KILL THE CLUTTER

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Desktop - the unassuming name for the start up screen of millions and millions of computers all over the world. I have even heard people calling the welcome screen on a Tablet PC a desktop - as outrageous as it may sound, it happens.

As an application engineer, travelling around, meeting people, I always get an opportunity to peek into the other guy's computer - be it to read some specifications, to get a company presentation or sometimes even to make friends on Face book and connect on Linked In. And the ubiquitous fact is that almost all of those desktop's are cluttered - with excel and word files, engineering drawings, MP3 files, photos from the company outings, copies of e-mails, weather updates and other menial stuff. I have had instances where the people looking for something on their desktops were unable to find it and excusing themselves with an embarrassed smile - "I need to clean up my desktop". This is easier said than done. The poor desktop is always the garbage dump; even the evil grin from the recycle bin sitting pretty on top of a desktop is not sufficient for the obtuse to try and give the intended garbage dump, its share.

You can find lots of tricks and mapping methods out there to clean up your desktop and from the experiences that I have had, these are not working - period. If you are a structured guy with a strict structured upbringing, it is possible that your desktop might reflect some of your refinement. But most of us are not structured, we tend to take things as they come and leave it on the desktop.

The first thing that you see in office is your desktop, keeping it uncluttered can give you a shot of positive energy. You can deceive yourself into thinking that you are structured, even if you are not. How to do this? It is very simple, keep a folder on the desktop, name it whatever you like, I have christened mine “TEMP” and dump all the files you work with, in here. After finishing your work move the files to a more secure location deep inside your HDD, somewhere far away from your desktop. Delete all the program short cuts from your desktop and pin the regular-use ones to your task bar. Use your Recycle Bin – let the waste manager manage some waste for you.

Last but not the least, select a wall paper with which you can closely associate yourselves and will give you that sunny side up smile whole throughout the day!

And as for me – I am a walk the talk guy. This screenshot from my desktop is a sure proof, isn't it?


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