However, I was struck by how familiar the website looked. A little digging into the page source confirmed my suspicions: the developer, Lee Chantrey, has copied our old website design wholesale, right done to the CSS files and HTML layout (although to give him credit he’s managed to cram numerous Google Ads in there too).

While I’m flattered that someone thought enough of the design to steal it, that still doesn’t make it right.

Lee seems like a good guy, and he’s doing a great service bringing Windows 7 features to Vista/XP for free. Copying another website seems out of character for someone so generous. So Lee, how about doing the right thing and letting people know where you took the design from?

Update: Lee has contacted me and communicated his apologies. His site template was designed by someone else and he was unaware it was lifted from our site. He’s added a “Design by Otaku Software” message to the footer of each page on his site.

DeskSpace 1.5.5.5 contains the following new features and bug fixes:

• New Feature – Improved desktop switching speed by up to 200%.
• New Feature – Improved compatibility with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, ASP.NET Development Server, Microsoft Virtual PC, Runes of Magic, SONAR, Windows Explorer, and World of Warcraft.
• Bug Fix – You can now switch to desktops using the desktop hot keys while the cube is activated.
• Bug Fix – Cygwin windows are now recognized by DeskSpace.
• Bug Fix – The first application rule in the “Manage Desktop Application Rules” dialog is no longer always reset to “Start on Desktop 1″.
• Bug Fix – Moving a window to another desktop by dragging it to the bottom of the screen now works correctly.

You can visit the DeskSpace page to find out more about DeskSpace, and visit the Online Store to buy DeskSpace 1.5.5.5.

One of our customers has incorrectly entered their email address on the order form and they are continuing to contact us using the same invalid email address. We’ve tried everything we can to get in touch with them, but have so far been unsuccessful.

So, Carlos, if you’re reading this, the Yahoo! mail address you entered when you ordered and when you tried to contact us doesn’t exist. I’d love to send you your download details, so please contact us via this blog, the forums, or the Customer Service contact form and let us know a valid email address we can send your order details to.

DeskSpace 1.5.5.4 contains the following new features and bug fixes:

• Bug Fix – Fixed a problem on multi-monitor systems where a small rectangle would appear after one of the monitors turned off.
• Bug Fix – The mouse no longer freezes for 3 seconds when changing taskbar or Start Menu settings.
• Bug Fix – Fixed a delay and potential lockup when modifying taskbar buttons during a desktop switch.
• Bug Fix – DeskSpace no longer incorrectly determines that Windows DeskScapes is running.
• Bug Fix – Applications (e.g. Outlook) no longer incorrectly move between desktops.
• Bug Fix – Added a workaround for a video driver bug to prevent texture corruption on nVidia video cards at resolutions with 1050 and 1366 pixel widths.
• Bug Fix – Fixed a bug where opening a file in Explorer would move the application that handled that file type to the current desktop. DeskSpace now keeps the application on its original desktop and optionally displays an “application attention” message.

You can visit the DeskSpace page to find out more about DeskSpace, and visit the Online Store to buy DeskSpace 1.5.5.4.

Windows 7 seems to be an evolutionary step up rather than a revolutionary one, but the new taskbar and window manipulation features look like great additions.

DeskSpace 1.5.5.3 contains the following new features and bug fixes:

• New Feature – When an application requires attention the name of the application is now included in the attention message.
• New Feature – Default window filters for WinAMP and Delphi applications are now loaded if they do not already exist.
• Bug Fix – DeskSpace now works with shell replacements, such as Emerge Desktop and LiteStep, that do not have a taskbar.
• Bug Fix – DeskSpace now correctly displays the desktop cube on computers with video card drivers that incorrectly report the resolution when the font size is not 96 DPI.
• Bug Fix – DeskSpace now defaults to English if it cannot find a language localization file.
• Bug Fix – The desktop cube no longer appears vertically elogated when rotating at certain angles.

You can visit the DeskSpace page to find out more about DeskSpace, and visit the Online Store to buy DeskSpace 1.5.5.3.

DeskSpace 1.5.5.2 contains the following new features and bug fixes:

• New Feature – Cached cube face images are now stored in the Windows temporary directory instead of the user application data directory.
• Bug Fix – Command prompt windows are now correctly handled by DeskSpace.
• Bug Fix – DeskSpace no longer displays certain windows on all desktops if they are moved or sized.
• Bug Fix – DeskSpace is now more compatible with Microsoft Outlook, Paint .NET, Aptana Studio, Eclipse, and applications written in Delphi, such as Skype, FastStone Image Viewer, and MP3Toys.
• Bug Fix – DeskSpace again handles desktops that have dimensions greater than the video cards maximum texture size (this feature was broken in DeskSpace 1.5.5).
• Bug Fix – DeskSpace now defaults to English instead of displaying “UNKNOWN_RESOURCE” text if a localization file is not compatible with the current version.

You can visit the DeskSpace page to find out more about DeskSpace, and visit the Online Store to buy DeskSpace 1.5.5.2.

DeskSpace 1.5.5.1 contains the following new features and bug fixes:

• Bug Fix – Icons now have unique per-desktop positions when they appear on more than one desktop.
• Bug Fix – Reduced desktop icon flashing when switching between desktops.
• Bug Fix – The DeskSpace Options dialog can now be accessed by running DeskSpace again.
• Bug Fix – Desktop windows are now restored correctly after the system returns from standby, lock, or sleep.
• Bug Fix – The DeskSpace background image and cube face images are now restored correctly after the system returns from standby, lock, or sleep.
• Bug Fix – Desktop windows are now restored correctly when the Windows theme changes.
• Bug Fix – Maximized windows are now restored properly after a system crash.
• Bug Fix – Fixed crash that occurred when certain window title comparisons used in window filter.
• Bug Fix – The language DeskSpace will use is now correctly loaded at startup.
• Bug Fix – Empty tabs no longer appear in the taskbar after closing certain windows.
• Bug Fix – DeskSpace is now more compatible with VMWare, Kirby Alarm Pro, WordWeb, ObjectDock, Ultramon, and the Windows Command Prompt.

You can visit the DeskSpace page to find out more about DeskSpace, and visit the Online Store to buy DeskSpace 1.5.5.1.

and the Manage Desktop Applications Rules dialog lets you specify which desktop applications should start on, or whether an applications windows should appear on all desktops (e.g. “sticky” windows):

DeskSpace 1.5.5 contains the following new features and bug fixes:

• New Feature – Improved desktop window compatibility and desktop window switching performance.
• New Feature – Ability to define which windows DeskSpace will ignore or recognize using the new Manage Desktop Windows dialog.
• New Feature – Ability to specify which desktops applications start on and “sticky” windows that appear on all desktops using the new Manage Desktop Application Rules dialog.
• New Feature – DeskSpace now works with 64-bit application windows.
• New Feature – DeskSpace now works with the windows of applications running with Administrator privileges (Windows Vista only).
• New Feature – Any windows lost due to a crash are now automatically restored when DeskSpace restarts.
• New Feature – DeskSpace now automatically restarts after a crash (Windows Vista only).
• New Feature – DeskSpace now remembers the order of windows in the taskbar when switching back and forth between desktops.
• New Feature – DeskSpace now remembers window focus when switching back and forth between desktops.
• New Feature – Window dragging now works with WindowBlinds themes.
• New Feature – Desktop wallpaper management now works with WindowBlinds, Webshots, and Ultramon.
• New Feature – The mouse wheel can now be used to switch between all six desktops.
• New Feature – The mouse wheel can now be inverted.
• New Feature – The current desktop is now shown in a tooltip when you hover over the DeskSpace icon in the system tray.
• New Feature – DeskSpace now uses less video card resources.
• Bug Fix – Window dragging now works when solid window dragging is disabled.
• Bug Fix – Windows no longer flash when switching desktops or exiting DeskSpace.
• Bug Fix – Windows no longer appear ghosted on the original desktop when dragged to another desktop.
• Bug Fix – Skybox backgrounds are now displayed correctly on computers with on-board Intel video cards.
• Bug Fix – DeskSpace no longer displays certain desktops as offset by a pixel.
• Bug Fix – DeskSpace now correctly handles the mouse wheel scrolling more than one line.
• Bug Fix – The DeskSpace system tray menu is now displayed correctly when using a high-contrast color scheme.

You can visit the DeskSpace page to find out more about DeskSpace, and visit the Online Store to buy DeskSpace 1.5.5.