08-12-2010, 10:52 PM

This might seem like a dumb question.
Does anyone here use spaces? I've been a Mac user for nearly three years, and since it's release I've never used spaces and don't understand why it would be handy. Any insight?

08-12-2010, 10:58 PM

I'm a student and I use it pretty often. It comes in handy for multi-tasking, especially as a musician.

I'll keep my social stuff in one space (Facebook, Twitter, iTunes, Email, iCal), usually a Library Database in another, Resources I'm using outside of the Library in another, and whatever document I'm working on in the 4th. I personally love spaces.

08-12-2010, 10:59 PM

I'm a student and I use it pretty often. It comes in handy for multi-tasking, especially as a musician.

I'll keep my social stuff in one space (Facebook, Twitter, iTunes, Email, iCal), usually a Library Database in another, Resources I'm using outside of the Library in another, and whatever document I'm working on in the 4th. I personally love spaces.

08-12-2010, 11:35 PM

You can use it as an multitasking organization tool. For example a work setup, and then switch to another space where you are doing research.

Less clutter all on one screen.

08-13-2010, 01:54 AM

i understand were you coming from i used to think it was stupid ad hard to use but i found two tweaks that make it more tolerable to use, hyperspace and warp, ive been a mac user for years and i still think apple has a long way to go to make spaces easier to manipulate, fortunately there are third party apps like those

08-13-2010, 04:05 AM

Spaces for me is one of the best features of OS X, it means that I can compartmentalise how I work; not having distractions on the desktop. My email can be open on one space, iTunes on another, and I can be working distraction free on a third... I use 9 spaces frequently!

08-13-2010, 06:23 AM

I assign certain apps to open in certain spaces. For notebook users who like to have more than 1 or 2 programs open, Spaces is a godsend.

(as a best practice, I try not to have a lot programs open, but sometimes it's necessary)

08-13-2010, 07:32 AM

Originally Posted by chas_m

(as a best practice, I try not to have a lot programs open, but sometimes it's necessary)

Ahh... I won't tell you how many I tend to have open then!

08-13-2010, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by chas_m

I assign certain apps to open in certain spaces.

I must know how you do this.

08-13-2010, 12:54 PM

For keyboard usage of Spaces, I set it to Command-Arrow Key.

I don't have a shortcut for seeing all six spaces on my MacBook. I find it easier to Cmd-Arrow Key through them.

08-13-2010, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by smithtime

I'm a student and I use it pretty often. It comes in handy for multi-tasking, especially as a musician.

I'll keep my social stuff in one space (Facebook, Twitter, iTunes, Email, iCal), usually a Library Database in another, Resources I'm using outside of the Library in another, and whatever document I'm working on in the 4th. I personally love spaces.

Originally Posted by smithtime

I'm a student and I use it pretty often. It comes in handy for multi-tasking, especially as a musician.

I'll keep my social stuff in one space (Facebook, Twitter, iTunes, Email, iCal), usually a Library Database in another, Resources I'm using outside of the Library in another, and whatever document I'm working on in the 4th. I personally love spaces.

Of course, if you have the same window open in two different Spaces...

Originally Posted by Chris H.

I must know how you do this.

System Preferences > Expose and Spaces
Click a Space, click the "+" sign, find the app.

08-13-2010, 02:15 PM

I never found spaces hard to use, I just never found it very handy either. Glad you guys find it useful. Might try the assigning app to certain spaces and see if I like it.