Do you suffer from icon clutter? Do you have so many icons on your Windows desktop that
it makes it almost impossible to see your wallpaper? If so, then Cool Desk 99 has an elegant solution for you.
The developer of Cool Desk describes his tool as a virtual desktop manager for Windows
(9X/NT/2000). To us, it looks more like a Windows desktop menuing system. In either case,
Cool Desk 99 eliminates the clutter completely, and helps you to segregate and manage your
applications faster and easier.
Once installed, Cool Desk deposits a small desktop management bar in the lower right
corner of your desktop above the Windows Tray; it can be arranged either horizontally or
vertically with a click.
You then select any of nine virtual desktops. Once a desktop is selected, a small icon
bar appears in the upper right corner of your desktop. This is where applications may be
dragged and dropped to begin designing your first virtual desktop. Icons are smaller here,
like the ones in your Windows 98 Start menus. This allows you to delete the larger icons
cluttering your desktop completely. Suddenly, your Windows desktop wallpaper reappears and
you are organized once again. Voila!
By clicking on the desktop management bar, you can quickly rotate through your virtual
desktop bars. So, you could have a different desktop created for each category of software
applications you have installed on your computer: Graphics, Games, Database, etc. This is
very handy and also helps cut down on wasted time navigating through the standard Windows
Start button menus. If you have ever accidentally selected the wrong application or had a
menu list close prematurely as you moved your mouse along the standard Windows menus, then
Cool Desk 99 will most likely ease your navigation frustration.
Cool Desk 99 has a few other "cool" touches. For those of you who get off on
skin technology (the ability to change the graphical look and feel of your applications),
Cool Desk 99 comes with several to choose from and more are available on their web
site. Cool Desk 99 also offers hotkey customization, the ability to drag windows between
desktops, and different wallpaper for each desktop.
The cost of admission for this cool tool is only $12.95 which makes it a bargain. Check
it out at www.ShellToys.com.
Cool Desk 99
