DisplayFusion started out as a simple piece of software that enabled me to A) easily add a different wallpaper image to my 2nd monitor [can pull randomly from a folder of your choice... or from Flickr] and B) create shortcuts to do different things like move an active window to the next monitor or instantly resize said window to a certain WxH percentage. Since then, it’s become so much more.
Starting late last year, Jon Tackabury of Binary Fortress, started tinkering with additional functionality for the application that would add a taskbar to your additional monitors; thus bringing even more precision to the increasingly-frustrating process of multi-tasking.
The additional taskbar works remarkably well and can even blend it with any hacked Windows themes you might be running. (For Vista Aero users, this doesn’t support glass transparency as far as I’ve been able to tell.) Jon released a total of 22 betas to current (and willing) Pro users before officially releasing this functionality, in its final form, to the public this past weekend. You can read more about the release on the official site: binaryfortess.com.
There are actually several other useful features built right in and the surprisingly-lightweight software has two flavors: free and pro. The free version allows for certain keyboard shortcuts and desktop wallpaper functionality but if you want the additional taskbars or to be able to create your own keyboard shortcuts, you’ll need to cough up $20 USD for a Pro license. (Compare the free and pro versions.)
I briefly covered DisplayFusion towards the end of 2007 here on Fans of Tech and I’ve become such an avid user of the software that I wanted to give one of our readers a shot at winning a complimentary Pro license of the newly-launched DisplayFusion 3.0. All you need to do is drop a comment below (tell us why you like/don’t like the software, alternatives you use, how much we rock your world, etc.) and we’ll randomly pick one reader on March 14, 2009 and email them their license. Obviously, you need to submit a valid email address. Regardless of whether you win or lose, I’d highly recommend that you check out the software.
Update: We seemed to be having an issue with the commenting system. All should be fixed now but I’ve gone ahead and extended the deadline until March 17th.
