Show your desktop!

robert@fm · 20 Sep 2002, 08:51 AM

To start with, here's mine:

http://korax1214.port5.com/misc/desktops.html

(edit — changed to a site which doesn't have the annoying popups)

redmyrlin · 20 Sep 2002, 10:20 AM

Here's my sensible Linux Mandrake 8.2 KDE desktop

lukask · 20 Sep 2002, 05:00 PM

My desktop is the result of the shared desktop settings of my family and my own personal things. The background may vary according to the season....

redmyrlin · 20 Sep 2002, 07:31 PM

Here's the desktop from the WinNT OS on my notebook. The central wallpaper tile changes every five minutes cycling through a collection of photos of my wife, children and dogs.

Heartz · 20 Sep 2002, 07:55 PM

Here's mine! On Red Hat 7.3 using KDE!

http://www.gnasegarah.org/graphics/mydesktop.png

Mine looks extremely plain compared to the things you guys have posted.

Dave P in StLouis · 9 Nov 2002, 01:05 AM

I didn't have a very interesting desktop when robert@fm started this thread but then I found the perfect background. You can see it at person2person.faithweb.com/desktop.html.
BTW, yes, that's a small sedan sitting nose-down between two parking garages. Remarkably, the driver, a university student, got out unharmed and proceeded to her next class, LOL. You can find out more at http://economics.wustl.edu/computing/parking/.

Best wishes,
David P.

btn · 16 Nov 2002, 02:57 PM

Funny how I keep a screen shot around just for these occasions. It's actually due for an update since that one was taken under Mac OS X 10.1...

dragon1 · 25 May 2004, 07:41 AM

Just wanted to show my latest desktop.

kander · 25 May 2004, 09:34 AM

Here's mine:

http://emd.kander.promessage.com/desktop.png (beware: 690 KB PNG file ahead!)

--K

dragon1 · 25 May 2004, 10:21 AM

kander:

Wow, that's a huge file! Fortunately on DSL it doesn't take too long to load.

I can't believe all the icons on your desktop!

kander · 25 May 2004, 12:01 PM

I have the really bad habit of tossing everything on my desktop, and then clearing it out every once in a while. As you can probably see, there are a lot of installation files there which I use once to install something, and then never again... movies, soundbytes, etc. I hardly ever use any of the icons there, as I prefer running them from my start tray. Much more convenient, just typing in the name of the shortcut and pressing enter, with autocompletion.

I see you run a 2-tier starttray as well... may I ask what you do with the space next to the quicklaunch icons? The most useful thing I could fit there was the 'Address' toolbar, and it's proven to be very handy. If I type in a URL it opens up my Default Browser with that URL, if I type in a location on my harddisk it opens an Explorer, and if I type in a progam that is on my desktop it opens that as well. Very versatile thing... hard to believe it's part of Windows and no 3rd party tool.

By the way: I already reduced the size with 50%... I run Dual Monitors, and one half is normally empty except for applications I choose to move there, so I cut it off the screenshot.

--K

bplat · 25 May 2004, 09:15 PM

Here's mine:

small (500k or so)
medium (1000k or so)
original (2000k or so)

The background picture is Pieter Breughel's The Tower of Babel, from 1563.

-brt

The Storm · 25 May 2004, 09:50 PM

my desktop is way to cluttered. If I can be bothered to sort it out I may post. 'If' being the operative word there

bplat · 25 May 2004, 09:51 PM

Can't be worse than Kander's, though.

Or can it?

Although I must admit that I, too, put all sorts of things on the desktop. Once a week, though, that stuff is all put in a desktop folder called "Junk".

The Storm · 25 May 2004, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bplat
Can't be worse than Kander's, though.

Or can it?

...

It can, don't worry about that lol

20 Sep 2002, 08:51 AM	#1
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	Show your desktop! To start with, here's mine: http://korax1214.port5.com/misc/desktops.html (edit — changed to a site which doesn't have the annoying popups) Last edited by robert@fm : 26 May 2004 at 02:26 AM.

9 Nov 2002, 01:05 AM	#6
Dave P in StLouis Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: St. Louis, MO USA Posts: 597	Worth the wait I didn't have a very interesting desktop when robert@fm started this thread but then I found the perfect background. You can see it at person2person.faithweb.com/desktop.html. BTW, yes, that's a small sedan sitting nose-down between two parking garages. Remarkably, the driver, a university student, got out unharmed and proceeded to her next class, LOL. You can find out more at http://economics.wustl.edu/computing/parking/. Best wishes, David P.

25 May 2004, 07:41 AM	#8
dragon1 Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: California Posts: 674	Time to drag up this oldie Just wanted to show my latest desktop.

20 Sep 2002, 10:20 AM	#2
redmyrlin Master of the @ Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,409	Here's my sensible Linux Mandrake 8.2 KDE desktop

20 Sep 2002, 05:00 PM	#3
lukask Essential Contributor Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Haarlem, Netherlands Posts: 311	My desktop is the result of the shared desktop settings of my family and my own personal things. The background may vary according to the season....

20 Sep 2002, 07:31 PM	#4
redmyrlin Master of the @ Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,409	Here's the desktop from the WinNT OS on my notebook. The central wallpaper tile changes every five minutes cycling through a collection of photos of my wife, children and dogs.

20 Sep 2002, 07:55 PM	#5
Heartz Essential Contributor Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Selangor, Malaysia Posts: 460	Here's mine! On Red Hat 7.3 using KDE! http://www.gnasegarah.org/graphics/mydesktop.png Mine looks extremely plain compared to the things you guys have posted.

16 Nov 2002, 02:57 PM	#7
btn Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: San Jose, CA, US Posts: 688 Representative of: Everyone.net	Funny how I keep a screen shot around just for these occasions. It's actually due for an update since that one was taken under Mac OS X 10.1...

25 May 2004, 09:34 AM	#9
kander The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,112	Here's mine: http://emd.kander.promessage.com/desktop.png (beware: 690 KB PNG file ahead!) --K

25 May 2004, 10:21 AM	#10
dragon1 Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: California Posts: 674	kander: Wow, that's a huge file! Fortunately on DSL it doesn't take too long to load. I can't believe all the icons on your desktop!

25 May 2004, 12:01 PM	#11
kander The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,112	I have the really bad habit of tossing everything on my desktop, and then clearing it out every once in a while. As you can probably see, there are a lot of installation files there which I use once to install something, and then never again... movies, soundbytes, etc. I hardly ever use any of the icons there, as I prefer running them from my start tray. Much more convenient, just typing in the name of the shortcut and pressing enter, with autocompletion. I see you run a 2-tier starttray as well... may I ask what you do with the space next to the quicklaunch icons? The most useful thing I could fit there was the 'Address' toolbar, and it's proven to be very handy. If I type in a URL it opens up my Default Browser with that URL, if I type in a location on my harddisk it opens an Explorer, and if I type in a progam that is on my desktop it opens that as well. Very versatile thing... hard to believe it's part of Windows and no 3rd party tool. By the way: I already reduced the size with 50%... I run Dual Monitors, and one half is normally empty except for applications I choose to move there, so I cut it off the screenshot. --K

25 May 2004, 09:15 PM	#12
bplat Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 507	Here's mine: small (500k or so) medium (1000k or so) original (2000k or so) The background picture is Pieter Breughel's The Tower of Babel, from 1563. -brt

25 May 2004, 09:50 PM	#13
The Storm Essential Contributor Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SE Queensland, Australia Posts: 314	my desktop is way to cluttered. If I can be bothered to sort it out I may post. 'If' being the operative word there

25 May 2004, 09:51 PM	#14
bplat Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 507	Can't be worse than Kander's, though. Or can it? Although I must admit that I, too, put all sorts of things on the desktop. Once a week, though, that stuff is all put in a desktop folder called "Junk".