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Re:Desktop Neo – rethinking the desktop interface for produc... by goalieca on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @01:18PM (#10932622)
This looks to me like an evolution of tiling windows manager with a flair of mobile/touch. Something makes me think that windows and macos are both headed in this direction in the long term.
Re:Desktop Neo – rethinking the desktop interface for produc... by wmf on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @01:22PM (#10932670)
It seems like Windows and OS X should focus on tiling if their true goal is productivity, but they have actually gone in the opposite direction in recent releases by focusing on full-screening apps.
Re:Desktop Neo – rethinking the desktop interface for produc... by taurath on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @04:18PM (#10934118)
I use sizeup (http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/) and multiple desktops on my mac so that I rarely have to touch my mouse to resize and organize windows.

I've also considered a tagging system for links - bookmarks are honestly far too much manual management - I'd like a quick hotkey and a tagging interface possibly hooked up with a calendar. I'd be even better to group context from multiple sources such as emails, calendar events, web links and chat protocols so that for my 3PM meeting it could load a screen with all the context I need, allowing me to set up tasks beforehand.

Re:Desktop Neo – rethinking the desktop interface for produc... by jplur on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @01:35PM (#10932776)
Wouldn't mind a web browser with a tiling UI.