Cool new 3D desktop?

[d2king10]

While it looks awesome, im not sure id ever use it:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=M0ODskdEP...page=1&t=t&f=b

[ErikaFuzzbottom]

Re: Cool new 3D desktop?

That sounds interesting, but would I still be able to use my wallpaper? ...Or maybe it would be called "carpet" in this case.

[Manyak]

Re: Cool new 3D desktop?

Yeah, it looks cool, but I wouldn't use it in a million years.

[highwind]

Re: Cool new 3D desktop?

MORE LIKE A BALLION YEARS.

[Smurf Taco]

Re: Cool new 3D desktop?

Apple users will jump on it like a cheap hooker.

Good use of technology, just not so practical.

[Marc M.]

Re: Cool new 3D desktop?

Pretty cool, but really only viable if you own/use a Tablet/TabletPC for most of your browsing.

Though... this would be a nifty way to decorate your house in the Wii version of Animal Crossing...

[Alex]

Re: Cool new 3D desktop?

Complete novelty. Nothing more, nothing less. I'd play with it.

[thetruecoolness]

Re: Cool new 3D desktop?

Yeah I don't see this really being useful, and will probably make you less productive as you randomly throw your documents at the wall to see how far they bounce. And though every document had a type, I never saw any names on these documents so how would you ever tell which is which, and with these you would always have to alt-tab to find documents as 3D, unlike now where you can place folders on your taskbar and such and browse through them over your current windows. I know Sun was working on making a 3D OS at one point, haven't heard about it in over a year though so they might have decided it really wasn't that good. So while this is a pretty cool graphics engine demo, I don't think it would be helpful for anything other than piling files and throwing them around. Also I did not see a preview area for the documents though I guess they could put it on the squares, if they did do that for all your documents and kept them updated, your system would come to a complete halt, especially with all the shadows and collision.

[Loki]

Re: Cool new 3D desktop?

Apple users will jump on it like a cheap hooker.

Good use of technology, just not so practical.

Um... what?

[ErikaFuzzbottom]

Re: Cool new 3D desktop?

I'd never actually use it, either. My destop isn't cluttered and the only time I interact with it is when I double-click on something to open it or right-click in the middle nowhere to change a few settings.

[Red Dragon]

Re: Cool new 3D desktop?

He acts like there are no such things as FOLDERS.

[Smurf Taco]

Re: Cool new 3D desktop?

Um... what?

I'm just saying most Apple users love things similar to this... Apps that make the hardware seem "cool" and "unique" but that is hard to justify using other than it being "cool". This is obviously from personal opinion... I've had Apple users around me my whole life (including my dad).

[Loki]

Re: Cool new 3D desktop?

Way to generalize.

All you lazy imigrants make me sick.

[Roneatek]

Re: Cool new 3D desktop?

I dunno, it looks interesting and I could see myself using it often if I knew how. The problem is taking the time to sit down and force myeself to learn it, when I already know how to deal with what I use currently. Might not be worth it. I'd still like to play with it.

[[SKYELAN]]

Re: Cool new 3D desktop?

He acts like there are no such things as FOLDERS.

What are these folders you speak of?

I'd use it just to have a huge mess of virtual folders on my computer screen... and then I could shuffle them around realistically and with springy action!