Can Object Desktop 2005 cure Tiger envy?

On the road to Longhorn...

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This week Object Desktop 2005 was released. Object Desktop 2005 is Stardock's annual milestone snapshot of its popular desktop extension suite. 

Apple's new MacOS X (Tiger) comes with some much talked about features such as Dashboard. But for users of Object Desktop, widgets are nothing new and the power of Object Desktop enables a great deal of user-level customization of Windows itself. 

And users of Object Desktop get access to everything that is updated or added to it for an entire year -- putting it right in the middle of the Longhorn beta (Longhorn is the code-name for the next major version of Windows) Stardock is working with Microsoft to ensure that it leverages that new Longhorn technologies as early as possible.

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Something I'd love to see implemented in Windows widget software are the "flip" and "ripple" effects used by the Dashboard widgets.

By "Flip", I'm talking about how many dashboard widgets have a settings button of some type that literally flips the widget over like a card to change parameters on the other side. It's a seamlessly implemented effect that has me wondering if they coded it specifically for every widget, or if it's part of the Dashboard API's.

The "Ripple" effect is seen every time new widgets are dragged from the dashboard bar to the desktop: Widgets placed there cause ripples in the surrounding desktop image and bob towards and away from the user to signify their new residence. It's fantastic to watch.

Haven't seen anything like this in the PC equivalents yet, but it's a great looking set of features!
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
But there is such thing as 'tiger'... read the title again and have envy as a seperate word, what do you get?
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yes...because Tiger is just one big single program. You know, the OS, it's just a single giant program...
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I don't get why people work so hard to get a Mac look alike when they can just buy one...
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Because it's cheaper to make a PC look like a Mac, plus you can still run Windows programs.
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hey WolfwoodX, show me a shot of OSX that looks like and can do what Office System 1024 DX theme does. All ya need to run it is DX3. No, you don't need 12 programs. I use OSX at work. It's great but I am so sick of hearing about it. Why can't we all get along? I make my desktops look like XP desktops BECAUSE I LOVE XP. I tend to stay away from the OSX simulations because if I wanted OSX I'd buy a Mac. I love Windowblinds and DesktopX because it takes using my computer to another level. I can control and tweak it to no end. XP is not just an OS out of the box if you use a little imagination. As I said I use OSX on the job and there have been more than a few times I've watched the multi colored wheel spin around and ended up rebooting in order to get something done. It ain't perfect. I'll take my XP machine anytime. Mac people have a negative attitude from what I've seen. Maybe it's because when you are a minority you tend to have a chip on your shoulder. There is no OSX/Tiger envy here.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
As a PC user, to answer the question of the title from my point of view... No.

It's a far better OS than anything the PC currently has. Probably will change when Longhorn gets here, but for now you can add as much as you want to windows and it still won't feel as complete as OSX does at the moment.

Really considering selling my PC (which is a top end spec) as I'm so bored with it.
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I think to settle this pointless arguments each one has something that the other doesn't. The only way I will ever be happy is the day I can run both systems smoothly in one machine...
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
read the title again and have envy as a seperate word, what do you get?


You get the same exact title. What are you trying to prove, that you can read?