Only show disk images in Mac OSX

Hello,
im having an issue where clutter seems to end up on the desktop of my computer (such as random documents and audio files), I know that there is a terminal command to completely disable files on the desktop, but is there any way you can chose what you want to appear on the desktop (such as iPods and Disk Images only....)
Thanks in advance.

What apps like to put stuff there?
If you are talking about when you save a file and it defaults there for some stupid reason, change it to the Documents folder. The app should then default to that last used location. If it doesn't, complain to the developer.
If you have apps that are just randomly dropping items on the Desktop, send a nasty gram to the developer.

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