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Make no mistake, the Net is a mess. And if you're honest, you probably are too. Approaching the problem from a New Age perspective shows you how to take control of the chaos at your fingertips.


Although feng shui principles are usually applied to the real world, your virtual environment could also benefit from less clutter. Follow these steps to desktop nirvana.


Go for a minimalist look. Many programs install start-up icons on your desktop, making it difficult to find what you really want. Reduce the clutter by removing everything from your desktop Cheap Ryan Kesler Hoodie , except the stuff you need. Keep the icons for ?My Computer? or your hard drive, the Recycle Bin, the CD drive and your browser and bin everything else. You don?t need everything in plain view.


While you?re making friends with the Recycle Bin, get rid of everything else you don?t need ? shareware you?ve once used, wallpaper Cheap Ryan Getzlaf Hoodie , sound files, email. Be ruthless ? as long as you don?t want it and it?s not in the Windows folder, delete it. Anything with a .tmp extension in the filename can be safely removed too.


There?s only so much clutter you can take away manually. Programs leave bits and pieces of themselves in hard-to-find places, so get a friend to help you. Once you have removed everything, run a registry scan and a complete virus scan.


Organize your start menu if you?re a Windows user. New programs invariably place short cuts for themselves in the main part of the menu ? after a while you can end up with a huge Cheap Andrew Cogliano Hoodie , unwieldy list that?s difficult to navigate. Combat the chaos by indexing programs as you go along. Remove redundant associations. If you?re not sure, leave them.


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