Windows Multiple desktop like Linux

I definitely prefer atleast dual desktops to work with and coming from the world where have used Linux and Mac OS both support Multiple Desktops in full glory - I was bit disappointing with my Windows 7 Installation that i am working with these days.

Gave a quick google to find if a full 3rd Party solution is present for dual(or Multiple) desktop in Windows. But I din't need to go further. Microsoft bought a company Sysinternals which has a tool which enables this hidden capability in Windows 7.

So yes you have Windows Multi-desktop support by default in OS but looks they disabled it.

Here it goes - download this 61k utility (yes its not in MB's only in KB's) 

I am still working with kinks of moving an open App from one desktop to other - but this is good to start with.

Moving to a bigger screen size Phone and 4G 800Mhz FD LTE supported phones.

I am somebody who prefers to just use enough technology that it helps in real work and not be a distraction [something I find it otherwise - Colleagues, friends, kids all being addicted to iPad etc - Not realizing the fact that even Steve Jobs himself didn't let his kids get on to iPad/gadgets in early age - here].

I can continue ranting on this but i will keep that for another post. My predicament is my 3.5 each Cupertino designed phone is finally something that i want to move ahead from. Small screen for feedly posts that I prefer to read or the news that I follow + that spreadsheet table in email is being notoriously asking me to change.


So i start looking for available options 4G LTE options in market. But why companies are selling LTE models which support only 1900 or 2300MHz freq for 4G. Reliance Jio which is planning to launch 4G countrywide is bound to use the ~800/850 Mhz along with RCOM (news - ET here and more here) and serve 4G over that. So current 4G phones in market will not support those (?).

Let's check that.

1. Meizu M2 Note - which has a iPhone 5C like build, only bigger screen - supports following networks :

(Source: Meizu India page, and Amazon.in listing)

2. Xiaomi Mi4i - Another Full HD screen, 4G phone.

(Source: Mi.com India Page.)
Trouble understanding conversion to actual frequency being supported by this India version.
Here:

As is clear Xiaomi Mi4i also doesn't support the band that Reliance Jio might actually launch 4G services on making this 4G Phone buy not worth it.

Lets try another one. Branded Samsung (Hey were rated no #1 Brand in india - How (?) - that's another story)

3. Samsung Galaxy A7 4G - Surprisingly Samsung has been able to account the Plans of Indian Service provider to have 4G service offered on ~800MHz. They do support 4G FDD-LTE on ~800 Mhz.

•  4G FDD LTE  - B1(2100), B3(1800), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B20(800)
•  4G TDD LTE -  B40(2300)

(Source: Samsung India Product page for Galaxy A7).


I checked out of curiosity for one of the other Popular sellers in Market Lenovo K3 Note.

4.  Lenovo K3 Note:
4G LTE (FDD): Bands 1/3/7, LTE (TDD): Bands 38/39/40/41
See the equivalent Frequencies for this band here - yet again this doesn't support ~800MHz 4G frequencies.



Search is on - I will find a model which serves my requirement. But posting this here as I find all 4G offerings aplenty available in market - being tagged as 4G devices, Indeed they are, but may not remain usable once the services are launched. Only the Samsung galaxy A7 looked ready for this. Let me know in comments if any other good current model support 800 Mhz Bands for FDD LTE.

Why not to upgrade to Yosemite ?

My idea of computer is that its a content creating device unlike tablets and smatphones are just content consuming devices. And hence a much more reliabity of things is needed on a Laptop/Desktop than anything else.

Apple has inbuilt a reminder mechanism on Mac for updates and Yosemite upgrade has been popping up for months - I don't like disrupting already working flows and hence had defered any upgrades.

Since Yosemite finally moved to a stable 10.10.3 version now - I wanted to take a look if its good idea to move to Yosemite.

For starters the human interaction part of any computer is important for seemlessness - this includes display. Now a non starter for me was Helvetica Neue font in Yosemite - though this might have been taken as measure have consistency with iOS - but going back to definition iOS and OSX device have different ways to be used - different sizes these device come in.

Looks various user are already outpouring on this --
http://gizmodo.com/designers-explain-why-apples-new-os-x-typeface-is-a-str-1585123982
and
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1768362

Further github now has a way to change the default font to Lucida Grande (which has been default for all OS versions by Apple till now):
https://github.com/schreiberstein/lucidagrandeyosemite

But then again why to upgrade to OS which doesn't provide anything extra that really adds/helps to my flows/work. This is just the first one issue I see as non starter - But forums are full of thread on  new Photos app - again added to have consistency with iOS is also a step back in terms of functionality of iPhoto.
links here - http://www.imore.com/ios-8-kills-iphoto-messy-transition-photos

Yet to explore what more could be wrong with Apple's new OS Yosemite. But I might remain on OSX 10.9.x for sometime more till there are security updates for this 1.5 year old OS.

iOS 8.3 update on iPhone 4S, Apple pls get into security fixes only mode.

It surprises me that feature that is highlight for an iOS update is Emoji  [The upgrade text in for iPhone says that], and still people go berserk almost about the products [read 1 million Apple Watch devices pre-booked on day1]. Though iOS8.3 might have various other security updates but it surprises how people react to it.

That's people choice, but seriously there are more pressing things in world then to think about this emoji. :)

I am not updating to iOS 8.3 because of multiple threads in Apple support communities opened anew after iOS8.3 upgrade by users.
1) The cable not recognized issue - here
and 2) issue with wifi being intermittent - here

If looking for complete list of fixes in iOS 8.3 look here - official Apple page.

Point is Apple should get into security only fixes for devices like iPhone 4/4S instead of keeping them feature heavy and possibly issues like this. I swear by the performance of iOS 7.1.2 on iPhone 4S[which i don't have anymore]. iOS 8.x has been comparatively slower but usable for certain.