Virtual Desktops for Multitasking

After having to spend a week getting my desktop computer reset to factory specifications, and losing a bunch of the stuff that I had on it as a result of the needed reset to those specifications, I am now trying to get caught back up in my writing course that I am taking. I had just caught up in the thing too, then my computer had a malfunction and I was forced to spend a whole week trying to get it fixed and working. Thankfully the reset seemed to have cured the problem, even if I did loose a bunch of programs that I use in my work as a freelance writer.

One I miss in particular is AltDesk, which I might just buy a replacement of since the open source one that I found that is similar to it, Virtual Dimension, does not allow me to have different desktop shortcuts on each of my desktops. I really liked that feature in AltDesk, since I could set it up for having different work stations for each project, and have links to the programs and websites I needed access to for that project on the corresponding desktop.

Virtual Dimension does have one very handy feature that I like, I can move the mouse pointed to any side of the screen and it will skip from that desktop to the one I have placed directly to one side, above, or under the current desktop. That is very handy for when I am working on something, I can just shift to the research desktop and have the things I am working on right where I need them. I find that easier than using hotkeys, which Virtual Dimension also lets you assign to each desktop.