If you want to customize your Windows XP desktop and add a new, interesting effect, you can make your desktop icons have a background color. You can use the advanced settings of the Appearance menu to ...

You can change nearly any desktop icon on both Mac and PC. To change desktop icons on a Mac, open the "Get Info" menu and paste in the picture you want to use. On a PC you'll need to make a .ICO file, ...

If you find yourself hunting for shortcuts amid a chaos of icons on your desktop, use these tips to restore order to the Windows backdrop. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as ...