Why exactly would you need four desktops?

More screen real-estate (some of us just can’t squeeze enough pixels per inch on our monitors), more space for that clutter of windows, more processes to take up that extra RAM – the list goes on.

I alternate between my four desktops mainly when I am writing a blurb about a piece of software and feel like I need to create some screenshots. Of course I wouldn’t show you my dirty screen with all those Instant Messenger windows open. No, I like to inadvertantly brag about my cleanliness through the screenshots I take. And this is where Yet anOther (yes, anOther) Desktop Manager comes in handy.

A picture I used in the other review – I’ll explain why later. But you get the idea, right?

Okay, so I wrote about YODM3D (it uses pretty intense 3D graphics) before. But, it’s been updated! Let’s brief you on the basically what YODM3D does, first of all: it virtually adds three more desktops – operative word being virtually – and you sacrifice RAM and processing power for more virtual space. Press the combination hotkeys, and the respective arrow, and you will be able to arrive at another desktop while watching a fancy cube spinning technique. It’s actually pretty cool – if your computer can handle it.

Version 1.4 doesn’t differ too much from it’s mother, version 1.3, except that it introduces the ability to move windows from one virtual desktop to another. Sounds too good to be true? It works like a charm – after you get the hang of it.

I would like to post a few new screenshots, but the new YODM3D is not nearly as Print-Screen-friendly as its predecessor. Nonetheless, I still got a screenshot of how dragging a window to a different virtual desktop looks; it didn’t turn out too well, but you’ll certainly get the idea.

Uh, isn’t there supposed to be an equalizer on Windows Media Player?

YODM3D is a flashy desktop manager that works – if you’ve got the hardware equipped for it. My laptop barely manages to run this program with most features enabled. Think twice about it – you might actually want a desktop manager that does not eat that much computing power.

Alas, if you want YODM3D for free, you’re definitely going to be disappointed. Otaku software purchased YODM3D and slapped a price tag on it (along with some new features, undoubtedly). Still, it really blows for the rest of us consumers who don’t have the change to spend on this stuff.