If you are like me you have some documents and files stored on the desktop for fast access. Some users may prefer to pin those files to the taskbar or start menu instead, or use a program and file launcher. When it comes to icons on the desktop you have only a few options to [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

One of the things that still has not been fixed or resolved in the Windows operating system is that desktop icons change their position automatically when the screen resolution changes. Most Windows users will probably never come into a situation where their desktop icon positions change, considering that most won’t change the screen resolution unless [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

I have about 15 to 20 icons on my desktop. Mostly documents that I need to open on a regular basis. Most of the time though I hide the icons on the desktop as it improves the visual appeal of the desktop. Some users on the other hand may only want to hide their desktop [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

The same old icons can be a little boring after awhile. Users who spend a great deal of time with their PCs often get the urge to tweak their desktop and make it as unique as possible. This is not something that has to be done; it is simply something one gets the urge to [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

I have about two dozen icons, folders and files on my Windows desktop which I access every now and then. Most of the time however I’m hiding the icons on the desktop. The reasons are mostly aesthetically. That, and the fact that I can open any program and file on the desktop from the system [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Linux, being a multi-user system, begs for you to configure it such that all users initially experience exactly what you want them to experience. One option you have, which is very easy to do, is to create specific desktop launchers that are added to all new users upon first login. Naturally those users can then [...]

Categories: Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Software, Tutorials Basic

The order of desktop icons can change in Windows if the screen resolution changes. This happens both in one-user but also in multi-user environments. Nothing’s more frustrating than having to move the desktop icons to their designated locations on the desktop whenever a screen resolution change caused the icons to be moved around by the [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

If you are the guy that is getting all the tech calls from friends and family members whenever they encounter a computer problem you probably have heard about my computer icon related problems. Problems like “my computer icon is gone”, “my computer icon missing” or “my computer icon changed” are common and fixed easily with [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

Right-click on your GNOME desktop and take a look at what is inside the Create Document menu. More than likely nothing. Why is that? This menu, as well as the Nautilus File > Create Document menu, are there for templates. But by default, there are no templates to be found. Why? Because you have to [...]

Categories: Advice, Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Basic