Mad Desktops

Daft Desktops, Millions of Mad Icons and superfluous software
I don’t know a lot about computers, in fact almost nothing, the little bit I do know I try to share, the one thing that bugs me is Icons duplicated all over the place, there in the sys tray on the desk top on the start menu. Apart from Mailwasher, Superantispyware, Malware bytes recycle bin and the control panel there’s hardly anything on my own. So, how do I convince people there’s no need for them?

 

Unfortunately Tony there is no way to educate people to this fact.

It is the same with running applications from the same drive that the OS is on and then they want to know why it is slowing down the PC.

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/8035/desktopmanyicons3678841.jpg

Much better.

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Yep, it's somewhat analogous to leaving something important on your tabletop at home. Works for two or three things, assuming they're not moved, anyway. But pretty soon you won't be able to find anything for all the clutter.

Better to store multiple icons in desktop folders if you really must have those icons handy. But a decent menu for them is better still, .i.mo.

I get customers/friends with Desktop junk everywhere all the time, complaining they can't find anything and the computer is sloow. I tell them it's better to get rid of unneeded clutter, and do it for them if necessary. They agree, only to have the old mess of icons and shortcuts everywhere again in a week's time rolleyes. That's when I start charging them for my time and tell them if ya don't wanna pay for it, then don't tell me about it. Stupid is, as stupid does, I guess.

Also, as Halo said, it's less secure/private.

 

I know a person who loves using firefox cause he can set it to download to his desktop. I keep telling what a bad idea that is but his opinion is that his computer is just another toy and he likes playing with it and treating that way. And if something goes wrong he'll just bring it to me to fix!!
And the heck of it is, I would fix it.:-D:-D:-D

Sooo, who's the smart one here?:confused

 

See, I've figured out how to keep my short cuts arranged without them cluttering my desktop. <Names erased, because no innocents live here. :-D>

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I have loads of stuff on my desktop because unlike many I actually use my computers to do stuff:-D

The only things I have in folders are multiple identical files such as video and music,I'm all about less clicks so everything I use even if I only use it once a week its on my desktop.

I have no problem finding stuff because every icon is a different colour and/or distinctive and regardless of that after using a desktop icon a few times I instinctively know where it is and if not they are arranged alphabetically.

The virtual desktop is one of the greatest inventions of the IT age and is there to be taken advantage of IMO,its like having everything in your house all on one table,I'd love to have race with some of you tidy freaks see how fast you can get stuff done.

 

My desktop has 2 icons. One being the Recycle Bin and the other is remote for an emergency.

The icons are all in 3 folders in 3 toolbars on the bottom. They're hidden. First one is being used for maintenance, 2nd for software I don't use weekly. The 3rd is for Media. I know exactly in what folder every icon is. These folders are actually in "My Documents". I just click on for example on App1 and get the folder as shown in pic 2. Then I just click on the software I want.

I want to see a clean desktop because I love and enjoy to see a clean pic. LOL

 

Here's mine:

Pic 1 is when the mouse is anywhere on the screen except top or bottom

Pic 2 is when the mouse is on the top

Pic 3 is when the mouse is on the bottom

http://duke101.com/images/desktop1.jpg

http://duke101.com/images/desktop2.jpg

http://duke101.com/images/desktop3.jpg

 

Whiner...:-D

Icons are like Post-its :major
Stick It:kissmy

 

Wow... ermm... ummm... I'm so embarrassed I'm not even going to post a screenie.

My desktop is in serious need of cleaning up... I do tend to accumulate crap on my desktop, then every couple months, I distribute it to where I need it or bump it off to the old storage drive.... currently in need of a good cleaning..


~C

 

Keep it minimal!

Cookie to anyone who can guess what the image is too

http://www.moon-recording.com/Images/Screen%20shot%202010-02-24%20at%2015.24.27.png

 

Looks like it might be the London Eye on time lapse, or some such. If not, I have no idea, LoL!

 

Not worth the cookie :-D

 

Although I agree it looks fugly, I did not know it slows :-o if I did I forgot (which is worse :-o:-o)

 

Cookie winner!

London Eye at night with 1 second shutter speed.

 

Thanks Bill didnt know that, if I move all my apps to another drive will i have to reinstall

 

my desktop is a way point to more secure areas.

I download everything to the desktop, then move it were it needs to go.

I only have 2 files on my desktop constantly, and those are just there cause I am too lazy to move them off. Icons are stored in the 2 docks I run all the time.

I don't even have a recycle bin on my desktop

 

Yes. Sorry, but moving applications will make the registry links to them invalid.

 

Coo-kie!!!....:-D
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