Personalize your Windows 7 desktop with gadgets ... Double-click the "Calendar" icon to open a calendar on your desktop. Double-click this gadget to cycle through the views of the calendar ...

Scroll down to find the "Desktop icon settings" option and click on it. Uncheck the Recycle Bin icon in the subsequent dialog box and click OK. Follow these steps on Windows Vista, 7, and 8 ...

Each of these downloads is free. (For links to all of the downloads in one convenient list, see our Electrify Your Windows 7 Desktop with Free Sci-Fi Themepacks and Fonts collection.) This century ...