Post your desktop

thesonicsword · September 21, 2008, 12:25:05 PM

Here's mine.
file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Danny.INSIGNIA-PC/Desktop/My%20deskstop.bmp
Link.

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Woo hoo!

-Thesonicsword

NejinOniwa · September 21, 2008, 03:32:37 PM

PROTIP: You Cannot Link To Files On Your Own Computer, You Need To UPLOAD them first.

Use Photobucket.

Aurora Borealis · September 21, 2008, 04:00:24 PM

My current desktop:

And this was my desktop back when my Mac Mini was running Leopard:

C-Chan · September 21, 2008, 06:38:19 PM

QuoteMy current desktop:

Oooh! Sweet lovely Tiger-sama! ^^

*grovels and worships*

QuoteAnd this was my desktop back when my Mac Mini was running Leopard:

Aaaaah.... Leopard-chan.... We barely knew you. ^.^
If only you had recognized that scanner, and been better friends with Photoshop-tan.... -.-

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In any event, now that I'm overrun with netbooks and have also retired from semi-development, I've taken some time to try out a bit of the competition (relative to EeePCLOS). Some of the distros are flat out awful, but others deserve honorable mention and/or a tip of my hat. This one below, despite being a tad sluggish on my EeePC 701, is actually surprisingly nifty, and certainly does show off the marketability of Ubuntu Netbook Remix for netbook OEMs.

Now I'm just waiting to give Mandriva's new "netbook remix" a shot -- I'm curious if they borrowed anything that my group worked on or not. -v-

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Aurora Borealis · September 21, 2008, 06:48:58 PM

Wow! That eeebuntu looks cool! How does it compare to eeePCLOS?

C-Chan · September 21, 2008, 07:26:56 PM

It's hard to compare, since Ubuntu Netbook Remix has far-and-wide corporate backing, and plus there was already plenty of prior support for Ubuntu on the EeePC (thanks in part to eeeXubuntu and earlier builds of eeeBuntu). By contrast, EeePCLOS was always a niche project even within PCLOS itself, so getting help for anything system-related from the devs was oft-times like pulling teeth. -.-'

Ubuntu NBR is supposed to operate better on netbooks with Intel Atom processors -- however, it performs well enough on the EeePC, and it's unaccelerated boot time is not bad at all (45-50 seconds).

Actual operation is sluggish compared to EeePCLOS (especially with movies), but not overbearingly-so (and not worse than Xandros). Once the CPU Frequency Scaling Monitor is installed, it's easy to underclock/overclock the CPU to get either long battery life, or optimum performance.

The UME-launcher is very nice, the best one of the market netbook UIs bar none. However, it's not entirely responsive yet owing to the beta-ish nature. Still, what I like about it is that the Add/Remove Software option is prominently visible here -- and most new software is automatically added to the launcher. This is an OVERWHELMING improvement over the AsusOS and the AcerOS, which try to force you to keep the desktop launchers frozen in time. ^___^'

The system only offers a full installation -- since EeePCLOS uses a compressed install, our system will always provide the user with the most usable space from these small devices. However, the full install makes sense for the newer machines, which either have a hard drive or offer much larger SSD drives (8GBs and greater).

Not to mention that SD cards are so cheap nowadays -- I purchased a 16GB one for my B-day, and still can't get over how accessible these things are versus how they were only a year ago! @.@

All in all it's a good system, but I'm not going to settle for anything at the moment. The Mandriva one interests me quite a bit, especially since it boasts fast boot times as one of its features. Given that the Fastinit Reimplementation group tested their thing with Mandriva, it makes me curious to see if they used that (or something approximating that model). ^^

Gussy Keniji · September 22, 2008, 12:04:00 PM

Orin desktop, to replace the one I had for ages now.

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VonDaab · September 22, 2008, 12:23:23 PM

Oh wow, I changed my wallpaper.

Still, minimalistic as usual...

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee258/VDaab/wall1.jpg

And I got a strange feeling that the doggies are soon gonna end up in the trash bin...

NejinOniwa · September 24, 2008, 04:49:08 PM

That's a one-way road you've got there, fella.

And here, by the way, is my desktop.

Entirely custom-made wallpaper, half inkscape, half shoopdawoopage.

Also below is the dualscreen version. Not much difference, but meh.
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g239/NejinOniwa/Myself/Screenshots/HNCO_NCORP_DELTA-SCS_2008-09-24_-1.jpg

eek-1 · October 10, 2008, 04:22:11 PM

I'm bored.

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IanDanKilmaster · October 10, 2008, 09:26:25 PM

So for my first post in this thread in forever, I decided to provide some neat examples of how even a low-end PC can composite desktops. Interesting note, despite xfwm (XFCE default window manger) having built-in compositing, it tends to run more sluggishly than using xcompmgr with KDE/Openbox. Anyway, I should also note that I can not take credit for the Morrigan walls, they were done by a guy who calls himself ARK. He seems to be making these all the time, and he is really good. I must warn you, while I do not think there is any actual nudity in his walls, they tend to be highly suggestive and would not class them all as SFW.

ARKÂ´s page (remember may not be work safe!)

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Seamore · October 11, 2008, 12:26:44 PM

Well, here's mine. Nothing Fancy

Btw, that pic is not my creation. I found it while doing wild search and I can't find the creator name. So whoever create the pic, kudos to you and I don't use it for making money.

NejinOniwa · October 11, 2008, 01:06:40 PM

i...I....INTERUNETTO EKUSUPURORA-DATOOOUUU!?!!?!?!?

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAalright, damnit, neige, enought with the cruise control already. Nice pic, though. ^^

C-Chan · October 12, 2008, 12:56:24 AM

Thought I'd check back here. -v-

QuoteEntirely custom-made wallpaper, half inkscape, half shoopdawoopage.

With extra woopage. Not bad, not bad at all.

QuoteAnyway, I should also note that I can not take credit for the Morrigan walls, they were done by a guy who calls himself ARK. He seems to be making these all the time, and he is really good. I must warn you, while I do not think there is any actual nudity in his walls, they tend to be highly suggestive and would not class them all as SFW.

Naaaaaaaaah... could've sworn she were a puritan.

QuoteKDE, using Openbox, xcompmgr compositing, kinda Halloween-themed wall.

Wow, that's a hodgepodge of elements. Never thought of replacing Kwin with Openbox -- gives it an interesting XFCE-like flavor. Thought that was Simdock, but based on the shape and reflection of the dock floor, pretty sure it's Avant WN.

QuoteXFCE, using xfwm compositing, Halloween-themed wall.

I see you like your XFCE panels minimalistic. I usually end up cramming them Full o' Crap. :p

QuoteBtw, that pic is not my creation. I found it while doing wild search and I can't find the creator name. So whoever create the pic, kudos to you and I don't use it for making money.

The OS is pretty standard fare these days... but I can't help but feel inexplicably drawn to this picture. Probably cause of the giant mermaids. ^.^

*lecherous grin*

Seamore · October 12, 2008, 10:53:44 AM

Quote from: "C-Chan"The OS is pretty standard fare these days... but I can't help but feel inexplicably drawn to this picture. Probably cause of the giant mermaids. ^.^

*lecherous grin*

Better be carefull since if you messed up with the mermaid, especially with the named Mail Breaker (If I'm not translated it wrong), A guy with HUGE wrench will come to you while yelling
"My Epic courage and BGM shall pawn you all !!! HIKARI NI NAREEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!"[/b]
Go figure