When I switched to OS X, it took me a long time to get used to not having virtual desktops. Eventually having a big pile of windows seemed normal. I used Cmd-Tab, the Dock, and Exposé, and it worked well enough.
As soon as I installed Desktop Manager I was sold on it. There are some glitches—mostly related to off-screen windows having the focus—but nothing that seriously gets in the way. It’s GPL’d, too, which is a treat in the Mac culture of shareware everything.
My menu bar is getting crowded.
os10
I haven’t tried Gentoo yet. I probably don’t have enough space on my hard drive. If Gentoo works better than Fink and the other similar projects, great. There haven’t been any weird Linux apps that I can’t live without.
grant24 July 2004
What do you think about Gentoo extensions to Mac OSX? I imagine it would be easier to install those weird Linux apps that you just can’t live without.
bricode23 July 2004