work environments

Add virtual desktops to Windows XP and Vista

CNET Tech blog  Wed, 03/26/2008 - 1:01am

It took all of about 20 minutes to get accustomed to Linux's virtual desktops, which let you switch between work environments with a single click.

The problem is, I still spend most of my computing time on Windows machines that lack this handy productivity-boosting feature.

I tried using Microsoft'...



 

Get more out of Ubuntu's virtual desktops

CNET Tech blog  Tue, 03/25/2008 - 1:01am

Perhaps the greatest single productivity-boosting feature in Linux is the ability to open several virtual desktops at one time.

This allows you to create separate work environments for various simultaneous tasks, such as one with a word processor, image editor, and spreadsheet open for creating a report, and another with ...