My Desktop – August 8 2009
A view of my current desktop. Today I decided I would try turning off 99% of the menubar and desktop icons that I had. My goal was to go for completely uncluttered and clean – a place where I could create, work and produce – without distraction. I had a hard time turning off some of the system status bars and things on the desktop that I did frequently use, but as a trial we’ll see. I’m going to give it a beta test period, and see if I like it better.
- Menubar: Caffeine because it isn’t accessible any other place; Spaces so I know what space I’m on; the clock – I didn’t want to give up knowing what time it was at all times; Battery – good to know quickly how much charge I have; Spotlight for searching. I may try turning these off as well. We’ll see how this beta test goes.
- Desktop: Removed every icon. Hard drive really didn’t help much, and I didn’t use it. I used to have a Tickler folder and Temp folder on the desktop but moved those to my home directory.
- Background: going with a simple black with small design. Not cluttered, but still inspiring.
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Hey, have you tried Desktop Curtain (http://www.manytricks.com/desktopcurtain/)? I just downloaded it last week. It’s one of a few programs that I have start up with the login. Doesn’t use much CPU power and feels nice to be have a clean desktop, but know that you can get to your \clutter\ when you need to. Just a thought.
Hmm, I just tried it. I’m not sure if it’s something I’m looking for, as it just kind of ‘covers’ what clutter might be on my desktop. Thanks for sharing!