For a brief glimpse of what Windows will look like circa 2010, check out the Engadget preview of Windows 7 multi-touch interfaces and the screen grabs of prototype Windows 7 user interfaces on CrunchGear.

Filed under: General — James Stewart — May 29, 2008 @ 11:06 pm — permalink

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Another sub-notebook PC, the OLPC XO-2, looks like an iPhone crossed with a Nintendo DS, on steroids. Coming 2010.

Filed under: General — James Stewart — May 26, 2008 @ 9:34 pm — permalink

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DeskSpace 1.5.4.3 has been released. This version contains the following bug fixes:

• Icons with the ‘&’ and ‘%’ characters in their name are now shown/hidden properly.
• Swapped left and right mouse buttons are now detected.
• The right-hand CTRL, ALT, SHIFT, and Windows keys can now be used.
• The desktop wallpaper is now set to the wallpaper of the first desktop when exiting DeskSpace on a desktop other than the first.
• Icon visibility and position are now saved when exiting DeskSpace on a desktop other than the first.
• Icon visibility and position are now restored correctly when returning from standby or unlocking the computer.

You can visit the DeskSpace page to find out more about DeskSpace, and visit the Online Store to buy DeskSpace 1.5.4.3.

Filed under: DeskSpace — James Stewart — May 24, 2008 @ 2:12 pm — permalink

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Many users have uploaded videos of DeskSpace in action to YouTube. Here’s some of the best:

Filed under: DeskSpace — James Stewart — May 24, 2008 @ 10:39 am — permalink

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Continuing this weeks space theme, here’s some amazing images of the Space Shuttle launch, as seen from a chase plane.

Filed under: General — James Stewart — May 24, 2008 @ 10:04 am — permalink

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DeskSpace was developed to give users the ability to expand their desktop space, which makes it a perfect fit for systems with limited screen real estate, such as sub-notebook computers.

It was great see then that DeskSpace runs extremely well on one of the best sub-notebooks available, the Asus Eee PC:

Filed under: DeskSpace — James Stewart — May 23, 2008 @ 11:28 am — permalink

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If you’ve enhanced your system with TopDesk and DeskSpace and you’re looking for some great looking desktop wallpapers to add that final bit of eye candy, check out the free wallpapers available on the Crestock.com blog here and here.

Filed under: DeskSpace, TopDesk — James Stewart — May 22, 2008 @ 9:12 am — permalink

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We’ve had a number of requests for 256×256 icons for TopDesk and DeskSpace, suitable for use with ObjectDock and RocketDock. You can download the TopDesk 256×256 PNG icon here, and the DeskSpace 256×256 PNG icon here.

Filed under: General — James Stewart — May 21, 2008 @ 8:42 am — permalink

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More amazing software from Microsoft Research: Worldwide Telescope. It uses imagery from ground and space-based telescopes to turn your computer into a “virtual telescope”.

Filed under: General — James Stewart — May 20, 2008 @ 5:50 pm — permalink

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We’ve signed up with Twitter, a service that lets you keep up to date with what other people are doing. We’re trialling Twitter as a way to give everyone a better idea of what we get up to from day to day at Otaku Software, including what we’re working on at the moment and how software development is progressing.

You can see my personal Twitter updates at http://twitter.com/otaku_jstewart, and we’ll be adding other Twitter accounts in the future if the service proves to be useful.

Filed under: Development — James Stewart — May 19, 2008 @ 4:31 pm — permalink

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