I am an illustrator, who uses a dual monitor setup, and I have to say that I don't see this as a dumbing down of the interface at all. To call it a dumbing down would be to suggest that UI's are the way they are, and we must adapt to them. We (end users) are still running the show, are we not? Moreso, are we not taught from an early age that there are "visual thinkers" and "mathematical thinkers"?
I will concede though that there are people for whom this would be a massive hinderance. For those of us who are more visually and spatially agile in our thinking, this would be a huge boon to file management.
I think to suggest also that this manner of file management is conducive to disorganization, I would beg to differ. If this were the sole way that files were accesed system-wide, then it would hardly be worth the effort for many different applications, like climbing a registry, etc. But for use in a desktop environment, where ideally the files on-hand were those which required your immediate attention, and those that were filed elsewhere had already been addressed, then handling a handfull up to a few dozen files would be greatly aided by an application like this.
Anyway, say what you will, but as one who is both a visual thinker, and a daily tablet user, this is a godsend.
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I will concede though that there are people for whom this would be a massive hinderance. For those of us who are more visually and spatially agile in our thinking, this would be a huge boon to file management.
I think to suggest also that this manner of file management is conducive to disorganization, I would beg to differ. If this were the sole way that files were accesed system-wide, then it would hardly be worth the effort for many different applications, like climbing a registry, etc. But for use in a desktop environment, where ideally the files on-hand were those which required your immediate attention, and those that were filed elsewhere had already been addressed, then handling a handfull up to a few dozen files would be greatly aided by an application like this.
Anyway, say what you will, but as one who is both a visual thinker, and a daily tablet user, this is a godsend.