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3D Multiple Desktop Switcher for Windows

Posted By Raymond In Category: Computer

Mar
21
2009

One big difference between Windows and Linux is Windows has only one desktop, and Linux KDE environment has a few. For example KDE comes default with four desktops and can have up to twenty. But in Windows, it can only have one until you use third party software to do that. The good thing about having multiple virtual desktops is you can organize your running application better by reading email on one, browse the web on the second, do your work on the third and etc. I’d say that one of the most popular tool for Windows is Sysinternals Desktops because it is very small in size and takes very little memory usage.

Here’s another tool that one called DeskHedron recommended by one of the forum member Ismail which switches the desktop by using 3D effect. At first I thought it was another virtual desktop creator but the 3D effect really got me impressed.


When you run DeskHedron, you will only see a tray icon at the notification area. Right clicking on the icon will only allow you to add (up to 9 virtual desktops max), remove virtual desktops, and go to the next or previous desktop. A better way would be using the hotkey Ctrl + Shift + Z to enter into 3D view. Then you can either use the mouse wheel or left and right cursor to switch between the virtual desktops. As attractive as it is, it can only run on Windows 2000 and XP and doesn’t support multi monitor environment.

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There are some things that you need to take note of. Let’s say you run DeskHedron, the first virtual desktop is running Firefox, second desktop running Outlook and third desktop running uTorrent. If you are at second desktop and you terminate DeskHedron, all running programs in first and third desktop will be temporarily gone. If you want to retrieve all of them back, just run DeskHedron again and the original desktop with running programs will appear. Now if you switch screen, your second desktop is still there. As for the third one, you’ll need to add another desktop and it will automatically retrieve back what was previously running in third virtual desktop.

Although DeskHedron takes very little memory usage, but it runs an additional explorer.exe whenever you add another virtual desktop. Even removing the extra virtual desktop and terminating DeskHedron doesn’t seemed to release the running explorer.exe. So do you use virtual desktops? Do share with me which one is your favorite.

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    • bLo

      Im the first
      ho ho ho ho

      for the first comment get bonus !!!!

    • http://adamasalahbarunakcari.blogspot.com TMUkmkd

      hummm recommended requirement?

      emm gnome can hold until 16×16=256 desktop

      i just use 4-6 for my heavy usage.

      if not, 1-2 :D

    • Ivan Stambolic

      Hi.
      I use goScreen.
      It’s really great and it’s memory usage is vey low (and it is small in download).
      You can add up to 80 screens and it has some really cool transition effects (no 3D though). It doesn’t start aditional explorer.exe
      The ony catch is that it is shareware.

      Cheers!

    • Andrew

      Wouldn’t this full lag your computer?

    • http://www.amirbagheri.ir amir

      Good Software to play with at work!!! :P
      Cool, thanks ray…

    • AH

      Hey Raymond give cubedesktop a try as well I am sure you’ll be more than amazed only thing its not free.

    • mamed

      “I knew I aws au unwanted child because my parents had given me a toaster as a toy.”
      Woody Allen

      Thanks for all.

    • http://www.wstec.net/ Wesley

      Very nice finding, the only issue is that Ctrl+Shift+Z is used for redo on most softwares… I wonder if there’s any way to change this.

    • Chirag

      I use Yod’m 3D. No installation reqd, no excessive CPU usage, free and has 4 3D desktops :)

    • Ameen

      cube desktop is much better, even though its free

    • Ameen

      sorry i meant its “not free”, but u can get a basic one

    • Mehmet

      Hi Raymond,
      this program is not useful, if i close it, then the the other opened programs in the other desktop are not seemed while i open it.
      i use windowspager ,
      it is very useful, you can download from
      http://windowspager.sourceforge.net/

    • Vel

      It is like applying lipstick on a ugly beast and send it to the beauty pageant.

      This actually not to be compared with the Linux or other environment, where each desktop is a separate session and does work independently to the others.

      Whatever the touch up you do to windows, it is still windows. This program simulates the multiple terminals, but actually does nothing but hiding the active programs from task bar.

    • Nick

      Check out DEXPOT

      http://www.dexpot.de/index.php?lang=en

      Regards

      Nick

    • Frank

      Works on Vista and Se7en too. The only drawback is that only the first desktop uses Aero, the others use Basic.

    • Agent 007 (NAME IS SECRET!!) (Because my mom would not allow me to post)

      So it works on vista!!! I am so getting it!!!

    • Bombdude

      If you have an nvidia video card, download the latest software for it (good idea anyway), and it comes with a virtual desktop tool.

    • BennyBeat

      #16, Your Nick is more longer than your comment, L0L!!!

      #14, Nice App!!! I use same App in portable mode in office & Home PC. It takes less resources than Multiple Desktop Switcher…

      Raymond, NICE BLOG!!! ;)

    • Paco

      Fucking awesome!
      Gracias

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