The Post Your Desktop Thread

[Risa chan]

Spoiler for desktop:

mine

[Antares]

Originally Posted by Marina

Yunochi wallpaper! Source please.

[Takeru]

OS X:

Windows 7:

I seriously don't see how on earth people can deal with having a ton of icons on their desktop.

[Kokichi]

Yay, it's new.

And marked out, accordingly.

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/6546/desktopsfl6.png

[Vexx]

My desktop work machine (Motoko) is using this image at the moment.... yes its a gnome death knight - fear with fear. (courtesy ThreePanelSoul webcomic site).


that wallpaper changes every few days or so.

My game machine is named Etona on my network ... she almost always has some imagery related to the character Etona from Disgaea on her wallpaper. No I wasn't fond of the series -- just her and her undead penguins. Her figurine sits atop the game machine as well. Here's a pic of the machine, its wallpaper, and her.

[Wirbelwind8]

Originally Posted by Vexx

My desktop work machine (Motoko) is using this image at the moment.... yes its a gnome death knight - fear with fear. (courtesy ThreePanelSoul webcomic site).


that wallpaper changes every few days or so.

My game machine is named Etona on my network ... she almost always has some imagery related to the character Etona from Disgaea on her wallpaper. No I wasn't fond of the series -- just her and her undead penguins. Her figurine sits atop the game machine as well. Here's a pic of the machine, its wallpaper, and her.

Is that the Skeleton PC Case? How does it do? Is it worth getting?

[0utf0xZer0]

Originally Posted by Vexx

I guess there is at least one Antec Skeleton out there owned by a married dude.

This is from NCC-1337-E, a hand down Athlon XP machine that handles the bulk of my computing duties at home.


Too lazy to grab a screencap from my laptop at the moment.

Edit: And also, no offense, but I have to admit I have trouble understanding the urge to change wallpaper every few days.

[Vexx]

Originally Posted by 0utf0xZer0

I guess there is at least one Antec Skeleton out there owned by a married dude.

hey, at least there's a case now.... there have been times when it was just a bunch of cards and wiring strewn across the table --- this case was *almost* perfect for my tinkering needs. (see below)

Edit: And also, no offense, but I have to admit I have trouble understanding the urge to change wallpaper every few days.

No offense taken.... I just get bored with it every so often. I used to even run a wallpaper rotator but selecting one is kind of personal "mood of the day" moment. A gnome death knight amuses me... usually its pics of whatever my favorite anime is at the moment.

Originally Posted by Wirbelwind8

Is that the Skeleton PC Case? How does it do? Is it worth getting?

1) Yes, its the Antec Skeleton.
2) For my purposes, it works fine - very easy to add and subtract hardware on a whim. It has a minor flaw and a major flaw:
2a) minor flaw: cabling can be a bit obnoxious unless you have a modular cable power supply and and a bit longer than average SATA cables.
2b) major flaw: it lacks headroom for some of the steroid monster CPU heat sinks. If your heatsink is taller than a video card, it won't fit. Limitation on heatsink diameter depends on the crap on the mobo. If you really MUST overclock significantly - you might look into liquid cooling.
3) No, its total overkill and pricey in the froufrou doodad department . Really its got a ridiculous price tag.
But I like it because its damned quiet with that huge fan, its ultra easy to modify (which I tend to do a lot) and it actually collects far less dust than a standard case. Plus I just think it looks like a piece of art....

[0utf0xZer0]

Originally Posted by Vexx

hey, at least there's a case now.... there have been times when it was just a bunch of cards and wiring strewn across the table --- this case was *almost* perfect for my tinkering needs. (see below)

All I'll say is that your wife is more understanding than my mom. Although my desk tends to get a fair bit of clutter regardless.

Also, I ran into one guy on my commuter train today that was carrying a fairly tricked out looking midtower - with no side panels on it. I couldn't help but think of this thread.

Turns out I had a copy of my laptop wallpaper on this computer anyway, so I'll just post that. Only difference is that my laptop uses a 1280X800 version. And yeah, I do have some icons, but they're typical Windows XP stuff you've seen a million times before:

[Marina]

Originally Posted by Switizle

Woah, that's awesome!

Btw, where is everyone getting those lil anime characters that greet them and stuff? Is that a sidebar object? I couldn't find them when I searched lol

Thanks
Lil anime characters? Are you talking about the rainmeter? If so, that's just an application you download and you can either d/l or create skins for it.

Originally Posted by Antares

Yunochi wallpaper! Source please.

Sure thing:

[Vexx]

Originally Posted by 0utf0xZer0

All I'll say is that your wife is more understanding than my mom. Although my desk tends to get a fair bit of clutter regardless.

My office is pretty much under my control; her den is pretty much under her control; the rest of the house is under joint design/maintenance treaty

Turns out I had a copy of my laptop wallpaper on this computer anyway, so I'll just post that.

Almost any wallpaper with Horo on it is an automatic win, of course.

[Marina]

[kat]

Spoiler for wallpaper:

[Vexx]

Originally Posted by Marina

That's really sweet... Is that from some piece of literature (stone golem and girl)? Don't suppose you could link the actual image file rather than a snapshot?

[Marina]

Originally Posted by Vexx

That's really sweet... Is that from some piece of literature (stone golem and girl)? Don't suppose you could link the actual image file rather than a snapshot?

To be honest, I have no idea what it's from, I found the wallpaper on 4chan and just had to download it since I also thought it was sweet.

Here's the thumby of original image:

[Cluelessly]

^

Spoiler for NSFW content on website:

http://2photo.ru/2006/08/18/krasivyj...ason_chan.html

Meant to say, pretty sure it's just an original piece. Guy does a lot of good work.

Looking at charts too, mind going numb.

Well, and since this is a desktop thread:

Laptop:



For triple screen, just the wallpapers:



Have another desktop downstairs too that's a double, but it and my older laptop both just have the default blue. Plus a lot of clutter icons since my dear sister seems to like to use my den computer along with her den computer for various things...

Not to mention finding both porn and neopets in my browser history...

[Vexx]

Originally Posted by Cluelessly

^

http://2photo.ru/2006/08/18/krasivyj...ason_chan.html

ok.. wow, I usually cringe when I link to an .ru site (one of the country domains that often deal malware to visitors) .... but some really interesting pics (some NSFW).

Particular favorites were the schoolchildren versus the schoolyard zombies, the several images of the 50s style "alien family", the several images of the warrior&schoolgirl duo, and the mounted pixie racing through the forest.

Didn't care so much for the vampires or some of the schlock shock art.

When i saw the children vs the schoolyard zombies, my first response was "..... Kyounogononi + Left4Dead Crossover!!"

[Jill Valentine]

This is my current desktop, my very very fave & yummy wallpaper

[grylsyjaeger]

What can I say.

[0utf0xZer0]

(Was concerning a technical problem with Cuppy Cake's post, now fixed)

Nice sig, by the way. I actually used that picture of Koma as my wallpaper for a while.