Here we are at week 2 in my super tiny mini-series on Technology Organization for Men! I hope some of you were able to take advantage of the great iPhone backgrounds last week and took the time to organize your phone a bit.
Last August I wrote a post, How to Organize a Messy Desktop 5 Minutes. This is my post popular post ever and people just love the look and feel of their computer after they have uploaded the new background and arranged the desktop. It gives a sense of calmness to look at your computer and not feel overwhelmed with clutter!
MEN, organize your desktop in 5 minutes, and every guy in the office will be jealous!
Check out my organized desktop on my MAC, with my guy-looking background! For all you visual peeps, this is a dream come true! It’s a quick way to look at your computer and at a glance find something quickly!
These simple steps will help you get organized quickly!
1. Find out what size resolution screen your computer is.
For a Mac, you can select the System Preferences from the Apple Menu, then click on Displays. Next to the word Resolution, make sure your radio button titled “Scaled” is clicked and look to see what resolution is highlighted. This is the size download you will need.
For Windows, Click the Start button, then click Control Panel. Under Appearance and Personalization select Adjust screen resolution. Check to make sure the monitor you want to examine is selected in the drop-downDisplay list. Below that, you will see the drop-down resolution list, with your current setting showing the number of pixels horizontally and vertically. This is the resolution size you will need for your download Click cancel to leave things as they are.
2. Download the correct size desktop background from below.
3. Next, go to Picmonkey, upload the image and add the titles to each box. Then re-save the image.
4. Now you will need to upload the image as your Desktop Background.
For Mac users: select the System Preference for the Apple Menu. Select the Desktop & Screen Saver option. In that window, find where you saved your newly created Desktop Background and click on the image. This will add the Desktop Background for you. Super simple.
For Windows: Right-click your desktop and choose Personalize. Select Desktop Background from the windows’ bottom left. Click your newly created Desktop Background for the background. Click the Save Changes button.
5. Now you get to clean! Drag your icons to the respective boxes and admire!
There are 3 different styles for you to choose from. All the links are at the bottom of the post. ENJOY!!
Wood Desktop Organizer
| File |
|---|
| wood 2880x1800 |
| wood 2560x1600 |
| wood 2560x1440 |
| wood 1920x1200 |
| wood 1920x1080 |
| wood 1680x1050 |
| wood 1440x900 |
| wood 1366x768 |
| wood 1280x800 |
Green Desktop Organizer
| File |
|---|
| greengrid 2880x1800 |
| greengrid 2560x1600 |
| greengrid 2560x1440 |
| greengrid 1920x1200 |
| greengrid 1920x1080 |
| greengrid 1680x1050 |
| greengrid 1440x900 |
| greengrid 1366x768 |
| greengrid 1280x800 |
Metal Desktop Organizer
| File |
|---|
| metal 2880x1800 |
| metal 2560x1600 |
| metal 2560x1440 |
| metal 2560x1440 mycomputer |
| metal 1920x1200 |
| metal 1920x1080 |
| metal 1680x1050 |
| metal 1440x900 |
| metal 1366x768 |
| metal 1280x800 |
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Katie Sims says
January 31, 2014 at 3:16 pmThe 2560×1440 says 404 Not Found :/
Other than that, MAN! I love these! I love mine and am attempting to get the male version for my supervisor 🙂 Thank you!!
Heather Moritz says
February 2, 2014 at 5:10 pmKatie! Thanks for letting me know. I fixed the links and you can grab the background now. I think it’s funny that YOU are organizing your supervisor’s desktop! These men sure need us, don’t they?!?! LOL!
Jamie says
December 9, 2014 at 10:52 amI saw this on pinterest last night and though “Oh my gosh! This is JUST what I need for my computer at work (and my bosses’ as well). I showed it to him this morning, and he loved the metal one (he’s a car guy), and I’m working to put it on his computer. The only problem I saw, is that the resolution of our monitors is not listed as an option for download. They are 1280 x 1024 (we have dual monitors that are square). Is there one that would work best?
Stevie says
March 8, 2015 at 12:53 amFor odd monitor sizes, you may want to try the program “Fences” with whatever background you already have. It lets you make moveable categories of icons on your desktop. Just make sure to get the original version, not Fences 2 (the paid version).
Heather Moritz says
March 12, 2015 at 1:42 pmThanks for the great tip, Stevie!
Jamie says
December 9, 2014 at 12:19 pmIs it possible to get these made as 1280×1024? Our work computers have square monitors, and this size isn’t listed.
Jamie says
December 9, 2014 at 12:20 pmwow, didn’t mean to comment twice. I came back looking for my original comment, but couldn’t see it anywhere. Sorry about that!
Eli says
September 9, 2015 at 3:37 pmI came here because of Reddit. I bookmarked because of the cool content! Thank you for the wallpapers!
Do you happen to have any in 4k?
Zu says
March 23, 2017 at 10:47 am1280×800 in metal is showing 404 Not Found
Heather Moritz says
March 27, 2017 at 11:23 amJust fixed the download, Zu!
Zu says
March 28, 2017 at 8:02 amThanks Heather
Cyndi says
December 28, 2017 at 8:59 pmHello,
I hit download and it says error for the 2560 X 1440. It also says …Please activate “zlib” in your server. Please help!
Thank you
Heather Moritz says
December 31, 2017 at 7:11 pmEmailed you what you need, Cyndi!
Emmy says
February 27, 2019 at 5:21 amI am getting Please activate “zlib” in your server
Emmy says
February 27, 2019 at 8:50 amHi,
I am getting the same message “Please activate “zlib” in your server”.
Please help.
Thank you!
Emmy
Monica says
June 7, 2018 at 10:58 pmsame here!