VirtuaWin adds up to 255 desktops to Win 95, 98, 2000, XP

Want to expand your desktop with several virtual desktops? You could go with Microsoft's own Virtual Desktop Manager PowerToy, but it's geared for XP and it only offers four "spaces" to work in. (Sorry Mac fans, I had to use that word)

If you're looking for that same functionality but with more potential desktops or you're running an older version of Windows, you might want to check VirtuaWin, an open source virtual desktop app. VirtuaWin works on practically every version of Windows up to XP and offers you a brain-overloading 255 desktops on your single machine. I struggle to maintain a single desktop, so I'll leave this to those with more neural pathways than me. I suspect I have a case of ADDD: Attention Desktop Deficit Disorder. In all seriousness, an approach like this can help expand the small screen of a UMPC, even if it's only virtually. You can set up a desktop for productivity apps, one for messaging, one for media, etc...

(via Download Squad)

Comments

[bobm]

I use yod'm on my eeePc (which is running XP), it's hard to find out there but is really nice for a couple extra desktops on the eee with it's limited screen.

I typically run firefox on one window in F11 mode (full screen) and use other windows for other stuff.

On the mac front I used VirtueDesktop which stopped working with Leopard and I tried Spaces for a couple days but it just didn't work for how I do stuff so I'm using 'You Control Desktops' (http://www.yousoftware.com/desktops/desktops.php) and am real happy with it (yes some software you have to pay for to be happy).

My mac is a macbook and I only use the virtual screens when not connected to my 24" external monitor. It really works well when running XP in parallels in full screen mode.

[Lorie Ghamy]

Yod'm is a french freeware. The best for
Virtual Desktop is French too : Virtual Dimension (sourceforge.net.

Good for XP and Vista !