I've personally put my monitor on a thick book (about CS foundation, fittingly enough) so that most of the time, I'm naturally looking at the middle of the scre

I've personally put my monitor on a thick book (about CS foundation, fittingly enough) so that most of the time, I'm naturally looking at the middle of the screen where, incredibly, most of the useful stuff actually is. In any case, for me the start bar is mostly useless.