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Hyperspaces ...Hyperawesome

Posted: 18 October 2008

My most anticipated software release of this year is Tony Arnold's "Hyperspaces". This new application extends Leopards built-in Spaces application to add features that you would expect out-of-the-box for a multiple desktop program. Hyperspaces lets you set custom backgrounds, colours and labels on each desktop, giving each space its own special "flavour" (why would you want four identical desktops??). The application also allows you to set custom hot keys to quickly add and remove more rows of spaces as you need them.

I was lucky enough to be on the early beta program for this app, and I have been really impressed by what Tony has been able to do and how well Hyperspaces has been built. Why Apple didn't ship these features with Spaces originally is a mystery to me, as these set of features substantially improves the user experience of Spaces.

My favourite feature of the app is the colour blends. I've set a different colour tint and label on each desktop. The colours blend with my wallpaper to give a distinct variation on every desktop.

I would highly recommend trying out this app.

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Mat Packer 23 Oct 08 at 5:47pm

I didn't realise there was a 'preview' version, I probably should have read Tony's article a little further. Going to check it out now.

Cheers Mat

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