perhaps it’s a bit quirky, but recently i turned off all of the icons on my dektop. and i love it!
for those that aren’t aware, you can turn off your pc’s desktop icons by right-clicking the desktop > clicking “arrange icons by” > and un-checking “show desktop icons”. before i did that, i moved some of my regularly used program shortcuts to the quicklaunch taskbar just to make sure they were quick to load (auto-hiding the taskbar takes care of the evidence).
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Yes, I love this idea. I’ve been doing this for awhile to see my desktop picture uncluttered. I also minimize task bar and push it to autohide. Creates a very clean apperance.
Woo for an uncluttered desktop! I have a MacBook and did the same thing recently. My tool bar hides unless I hover over it so all I see is the window I have pulled up. :)
I’ve only recently discovered this option (through another minimalist blog). Personally I’m very chuffed with it :-)
All my previous attempts at cleaning my computers desktop have all come to naught as my screen gets cluttered again a few months later.
Did this within the first couple days of learning about minimalism and love it.
You just made my day!
great idea! i just tried it. thanks!