

"Who uses Safari?"

a lot of people.

11/24/2009 2:28:42 PM

Ive really been liking the spaces on my imac; one of the few things I prefer over the interface on my PCs

11/24/2009 3:15:42 PM

Spaces is nice, especially when you configure it to assign different apps to different spaces. Launching said apps will automatically open in their assigned space.

11/24/2009 3:54:46 PM

Quote :

"What is your job?"

some kind of convoluted mess of sales/IT/engineering/quality/marketing

(small business..i do whatever they want)

11/24/2009 3:56:18 PM

I can't work without two monitors anymore

11/24/2009 4:35:28 PM

What size monitors do you guys use?

11/24/2009 4:44:41 PM

2x24"

11/24/2009 4:51:32 PM

nice...I just have the one 24" + my laptops 17" display...although the laptop has a higher resolution haha

[Edited on November 24, 2009 at 5:00 PM. Reason : .]

11/24/2009 5:00:28 PM

2x24" for me as well. a lovely pair of ASUS widescreens. i'm apparently an ASUS fanboy now.

11/24/2009 5:45:00 PM

honestly I've never been as happy as I was when I had 3 monitors.


2 is.... ok. 3 is the sweet spot for me.

11/24/2009 5:48:29 PM

kiljadn is better than us.

11/24/2009 5:49:01 PM

you right

11/24/2009 6:00:19 PM

24" + 2 x 20.1" dells, I feel cramped at work where I only have two monitors

11/24/2009 9:33:11 PM

You guys are nubs

11/24/2009 9:33:50 PM

900 pixel vertical resolutions are for girls

11/24/2009 9:53:20 PM

i tried using Spaces at work for OS X, but gave up using it for serious multitasking a month later. it simply can't keep it up. haven't found a good alternative, unfortunately. :/

11/25/2009 12:11:35 AM

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"it simply can't keep it up"

huh?

11/25/2009 12:22:04 AM

I used to use VirtuaWin.

But since 7 came out, I just use two computers and a remote desktop session.

But VirtuaWin works, and the sysinternals Desktops program works too.

11/25/2009 1:16:22 AM

uh oh, someone said something bad about an apple product! golovko to the rescue!!!

11/25/2009 8:48:49 AM

arcgis always open in one window, excel in the other

11/25/2009 11:17:30 AM

I use Spaces with apps assigned to automatically open in them. 6 Spaces total, 2 wide by 3 tall. At any point in time I have open Entourage, Adium, Firefox, iTunes, VMWare Fusion, Evernote, a Citrix session, and various Office apps (usually PPT, sometimes Excel or Word).

11/25/2009 2:43:07 PM

^i have 3 wide 2 tall haha

11/25/2009 2:55:33 PM