Coolest Desktop Contest

[Godmic18]

This was an idea that was started by PYRO on the old forums. Unfortuantely, it never finished because the forums went down.

Basically, post a screenshot of your desktop here to enter. You may only enter one, so make up your mind before posting. I will accept submissions until Wednesday, the 9th. Then, I will make a poll and you can vote on your favorite desktop.

Here's (http://home.netcom.com/~godmic/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/desktop2.jpg) mine currently. It's simplistic, but I think I like it alot more than some of the fancier things that I've done.

[allstarGL]

[img=http://img210.exs.cx/img210/8833/desktop0uc.th.jpg] (http://img210.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img210&image=desktop0uc.jpg)

i just took the scrrenshot of what was on my desktop at the time. thats my dog bruce. hes a stud!

[Tama Drummer]

Current desktop: http://img98.exs.cx/img98/2865/picture15pn.jpg
Very messy though... I don't really like putting digital pictures as wallpaper because... I don't know, it just bugs me. That picture, however, is an exception.

If we are aloud multiple entries, I'll take a pic of a cleaner desktop. I need to clean this one up anyways... :(

[actgfin1234]

This was an idea that was started by PYRO on the old forums. Unfortuantely, it never finished because the forums went down.

Basically, post a screenshot of your desktop here to enter. You may only enter one, so make up your mind before posting. I will accept submissions until Wednesday, the 9th. Then, I will make a poll and you can vote on your favorite desktop.

Here's (http://home.netcom.com/~godmic/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/desktop2.jpg) mine currently. It's simplistic, but I think I like it alot more than some of the fancier things that I've done.


What OS are you running?

[Godmic18]

Windows XP Pro, but if I tell you all of my secrets, what fun would that be?

[Elentari]

http://img65.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img65&image=yippy23jv.jpg


Um, I'm just going to use this as a Post Your Desktop thread, I don't compete :). This is my cat! He's so fluffy! Makes me want to go pet him every time I see it.

[actgfin1234]

I like Third's desktop if it's still the way I remember it from the old thread. Someone needs to drag him back here btw

[Tama Drummer]

I like Third's desktop if it's still the way I remember it from the old thread. Someone needs to drag him back here btw

I've been thinking of necroing that for a while now actually...

[actgfin1234]

http://img65.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img65&image=yippy23jv.jpg
Is that a Counter Strike Icon I see?? :D

[Jeffery]

This was an idea that was started by PYRO on the old forums. Unfortuantely, it never finished because the forums went down.

Basically, post a screenshot of your desktop here to enter. You may only enter one, so make up your mind before posting. I will accept submissions until Wednesday, the 9th. Then, I will make a poll and you can vote on your favorite desktop.

Here's (http://home.netcom.com/~godmic/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/desktop2.jpg) mine currently. It's simplistic, but I think I like it alot more than some of the fancier things that I've done.
Funny, it was run on here almost a year ago.

Here's mine. http://img68.exs.cx/img68/9510/jeff7lu.jpg

[actgfin1234]

Funny, it was run on here almost a year ago.

Here's mine. http://img68.exs.cx/img68/9510/jeff7lu.jpg

Were you trying to decode dirka's sig? :)

[Elentari]

Maybe it is... maybe it isn't! o.O

EDIT: Dude, jeff. You neeed to clean off your desktop!

[Tama Drummer]

Funny, it was run on here almost a year ago.

Here's mine. http://img68.exs.cx/img68/9510/jeff7lu.jpg


AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your desktop scares me.

[allstarGL]

geeze jeff thats a lot of icons u cant possible use them all. unless ur on the computor 24/7

[Godmic18]

Funny, it was run on here almost a year ago.

Here's mine. http://img68.exs.cx/img68/9510/jeff7lu.jpg

lol If you haven't noticed by now, I wasn't on these forums a year ago, but props to the person who started it.

Jeff, yer desktop makes my head hurt. That's awesome.

[T3km4n]

Wow, Jeff, think you can fit many more icons on there? Why are all those files there?

[Jeffery]

geeze jeff thats a lot of icons u cant possible use them all. unless ur on the computor 24/7
Anyone see a familiar name in one of my files????

And I just drop stuff to desktop. Actually, I cleaned it 2 weeks ago.

[Tama Drummer]

Anyone see a familiar name in one of my files????

And I just drop stuff to desktop. Actually, I cleaned it 2 weeks ago.

I see Mokotokopa... and pa must be the shortended form of your spelling of the word porn!!!!

Jeff has pics of Mokotoko naked!!!

[Elentari]

I like the ones that say, "Tan" and "Blonde" :p :D.

[Duffman]

Old screeny but not much has changed. A few more icons.

http://img204.exs.cx/img204/3427/desktopcopy6gy.jpg

[Liquid Swordsman]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v381/XBlackxDragonX/5.jpg

[actgfin1234]

http://img168.exs.cx/img168/6783/desktop2cg.png

[Third]

I like Third's desktop if it's still the way I remember it from the old thread. Someone needs to drag him back here btw
=)

http://img94.exs.cx/img94/1586/desktop0ye.jpg

[Jeffery]

I like the ones that say, "Tan" and "Blonde" :p :D.
http://img60.exs.cx/img60/7724/blonde7ng.jpg

Thats a Blonde Smiley avatar I made for Leigh a while back.

[Foundation]

http://img194.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img194&image=picture20vd.jpg

i win !!

[Tama Drummer]

http://img78.exs.cx/img78/8892/picture15ej.jpg

I cleaned it up a bit.

[actgfin1234]

=)

http://img94.exs.cx/img94/1586/desktop0ye.jpg

I was looking forward to that bud
:)

[FryLock]

Act, I thought you'd have a giant picture of me on your desktop... :(
Don't actually go and do that now...

[actgfin1234]

Act, I thought you'd have a giant picture of me on your desktop... :(
Don't actually go and do that now...

That IS you. :)

[plusminus]

Current desktop: http://img98.exs.cx/img98/2865/picture15pn.jpg
Very messy though... I don't really like putting digital pictures as wallpaper because... I don't know, it just bugs me. That picture, however, is an exception.

Digital pictures are generally too busy for the eye, there's a full colour spectrum and it makes finding icons difficult. A background should (IMHO) be a bit more neutral and contrast with the non-background items.

I don't think mine's changed since the old thread, but since I don't want to dig for the link, I'll just post another one.

Linux + Windowmaker = teh sexxy (http://img17.exs.cx/img17/5314/20050304desktop8uz.jpg)

[T3km4n]

http://img52.exs.cx/img52/9976/background2ji.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[plusminus]

Anyone see a familiar name in one of my files????

Vito Sze?

[Ignition]

http://img52.exs.cx/img52/9976/background2ji.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
Straight forward.
& a cool picture too.

[Godmic18]

Great start! From what I've seen, this'll be a close contest.

[xerent]

Here's my cool radical desktop:

http://img232.exs.cx/img232/8559/desktop22ws.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[Godmic18]

Here's my cool radical desktop:

http://img232.exs.cx/img232/8559/desktop22ws.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

LMAO!! rep.

[Machin Shin]

Jeff: You're nuts, man. Pos rep if I can :D
Duffman: Greg Martin Rocks! Pos rep
X: :D pos rep

And now for my own:
http://img159.exs.cx/img159/8443/medesktop3ja.jpg
Yes, I do have better games that that but those are the only ones my pathetic laptop can handle.

[Godmic18]

Bomberman. Hell ya. Yet another great wallpaper from digitalblasphemy.com.

[Machin Shin]

hehe. I've got 1,007 wallpapers at the moment all from various places, all very good. I've also got a program that changes the Wallpaper every 5 miniuts so I can actually take advantage of having so many.
http://img36.exs.cx/img36/3931/medesktop28wf.jpg
http://img199.exs.cx/img199/9663/medesktop34zr.jpg

9.1 gigs of music,
37.6 gigs of image files (CDs on a hard drive for those who don't know)
8.5 gigs of videos,
and 3.7 gigs of pictures (not just wallpapers)

[Amaroth]

I'm worst nightmare, Machin?

[Wayfaerer]

I'm worst nightmare, Machin?

I already said that like a month ago!

[Machin Shin]

Eh... that's as old as your bible and twice as dusty. I just can't figure out how to change it, and believe me, I've searched everywhere. I finally gave up.

EDIT: Hey look! I'm the topic of dicussion! ('prolly won't last long:D)

[Foundation]

rg

[actgfin1234]

http://www.geocities.com/xxnumbcomfortxx/Desktop2.PNG

[Tama Drummer]

I've also got a program that changes the Wallpaper every 5 miniuts so I can actually take advantage of having so many.

Me too. :)
Although, it's not actually a program, just something built in with preferences on the mac. It can be every 5 seconds, every minute, every 5 minutes, everytime the computer wakes up from sleep (or screen saver, I guess), or changes every time you restart. There are some others too, I think.

Although, I don't use that...

What are some good places for neat graphical wallpapers? I find alot on http://deviantart.com, but I was wondering if anyone else knows some good places.

[actgfin1234]

I used to LOVE http://www.digitalblasphemy.com

[Tama Drummer]

I used to LOVE http://www.digitalblasphemy.com

Yea, I've been there before. Nothing I really liked thouhg, I'm picky I guess. I like *some* of the "Dark" wallpapers on deviantart.com without all the silly words or pictures of people on them. The one I have up now that I took the screenshot of was from deviantart.com, I just changed the color from red.

But I've had that one for a while now, I need to find myself a new one, and I suck too much to make one myself that I like. :D

[Wayfaerer]

shadowness is a lot better than devianart :cool:

Desktops (http://shadowness.com/exhibition.php?category=2&orderby=exhibition_id&limit=6)

[actgfin1234]

This is now my desktop.

http://img237.exs.cx/img237/5355/desktop4hq.jpg

[drakonfire]

dA is a good one, you should look at their fractals sections, and 3D art, some of it is pretty good

http://img57.exs.cx/img57/8394/desktop2by.jpg

thats mine, the background i made, while the only reason i have any icons is because my mom cant seem to live without them :P

[Godmic18]

This is now my desktop.

http://img237.exs.cx/img237/5355/desktop4hq.jpg

Excellent. I bet it'd look even better if you kicked your resolution up a notch.

Meh, I guess this (http://home.netcom.com/~godmic/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/newdesktop.jpg) is a slightly newer pic of my desktop.

[paulk6]

http://img113.exs.cx/img113/5743/desktopfortao7jc.gif

Woot. :)

Edit - There we go...

[Godmic18]

[img=http://img113.exs.cx/img113/5743/desktopfortao7jc.gif] (http://www.imageshack.us)

Woot. :)

This just links me to the login page at imageshack.

[Glamdring]

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I'm so getting sued for this. (http://www.siliconinsight.com/brooke/archives/Picture.jpg)

[Godmic18]

Great Content!

[Elentari]

Did you have to make the picture so bloody huge? :p

[Jeffery]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO

1) Get more memory. Drop in another 512mb ram.
2) Send that to me.

[Glamdring]

The picture is bloody huge because that's how big my screen is :D

It's only a 20" though. Just be greatful I didn't take a screenie on the 30" that's in the other room.

[Elentari]

Even if that is teh uber spiffy (and when I say teh uber spiffy, I mean Uber Spiffy), you need a better background. :)


EDIT: Well! You could have made it smaller! I do hope you know how to do that :D.

[The Prophet]

http://img137.exs.cx/img137/7307/destopcontest2xg.jpg

[Glamdring]

True, it could benefit from a nice background, but I'm not sure where I'm gonna find one with the right resolution. People who use these monitors are serious artists, and they usually use a plain grey background so it doesn't mess with color correction.

And Jeff, we don't really need more than 512 in this computer. It would be nice though... I might put it to the bossman.

[Tama Drummer]

True, it could benefit from a nice background, but I'm not sure where I'm gonna find one with the right resolution. People who use these monitors are serious artists, and they usually use a plain grey background so it doesn't mess with color correction.

And Jeff, we don't really need more than 512 in this computer. It would be nice though... I might put it to the bossman.

The background doesn't HAVE to be the exact size. I use an 800 x 600 wallpaper sometimes, and this computer is at 1024 x 768. You just have to set it to stretch. :)

[meat.eater]

My awesome spacestation picture of earth and sun (with strange glare) Desktop (http://img112.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img112&image=earthdesktop5ik.jpg)

Jeffery, one question. Whats in the "moo" file?

[Glamdring]

An older screenie of my home desktop (http://www.siliconinsight.com/brooke/archives/Desktop.jpg)

[Third]

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I'm so getting sued for this. (http://www.siliconinsight.com/brooke/archives/Picture.jpg)

Do you really have a ***** build, or is that just an image that you found?

EDIT: Awesome. It comes out soon; I'll be sure to get it.

Can I ask you some questions about that? =) Also, where do you work?

[Elentari]

Give up the Grudge :). Can you send that one to me, please? Also, I like how you whited out the whole contact list, rather than say... just minimizing the window :D.

EDIT: Hi third!

[Glamdring]

I really have it.

[Glamdring]

Give up the Grudge :). Can you send that one to me, please? Also, I like how you whited out the whole contact list, rather than say... just minimizing the window :D.

EDIT: Hi third!
Well I had to show off my nifty transparency, right???

... well nevermind. It was silly, I know :P

[Third]

I really have it.
I know this; read my edit.

EDIT: Hey there, Elentari!

[roamingstorm]

how many times has this been done, i know more than one

[Glamdring]

Showing them off has been done several times, but a contest... now that is new and exciting.

[xerent]

A contest that I am still winning. ^_^

[Godmic18]

A contest that I am still winning. ^_^

Hey now, you only have my vote so far.

[actgfin1234]

Hey now, you only have my vote so far.

=(

[Godmic18]

=(
did you see hid desktop? It's pretty damn cool.

[Machin Shin]

As for wallpapers, here are the websites where I've gotten most of mine.

http://digitalblasphemy.com
http://www.savinoff.com/
http://gallery.artofgregmartin.com/
http://www.visionafar.com/
http://begann.de/start.html
http://www.terradreams.de/

All 6 of those are excelent sites if you are more into space (planets, stars, etc.) or earth scenery (sunsets, Mt. ranges, sea coasts, cliffs, etc.). Of all of these, my favorites are Terradreams.de, begann.de, and artofgregmartin.com.

[drakonfire]

http://img179.exs.cx/img179/649/desktop9vi.jpg

hm... this thread seems to have died, but it rekindled my interest in customizing my desktop, which resulted in that new screenie, now i have a question, anyone know how to get those 4 icons off my desktop? i have access to them elsewhere, but windows doesnt seem to wanna aknowledge that, so if anyone knows how to make it, that would be much appreciated

[cs_zero]

http://img72.exs.cx/img72/8024/desktoptao9dm.jpg
just found that background.

[Godmic18]

Nice. :cool:

[cs_zero]

http://img179.exs.cx/img179/649/desktop9vi.jpg

hm... this thread seems to have died, but it rekindled my interest in customizing my desktop, which resulted in that new screenie, now i have a question, anyone know how to get those 4 icons off my desktop? i have access to them elsewhere, but windows doesnt seem to wanna aknowledge that, so if anyone knows how to make it, that would be much appreciated

Have you tried simply hideing them?
Draging them to the recycle bin?

[Godmic18]

http://img179.exs.cx/img179/649/desktop9vi.jpg

hm... this thread seems to have died, but it rekindled my interest in customizing my desktop, which resulted in that new screenie, now i have a question, anyone know how to get those 4 icons off my desktop? i have access to them elsewhere, but windows doesnt seem to wanna aknowledge that, so if anyone knows how to make it, that would be much appreciated

It's not dead, I'm just waiting till the 9th to put up the poll. That way stragglers can get their desktops in.

[drakonfire]

yes, and neither works, they are tied into the system, so i'm either gonna need a windows(2K) mod or a clever hack :(

[actgfin1234]

Or you could just get a new OS, like XP perhaps? I haven't seen 98 since....98.

[drakonfire]

windows xp... windows xp... oh yeah, and have microsoft snooping around my life... not to mention the hassle of activating a freaking copy now (you know you now have to CALL MS to activate XP?) and not to mention it eats ram like a sugar adict eats pixie sticks... i'll stick with 2K for now, thank you very much ;)

[cs_zero]

I guess you'll be sticking with those 4 icons then too. ;) :p

[Glamdring]

Yeah, as far as I know they can't be gotten rid of in 2000 or 98. Same way you can't ever *really* get rid of internet explorer in any windows OS without hacking the code, because it's tied into windows explorer itself. It would be like trying to run OSX without Finder.

[Godmic18]

Ok, here's a list of those currently entered. Those of you highlighted in red need to pick which desktop you want in the contest or I will choose. I'll make a poll starting tomorrow that will run until Friday. Thanks for participating. Some of you have some nifty desktops. :cool:

godmic18:http://home.netcom.com/~godmic/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/newdesktop.jpg

allstar: http://img210.exs.cx/img210/8833/desktop0uc.th.jpg

Tama Drummer: http://img98.exs.cx/img98/2865/picture15pn.jpg
http://img78.exs.cx/img78/8892/picture15ej.jpg



Elantari:http://img65.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img6...e=yippy23jv.jpg

Jefferry: http://img68.exs.cx/img68/9510/jeff7lu.jpg

Duffman: http://img204.exs.cx/img204/3427/desktopcopy6gy.jpg

Liquid Swordsman: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...kxDragonX/5.jpg

actgfin1234: http://img168.exs.cx/img168/6783/desktop2cg.png
http://www.geocities.com/xxnumbcomfortxx/Desktop2.PNG
http://img237.exs.cx/img237/5355/desktop4hq.jpg


Third: http://img94.exs.cx/img94/1586/desktop0ye.jpg

Foundation: http://img194.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img...picture20vd.jpg

plusminus: http://img17.exs.cx/img17/5314/20050304desktop8uz.jpg

T3km4n: http://img52.exs.cx/img52/9976/background2ji.jpg

Machin Shin: http://img159.exs.cx/img159/8443/medesktop3ja.jpg

drakonfire: http://img179.exs.cx/img179/649/desktop9vi.jpg

paulk6: http://img113.exs.cx/img113/5743/desktopfortao7jc.gif

Glamdring: http://www.siliconinsight.com/brooke/archives/Picture.jpg
http://www.siliconinsight.com/brooke/archives/Desktop.jpg

The Prophet: http://img137.exs.cx/img137/7307/destopcontest2xg.jpg

meat.eater: http://img112.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img112&image=earthdesktop5ik.jpg

cs_zero: http://img72.exs.cx/img72/8024/desktoptao9dmjpg

[plusminus]

Yeah, as far as I know they can't be gotten rid of in 2000 or 98. Same way you can't ever *really* get rid of internet explorer in any windows OS without hacking the code, because it's tied into windows explorer itself. It would be like trying to run OSX without Finder.

There are programs that hack the OS for you. I don't know about 2K but in 98 it's very easy to run without ie. Of course you lose some functionality in the OS because of the way things are tied together (you won't get image previews in windows explorer, for instance) but it runs quite well.

http://www.litepc.com/

[drakonfire]

use the second one for me mic... i'll have to check all these out when i have time, right now i'm off, *tips hat*

[*ace*]

Godmic YOU HAVE THE CRAZY DESKTOP EVER!!! OMG :p I'M TO LAZY TO TOUCH MINE :( :p

[Sluff]

Godmic YOU HAVE THE CRAZY DESKTOP EVER!!! OMG :p I'M TO LAZY TO CHANGE MINE :( :p

You are officailly the biggest necro whore of all time. Congrats, you pwn us all.

[Excaliber]

I wanna get a new OS but i wanna get a new computer first...

[-57-]

Lol nice necro ace... and T3k please explain why you have a link to runescape on your desktop :p

and why not here's mine :p

http://img203.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mydesktop0zk.jpg

[purplechicken]

Funny, it was run on here almost a year ago.

Here's mine. http://img68.exs.cx/img68/9510/jeff7lu.jpg

lol this should get some award