Comments on: More random Tiger and Mac thoughts http://decafbad.com/blog/2005/05/05/more-random-tiger-and-mac-thoughts It's all spinning wheels and self-doubt until the first pot of coffee. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:55:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-hemorrhage hourly 1 By: George Hotelling http://decafbad.com/blog/2005/05/05/more-random-tiger-and-mac-thoughts#comment-1631 George Hotelling Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.decafbad.com/blog/?p=640#comment-1631 <p>One thing that kills me about the zoom button (technically not a maximize button as shown by iTunes) is that when you click it in iChat on 10.3 it changes the width to fit names and pictures, while on 10.4 it resizes iChat to fit names, pictures and status.</p> <p>The default "I am currently away from my computer" away message now causes my window to expand to fill half the screen, and there's always someone who puts up an epic poem as their away message which causes iChat to go fullscreen.</p> <p>I prefer the 10.3 way of shrinking to the smallest window that can fit the information.</p> One thing that kills me about the zoom button (technically not a maximize button as shown by iTunes) is that when you click it in iChat on 10.3 it changes the width to fit names and pictures, while on 10.4 it resizes iChat to fit names, pictures and status.

The default "I am currently away from my computer" away message now causes my window to expand to fill half the screen, and there's always someone who puts up an epic poem as their away message which causes iChat to go fullscreen.

I prefer the 10.3 way of shrinking to the smallest window that can fit the information.

]]> By: Tim Schwartz http://decafbad.com/blog/2005/05/05/more-random-tiger-and-mac-thoughts#comment-1632 Tim Schwartz Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.decafbad.com/blog/?p=640#comment-1632 <p>I use Desktop Manager for os X which lets you have multiple desktop, its pretty well done. I havent tried it with 10.4 though. </p> <p>Brings me back to windowmaker...mmmmmmm.</p> <p>-tim</p> <p>http://desktopmanager.berlios.de/</p> I use Desktop Manager for os X which lets you have multiple desktop, its pretty well done. I havent tried it with 10.4 though.

Brings me back to windowmaker...mmmmmmm.

-tim

http://desktopmanager.berlios.de/

]]> By: Pete Prodoehl http://decafbad.com/blog/2005/05/05/more-random-tiger-and-mac-thoughts#comment-1633 Pete Prodoehl Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.decafbad.com/blog/?p=640#comment-1633 <p>Desktop Manager? http://desktopmanager.berlios.de/</p> Desktop Manager? http://desktopmanager.berlios.de/

]]> By: l.m.orchard http://decafbad.com/blog/2005/05/05/more-random-tiger-and-mac-thoughts#comment-1634 l.m.orchard Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.decafbad.com/blog/?p=640#comment-1634 <p>Well, the problem I have with desktop managers versus other displays, is that the process of swapping between virtual desktops is agonizingly slower than me just flicking my eyes to another screen. So, like, I have a few IRC windows open on a monitor to my right while I'm working in Word front-and-center. I can just glance to my right occasionally to see what's up, rather than flipping my whole desktop over to another.</p> <p>Of course, it does bear mentioning that I have a 12" PowerBook, so I could do with a larger display.</p> Well, the problem I have with desktop managers versus other displays, is that the process of swapping between virtual desktops is agonizingly slower than me just flicking my eyes to another screen. So, like, I have a few IRC windows open on a monitor to my right while I'm working in Word front-and-center. I can just glance to my right occasionally to see what's up, rather than flipping my whole desktop over to another.

Of course, it does bear mentioning that I have a 12" PowerBook, so I could do with a larger display.

]]> By: Anonymous http://decafbad.com/blog/2005/05/05/more-random-tiger-and-mac-thoughts#comment-1635 Anonymous Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.decafbad.com/blog/?p=640#comment-1635 <p>"the problem I have with desktop managers versus other displays, is that the process of swapping between virtual desktops is agonizingly slower than me just flicking my eyes to another screen"</p> <p>on the other hand I can bring desktop manager with me in the train, I can hardly bring 4 external monitors with me on the train...</p> "the problem I have with desktop managers versus other displays, is that the process of swapping between virtual desktops is agonizingly slower than me just flicking my eyes to another screen"

on the other hand I can bring desktop manager with me in the train, I can hardly bring 4 external monitors with me on the train...

]]> By: dan http://decafbad.com/blog/2005/05/05/more-random-tiger-and-mac-thoughts#comment-1636 dan Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.decafbad.com/blog/?p=640#comment-1636 <p>Have you checked out Synergy http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/ it may be what you are looking for.</p> Have you checked out Synergy http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/ it may be what you are looking for.

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