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Through both Mac OS Classic and OS X, I’ve developed a few Mac habits, good and bad. When it comes to organizing my Mac’s desktop in OS X, I take a minimalist approach. The fewer number of windows, the better. The fewer the clicks, the better. Less is more. </p> </div> <a name="read"></a>  <div class="wrapper_comments"> <h3>Reader Comments (1)</h3> <div class="frame_comments_one"> <p><strong>sedat</strong> said:</p> <p>Since the beginning of Mac OS X and column view I decided against using the Desktop alone. 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