MSVDM: Virtual Desktop Manager PowerToy (1.0)
This one is such a disappointment. It looks like it has a lot of the right features and is fairly simple, too.
But, it is very, very buggy. It loses tasks frequently -- they just disappear from the task bar and can't be found.
It allows setting of wallpapers, but frequently shows the wrong wall paper, or no wallpaper after a switch.
It has a very nice overview mode that takes a scaled down snapshot of each desktop. Rumour is MS patented this.
If they want to patent something, they should at least make it part of something that works! It is unconscionable to just "take" an invention and sit on it like this, especially an invention that's pretty obvious.
I really wanted to like this, but it's just too buggy. MS released this Power Toy two years ago, and hasn't released fixes or updates. They aren't serious about it; it's a real shame. A working version would be wonderful as a standard part of Windows. Heck, I'd even pay $19.95 for it if it worked properly.
But, it is very, very buggy. It loses tasks frequently -- they just disappear from the task bar and can't be found.
It allows setting of wallpapers, but frequently shows the wrong wall paper, or no wallpaper after a switch.
It has a very nice overview mode that takes a scaled down snapshot of each desktop. Rumour is MS patented this.
If they want to patent something, they should at least make it part of something that works! It is unconscionable to just "take" an invention and sit on it like this, especially an invention that's pretty obvious.
I really wanted to like this, but it's just too buggy. MS released this Power Toy two years ago, and hasn't released fixes or updates. They aren't serious about it; it's a real shame. A working version would be wonderful as a standard part of Windows. Heck, I'd even pay $19.95 for it if it worked properly.
posted by Steve Barber at 11:05 AM
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