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#Fences stardock windows

For now, the workaround is to exit Mesh, move the folder into the Fence, then turn Mesh on.

For whatever reason, Fences can't see those Folders while they are different. They might change the icons or plug in a sidebar window. One obscure bug that I hope the Fences guys and gals fix is that there are some applications that take a regular folder, like Live Mesh for example, and 'augment' it to make it more than a regular folder. You can even exclude specific icons (like perhaps My Computer) from quick-hide. This is not only great for presentations where you might not want to let the eating public see the chaos in the kitchen, but it's also a nice compromise for those of you who want a clean desktop, but can also appreciate a a few icons here and there. Once you drag an icon into a fence, it auto-arranges with a satisfying animation as all the icons rearrange themselves to make room for the new addition.Another great subtle feature is if you double-click on the desktop it'll hide your icons. Snapshots put things back they way they were. I do this for presentations because switching from 1920x1200 to 1024x768 tends to wreak havoc on icons and fences. You can also take snapshots when you get things just so.

#Fences stardock series

To create a Fence you just right-drag a rectangle and click 'create new fence here.' Alternatively you can select from a series of presets to jump start your organization.

The Fences can be any color and can have labels or not, or just show labels on mouseover. It allows you to create just that - little 'Fences' around icons on your desktop.

#Fences stardock windows

Fences Augments Windows Explorerīack to Fences. This is definitely a cue we can take from the Apple folks.

#Fences stardock windows 7

I'm thrilled each time I download and play with some throwaway little utility but the developer has taken the time to integrate a Windows 7 feature like JumpLists, Taskbar Progress or even just taken the time to create a decent high-res icon. I think it's great that Windows 7 has a definable style that developers are embracing. Kudos, truly, to Stardock for showing not only a sense of restraint but also for embracing what I think of as the 'new Windows aesthetic.' Years of ridiculous toolbars, poor icon design, the Crayola-color themes of Windows XP and general gaudiness has watered down Windows and made it almost impossible to consider it an 'visually attractive' OS. It's not like to many loud or garish utilities that take over some aspect of Windows and feel the need to announce their presence with bright colors obnoxious splashscreens. What's wonderful about Fences is that it is so subtle but so powerful that it truly becomes part of Explorer and feels like it's always there. That said, Fences from Stardock is one of those apps that extends Windows in such a comfortable and natural way, it should be built in.

Many of the tools I've espoused over the years simply aren't needed in Windows 7 as they were filling gaps that are no longer there.

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Frankly, I'm not sure what I'm going to do with all the free time that I'm saving not dicking around with my computer trying to get it to work. If I wanted a picture of the beach, I'd live at the beach and look up from my keyboard. I want as much information on there as possible. It's where I live and breathe and it's in front of my face all the time.

There are few issues that divide computer people like that thousand-year-old question: How many icons should you have on your desktop? Some folks say, 'Load 'em up! Make those pixels work for you.' Others say, 'I like a fresh bowl desktop with no icons.' Some folks find a spot in between with just My Computer and the Recycle Bin.įor me, the desktop is my work space.