DeskSpace, formerly known as Yod'm 3D (short for ''Yet anOther Desktop Manager 3D'') is a

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manager available for

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XP,

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, 7 and 8.

Features

DeskSpace maps six virtual desktops to a cube and allows the user to switch between them, similar to the cube plugin for the

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window manager for the

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. Deskspace is the first desktop manager to make the cube-style desktop feature available on Microsoft Windows. DeskSpace makes use of and requires

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8.1 in contrast to most other virtual desktop managers that use

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. It supports up to nine monitors. DeskSpace supports 64-bit applications, applications that require Administrator permissions to run, applications that implement User Interface Privilege Isolation, such as

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and

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, and console windows. DeskSpace costs

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24.95, and is available for a 14-day trial.

History and development

Yod'm 3D was the first desktop manager to make the cube-style desktop feature available on Microsoft Windows. It was developed as

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up to version 1.4 by Christian Salmon from ''Chris'n'Soft''. It supported four

s on a single monitor. Yod'm 3D was acquired by Otaku Software Pty Ltd on July 9, 2007. Following the acquisition, it renamed to DeskSpace, and later versions would be

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, not freeware. Yod'm 3D is still available to download from various sources. Otaku Software held a beta test during August and September 2007, and the first release under the DeskSpace name, version 1.5.1, was released on 18 September 2007. DeskSpace 1.5.1 included a completely re-written graphics subsystem, based on the TopDesk graphics subsystem, that supported multiple monitors and 360 degree sky box backgrounds. Subsequent versions of DeskSpace has included re-written input, windowing, and virtual desktop subsystems. As of October 30, 2009 there were fewer than 500 lines of Yod'm source remaining in the DeskSpace code base. On February 6, 2009, DeskSpace was reviewed on the

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' Click' television segment.DeskSpace on BBC News 'Click'
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References

External links

Official website
(DeskSpace is available to be purchased and downloaded here)
Former official website
(Yod'm 3D is no longer available on this website)
Review of Yod'm 3D on Lifehacker
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Features

History and development

See also

References

External links