You might already be familiar with widgets from your iPhone or Android phone—interactive panels that are something in between shortcut icons and full apps. Using these widgets, you can complete tasks ...

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I’ve found a solution to the situation here. An application called IconRestorer is specially designed to overcome this problem of arranging many desktop icons in one standard layout with a single ...

The default mode of the Desktop is to auto-arrange icons. If you move an icon, delete one, or add a new one, it will rearrange itself. The problem happens when you connect another monitor with a ...

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As most Windows watchers know by now, Windows 7 has some cool interface tweaks, starting with large, eye-pleasing program icons that take up residence in the taskbar. Of course, this is little more ...

Plasma (aka KDE Plasma) is one of the best desktop environments on the market today. It's equal parts beauty and efficiency. It's instantly familiar and easy to customize. But did you know that the ...