Don't knock it until you've tried it!

Seriously, how good are you at keeping your files organized, your desktop clear with only the necessary shortcut icons and your inbox routinely cleaned out?

If you're like most people, you weed out old files routinely - that is, every time you upgrade to a new PC and only transfer the docs you need, leaving the rest to be cleaned off the hard drive before you donate the whole thing to your kid's school or drop it off for recycling at Staples.

Think about how much time you spend on your computer and how much time you spend fetching office supplies out of that hall closet by the breakroom. Now tell me again, which one you should spend time reorganizing to make your work life more efficient?

I'm only half-kidding about the Feng Shui. Believe it or not, there are some great tips on how to get the chi going to the right places on your computer.

Here are a couple of my favorites:

- Pick out your screen saver carefully with images and colors that supports your core mandate on the job (roping in new customers? Then use bright high energy colors like orange and red, for example. )

- Projects you dread should go in a folder on the bottom left of the screen. It represents wisdom which you'll need to navigate through all those must-do projects

Is all of this too Northern California for you? Then how about this. Lifehacker has put together a list of 10 ways to declutter your digital life, with some more practical tips like archive your old files, uninstall programs you no longer use, etc.

Other tips to "spring clean" your PC:

- Defrag that hard drive and don't forget to run other routine utilities.

- Clean off the desktop, but also be deliberate with what you leave behind. For example, I have four things on mine: the recycle bin, my shortcut to the Internet, a shortcut to a folder of frequently used aps and a shortcut to my documents. That's it! Others may prefer doing three folders: files needing immediate attention, files for ongoing longterm projects and files for backburner items.

- Take the time to customize an iGoogle or Pageflakes homepage. You can put all the things you use the most on one page (links to sites you frequent most, to do lists, a clock, a calculator, a stock ticker, links to files you're working on, etc.). This can function as your virtual nerve center.

Then again, you can just go to the pool this weekend.

We'll get back to business on Monday. - Renee Oricchio