Let's see your desktops

[Maestro]

Here is mine with a cool new app that allows all sorts of neat widgets on your desktop. It also takes up very little in cpu cycles.



It can be found at Konfabulator If you were already aware of this then I am just late to the party. If you weren't, try it out. It's free for a while then you must buy or remove it I think.

Another neat thing is that the picture viewer cycles. See below how the pic changed. Also, I have an iTunes companion widget that searches automatically for album art and displays based on the artist and song. Too cool!

[Skink]

1. No sex threads please....

[Maestro]

2. What is it?

Tech porno? ;)

[MuseRider]

3. How do you do that?

How does one take a picture of their desktop?

[SoCalDem]

5. screen shot.. (print screen) and then paste to Irfanview

www.irfanview.com

then crop..then resize,"save as" to your harddrive, then upload to your webspace, then copy paste here.. sounds complex, but it;s not :)

[MuseRider]

33. Thanks.

Don't know if I will figure it all out before I fall asleep but I have downloaded irfanview, did not have anything like that.

[SoCalDem]

39. It's fantastic.. any picture you see that you like, just right click copy

then paste to irfanview.. and save to your harddrive.:) It makes resizing those HUGE digital pictures too...you can even correct the color in them :)

[MuseRider]

67. I have never done anything

like that before and wondered how everyone else did. Is this how you make avatars? Anyway, I did it and posted below. Thanks for your help.

[SoCalDem]

70. Yes.. you can make an avatar that way.. just resize to the size

and you're good to go :)
To use as an avatar, just leave it on your harddrive and go to options.. the DU software will retrieve it for you :)

[Maestro]

10. I do this.

1) Hit the Prt Scrn key on the keyboard. This places the screenshot in your Windows Clipboard.

2) Then open up your photo manipulation program such as Photoshop, Ulead or whatever and under File or Edit find a command that will allow to view and edit the clipboard.

3) Resize the image to make it more web friendly.

4) Save it.

5) Upload to photo hosting site. I use Photobucket

6) Copy the img code and paste in your post.

[MuseRider]

35. Thanks

I will try but if it does not work I am going to bed. Seems like a good idea to know how to do this.

[mondo joe]

4. My desktop AND my laptop --

[Maestro]

12. Nice!

Really.

[mondo joe]

13. Thanks! I like yours. I'm looking forward to the next Mac OS which will

provide that same function. But, um... better. ;-)

[Maestro]

24. Hey listen

if I had the money I would have a mac for my photo, video and audio things and my pc to game!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Neoma]

6. Ooh Ooh!

Heres mine!

[SoCalDem]

7. for now, this is mine

[SoCalDem]

8. I have used several from this gallery of mine

http://socaldem.smugmug.com/gallery/88684

[Maestro]

18. A B1

over the pyramids? Must be photoshopped. I just can't see the Egyptians allowing a fly over that close to their pyramids by a US bomber. :)

[SoCalDem]

21. I found it on a DoD website

:)

[Maestro]

25. In that case that were

just practicing for the day they bomb the place. Horrible, dark humor, I know.

[steve2470]

9. my desktop, I'm so proud of myself LOL

[Maestro]

14. Hey, you downloaded

Konfabulator. Pretty neat, uh?

Edit: You have Brittany Spears music on your desktop? WTF! ;)

[steve2470]

20. yeah it is, I'm still playing with it

and I have a beta version of Windows XP 64 bit.

[Maestro]

22. How did you get the beta?

I have a FX-55 64 bit chip and I would like to see if there are any benefits to running in 64 bit.

[steve2470]

27. just go to the microsoft web site, then go to technet portion of it

then just do a search for the download link..hang on..

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/evaluation/upgrade.mspx

[Maestro]

37. Cool thanks.

I just assumed you had to jump through hoops to get it being Micrsoft and all. Who'd 'a thunk it?

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

106. Ahhhhhhh! TelleTubby World!

EhOooooooo.

[Reverend_Smitty]

11. how do you capture a picture of your desktop?

I've always wanted to know how people do this

[SoCalDem]

15. it's easy once you follow the steps

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x2874234#2874336

[Maestro]

16. See post #10 -nt

[mondo joe]

17. if you're on a pc, press control and print screen at the same time

THat will create an image of your desktop on your clip board that you can paste somewhere.

[Reverend_Smitty]

26. where is my clipboard?

[Maestro]

28. It is usually hidden

except when using programs that can access it like Word or photo manipulation programs.

If you print screen then go into a program like that you will find a menu usually under File or Edit or even sometimes, Insert File, that will allow you to view it.

[SoCalDem]

31. That's why I use irfanview.. I just hit Paste and there it is

I could never find clipboard/..

[mondo joe]

29. When you copy and paste or cut and paste you are using your clipboard

So just the same way you'd paste something that you'd cut already, you can paste the desktop image after you hit control & print screen.

[sundog]

19. here I is

:7

[cyberpj]

42. I like that - it has a Southwestern feel (colors, I guess). eom.

[Maestro]

45. Nah

It's from Sundog so since I think he's from Aussieland, it would be some beach scene while on acid. ;)

[cyberpj]

49. Now you made me curious so I checked the profile -

SAYS New Mexico but you never know when we're fronting, huh?

NEW MEXICO! One of my favorite places ever.

Albuqwerky (been to 3 Hot air balloon festivals)
Sante Fe
Taos

Even Madrid - for some special -----

(edited to protect the innocent)

[Maestro]

56. No, actually I think I am wrong.

I know it is hard to believe. I was thinking of someone else. So apologies to Sundog. He's from the great state of New Mexico. So really that pic is not a beach while on acid. It is what things look like after walking through Taos and sniffing some of the wacky weed they have there. ;)

[sundog]

58. It's a Lemon Jelly screen cap

it's on constant rotation right now with Thievery Corporation

and yes, it's something under the influence of something :P

[Maestro]

60. Hey, a Lemon Jelly fan

Do they sound like Thievery or are they something different?

[sundog]

62. different

not lounge / dub oriented

they range from laid back chill out to thick beats with heavy rock samples

[Maestro]

64. Luv thick beat and rock samples

I might check them out as well on iTunes.

[sundog]

65. yup

64-95 is their aggressive album.. check out this tune called "Go." It has vocals by William Shatner. Pretty insane.

Lost Horizons & KY are their more laid back albums.

[ChoralScholar]

23. Fairly Simple

With a picture of my Senior High Concert Choir in the background...

[Steve Nash is god 13]

30. how do i get it on here??

[cyberpj]

32. Kinda boring in comparison.......

[mondo joe]

38. Nice image, but I always wonder

about those sort of desktops with an image in the center and just a big solid color background. I always want a FULL SCREEN image on mine.

[cyberpj]

44. Just easier on my eyeballs to find icons quickly I guess..... eom.

[erinlough]

107. stretch to fit

go to the control panel and find your display controls. Under display find the desktop and on the right hand side a drop-down menu will give you three choices if you pick stretch to fit the picture will fill the frame. (on XP)

[Maestro]

40. Neat!

What resoultion are running at? That seems pretty high given the size of the icons.

[cyberpj]

46. My newest toy - Samsung 19" Flat Screen - had to shrink the printscreen

[Maestro]

53. Nice.

I have a NEC/Mitsubishi 19" Flat Screen.

[Maestro]

34. Changed again

Going that olive look now. ;)

[ghostsofgiants]

36. It's a big shot, but whatever

[Maestro]

43. The guy you are listening to...

isn't he the guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers?

Oh had you fallen down when you took that pic? :)

[ghostsofgiants]

47. Haha, yep, he plays guitar for the Chili Peppers

His solo material is amazing.

And yes, I'm a clutz, haha.

[Maestro]

48. That would explain your nick...

Drag your knuckles a bit, uh? I thought that was him. Is he still sober? I know he had a wicked heroin addiction back in the day.

[ghostsofgiants]

51. Haha

Yeah, as far as I know he's still sober, and pumping out a LOT of great new music. He released like three full length albums, a couple EPs and worked on The Mars Volta's new album last year/this year.

[Maestro]

57. Busy man

I am not too much into the Chili Peppers any more. It seems they lost their edge. I liked their stuff from the earlier days.

[ghostsofgiants]

68. I think Californication was their best

But John's solo work is better than all of it in my opinoin.

[Maestro]

84. That was a good album

and I don't mean to say they are bad now, but I really like their older stuff.

[Az]

41. New laptop/New Desktop

[Berserker]

50. Icons suck

[cyberpj]

52. Gorgeous!!! but icon do what I want with my own.... :)

[ghostsofgiants]

54. Ah, someone else who likes to keep their desktop clean

I can't stand any soort of clutter on my desktop.

[SoCalDem]

55. desktop desktop

[Maestro]

59. That is a clean desktop

I have to admit!

Here is mine:



Not clear by any means.

[SoCalDem]

61. The one I posted is NOT mine

:evilgrin:


Mine is a MESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!

[Maestro]

63. Well

you need to stop breaking into your neighbor's home and snapping pics. They might get the wrong idea. :)

[tjwmason]

81. Not clear? *falls to the ground in amazement*

Mine is about an inch deep in papers, at the lowest point; I'm not certain I wouldn't find the source of the Nile in there if I tried exploration.

[NJCher]

112. Me, too

No icons on my DT. Besides that, it slows up loading your computer.


Cher

[MuseRider]

66. OK I think I got it.

[SoCalDem]

71. Ooooh... pretty

:)

[Maestro]

83. Whoa

Glad to see you figured it out. Very nice desktop!

[pinniped]

69. iBook until I get a PB in a couple months.

[Zech Marquis]

75. how do I take a photo of my desktop?

I use Mac OS X..I did before, but it wa slike back when Os X first came out, and I orgot the key sequence...

[pinniped]

100. Open Apple + shift + 3 + control...copies to the clipboard. Or...

Open Apple + shift + 3...pastes a .PDF file directly onto the desktop.

[Maestro]

85. Beautiful

Mac icons always have looked good. Hey you have iTunes. Do me a favor and vote for some of my imixes. I am always pimping for votes. ;)

http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPublishedPlaylist?id=265435

I have a ton of mixes. The above is an electronica mix.

[pinniped]

101. For some reason the site doesn't display properly in Opera or Firefox.

It just comes up as a bunch of text.

Maybe the site is down?

[Maestro]

103. I'm using Firefox and it is fine.

:shrug:

[ET Awful]

72. Here's mine

[MuseRider]

76. The mighty Quinn!

That is a beautiful screen.

[ET Awful]

77. Thanks.

I had a great full color pic of Quinn and was playing around with layers in Photoshop and that's what I wound up with :). I've been using it on my home and work computers for a while now.

I like it :).

[latteromden]

73. Okay, I admit it, I am a certified...

Anderson Cooper fan, and I have the desktop to prove it. ;)



And YES, you really DO see the theme songs from various news shows on my desktop. I... collect them? I find it amusing. :shrug:

[Maestro]

89. I like the color.

And it's okay if you like him. It's not like you have Wolf Blitzer on your desktop.

[thedailyshow]

74. Here's a wallpaper that I made myself

[Maestro]

92. Talented

you are. ;)

[landdaddy]

78. Mine......................

[Maestro]

86. Love it!!!

Please send me the wallpaper or tell me where you got it.

[landdaddy]

94. Here is a pic

you can copy and save @ 800X600:

[Maestro]

104. Thanks -nt

[Samurai_Writer]

79. Here's my desktop

That's a photo of the beach by my house. As you can see, I'm a bit icon-happy. But I use all those programs on a regular basis, so it's more convenient to have them there.

[Maestro]

88. serene! -nt

[tjwmason]

80. It has my little sister holding an AIDS orphan

Taken when she went out to work in Kenya with a group from her church. Can't really post it without permission, but it's the cutest thing, the baby is utterly adorable.

[MuseRider]

82. You thread inspired

me to change mine, I was tired of the neon mushrooms so I switched to neon anenome. Here is my new desktop.

[Maestro]

87. Where do you get these?

I love the color.

[MuseRider]

90. I do too.

I don't know how I found the site but it is here.http://digitalblasphemy.com/

You can join and get many more but there are some free ones. I think this is the third one I have used from them. I also like the colors.

[Maestro]

91. Try this place too

Deviant Art

[MuseRider]

95. I just bookmarked it.

That is a nice site. I love some of it, thanks. I only wish I had about 20 computers to set up all around me. I guess it is time I learned to get comfortable with all of this stuff so I can change my desktop regularly, too much wonderful art out there. Thanks.

[Maestro]

93. Cool site.

Here is what I grabbed from there.

[MuseRider]

96. That is a nice one.

I was just looking in the Deviant site and I love the psychedelic stuff. Makes me feel young again, lol.

[crispini]

97. Here's mine

Yes, that's Barbara Boxer with her 4000 roses. It makes me smile....

[tyedyeto]

98. Not a screenshot but this is what I have and the site where I got it

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html

Edit to add: I check out the new pics or even the older ones and change it from time to time.

[alfredo]

99. Here's mine

Look to the right of the shot and you will see where I got my avatar.

[ulysses]

102. tweaked mine after seeing this thread.

[Maestro]

105. Looks like

a huge Northern Lights display.

[ulysses]

108. it is.

:)

[Hatalles]

109. I've had this beauty for a couple months now...

[Cooley Hurd]

110. I put a portrait of my great-great grandfather on mine:

Daniel Miller 1839-1914

And, yes, that's a Microsoft Train Simulator icon - I'm a supernerd...:D

[qnr]

116. Very distinguished looking gentleman n/t

[notadmblnd]

111. delete

[qnr]

115. That's a nice image n/t

[qnr]

113. Very utilitarian - just showing my logs on the root window, & gkrellm:

[Briarius]

114. mmm Fedora Core 3 and Gnome

[DS1]

117. I like women

[Maestro]

123. OMG!

[hyphenate]

118. I change the pic about every three weeks or so

And while my life and house might be a complete disaster sometimes, I take pride in having the cleanest desktop this side of the Mississippi. All my desktop icons are gathered and deposited into a desktop folder, which I then take and make a separate toolbar for. Keeps the clutter down, and I can arrange my tool bar icons according to purpose in programs.

[barackmyworld]

119. Wonderful powerbook with me and my bf

Happy in Boston Common! He's making kind of a scary face though.

[TOhioLiberal]

120. Mine:

Something WARM after such a cold winter...

[ironflange]

121. OK

Aston Shell, with AltDesk top right.

[tyedyeto]

124. Starry Night...............

love Van Gogh.

[BigMcLargehuge]

122. the McLargeHugetop

[Maestro]

126. Like Anime, eh? eom

[Maestro]

125. Updated yet again.

I can't decide. This time I went with something a bit abstract.

[Maestro]

127. Here are some good links for wallpapers from Neowin.net

Wallpaper sites