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Noonster · Dec 9, 2004, 03:49 PM

Easy one this...

Just take a screenshot of your desktop without any windows open and post it up...

Interesting to see people backgrounds (wallpaper) have and how many things people have in the dock and how much crap on the desktop etc...

Obviously i cant post till i get the mac... but i am sure someone can start us off??

mdc · Dec 9, 2004, 04:06 PM

you might want to look here. about 40 something pages of what you want.

Noonster · Dec 9, 2004, 04:45 PM

Originally posted by mdc:
you might want to look here. about 40 something pages of what you want.

:o Would be nice to know which 40 as there is 149 pages.

Will have a click through though.

Cheers

ManOfSteal · Dec 9, 2004, 04:56 PM

n00b.

d4nth3m4n · Dec 9, 2004, 05:46 PM

i'll play along.

click for screenie thread sized.

i hate icons on my desk. grr.

rozwado1 · Dec 9, 2004, 07:10 PM

Originally posted by d4nth3m4n:
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Who's the tail? I'll post when I get back to my Mac tonight.

Freeflyer · Dec 9, 2004, 08:39 PM

oh go on then.

here's my desktops, they change every minute.

http://www.jkath.com/photos/desktops/index.htm

J.

ManOfSteal · Dec 9, 2004, 08:48 PM

Dust.

MacMan4000 · Dec 9, 2004, 09:14 PM

check my sig... it updates every time you reload the page. (if my computer is on)

Kilbey · Dec 10, 2004, 12:02 AM

A bunch of books, some bills, a telephone, a cup of pans and pencils, an eMac, a printer, mouse, keyboard, a couple woodworking magazines, and a camera. Oh, and some speakers. And a baby monitor.

Now the picture I use for my computer's desktop picture is one of my daughter a few days ago while we were decorating the Christmas tree.

Noonster · Dec 10, 2004, 02:48 AM

Originally posted by MacMan4000:
check my sig... it updates every time you reload the page. (if my computer is on)

Your computer is not on at the mo...

But that sounds like a cool idea.... - how you do that??

Krusty · Dec 10, 2004, 03:05 AM

My desktop has my mounted volumes + whatever I'm actively working with at the time ... that's all. Oh, I also have a nifty, auto-updating shot of the planet going. (thumb)

Noonster · Dec 10, 2004, 04:08 AM

^^ How do i make an image show as a thumbnail and then make them link to the full size image??

Cheers

Krusty · Dec 10, 2004, 04:15 AM

Originally posted by Noonster:
^^ How do i make an image show as a thumbnail and then make them link to the full size image??

Cheers

HIt 'reply' directly to my post ... the syntax will then be apparent. (Honestly, I had to look up one of my old posts to remember how to do it)

Noonster · Dec 10, 2004, 04:21 AM

Originally posted by Krusty:
HIt 'reply' directly to my post ... the syntax will then be apparent. (Honestly, I had to look up one of my old posts to remember how to do it)

Ok done that...
Heres what i found.

[ URL =http://homepage.mac.com/krusty/.Pictures/desk.jpg] [ img ]http://homepage.mac.com/krusty/.Pictures/deskthumb.jpg[/img][/url]

Obviously i put the spaces in so you could see the code.

Right so i actually need two images... wasnt sure if it made the thumbnail for you.

So i need to upload 2 pics - 1 small and 1 large.
Thats cool I will do a test in a little bit.

OH and this should work on any forum (like this) right?

Krusty · Dec 10, 2004, 04:32 AM

Originally posted by Noonster:
Ok done that...
Heres what i found.

OH and this should work on any forum (like this) right?

Yeah, you have to make two images ... thumbnail + your original (not very hard if you have a simple image editor that scales images.). As far as working in any forum ... I have no clue. This is the only forum that I've pasted such images... I would assume something similar for most forums

alphasubzero949 · Dec 10, 2004, 04:55 AM

dillerX · Dec 10, 2004, 05:09 AM

hrm. you all would be disappointed with my current 'tops.

Randman · Dec 10, 2004, 05:25 AM

There's absolutely ZERO reason for this thread. One, it's the lounge, not GUI. Two, there's already a thread on this!

roberto blanco · Dec 10, 2004, 05:35 AM

i really like that 'quantum foam' desktop pic.

a great source for desktops is here.

d.fine · Dec 10, 2004, 05:56 AM

PB and PM pretty much the same, so one is enough

Mithras · 12:38 PM

Originally posted by Randman:
There's absolutely ZERO reason for this thread. One, it's the lounge, not GUI. Two, there's already a thread on this!

There's no stopping the power of narcissism.
Sportin' my new 2005FPW wide-screen monitor, in cahoots with the Powerbook:

Randman · Dec 10, 2004, 08:35 AM

It's not narcissism. It's the fact that a very healthy thread on this already exists and that thread is in the correct forum, the GUI forum and not the lounge.
I can understand someone being new, but there's no need for this thread.

effgee · Dec 10, 2004, 09:56 AM

from the dark side ... just because there's no need for this thread ...

Peter · Dec 10, 2004, 10:18 AM

Originally posted by Krusty:
Oh, I also have a nifty, auto-updating shot of the planet going. (thumb

How..?

ThinkInsane · Dec 10, 2004, 12:09 PM

We've had plenty of desktop picture threads in the lounge, there is no reason why he can't post it here. A lot of people don't go to the gui forum. If you don't want to participate in the thread, then don't. It's that easy. That being said, here's mine.

Krusty · Dec 10, 2004, 12:23 PM

Originally posted by Peter:
How..?

OSXPlanet

scaught · Dec 10, 2004, 12:24 PM

click for more biggerer.

Xeo · Dec 10, 2004, 12:37 PM

OK, I'll play along. It gave me an excuse to clean up my desktop. I had a hundred or so files on it. When they start wrapping around to the other display, you know it's time to clean house. I wish my room were so easy. Then again, I just did the equivalent of shoving it all under my bed.

scaught · Dec 10, 2004, 12:44 PM

Originally posted by Xeo:
I just did the equivalent of shoving it all under my bed.

"desktop stuff" - hahaaha

::raises hand::

ive done that too, brother.

Xeo · Dec 10, 2004, 12:45 PM

Originally posted by scaught:
"desktop stuff" - hahaaha

::raises hand::

ive done that too, brother.

Total items: 417. This isn't the first time.

MacMan4000 · Dec 10, 2004, 04:31 PM

Originally posted by Noonster:
Your computer is not on at the mo...

But that sounds like a cool idea.... - how you do that??

ok, my computer is on now...
I use this app

nredman · Dec 11, 2004, 05:12 PM

i have a picture of my wife and i on my desktop - nothing else besides the hardrive. pretty boring - i don't do enough work on my mac for my desktop to get messy.

Nodnarb · Dec 11, 2004, 05:15 PM

I got a program (I think it was called fetchart) that went out and downloaded the album covers for every song in my iTunes library. Then I put the backround to change every 5 minutes on the folder that has all the pictures in it, and the pictures are set to tile on the backround. This is the only thing I would ever want on my backround, its so cool seeing a few hundred album covers on my desktop randomly.

koogz · Dec 11, 2004, 05:32 PM

Boogers. I just sneezed.. blech.

Oh, cool...

nredman · Dec 11, 2004, 05:39 PM

Originally posted by ThinkInsane:
We've had plenty of desktop picture threads in the lounge, there is no reason why he can't post it here. A lot of people don't go to the gui forum. If you don't want to participate in the thread, then don't. It's that easy. That being said, here's mine.

i love that picture, i am always tempted to buy it when i see it in stores. i guess i like it because i have a black cat. do you draw it on the sidewalk or where did you come across it?

Steve · Dec 11, 2004, 05:43 PM

Originally posted by Randman:
It's not narcissism. It's the fact that a very healthy thread on this already exists and that thread is in the correct forum, the GUI forum and not the lounge.
I can understand someone being new, but there's no need for this thread.

I would never post in the GUI forum because my desktop is running Windows, and I'm sure I would be flamed for it.

(click for larger)

ThinkInsane · Dec 11, 2004, 07:46 PM

Originally posted by nredman:
i love that picture, i am always tempted to buy it when i see it in stores. i guess i like it because i have a black cat. do you draw it on the sidewalk or where did you come across it?

I can draw a pretty good stick figure, but other than that, I kinda suck at the art thing. I took that picture at the Syracuse Arts Festival last summer. They have a big sidewalk chalk art contest, with five or six different categories. I don't think that one won anything, but I liked it nonetheless.

alphamatrix · Dec 11, 2004, 08:13 PM

Pretty basic.

yukon · Dec 11, 2004, 11:04 PM

Steve, what utility is that running on the desktop? I've got Aquamon on the G4, but the PC lacks that. Better than keeping taskmon/asusprobe open. Also, the Jesus desktop is surprisingly funny, no google results ;-)

Nebagakid · Dec 11, 2004, 11:43 PM

Right now I am running a program i developing that puts the weather superimosed on the desktop:

Xeo · Dec 11, 2004, 11:58 PM

Originally posted by Nebagakid:
Right now I am running a program i developing that puts the weather superimosed on the desktop:

<snip huge image>

Thanks for scaling that.

fireside · Dec 12, 2004, 12:02 AM

Originally posted by Randman:
It's not narcissism. It's the fact that a very healthy thread on this already exists and that thread is in the correct forum, the GUI forum and not the lounge.
I can understand someone being new, but there's no need for this thread.

the other thread is for people showing off their CUSTOMIZATIONZ of mac os x. this isn't.

I WIN.

Steve · Dec 12, 2004, 12:22 AM

Originally posted by yukon:
Steve, what utility is that running on the desktop? I've got Aquamon on the G4, but the PC lacks that. Better than keeping taskmon/asusprobe open. Also, the Jesus desktop is surprisingly funny, no google results ;-)

The utility is Serious Samurize. There's a ton of different configs you can run and modify, or you can create your own. It's really customizable and low-resource.

I can put the Jesus image up if you'd like

.

yukon · Dec 12, 2004, 01:00 AM

Heh, sure, I think it looks cool.

Wow, it looks like people are using samurize to replace the taskbar. It looks like a BB4Win or Litestep thing. I used to use those in Win2k so it'd run in multiple threads, not necessary in win2k3....but I'll try it for the stats display. Looks like the configuration is quite similar. Thanks

Steve · Dec 12, 2004, 01:07 AM

Originally posted by yukon:
Heh, sure, I think it looks cool.

Wow, it looks like people are using samurize to replace the taskbar. It looks like a BB4Win or Litestep thing. I used to use those in Win2k so it'd run in multiple threads, not necessary in win2k3....but I'll try it for the stats display. Looks like the configuration is quite similar. Thanks

The image is here.

I actually still use the taskbar (across the top of both monitors) but it's hidden from view. I also have ObjectDock running in the bottom right of the right monitor, for an application launcher etc.

I really like this setup and have been using it for a while. The default Windows setup annoys me.

yukon · Dec 12, 2004, 02:06 AM

Thanks, already got a customized setup based on "Falcone 1.2", minus a bunch of stuff that doesn't apply to me, some colours, etc. Just need to install Motherboard Monitor (I prefer SpeedFan/Asusprobe) If you like this, you might want to try the BB4Win or Litestep GUIs, replace explorer using highly customizable modules, some actually look great....I tend to just clone a simpler and very dark explorer interface. They're a bit more complex though, and last I tried, desktop icons ("desktop emulation" they called it) was just beginning.

Just so I can help Re-Rail this thread....

Xeo · Dec 12, 2004, 02:09 AM

Originally posted by yukon:
Just so I can help Re-Rail this thread....
<img snip>

Geez for a second there I was going to say about that second pic "Oh my god, you made the windows look like Windows!" and then I saw it was windows.

yukon · Dec 12, 2004, 02:21 AM

Lol, if I could make the Windows look like OS X without a lot of hacky tacky programs....but that's my Windows "theme", ugly but functional....functional....I actually wish I could do that with OS X, so much white, painful after long use.

Should have done it with VNC, save an image, didn't think of it, I don't actually have one of those double-height monitors I used to see decades ago. I have Firefox set up the same on the Mac, but iCab is my browser here....sticks out a bit though ;-). BTW, yes, MacNN's images have odd looking jagged white halos ;-D

Xeo · Dec 12, 2004, 02:33 AM

Originally posted by yukon:
Lol, if I could make the Windows look like OS X without a lot of hacky tacky programs....but that's my Windows "theme", ugly but functional....functional....I actually wish I could do that with OS X, so much white, painful after long use.

I think you could use something like ShapeShifter to make OS X not so white.

Should have done it with VNC, save an image, didn't think of it, I don't actually have one of those double-height monitors I used to see decades ago. I have Firefox set up the same on the Mac, but iCab is my browser here....sticks out a bit though ;-). BTW, yes, MacNN's images have odd looking jagged white halos ;-D [/B][/QUOTE]I didn't even notice you used custom CSS to change the way MacNN looks. Whatever works for ya, I guess.