We’ve featured a few ways to keep your Windows desktop neat, but if you want to temporarily hide your Mac’s desktop icons, you can do so with a simple AppleScript and Automator. More »
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Hide and Show Desktop Icons on OS X with an Automator Service [Video]
Posted on December 2, 2010
Use a Blowtorch to Create a Distressed Desk Surface [Featured Workspace]
Posted on November 16, 2010
Just because you use cheap materials to make over your office doesn’t mean they have to end up looking cheap. This easy hack takes a cheap IKEA pine desktop and distresses it with a blowtorch for a great vintage look. More »
Turn Shelf Brackets into an Open-Air Filing System [Featured Workspace]
Posted on October 12, 2010
When you’re crunched for space, every square foot counts and the illusion of openness becomes critical to keeping your workspace from looking like a monolith in the corner. Today’s featured workspace is light, compact, and sports a shelf-bracket tickler file. More »
How to Break Down the Barrier Between Your iPhone and Computer [Video]
Posted on October 6, 2010
Your iOS device is a killer pocketable computer; your desktop is more powerful with a bigger screen. They need to play better together. Here’s how to break down the barrier between the two and shuttle text, files, media, and more seamlessly between your desktop and iPhone. More »
How to Create a Completely Customized Taskbar in Windows 7 [Windows 7]
Posted on September 16, 2010
If you’ve ever wondered how to customize your Windows 7 taskbar like some of the beautiful screenshots in our featured desktop series, here’s the quick and simple instructions on exactly how to do it. It’s easier than you think. More »
Set Up Google Calendar Desktop Notifications Through Chrome [Notifications]
Posted on September 15, 2010
If Outlook’s attention-grabbing desktop pings are the main reason you stick with it, Google Calendar might surprise you. After enabling a Labs feature and a Chrome setting, you can get similar notifications so you don’t miss that meeting (or lunch outing). More »
Growl for Mac Updates with Bug Fixes and Speech Improvements [Updates]
Posted on July 14, 2010
Mac only: Growl, the universal notification system that’s one of the first Mac apps you should install, has updated with a lot of bug and behavior fixes, including better handling of spoken notifications and email behavior. More »
Reset GNOME When Things Go Wrong on Your Linux Desktop [Linux Tip]
Posted on July 7, 2010
The great thing about Linux systems? They’re so highly configurable. The really rough part of Linux? When things go wrong, it’s hard to figure out where to look. To get your GNOME-based desktop back to its startup condition, try this terminal command. More »
GNOME – Linux – Operating Systems – Desktop environment – Graphic Subsystems
The Slimline Workspace: Hungarian Shelves and Hidden Cables [Featured Workspace]
Posted on May 2, 2010
We’ve featured wall-mounted desks before, but none of them have had this level of hand-crafted flair to them. Today’s featured workspace is a beautiful hand-built wooden desk and bookshelf that blends seamlessly into the living room it’s a part of. More »
The Windows 8 Concept Desktop [Featured Desktop]
Posted on March 17, 2010
Reader Saad Baig’s desktop shows what a Windows desktop could look like if you made the Windows 7 Superbar really “super”, by adding desktop widgets directly into the taskbar, easily accessible even with maximized applications. More »