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Purify your desktop
April 18, 2008 | Author: SS&G | Filed under: studio news
Since I am now spending major amounts of time on the computer I realized something, my desktop was depressing me. I had icons and stuff I had quickly downloaded from over six months ago. Every time I sat down there was my computer baggage staring back at me. The icons lined up in neat little rows like those aliens on space invaders. Slowly making their way to the right edge of my screen. How to stop them?
Nirvana…. My friend Kevin Adams let me in on a little secret. Just create an ‘OMG’ folder he said. What?!?!? So, I went to the C:\ and made C:\OMG. I right clicked, copy shortcut, and pasted it to the desktop. Then, I selected all those old alien attacking icons and dropped them in that shortcut. It was amazing!! I had knocked out all my digital clutter. The best thing is that you can go later and clean up OMG. All those files waiting to be put in their digital filing system, old downloads that you have to double check what they are, all of them in a computer pergatory.
Now I had something. I couldn’t stop there. What about all those application shortcuts on my desktop? Surely I could erradicate them as well. Turns out you can. First I deleted any of the shortcuts I don’t use everyday and can access via the Start menu. Next, I opened my Start Menu and pinned the most used apps to the Start Menu. To get this option simply right click any of those icons on the left of your Start Menu. Pinning them will keep them on the Start Menu even if you clear your list. I also went to the Start Menu properties and customize to shrink the large icons to small ones. This meant more applications in my initial Start Menu.
So, now I was down to the Recycle Bin, OMG shortcut, and a handful of other icons and files I was currently working with. Oh how relieved I was. It looked quite pleasurable. Until I realized how blank a canvas I kept my desktop background. For so many years I had it set to black only to conserve RAM and just never changed. That was until I saw Really Stunning Desktop Wallpapers by Smashing Magazine. I went and found the most organic inspirational one I could find.
Everyone needs a place in everything to throw their backup of clutter waiting to be dealt with. For some the desktop is enough space, for others like me, I need a whole directory to deal with. Maybe that makes me a digital pack rat. The good thing though is I have found a way to deal with the unsightly backlog of digital sorting and make my logging in a much more pleasing visual experience. Perhaps you can do the same.
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