Organizing My Computer

I spend a good 7-8 hours each day working (and playing) on my computer.  I love computers, but they have the tendency to be far more disorganized (albeit digitally) than even the messiest room in your house.  So, I have worked for the last four days tackling this problem.

Wednesday
Cleaned up my document folders
Deleted old stuff
Removed unused programs
Backed up my hard drive
Did a virus/spyware scan

Thursday
Cleaned up my pictures
Named the files by date
Organized into folders (1 folder for each year)

Friday
I went through all of the music on my computer
Deleted songs I don't like
Organized music into folders by artist
Renamed files by the song name (instead of Track 1, Track 2, etc.)

Saturday
Organized internet bookmarks (I know this sounds lame, but I have over a hundred bookmarks, and they really needed to be organized!)

Cleaning the "Office"

Before
It's not really an office, it's more of a pile of papers and electronics obscuring the view of an old student desk.  At any rate, it was impossible to work there, and visitors to our home were greeted immediately by this mess--first impressions matter.

After

• The desktop computer didn't even need to be there.  In fact, it isn't even operational.  My wife and I both use laptops, so it is important to have some space to set up our computers and work.
• The papers needed to be sorted into files (of course, I need to organize my filing cabinet before that can be completed)
• I moved the shelves to another wall and put our electronics on it.  My books, which had been in a pile on the floor, found a new home on the shelves as well.
• I moved a painting over the desk to add more color than the picture that was previously there.
• The jumble of cords for the router, printer, and speakers went out-of-sight under the bottom shelf.  I also cut down on the number and length of the cords with a little rearranging.