Everyone’s familiar with the idea of using a bookshelf wallpaper to help sort your desktop icons into a ordered mass, but a simple clean up or view sort can ruin all your good work, and rearranging or moving your setup isn’t as easy as it could be. DesktopShelves solves this problem by allowing you to bind folders to “shelves” that can be arranged on your desktop however you like. More »
One of my pet peeves in Windows is when I update my graphics drivers or launch a new game and the screen resolution changes unexpectedly, it moves all of my desktop icons into one corner. Icon Configuration Utility, a free Windows app, fixes that problem by saving the position of my desktop icons and makes restoring them a one-click operation. More »
If you’re a wallpaper junkie and nature lover, National Geographic‘s International Photography Contest is a great source for well-shot, fresh, decently high-resolution images to adorn your desktop with. More »
Windows/Mac/Linux: If you’ve been sporting the same desktop wallpaper for years, it might be time to mix it up a little. Wally is a lightweight wallpaper changer that pulls images from a wide pool of sources. More »
Windows only: When you need to access your desktop, it’s just a quick WIN+D away, right? Sure, if you don’t mind stuffing everything back into the taskbar. Desk Topmost pulls up your desktop for quick file access. More »
Windows only: Tiny application DesktopOK saves and restores your desktop icon positions—so your perfect icon layout won’t get lost if your resolution changes when hooking to another monitor or playing a game. More »
If you’re a fan of the embedded calendars you see in our featured desktops but aren’t into installing a lot of extra customisation apps, Big Huge Labs has a tool that embeds a monthly calendar in any wallpaper image. More »
