Pro Tip: Reduce Icon Clutter with 7stacks

Apparently I'm a digital hoarder. Someone call TLC.

Alastria Software's 7stacks

The fantastic game deals we've been seeing lately have been both a blessing and a curse for me. Between Steam sales, Amazon combo packs, and other random finds, I've managed to amass a games collection that would probably take me 8 years to play through. My neglected Steam backlog gives me the puppy dog eyes every time I log on, guilting me into downloading and installing a bunch of games that I promise myself I'll play - eventually.

A quick look through my Steam and Origin libraries tells me that I've got 43 games installed through those two programs alone. That number doesn't include standalone games like Starcraft II or Diablo III (I can probably uninstall that one) or old standbys like Windows Solitaire.

After installing a bunch of games and programs it's safe to say that icon management can become somewhat of an issue. Sure, Steam and Origin do a pretty good job of letting you launch games from within each client, but that usually means a few extra clicks: pull up the client window, navigate to the library, find the game you want to open, click launch, etc. Steam supports Windows 7 Jump Lists, which helps a little, but if the game you're looking for isn't in the "Recent" list you'll still end up going through the same procedure. You could technically use the Start menu as an alternative, but aside from being able to pin programs to the top of the list it's not exactly ideal.

Evidently you can fit a lot of games on a 1TB hard drive.