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Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: beet1e on September 29, 2004, 04:04:53 AM: With as many different personalities as we have in the AH community, and from so many different countries, I just wondered what everyone else has for their desktop.

Are you tidy? Do you have lots of junk?

OK, I'll start. This was mine this morning...

(http://www.zen33071.zen.co.uk/deskt3.jpg)
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Post by: deSelys on September 29, 2004, 04:22:11 AM: ROFL Beet1e with this gazillion junkware running in the background, you should still have the equivalent computing power of a Pentium 133 to run games :lol
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Post by: Saintaw on September 29, 2004, 04:31:20 AM: My office desktop:

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/thumbs/19_1096450212_workdstp.jpg) (http://www.onpoi.net/ah/picpopup.php?ImgId=13546)

Tis true that you seem to have a lot of things running in the background there Beetle san :)
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Post by: FUNKED1 on September 29, 2004, 05:04:10 AM: Quicktime? LOL N00b
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Post by: Saintaw on September 29, 2004, 05:05:44 AM: Ppfffffftrrrrrblrtbltrbltttt!!! :p
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Post by: FUNKED1 on September 29, 2004, 05:10:25 AM: What is the hexagonal thing in your avatard?
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Post by: Saintaw on September 29, 2004, 05:16:10 AM: Its the Atomium, I am sorry to say (I know you will be dissapointed) that it has nothing to do with France, it's one of Belgium's most famous architectural treasures (or so they say...)

It was built for the 58's expo.

More info : http://www.atomium.be/
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Post by: beet1e on September 29, 2004, 05:47:32 AM: hehe, those things in my system tray are mostly idle. I could still get fps between 60-75 in AH, even with VSync on.
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Post by: Gixer on September 29, 2004, 05:49:46 AM: (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/davest/Clipboard01.jpg)
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Post by: GRUNHERZ on September 29, 2004, 05:50:14 AM: Nice gixer. :)
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Post by: Gixer on September 29, 2004, 05:59:08 AM: Quote
Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
Nice gixer. :)

Thanks, easy grabbing great screenshots with FS9 (after a few addons) have quite collection already.
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Post by: Curval on September 29, 2004, 06:12:47 AM: lol Gixer, I like THAT. Could you e-mail me a high res version?

mrwolf_riaz at yahoo dot com.
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Post by: Ripsnort on September 29, 2004, 07:16:57 AM: Which desktop? I have 4.
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Post by: TrueKill on September 29, 2004, 07:19:24 AM: i would post mine but dont know where the pic goes after i press print screen
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Post by: Curval on September 29, 2004, 07:20:16 AM: Got it...thanks.
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Post by: Ripsnort on September 29, 2004, 07:21:16 AM: Quote
Originally posted by TrueKill
i would post mine but dont know where the pic goes after i press print screen

Paste it into Photoshop, PhotoDraw, or whatever program you have to edit photos with. Resize it though please.
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Post by: TrueKill on September 29, 2004, 07:22:46 AM: yea but where do i find the pic?
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Post by: AKS\/\/ulfe on September 29, 2004, 07:24:46 AM: You don't, it will find you.
-SW
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Post by: straffo on September 29, 2004, 07:30:38 AM: Quote
Originally posted by TrueKill
yea but where do i find the pic?

in the clipboard ...

So it's ready to be pasted in any graphical program.
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Post by: Edbert1 on September 29, 2004, 07:32:47 AM: Just a 1920X1200 black screen with the recyle bin. I usually only have about 21 processes running too.
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Post by: AKS\/\/ulfe on September 29, 2004, 07:35:36 AM: 21? You silly foolish person. You can bloyvin it down to 17 if you weren't a blundering fool.
-SW
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Post by: TrueKill on September 29, 2004, 08:05:17 AM: ok here it is

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/505_1096463007_untitled-1.jpg)
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Post by: Dago on September 29, 2004, 08:33:04 AM: Good thing Beetle has the mouse quick start guide up there for quick use. That must come in handy quite often. :D

Nice 727 cockpit there Gixer, was one of my favorite planes to fly in, quiet and smooth. I miss that aircraft.

dago
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Post by: beet1e on September 29, 2004, 09:12:32 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Dago
Good thing Beetle has the mouse quick start guide up there for quick use. That must come in handy quite often. :D
LOL, I'm due for some tidying up!
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Post by: Blooz on September 29, 2004, 09:54:05 AM: Couldn't post mine.

It would get me banned.
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Post by: midnight Target on September 29, 2004, 10:03:43 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Ripsnort
Which desktop? I have 4.

ROFL..

thank you.
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Post by: Dago on September 29, 2004, 10:05:01 AM: Quote
I'm due for some tidying up!

Yeah, I have found some on my desktop that sure wasn't needed in the past. Frustrating the way some programs put that stuff up there.

dago
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Post by: JB73 on September 29, 2004, 10:44:05 AM: at work:

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/180_1096472446_untitled.jpg)
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Post by: Nilsen on September 29, 2004, 11:04:57 AM: (http://www.alpinsiden.com/conv/mydesk.jpg)
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Post by: xrtoronto on September 29, 2004, 11:19:05 AM: (http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/642_1096474620_mydesktop.jpg)
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Post by: TrueKill on September 29, 2004, 11:20:26 AM: jb where did u get that D-9 pic?
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Post by: Gh0stFT on September 29, 2004, 11:20:47 AM: (http://www.classicgaming.nl/images/cbm64/c64screen.gif)

;)

well i change my Wallpapers (2 monitors) at work every week,
1 week the same pic and it start to get really boring.
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Post by: Nilsen on September 29, 2004, 11:21:21 AM: lol Ghost :D
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Post by: slimm50 on September 29, 2004, 11:28:22 AM: (http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/236_1096475230_screen1.jpg)[/IMG]
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Post by: Roscoroo on September 29, 2004, 11:39:58 AM: hey Beetle , man you need to shut down at least half that junk in your lower right hand corner ... (It must take your pc a 1/2 hour to boot up ) and all those running programs are killing your performance .

I only have 4 things in mine
ati (video card )
fix it (AV program)
NV sound mixer
wingman stick

and sometimes my printer is there .

(P,s. Skuzzy would hit me if i posted my desktop )
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Post by: TBolt A-10 on September 29, 2004, 11:39:59 AM: i love these threads.

mine for the week...

LAX International in Los Angeles, CA on our way to Camarillo, CA

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/77_1096475769_laxdesktop.jpg)
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Post by: Furball on September 29, 2004, 11:40:38 AM: mine is very neat, i hate it when it is messy.

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/71_1096476008_desktop.jpg)
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Post by: lasersailor184 on September 29, 2004, 11:48:53 AM: (http://home.comcast.net/~lasersailor184/desk.jpg)

I only clean up my desktop when it gets way too messy. I have all my important stuff on my desktop. If I move it, I forget that I moved it and have a hard time finding it again.
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Post by: beet1e on September 29, 2004, 12:09:08 PM: Rosc - no, I don't have performance issues.

Furball - thanks for that - I'll be back in 6 minutes.
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Post by: JB73 on September 29, 2004, 12:17:04 PM: Quote
Originally posted by TrueKill
jb where did u get that D-9 pic?
i forgot who, but someone posted it here, it was like a model box cover though, not the right shape, so i used a clone tool in photo program to blend the sky and lower part of the image to a regular size
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Post by: Torque on September 29, 2004, 12:42:56 PM: (http://members.rogers.com/torqs/desktop.jpg)
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Post by: J_A_B on September 29, 2004, 12:58:47 PM: "I just wondered what everyone else has for their desktop. "

There's 4 ICONS and a plain grey background.

J_A_B
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Post by: Ouaibe on September 29, 2004, 02:24:12 PM: (http://simonnetjb.free.fr/jb/bureau.jpg)
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Post by: BlueJ1 on September 29, 2004, 02:43:57 PM: I guess this would be a good time to ask this. Everytime I set a desktop background it will set until I restart computer. Then it appears at startup, but then as soon as it starts to load icons it turns back to dull blue. Any idears ?
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: Ouaibe on September 29, 2004, 02:55:30 PM: Quote
I guess this would be a good time to ask this. Everytime I set a desktop background it will set until I restart computer. Then it appears at startup, but then as soon as it starts to load icons it turns back to dull blue. Any idears ?

If you have Windows 9x or 2000, avoid using Active Desktop and use BMP image for your background. It should do the trick.

If you have XP then i have no idea.
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Post by: BlueJ1 on September 29, 2004, 02:59:04 PM: Ive got 98, thanks I'll try that now.
Woo works. Thankyou kindly.
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Post by: BlueJ1 on September 29, 2004, 03:15:54 PM: What was command to take "screenshot" of your desktop? was something Print screen.
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Post by: B17Skull12 on September 29, 2004, 03:19:21 PM: i would say my wins hands down, but then again JB73 is looking pretty damn nice!

NICE 73 IT IS SO SEXY!
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/115_1096489078_desktop.jpg)
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Post by: Saurdaukar on September 29, 2004, 03:31:54 PM: (http://members.roadfly.org/m.menke/desktop.JPG)
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Post by: United on September 29, 2004, 03:38:23 PM: (http://org.fighters.co.kr:9000/caribbean/old_gallery/upload/617997827720040906213428.jpg)
Mine without the icons.
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Post by: Chortle on September 29, 2004, 04:47:23 PM: (http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~bandr/screen.jpg)
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Post by: J_A_B on September 29, 2004, 05:12:27 PM: I cringe when I see how many programs some of you guys have running.....

J_A_B
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Post by: BlueJ1 on September 29, 2004, 05:17:08 PM: wow I only have 6 programs running. Whats the command to take a screen shot of screen ? ...... print screen I know. And Im not talking about screenshot in the game.
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Post by: Gixer on September 29, 2004, 05:23:15 PM: Quote
Originally posted by BlueJ1
wow I only have 6 programs running. Whats the command to take a screen shot of screen ? ...... print screen I know. And Im not talking about screenshot in the game.

CTRL-Print Screen

Then paste into your favourite paint programe.

~~...-Gixer~~
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Post by: BlueJ1 on September 29, 2004, 05:31:48 PM: Thankyou kindly heres mine.......sorry for cruddy detail. looks better in real life.
(http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/581_1096497072_desktop.gif)[/IMG]
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Post by: Steve on September 29, 2004, 05:52:18 PM: I did Gixer's
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Post by: JB73 on September 29, 2004, 06:01:16 PM: Quote
Originally posted by J_A_B
I cringe when I see how many programs some of you guys have running.....

J_A_B
dont get much better than my home PC:

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/180_1096498769_desk.jpg)

BTW whoever was asking,, here's the original image:

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/180_1096498827_fw190d911jg26.jpeg)
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Post by: Octavius on September 29, 2004, 06:32:57 PM: (http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/52_1096500666_desktop.jpg)

Ditto on the # of programs some of you fellas have going. Holy resource hog batman :)

Hey Beet, whats up with the double start bar? I can't STAND when that crap isn't tidy and at one line ;)
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Post by: Lizking on September 29, 2004, 06:58:41 PM: Simple, efficient, and fast.

(http://www.lizking.com/desktop.jpg)
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Post by: RTStuka on September 29, 2004, 08:23:39 PM: I KNOW BLUEJ'S AOL NAME, I KNOW BLUEJ'S AOL NAME, NEENER, NEENER, NEENER :D

But anyways, great looking desktops guys, they all look sharp.
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Post by: Manedew on September 29, 2004, 08:32:36 PM: I find hubble pictures are new,intresting ,and awesome they also allow nice leftover space for icons if you don't use the full sized one's they offer

this is my current .. I change it often

(http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2004/27/images/a/formats/web_print.jpg)

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2004/
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Post by: vorticon on September 29, 2004, 08:36:36 PM: (http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/53_1096508090_b4.jpg)

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/53_1096508166_desk.jpg)
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Post by: Sandman on September 29, 2004, 09:03:42 PM: (http://dotdoubledot.com/img/desktops/pinkfloyd.jpg)
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Post by: B17Skull12 on September 29, 2004, 09:15:15 PM: wrong side there sand.
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Post by: United on September 29, 2004, 09:17:15 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Sandman
(http://dotdoubledot.com/img/desktops/pinkfloyd.jpg)

You've got an Xterra? Dweeb!!

:D
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Post by: Sandman on September 29, 2004, 09:21:32 PM: Quote
Originally posted by United
You've got an Xterra? Dweeb!!

:D

As a matter of fact, I do... I'm the one on the right

(http://dotdoubledot.com/img/photos/l2h/jorge_sand.jpg)
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Post by: Estes on September 29, 2004, 09:47:41 PM: (http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/uploads/post-62-1082869037.jpg)
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Post by: medicboy on September 29, 2004, 10:14:51 PM: mine with out the icons!!

By son and my dog.

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/155_1096514029_bestbuds.jpg)
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Post by: LePaul on September 29, 2004, 11:21:04 PM: (http://www.astromech.net/Files/wallpaper/r2d2a/800x600.jpg)
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Post by: Saintaw on September 30, 2004, 12:14:51 AM: lol @ LePaul :D

Estes, mind sharing that background?
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Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on September 30, 2004, 12:27:16 AM: My highschool sweetheart, now one of my best friend. :)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/82_1096521943_isa.jpg)
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Post by: 2bighorn on September 30, 2004, 12:54:47 AM: OMG, so you're the one who broke Pinnacles :eek:
Since you like Goler, I'll have to take you over Pleasant Canyon - South Park Canyon Loop, it's passable again :D Bridge and Chicken Rock are waiting for ya...
Quote
Originally posted by Sandman
As a matter of fact, I do... I'm the one on the right
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Post by: Torque on September 30, 2004, 01:05:13 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Sandman
(http://dotdoubledot.com/img/desktops/pinkfloyd.jpg)

Now that is sweet. :aok
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Post by: RightF00T on September 30, 2004, 01:06:13 AM: (http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/770_1096524259_desktop.jpg)

Picture of Appalachian Mts. taken from a car going 70mph with a disposable camera...came out pretty well if u ask me.
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: Wolfala on September 30, 2004, 01:45:13 AM: (http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/204_1096526664_poochandpercy.jpg)

Pooch and Percy from Sinfest.
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Post by: TBolt A-10 on September 30, 2004, 02:22:10 AM: Quote
Originally posted by United
You've got an Xterra? Dweeb!!

:D

got a problem with Xterra 4x4's? :D

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/77_1096528865_jay_xterramud.jpg)

Sandman,
Yellow?!? :rolleyes: :D
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Post by: TBolt A-10 on September 30, 2004, 02:26:49 AM: Quote
Originally posted by RightF00T
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/770_1096524259_desktop.jpg)

Picture of Appalachian Mts. taken from a car going 70mph with a disposable camera...came out pretty well if u ask me.

Foot,
Where'd you get the post-it notes program?

Thank you. :)

-------

Some of you guys need to update your versions of Adaware. ;)
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Post by: beet1e on September 30, 2004, 04:05:10 AM: Sandman - a nice British theme you have there! DSOTM looks interesting... but I think I might pick "Animals" on the far right. The building shown is actually Battersea Power Station in London. I shall forgive you if you forget this useless tidbit of info within 5 minutes!

JAB - double decking - started with one of the CAT driver releases from ATi. I like it because my lines were getting long and beginning to meet in the middle!
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Post by: Estes on September 30, 2004, 07:48:32 AM: Saintaw - this is the wallpaper im using.

http://www.kuznetsov.uklinux.net/gallery-4-linux-think.php
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Post by: nuchpatrick on September 30, 2004, 07:50:03 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Saurdaukar
(http://members.roadfly.org/m.menke/desktop.JPG)

What did you do man.. swap the P-Car for a B-Car :D

My next ride the M5 killer ... and current screen..
(http://www.cadillac.com/images/models/ctsv/gallery/photoExt3_med.jpg)
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Post by: moot on September 30, 2004, 09:04:48 AM: I make a new one every few weeks.
(http://taenia.homestead.com/files/pastel21.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/773_1096553051_wallpatch72.jpg)
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Post by: Arlo on September 30, 2004, 09:55:01 AM: (http://www.longshadow.ca/firefly/img/serenity-teaser.jpg)
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Post by: Rude on September 30, 2004, 10:07:12 AM: Quote
Originally posted by beet1e
With as many different personalities as we have in the AH community, and from so many different countries, I just wondered what everyone else has for their desktop.

Are you tidy? Do you have lots of junk?

OK, I'll start. This was mine this morning...

(http://www.zen33071.zen.co.uk/deskt3.jpg)

I can't believe you system runs with all that crap in your sys tray...sheesh!
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Post by: Roscoroo on September 30, 2004, 12:52:38 PM: (http://s90945482.onlinehome.us/roosite/images/Roo_desktopOG.bmp)

my old trusty gamer .
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Post by: RightF00T on September 30, 2004, 01:36:30 PM: Tbolt: http://www.3m.com/market/office/postit/com_prod/psnotes/index.html

Very useful for those of us with the memory of a ham sandwich.
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Post by: TBolt A-10 on September 30, 2004, 01:43:05 PM: Quote
Originally posted by RightF00T
Tbolt: http://www.3m.com/market/office/postit/com_prod/psnotes/index.html

Very useful for those of us with the memory of a ham sandwich.

Thank you, sir. :)

This morning, I forced my lazy arse to go to post-it.com and found it. P'erty neat.
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Post by: beet1e on September 30, 2004, 01:53:54 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Rude
I can't believe you system runs with all that crap in your sys tray...sheesh!
I built it myself, so of course it runs fine! :p

Hehe, most of "that crap" is sitting idle, not taking up CPU.

Have you talked to T lately?
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Post by: Munkii on September 30, 2004, 02:02:26 PM: here is my desktop desktop, the laptop is the same with different icon's.

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/616_1096570870_desktop.jpg)
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Post by: BlueJ1 on September 30, 2004, 02:27:18 PM: LOL So RTStuka. I knew that would be on there. Thats why AIM has a nice feature called block. :rofl
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Post by: RTStuka on September 30, 2004, 02:40:18 PM: Damn you blue, damn you and your blocking........
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Post by: deSelys on September 30, 2004, 02:56:05 PM: Wow Moot the 2nd one is niiiiiice! May I steal it?

Mine:

(http://users.skynet.be/bk262672/AH_pics/desktop.JPG)
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Post by: SunKing on September 30, 2004, 03:00:19 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Munkii
here is my desktop desktop, the laptop is the same with different icon's.

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/616_1096570870_desktop.jpg)

the most popular background on the net today.
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Post by: Lizking on September 30, 2004, 03:08:38 PM: Beetle, you may think all of that stuff is idle, but you are wrong. at the very least, it is taking up RAM, at the worst(and most common), it is eating up cycles through interrupts.

Simple to check: run a benchmark, turn all that crap off and re-run the benchmark.

I have zero running at startup, and only the volume icon in my taskbar.
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Post by: Gixer on September 30, 2004, 03:25:49 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Lizking
Beetle, you may think all of that stuff is idle, but you are wrong. at the very least, it is taking up RAM, at the worst(and most common), it is eating up cycles through interrupts.

Simple to check: run a benchmark, turn all that crap off and re-run the benchmark.

I have zero running at startup, and only the volume icon in my taskbar.

Is this same computer connected to the net? If so then where do you have the virus checker, firewall running?

~~...-Gixer~~
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Post by: Mak333 on September 30, 2004, 03:26:22 PM: Here's Mine...

(http://img46.exs.cx/img46/4927/Desktop36.jpg)

It's WinXP ofcourse but I've got an Apple theme on there at the moment, It suits me =)
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Post by: TBolt A-10 on September 30, 2004, 03:42:55 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Mak333
Here's Mine...

(http://img46.exs.cx/img46/4927/Desktop36.jpg)

It's WinXP ofcourse but I've got an Apple theme on there at the moment, It suits me =)

ROFL :rofl
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Post by: Lizking on September 30, 2004, 03:46:47 PM: External router, spam and virus software is on the service provider system.
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Post by: Martlet on September 30, 2004, 03:53:11 PM: (http://dogsnot.net/mt/images/desktop.jpg)
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Post by: Gixer on September 30, 2004, 03:59:56 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Lizking
External router, spam and virus software is on the service provider system.

And you don't run anything else yourself? My ISP does the same but I wouldn't trust it to block everything. So also run Firewall, online virus checker and spyware blocker.

~~...-Gixer~~
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Post by: JCLerch on September 30, 2004, 04:44:18 PM: (http://lerch.no-ip.com/AH2/desktop.jpg)

Nothing like having three displays to give you a little elbow room on your desktop :)
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Post by: Lizking on September 30, 2004, 04:46:13 PM: Never had a virus or spyprog in 10 years. (X fingers)
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Post by: mietla on September 30, 2004, 04:55:59 PM: Quote
Originally posted by JCLerch
(http://lerch.no-ip.com/AH2/desktop.jpg)

Nothing like having three displays to give you a little elbow room on your desktop :)

do you really find this useful? Seems that you can look at one of them at the time anyway, and three screens (even LCDs) will take a lot of space on your desktop, so there'll be no place for your toys :)

Also, doesn't this setup force you to costantly turn your head left and right?

Just curious.
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: thrila on September 30, 2004, 05:25:18 PM: Looks like mine is one of the more boring desktops.(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/87_1096583001_desktop.jpg)
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: TBolt A-10 on September 30, 2004, 05:33:32 PM: Quote
Originally posted by thrila
Looks like mine is one of the more boring desktops.

ZzZzZZZzzzZZzZzzzzzzzz :D :lol

Hey, at least it won't ever give you a headache.
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: J_A_B on September 30, 2004, 05:54:52 PM: Mine would win as the absolute most boring, if I could only post a pic.

The background is grey. I find grey is easiest on my eyes in dim/dark rooms. No wallpaper, no tiles, just flat dark grey.

There's no icons on the taskbar at the bottom except the start button and the clock. Nothing in systray at all. Taskbar is grey too, none of that fancy blue color and it just sits there and doesn't auto-hide or play games like that.

4 ICONS on the main desktop--My Computer, Network Places, Internet Explorer and Recycle Bin. They're on the left where they default to (don't want anything flashy like...moved icons).

My computer itself is probably the most interesting though. I took all of it out of the case for repair work on the fans and never put it back together, so it's just a mess of cables and boards and parts and drives sitting on various levels of my desk and on the floor. I ran over the power supply (it's taken apart too) with my chair once and it sparked a lot and shut down, but it still works ok. I found that in its current state it runs far cooler than when it is together. I'll probably get it back into one piece this winter since cooling won't be such an issue and it's getting kinda dusty.

J_A_B
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: JCLerch on September 30, 2004, 06:26:07 PM: Quote
Originally posted by mietla
do you really find this useful? Seems that you can look at one of them at the time anyway, and three screens (even LCDs) will take a lot of space on your desktop, so there'll be no place for your toys :)

Also, doesn't this setup force you to costantly turn your head left and right?

Just curious.

So Usefull I actually have a difficult time working on a single display based desktop :)

What I find best is during a google search or while actually using it to earn a living. For instance, while Googling, I end up with the google search results on the left screen, an IE window in the center for the page I'm current digging thru, and finally a third IE window on the right monitor to look at links from the web page in the center window.

Its also usefull while writing coad.. I'll have the source code running in center window, actual program running in left window, and the debug / local variables in the right window.

Here's a picture of how I have it setup:

(http://lerch.no-ip.com/AH2/Control_Central.jpg)

BTW, the image is a picture of the Orion Nebula I took a while ago.

BTW2, I have the room and hardware to add a fourth monitor, but where to put it, and I don't think my HVAC could keep up :)
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: eskimo2 on September 30, 2004, 06:39:37 PM: (http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/284_1096586973_desktop9-29-04b.gif)

Here’s a hint for some of you, toss a bunch of seldom used like shortcuts and Icons into a desktop folder. It will work like a browser’s “Favorites” folder.
I have one for games, one for tools and one for repair (such as spyware removal programs).

eskimo
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: mietla on September 30, 2004, 06:39:43 PM: Quote

So Usefull I actually have a difficult time working on a single display based desktop

I was afraid of it... no toys on your desk. :confused:
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: Edbert1 on September 30, 2004, 06:42:08 PM: Nice setup Lerch, but I gotta ask...

Where'd that carpet come from man? 1974?
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: eskimo2 on September 30, 2004, 06:45:03 PM: I set up my desktops on both home PCs and my work PC the same way; programs on the left, places/folders on the right, current projects in the center.

eskimo
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: JCLerch on September 30, 2004, 07:16:01 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Edbert
Nice setup Lerch, but I gotta ask...

Where'd that carpet come from man? 1974?

:D

We purchased the house from a rather elderly couple that had lived in it for 30yrs! So yea, 1974 sounds about right!

Can I interest you in an Avacodo toilet with matching bath tub? How about a Harvest gold set of appliances?
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: Gunslinger on September 30, 2004, 07:22:45 PM: Quote
Originally posted by mietla
I was afraid of it... no toys on your desk. :confused:

He's right about the writing code part.

I had two monitors on my desk at one point in time and I found it soooo handy to be able to write or fix raw HTML in one window....save....than refresh my browser in the other window to see if I got the correct results.
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: eskimo2 on September 30, 2004, 07:48:37 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Octavius
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/52_1096500666_desktop.jpg)

Ditto on the # of programs some of you fellas have going. Holy resource hog batman :)

Hey Beet, whats up with the double start bar? I can't STAND when that crap isn't tidy and at one line ;)

Did anyone else notice?

Look at the lower right corner cluster, top row, left-most icon title.

eskimo
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: Nash on September 30, 2004, 07:52:10 PM: You mean you don't have the goat sex simulator? I thought everyone did.

That's the best thing about these threads. Not the backgrounds, but the shortcuts speak volumes.
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: JCLerch on September 30, 2004, 07:58:49 PM: Quote
Originally posted by mietla
I was afraid of it... no toys on your desk. :confused:

My home made toys won't fit on my computer desks :) For instance

(http://lerch.no-ip.com/atm/Scope_files/image002.jpg)

My 200x160 Binoculars

Or my Vacuum Coating Chamber (again home built)
(http://Lerch.no-ip.com/atm/Projects/Chamber/First_Coating/DSC05854.JPG)

Or the optical Polishing machine :)

(http://Lerch.no-ip.com/atm/Projects/Polisher/DSC05922.JPG)

Or the home built laser interferometer for testing optical surfaces

(http://lerch.no-ip.com/atm/Inter/Interferometer/Inter.jpg)

OOOOppps sorry for the thread hijacking :0
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: Sundowner on September 30, 2004, 08:03:19 PM: Who needs Icon shortcuts on the desktop? Note the Shortcuts and Favorites tabs ON the taskbar.

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/612_1096591093_desk1.jpg)

Btw, this is my system configured for an Aces High session.
Note the "Physical memory available" section. Also in the task manager I have only 12 processes + Aces High running when Im playing. THIS is how you get a low end system to run Aces High just fine. Cut out all the crap running in the background!

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/612_1096591155_tweeked.jpg)

Any Dark Tower fans out there?
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: Octavius on September 30, 2004, 08:05:01 PM: hehehe eskimo :D
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: Drunky on September 30, 2004, 10:30:48 PM: WAIT...everyone is missing something important...

Ripsnort has FOUR computers. He just wanted everyone to know that.

The mystery that remains now is from which computer he will post a desktop picture. Ohhhh, I'm all tingly from the suspense.
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: Lizking on September 30, 2004, 10:45:18 PM: Good point, oh drunk-one, Show us your NETWORK:

(http://www.lizking.com/diagram0104.gif)
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: Drunky on October 01, 2004, 12:20:00 AM: i got one computer connected to a router connected to another computer. the router is connected to the intardnet.

i can transfer files from one computer to the other.

i'm a happy man.

would you like me to brag about the speeds or quantities of my computers? would that make anyone worship or envy me?
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: Sandman on October 01, 2004, 12:25:02 AM: (http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/thedailyshowwithjonstewart/images/down/tds_wp_jon1_1024x768.jpg)
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: Drunky on October 01, 2004, 12:27:40 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Sundowner
Any Dark Tower fans out there?

Yes. I think that it's his best work ever. The Wizard and Glass book was tremendous.

The Gunslinger was incredible, nice start to a series. Told about the past and future without really giving too much away.

Drawing of the Three and The Wastelands were good. Entertaining but not great in my opinion.

The Gunslinger and Wizard and Glass were the best so far.

I haven't read the rest yet. I see the Wolves of the Calla, Songs of Sussannah, and The Dark Tower are out. I gave up looking forward to new books in this series many years ago since Stephen King said he was retiring or whatever he was doing.

I see know that I will have to make time for some make up reading.

Soccer practice be damned
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: moot on October 01, 2004, 02:05:18 AM: Sure DS :)

Eskimo, Sundowner's link-button is even more compact, try it.
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: BlueJ1 on October 01, 2004, 01:40:50 PM: Dark Tower series the best series Ive ever read. I read Wolves of Calla, not gona ruin the ending, but It ends well. I didnt know any more were printed will have to look them up.
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: AKS\/\/ulfe on October 01, 2004, 01:46:41 PM: I have my computer hooked up to a Neatgear router. My friend has his Mac hooked up to the Netgear router through wireless. The Netgear router hooks up to a cable modem. The cable modem goes to the intardnet.

We cannot transfer files because Macs are ghey.
-SW
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: TBolt A-10 on October 01, 2004, 01:52:33 PM: Quote
Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
I have my computer hooked up to a Neatgear router. My friend has his Mac hooked up to the Netgear router through wireless. The Netgear router hooks up to a cable modem. The cable modem goes to the intardnet.

We cannot transfer files because Macs are ghey.
-SW

I thought the Appletalk protocol was supposed to allow communication between PCs and Macs.
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: AKS\/\/ulfe on October 01, 2004, 02:01:03 PM: Let me re-iterate Macs are ghey, and my friend does not know how to use his ghey Mac except to play SOF:II.
-SW
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: TBolt A-10 on October 01, 2004, 02:07:19 PM: Quote
Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
Let me re-iterate Macs are ghey, and my friend does not know how to use his ghey Mac except to play SOF:II.
-SW

:lol
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: StarOfAfrica2 on October 05, 2004, 03:26:58 PM: I'd love to post mine for yall but I cant figure out how to make it show up here. Guess I aint as smart as I thunk I were. Its a pic of F15s from the 131st FW flying CAP over downtown St Louis.

All these arguments about Iraq and Al-Qaida and whether the war is right or wrong........its easy to get caught up in it and forget the day that started it all. Seeing fighters on guard over the city I call home is my way of simplifying things.

Sorry if its a bit off topic, just thought since I cant get the pic to post I'd share it with you anyway.

SA2
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: eskimo2 on October 10, 2004, 05:24:58 PM: Quote
Originally posted by moot
Sure DS :)

Eskimo, Sundowner's link-button is even more compact, try it.

OK, I give up. How do you add links to the link tab on the task bar? I just installed Windows XP and a new HD a few days ago and have got almost everything set. I found how to put the Links tab on the taskbar, but can't figure out how to make it point to programs/tasks.

moot, sundowner, anyone?

eskimo
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: SLCR on October 10, 2004, 09:11:30 PM: (http://home.comcast.net/~sapathome/wsb/media/165946/site1026.JPG)

(http://home.comcast.net/~sapathome/wsb/media/165946/site1027.JPG)
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: Octavius on October 10, 2004, 10:00:54 PM: Wow! That lab has a beautiful coat. I'll have to grab a current pic of mine :)
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: Sundowner on October 11, 2004, 04:37:53 AM: quote:
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Originally posted by moot
Sure DS

Eskimo, Sundowner's link-button is even more compact, try it.
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OK, I give up. How do you add links to the link tab on the task bar? I just installed Windows XP and a new HD a few days ago and have got almost everything set. I found how to put the Links tab on the taskbar, but can't figure out how to make it point to programs/tasks.

moot, sundowner, anyone?

eskimo

Hey eskimo,
Start a new folder in any directory tree on your hard drive. Name it whatever you wish. Example :shortcuts.
Open that folder and place all your desktop shortcut icons in that folder. Close the folder.
Now bring up your task bar and right click over any blank spot on the taskbar.
Click "Toolbars" then "new toolbar".
A navigation window will open. Navigate to the new folder you just created and click on it. (You will have to expand the directories using the "+")
Click "ok"
Your new toolbar should now appear on your taskbar.
Place any future shortcut icons in the folder you created to add to the toolbar.
To delete a toolbar right click over the toolbar and click "close toolbar".
Good luck!

Sun
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: Arlo on October 11, 2004, 06:14:17 AM: (http://jollyrogers.info/images/AHshortcutdesktop.jpg)
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: Furball on October 11, 2004, 08:14:21 AM: i knew arlo had multiple accounts and was vulching himself!

i knew it!
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: Arlo on October 11, 2004, 12:29:32 PM: I'm doin' pretty good with my SHawk account. My Arlo account is really suckin' wind.
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: eskimo2 on October 11, 2004, 01:04:33 PM: Thanks Sundowner,

That’s a pretty cool trick. Same concept as a desktop folder only faster to get to and one less thing to close.

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/284_1097517406_desktop10-11-04.gif)
(Desktop icons are 800x600 because my kids play CD kiddy games that reset my desktop to 800x600 and scramble their locations.)

Arlo,

If I ever see a formation of 300 B-17 warping all over the place I’ll know who’s driving.

eskimo
Title: What does YOUR desktop look like?
Post by: jigsaw on October 11, 2004, 02:43:13 PM: Ok I'll play :)

(http://home.earthlink.net/~revolution/pics/desktop.jpg)