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Joeri
This seems to be a virtual desktops utility. Can anyone explain what it does differently from microsoft's virtual desktops utility?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/cc817881.asp...

Sir_Cmpwn
Well, imagine if that utility had 10x the footprint and was written in the worst language for the job.
octalmage
mDesktop compiled uses MUCH less memory and is much faster.
pknight
The one hosted there is very limited. You can't move windows from one virtual desktop to the next for one. Mdesktop is pretty light weight.
octalmage
I agree completely. I created mDesktop in 2007 because none of the solutions out there worked for me. They were either bloated and slow, or missing basic functionality. A program that is always running on your computer need to have almost zero RAM footprint, and mDesktop uses 300-400kb.
botismarius
It is open source, so you can learn a lot from its sources.
jmlucjav
I used mdesktop quite a long time ago, it was the best window manager without a doubt for me, tested all others I found.
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[dead] GregoryLS
Very impressive! I found a few glitches on the aps, but overall it looks very impressive!
WorldWideWayne
I love how many people at HN have to preface anything that they say about their usage of Windows with a disclaimer, such as "When I was forced to use Windows..." or "Back when I used Windows..." or "Whenever I have to use Windows..."

It's as if, if they don't hide this perceived weakness, the alpha-nerds will eat them!

krakensden
This is the most disgusting hack I've seen in a long time.

It's also beautiful. More like this, please.

octalmage
This is my favorite, can I use it on the website?