Let’s face it, Google is pretty much where we all go to find things online. You probably use it a lot. Having to open your ...

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Then I discovered Fences, and everything changed. It’s a desktop organization tool that makes it ridiculously easy to group ...

You can change nearly any desktop icon on both Mac and PC. To change desktop icons on a Mac, open the "Get Info" menu and paste in the picture you want to use. On a PC you'll need to make a .ICO file, ...

When you install Windows 7 and Windows 8 you will find that your desktop has only the Recycle Bin icon and any other icons enabled by your computer manufacturer. If you wish to add other icons such as ...

While we all love to keep icons and files on the Desktop for quick access, it results in too much clutter. As Windows changed, it allowed you to hide the desktop icons, so everything looked cleaner.

Then you should see a bunch of text boxes. "Name" is what will show up under the icon, "Generic Name" and "Comment" i think shows up when you hover over the icon. "Command" is what you want the icon ...

If you want to customize your Windows XP desktop and add a new, interesting effect, you can make your desktop icons have a background color. You can use the advanced settings of the Appearance menu to ...