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We all love it when everything around us is clean, but cleaning is not everyone’s cup of tea, especially when, in the hope of additional income, he tries to devote every free minute to work. However, sometimes it happens that the clutter on your desktop takes over and leaves you despondent as you make futile attempts to find the files you need. Believe me, I have been a victim of it, and that is why I want to dedicate this article to effectively organizing your desk space.
In this post you will not find admonitions regarding the need to cultivate an organized principle in your soul, but you will get acquainted with ten useful tools to improve your desktop. You will learn about distinctive features and the concepts behind each of them, thanks to which you can achieve two goals: clear your desktop of all unnecessary things and make it easier to find files.
I guarantee that thanks to these tools you will enjoy organizing your desktop, as the result of their work will pleasantly surprise you, and every time you look for required file, you will mentally thank yourself for using them. Good luck to you!
For a certain software, if you are a Windows 7 user, you will probably have to click right click mouse by installation file and select "Run as administrator".
There are too many icons and shortcuts on your desktop, but you don't want to organize them? This is a standard situation for owners desktop computers. Don't worry about this, because Fences can always come to your rescue. This tool is specially designed to help you arrange your icons in a more organized manner.
Immediately after installation, the program will automatically distribute existing icons across several transparent labels. You can also do this yourself by creating your own shortcut, giving it a name and placing the appropriate files there. And great news for those who are too lazy to even click on an icon to clean their desktop - with one click you can hide all icons and shortcuts!
If you're a Mac OS X dock aficionado, ObjectDock allows you to have a dock with virtually the same functionality as the Mac dock, even if you're using free version! And it is likely that you will like it even more!
You can place an application or shortcut in your dock, show used applications on it, activate and customize zoom effects and size, and place the dock in any corner of the screen! All this will undoubtedly help you save space on your desktop, and in the end you will be able to find applications and folders with just a glance from panel to panel!
As with most desktop optimization tools, you can get your favorite skins from the app's official website. But what I like most is the fact that ObjectDock allows you to get software or a folder without having to search on your desktop.
RocketDock is very similar to ObjectDock, but they have significant differences. Thanks to the former's advanced options, you can not only create a more organized dock, but also transform almost every dock element into something completely amazing!
RocketDock, like ObjectDock, supports PNG and ICO icons with a more convenient settings panel. This means that you can download those incredibly attractive icons and please your eyes! An orderly and attractive interface is what you ultimately need Windows users, is not it?
Tiles lets you quickly view and organize your apps just by glancing at them on the edge of your screen. However, the tool has much more to offer you than meets the eye.
With it, you can drag and drop any software, file or folder that you use or frequently open into the sidebar Windows panels 8. Moreover, you can click and turn pages to view various sets icons or navigate within the software you are using.
Tiles do not have to be located on the right side of the desktop: you can determine its location, size and even behavior yourself by using the “Merge windows from one process” option. Enjoy the richness of Tiles features and functions, because that's exactly what you need to keep your desktop in order!
With Dexpot, every user can finally use multiple virtual desktops to host different applications. For example, it will put all design programs and folders on one virtual desktop, and design applications on another. This feature is very suitable for those who simultaneously deal with several types of work or projects.
The most big advantage The great thing about Dexpot is that it's packed with lots of flexible properties and settings. To confirm this, you can ask various methods switch between virtual desktops and adapt everything to your needs, from simple transfer effects to more complex desktop elements. Anyway, please note that this program designed to keep your desktop organized, so try not to clutter up your virtual desktops!
You can't even imagine how a 1.3 megabyte program can change your desktop beyond recognition.
Rainmeter is a full-featured desktop tool that, thanks to its widgets, helps you tailor almost any element of your desktop to your interests. Due to its flexibility, ease of use and the ability to implement user-created skins, the tool is widely known in developer circles. You can use a huge amount options for cleaning your desktop and even getting rid of some of them just because the desk itself turns out to be too good!
At the same time, in addition to the original skins, you can download Rainmeter skins, and also spend additional time learning all the features of the program that will help make all your fantasies come true!
If you're having trouble keeping your desk cluttered, why not set some limits on what you can put on it? Emerge Desktop will help you increase your level of self-discipline.
After rebooting, Emerge Desktop will hide all icons on your desktop and prevent you from placing anything on it. You will have a rich right-click context menu at your disposal, which will become your faithful assistant. It allows you to be anywhere within your Windows.
Restricting the placement of icons on the desktop is just one of the many features available in this software. In fact, there are many useful applets, commands and themes to improve your productivity. What I like best is that I won't be able to do the worst thing with my desktop again: haphazardly place shortcuts on it.
Stick brings order to your desktop with a completely new trick: using tabs. The tool has three types of tabs, namely: News Feed, Navigator and Notes.
The names “News Feed” and “Notes” speak for themselves, but the essence of “Navigator” is not so transparent: it can be used both to move between your existing folders and as a web browser!
The real appeal of this program is that when you're done reading or viewing content, you can simply click on the tab and it will be hidden without closing, and the tab will move to top part your desktop. Thanks to this approach, you have the opportunity to view the content at any time convenient for you - just click on it! Just imagine how much space you can free up by creating such a folder inside a tab, or how much time you can save searching for the right content on your computer.
Awaken your creativity. You are too tired of constantly moving files and folders in order to make your desktop look more or less decent. What if you could organize files into folders in just two clicks? With MyFolder this will become a reality.
In the context menu you need to determine the location of the file (use right click). This will save a lot of space on your desktop, since the folders you need can be placed directly in the menu.
Among other things, if you want to move a file to specific folder, just right-click on the file, select “My folders”> “Move to”> (Folder name) - and that’s it!
In addition to the “Move to” option, there is also a “Copy to” option, which is useful for duplicating certain files in different folders(another feature that will likely speed up the process of updating your desktop). An incredibly simple solution to a difficult task!
It's not exactly a desktop organization/enhancement tool, but it does ensure that you have instant access to everything you need within your Windows. Especially if you've stopped fighting creative clutter on your desk. Launchy is incredibly easy to use, but it's best to start working with it 30-60 minutes after installation to give it time to create a searchable catalog.
To start using Launchy, press Alt+Space to launch the application. Then enter the name of the program, file or folder you want to find, and Launchy will display everything possible options. If you are an advanced user, you can use it to perform other commands too! As a rule, the program finds executable files, but if it fails, you can add the file directory yourself. To do this, select “Catalog” from the wrench icon menu, click the “+” button and create a directory name. Then click "OK" and "Revisit Directory". Using the same settings, you can include other file types in the directory.
Now you can move all your files and folders from your desktop to any other folder on your Windows, and later find them using Launchy.
Conclusion
As you can see, there are a lot of tools that can make life easier on your desktop, but you shouldn't rush to them all at once. This will not only overload your Windows, but also increase the likelihood of programs crashing due to collisions.
The software industry is evolving rapidly, so it's likely that more relevant tools have already appeared somewhere! If you're lucky enough to use the best software for organizing your desktop, don't hesitate to tell us about it!
Objects located on the desktop (icons of shortcuts and programs) have properties similar to those of Windows windows.
Move an object while pressing a key
If you move the document's shortcut to the icon of a program that can load it, it will launch along with the program.
Another way to launch a program is to highlight the program icon and press the key
To display full-color icons on the desktop, launch the editor program system registry. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics. Follow the sequence Edit => New => String parameter.
Enter the name of the Shell Icon BPP parameter and press the key
Burn to CD from Desktop
First of all, select Properties on your desktop in the My Computer folder. context menu recording device. The Properties dialog box will open, in which you should make settings in the AutoPlay and Recording tabs. The settings are discussed in detail earlier in this chapter.
Open the folder on the disk with documents prepared for recording. Select the files.
Using right or left button mouse, drag the selected files onto the recording device icon located on the desktop. To transfer, you can use the File^Cut (Copy) and File => Paste menu commands, as well as the corresponding context menu commands.
Click on the recording device icon on the desktop with the left mouse button.
A folder window will open in the My Computer view, in the working window of which, in the Files prepared for burning to CD group, files intended for burning to disk will appear.
On the panel of current tasks, in the Tasks for CD burning group, there are links to Burn files to a CD and Delete temporary files. To activate the recording process, click on the first link. The CD Burning Wizard window appears. Enter the name of the group of files you want to burn in the CD name text box, check the Close wizard when files are burned box, and click Next. The recording process will continue.
If you need to change the script when loading a recordable CD, right-click on the burner icon on your desktop. Select the Autorun context menu command and in the action selection dialog box that opens, click on one of the links in the action selection menu. Click OK.
As you know, interface settings and other system parameters can be found in the Explorer folder window, in the Start menu and on the taskbar.
In Windows XP, there is a folder containing subfolders and settings applets. This is the Control Panel folder, which contains the lion's share of components that are designed to configure window interface elements, as well as parameters various systems PC and control functions Windows capabilities XP.
This chapter discusses the most important elements of setting up the interface and media functions of the system, located both on the control panel and on the desktop.
Desktop
You can adapt a sideboard or a section from a cabinet set of furniture with a secretarial lid under your desk. Such a convenient work corner would be appropriate in an apartment, a workshop, or a garage – wherever you work. For its manufacture, both a whole section from old furniture and individual panels from it are suitable. If you have an old cabinet with shelves at your disposal, your task becomes easier. If you are cutting out parts from individual panels, then you need to drill holes for dowels in the body and ends of the shelves for rigid fastening of the shelves.
Rice. Desktop with hinged lid assembly
Rice. Part of a desk section from an old cabinet.
The table shows a list of parts from which the table is assembled.
Table. List of parts and materials for the desktop.
Before assembly, the internal surfaces should be trimmed, sanded, primed and painted. However, if elements of old furniture are used, this may not be necessary. However, the ends of the slabs must be processed. They are sanded and covered with hot-melt furniture tape or veneer, which can be purchased at furniture hardware stores. The tape is pressed to the end with a hot iron or soldering iron with a special nozzle.
The boards of the lower, basement, box are rigidly connected with bars in the inner corners, and support bars are glued from the inside.
Ball latches are inserted into the hinged lids. When drilling holes for latches, install a depth stop on the drill. Piano sangs are mounted “hidden”. To do this, at the places where the hinges are attached to the lids, select a layer of panel with a thickness equal to the thickness of the metal plate of the piano hinge. The end angles of the hinge plates and the mating parts of the latches are also mounted.
To prevent the table top from falling through, install a locking bar. All the fittings are easy to purchase, but you can use serviceable parts from old furniture. In this case, the beginner gets the advantage of clearly seeing how to attach these parts.
Fig. Installation of a piano hinge
Rice. Installation of hinge plates and latches
Rice. Cover retaining plate
The same goes for handles, corners and piano hinges.
If the craftsman has a workshop at his disposal, then the idea of hinged covers can be used not only for the table.
Power tools stored in the workshop can be stored on a rack in separate sections with a hinged lid. Firstly, this will protect them from dust, and secondly, the hinged lid can serve as a small work table. On the inside you can attach replaceable nozzles, etc.
For convenience, take care of storing replacement attachments and small parts for tools. It is not always convenient when you have to remove a drill from a suitcase (even a special one, with parts secured in it. It is much more convenient when all this is located in a separate module for this tool. What could be simpler - fasten the lid of the old “suitcase” from the drill to wall - and a place for drills, keys and bits is ready. Although small drills get lost all the time. They need some kind of convenient storage.
For very small drills A sewing needle cassette will do. For slightly larger ones, you can use any plastic jar with an inserted wooden round with drilled holes for drillsRice. Drill cassette.
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From the author's bookWhen you work at a computer for a long time, sooner or later you come to the idea that it’s time to change something. Some people simply change the wallpaper on their desktop and that’s enough. But if you dig deeper, you can find tools that allow you not only to modify familiar things, but also to make working with them more productive and more convenient. And in this article I want to introduce you to six tools that are ways to upgrade your desktop full program, improving not only its appearance, but also making working at the computer more convenient.
1. Desktops
Some users may not have enough space on their desktop to display all their icons and running applications. And the screens are not large enough to fit everything you want to place there. To eliminate this inconvenience, the Desktops program is coming to our aid, which will allow you to create up to four desktops on which you can place all your programs and conveniently switch between them.
2.Rainmeter
Rainmeter is another very nice utility that will place a very stylish look on your computer desktop. sidebar with different gadgets. The latter can be customized to your liking. Plus, Rainmeter supports many styles that can be downloaded from the program website.
3. "Convenient Start Menu"
The Start menu is one of the main controls in Windows that allows you to launch various applications. Unfortunately, it is not always convenient when large quantities installed programs, especially in Windows Vista and Windows 7. Using the Easy Start Menu utility, you can take a different look at the list of installed programs and experience a more convenient and quick start favorite programs. It will automatically distribute your installed programs into groups (Utilities, Office, Games, etc.) and allow you to quickly find and launch applications without doing exhausting searches desired shortcut on a long list.
4. HTC Home Apis
HTC Home Apis is a small set of stylish widgets for your desktop. It features three widgets: “Clock” (with the ability to display the weather), “Weather” and “Photo”. Clock and weather widgets have several styles. You can choose a style that will show only the time, or you can also display the weather for the current moment and several days in advance.
5. Desk Drive
If you often use a flash drive, then Desk Drive is a must-have. With this utility, you can make your life much easier, because when you connect a flash drive, it will automatically create a shortcut to open the flash drive directly on your desktop. As soon as you disconnect the flash drive, the shortcut from the desktop disappears. If access to the USB port is difficult (for example, there is no slot on the front panel of the computer), then using this utility you can also determine whether you have a flash drive connected.
6. WinSplit Revolution
For those users who use several programs at the same time or several windows of one program, the WinSplit Revolution utility is suitable, with which you can conveniently arrange open windows programs on the desktop, including using the keyboard.
Conclusion
Using the utilities described above, you can easily improve the convenience of working on your computer. At the same time, we should not forget about the resources that such programs take up. Even though the authors of these programs try to minimize the use of resources, it is important to remember that everything is good in moderation. If you install all the programs at once, this may affect the performance of your computer. Therefore, be careful and monitor the amount of RAM used.
What utilities do you use to modernize your desktop and do you use them at all?