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johngpt · 11-14-2008, 08:31 AM

Off topic but, Darryl, great signature!

Quote:


	:: I yam Popeye of Borg. :: :: Prepares ta be akskimilgrated. ::

dzurn · 11-14-2008, 01:46 PM

I am also working on a Frank Miller fan-zine of Leonidas meeting Olive Oyl.

Followed by Hello Kitty's NRA endorsement.

Desktop pictures to follow... maybe

dzurn · 11-14-2008, 05:34 PM

Here's my current desktops.

The star-hatchery is from the NASA Spitzer Space Telescope:

http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media...2008-15a.shtml

And yes, I am infatuated with the Sticker icons, even modifying the Core files to get them everywhere.

Darryl

Mastamind · 11-24-2008, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by johngpt


	That's beautiful Mastamind. Where is that?

Thank you! To be honest I can't remember where I got it

Here is where I got it from

http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper_b...ny/index7.html

freelunch · 11-25-2008, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Mastamind


	Thank you! To be honest I can't remember where I got it Here is where I got it from http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper_b...ny/index7.html

That's quite a site! I'm not normally a huge fan of HDR, but this shot is now on my screen. It's certainly from a different world than I'm used to!
http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper_b...27s_cabin.html

gazzanova · 11-29-2008, 04:23 PM

clean

busy

conundrum · 12-19-2008, 10:20 AM

That looks absolutely fantastic, gazz.

How did you do it?

fazstp · 12-19-2008, 02:32 PM

My current desktop is this cool playground we went to for my work Christmas party;

sl33stak · 12-28-2008, 09:16 PM

Got my iMac back...and better than ever.

Latest Dtop.

VirtualTracy · 12-28-2008, 10:47 PM

This photo was taken on Christmas Day this year and shows our dogs being very sporting and sharing a stick that they retrieved from the water. The beach is just a 5 minute from inside the Port Arthur Historical Site.

Click for full size

fletch33 · 01-19-2009, 11:05 PM

specs:

- Aluminum Macbook 2.4 running 10.5.6 with 4GB ram
- VMware Fusion 2.0.1
- XP Performance Edition SP3 which is only 250mb

Vmware settings:

Sharing = complete ability set to read and write on both'

Processor = since i am running a lite version of XP i gave XP only 1 processor with 1048MB of ram

everything else = i pretty much left as default

once i had it all setup i run VMware in unity mode which works great.

System Resources Used:

i have installed iStat Menus so that i can keep an eye on how much this will put on my system resources because my goal is to just run it with XP on all the time.

With the following running all the time on OS X:

- iChat
- Mail
- Address Book
- iCal
- Safari
- VMware
- iTunes
- smcFan Control
- Bluetooth Mouse

i am usually running with:

-almost no noticeable impact on my processors while idle of course. as you can see in the second picture that i was doing some stuff on my other monitor when i took that picture and the temperature and processors were higher.

- smcFan Control set on "Higher Rpm" (usually around 4000 RPM's) i stay between 105F and 150F

- i usually have about 1GB of memory free

- about 3 hours battery life

cool tweaks in XP

to give XP a blended look and not noticeable see a big XP task bar across the bottom of my screen as well as smooth out open XP windows:

in XP

start>control panel>display>appearance

1. change it to Windows Classic style
2. go to the advanced button and you can then change the appearances of your task bar, windows, text in windows etc...

you will have to play around with these until you get what you are looking for. once you have it BE SURE to go back to the "Themes" window in display and save it and name it whatever you want. if you do not then when you restart XP it will go back to default classic and all your work will be lost.

i usually have a darker desktop wallpaper so i made few different them to match my favorite wallpapers.

VirtualTracy · 01-20-2009, 01:14 AM

Here's the direct link to my current desktop piccie:

http://img.skitch.com/20090120-dcwu1...tecpng77xr.png

griffindy · 01-20-2009, 01:09 PM

this is a link to my to my two screens

http://www.griffindy.org/Desktops.jpg

Anti · 01-25-2009, 01:07 AM

The new MacBook Pro. Haven't gotten around to really customizing it yet...

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/7812/picture2xy3.png

johngpt · 01-25-2009, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Anti


	The new MacBook Pro. Haven't gotten around to really customizing it yet... http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/7812/picture2xy3.png

Anti, great desktop. Did you create that?

And interesting blog you've got going. I'm reading about Macworld 09 now.

Anti · 01-27-2009, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johngpt


	Anti, great desktop. Did you create that? And interesting blog you've got going. I'm reading about Macworld 09 now.

Thanks for the compliment! I got the desktop from deviantART. I just searched for "1440x900 abstract", and it's amazing what it returns!

I'm happy you like the blog too. I haven't been able to update it since the switch to the MBP since something went wrong and the SQL database ate my password. It's been fixed now though.

EDIT: Changed before the final backup. (Before they switch my computer out for another one.)
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/3079/desktopiy2.jpg

johngpt · 01-27-2009, 08:15 PM

I like this desktop too Anti. My first impression was of the spacecraft that the villains from the old Babylon 5 series used. It had lots of spiky prolongations like the design in your desktop image.

Anti · 01-28-2009, 04:06 PM

I changed it yet again. I saw this one on deviantART and couldn't pass it up.

http://anti.necrolounge.org/images/desktops/1-28-09.png

Mastamind · 02-01-2009, 03:38 PM

This is my current desktop. I took this pic in early morning 7:00am in December.

Anti · 02-05-2009, 07:54 AM

Here's anothuh.

http://img.skitch.com/20090205-pnxqx...exgm41a2nr.png

Skitch is lovely, BTW.

11-14-2008, 01:46 PM	#262
dzurn Triple-A Player Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Western Wisconsin, 3rd Rock Posts: 139	I am also working on a Frank Miller fan-zine of Leonidas meeting Olive Oyl. Followed by Hello Kitty's NRA endorsement. Desktop pictures to follow... maybe __________________ :: I yam Popeye of Borg. :: :: Prepares ta be akskimilgrated. ::

11-14-2008, 05:34 PM	#263
dzurn Triple-A Player Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Western Wisconsin, 3rd Rock Posts: 139	Dual-monitor desktops Here's my current desktops. The star-hatchery is from the NASA Spitzer Space Telescope: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media...2008-15a.shtml And yes, I am infatuated with the Sticker icons, even modifying the Core files to get them everywhere. Darryl Attached Thumbnails __________________ :: I yam Popeye of Borg. :: :: Prepares ta be akskimilgrated. ::

12-19-2008, 02:32 PM	#268
fazstp MVP Join Date: May 2004 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,576	My current desktop is this cool playground we went to for my work Christmas party; __________________ Inspire you of think the elephant dint Inspire you of think the elephant dint

12-28-2008, 09:16 PM	#269
sl33stak Prospect Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 5	Got my iMac back...and better than ever. Latest Dtop. Last edited by sl33stak; 12-28-2008 at 09:17 PM. Reason: link issue

01-19-2009, 11:05 PM	#271
fletch33 Triple-A Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 135	specs: - Aluminum Macbook 2.4 running 10.5.6 with 4GB ram - VMware Fusion 2.0.1 - XP Performance Edition SP3 which is only 250mb Vmware settings: Sharing = complete ability set to read and write on both' Processor = since i am running a lite version of XP i gave XP only 1 processor with 1048MB of ram everything else = i pretty much left as default once i had it all setup i run VMware in unity mode which works great. System Resources Used: i have installed iStat Menus so that i can keep an eye on how much this will put on my system resources because my goal is to just run it with XP on all the time. With the following running all the time on OS X: - iChat - Mail - Address Book - iCal - Safari - VMware - iTunes - smcFan Control - Bluetooth Mouse i am usually running with: -almost no noticeable impact on my processors while idle of course. as you can see in the second picture that i was doing some stuff on my other monitor when i took that picture and the temperature and processors were higher. - smcFan Control set on "Higher Rpm" (usually around 4000 RPM's) i stay between 105F and 150F - i usually have about 1GB of memory free - about 3 hours battery life cool tweaks in XP to give XP a blended look and not noticeable see a big XP task bar across the bottom of my screen as well as smooth out open XP windows: in XP start>control panel>display>appearance 1. change it to Windows Classic style 2. go to the advanced button and you can then change the appearances of your task bar, windows, text in windows etc... you will have to play around with these until you get what you are looking for. once you have it BE SURE to go back to the "Themes" window in display and save it and name it whatever you want. if you do not then when you restart XP it will go back to default classic and all your work will be lost. i usually have a darker desktop wallpaper so i made few different them to match my favorite wallpapers. __________________ "i believe louisiana is the pelican state"

11-29-2008, 04:23 PM	#266
gazzanova Prospect Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 6	clean busy

12-19-2008, 10:20 AM	#267
conundrum Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1	That looks absolutely fantastic, gazz. How did you do it?

12-28-2008, 10:47 PM	#270
VirtualTracy Major Leaguer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oceania Posts: 395	This photo was taken on Christmas Day this year and shows our dogs being very sporting and sharing a stick that they retrieved from the water. The beach is just a 5 minute from inside the Port Arthur Historical Site. Click for full size

01-20-2009, 01:14 AM	#272
VirtualTracy Major Leaguer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oceania Posts: 395	Here's the direct link to my current desktop piccie: http://img.skitch.com/20090120-dcwu1...tecpng77xr.png

01-20-2009, 01:09 PM	#273
griffindy Triple-A Player Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Middletown CT/Boston MA Posts: 68	this is a link to my to my two screens http://www.griffindy.org/Desktops.jpg

01-25-2009, 01:07 AM	#274
Anti MVP Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Concord, CA Posts: 1,530	The new MacBook Pro. Haven't gotten around to really customizing it yet... http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/7812/picture2xy3.png __________________ Xodium Dot Net.

01-27-2009, 08:15 PM	#277
johngpt MVP Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 1,093	I like this desktop too Anti. My first impression was of the spacecraft that the villains from the old Babylon 5 series used. It had lots of spiky prolongations like the design in your desktop image. __________________ John My Flickr

01-28-2009, 04:06 PM	#278
Anti MVP Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Concord, CA Posts: 1,530	I changed it yet again. I saw this one on deviantART and couldn't pass it up. http://anti.necrolounge.org/images/desktops/1-28-09.png __________________ Xodium Dot Net.

02-01-2009, 03:38 PM	#279
Mastamind Triple-A Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 143	This is my current desktop. I took this pic in early morning 7:00am in December. Attached Thumbnails __________________ -------- ACSP 10.5 ACTC 10.5

02-05-2009, 07:54 AM	#280
Anti MVP Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Concord, CA Posts: 1,530	Here's anothuh. http://img.skitch.com/20090205-pnxqx...exgm41a2nr.png Skitch is lovely, BTW. __________________ Xodium Dot Net.