A great app to hide Desktop icons is 'Camouflage'. Particularly for people who project their laptop in front of an audience. Teachers particularly face this problem, particularly with files that may contain confidential details such as student names, or identifying features of what information the file may contain.
The Camouflage app is easy to use. In fact it doesn't even have a screen when you open it - very QuickTime-esque. The icon sits in the task bar at the top of the screen, and waits for your command to wave the magical digital wand to hide those pesky documents on your desktop.
Click the Camouflage app and select 'Hide Icons' to... you guessed it... hide the icons. Watch them vanish and reveal the desktop beneath, until you click again to find those files by selecting 'Show Icons'. Other options include setting preferences such as 'Open at Login' and links to the Display and Wallpaper preferences for easy access.
At the moment, Camouflage is available through the Mac App Store on Mac laptops for $6.50, although I'm sure other products will soon become available that may even perform more functions or offer greater control - despite the simplicity of this app being a selling point - and possible for a cheaper price. I look forward to writing the update with these new apps in the near future.
Click the Camouflage app and select 'Hide Icons' to... you guessed it... hide the icons. Watch them vanish and reveal the desktop beneath, until you click again to find those files by selecting 'Show Icons'. Other options include setting preferences such as 'Open at Login' and links to the Display and Wallpaper preferences for easy access.
At the moment, Camouflage is available through the Mac App Store on Mac laptops for $6.50, although I'm sure other products will soon become available that may even perform more functions or offer greater control - despite the simplicity of this app being a selling point - and possible for a cheaper price. I look forward to writing the update with these new apps in the near future.
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