Overloaded
I think I seriously need to just cut back. My new PC has too much junk on it, I use Firefox, Safari, IE7, Opera, and Flock. I have tons of music and it’s not totally organized, I download a lot of little files, I run Vista, installed a dock yet still have icons all over, I use the desktop to dump everything. I feel like just reinstalling everything and starting over - but it won’t be that easy.
When you think about it, it’s an overall sort of thing. If I really want to organize my PC life better, my overall life has to improve. This means, sadly, I need to stop being a packrat in real life as well and clear out everything. I actually would love to do this. Anyone else interested in going on this journey with me and leading a more minimalist life? I could use support as I go into relapse. 
Lol…that’s a good one. I’ve realized that it pays to keep things organized and also to keep a backup of all your stuff…..computers aren’t the most smartest or reliable things in the world. I’ve learned from trial and error (not just my own) that it pays in the long run to keep a clean PC, even though my bedroom doesn’t always reflect the same…
happen to know any alternative OS for the PC other than Sosa or Unbuntu?
Well, Ubuntu is supposed to be the most user-friendly linux distro, but I wouldn’t use it just yet other than with a Live CD. There’s http://thinkgos.com/ but I think XP is just good enough if you don’t want Vista.
I’d stick with WinXP until (at least) Vista SP1 is out. Even then… XP has six years of software available for it, whereas working in Vista is somewhat of a “install and hope” process when it comes to non-Microsoft applications and utilities.
On the “alternative OS” front, I’d go Ubuntu before Gos. I’ve tried ‘em both now, and found that Ubuntu was easier to get into than Gos. Don’t get me wrong, I *like* the minimalist approach to the desktop Gos has (even if they did put the Facebook and YouTube icons next to each other, producing a lovely “F-You” grouping at the bottom of my screen), but I found that Ubuntu’s automated Updates and Add/Remove Software functionality was pretty quick to figure out, without having to “un-friendly” my system first.
http://distrowatch.com has an excellent collection of builds you can dig through and see what tickles your fancy, especially when it comes to the “try before you install” LiveCDs and DVDs.