February 14th 2008
Another software find - for multi tasking
So Mark has done it again. He has blogged about another awesome little tool that I am really loving.
It’s called Windows Pager - it’s an open source program that works with Windows XP to give you up to 4 desktops on your machine, all running at once. Open Source = free!
Right now, I have one desktop with my collaboration site open, one with my word processor where I’m doing some writing, one with my time tracking tool, and another here where I’m blogging, etc.
It’s a teeny tiny file, and even with my slow broadband I was able to download it and have it working in seconds.
Download it here:
http://windowspager.sourceforge.net/
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Scott on 15 Feb 2008 at 10:19 am #
Don’t you find switching back and forth between multiple desktops takes a long time? Sure it’s really only seconds, but it’s still annoying. It takes time to press the key combinations or mouse over to a list of desktops. Then there’s the system resources required to manage all that extra stuff.
Another option is to set up multiple monitors. I have two video adapters in my computer - it’s a laptop - but you can add a second adapter to a desktop machine quite easily. Anyway, I use the laptop screen as well as a desktop monitor. I usually have my email app displayed in one screen and my browser and other apps on the other screen. When I want to “switch desktops” I just move my eyes. Most days it’s a whole lot faster than pressing keys or using the mouse.
I had three monitors for a little while, but had to give the third one back.
Here’s a Wiki on how to set up multiple monitors - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-monitor
Scott