Desktop

One of the things that makes a computer really yours is customizing it. Once you get a new computer and install everything you need to work with it, it’s time to customize it. The customization process began when you changed the name of your computer into your name or nickname and selected a picture for your user-profile. But a computer is more than that, you will use it all day, every day and it would be perfect if it could reflect more your personality but, at the same time, do some things for you. All this is possible if you customize your desktop! Your desktop can become your mirror and your assistant if you just install some add-ons.
But…let’s get into the details and let’s find out what we actually can do.
One of the first things is changing the background picture. The following step is the screensaver, forget the ones your computer has already installed and make the screensaver reflect your passions. Indeed, installing the right software, you can choose among art, nature, science, vehicle, seasonal, cartoons and 3D screensavers. If you would like to coordinate your background picture with the screensaver and the colour of the applications bar, the folders and all the rest, then what you need is a software that provides you themes. You can also customize the colours, the cursors, the font and the icons of your folders.
A further level of customization can be achieved installing widgets. A widget is an element that simplifies the interaction between user and computer. There are many kinds of widgets to help you in many things: from countdown to entertainment, finance, games, news, radio, shopping, sports, weather, utilities, photo, audio and much more.
If you’re thinking this is a lot you will be surprised to find out that there is still more.
Your desktop can be entirely adapted to your interests: if you like cooking you can install programs that will help you save your recipes or that will help you find new ones, you can set alarms, reminders or easily use a clock.
There are way more things to put in your desktop but let’s take a look to the most popular software.
DeskSpace is a desktop that fashions six virtual desktops across a cube. You can run the program on up to nine monitors and switch easily between them, you can customize each desktop individually for optimum efficiency and organization.
Window Blindsenables users to customize the Windows desktop interface with skins which include the start panel, taskbar, window frames, control buttons and so on. You can personalize the default Windows themes or create your own.
ObjectDockgives you the look and functionality of a Mac interface on your Windows computer adding a customizable dock at the bottom of the screen.
10000 Year Hijri Calendarhas worldwide sunrise and sunset timing. It provides daily small tips – in general one or two sentences from the Holy Qura’n – all different one from the other. It also informs about Muslim festivals on specific days.