Comments on: using spaces as blinders http://www.creativityist.com/2008/07/29/using-spaces-as-blinders/ soul | workflow | mac Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:20:17 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Charlie http://www.creativityist.com/2008/07/29/using-spaces-as-blinders/comment-page-1/#comment-849 Charlie Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:17:54 +0000 http://www.creativityist.com/2008/07/29/using-spaces-as-blinders/#comment-849 I've used Spaces for a few months now, and while I don't really see a HUGE jump in productivity, it still is one of those cool techie features that are so much fun to play around with :p Anyway, here are my spaces: 1-Itunes: Self-explanatory. I might add Twitterific to this soon. 2-Research: This includes Safari/Firefox , and IPhoto (so I can quickly upload photos from the interwebz). Dictionary used to be part of this, but it's Wikipedia function has been acting strangely on my IMac lately. 3-PDA: In other words, my Mail, ICal, and Address Book space. 4-Work: This is where Textedit (I'm too poor to upgrade to Pages), Iweb, and Openoffice lie. 5-Homeschooling/Games: I know this sounds weird to put together, but that's how I do it (I rarely run any games nowadays, anyway). Macsword (an open-source Bible app) is here so I can study my verses, and I always am using my DVD Player to watch lectures. 6-"Finding": This includes Finder, Quicksilver (so I can quickly assign triggers) and a bunch of other utilities (HP Server, for example). Whatcha think of this, John? I’ve used Spaces for a few months now, and while I don’t really see a HUGE jump in productivity, it still is one of those cool techie features that are so much fun to play around with :p

Anyway, here are my spaces:
1-Itunes: Self-explanatory. I might add Twitterific to this soon.
2-Research: This includes Safari/Firefox , and IPhoto (so I can quickly upload photos from the interwebz). Dictionary used to be part of this, but it’s Wikipedia function has been acting strangely on my IMac lately.
3-PDA: In other words, my Mail, ICal, and Address Book space.
4-Work: This is where Textedit (I’m too poor to upgrade to Pages), Iweb, and Openoffice lie.
5-Homeschooling/Games: I know this sounds weird to put together, but that’s how I do it (I rarely run any games nowadays, anyway). Macsword (an open-source Bible app) is here so I can study my verses, and I always am using my DVD Player to watch lectures.
6-”Finding”: This includes Finder, Quicksilver (so I can quickly assign triggers) and a bunch of other utilities (HP Server, for example).

Whatcha think of this, John?

]]> By: Todd http://www.creativityist.com/2008/07/29/using-spaces-as-blinders/comment-page-1/#comment-276 Todd Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:35:11 +0000 http://www.creativityist.com/2008/07/29/using-spaces-as-blinders/#comment-276 you've inspired me to try this again... though i have the second monitor issue too but i am not in my office nearly as much as i am in some starbucks or coffee shop... you’ve inspired me to try this again… though i have the second monitor issue too but i am not in my office nearly as much as i am in some starbucks or coffee shop…

]]> By: John http://www.creativityist.com/2008/07/29/using-spaces-as-blinders/comment-page-1/#comment-275 John Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:42:23 +0000 http://www.creativityist.com/2008/07/29/using-spaces-as-blinders/#comment-275 Pat, I hear you. I actually find that I don't plug in my second monitor as much at my desk because of Spaces. (It doesn't help that the LED display on my MacBook Pro makes my monitor look like Atari 2600 on a tube TV.) The main thing I've probably used the external for in recent months is to watch a movie on the second display while I'm working. :) Pat,
I hear you. I actually find that I don’t plug in my second monitor as much at my desk because of Spaces. (It doesn’t help that the LED display on my MacBook Pro makes my monitor look like Atari 2600 on a tube TV.)

The main thing I’ve probably used the external for in recent months is to watch a movie on the second display while I’m working. :)

]]> By: Pat http://www.creativityist.com/2008/07/29/using-spaces-as-blinders/comment-page-1/#comment-274 Pat Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:39:28 +0000 http://www.creativityist.com/2008/07/29/using-spaces-as-blinders/#comment-274 John, this is good stuff. I absolutely LOVE Spaces, although I find that it's hard for me sometimes since I switch between being at a desk (and dual-monitor, with the primary monitor being the non-laptop one), and mobile with one monitor. When I'm dual-monitor, somtimes I want the browsers on the primary menu always, and sometimes I want them in a space. But other than this flexiblity in my workspace causing problems with how I use Spaces, I love 'em. John, this is good stuff. I absolutely LOVE Spaces, although I find that it’s hard for me sometimes since I switch between being at a desk (and dual-monitor, with the primary monitor being the non-laptop one), and mobile with one monitor.

When I’m dual-monitor, somtimes I want the browsers on the primary menu always, and sometimes I want them in a space.

But other than this flexiblity in my workspace causing problems with how I use Spaces, I love ‘em.

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