#Ubuntu writeroom full#

Thankfully this won’t be the only option for developers, but I hope we don’t see apps that force you into full screen, replicating the iOS feel entirely. It’s one thing I never did in Windows (I’m not actually sure why), and something I’m now very used to in OS X. Who’s online, conversations on IRC, whatever webpage I’m on at the moment, my Twitter stream.

I like being able to see things at a glance. I like spreading this out more on my external monitor. I like seeing my contact list on Adium along a strip on the side of my screen, with my browser taking up the rest of the screen. Hell, I’m using WriteRoom in full screen to type this, but for the most part, I like having windows. Which brings me back to my original point - Do I really want my desktop OS to become more like iOS? Do I really want to limit myself to seeing one app at a time? I’ve always been jailbroken since 1.1.4 on my original iPhone, so I’ve always had the customisations available on Installer and Cydia, but around the middle of summer, I got fed up and got myself a HTC Desire, and made the leap to Android. I love my iPhone, but the whole experience got a little boring for me. Using Windows or Linux now feels a little alien to me, despite being a Windows user all my life, and using Ubuntu for a significant amount of time. I guess that’s enough time to get over comfortable in an OS.

With the recent Mac event from Apple, I’ve been asking myself, do I like where OS X is going? I’ve only recently enough become a Mac user, picking up a Macbook about a year and a half ago now, so I’ve only ever used Leopard and Snow Leopard.