Thank you. I may have skipped ahead and missed some but this is the first comment I've seen which actually answers the question. All I saw before that was people arguing over which OS to use ... again. I have also used sysinternals in the past and found it quite useful for some things. It does seem to work ok if not a bit laggy. I have never used a virtual desktops instance on windows which is a smooth and fluid as on Linux or Mac so evetually I gave up on the idea and just got a USB monitor connector and a 3rd monitor. Expensive I know but makes my life easier. P.S I have Ubuntu, Windows 7 and OS X boxes sitting on my desk which all come in handy for different things. Why pigeonhole yourself into one?

The phrase "light-years of journey time" mildly upset me as light-years is a unit of distance not of time. Not the most constructive comment but I felt it needed to be said.