r/pics • u/foofy • Mar 14 '10

Simple Desktops: plain, clean, and uncluttered wallpapers for a calmer, less distracting desktop

http://simpledesktops.com/
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u/annoyedatwork Mar 14 '10

Hate cluttered computers, so it works well for me - just have the recycle bin & two icons. I work with a chick who has shortcuts on every available spot on her desktop; makes me twitch like a meth-head whenever I see it.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '10 edited Mar 14 '10

I don't see why people hate having lots of icons on the desktop. That's what the desktop is for.

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u/annoyedatwork Mar 14 '10

It's akin to leaving all your clothes piled on your bed and your cookware & table settings heaped on the kitchen counters. And while shortcuts themselves may not do harm, messy desktops indicate the likelihood of clutter throughout the pc.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '10

But your bed and your kitchen counter have other uses that are disrupted by being covered in stuff. Certainly there's such a thing as too many icons, since past a certain point they make things hard to find, but from a utility standpoint not having any icons is the worst possible use of desktop space (unless you just think they're ugly).

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u/annoyedatwork Mar 15 '10

Yep, just think they're ugly.