by AG
Over the years, I have waived back in forth about the usefulness of the desktop for storing more than a few shortcuts to programs. Yeah, it’s a nice place to drop attachments you received via email or things you need to save quickly before heading home at 5:00, but by in large I have always felt the desktop to be an unorganized, clutter collector.
However, that has recently changed for me. I found a nifty little program that lets you create containers on your desktop to help keep like items grouped together. It’s called Desktop Fencesby Stardock, and it’s FREE.
Here’s how it’s helped me.
Below is my desktop before installing Desktop Fences:
And this is my desktop after installing Desktop Fences:
Desktop Fences will auto-organize for you if you wish or you can manually create and move your own fences. Definitely worth checking out if you have a need to organize your desktop. You can also hide all your fences by double-clicking the desktop.
The download is available at the product’s website.
Editor’s Note:
Desktop Fences is not compatible with Apple OS X, but I’m sure a comparable program exists.
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