If you're anything like me, your desktop is a fairly accurare reflection your life at any given moment. Most days it’s semi-tidy—a few files scattered here and there—nothing to worry about.

On other days however—when the isht's hitting the fan—it’s a war zone. Usually those days precede important meetings where a clean desktop is required. This usually results in a frantic clean up of all the loose files. My trick is to create a folder called ‘To Sort’ and whack everything in that. It’s the equivalent of brushing everything under the carpet. It’s a dirty solution and after a while those stale files start to smell. Not anymore.


I’ve discovered DeskShade. DeskShades main purpose is to hide your desktop files at the press of a button. It works a charm. Instantly all that noise fades away leaving clean desktop silence. A quick press of the same button and the files are back just as you left them. It’s great for moments when you need to clear everything temporarily.

DeskShade also comes with a few other nifty tricks under it’s $13 sleeve the main being a quick password lock for your computer so no-one can fiddly with your stuff when you’re away. Perfect for those who like to play practical jokes on your machine when you’re not around.

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