I’ve taken some ribbing in the past regarding the disorganization of my computer’s desktop.  Frankly, I have WAY too many icons, and it does (at times) make it hard to find what I’m looking for.

But, that’s no longer the case.  Stardock, a company just down the road from us in Plymouth, developed a program specifically for those of us who are “iconically” challenged.  Per Stardock:

Fences is a one-of-a-kind program, allowing you to draw labeled shaded areas on your desktop, which become movable & resizable containers for your desktop icons. These groups can help bring organization and consistency to your computer’s desktop, solving the “constant mess” problem that has plagued the desktop since its inception.

Fences also helps you finally appreciate the wallpaper you have hiding behind all that clutter.
In addition to its organizing features, Fences offers a novel quick-hide feature (in-patenting-process). Double click your desktop, and all your icons will fade out. Double click again, and they’ll return.

You can download the program Free at: http://www.stardock.com/products/fences/

What is a poetic end for Lion’s fans to a 0 – 16 football season?

How about if the only NFL franchise older and more futile than yours qualifies for the Super Bowl? The Arizona Cardinals were born in 1898 in Chicago, last Championship was 1947 and moved to Arizona in 1988. (As opposed to Detroit, born in Portsmouth Ohio in 1929, last championship 1957 and moved to Detroit in 1934.) Should the Cardinals go to the Big Game, the Lions would be the oldest franchise to never play in a Super Bowl. Only other teams that haven’t seen the big one are the Browns (founded 1946), Saints (1968), Jaguars (1995) and Texans (2002).

But the Cardinals are still a game away. The Eagles face off against Arizona and could spoil the Lions embarassment. If Philly makes the big game their offensive coordinator should be familiar to Lions fans. It’s Marty “the bar is high” Morningwig, the first coach from the ill-fated Millen era. Marty is one of the coaches issuing orders in Donovan McNabb’s head set. Morningwig’s claim to fame was “taking the wind” after winning a coin flip in an overtime loss at Chicago. (Is it a wonder that his quarterback didn’t understand that the NFL regular season has only one overtime period?). Interesting choices. . .