October Desktops

[Backtothemac]

Yea, it is early, but.....

Here is my new look to XP. Yea, it is XP, but at least it looks better :)

[MrMacMan]

I give up.

--MrMacMan

October in September...
November in October
December in (late) October...

January in November...

:o

[Backtothemac]

Originally posted by MrMacman
I give up.

--MrMacMan

October in September...
November in October
December in (late) October...

January in November...

:o

Well, yea it is like two days early, but actually only one for those in Japan. Anyway, I just wanted to show off a mutch better looking XP>

[MrMacMan]

Originally posted by Backtothemac
Well, yea it is like two days early, but actually only one for those in Japan. Anyway, I just wanted to show off a mutch better looking XP>

Indeed it is mutch better desktop.

BTW, Japan is always ahead more then a day... think years.

:p

[didn't mean to rip on you but it is getting a habit of me writing a Desktop Thread waiting to post it till the correct month and then a person jumps early]

[tazo]

Here is mine! Dual monitors baby!

[applemacdude]

OS 9. I'll update it when my iMac comes in the mail

[wdlove]

Very nice clean looking desktop Backtothemac. Is that the way XP looks out of the box? I have an affinity to blue.

I like you lilly pads desktop applemacdude. It reminds me of a famous New England painter Wayne Morrell. He does a lot of lilly pond paintings!

[King Cobra]

Introducing the new 2004 Mazda in 2003. Indeed. :rolleyes:

Yet, since the thread is open for viewings... :D

I'm on Jaguar. Max's brushed theme + Apple's smoothened metal look

[amin]

Here are two I've been using this week. The first is a recent pic of my son Oliver (5 1/2 months old dressed for his Christening), and the second is a background called "Water Apples" by Robert Fixx, which I downloaded here (http://www.resexcellence.com/archive_desktops_01/mac.shtml)>

[mactastic]

I don't think I've posted this one yet...

[shadowfax]

mactastic--that is fantastically gorgeous, takes me back to the sunsets over the mountains in New Mexico. did you take it yourself?

[XnavxeMiyyep]

I once said that I would never change my desktop background. I was wrong. Here's my new desktop.

EDIT: Stupid low quality JPEG compression/:mad:

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by XnavxeMiyyep
I once said that I would never change my desktop background. I was wrong. Here's my new desktop. hah, that has to be among the most disgusting docks i have ever seen, but that's a great BG. i need to do some photography soon so i'll have something new to put up on here.

and FYI, i'll be posting november desktops on October 25th. bastards.

[Independence]

Originally posted by XnavxeMiyyep
I once said that I would never change my desktop background. I was wrong. Here's my new desktop.

EDIT: Stupid low quality JPEG compression/:mad:
don't feel bad. my background requires a minimum of 24-bit color to look any good. now that is a large filesize.

[Rower_CPU]

Same as last month (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=36642&perpage=40&pagenumber=4#post486816) at work.

[MrMacMan]

Originally posted by XnavxeMiyyep
I once said that I would never change my desktop background. I was wrong. Here's my new desktop.

EDIT: Stupid low quality JPEG compression/:mad:

Thats the reason behind:
http://macsnaps.com/

BTW, Are you a frikken Billionaire Look how many Apps!

:eek:

Originally posted by shadowfax

and FYI, i'll be posting november desktops on October 25th. bastards.

Damn yooouuuu!

:mad:

[XnavxeMiyyep]

Originally posted by MrMacman
BTW, Are you a frikken Billionaire Look how many Apps!

:eek:
I'm not a billionaire, I just happen to win bets with people and find stuff on the beach(that's how I got the money for my Powermac). More than 4/5 of the apps are Freeware, Shareware, or came with the computer.

[monkeydo_jb]

Shot I took in San Onofre, CA. My fiance...


http://www.sveltegeek.com/images/october.jpg


-jeff

[Rower_CPU]

Originally posted by monkeydo_jb
Shot I took in San Onofre, CA. My fiance...

Was this anywhere near the "nuclear boobies"? :p

[mactastic]

Originally posted by shadowfax
mactastic--that is fantastically gorgeous, takes me back to the sunsets over the mountains in New Mexico. did you take it yourself?

Yeah actually I did take that, and thanks!

It was sometime in August coming down Highway 101 a little south of King City. I was looking at that in the rearview until I finally stopped and took the pic. I took about 2 dozen, and that was the only really good one of the bunch.

[Rower_CPU]

mactastic-

The moon looks surreal. Is that real or touched up?

[mactastic]

Hehe, I was just about to edit the above post, since I bragged about my photo ability... that's actually MoonDock, a freeware app that shows the current phase of the moon etc..

I was hoping no one would notice before I got to put up a disclaimer!:p

I forgot to hide it before I took the screenshot. D'oh!

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by mactastic
Hehe, I was just about to edit the above post, since I bragged about my photo ability... that's actually MoonDock, a freeware app that shows the current phase of the moon etc..

I was hoping no one would notice before I got to put up a disclaimer!:p

I forgot to hide it before I took the screenshot. D'oh! hahahahaha! that is classic. i hardly even noticed till rower mentioned it.

[monkeydo_jb]

What are "nuclear boobies"?


I'm from Missouri if that helps explain my cluelessness!



-jeff

[Rower_CPU]

Originally posted by monkeydo_jb
What are "nuclear boobies"?

I'm from Missouri if that helps explain my cluelessness!

-jeff

LOL, there's a nuclear facility in San Onofre right by I-5 and the coast. The facility consists of two half domes with some apparatus at the top. ;)

mactastic-
I'll have to look for that app. Needless to say it blends in well with landscapes like that.

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by mactastic
that's actually MoonDock, a freeware app that shows the current phase of the moon etc.. rower, it's the first thing that shows up in google, heh. i tried it, and it's cool, except i don't want it to be a dock icon... does anyone remember how to make the dock icon disappear? i used to do it with aquamon.

[Juventuz]

Here's mine....

http://www.redstarmultimedia.com/pics/mydesktop10.jpg

[scem0]

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[eyelikeart]

this is actually on the cover of my iPhoto book I had made... ;)

[mac15]

Mine for the month, pretty simple as always. I've been meaning to spruce up my dock and ad my most used apps to it. Like Transmit, Poisoned and Photoshop.

but this will do

http://mac15.ambitiouslemon.com/desktop.jpg

[cb911]

hey mac15, nice wall. :) did you make that... or do you have a secret source? :p

i'll post my new desktop soon.... i'm still setting up my new PB. spent all day Monday and most of today puttting all of my old stuff on and organizing it.:rolleyes:

[mac15]

Originally posted by cb911
hey mac15, nice wall. :) did you make that... or do you have a secret source? :p

i'll post my new desktop soon.... i'm still setting up my new PB. spent all day Monday and most of today puttting all of my old stuff on and organizing it.:rolleyes:

To tell you the truth, I grabbed it from some site and totally have no idea where it come from. I hate when that happens, don't you? If you want the top, just ask :)

[cb911]

it's OK, i don't need anymore walls... :p

but if you do remember the site, or know of any other good wallpaper sites - just make sure you post the sites in the "Best sites for wallpapers" (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=37144) thread. :D that goes for everyone else as well!:D :p

[mac15]

Yall heard the mine, yes sir ! :D

[Powerbook G5]

I'm still getting the hang of using OS X, so it isn't as customized as I will be making it in the next month or so, but here is my new OS X desktop after 5 days of being a X user:

[mactastic]

Originally posted by shadowfax
rower, it's the first thing that shows up in google, heh. i tried it, and it's cool, except i don't want it to be a dock icon... does anyone remember how to make the dock icon disappear? i used to do it with aquamon.

That's been bugging me for a while, it won't just drag off like a normal dock icon... but one nice thing is that you can scale the moon size up or down depending on the scene you have.

[mactastic]

Originally posted by monkeydo_jb
What are "nuclear boobies"?


I'm from Missouri if that helps explain my cluelessness!



-jeff

These are nuclear boobies.

[Powerbook G5]

Originally posted by mactastic
These are nuclear boobies.

Wow...glow in the dark boobies, now I can die knowing that I've seen everything. ;)

[mactastic]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Wow...glow in the dark boobies, now I can die knowing that I've seen everything. ;)

Hehe...You should go see Coit Tower in San Francisco! :D
Photo (http://www.htmlhelp.com/~liam/California/SanFrancisco/CoitTower/CoitTower1.jpg)

[Powerbook G5]

Originally posted by mactastic
Hehe...You should go see Coit Tower in San Francisco! :D
Photo (http://www.htmlhelp.com/~liam/California/SanFrancisco/CoitTower/CoitTower1.jpg)

I'm starting to think that the state of California is just seriously horny. :p

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
I'm starting to think that the state of California is just seriously horny. :p seriously. what is Coit, anyway? is it related to coitus interruptus?

[mactastic]

The really funny part is that Coit Tower is supposed to look like a fire hose nozzle. How's that for phallic?

It was built as a monument to the volunteer firefighters by a lady who used to be one I think.

Here's a little history on it if you care...
Link (http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/h-coit.html)
When Mrs. Coit died here in July 22, 1929, at the age of 86, she gave practical evidence of her affection for San Francisco. She left one-third of her fortune to the city “to be expended in an appropriate manner for the purpose of adding to the beauty of the city which I have always loved.”

For several years after her death, there was question as to the most fitting interpretation of the “appropriate manner” in which to make the memorial. The executors of her will at last determined to erect a memorial tower in honor of this colorful woman and also a memorial tribute to San Francisco’s firemen.

Both have been completed for some time. The novel appearance of the 180-foot cylindrical tower which stands atop Telegraph Hill is surely significant symbol to the memory of one whose individuality made her as outstanding an example of the contrast to her days as is this unusual form of memorial shaft.

[zach]

how did yall get the "smoothened metal" taskbar? i like that. i want that. but i cant find it. ::sniff::

[Rower_CPU]

mactastic-
Nice boobie shot. ;)

Here's my PB15 desktop (taken at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery):

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by zap23
how did yall get the "smoothened metal" taskbar? i like that. i want that. but i cant find it. ::sniff:: just a minor correction, a taskbar is that icky thing on a windows desktop with the start button. we call ours the menubar, for obvious reasons--there are no tasks there, just menus.

heh, just a pointer ;)

[macphisto]

Mine. For the past few weeks, on my new G5. :D

[wdlove]

Originally posted by amin
Here are two I've been using this week. The first is a recent pic of my son Oliver (5 1/2 months old dressed for his Christening), and the second is a background called "Water Apples" by Robert Fixx, which I downloaded here (http://www.resexcellence.com/archive_desktops_01/mac.shtml)>

A nice looking son that you have, I also like the christening outfit. Thank you for the link to the desktop pictures. The icons that you have in your Dock are very interesting. Where did the customizing come from amin?

[zach]

Originally posted by shadowfax
just a minor correction, a taskbar is that icky thing on a windows desktop with the start button. we call ours the menubar, for obvious reasons--there are no tasks there, just menus.

heh, just a pointer ;)

Heh. sorry. it will never happen again. :D

without further ado...

My (late september) desktop

[cb911]

okay, now i've finally got my PB set up a bit. but i've only had it for a week, so everything isn't tweaked the way i want it yet though.

this pic is from a 3D artist by the name of Kim Goossens. this is an awesome piece of work, i'm sure that anyone who is into 3D will have come accross it by now...

i've also got a high res pic of the full render, but it's a nude, so i thought i'd just settle for posting this here. :p

and sorry for the size, but i just wanted everyone to see the awesome work of Mr. Goossens. :D

[irmongoose]

Heeeere's Johnny!

http://homepage.mac.com/irmongoose/johnny.jpg

It's a quick Photoshop work on a DVD capture, but it works.




irmongoose

[shadowfax]

irmongoose: that's just plain wrong.

i hit the jackpot last night at 3am and got some new rena pics... as a result, i have a new BG and a new avatar...

http://www.macsnaps.com/snaps/screengrab/1065192301.jpg

[wrc fan]

the background is from http://www.swrt.com

[irmongoose]

Originally posted by shadowfax
irmongoose: that's just plain wrong.


All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
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irmongoose

[Daveman Deluxe]

Here's my desktop. It's got a blonde, a brunette, and a redhead on it. :D

[Raid]

Originally posted by irmongoose
Heeeere's Johnny!


It's a quick Photoshop work on a DVD capture, but it works.
irmongoose

irmongoose, what app did you use for the screen caputre??? I've been dying to do it myself, but all the apps I've tired haven't worked. What's the secret?

Raid

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by Raid
irmongoose, what app did you use for the screen caputre??? I've been dying to do it myself, but all the apps I've tired haven't worked. What's the secret?

Raid ony try to realize the truth--there is no app!

cmd-shift-3 should do it. or was it cmd-shift-4? one of those. also, Snapz Pro X is badass.

[irmongoose]

Originally posted by Raid
irmongoose, what app did you use for the screen caputre??? I've been dying to do it myself, but all the apps I've tired haven't worked. What's the secret?

Raid

I used Snapz Pro X (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/11530). It allows me to change the size of the picture and the quality of the picture before it even makes the screen capture.

If you're not willing to spend a little money, you can do a command-shift-3 and then resize that in AppleWorks or something.

edit: hmm, shadowfax, it looks like we think the same way... very weird.



irmongoose

[Powerbook G5]

Originally posted by irmongoose
I used Snapz Pro X (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/11530). It allows me to change the size of the picture and the quality of the picture before it even makes the screen capture.


Snapz Pro X only works with DVD captures for those who have nVidia, the last I heard, so if you have an ATi card, I assume you'll have to use videoLan client (I think that's the name of it).

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Snapz Pro X only works with DVD captures for those who have nVidia, the last I heard, so if you have an ATi card, I assume you'll have to use videoLan client (I think that's the name of it). that's funny, i have captured DVD on my TiBook with the ATI radeon mobility card. it's slow as hell, but it works...

that is, it's slow for capturing actual DVD video as mpeg. it takes snap shots great. what's all this about not working with ATI?

[irmongoose]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Snapz Pro X only works with DVD captures for those who have nVidia, the last I heard, so if you have an ATi card, I assume you'll have to use videoLan client (I think that's the name of it).

Ohhhh. So that's what he meant? A DVD capture? Yeah, I did the DVD capture using VLC, or Video LAN Client (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/14738).



irmongoose

[wdlove]

Lucky you shadowfax, congratulations on winning the jackpot. Nice desktop, like your new Avatar! ;)

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by wdlove
Lucky you shadowfax, congratulations on winning the jackpot. Nice desktop, like your new Avatar! ;) by "winning the jackpot," i assume you know i meant that i just found some new sites on google that have photos i've never seen. hands down, the best one is the grayscale one with the reflection, as you see in my 'tar.

[G4scott]

Here's mine...

[MorganX]

X

[vniow]

Just found this new theme from www.maxthemes.com

[mc68k]

had this one most of last month and first few days of this one:

[mc68k]

then i saw this one and had to switch:

[G5orbust]

Hah, Rower, the San Onofre "Nuke Boobs" are awesome. Something I look forward to seeing on my frequent trips to LA, even if the sexual connotation has worn away completely from overuse.

Anyways, nice pic of Ft. Rosecrans. I was just there a few weeks ago for a funeral. Its really sad when someone dies. At least they served with dignity.

Anyways, here is mine:

http://www.macsnaps.com/snaps/screengrab/1065247042.jpg

[ColoJohnBoy]

This painting is called "The Beheading of Holofernes" by Artemisia Gentileschi.

[Rower_CPU]

G5orbust-
Glad someone else know all about them. ;)

Fort Rosecrans is really pretty in a sad way.

ColoJohnBoy-
I do believe that is one of the most disturbing images I've ever seen...and your desktop is pretty scary, too. :eek: :p

[Powerbook G5]

hehe... ;)

[ColoJohnBoy]

Hahahahahahaha.

Ahem.


;)

[wdlove]

I happen to think that is a good painting. Are you into art ColoJohnBoy?

[Macco]

Originally posted by shadowfax
rower, it's the first thing that shows up in google, heh. i tried it, and it's cool, except i don't want it to be a dock icon... does anyone remember how to make the dock icon disappear? i used to do it with aquamon.

You have to choose "Show Package Contents" from the contextual menu and then find the info.plist file. Add an item named NSUIElement as a string, and set its value to 1.

<edit> hehe two edits let's hope I get it right this time

[Falleron]

Originally posted by mc68k
had this one most of last month and first few days of this one:
Could quite happily have this on my desktop :-)

[pyrotoaster]

This pic is of Coffs Harbour (Harbor), Australia. I was up by a lighthouse there when I took it. (The MST3K guys are a Konfabulator widget.)
I might go for something more Halloween-themed later in the month, probably just in time for the November Desktops thread. ;)
http://homepage.mac.com/pyrotoaster/PyroToaster/OctDesk.jpg
BTW, cool new 'tar, vniow.

[skymaXimus]

:

[G5orbust]

Originally posted by Rower_CPU
G5orbust-
Glad someone else know all about them. ;)

Fort Rosecrans is really pretty in a sad way.


Yeah, nuke tits are awesome. Too bad theyre all covered with bird poop, so they are like tits with a white ring around the nipples...

----
Its a beautiful place. Perfectly landscaped, really peaceful and overlooking a relatively uncluttered part of San Diego harbor (one of the few that actually exist. The navy is seriously taking over!).

[cb911]

mc68k, i have to say that i really like your style. ;) :D

can you share your link with us? (well, me in particular :p )

it would also be good if you could add the link to the "Best Sites for Wallpapers" (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=37144&highlight=wallpapers) thread. :D

[Giaguara]

http://homepage.mac.com/zisa/desk20.jpg

My last and latest on the current Mac. Hopefully the Pornwerbook will be still in OCtober so I can post more OCtober desks .. ;)

[Schiffi]

http://www2.truman.edu/~jps137/web/desktoposx.jpg

[pyrotoaster]

Giaguara: Nice desktop, disturbing message. What exactly do you plan on doing to your Powerbook that will make it a "Pornwerbook"? :p

[tazo]

mine...

[wdlove]

I take it that you have 2 monitors? This forest scene is very nice, but the poor pumpkin. It's too early for it too be smashed! :(

[G4scott]

I've changed my desktop. This is the new one...

and Schiffi, I WANT that desktop pic!!!

[tazo]

Originally posted by wdlove
I take it that you have 2 monitors? This forest scene is very nice, but the poor pumpkin. It's too early for it too be smashed! :(

yeah I have a dual 17" crt setup :)
making my res 3200x1200 on most days :)

Heh I didnt smash the pumpkin tho! I was acting in a movie around there and saw the pumpkin, took the opp to take a pic :)

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by G4scott
I've changed my desktop. This is the new one... that's a little mean spirited. i am going to laugh when it's just the other way around. i suspect maybe it will be, after seeing you guys get your asses whooped by Arkansas! at home, no less. :p

[cb911]

Originally posted by Giaguara
My last and latest on the current Mac. Hopefully the Pornwerbook will be still in OCtober so I can post more OCtober desks .. ;)

WOW!! "PornwerBook" eh?;) That must come with a heap of stuff pre-installed. i like the sounds of that! :D i never knew Apple had it in them!:p :D

[Powerbook G5]

Originally posted by cb911
WOW!! "PornwerBook" eh?;) That must come with a heap of stuff pre-installed. i like the sounds of that! :D i never knew Apple had it in them!:p :D

A whole new meaning to "Think Different" perhaps. ;)

[G4scott]

Originally posted by shadowfax
that's a little mean spirited. i am going to laugh when it's just the other way around. i suspect maybe it will be, after seeing you guys get your asses whooped by Arkansas! at home, no less. :p

Hmm... Well, at least we didn't lose to a&m last year :D And weren't you in Austin until recently?

Anyways, no matter what the result of the Red River Shootout is, OU Still inhales profusely. :D That's just the way it is ;)

It's just school spirit here. Especially being part of the band. We've got lots of spirit...

[Powerbook G5]

"We've got spirit, yes we do, we've got spirit, how about you!" Sorry, couldn't resist ;)

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by G4scott
Hmm... Well, at least we didn't lose to a&m last year :D And weren't you in Austin until recently?

Anyways, no matter what the result of the Red River Shootout is, OU Still inhales profusely. :D That's just the way it is ;)

It's just school spirit here. Especially being part of the band. We've got lots of spirit... heh, i do hail from austin until recently, but i never understood the UT-OU rivalry. you're all dorky to pay $3000 for a friggin' ticket to this game. academics is all i really care about, and OU doesn't seem to skimp on it. i've been very impressed. 170 national merit scholars in my class alone, more than they have at harvard, heh.

[ColoJohnBoy]

Originally posted by wdlove
I happen to think that is a good painting. Are you into art ColoJohnBoy?

Very much so. Gentileschi is my favorite artist. Morbid dreamy realism. Like a David Lynch movie. Like my life. Midgets and all.

And lots of hot lesbian lovin'. ;)

[Powerbook G5]

Originally posted by ColoJohnBoy
Very much so. Gentileschi is my favorite artist. Morbid dreamy realism. Like a David Lynch movie. Like my life. Midgets and all.

And lots of hot lesbian lovin'. ;)

David Lynch is quite the director...very interesting movies...

[G4scott]

Originally posted by shadowfax
heh, i do hail from austin until recently, but i never understood the UT-OU rivalry. you're all dorky to pay $3000 for a friggin' ticket to this game. academics is all i really care about, and OU doesn't seem to skimp on it. i've been very impressed. 170 national merit scholars in my class alone, more than they have at harvard, heh.

Heh, my ticket is free. I'm in the band :P

[Giaguara]

Originally posted by pyrotoaster
Giaguara: Nice desktop, disturbing message. What exactly do you plan on doing to your Powerbook that will make it a "Pornwerbook"? :p

Well ... it jsut feels more hot and porn than the white sexy 12" I have ... *cough* ... I'm talking about the ibook ... Powerbooks are sexy, I'm just afraid I start to call it Pornbook ... I can't wait till I answer automatically "12" pornbook" to people asking what computer i have ... ;)

[ExoticFish]

well, while waiting for my 12" AlBook here's a my desktop from my main machine at work

[irmongoose]

Originally posted by ExoticFish
well, while waiting for my 12" AlBook here's a my desktop from my main machine at work

It's... Linux? Redhat, I presume, from that red hat in the taskbar.



irmongoose

[ExoticFish]

Originally posted by irmongoose
It's... Linux? Redhat, I presume, from that red hat in the taskbar.



irmongoose

yep, RedHat 9

[irmongoose]

Originally posted by ExoticFish
yep, RedHat 9

What do you think of it compared to, say Debian or the simpler Mandrake?



irmongoose

[markjones05]

can someone explain to me how to post an image that is actually large enough for people to see every time i try to post it is so tiny because it says i cant exceed a certain size. How are you guys posting such large pictures?

[irmongoose]

Originally posted by markjones05
can someone explain to me how to post an image that is actually large enough for people to see every time i try to post it is so tiny because it says i cant exceed a certain size. How are you guys posting such large pictures?

Decrease the quality of the picture, not the size. Well, make the size like 75% and then use Preview and Export at the medium quality. That should make it under the maximum size.

Otherwise, host the picture somewhere else, say, your .Mac site. Then just link it to your post using the IMG code.



irmongoose

[markjones05]

Originally posted by markjones05
Ok heres mine hopefully


err one more try.

[ExoticFish]

Originally posted by irmongoose
What do you think of it compared to, say Debian or the simpler Mandrake?



irmongoose

personally i don't like Mandrake, or SuSe for that matter. it's been forever since i've tried Debian and it was a pain to install when i tried it, but lately i've been getting into Gentoo a little more and so far i think it's pretty great.

[Powerbook G5]

Originally posted by ExoticFish
personally i don't like Mandrake, or SuSe for that matter. it's been forever since i've tried Debian and it was a pain to install when i tried it, but lately i've been getting into Gentoo a little more and so far i think it's pretty great.

I've heard really good things about Yellow Dog, has anyone used it?

[irmongoose]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
I've heard really good things about Yellow Dog, has anyone used it?

I've used Yellow Dog but I felt it's not all that great. It felt more like a Kaleidoscope theme than an OS.

ExoticFish: Gentoo looks pretty cool. I'll look into it... thanks!



irmongoose

[Powerbook G5]

Originally posted by irmongoose
I've used Yellow Dog but I felt it's not all that great. It felt more like a Kaleidoscope theme than an OS.


Fair enough. I remember it being in beta still when I switched from PC to Mac and it looked interesting. I was wondering if it was any good since I saw on their site that you can order any Mac with it pre-installed, which looked pretty cool if it was a solid OS. I've never used Linux, so it would be interesting to mess with it a bit and see what it's all about.

[ExoticFish]

Originally posted by irmongoose
I've used Yellow Dog but I felt it's not all that great. It felt more like a Kaleidoscope theme than an OS.

ExoticFish: Gentoo looks pretty cool. I'll look into it... thanks!



irmongoose

Yellow Dog isn't too bad i don't think (since i'm a RedHat fan and Yellow Dog is a PPC port of RedHat), but Gentoo is for both platforms :D

[Raid]

Hi again! I know I asked my question way back on page 3 but I've have no internet /Satalite TV/ land line at home right now which makes communicating to the outside world rather difficult right now. :(

Anyway to see a DVD on my desktop computer I have to be in classic mode (the DVD-RAM drive I have in my G4 is not supported by the 10.2 DVD viewer) and I have tried the cmd-shift-3 combo and snapz pro (classic version) but they didn't work. Shadowfax you said that you caputred DVD on your TiBook, I have one too and would like to know how you did it.

Thanks

Raid

[shadowfax]

raid, i use snapz pro X 1.0.6 on my tibook. i have no experience with classic to help you on the classic version, though, sorry.

[Mike Teezie]

XnavxeMiyyep - where did you get that image? That is beautiful!!!!

[shadowfax]

well, in step with my avatar change, here is a new screen... you wouldn't believe how long it took to figure out how to make this image extend to widescreen. i ended up having to add the thing on the right. but it worked out OK, i guess :)

please, no ridiculing my uptime.

http://www.macsnaps.com/snaps/screengrab/1065474521.jpg

[jzieske]

Originally posted by shadowfax
well, in step with my avatar change, here is a new screen... you wouldn't believe how long it took to figure out how to make this image extend to widescreen. i ended up having to add the thing on the right. but it worked out OK, i guess :)

please, no ridiculing my uptime.

http://macsnaps.com/snaps/screengrab/1065474944.jpg

I am not getting an image in your post shadowfax.

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by jzieske
I am not getting an image in your post shadowfax. sorry, someone took down the image... i posted two, cos i messed one up-my iCal icon is screwed up in this thing. i asked them to delete the first one, and it looks like they deleted the second one. oh well, my iCal icon usually has a date on it.

[jzieske]

Originally posted by shadowfax
sorry, someone took down the image... i posted two, cos i messed one up-my iCal icon is screwed up in this thing. i asked them to delete the first one, and it looks like they deleted the second one. oh well, my iCal icon usually has a date on it.

No rpoblem. Very cool pictures though. I would post mine but it is the default bkgrnd right now kinda unoriginal. (can something be "nonoriginal....)

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by jzieske
(can something be "nonoriginal....) nah, i think "unoriginal" is the proper word :)

glad you like the pic. i'm still working on it. i like to put them on my desktop, 'cos i can stare at them for a long time and notice all the little flaws and go fix them. i've already changed it a bunch from when i took that shot this afternoon.

[mrjamin]

Here's my linux desktop. the DE is Enlightenment on an aqua theme.

[Powerbook G5]

I recently took a new screen shot of my PowerBook.

[Macmaniac]

I look at my cat each day.

[iElvis]

My best one so far. Even with an almost working dock. I got everything from here (http://www.jonmega.com/~iceman/) .

[Powerbook G5]

Wow, that's the most convincing looking Mac OS X theme/look I've seen on an XP system. That's pretty cool stuff, but I doubt my parents would like it if I turned their Dell into OS X. :(

[markjones05]

2 seconds ago...

[shadowfax]

too... many.... icons....

[MarksEvilTwin]

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[XnavxeMiyyep]

Originally posted by Mike Teezie
XnavxeMiyyep - where did you get that image? That is beautiful!!!! I got it from 3d-Passion.com (http://www.3d-passion.com/).

[markjones05]

Originally posted by shadowfax
too... many.... icons....


where do u keep all your icons?

[Powerbook G5]

Who needs icons?

[markjones05]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Who needs icons?

i dont understand. dont you click on icons to use the things you want to?

[Powerbook G5]

Isn't that what the dock and keyboard shortcuts are for? It just tends to be a general thing with most Mac users that desktop clutter is not wanted, hence the minimalist approach with icons (few to none).

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Isn't that what the dock and keyboard shortcuts are for? It just tends to be a general thing with most Mac users that desktop clutter is not wanted, hence the minimalist approach with icons (few to none). yeah. dock + keyboard shortcuts + finder = no need for icons on the desktop. i really ought to take my drive icons off, too, as i never use them... but i don't really feel like it.

[markjones05]

Originally posted by shadowfax
yeah. dock + keyboard shortcuts + finder = no need for icons on the desktop. i really ought to take my drive icons off, too, as i never use them... but i don't really feel like it.

explain yourself. lets say you wanted to open itunes how would you do it.

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by markjones05
explain yourself. lets say you wanted to open itunes how would you do it. i actually have iTunes, Safari, Mail, and iCal in my login items (as well as permanently in the dock). with 1 GB of RAM, i can have them all loaded and still have 512 MB of RAM free :)

but if it's keyboard shortcuts you're asking about, get youpi key (http://perso.club-internet.fr/phupe/english/index.html): it lets you assign shortcuts to any app, folder, file, or applescript you want.

for me, photoshop = ctrl-cmd-s,
MS word = ctrl-cmd-m, and so on. works like a dream :)

[MarksEvilTwin]

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[shadowfax]

Originally posted by MarksEvilTwin
Okay, lets say you opened iTunes from your desktop alias. The iTunes icon now appears in the Dock. Now, go down to that icon and either control-click it, right click it, or click and hold down the mouse button, until a little contextual menu pops up. One of the options should be "keep in dock." Now, quit iTunes. Even though iTunes is closed, it should still be in your dock. When you want to open it, simply click on the dock icon.

another way of doing it is to go to iTunes in the finder, by going to your applications folder. Drag the iTunes application file into the dock, and it should stay there. Now, to open it, you can just click on the dock icon. You don't need a desktop icon.

Mark

PS- this is an extremely basic OS X concept, so i'm not suprised nobody broke it down to you before. However, what confuses me is that in your screenshot, you do have the dock up there with unopened programs. Did you not previously realize that if you clicked on one of those icons on the dock that the program would open? oh well ouch, that is CRUEL, man. don't insult his intelligence... he obviously knows how to customize his dock...

[MarksEvilTwin]

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[shadowfax]

whoa, whoa, sorry, i had a minor point, but i was just patronizing ya. ;) no apology needed--i knew you couldn't have noticed my post before you posted :)

[MarksEvilTwin]

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[markjones05]

Originally posted by MarksEvilTwin
hmm, sorry, i didn't mean to sound cruel... i didn't see your post above mine till after i posted. Didn't cross my mind that he was asking about the keyboard shortcuts. I thought he was confused about the desktop icons. and i realized he knew how to customize his dock and even set custom icons, which was why i was even more confused. He seemed genuinely lost over the idea of not launching from desktop aliases.

I didn't mean to be insulting, i was simply confused myself. To Mark Jones, if you were insulted by my above statements, i'm sorry, that wasn't what i was trying to do. I simply didn't quite understand what about the icons you didn't get, because youre answers were short and sort of led me in the wrong direction.

never meant to insult anyone's intelligence, thanks shadowfax for pointing it out tho

mark

im not insulted however i dont see the logic. i use alot of programs so i must have icons somewhere what is better about having the icon all crowded in the dock rather than all crowded on the desktop. I see in shadowfaxes pic that she only has a few things in the dock. Is that because they are the only programs u use on a regular basis. do u have to go hunting for other programs that u usually dont use and that u dont have in the dock or shortcut keys to? maybe i am confused because i am unorganized and like things right in front of me for easy acess. But if im missing something, if there is some easier way to do things i want to know!

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by markjones05
im not insulted however i dont see the logic. i use alot of programs so i must have icons somewhere what is better about having the icon all crowded in the dock rather than all crowded on the desktop. I see in shadowfaxes pic that she only has a few things in the dock. Is that because they are the only programs u use on a regular basis. do u have to go hunting for other programs that u usually dont use and that u dont have in the dock or shortcut keys to? maybe i am confused because i am unorganized and like things right in front of me for easy acess. But if im missing something, if there is some easier way to do things i want to know! oh, i forgot to tell you. check this out:

that @ sign, which is the icon for url links in the dock (anyone honestly use that?), is just a folder with a custom icons. when i right click on it, it pops up that menu with the subfolders, which then have organized shortcuts to all my apps. it's very akin to a start menu in windows; i find it extremely intuitive, though i rarely use it, as most of the apps i use are in the dock or mapped to a shortcut.

[MarksEvilTwin]

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[markjones05]

what about folders? i have alot, how do u keep them organized so that you can find everything u need to easily yet keeping them out of sight?

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by markjones05
what about folders? i have alot, how do u keep them organized so that you can find everything u need to easily yet keeping them out of sight? i don't really organize my applications much they are all in the applications folder, though there is an actual subfolder for games and utilities. the way i keep them organized, however, is by making another "applications" folder that has subfolders (general apps, games, MS stuff, graphics) that then have a shortcut to the app in the real apps folder. thus, the apps themselves are in a top-down mixed up manner that allows me to sift through them all without having them categorized, but the shortcuts are all organized carefully.

[markjones05]

Im doing some serious re organizing of my stuff to make it less cluttered. Where do u guys get your icons? what are some good sites? Oh and how do u make your dock invisible except for the icons shadowfax?

[Powerbook G5]

Originally posted by markjones05
Im doing some serious re organizing of my stuff to make it less cluttered. Where do u guys get your icons? what are some good sites? Oh and how do u make your dock invisible except for the icons shadowfax?

I use Transparent Dock, I got it from Version tracker and it lets you make your dock transparent, change the color of the triangles, add themes, etc.

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
I use Transparent Dock, I got it from Version tracker and it lets you make your dock transparent, change the color of the triangles, add themes, etc. that works; personally, i use ClearDock, which you can get at www.unsanity.com, but it has all the same functionality. :)

[wdlove]

Originally posted by shadowfax
that works; personally, i use ClearDock, which you can get at www.unsanity.com, but it has all the same functionality. :)

I'm sorry shadowfax, the link isn't working. I tried it 3 times!

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by wdlove
I'm sorry shadowfax, the link isn't working. I tried it 3 times! sorry, it parsed the comma at the end of the address, making it invalid. try now.

[wdlove]

Originally posted by shadowfax
sorry, it parsed the comma at the end of the address, making it invalid. try now.

Thank you shadowfax, it worked this time. Can't beat the price. Wonder how soon they will upgrade for Panther?

[etoiles]

my first desktop pic from my new 12"Pb... reminds me of home, it's the view from my parents place in the Swiss alps (I live in San Clemente now, 10 minutes from San Onofre, you know, the nuclear boobies ;-)

speaking of which:
mc68k, how can you get any work done on your computer ? I'd just be drooling on my keyboard all day :D

anyway, here it is...

[Powerbook G5]

Originally posted by shadowfax
that works; personally, i use ClearDock, which you can get at www.unsanity.com, but it has all the same functionality. :)

I've tried ClearDock, but it never works. All it does is restart dock and it slides off the screen, then pops back up, but it never applies the settings I assign to it. After two days I gave up on it and just got Transparent Dock, instead.

[markjones05]

Originally posted by MarksEvilTwin
Here's my current desktop. I change the icons and names of my drives all the time, right now, Rubix is my internal 60 GB drive, and Mercury is my external 160 GB (named for its model, the OWC Mercury Elite).

Credit should go where it is due for that photo, my dad took it at work with his Nikon 5700. Pretty cool photo if you ask me.

Mark


Where do u get your icons?

[markjones05]

Better? Feels good to get rid of all the clutterous chaos!:) Thanx for the help.

[shadowfax]

looks pretty sweet! nice going, man.

[MarksEvilTwin]

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[mc68k]

Originally posted by etoiles
mc68k, how can you get any work done on your computer ? I'd just be drooling on my keyboard all day :D it's my little present for making it through a long day of school. seriously though, most dekstops i get sick of in a few days.

my desktop is usually the first thing i see in the morning, and the last thing i see b4 i go to sleep. the life of a nerd. ;)

[wdlove]

markjones05 nice destop, where is that scene located?

[markjones05]

Originally posted by wdlove
markjones05 nice destop, where is that scene located?


I'm really not sure... I think i got it from www.digitalblasphemy.com

[Powerbook G5]

I used to go to that site a lot, it was pretty good until it went towards a pay system, then I kind of just forgot all about it. It's great seeing all those pictures, but I just don't have the money to pay for them when there are so many free desktop sites out there.

[Giaguara]

I will post tomorrow ... from the Powerbook. The user I have on the iMac has the standard icons and background, too lazy to change it for a short time. Friday Panther then ... :) :)

[ExoticFish]

i finally got my new 12" powerbook so here's a screenshot!

[Archaeopteryx]

http://www.fluidmist.com/hackzor/background.jpg


My Desktop ;-)

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by Archaeopteryx
[IMG]http://www.fluidmist.com/hackzor/background.jpg


My Desktop ;-) is that the watercolor XP theme or just classic?

[Archaeopteryx]

It is XP. Didnt you notice all the not for mac software on it ;-). My Mac has a 2400 bps modem so I dont use it to get online :-D. Its an old LC. But I upgraded the ram on it.. it has a total of 10 MB of ram!

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by Archaeopteryx
It is XP. Didnt you notice all the not for mac software on it ;-). My Mac has a 2400 bps modem so I dont use it to get online :-D. Its an old LC. But I upgraded the ram on it.. it has a total of 10 MB of ram! i know it is windows XP. i'm not a dumbass, lol.

i was asking, is it the watercolor theme made for XP, or is it just the "classic" style (i.e. the ****** blue window title bars and gray buttons)?

obviously it must be a default theme available, since you don't seem to know about theming windows XP.

[Powerbook G5]

Setting XP to "Classic" style is always the first thing I do whenever I use Windows XP.

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Setting XP to "Classic" style is always the first thing I do whenever I use Windows XP. it's better than the XP style, but downloading an OS X theme or watercolor theme is much preferable to either.

[sparkleytone]

As much as some of you hate seeing this thread, I am on a Jazz kick tonight and I am in love with Diana Krall so I am posting my desktop. The image is actually JPEG2000 so there's some incentive to upgrade to Panther. Inline JP2!

[Rower_CPU]

Diana is a goddess. Great choice...:)

[Spike Spiegel]

here's mine. i was fiddling around in photoshop and came away rather satisfied.

[edesignuk]

Panther is sweet, the local iDisk that syncs was great for getting this image on to my .Mac space :D

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

[markjones05]

pwn

[medea]

guess I'll post it again as this thread is doing better than the halloween desktop one.

[maradong]

http://www.luxadmin.org/~bhentges/pictures/screenshots/screenshot_osx.jpg

[scem0]

:D

[Powerbook G5]

First capture I've done since upgrading to Panther

[edesignuk]

Originally posted by scem0
:D
<Angelina Jolie Desktop Pic>
Hey, nice desktop...where could that have come from? :D ;) *looks to signature*

[krossfyter]

hey mc68k where did you get that desktop and who is that woman?


also... schiffi where did you get that Gerr desktop?


i see we got a delirious fan. Cool man!

[mc68k]

Originally posted by krossfyter
hey mc68k where did you get that desktop and who is that woman? here u go (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=521171&highlight=skins.be#post521171)

[rueyeet]

Oooh, medea, where did you get that skeleton pic? I'd use that year-round...

And chalk up another person who wants to know where schiffi got the GIR pic. I know the site The Pinky Toe has some ZIM stuff but I don't think I've seen that one.

Someday I'd like to do a nice toned-down Invader ZIM-themed desktop using just purple UI elements (or, even better, Invader-tech looking ones) and a simple Irken logo at the center for a background, against either plain black, or the blueprints of GIR from the credits. The end result being to get the look without using plastering the characters all over, since the show had such a strong and consistent aesthetic (didja know the show is featured in the 2003 National Design Triennial? S'true).

*ahem* yep, I'm a fan. you may ignore me. :o

[ExoticFish]

maybe this will have you drooling then. :) i'm working on finding the episodes that never got aired now.