Once you are running an application in full screen mode, the app’s thumbnail is going to appear in Mission Control at the thumbnail list’s end with the app’s name instead of Desktop 1, Desktop 2, Desktop 3, etc.

If you want to add desktop spaces via Mission Control, these new spaces are going to be added before the full screen app, but the good news is that you are able to move this full screen app by clicking & dragging. It is important to mention that adding new spaces after you have moved the full screen app, these new spaces are going to be added at the list’s end. Keep in mind that you will not be able to delete the full screen application space when in Mission Control as the X button we mentioned in the first part of the article does not appear. After you have created enough spaces to manage your work, you should know that there are several convenient methods for switching between these spaces. You’re able to using Mission Control and once you open it you can choose the space that you want to use. By using your Mac’s keyboard, you have the possibility to press & hold the Control button and after that tap the left or right arrow keys. For those that have a trackpad, we suggest swiping left/right with three fingers. For both methods we recommend opening up Mission Control and arranging the spaces in a suitable order. Remember that these switching methods are moving through the available spaces in a linear way so you won’t be able to jump from Desktop 2 to Desktop 5.

We should also mention that in Mission Control you are able to move those apps that are not full screen between the spaces. To do this you have to select the space with the application and after that in Expose choose the app window. Next, all you have to do is drag the window wherever you want. If you are not using Mission Control, you are able to move an app or a window to the previous or next space by clicking & dragging the application window to the screen’s left or right edge. There’s also another method for switching between the available spaces. You have to open the application in the Dock or you can press Command-Tab and after that choose the app. You will be essentially switching to the application itself, but if you have set up the application in a certain space, the computer is going to switch to that place, with a few exceptions.

Let’s not forget that Spaces is also great for those that have just one display.

If you have several desktop spaces, most of the applications which are launched in a desktop space usually are dedicated to that space. One of the apps which you can use in order to manage the desktop spaces in OS X Lion is called Mission Control which can be launched from the Applications folder or the Launchpad. Once you open it you’ll notice two sections, with the main one occupying most of the screen’s center. It is called Expose and shows you the desktop of the Mac, helping you find the window you’re looking for on your computer. The desktop spaces are located on top of Expose and this is the places where you are able to manage Spaces. We have to mention that the available spaces look like thumbnails, with the first one being the Dashboard while the one next to it is the Desktop. If you want to add a new desktop by using Mission Control, you will have to move the cursor anywhere you want to the right of the aforementioned desktop thumbnail. Once you do this a pop-up that has a “+” symbol is going to appear in the screen’s upper right corner. After clicking on it, an additional desktop is going to appear. For deleting a desktop space all you have to do is move the cursor on the one that you want to get rid off and you’ll notice a circle that has an X on it which you have to press.

You might want to know that by holding down the Option button, that “X” is going to appear on all of your spaces, except of course for the Dashboard and Desktop 1. You also have the possibility of rearranging your desktop spaces by clicking and dragging them, with the exception of Dashboard and Desktop 1. We should mention that each of the desktops can have their own wallpapers. What you have to do is go to the desktop where you want to apply a different wallpaper and then modify it by accessing System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver > Desktop. Another way of doing this would be by right clicking on the desktop and after that choose Change Desktop Background. With Mission Control you can create as much as 15 desktop spaces so in other words you’ll have 16 desktops and the Dashboard as well. You will still be able to add new spaces even if you create all of the desktop spaces available in Mission Control by accessing the full screen mode with an application. More about full-screen applications in the second part of the article where we will also talk about moving between spaces.

Once you save it, Transmit will send the updated version on the remote server where it will replace the current copy. The downside of Transmit which is also the disadvantage of iDisk would have to be that the user’s interaction with the content is related to the broadband connection’s speed on which the user operates.

What this means is that if you want to do a double-click on a 50MB file in order to edit it then Transmit will make you wait until the file with the size of 50MB has been downloaded locally. The same situation applies for when you make a change to the file and save it as the updated version will be uploaded again. As far as Net Disk is concerned, just is just like iDisk but with the sync option activated. We should mention that this would have to be an extension of the Mirror feature in Interarchy and the user has the possibility to select if Net Disk will synchronize the modifications to the computer, from the computer to the server or in both ways. In most of the cases, the user prefers both so that it can simulate a real volume. It is important to note that when you will make a first Net Disk mount and have Both Ways or Download mirroring set in the Mirror Mode, the program is going to do a copy of all of the remote files and after this happens the changes will be synchronized back & forth. So, when you are saving on the Net Disk an updated file, this file will be saved immediately locally and Interarchy will uploaded in the background. Needless to say, Interarchy is not really recommended when you are operating with large files where there are involved lots of GB of traffic so for those situations you might want to consider Transmit.

In order to create a mountable disk in Interarchy you have to choose File > New Net Disk and after that select from the Protocol menu the type of connection. Next, enter the connection’s credentials. You should know that Interarchy is going to fill in the Local field on its own with the server’s name if no path has been set, or with the last directory if there is a path established. You are able to modify this by accessing Set and after that picking your preferred local folder. We recommend leaving Mirror Mode set to Both Ways. The final step is to click on Mount. For Transmit, choose one of the available connection methods, enter the suitable details and after that click on Mount as Disk. For unmounting the disk from the Finder you must access File > Eject “Volume Name” and after that press Command-E. You are going to view this drive in a Finder window from where you can hit on the Eject button or you can do a right-click on that volume and choose Eject.