How Have You Been Using Stardock Tiles?

Published on March 22, 2011 By Island Dog In Personal Computing

Tiles from Stardock has been out (in beta) to Object Desktop subscribers for a couple of weeks, and I wanted to follow up and ask our users how they like it so far, and how you have been using it. For me, it’s quite common that I have many windows open, and I have used Tiles to fast switch to each window without having to look at the task bar.

I also use a custom page to drag certain document windows to keep them in a place I can quickly access them.

https://www.stardock.com/products/tiles/

How have you been using it?

Comments (Page 2)

kona0197

on Mar 23, 2011

I probably will not use it. I don't use very many apps at once.

Supergroverohp

on Mar 23, 2011

JuniorCrooks

reply 15

Not using it and probably won't. Call me a knuckle head but does not Windows 7 do the same thing within the taskbar. I also like my taskbar because I like windowblinds and the taskbar is part of the theme. No no not for me. If I want tiles I mouse over my taskbar and if I do not want the taskbar I auto hide it which is next to never. Glad some people are liking this needless app. though.

As stated I have not really used it much but just wanted to point out you can set Tiles to match whatever skin you are using, so the tile looks the same as the taskbar really.

Onklifiziert

on Mar 23, 2011

I love this App. That's what i'm dreaming about since the day i got my first PC (...and it's damn long ago ).

Well Tiles is not "replacing" my taskbar but i hide/disabled those taskbar icons when i'm opening a window or a program (see screenshot).

I'm using a "web" tab a "messenger" tab and a tab for any other program. It's fun to play this Tiles. Can't live without it!

The best Stardock app so far...

Hail to the Tiles Baby

wrigleys

on Mar 23, 2011

its good for windows xp users n all but not so much for windows 7 users

Neil Banfield

on Mar 23, 2011

wrigleys

reply 19

its good for windows xp users n all but not so much for windows 7 users

Why do you feel this?

wrigleys

on Mar 24, 2011

i feel the features windows seven already have arent much different from some of what tiles provide,whereas i find tiles more useful on windows xp

RPGFX

on Mar 24, 2011

wrigleys

reply 21

i feel the features windows seven already have arent much different from some of what tiles provide,whereas i find tiles more useful on windows xp

agreed.

LightStar

on Mar 24, 2011

wrigleys

reply 21

i feel the features windows seven already have arent much different from some of what tiles provide,whereas i find tiles more useful on windows xp

I agree also.

JuniorCrooks

on Mar 24, 2011

wrigleys

reply 21

i feel the features windows seven already have arent much different from some of what tiles provide,whereas i find tiles more useful on windows xp

Windows XP? what is Windows XP? Oh Yeah that's an operating system from MS that was released in 2001. I think my grandmother has that on her computer. I guess I should tell her about Tiles.

RPGFX

on Mar 24, 2011

JuniorCrooks

reply 24

Windows XP? what is Windows XP? Oh Yeah that's an operating system from MS that was released in 2001. I think my grandmother has that on her computer. I guess I should tell her about Tiles.

That's exactly the point... this is 2011, and very few people use XP anymore... which makes Tiles, like I said earlier, novel, but useless.

karmat

on Mar 24, 2011

I find it extremely useful, and with the autohide feature it's out of my way until I need it. I don't like having icons on my desktop or a dock anymore, so it's perfect for me. No more digging through the Start Menu. It would be better though if my mouse had side buttons!

JuniorCrooks

on Mar 24, 2011

Karen I am curious what OS you use? I have tiles too. Its called my Windows 7 taskbar and those tiles are always hid until I mouseover. I am not trying to be a smart ass but I just don't get it. I guess if someone does not like the tile feature with the taskbar or just the taskbar and for those running windows xp then I can see how this would be useful. For windows 7 users though it is redundant.

karmat

on Mar 24, 2011

JC, I have W7. But I'm using tiles sort of like a multi-faceted dock. I'm still setting it up, but for example, I have separate pages for media programs, office programs, photo programs, graphic programs, games, documents that I use on a regular basis, etc. It's just a nice way to organize the stuff I use regularly without having to look through all the crap that I don't want to get rid of yet.

Plus, I just like to have new toys to play with

JuniorCrooks

on Mar 24, 2011

Well I will say one thing Karen, your screenshots are the best in the customization world (my opinion) so if you can make use of tiles both practically and cosmetically then good on you.

Lantec

on Mar 25, 2011

I have separate pages for media programs, office programs, photo programs, graphic programs, games, documents that I use on a regular basis, etc. It's just a nice way to organize the stuff I use regularly without having to look through all the crap that I don't want to get rid of yet.

Ditto for me. If it included an exclude filter to keep items off a page and if it included the "toolbar" function of the taskbar (for folders and media player), it'd be perfect.

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