New Mac Question

[Peter Korsten]

Andrew Robinson schreef:

> 2009/8/27 Peter Korsten <peter at severity-one.com>:
>> Andrew Robinson schreef:
>>
>>> btw, I find the 'Spaces' feature in OS X is actually *better* than
>>> having multiple monitors.
>> Is that virtual desktops? I used that on and off on X-Windows and Gnome,
>> but on Windows it was a bit of a disaster.
> 
> It's similar, but all the desktop icons and menus stay in place, only
> the windows move. You can drag windows from space to space, and tell
> programs to always open in a particular numbered space... I always
> have google mail and skype in one space, itunes in another, and use 2
> more for working in.

Well, quite a few of my colleagues use the laptop screen (12.1" wide 
screen 1280x800) with the separate monitor (22" wide screen 1680x1050), 
but it freaks me out. Even virtual desktops don't work very well for me. 
                      But chucking things in a dock, that I like.

- Peter