JULY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 49It’sworthit,though.Having,say,adocument,a
spreadsheet, your work’s chat software, and Outlook
open and visible all at the same time can help you get
a lotofstuffdonefaster,especiallyif you’re transferring
datafromoneoftheappstoanother.
Anotherpotenttoolfororganization:thecriminally
underutilizedVirtualDesktopsfeature,whichdebuted
inWindows10.Virtualdesktopsletyouseparate
‘virtual’versionsofyourdesktop,eachrunningitsown
instancesofsoftware,thatyoucanhopbetween.I
work from home, so I sometimes run separate virtual
desktopsdevotedtoworktimeandplaytime,for
instance–Office,Slackandabrowserdedicated
to work tasks in one, and ‘fun’ apps such as Steam,Four windows Snapped into four
quadrants of the screen can put a
lot of info at your fingertips at once