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Dr Nick
June 28th, 2008, 07:25 PM
Well, It'll be July in a couple of days and I wanted to share my desktop with you guys.

There's a lot of icons on it right now, I just reinstalled everything last week, but I'll get that cleaned up later on.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b164/nickwarr_182/xdf.jpg

Roostervier
June 28th, 2008, 07:30 PM
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/8170/pydjuneig3.jpg
.

LlamaMaster
June 28th, 2008, 08:28 PM
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/7516/desktop2mv9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Syuusuke
June 28th, 2008, 10:06 PM
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/ryujin356/desktop06or0708.jpg

CabooseJr
June 28th, 2008, 10:20 PM
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/377/29683188mi9.jpg

dg
June 28th, 2008, 11:55 PM
http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/4585/desktopjulyee7.jpg

InnerGoat
June 28th, 2008, 11:56 PM
still this

http://www.h2vista.net/innergoat/net/Desktop_May26_2008_smaller.png

Atty
June 29th, 2008, 12:21 AM
http://atty.h2vista.net/desktop.jpg

Jelly
June 29th, 2008, 12:59 PM
http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/5623/pydjulyseptemberly2.png

klange
June 29th, 2008, 01:14 PM
http://random.ogunderground.com/workstation/june_29/june_shot.png

SuperSunny
June 29th, 2008, 02:28 PM
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/3085/screenshot1es6.png (http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/2715/screenshot1wu4.png)

E3pO
June 29th, 2008, 04:44 PM
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/8987/e3podesktopfm3.png (http://ts.wmclan.net:73/e3podesktop.png)

PlasbianX
June 29th, 2008, 05:42 PM
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/3919/desktopxg3.jpg

Hotrod
June 29th, 2008, 06:24 PM
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/8639/desktopoa0.jpg

Rob Oplawar
June 29th, 2008, 06:38 PM
Bacon, what OS are you running? That looks pretty slick. I'm gonna guess some version of Linux... which is it?

Boba
June 29th, 2008, 06:49 PM
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/7516/desktop2mv9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Can I has that desktop? D:

Xetsuei
June 29th, 2008, 08:00 PM
Bacon, what OS are you running? That looks pretty slick. I'm gonna guess some version of Linux... which is it?

Pretty sure it's Ubuntu. Linux > All tbh.

LlamaMaster
June 29th, 2008, 09:01 PM
Can I has that desktop? D:
Go wild, I just stole it from 4chan.

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/566/spacebackgroundyg5.jpg

klange
June 29th, 2008, 10:42 PM
Bacon, what OS are you running? That looks pretty slick. I'm gonna guess some version of Linux... which is it?
Xetsuei would be correct, it's Ubuntu.

You can't even see my customized GTK theme in that picture...
Here it is on an older wallpaper (http://random.ogunderground.com/workstation/anytime/efl_itt.png)...

Rob Oplawar
June 29th, 2008, 11:56 PM
it's a little hard to read, imo, but still pretty slick.
But, nothing can beat the terminal. ;D

Sunray
June 30th, 2008, 06:49 PM
Here are the ones from my laptop;
XP:
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/7801/screenshotxpzm1.jpg


Vista:
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/685/screenshotvistaob2.jpg


Ubuntu:
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/6206/screenshotubunturr3.jpg

ultama121
June 30th, 2008, 06:52 PM
Nice one, I like your tri-boot setup.

Dr Nick
June 30th, 2008, 08:05 PM
Agreed. I'm in the middle of partitioning my hard drive so I can reinstall Vista, and possibly Ubuntu again.

Terin
July 1st, 2008, 01:53 PM
http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/5033/desktopon9.png
I barely ever use my desktop, just Steam and the start menu. But still, HL2 makes for some good backgrounds, and I love the Royale Noir theme.

Reaper Man
July 1st, 2008, 02:47 PM
D: I has stacks too, Bacon
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/1876/desktopuf5.jpg
I'm trying to find a nice, minimalistic theme to replace royale, but I can't seem to find anything... Suggestions, anyone?
And yes, I have quick launch menu and a dock, because I still use it more than the dock, which has other programs that I use less often in it.

Dr Nick
July 1st, 2008, 09:15 PM
Well, I know of an explorer shell replacement called SharpE. It doesn't consume as much of your resources as windows explorer and has a lot more features.

klange
July 1st, 2008, 09:32 PM
I use Glearlooks Gummy (http://random.ogunderground.com/workstation/anytime/work.png) on all of my Windows machines, it's a damn good recreation of the old Clearlooks GTK+ theme. It's smaller than Luna/Royale and I've actually noticed a speed increase while using it. I'll go find the link if you're interested.

Sever
July 3rd, 2008, 11:08 PM
In honor of Bungie Day, I have set my desktop background to this:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f87/sever323/Untitled-28.png

Heathen
July 4th, 2008, 01:18 AM
http://xs329.xs.to/xs329/08275/desktop539.png


For the life of me I cant get the damn shot tags to work.

Zeph
July 4th, 2008, 01:32 AM
See how much better this thread is now that people have had a bit of time to change their backgrounds?

LlamaMaster
July 4th, 2008, 07:01 PM
Ewwwwwwwwwww, Heathen. Clean up your desktop.

legionaire45
July 4th, 2008, 08:02 PM
http://xs229.xs.to/xs229/08275/background_july4890.jpg
Still installing shit.

LlamaMaster
July 4th, 2008, 08:10 PM
Holy crap, think your talking to enough people at once?

Heathen
July 4th, 2008, 10:02 PM
lol, I am actually cleaning house right now. Got lots of crap to delete.

Con
July 5th, 2008, 01:21 AM
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5267/44847995ng2.jpg

legionaire45
July 6th, 2008, 10:02 PM
Holy crap, think your talking to enough people at once?
Normally I have even more windows open >____>.
http://xs229.xs.to/xs229/08270/desktop400.jpg
Meh.

§partan 8
July 7th, 2008, 06:01 AM
http://xs229.xs.to/xs229/08281/desk750.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs229&d=08281&f=desk750.jpg)

Reaper Man
July 7th, 2008, 06:09 AM
[desktop pic]
Same wallpaper o/
E: I got bored of my wallpaper for some reason
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/7854/desktoptc6.jpg

Heathen
July 7th, 2008, 08:56 AM
Cleaned up, and found my icons a new home :D
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm61/HeathenHero/untitled-1.jpg

Dr Nick
July 7th, 2008, 09:46 AM
Great. Now you should clear off the torrented movies on your desktop.

Reaper Man
July 7th, 2008, 09:51 AM
URRRGGHHH What have you done to your dock? Get higher res icons. Or, stop being insane with the magnification. :saddowns:

Heathen
July 7th, 2008, 09:57 AM
I like my Magnification :saddowns:
And where would I get higher res icons eh?
I got a limewire one, but thats it.
E:Their not torrented. Their being torrented. :D I accidently started doing it on my desktop and now I cant change it so w/e
E: Hows this Reaps?
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm61/HeathenHero/untitled.jpg

Reaper Man
July 7th, 2008, 12:41 PM
:awesome: Much better.

Syuusuke
July 7th, 2008, 03:00 PM
Is anyone using Dreamscene (or Deskscapes)?

Heathen
July 7th, 2008, 03:55 PM
Zat work with XP?

Disaster
July 7th, 2008, 05:52 PM
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii256/echo216/desktop.png

Phobias
July 7th, 2008, 05:55 PM
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/421/desksw6.jpg

Ifafudafi
July 7th, 2008, 06:01 PM
hurr fractals

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/4695/desktoppicum8.jpg

Xetsuei
July 7th, 2008, 06:21 PM
USE SHOT TAGS.

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/9126/screencapoa9.png

Disaster
July 7th, 2008, 06:28 PM
Shot Tags won't work for me. Says it cant find the pic.

Heathen
July 7th, 2008, 11:02 PM
Same here.

InnerGoat
July 7th, 2008, 11:11 PM
Zat work with XP?
There's something similar called DreamRender.

http://www.dreamrender.com/

I last used it back in 2004, but it has really changed since then.

Heathen
July 7th, 2008, 11:44 PM
Ill try it if no one can find something better.

StankBacon
July 8th, 2008, 12:23 AM
http://www.hivclan.net/hivshack/images/29301desktawp.jpg

Cortexian
July 8th, 2008, 04:19 AM
Windows Vista + Uber Theme =
http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/7757/themejuly0808jk2.jpg

Also, desktop:
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/2346/desktopjuly0808ra6.jpg
(That would be Middle-Earth for you uncivilized people)

These are both on my laptop atm, have yet to apply theme to Desktop, will let you know how it goes in > 24 hours, if not reported in, call Marines.

EDIT:

Desktop Theme (More "normal" Orb and Taskbar):
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/3678/themejuly0808br7.jpg

And Desktop:
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/3430/desktopjuly0808tm0.jpg

SPOT THE HACKS! No I don't use them maliciously.

Heathen
July 8th, 2008, 01:54 PM
Neh, I got them too.....not on my desktop for quick access though O.o

InnerGoat
July 8th, 2008, 02:10 PM
lol hacker

Con
July 8th, 2008, 03:19 PM
wat is power corrupts

Patrickssj6
July 8th, 2008, 04:33 PM
I'm honored to see both of my hacks on your Desktops. >.<

Cortexian
July 8th, 2008, 05:57 PM
wat is power corrupts
It relates to the program directly under it.

Bastinka
July 8th, 2008, 06:04 PM
Well Freelancer, you are a pirate. No doubt about that.

Heathen
July 8th, 2008, 08:28 PM
That blue arrow intrigues me. Makes for definite lulz.

Cortexian
July 8th, 2008, 09:36 PM
Well Freelancer, you are a pirate. No doubt about that.
wut?

Where is proof of THAT?!

Heathen
July 8th, 2008, 10:07 PM
Do what you want cuz a pirate is free, You are a pirate!

Disaster
July 8th, 2008, 10:10 PM
Whats wrong with being cheap a pirate...?? :confused:

ARGH MATEY!!

Warsaw
July 10th, 2008, 09:24 PM
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/1667/desktop7jt8.jpg
<3 Dune.

StankBacon
July 11th, 2008, 07:59 PM
http://www.hivclan.net/hivshack/images/22075desktoppp.jpg

old screenie of when me and cheefa just messin around :)

NullZero
July 13th, 2008, 04:17 PM
Meh:
http://www.hivclan.net/hivshack/thumbs/366888desktop072008.jpg (http://www.hivclan.net/hivshack/viewer.php?id=366888desktop072008.jpg)

Bastinka
July 13th, 2008, 04:19 PM
No not meh, not cool enough. GTFO Windows classic, also use shot tags. You need more games, too.

Also change it so the icon text isnt highlighted, that just looks bad imo.

Heathen
July 13th, 2008, 04:20 PM
Wanna try that again?

NullZero
July 13th, 2008, 04:34 PM
No not meh, not cool enough. GTFO Windows classic, also use shot tags. You need more games, too.

Also change it so the icon text isnt highlighted, that just looks bad imo.

To be frankly honest, if I cared about my desktop, I wouldn't have windows classic as my theme. The games on my desktop, are the ones I play more frequently. The rest of the games are under "start".

Ki11a_FTW
July 13th, 2008, 05:26 PM
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/6601/desktoparbitorca0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

My very own screenshot :-3 (thats not my actual resolution)

ExAm
July 14th, 2008, 06:29 AM
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/TheExAm/desktoppe.png

Now, if only my room were as clean as my desktop :(

EDIT: Why the hell is every image uploading service resizing my damn image!?

Heathen
July 14th, 2008, 06:33 AM
is their any way to change the folders into vista folders?

Hotrod
July 14th, 2008, 11:21 AM
I think that depends on what version of the skin you have, and what program you use, I remember I had a version that had all the icons as well, so it looked exactly like Vista.

Bastinka
July 14th, 2008, 11:24 AM
is their any way to change the folders into vista folders?
Iconpackager.
Then go to wincustomize.com to find IconPackager Skins, lots of capabilities. Theres also Permanent EXE installers if you look on google that change the icons around.

Heathen
July 15th, 2008, 08:40 PM
Eh....nvm.

Jelly
July 16th, 2008, 10:13 AM
Found this one on 4chan. I really like it:

http://www.hivclan.net/hivshack/images/850919pyd_jul.png

ExAm
July 16th, 2008, 04:21 PM
hehe, awesome

ultama121
July 17th, 2008, 12:57 AM
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/328/desktopjulyho2.jpg
Yay Elfen Lied.
Edit: Also, yes, my name is Joey. Make your :conspiracy: theories.
2nd Edit: Also, this is my newly built gaming compy, thanks to all those here that persuaded me. :)

LinkandKvel
July 17th, 2008, 03:00 AM
Had to change my background. Got tired of looking at it.

New One:
http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/3010/desktopxm4.jpg

Kalub
July 17th, 2008, 05:13 AM
I'm honored to see both of my hacks on your Desktops. >.<

You shall burn at the stake!

legionaire45
July 17th, 2008, 05:29 AM
Meh.
http://xs229.xs.to/xs229/08294/meow621.jpg

LinkandKvel
July 17th, 2008, 05:41 AM
Meh.
http://xs229.xs.to/xs229/08294/meow621.jpg

Damn dude. That's the one I JUST changed it from.

Ganon
July 17th, 2008, 09:24 AM
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u302/tehganon/desktop-2.jpg

Patrickssj6
July 19th, 2008, 03:46 AM
You shall burn at the stake!


I'm honored to see one of my BioCrock's Kalub's and my hack on your Desktops. >.<

>:U

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6158/14362343nj5.jpg

Heathen
July 19th, 2008, 05:24 AM
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm61/HeathenHero/Dessktop.jpg

New Desktop

LinkandKvel
July 20th, 2008, 03:49 AM
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm61/HeathenHero/Dessktop.jpg

New Desktop

My god wait for it. That's just asking for sumone 2 make a butt pirate joke.

Heathen
July 20th, 2008, 12:56 PM
lol

Bastinka
July 20th, 2008, 04:46 PM
>:U

Hah, now I know where you live :D

Warsaw
July 20th, 2008, 11:04 PM
:lol:

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/8746/desktoplolzr1.jpg

:gonk:

ExAm
July 20th, 2008, 11:31 PM
^:phonegonk:

You still use Windows 98?

Hotrod
July 20th, 2008, 11:48 PM
That's Windows 2000, look at the icons.

Warsaw
July 20th, 2008, 11:50 PM
^:phonegonk:

You still use Windows 98 2000?

Not by choice. See my thread.

Snowy
July 20th, 2008, 11:51 PM
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/snowysnowcones/desssktop.jpg

Qcon 05 bg

Botolf
July 21st, 2008, 01:31 AM
For epic win.

http://www.halflife2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/advisor.jpg

ExAm
July 21st, 2008, 05:10 AM
That's Windows 2000, look at the icons.I didn't notice the difference

Con
July 21st, 2008, 01:11 PM
http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/5781/97574235ng4.jpg

Roostervier
July 21st, 2008, 01:47 PM
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/snowysnowcones/desssktop.jpg

Qcon 05 bg
I'm diggin' how you were looking at porn while you took this screenshot.

Reaper Man
July 21st, 2008, 02:55 PM
I'm diggin' how you were looking at porn while you took this screenshot.
I lol'd

ultama121
July 21st, 2008, 04:16 PM
:phonegonk:
That reminds me of waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back, before I got my shiny gaming compy...
http://i27.tinypic.com/10e511f.jpg

arbiter100
July 21st, 2008, 05:29 PM
ello
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll264/arbiter100/desktopjuly21.jpg

Warsaw
July 21st, 2008, 05:32 PM
My shiny gaming rig originally had Windows 2000 on it before I switched to XP Pro.

Also, LOL at the "BigNaturals" window...

Kalub
July 21st, 2008, 10:03 PM
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/7127/desktopuo9.jpg

Old Transformers episodes anybody?

Amit
July 21st, 2008, 10:39 PM
Windows Vista + Uber Theme =
http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/7757/themejuly0808jk2.jpg

Also, desktop:
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/2346/desktopjuly0808ra6.jpg
(That would be Middle-Earth for you uncivilized people)


I have the humongous version of that map pasted onto my wall above my computer. I got it with my The Battle for Middle Earth 1 strategy guide.


http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/7127/desktopuo9.jpg

Old Transformers episodes anybody?

GIMME GIMME GIMME. I loved the beast transformers series and quite hated the ones where they're always cars. There's more mystery to the story with what planet they're on (Beasties), how they're going to get back to Cybertron (Beast Wars), and what are they gonna find when they get there (Beast Machines). Cell shaded graphics and explosions from Beast Machines just branded itself permanently in my heart as my most favourite TV show ever. After that comes Beast Wars and Beasties. And then we have the IT crowd :lmao: and Arrested Development :lol:.

Kalub
July 22nd, 2008, 03:16 AM
Umm, I can link you to a site with all of the precursor Beast Wars episodes (since I never finished torrenting them) But as for Beast Machines, sadly, it took me 4 painful days of waiting for them.

http://tvokay.com/cartoon/beast-wars.htm


That site also has the links for the Beast Machines episodes on them, but I could'nt get them to work. Good luck

Edward Elrich
July 22nd, 2008, 10:29 PM
What's that bottom icon Kalub? Looks like it'd be "god_will_fuck_you" if you highlight it...

edit: desktop pic for me will come once I get Windows explorer to start working again.

ExAm
July 22nd, 2008, 11:31 PM
What's that bottom icon Kalub? Looks like it'd be "god_will_fuck_you" if you highlight it...

edit: desktop pic for me will come once I get Windows explorer to start working again.http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?t=10863&highlight=god+will

Kalub
July 23rd, 2008, 05:39 AM
Yea, its that song that I recorded with sndrec32.... Hello 20megs :x

Heathen
July 23rd, 2008, 10:02 AM
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm61/HeathenHero/untitled-5.png

Con
July 23rd, 2008, 11:37 AM
wtf^

Heathen
July 23rd, 2008, 11:53 AM
Lawl

Warsaw
July 24th, 2008, 03:14 PM
Silly nubs and your WinBoxes...

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/9546/screenshotyo1.png

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/4388/screenshot1ze1.png

Excuse the lines going through the second one, can't avoid that due to the nature of getting to the cube in the first place. Mouse click+screen cap+motion+png=lines.

Also, special thanks to Jelly for the WINE tips.

Bastinka
July 24th, 2008, 03:26 PM
Is that mac?
I never really liked mac for gaming, more of a graphic design. Not for video editing, just 2d stuff.

Warsaw
July 24th, 2008, 03:33 PM
This, my friend, is the same low-life PC I used with my Windows 2000 pictures. I recently downloaded the 32-bit version of Ubuntu Linux 8.04 (I had the 64-bit, but this computer can't run that one), and tweaked it.

Installing stuff on a Linux machine is SO much simpler than in Windows, once you get teh hang of it... :).

Specs:
Generic PC Chips motherboard
AMD Athlon XP 1700+ 1.4GHz
768MB DDR333 RAM
GeForce FX5900XT 128MB
60GB Maxtor HDD 5400RPM

:lol:

Bastinka
July 24th, 2008, 03:35 PM
I've heard linux runs a lot faster than most, but isn't supported by a lot of games. Starting to hear it is hopefully going to be supported in the future. I was going to buy and install Linux but yeah..

Warsaw
July 24th, 2008, 04:03 PM
Why buy it? It's free.

http://www.ubuntu.com/

Most popular distribution currently. And if you install WINE, there are quite a few games you can run, including Half-Life 2 and the like. If you are going to do that, then I'd get the 32-bit version of any Linux distribution, as the 64-bit versions are almost always completely 64-bit, and do not contain the 32-bit libraries. You'd have to find and compile them yourself, which is not for newbies.

Heathen
July 24th, 2008, 04:41 PM
Irony of "Winboxes" and floating cube array not obvious?

klange
July 24th, 2008, 04:55 PM
Silly nubs and your WinBoxes...

Excuse the lines going through the second one, can't avoid that due to the nature of getting to the cube in the first place. Mouse click+screen cap+motion+png=lines.

Also, special thanks to Jelly for the WINE tips.

You can release control and alt and hold the mouse in place while you press print screen. It produces much cleaner screen shots. The other option is to use a tool like scrot with a delay...

Get yourself some caps on that cube! (and please use the separate "Cube Caps" plugin should you choose to use caps, as you'll then be using some code (about 10 lines) that I wrote, assuming you're on 8.04)


Irony of "Winboxes" and floating cube array not obvious?
Shall I post my spheres? My desktop currently has a wonderful little fully automatic rail gun from 2340 floating in the middle of it...

Amit
July 24th, 2008, 05:06 PM
I've heard linux runs a lot faster than most, but isn't supported by a lot of games. Starting to hear it is hopefully going to be supported in the future. I was going to buy and install Linux but yeah..

Buy? ROFL. You do know that Linux is open-source right? Well there are over a thousand distributables.

ODX
July 24th, 2008, 05:06 PM
Cluttered mess :(, but I do like the shot I took of Chiller.
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/2894/mydesktopst0.jpg

Warsaw
July 24th, 2008, 08:00 PM
I dunno, game screenshots just seem tacky to me as desktop backgrounds.

Botolf
July 24th, 2008, 08:18 PM
I dunno, game screenshots just seem tacky to me as desktop backgrounds.
Depends on how much effort you put in looking for/taking the picture.

http://i38.tinypic.com/smzwns.jpg
http://i36.tinypic.com/1hayv7.jpg

(stolen from elsewhere, but you get the point)

Warsaw
July 24th, 2008, 08:56 PM
It's not about how good the shots are. I think it's having icons and a start bar pasted over the top of it that makes it tacky.

Sever
July 24th, 2008, 09:51 PM
One of my dorm-mates back at college changed his desktop about every day, and rearranged the icons in ways that would enhance the focus of the wallpaper. Let me see if I can do something like that quickly... back with an 'e:' in a bit.

e: Here's two very simple ones I just did without any forethought.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f87/sever323/Untitled001.png
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f87/sever323/Untitled002.png
e^2: Also, here's my current desktop. Note how I keep my icons accessible, yet out of the way, while still keeping them orderly.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f87/sever323/Untitled003.png

All right, what the fuck, photobucket. Just last time I used it, I had it set to NOT reduce my images at all from my standard 1600x1200 resolution, and now it has not only reverted to a different setting, but it won't even let me use that resolution. Anybody got any good suggestions for a different image hosting site, pm me please.

klange
July 24th, 2008, 10:46 PM
Buy? ROFL. You do know that Linux is open-source right? Well there are over a thousand distributables.
"Distributions", and open-source doesn't always mean free of charge. Plenty of people and companies make money off of open source, and there are quite a few paid-for distros out there (SUSE Enterprise, for example). You're mostly paying for professional support, though, as most of the enterprise distros have a free, community-supported counterpart (SE has openSUSE, for example).

Happy to say I'm finally wiping Windows from one of my family's machines. Should be a lot of fun. Also putting FreeBSD on my spare-parts machine I'm taking home from work tomorrow night (it refuses to run a Linux kernel, so off to the next option for which my only open-source affilition lies (Compiz)) Don't worry Windows-lovers, I'm dual booting it. It has some things even I can't go without at the moment.

@Botolf: SHOT TAGS PLEASE

ODX
July 24th, 2008, 11:05 PM
I dunno, game screenshots just seem tacky to me as desktop backgrounds.
I admit, I don't exactly like that shot of Chiller more than my other desktops I took. (You can check my sig for a pcgameshots link) Personally, I like my Prime_C3 Desktop, the one with the Warthog and the Green Sun/Black Ocean background.

Botolf
July 24th, 2008, 11:51 PM
It's not about how good the shots are. I think it's having icons and a start bar pasted over the top of it that makes it tacky.
Ah. In that case, you could always cut down on all the clutter and tinker with the UI colour scheme a little.

Timo
July 25th, 2008, 12:27 AM
http://xs229.xs.to/xs229/08305/image_000039186.jpg
The best part of the song is coming up too :awesome:

LinkandKvel
July 25th, 2008, 12:30 AM
I dunno, game screenshots just seem tacky to me as desktop backgrounds.

You mean you don't think this

Had to change my background. Got tired of looking at it.

New One:
http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/3010/desktopxm4.jpg

is a beautiful in-game desktop?

Mass
July 25th, 2008, 01:09 AM
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o97/nate-the-great_photos/desktop.jpg

Ki11a_FTW
July 25th, 2008, 01:17 AM
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/2283/desktophonorfz1.jpg

shot tags ftl :awesome:

shot tags ftw :awesome: ~Timo

InnerGoat
July 25th, 2008, 01:21 PM
AOL works on Vista? Impressive.

Warsaw
July 25th, 2008, 01:29 PM
AOL works on Vista? Impressive.

ftfy

ExAm
July 25th, 2008, 03:50 PM
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o97/nate-the-great_photos/desktop.jpgI :gonk: at your resolution

ultama121
July 25th, 2008, 11:37 PM
http://i37.tinypic.com/34ycwme.jpg

Heathen
July 25th, 2008, 11:48 PM
That is a great wallpaper.

ultama121
July 25th, 2008, 11:48 PM
Animepaper.net ftw.

Heathen
July 25th, 2008, 11:52 PM
I was just looking for a good anime wallpaper site. I was using a Yoko from Innergoats thingy atm.

InnerGoat
July 26th, 2008, 12:10 AM
Go look on Konachan, but remember sometimes people upload weird shit :raise:

ultama121
July 26th, 2008, 12:25 AM
but remember sometimes people upload weird shit :raise:

*sees hardcore hentai on the first page*

... :phonegonk:

Edward Elrich
July 26th, 2008, 12:33 AM
*doesn't see what ultama121 sees* (I feel so innocent)

Desktop pic will come once I can get back into my Photobucket account (which should hopefully not be too long).

InnerGoat
July 26th, 2008, 12:39 AM
*sees hardcore hentai on the first page*

... :phonegonk:Should have just searched from the front page.. lol

ultama121
July 26th, 2008, 12:52 AM
I meant the posts page, not the home page. :3

InnerGoat
July 26th, 2008, 12:54 AM
Oh.


Owned. :-3

ultama121
July 26th, 2008, 12:57 AM
*Goes to cry*

InnerGoat
July 26th, 2008, 01:02 AM
You can try 4scrape as well, but you can search for anything on there

https://suigintou.desudesudesu.org/4scrape/

InnerGoat
July 27th, 2008, 01:23 AM
http://innergoat.modacity.net/net/desktop_july_27_small.jpg

Edward Elrich
July 27th, 2008, 01:30 AM
Finally, got the image on Photobucket...

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m78/masterchiefloser/desktop.jpg

Rentafence
July 27th, 2008, 01:34 AM
Nothing out of the ordinary here.

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/rentafence/Misc/desktop5.jpg

Patrickssj6
July 27th, 2008, 07:36 AM
/hf AOE fanboy

Jelly
July 27th, 2008, 10:43 AM
You can try 4scrape as well, but you can search for anything on there

https://suigintou.desudesudesu.org/4scrape/
Oh god, I just lost an hour on there.

klange
July 27th, 2008, 12:28 PM
Nothing out of the ordinary here.

Lebanese crocodile porn? You have strange tastes, mister...

Server:
http://random.ogunderground.com/workstation/july_27/thumbs/server_july27.png (http://random.ogunderground.com/workstation/july_27/server_july27.png)
Windows desktop (refuses to boot a kernel...):
http://random.ogunderground.com/workstation/july_27/thumbs/wintop_july27.png (http://random.ogunderground.com/workstation/july_27/wintop_july27.png)
Laptop:
http://random.ogunderground.com/workstation/july_27/thumbs/laptop_july27.png (http://random.ogunderground.com/workstation/july_27/laptop_july27.png)

Bastinka
July 27th, 2008, 12:32 PM
/hf AOE fanboy
o/

Also, this computers desktop isn't worth posting :[

Xetsuei
July 27th, 2008, 07:28 PM
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/6562/bucketheaddesktoprb0.png

Buckethead owns.

Edward Elrich
July 27th, 2008, 11:27 PM
Is that a Guitar Hero clone I see?

LlamaMaster
July 28th, 2008, 01:33 AM
Oh god, I just lost an hour on there.
I lost more than that. This site is made of endless amounts of awesome.

Xetsuei
July 28th, 2008, 04:26 AM
Is that a Guitar Hero clone I see?

E: No, it's a handy little tool where you can write tabs and shit.

ExAm
July 28th, 2008, 04:41 AM
He meant "guitar pro 5" down there in the corner.

Jelly
July 28th, 2008, 04:48 AM
I think that's what he was talking about :3

Patrickssj6
July 28th, 2008, 05:52 AM
I think that's what he was talking about :3
Xet edited his post after Exam posted.

I'm so smart :S

TeeKup
July 28th, 2008, 04:44 PM
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/1791/background3lh1.png

klange
July 30th, 2008, 10:13 PM
http://random.ogunderground.com/workstation/anytime/thumbs/human_dark_murrina.png (http://random.ogunderground.com/workstation/anytime/human_dark_murrina.png) http://random.ogunderground.com/workstation/anytime/thumbs/human_dark_murrina2.png (http://random.ogunderground.com/workstation/anytime/human_dark_murrina2.png)

Thumbs > shot tags.

Heathen
July 31st, 2008, 11:19 AM
Why dont the damn shot tags work for me?

ultama121
July 31st, 2008, 05:43 PM
http://i34.tinypic.com/2nrn3fn.jpg
If you guess what it's from right, +rep kgo. :)

Dr Nick
July 31st, 2008, 06:15 PM
Looks like one of the Tales of ______ games.

ultama121
July 31st, 2008, 06:51 PM
Nope. :)

Hotrod
July 31st, 2008, 08:29 PM
New Desktop, thanks to StankBacon:
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/3886/11729755ui9.jpg

Ki11a_FTW
July 31st, 2008, 08:33 PM
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/122/desktopmarinesth3.jpg

StankBacon
July 31st, 2008, 08:39 PM
New Desktop, thanks to StankBacon:
imagewashere



nice :D

Disaster
July 31st, 2008, 08:48 PM
Why dont the damn shot tags work for me?
You don't put shot and image tags together. Just use [shot]image[/shot.]
without the .

ExAm
August 1st, 2008, 12:16 AM
New Desktop, thanks to StankBacon:
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/3886/11729755ui9.jpgHey, I was using that! :maddowns:

Heathen
August 1st, 2008, 12:43 AM
Thats what I do :(
Fuck it. Ill try it next time.
Pokemon Diamond for lulz.
Dock stretched so you can see its contents.
Favorite episode of Ben 10: AF.
Uh.....damn shot tags didn't work again.
Dont think they like photobucket.com

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm61/HeathenHero/untitled-6.png

ultama121
August 1st, 2008, 05:06 PM
http://i34.tinypic.com/29y094o.jpg
I usually don't switch wallpapers so quickly, but I really liked this one. Love the anime/manga.

Bastinka
August 1st, 2008, 06:07 PM
Why is it so many people love anime :v:

InnerGoat
August 1st, 2008, 06:16 PM
That's not just any anime, that's Rosario​ + ​Vampire. It's mainly tits. :lol:

Bastinka
August 1st, 2008, 06:19 PM
:words:.. tits. :lol:
wat.

Also, I can post a pic of mine in 2 weeks.

Arteen
August 1st, 2008, 07:56 PM
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/7779/desktop023uj3.jpg

FireDragon04
August 1st, 2008, 08:24 PM
That's not just any anime, that's Rosario​ + ​Vampire. It's mainly tits. :lol:
Rosario​ + ​Vampire is awesome.
Anime is great, some really good things in it, i love it much more then conventional cartoons, there funnier and seem to have much better story lines, well...the ones i've watched anyway.

My desktop is messy right now and i cba to tidy it, but it IS still Wall-e for me, might change to an awesome dual screen sci-fi desktop for my screens again though.
Any recommendations...and remember sci-fi everything else is shit fuck lame...EVERYTHING...yes....I'm that shallow and sci-fi loving.... i have a problem :(.

ultama121
August 1st, 2008, 08:50 PM
That's not just any anime, that's Rosario​ + ​Vampire. It's mainly tits. :lol:
I've never actually watched the anime, I read the manga. The anime actually really isn't at the part where it gets good. I felt like the beginning of the series was a bit corny. Loved the idea of the series though. Although the manga is an ecchi, its not really that titty. Well... compared to this atleast

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9091
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=7949

:embarrassed:

Pretty funny series if you want to get into though.

Edit: Hey Dragon, sci-fi Ecchi up there in the links. ^ (To-Love-Ru)
Also, my brother loved Noein. (also sci-fi)

Xetsuei
August 1st, 2008, 09:33 PM
Thats what I do :(
Fuck it. Ill try it next time.
Pokemon Diamond for lulz.
Dock stretched so you can see its contents.
Favorite episode of Ben 10: AF.
Uh.....damn shot tags didn't work again.
Dont think they like photobucket.com

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm61/HeathenHero/untitled-6.png


You're doing it WRONG.
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm61/HeathenHero/untitled-6.png

It should look like http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm61/HeathenHero/untitled-6.png
I don't know wtf you are doing, but shot tags aren't fucking hard to use.

Heathen
August 1st, 2008, 10:04 PM
Dammit. I kept doing that.
I used the direct link and put it in [shot] but it kept doing a missing picture and some other crap. idk, but thanks.
E: Does anyone know a good source of hentai wallpapers? Yes I am sad. Idc.

ultama121
August 1st, 2008, 10:48 PM
Konachan :p

Heathen
August 1st, 2008, 10:59 PM
More Ecchi there than anything.

ODX
August 1st, 2008, 11:11 PM
http://i34.tinypic.com/2nrn3fn.jpg
If you guess what it's from right, +rep kgo. :)
Fire Emblem

ultama121
August 1st, 2008, 11:13 PM
OSHI HE DID IT. *bows*

ODX
August 1st, 2008, 11:15 PM
I forget the persons name, but shes in the Fire Emblem that's on GBA and isn't Sacred Stones. She was useful for taking out bosses in one turn.

LlamaMaster
August 2nd, 2008, 02:05 AM
http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/4743/desktopsm8.png

As if this thread wasn't filled with enough weeaboos already. :v:

ultama121
August 2nd, 2008, 02:16 AM
I forget the persons name, but shes in the Fire Emblem that's on GBA and isn't Sacred Stones. She was useful for taking out bosses in one turn.

Ninian, the sister of Nills.

Jelly
August 2nd, 2008, 04:13 AM
http://www.hivclan.net/hivshack/images/187744PYD_August.png

Inkeeping with the Anime girl theme, Nagato is awesome.

klange
August 2nd, 2008, 11:29 AM
/me runs off in search of an acceptable (SFW) Yoko Ritona wallpaper...
I shall return in due time.

This is most definitely acceptable.
http://random.ogunderground.com/workstation/anytime/thumbs/acceptable.png (http://random.ogunderground.com/workstation/anytime/acceptable.png)

JDMFSeanP
August 2nd, 2008, 05:47 PM
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6140/picture1bw1.png (http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/8545/picture1jz6.png)

Click for da bigger.

klange
August 2nd, 2008, 05:56 PM
Click for da bigger.
I clicked and it was the same image.
How dare you break the streak with your car wallpaper.

LlamaMaster
August 2nd, 2008, 06:12 PM
Yah, you bastard. At least photoshop a catgirl or something in. :maddowns:

ultama121
August 7th, 2008, 04:58 AM
http://i33.tinypic.com/2uhs2hj.jpg
I really wanted this one though:
http://i33.tinypic.com/2zodp2r.jpg
Ugh, I really wish it came in my res.

Heathen
August 7th, 2008, 10:58 PM
What is she from Ult?

ultama121
August 7th, 2008, 11:18 PM
Rosario + Vampire again, she is one of the cooler female characters I have seen in any anime. She is one of the cooler/cuter characters from that anime.

The reason for the use of ice in those desktops is because she is a Yuki-onna or snow woman.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuki-onna
She isn't evil though. :p

I really like how Rosario + Vampire integrates monsters and creatures from folklore and humanizes them and gives them likable personalities.

Rob Oplawar
August 8th, 2008, 11:52 AM
oshit, idk when it happened, but at some point this year I became more comfortable messing with settings in Ubuntu than I am messing with Windows XP. My journey to the dark side is now complete! Or is it the light side? Idk. You don't know the power of the Linux side of the force!
http://www.spacebrick.net/pictures/blog_gallery/desktop.png[/img]
e: FAIL! try again, rob.
[shot]http://www.spacebrick.net/pictures/blog_gallery/desktop.png

blind
August 8th, 2008, 12:43 PM
http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/2741/dtopuz1.jpg
small image :-[

BobtheGreatII
August 8th, 2008, 01:20 PM
^^^^:phonegonk:

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1206/backgroundkc0.jpg

kenney001
August 8th, 2008, 03:09 PM
anime makes me want to bash my eyeballs in with a plank full of nails....

Con
August 8th, 2008, 04:26 PM
http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/2741/dtopuz1.jpg
small image :-[
holy shit, ow. I hope that's a photoshop

blind
August 8th, 2008, 04:56 PM
Its not, it took me 6 hours to get that shot right.
It was worth the eye patch :eyesroll:

ExAm
August 8th, 2008, 05:13 PM
http://i33.tinypic.com/1z2f8cp.jpg
<3 windowblinds

Heathen
August 8th, 2008, 08:04 PM
IAWTP

Heathen
August 8th, 2008, 08:39 PM
New screens. And some new apps.

Fuck the shot tags. It wont work for me again.


http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm61/HeathenHero/1.jpg
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm61/HeathenHero/2.jpg
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm61/HeathenHero/3.jpg
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm61/HeathenHero/4.jpg

Bastinka
August 8th, 2008, 10:22 PM
I linked you those programs, heathen. :shakefist:

ExAm
August 8th, 2008, 10:46 PM
OH MY GOD LINK ME TO THOSE NAO

Rob Oplawar
August 8th, 2008, 11:47 PM
i'm ashamed of my generation's commonly held belief that regardless of the time and effort artists spend crafting amazing works, there is nothing wrong with taking, enjoying, and redistributing those works without giving any compensation whatsoever to the artist.
I flip-flop on this issue on roughly a weekly basis, This week it looks like I'm anti-piracy.

blind
August 8th, 2008, 11:47 PM
Hello, Wanda.

Heathen
August 9th, 2008, 12:46 AM
I knew someone was gonna do that. Thats actually the name of my computer. My xbox is named Cornelius. This way, if they do something I dont want, I can go "DAMMIT CORNIE!" "FUCKING HELL WANDA, DO YOU THINK I LIKE FUCKING AROUND WITH YOU?"

E:
Madotate (http://madotate.en.softonic.com/), 3D minimising
Yom'd 3D (http://www.klitetools.com/comments.php?catid=58&id=5280), Multi Desktop
And topdesk is purchase...you can find it.

ExAm
August 9th, 2008, 03:54 AM
kthx

Dr Nick
August 11th, 2008, 08:59 AM
I'm going to lock this thread soon, a new one can be opened in October, and there'll be a bunch of new wallpapers to be shown off then!

Reaper Man
August 11th, 2008, 10:21 AM
I knew someone was gonna do that. Thats actually the name of my computer. My xbox is named Cornelius. This way, if they do something I dont want, I can go "DAMMIT CORNIE!" "FUCKING HELL WANDA, DO YOU THINK I LIKE FUCKING AROUND WITH YOU?"

E:
Madotate (http://madotate.en.softonic.com/), 3D minimising
Yom'd 3D (http://www.klitetools.com/comments.php?catid=58&id=5280), Multi Desktop
And topdesk is purchase...you can find it.
Meh, madotate is kinda weird, I think I'll stick to topdesk.

ExAm
August 11th, 2008, 06:15 PM
I use Dexpot instead. I had some issues with topdesk, Yom'd was interesting but it was kinda screwy, and madotate was just... eergh.

Heathen
August 11th, 2008, 06:24 PM
I like it all.

I want some more legit stuff though. Something supasexy.

Reaper Man
August 12th, 2008, 11:41 AM
I use Dexpot instead. I had some issues with topdesk, Yom'd was interesting but it was kinda screwy, and madotate was just... eergh.
Meh, I set up my topdesk to function the same way the exposé does on OS X, because I find the feature useful. I use different keyboard shortcuts though, since F11 actually has a function in Windows. (obviously)

OmegaDragon
August 12th, 2008, 03:34 PM
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/7849/dj08is7.jpg

Con
August 12th, 2008, 04:23 PM
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/2882/captureus7.png

ExAm
August 12th, 2008, 05:43 PM
Meh, I set up my topdesk to function the same way the exposé does on OS X, because I find the feature useful. I use different keyboard shortcuts though, since F11 actually has a function in Windows. (obviously)For some reason it blacks out my windows when it arranges them onscreen, so I'm flipping through a bunch of black rectangles with various white bits strewn around them. Could have something to do with Windowblinds. Also, it refuses to do any function besides the vistaflip style thing, and does that even when I use the hotkeys for other functions. Sometimes the other hotkeys don't even work :/

Heathen
August 12th, 2008, 10:08 PM
Hmmm...its not WB. And idk about the hotkeyes.