Whoah. When did this thread get here? Good idea getting other ppl's reviews.

So I take it that an "informed" review is one that thinks this program is actually useful and increases productivity and doesn't think it is just the toy that it is.

moreover, i did try to download some themes for desktop x. but for every theme i load, it always come with this error messege..."stardock mcp not found or wrong version. systray support disabled.". and the themes wont load properly. sometimes it's wrong resolution. eventually i uninstalled the program.

Oh, and as for the taskbar and system tray .. if the theme is built without one, or with a hidden one and you are not used to it it can be disconcerting.  It was for me.  I learned to really read the author's comments carefully to see what has been included and excluded.  Now-a-days object dock can supply you with both a taskbar and a tray..

mostly, though, I like to make my own stuff.

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#3 by lutikriss - 9/6/2004 2:25:55 PM So I take it that an "informed" review is one that thinks this program is actually useful and increases productivity and doesn't think it is just the toy that it is.

Nope.

Informed means whatever you say about it, make sure it is actually based on reality. So I would guess he doesn't just want 'hey, its great' or 'wfh, it always crashed' statements... More like full sentences or maybe (*gasp*) 3 or 4 sentences of an opition based on reality of the program.

There are tons of practical things that can be done with DX that little to no impact on system resources. Excessive use of resources is usually the result of unoptimized scripting. The power of DX hasn't even begun to be tapped yet.

DesktopX pros:

Currently I am using DX for it's "great ability" to provide very useful objects on the desktop that I can actually read without having to squint (unlike the 32 x 32 icons).

Allows beginning users to load a variety of desktop tools from one or two objects to a complete theme of multiple objects which can be used to create a very productive desktop.

Allows a user to gain more enjoyment out of sitting at the computer for hours on end with some simple desktop luxuries that one might not otherwise have.

On a personal note: I just began a book "beginning programming" which introduces one to the basics in the most common programming languages, in an effort to design some DX objects.

Learning some basic programming has become a focus for me since purchasing Object Desktop and seeing all the great possibilities in this suite (especially DX). I have to chalk this up in the pro column.

Possible cons:

Though the CPU usage is very good, some other issues may exist. I am running this on a machine with a good P4 and 400 Mhz front side bus, but with onboard graphics and 1 GB RAM. The onboard graphics and memory seem to present some issues if DX and ObjectDock+ are up and I try to load a DVD into WMP. Need to test this on a machine with a good video card to see if it is indeed a hardware issue, which is what I suspect at this time.

I have noticed that the objects (or widgets) do utilize a fair amount of memory. Because I am not a coder, I can only say that it would be of help if DX could somehow load up the objects with less memory usage.

My statements are based on personal use. I have a fairly good background in computer hardware and a fair bit of both business and personal software use.

In summary I would say that DesktopX is a very nice piece of software with alot of possibility, one which I would certainly recommend and will continue to use.

Thank you for the opportunity to post.