Desktop\Work -> Client -> Project -> [files organized as needed]

Share -> Downloads (default download location) -> further divided according to status
         -> CD Images
         -> Categorized Appz (where installers go after installation, for reference and sharing with friends later)
         -> Uploads (for other users on network to drop files in)
         -> zTasks (z to sort to bottom of heirarchy) -> subfolders according to status

My documents -> big list of files for indexing (stuff i can safely ignore)

then use filebox extender and add those folders to the list so they are easy to access from anywhere! done and done :).

still haven't figured out a good way to deal with Reference materials though... :\

oh well...

...A year or two back I started here, and have used Filebox Extender. But hey, it doesn't work with Wordpad or Foxit Reader - no extra buttons. ...

-dalchina (August 01, 2007, 08:01 AM)

but works well with the shorctut keys no problem!
so for the keyboard savvy people, FBE is still a great choice!

Summary for quick review, understanding & implementation: (your post is hard to scan quickly for info)

• Get a PC (with >1 GB RAM)
• Install Windows XP SP2 (Vista untested)
• Install VMWare (workstation or server)
• Install Ubuntu/Your flavor of unix in VMWare
• Setup VMWare networking correctly (How?)
• Install X-server for windows (xming)
• Setup your win X-server to use VM ubuntu (How?) (this is the innovative part!)
• Install KDE Kicker? to launch apps from windows

Pros:

• Use Unix apps from native unix environment in Windows
• Use unix & win apps simultaenously
• Experiment with linux, risk free! (can reset VM)

Cons:

• Not as fast as dual booting (but then lacks running both OS program simultaenously
• Overhead of running VM

Alternatives:

• Cygwin
• Dual-booting with different partitions/hdds
• Wubi for easy dual booting setup :)

So is that all correct? Any better ideas? or want to flesh it out more... to make it like a guide... :)

Optional Goodies:

• Windowblinds
• powerpro
• true launchbar

Anyway after reading your post i revisited powerpro & tlb...
didn't see anything very useful with TLB... maybe i just don't know how to use it or how it is better than the default quick launch

as for powerpro, it interferes with stroke it... and it's cumbersome and complicated to use... i am sure it's great once setup correctly, but setting it up correctly takes ages!


Feel free to take this post, expand on it and put it in the 1st post :)

Also i had a question about your setup then.... where do you install the applications you want to use? in the VM or windows? and what is the real benefit? can you work on a project (the same files) using both unix and win then ? (cygwin can)
So far the real benefit I see is that you get a VM HOSTED OS rather than an EMULATED LINUX (cygwin).