Late November/early December desktops....

[edesignuk]

I don't remember seeing a desktop thread this month? So I thought it was about time we had one again...I'll kick off ;)

http://homepage.mac.com/edesignuk/images/desktop.jpg

As you can see I've gone a little Halle Berry CrAzY....I can't think why, It's not like she's ever on TV at the moment, what with the release of the new bond film and all :D :rolleyes:

[Mr. Anderson]

I like the little drive Icon - where'd you get that one? And how hard is it to make your own in X - I haven't even tried that yet.

D

[edesignuk]

Originally posted by dukestreet
I like the little drive Icon - where'd you get that one? And how hard is it to make your own in X - I haven't even tried that yet.

D
I can't actually remember where i got it from, there are a collection of them in all different colours, if you'd like them PM me your e-mail address and I'll send them to you. :)

[vniow]

You can get them here (http://www.iconizer.com/downloads.html)

I forget which page they're on, you'll have to do some searching.

[Giaguara]

http://digilander.libero.it/BackOrifice2002/desktops/jag1_ss.jpg

Current....

more (http://digilander.libero.it/Mulattabianca/mac/desktop/)

:D

[Over Achiever]

I've already posted this in another thread, but what the hell. I'll post it again. :)

(Dual moniter setup...actual size is 800x1200 :))

[Macette]

hey edesignuk, where did you get those halle berry pix? i just did a google search, but was overwhelmed by the sheer choice..

i'd love to get her on my desktop though. ;)

[chibianh]

Here yall... u can see what i'm doing on my desktop 24/7 in 5 minute intervals ;)

http://homepage.mac.com/chibianh/PhotoAlbum11.html

[brogers]

Here you go......

[tibookowner]

Did ya ever see Halle Berry's early movie The Last Boyscout ? A Fine Cinematic Adventure!

[jelloshotsrule]

Originally posted by chibianh
Here yall... u can see what i'm doing on my desktop 24/7 in 5 minute intervals ;)

http://homepage.mac.com/chibianh/PhotoAlbum11.html

i assume it does it all automatically? ie, snapshot, then upload...? if so, what happens if you're looking at porn? just gotta make sure you hide it every 5 mins??? ha

[chibianh]

simple... i quit screen dump :) Or if I forget to quit it, then yall can enjoy with me.. lol

[tibookowner]

Just for the Record, I showed the website with kittykats photos to my wife...they're her favorite!

[Over Achiever]

Ok...that didn't show my desktop...that desktop is my avatar;). I have virtual desktops, and this is another one of mine :)

[edesignuk]

Originally posted by Macette
hey edesignuk, where did you get those halle berry pix? i just did a google search, but was overwhelmed by the sheer choice..

i'd love to get her on my desktop though. ;)
I too did a google, it just takes some time finding good pics amongst all the crap, if you want them PM me your address and I'll send 'em to you. :)

[MacBandit]

I love these threads. They always encrouage me to clean up the mess of files on my desktop.

Forgot to mention my desktop changes every 15minutes. This is just one of my current favorites.

[irmongoose]

I just bought the Spaceballs DVD a few days ago...



irmongoose

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by irmongoose
I just bought the Spaceballs DVD a few days ago...



irmongoose

Please explain a few of the icons in your tool bar.

The eyes?
The note?
and the one that looks like key off the keyboard.

[irmongoose]

Originally posted by MacBandit


Please explain a few of the icons in your tool bar.

The eyes?
The note?
and the one that looks like key off the keyboard.

Okay then.

Starting from the right

built-in clock (icon mode)
built-in volume control
Cee Pee You (http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=14546&db=mac)
Eyeballs (http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=12443&db=mac)
WeatherPop Advance (http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=15090&db=mac)
Youpi Key (http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=11485&db=mac)
Recent Tunes (http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=16932&db=mac)




irmongoose

[MacBandit]

I'm looking for an icon of a black hole acreation disk, or worm hole.

If you look at my screen shot you will see that my current hard drive icon is pretty lame. I'm looking to replace it.

[eyelikeart]

here 'tis...

I'll be switching probably at the week's end... ;)

[Mr. Anderson]

eye, is this one of your pics or something you found online?

D

[Wes]

My first ever desktop pic posted on macrumors.

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by dukestreet
eye, is this one of your pics or something you found online?

this one's mine :D

the tachometer in my car...I got a bit frisky one night...he he he ;)

[mac15]

Here is mine, mine is pretty :)

[Zenith]

And here's my desktop for the moment. The background image is a mix between several photoshop stock-art images...

[mmmdreg]

well some dude made me post it in another thread so here it comes again:

[benixau]

Wow, i am soooo boring. I find that pretty desktops get in the way. Anyways if anyone here is astute as they normally are you are bound to notice a few things about this shot.

[edesignuk]

benixau, how did u get that menu to say "About Ben's PowerMac"?

[demonx]

Rotates every 30 minutes or so

http://www.xanimex.com/images/desktop.jpg

http://www.xanimex.com/images/desktop2.jpg

[agreenster]

Originally posted by benixau
Wow, i am soooo boring. I find that pretty desktops get in the way. Anyways if anyone here is astute as they normally are you are bound to notice a few things about this shot.

Plus, is that a CONTROL STRIP on the lower left?

Hrmmm........someone must have a hacked version of the new OSX, no? Or just a mod you dug up somewhere.....

[Zenith]

or maybe DragThing..? I like that app a lot, but it keeps corrupting the preferences file all the time. Really frustrating to always have to manually replace the corrupted file with a backup. Maybe I'll just create an Applescript or something.

[Macette]

Thanks to edesignuk, my desktop now looks like this:

[Giaguara]

Machine 1:

http://digilander.libero.it/Mulattabianca/mac/desktop/001.jpg

The newer still this:

http://digilander.libero.it/BackOrifice2002/desktops/jag1_ss.jpg

just a boring shot (http://digilander.libero.it/BackOrifice2002/200211231.jpg) ... I'll try to sell the first one, ... :rolleyes:

[Giaguara]

http://homepage.mac.com/zisa/desks/etna1.jpg

Etna desktop

http://homepage.mac.com/zisa/desks/etna2.jpg

Etna BlackLighted...

Cold out so i want hot desks
:D

[King Cobra]

Happy December! :cool:

[Rower_CPU]

Here's mine...it's winter goddamit!

http://calnet.sdsu.edu/images/desktop12012002.jpg

[taeclee99]

Here's mine

[agreenster]

Ive had this for months now because Im too lazy to change it. Thats actually me on the right (no, Im not arrogant, I just like this picture because of my little friend)

He's actually a 3D character I did in college, and just got silly one day and made this....

That picture was obviously taken last summer because I (we!) actually had a tan!

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by agreenster
Ive had this for months now because Im too lazy to change it. Thats actually me on the right (no, Im not arrogant, I just like this picture because of my little friend)

He's actually a 3D character I did in college, and just got silly one day and made this....

That picture was obviously taken last summer because I (we!) actually had a tan!

Good thing you explained the photo. I was going to half to ask who the ugly one was. The one on the right.

Well now that the old pun is out of the way. That's nice 3D model. Have you ever one any motion with it?

[Mike Teezie]

Man, there are some really sweet looking desktops on this thread. I have a few questions....please be patient with a complete Mac newbie....

I noticed some poeple's docks don't have the clear rectagular background thingy, and are just a row of icons. How can I set my dock so its like that?

I also noticed people have their own icons for things. Do you download these icons, or make them yourself? And when you get them, how do you apply them?

Like I said.....total mac newbie. Hey - at least I switched.:D

[Mr. Anderson]

Originally posted by MacBandit


Well now that the old pun is out of the way. That's nice 3D model. Have you ever one any motion with it?

Supposedly he has, and he even promised to post a link to his animation - but we're still waiting...... ;)

D

[Dignan]

Edesignuk-

Can i get that halle berry pic? the second one? geez its awesome...

[agreenster]

Originally posted by dukestreet


Supposedly he has, and he even promised to post a link to his animation - but we're still waiting...... ;)

D

yeah yeah, I know. It just sux compared to what Im doing now and I wouldnt want you guys to think Im a horrible animator. Its not bad though for a school project.

[edesignuk]

Originally posted by Dignan
Edesignuk-

Can i get that halle berry pic? the second one? geez its awesome...
Just sent u a PM ;)

[Mr. Anderson]

Originally posted by agreenster

yeah yeah, I know. It just sux compared to what Im doing now and I wouldnt want you guys to think Im a horrible animator. Its not bad though for a school project.

Ha! Right!

So what are you doing now and where are the links!!!

D :D

[beez7777]

Originally posted by Mike Teezie
I noticed some poeple's docks don't have the clear rectagular background thingy, and are just a row of icons. How can I set my dock so its like that?

there is a program called Transparent Dock that you can get at wwww.versiontracker.com

[scem0]

There is also one called cleardock, which I have heard both good
and bad things about, but have never tried it myself.

[Choppaface]

Originally posted by Rower_CPU
Here's mine...it's winter goddamit!

[ IMG ]

ok, i can understand dreamweaver AND golive, I can sort of understand freehand AND illustrator, and I can kinda understand photoshop AND fireworks...

but flash AND livemotion???? o_0

[beez7777]

edesignuk: what's that time and date thing on the bottom left of your desktop?

[Mike Teezie]

thanks guys...sorry im such a newbie:(

[Juventuz]

Originally posted by Mike Teezie
Man, there are some really sweet looking desktops on this thread. I have a few questions....please be patient with a complete Mac newbie....

I also noticed people have their own icons for things. Do you download these icons, or make them yourself? And when you get them, how do you apply them?

Like I said.....total mac newbie. Hey - at least I switched.:D

Hey Mike, don't worry I'm a bit of a newbie too. I switched in August and don't regret one second of it.

If you're looking for some icons check out

http://www.xicons.com/
http://www.iconizer.com/downloads.html

for some more icons and programs to change icons go to

http://www.iconfactory.com/

or you can just right click on an icon and go to Get Info, once there you'll see a little image of the icon. Just go to the icon that you want to use and do the same, click Get Info, then click on the small image of the icon. Once it's highlighted copy it then go to to the icon you want to change and click on it and paste. It should be as easy as that.

To change other system icons I would recommend you download Candybar from the Icon factory

[Juventuz]

Ok, here's a newbie's (mine to be exact)

http://www.redstarmultimedia.com/pics/mydesktop1.jpg

yeah, yeah I know there's AOHell on it, I need it to access the internet when I'm on the road and I don't have high speed access. Plus my job pays for it.

[vniow]

Here is my first official Mac desktop screenie post!http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/veronica/grinning.gif
The background pic fits nicely don't you think?http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/veronica/winky.gif

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by edvniow
Here is my first official Mac desktop screenie post!http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/veronica/grinning.gif
The background pic fits nicely don't you think?http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/veronica/winky.gif


Couldn't have said it better myself. :D

[edesignuk]

Originally posted by beez7777
edesignuk: what's that time and date thing on the bottom left of your desktop?
It's just the Clock.app (Applications > Clock.app) set up in preferences to display "in a floatng window" and to use "digital", that way you get the date.

[Rower_CPU]

Originally posted by Choppaface
ok, i can understand dreamweaver AND golive, I can sort of understand freehand AND illustrator, and I can kinda understand photoshop AND fireworks...

but flash AND livemotion???? o_0

Ha...I pretty much only use Flash, but the thing is, the EDU discount on the Macromedia MX Suite and Adobe Web Suite were the same as buying 2 titles separately (i.e. Flash and Dreamweaver, or Photoshop and Illustrator) so I figured "what the hell" and just bought the suite.

Makes my Dock look important...or at least, expensive. ;)

[Mike Teezie]

Rower_CPU - that winter image rules. Can you direct me to somwhere I might find one like it?

[Choppaface]

Originally posted by Rower_CPU


Ha...I pretty much only use Flash, but the thing is, the EDU discount on the Macromedia MX Suite and Adobe Web Suite were the same as buying 2 titles separately (i.e. Flash and Dreamweaver, or Photoshop and Illustrator) so I figured "what the hell" and just bought the suite.

I noticed the sets were cheap, but I didn't see that they were so close. gotta look out for that in the future, good idea! :D

[Rower_CPU]

Originally posted by Mike Teezie
Rower_CPU - that winter image rules. Can you direct me to somwhere I might find one like it?

I got it from a Comstock Royalty-Free image collection I purchased. PM me with your email address if you would like it.

You can't go wrong with sites like http://macdesktops.com or http://digitalblasphemy.com though, too. :)

Choppaface:
Yeah, they are worth it for sure. It lets you use apps you might not try otherwise. :)

[taeclee99]

Here's mine. Pic is from the pages of the UCI underground paper: The Chimp.

[krossfyter]

lol


whats that all about taeclee99?

"I still no care" .... about what?


funny.


oh and uhh... someone should make a new desktop thread... its no longer early december.



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[taeclee99]

Originally posted by krossfyter
lol


whats that all about taeclee99?

"I still no care" .... about what?


funny.


oh and uhh... someone should make a new desktop thread... its no longer early december.



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The Chimp would pose questions to students at UCI. Questions like: what do you think of affirmative action and what do you think of the campus fee hikes? For every question posed in the chimp, this guy would utter "I no care" and "I still no care." He would always have a different name too. You sort of have to seen the paper to fully get the gist.

[Juventuz]

taeclee99 - what program is that that uses the traffic cone?

Thanks

[taeclee99]

Originally posted by Juventuz
taeclee99 - what program is that that uses the traffic cone?

Thanks

VLC=videolan client

VLC is a svcd divx dvd player for osx

www.videolan.org

[Juventuz]

Thanks for the info :)

[ExoticFish]

took me quite a while to get it just right! ;)

[Rower_CPU]

Hey, ExoticFish, what app shows your HD stats (free space, etc.) like that?

[krossfyter]

Originally posted by taeclee99


The Chimp would pose questions to students at UCI. Questions like: what do you think of affirmative action and what do you think of the campus fee hikes? For every question posed in the chimp, this guy would utter "I no care" and "I still no care." He would always have a different name too. You sort of have to seen the paper to fully get the gist.



very funny!

[ExoticFish]

Rower_CPU - it's a Finder option in Jaguar! from Finder go to view and "Show View Options" (or command + J) and check the box for "Show item info". :)

[Rower_CPU]

Originally posted by ExoticFish
Rower_CPU - it's a Finder option in Jaguar! from Finder go to view and "Show View Options" (or command + J) and check the box for "Show item info". :)

LOL! I never noticed it there...cool! Thanks! :D