I Need a Desktop
November 22nd, 2009 by Juuso
Not that I’d be bitching or anything but… this current system isn’t going to work for long.
(My computer on floor.)
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lol, were you talking to me on Steam like that?
~DtD
Wow how many icons to you have on the desktop. Its like mine, I use http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/ to tidy it up, have 4 desktops like my linux system, one for general use, one for development, one for QA and the other for office
Its now cleaned up
Hehe, Juuso, you’re a moving newbie. You should have put your monitor on your computer for better ergonomics. You can pad it with old programming books for greater comfort, too ;)
Yeah, as for the “Desktop” of your computer. If you have trouble keeping your desktop clean, make your icons bigger (Ctrl+Scroll Wheel in Windows 7 makes them even bigger than the right-click menu lets you, works in vista too iirc)
Also: Dual Monitors ftw.
As Marcin Seredynski says, put your screen on your computer and get a lower chair. Examples of chairs that I could recommend: couch, beanchair, a pile of cushions on the floor, etc.
I’ve done this for LANs before as where I’ve had my computer has not alwasy been condusive to socialising. Never moved with a non-laptop (desktop) before though.
Tidy up your desktop mate! How can you do anything with that many icons?!
@DtD: aye! :D
@Marcin: Yes master. I have stolen an additional chair (I couldn’t be arsed to move those books from upstairs to downstairs). Thanks you.
As for cleaning…:
http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/06/20/how-organized-are-you-the-ultimate-test/
About the icons of the desktop :STARDOCK FENCES (is free and do a nice job).
Anyways, the screen looks pretty small, is it that a 17″?
I do my own cleaning. Screen is 20.21″ (the angle “from high-low” makes things look smaller, same way as taking pics from low-high makes them look bigger)
I see you have put the windows key sticker on your rig. It’s not a wise thing to do, since you might put your computer in a place it will be difficult to read. Though I remember reading you are supposed legally to put that stikcer on the computer. Is that right?
I have got this rig “shell” for like 4 years or something. So far it hasn’t been harmful. No need to read it. (nor can’t remember how it ended there…)