The Place of James Pain

Just took some time to get rid of some UI annoyances on my computer.

• Skype is now integrated into my IM client, Trillian.
• Skype can now be minimized to the system tray instead of hanging about the task bar.
• Cleaned up the bookmarks in Firefox.
• Upgraded to the Firefox Beta for a cleaner look.
• Sorted my ~200 tab backlog into two categories; Read later and Bookmark.
• Cleared out my inbox and created some new labels and filters.
• Made my taskbar the same size as it was in XP.
• Changed my background.
• Cleaned up my desktop icons.
• Using Trillian as an IM client and docked it to the right side of my screen.
• Cleaned up start up list.
• Made the screen on my keyboard show only the first 12 characters in a IM user’s name.
• Deleted some of my IM contacts.
• Organized my work projects into folders (I’m sure they’ll get cluttered quickly)
• Started using Amazon Web Services.
• Sorted my servers with different roles.
• Wrapped up my emails to support.
• Banked my cheques.
• Unsubscribed from subscription services I wasn’t using.
• Cleaned up my twitter follows.
• Tided up my Google Reader subscriptions
• Changed my system clock to 12 hour.
• Changed the background to my phone to something less distracting.
• Changed my email signature.
• Stopped Virgin Media sending me to their branded search page in DNS errors.
• Sorted all of Windows 7’s Action Center’s complaints
• Cleaned up my external Hard Drive
• Started backing up my PC
• Fixed an overheating problem with my PC
• Started backing up my computer
• Installed an anti-virus program
• Cleared my downloads list

I feel so clean now. It’s given me a nice breath of fresh air and has made me so happy.