Saturday, August 29, 2009
BumpTop replaces your desktop with a visual environment unlike  any you've used. It's a bit like a futuristic gesture-based interface, but it's  tied to your mouse. Were it capable of simultaneous Web browsing, its utility  would be much more apparent.BumpTop makes the items on your computer's desktop  more like their real-world counterparts. Icons and folders are assigned a  virtual weight based on the amount of memory they take up and their importance  to you. You can move them by click-and-drag, or fling them across the BumpTop  space. The program determines their importance based on how often you use them,  but you can also alter that by hand. In a way, BumpTop takes the "Cover Flow"  concept to the next level. Stack items to keep them organized, flip through them  as you would a photo album, sprawl them across the desktop arbitrarily, or order  them in staid grids. Circular wheel pie menus make options a mouse flick away,  and the 3D "walls" make for fast posting to Facebook, e-mailing, and  Twittering.To alter a group of items, you lasso them--but you probably haven't  used a lasso like this before. Unlike the square-edged standard Windows lasso,  this one lets you select objects by drawing circles around them. Icons can be  more scattered without it slowing your work flow because factors like angle,  size changing, proximity, and icon flipping all impact on how you interact with  your desktop. There's a built-in photo viewer, and although it doesn't allow for  user interactions yet, the Safari and Chrome browsing engine WebKit is baked in,  too.If WebKit moves toward integrating browsing with your desktop in a  customizable manner, and more gesture-based hardware support becomes  commonplace, it could push how we use our computers into a whole new  dimension.BumpTop is a fun, intuitive, 3D desktop that keeps you organized and  makes you more productive. It combines the look and feel of a real desk with the  power of your PC. You can pile your files, flip through websites and toss your  photos up to Twitter or Facebook quickly and easily, right from your desktop.  Advanced search and sort capabilities make sure you can find your files when you  need them. Personalize your desktop with custom themes, sticky notes and photo  slideshows and turn your desktop into a useful, fun space instead of a graveyard  of lost or forgotten files. An upgrade to Pro version will add such features as  unlimited sticky notes and enhanced productivity and piling features.
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