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John Simmons has a lot to answer for.

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  • L Lost User

    Today is the start of a new regime. As of half an hour ago I no longer have any icons on my desktop and my taskbar is set to auto-hide (which I have never done before). All my former desktop icons are squirrelled away in 'All Programs' or are pinned to the Start menu. My colleagues give me 3 days before I revert to my old ways. :)

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    Rocky Moore
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    My Man, that desktop is built for icons! Come on, get a grip, there is room on two monitors for hundreds of them :)

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    • L Lost User

      Today is the start of a new regime. As of half an hour ago I no longer have any icons on my desktop and my taskbar is set to auto-hide (which I have never done before). All my former desktop icons are squirrelled away in 'All Programs' or are pinned to the Start menu. My colleagues give me 3 days before I revert to my old ways. :)

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      phannon86
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      Add RocketDock and away you go :) I prefer this setup too!

      He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man

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      • L Lost User

        Today is the start of a new regime. As of half an hour ago I no longer have any icons on my desktop and my taskbar is set to auto-hide (which I have never done before). All my former desktop icons are squirrelled away in 'All Programs' or are pinned to the Start menu. My colleagues give me 3 days before I revert to my old ways. :)

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        Caslen
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        It's the way to go - I use StarDock too, keeps everything nicely tucked away until I need it!

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        • P phannon86

          Add RocketDock and away you go :) I prefer this setup too!

          He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man

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          hairy_hats
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          RocketDock and the Stacks docklet, there's just not enough room otherwise!

          I hope you realise that hamsters are very creative when it comes to revenge. - Elaine

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          • L Lost User

            Today is the start of a new regime. As of half an hour ago I no longer have any icons on my desktop and my taskbar is set to auto-hide (which I have never done before). All my former desktop icons are squirrelled away in 'All Programs' or are pinned to the Start menu. My colleagues give me 3 days before I revert to my old ways. :)

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            PIEBALDconsult
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            Indeed, that's as it should be. I'm always amazed when I see a Windows system that looks like a Mac; all that crap cluttering up the desktop.

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            • M Michael Bookatz

              Some explanation please?

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              Rage
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              Point 1) of his first list.[^]

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              • L Lost User

                Today is the start of a new regime. As of half an hour ago I no longer have any icons on my desktop and my taskbar is set to auto-hide (which I have never done before). All my former desktop icons are squirrelled away in 'All Programs' or are pinned to the Start menu. My colleagues give me 3 days before I revert to my old ways. :)

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                leppie
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                What is the desktop? I never see it! :)

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                • L leppie

                  What is the desktop? I never see it! :)

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                  IronScheme - 1.0 beta 3 - out now!
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                  Michael Bookatz
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                  I hear what you're saying man...

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                  • L leppie

                    What is the desktop? I never see it! :)

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                    IronScheme - 1.0 beta 3 - out now!
                    ((lambda (x) `((lambda (x) ,x) ',x)) '`((lambda (x) ,x) ',x))

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                    PIEBALDconsult
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                    Indeed. I click on the "My Computer" icon on the "Quick Launch toolbar", then click the "Up" button, and there it is. :-D

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                    • L Lost User

                      Today is the start of a new regime. As of half an hour ago I no longer have any icons on my desktop and my taskbar is set to auto-hide (which I have never done before). All my former desktop icons are squirrelled away in 'All Programs' or are pinned to the Start menu. My colleagues give me 3 days before I revert to my old ways. :)

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                      Good choice! I like to think of the initial open desktop as a zen garden of peacefulness and relaxation. When I sit down to work I want the first thing I see to be positive and encouraging I don't want to be instantly stressed out by 5000 icons all over the place blaring out at me.


                      "Creating your own blog is about as easy as creating your own urine, and you're about as likely to find someone else interested in it." -- Lore Sjöberg

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                        Add RocketDock and away you go :) I prefer this setup too!

                        He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man

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                        realJSOP
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                        I don't think I'm going to need rocketdock anymore...

                        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                        "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                          Good choice! I like to think of the initial open desktop as a zen garden of peacefulness and relaxation. When I sit down to work I want the first thing I see to be positive and encouraging I don't want to be instantly stressed out by 5000 icons all over the place blaring out at me.


                          "Creating your own blog is about as easy as creating your own urine, and you're about as likely to find someone else interested in it." -- Lore Sjöberg

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                          What do you do when you want to hide something from your boss (like boobies from your favorite auto-internet-wallpaper tool)? :laugh: Those icons are actually useful, but people don't see it yet. At home, my desktop is clean as a whistle and it's about the only thing I stare at most of the time. ;P EDIT: Good thing they made them sizable (as in "bigger") in > Vista. :)

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                            I don't think I'm going to need rocketdock anymore...

                            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                            "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                            phannon86
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                            Weven and it's Stacks-like toolbar instead?

                            He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man

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                              Good choice! I like to think of the initial open desktop as a zen garden of peacefulness and relaxation. When I sit down to work I want the first thing I see to be positive and encouraging I don't want to be instantly stressed out by 5000 icons all over the place blaring out at me.


                              "Creating your own blog is about as easy as creating your own urine, and you're about as likely to find someone else interested in it." -- Lore Sjöberg

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                              John C wrote:

                              I like to think of the initial open desktop as a zen garden of peacefulness and relaxation.

                              Heh, mine's like that too. 2x19" @ 1280x1024 screens with a lovely image of the sun rising over the Earth split over the two, like you're watching from orbit! :)

                              He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man

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                              • P phannon86

                                Add RocketDock and away you go :) I prefer this setup too!

                                He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man

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                                Judah Gabriel Himango
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                                Never used RocketDock. I use a nifty, tiny little program called SlickRun[^] to launch my apps.

                                Religiously blogging on the intarwebs since the early 21st century: Kineti L'Tziyon Judah Himango

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                                • L Lost User

                                  Today is the start of a new regime. As of half an hour ago I no longer have any icons on my desktop and my taskbar is set to auto-hide (which I have never done before). All my former desktop icons are squirrelled away in 'All Programs' or are pinned to the Start menu. My colleagues give me 3 days before I revert to my old ways. :)

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                                  realJSOP
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                                  I can't publicly accept responsibility, but I enjoy hearing songs about my influence over other civilizations (and the occasional sacrificial virgins are a nice touch).

                                  "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                                  "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                    What do you do when you want to hide something from your boss (like boobies from your favorite auto-internet-wallpaper tool)? :laugh: Those icons are actually useful, but people don't see it yet. At home, my desktop is clean as a whistle and it's about the only thing I stare at most of the time. ;P EDIT: Good thing they made them sizable (as in "bigger") in > Vista. :)

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                                    Member 96
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                                    In my case I'm in a partnership with my wife so we're both the boss and we work from home more often than not, but she has absolutely no problem with me looking at boobies or anything else as long as the code continues to come out. She's an excellent wife in every way and just as likely to be looking at boobies or other stuff as I am anyway. ;)


                                    "Creating your own blog is about as easy as creating your own urine, and you're about as likely to find someone else interested in it." -- Lore Sjöberg

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                                    • realJSOPR realJSOP

                                      I can't publicly accept responsibility, but I enjoy hearing songs about my influence over other civilizations (and the occasional sacrificial virgins are a nice touch).

                                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                                      -----
                                      "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                      Lost User
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                                      One more American boasting out of ya', and you're off my list, buddy!

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                                      • L Lost User

                                        Today is the start of a new regime. As of half an hour ago I no longer have any icons on my desktop and my taskbar is set to auto-hide (which I have never done before). All my former desktop icons are squirrelled away in 'All Programs' or are pinned to the Start menu. My colleagues give me 3 days before I revert to my old ways. :)

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                                        kinar
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                                        Meh, I prefer the cluttered desktop. Who needs a my docs when you got a desktop? I use the quicklaunch bar (or run menu win+r) to launch all of my apps and use my desktop to house all my projects/documents. I don't need a start menu or a mydocs folder.

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                                        • P phannon86

                                          Weven and it's Stacks-like toolbar instead?

                                          He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man

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                                          realJSOP
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                                          Yep - looks adequate to me so far...

                                          "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                                          "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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