This may be a very interesting and informational article but unless you are really into computer technology it is worthless.
At basic, someone should explain what the main point is, that, what is meant by “desktop”, and what advantage is there is having more than one.
I guess I am just an old guy that does not keep up with everything but it is a pet peeve when someone post something without any context.
Okay, I am done, I got go and chase some kids off my grass...
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I just use the taskbar buttons that appear when you open a program. They have titles on them which makes it easy to know which program is which.
In Firefox they have “Tab Groups” that show all the webpages you have open in multiple tabs as large thumbnails.
I never use it as I can just use the tabs to go from page to page. If you do not see it then right click on the grey area by the tabs and click on Customize then drag the “Tab Groups” icon to either the Menu Bar at the top or the Add-On bar at the bottom. I have mine at the bottom lower right.
Both the taskbar buttons and Firefox tabs have titles on them. The reason to have multiple desktops to me is to hide all the icons and open programs and leave a nice clean desktop with no icons and a nice background picture.
In Windows 7 as an example you can hide the titles (labels) which Microsoft does by default (stupid). You just see the icon but then it becomes confusing to sort the programs. I have shown callers by the hundreds at my job (Help Desk) how to make the change. Right click on the taskbar and click on Properties then use the drop down menu for Taskbar buttons.
Now I guess I will be getting calls:
“Where is my desktop with all my programs? I had it a minute ago!”
Having multiple desktops enables you to organize tasks to separate workspaces so related programs can be grouped together. You can keep all your programs open and don't have to minimize one to get to another. You can still 'stack' apps in one desktop if you want, but it's not really necessary. If you have a program that you like to have handy all the time, you can have it be 'sticky' so that it shows up in all desktops.
The reason it's better than just having all the windows in one desktop, is you can maximise your real-estate usage in each window without having to rearrange what goes where all the time.
If you're someone who just runs one program at a time, and then closes it when starting a new one, you won't see a benefit.
FR may be a very interesting and informational website but unless you are really into politics it is worthless.
At basic, someone should explain what the main point of every thread is, that, what is meant by “Democrat” & “Republican” & “Obama” & etc, and why the discussed issue is important.
I guess I am just an old guy that does not keep up with everything but it is a pet peeve when someone post something without any context.
Okay, I am done, I got go and chase some kids off my grass...
[Moral: if you don’t understand a discussion, either politely ask for an explanation or move on. Don’t whine that others haven’t already made clear what participants already understand.]