ubertuber

I actually prefer to have fewer things on my screen. Right now I have nothing because I went and turned off hard drives and network volumes. Stacks are handy enough for me, and once I get into a folder, keyboard shortcuts and spotlight are WAY faster than mousing around. Similarly, I actually have no permanent apps in my dock. When everything is shut down, the dock contains only Finder and my resident stacks. Simplicity is it for me. Spotlight is faster and more reliable than clutter.

Also, spaces won't give any relief for desktop clutter. The desktop remains the same. Spaces is windows only -- notice that the dock still shows all running apps regardless of space assignment (as does command-tab). Quick user switching is more the ticket, but that's also a whole 'nother layer to be thinking about.

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