Early Look at Windows 9

scottalanmiller

Please provide examples.

I have had two monitors for going on 14 or so years. Not being able to see the second desktop would be pretty useless for my personal use. I can't see why layered applications aren't 'good enough'?

I prefer mulitple monitors but both is awesome. Multiple monitors is good for having lots of resources for one task (SSH session to a server, web pages for checking a how to, email to follow instructions, etc.) Multiple desktops are great for switching before discrete tasks like working on project A and then switching to project B but saving all of your context so that you can switch back and forth.

scottalanmiller

@Dashrender said:

I'm still looking for a real world example of how you can be more productive with multiple workspaces.

It's harder and if you only ever do one thing, it probably isn't better. But if you work on different tasks on your computer, it is pretty nice.

Example... I'm working on designing a web site for an hour. Then I break and work on correspondence for thirty minutes. Then I go work on a server build that I need to do for an hour. Then I switch back to the web design. Each of these tasks can have its own "desktop" so that it is all set up, every window open, every file ready, every window where I left it for the specific task. It makes task switching much easier.

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@scottalanmiller said:

@Dashrender said:

Please provide examples.

I have had two monitors for going on 14 or so years. Not being able to see the second desktop would be pretty useless for my personal use. I can't see why layered applications aren't 'good enough'?

I prefer mulitple monitors but both is awesome. Multiple monitors is good for having lots of resources for one task (SSH session to a server, web pages for checking a how to, email to follow instructions, etc.) Multiple desktops are great for switching before discrete tasks like working on project A and then switching to project B but saving all of your context so that you can switch back and forth.

This is basically what I was trying to say.

technobabble

@scottalanmiller Great example. I have pondered buying 2 more monitors as I didn't like the products you mentioned earlier.

Do you know when the W9 beta will be out?

scottalanmiller

I don't think that there is any date for W9 yet.

JaredBusch

@technobabble doesn't MS have a press conference coming up?

http://www.computerworld.com/article/2683914/microsoft-sets-windows-9-reveal-for-sept-30.html YEP

scottalanmiller

Appears like it will be next week.

Joy

@nadnerB said:

Looks like a mix of Windows 7, 8 and Linux.

I hope they rename it in Australia to Windows Mongrel.

Hmm why Mongrel Sir?

Mongrel
A mongrel or mutt is a dog that is not the result of breeding and belongs to no breed. Wikipedia

nadnerB

@Joyfano said:

@nadnerB said:

Looks like a mix of Windows 7, 8 and Linux.

I hope they rename it in Australia to Windows Mongrel.

Hmm why Mongrel Sir?

Mongrel
A mongrel or mutt is a dog that is not the result of breeding and belongs to no breed. Wikipedia

Well, windows can be a bit of a dog. Windows 9 is from such a mixed background, it going to have an identity crisis. It seems to be random parts of other OS's slapped together. However, in saying that, no one will really know until the official announcement event comes around when there will be better information.

It may lose mongrel status but Microsoft have to be 100% sure of their direction AND stick to it