Some of you have seen green check marks on your desktop files, folders, and some icons. These check marks appear at the bottom left side of files, folders, and shortcut icons placed on the desktop.

Anthropic’s agentic tool Claude Code has been an enormous hit with some software developers and hobbyists, and now the ...

Microsoft is still forcing you to back up your files to the cloud, but recent changes have made it easier to restore your local files. Too bad those changes aren't documented.

Shortcuts are a convenient solution for quick access to folders you use frequently, but if you've gone overboard or installed a lot of new programs recently, your desktop can quickly become cluttered.

Tom Shea administers a PC with several users. Some of the shortcuts on his desktop also show up on other people’s desktops. He wants to control when that happens. Desktop sharing and privacy is ...

I keep hidden files visible. Can't stand not being able to see them, plus file extensions and system files, and there are some things I keep on the desktop for quick and easy access. Whenever Google ...

Windows/Mac/Linux: Keeping a clean desktop can be a little difficult when it's such a convenient dumping ground for your crap. Here's a set of simple icons to prevent you from littering and, instead, ...