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10.5 Leopard Expose & Spaces Video

August 22, 2006 by in Apple with 9 Comments

The MacOS is known for its legendary easy of use, eye candy, security, and strength. After seeing the above video of Expose and Spaces, I can clearly see the eye candy is still in place.

After watching the video I began to think that the idea of virtual desktops could confuse novice users. I can’t think of my Mother, or Father ever grasping the concept, they still don’t get the two mouse buttons. This has the potential to be a pandoras box for Apple. Imagine how many calls Apple will have to deal with regarding people accidently switching to an alternate desktop, thinking all their files saved on the previous desktop were deleted.

Do you think that Spaces or the idea of virtual desktops is good to have enabled for a novice user?


  • Kazaki

    The files on the desktop don’t go anywhere. Only the windows.

    A novices reaction to accidently switching to a blank space will most likely to be just click on the application icon in the dock again, which will invoke Spaces to return to the desktop with that program.

  • http://www.uneasysilence.com Dan

    Right, you and I know the files aren’t deleted. But to a novice if the files disappear, panic could ensue

  • Justin

    Hm…It is evident that Dan’s waiting for Leopard, no?

  • Ian

    If you change ‘Spaces’ any ‘files/icons’ on the desktop stay static. Only running program windows appear/disappear. And the 1st posters comment rings true for the old timers. Good lord it is hard to teach a 50-something a new UI. Or so I’ve heard…

  • http://www.ronaldpoi.com/ Ronald Poi

    This is one of these things that will last some days and then you’ll never use it anymore. The idea is borrowed and i not really that useful… Of course novice users would get confused, i’m not one of them and neither i’ve used leopard but i’m already confused…

  • http://example.com Anonymous

    Spaces isn’t enabled by default on Leopard.

  • http://ikonq.com ikonQ

    I believe it will probably be disabled by default. Something to tinker with in system preferences (one of the first things i do when i get a machine honestly).

  • Roger

    I agree that this is not a good idea for novices. I wonder if it’s even a good idea for me, I’ll probably get Leopard as soon as it comes out, but from here, Spaces looks like it would not actually save me any time working. Of course, I have yet to get a mouse with a second button…

  • chad

    as with all advanced features… disabled by default ;)

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