Another Desktop Cube for Windows XP/Vista
The Desktop Cube effect for Linux is extremely popular because people love eye candy, but the choices for Windows are much less interesting. The latest utility to give this effect for Windows is surprisingly fast, and works on both XP and Vista.
Of course, Keyboard Ninjas prefer keyboard shortcuts to snazzy desktops, but that's not the point is it?
Here's the screen in action, which is surprisingly fast on my Vista laptop.
The system icon in the tray conveniently gives you access to everything, and even tells you what the keyboard shortcuts are.
The options page gives you a lot of options, and I'd recommend enabling the misspelled "Blendding" option, because it makes the effect look a lot nicer on a faster machine.
Here's the coolest part, the Screen Manager, where you can move windows around between screens by just dragging and dropping.
I'm sure this won't be the last of these utilities, but at least this one is still free, unlike the Yod'm 3D one we wrote about before.
You'll need to make sure that your system has drivers that support OpenGL.
Open source software is often accused as non-innovative, stealing ideas from MS/Apple, and even that OSS is just open source doubling the effort already made by MS/Apple.
I think this is a terrific example that it goes both ways - both worlds borrow the best ideas of the other world - and that is what makes the best total packages!
so why doesnt the mouse show up on screens two and three? it works on 1 and 4 but the other two i have to use keyboard shortcuts for everything.
where can i get openGL ICD for NVIDIA geforce 5500. I am running Vista with core 2 duo 2.00ghz and the application wont run
why cant u get an option to change the bit where it says blennding??
please help
Well, now it is not freeware anymore. It ask for email and serial, even that a their web site says is freeware
Just downloaded and it's still freeware. It didn't ask for an email or a serial from me. I suggest you try again.
Looks like version 1.0 needs an email and serial. Problem is, the site to get a serial number doesn't work…
I changed the link to point to the download page… drives me crazy when sites change their link structure.
Looks cool but unfortunately doesn't work properly on my vista. The cube runs slow & looks white as a ghost!
Guys it works fine on my machine! Vista started getting interesting now! Although it could be a bit more customizable it's a descent piece of software!
Nyways, enjoy!
works great on XP SP! I gave up on Linux but Beryl was very cool there…. I wish Rocket dock could be a global program as well…..or maybe have the choice of programs.
It would be better if this cube technology could be implemented in the vista's default switch windows. It would look good as a cube
… or you could just start using Linux instead
download Ubuntu and run it as a live CD. if you like it and want to start using it regularly then click the "install" icon. it will install itself in addition to your existing windows installation. it will boot into ubuntu by default unless you press esc during bootup and choose windows (you can change the default OS by modifying a simple text file).
Ubuntu Linux is 100% free, just as easy as windows to use, and and has a much better looking desktop cube interface built-in. once you start using Linux you'll wonder why you spent so much time trying to find an affordable way to make windows exciting, when almost everything for Linux is free.
:D
yodm3d is still free on 1 or 2 sites…keep searching.
I find vista feels much freindlier since I got rid of the "cancel or allow" question. Makes it much less frusrating now. I also find ace explorer or accoo browsers more compatible with IE 7 than Firefox.
Sorry, but this doesn't cut it after Beryl, or Compiz Fusion which now comes as part of Ubuntu Gutsy. Even without those, I still wouldn't use it, since I see no conceivable benefit except for a split second of fancy animation. That's all it is…pre-determined animation. There is nothing appreciably dynamic about this program. It has some potentially useful elements, such as 4 desktops, but they are not put together in a way that makes me want to use them.
It's the same problem with Vista's "3d switch between windows" effect. It's annoying and redundant, because you still have to cycle through the windows just like you can already do with Alt+Tab….and Alt+Tab does it better. I never use it when i'm trying to get work done. On the contrary, the Mac OS X Expose effect I use all the time…because it is actually useful and dynamic. You can dynamically select any one of the windows arranged on the screen.
So you see, it's not just about eye candy…it has to have some hook…something at least as productive as not having it, otherwise it is just a one-time cool animation. I can go to YouTube for that.
Any free cube desk tops for xp available???
Please help
CubeDesktop is better!!
check it at www.cubedesktop.com