Clean Up Your Desktop with the Release Version of Fences

I hate scattering icons and folders on my desktop, but I also like the convenience of storing files I need on the desktop where they're easy to get to. The middle ground? Fences, a program that lets you organize icons into groups that you can show or hide with a double click. The good news is that Fences, which was in beta, just went all 1.0 on us, and it's still free. I've written about Fences before, but here's a short video that shows off why Fences should be on your desktop:

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Dave Johnson is editor of eHow Tech and author of three dozen books, including the best-selling How to Do Everything with Your Digital Camera. Dave has previously worked at Microsoft and has written about technology for a long list of magazines that include PC World and Wired.

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