Once you start it up, it stays on for that session until you reboot your computer. Also, if you don’t want to have it load every time you start windows, make sure you right mouse click it and in the options it isn’t set to load every time windows starts.

Jim

Thanks for this great info though.

Terrie

I just checked this out after receiving your latest newsletter. It looks like an interesting new site so I’ve subscribed to your RSS feed.

I thought that virtual desktops were a standard feature of Windows, though I don’t currently use them. Hmm - I’ve just checked, and the driver software for my embedded nVidia graphics provides this facility. It might well be handy until I get a second or bigger monitor. I’ve followed your lead, and now have an Applications desktop and a Communications desktop. I might have to fit some memory if I’m going to use this feature ‘in anger’.

Keep up the good work,
ColinJ

I’d much rather go for a dual screen setup so you can see what you want with a glance at the other monitor instead of waiting for windoze to switch to your other desktop.

My one desktop is slow enough without adding any virtual ones!

For older computers I’d recommend Linux Xubutu (http://www.xubuntu.org/) instead of any flavor of windows.

Now don’t get me wrong, if you have a dual-core processor, the virtual desktops work great!

Thank you for alerting me to this fantastic new site. I think it will be very successful because people have a voracious appetite for things that can make their lives simpler.

Technology and software fall into this category in a big way. You just need to look at the popularity of sites like Engadget and Gizmodo.

I’ve never heard of the multiple desktop idea before, PC’s are obviously way behind the Mac. I’m just about to download the ‘virtual win’ option as this gives me up to 9 desktops which I will easily use.

I’ll keep a look out for your weekly update.

John O’Hara
United Kingdom

I was thinking only yesterday that I had fallen out of using Spaces and that I should fall back in!!!
Now I will do ’spaces’ on the PC too.
Thanks!
Cool Column and a great idea.

I wonder whether Jott will have Euro numbers…

Best,
George

PS Read and commented from my iPhone.

PPS Some typos in the Jott article…

Best,
George

PS Read and commented on this from my iPhone

Thankyou Jim
Rick Ellwood
http://cashcreator.instantaffiliatewebsite.com

Good luck on this new site Jim, I look forward to it, you always have such interesting things to share.