Perhaps the greatest single productivity-boosting feature in Linux is the ability to open several virtual desktops at one time. This allows you to create separate work environments for various simultaneous tasks, such as one with a word processor, image editor, and spreadsheet open for creating a report, and another with e-mail and browser windows active for keeping in touch with co-workers. The multiple desktops let you focus on the task at hand without interruption, but switch to your other active workspace with a single click. [ad#GAtext] Now you can do this on Windows, with VirtualWin VirtuaWin is a virtual desktop manager for the Windows operating system (Win9x/ME/NT/Win2K/XP/Win2003/Vista). It lets you organize applications over several virtual desktops (also called 'workspaces') as  they become an essential part of a productive workflow.It is designed to be simple and elegant to use yet still be highly configurable and extensible. [ad#GAtext] Is easy to … [Read more...]