By the way: If the icons you refer to are the big ones down the left hand side, then you are using the default "Unity Desktop" that most people hate. If you want to try a more user-friendly and more intuitive desktop, then you mi...
By the way: If the icons you refer to are the big ones down the left hand side, then you are using the default "Unity Desktop" that most people hate. If you want to try a more user-friendly and more intuitive desktop, then you might find "Classic View" to be more to your liking. Let us know if you want to try it.
Keith