Post by: rtpoe on June 05, 2003, 05:58:31 PM
Minimize all windows that you may have open on your computer. Make a screen cap of your desktop. Post it here as an attachment. Don't link to it in the body of the message - let's be nice to the non-broadband people out there and keep the displayed images to a minimum.
Mine is attached. I have a wallpaper randomizer that changes my wallpaper every so often by choosing randomly from a list. The blob thing in the middle is Maeka (www.maeka.com), who cavorts on my desktop.
rtpoe
p.s. If you have a graphics program that lets you display image at "full screen" (the image only, and none of the toolbars etc.), then you can play with people's brains by opening a full screen image of their desktop and seeing how long it takes them to figure out why nothing seems to work...
Post by: E_W on June 05, 2003, 06:12:57 PM
Post by: Tesseract on June 05, 2003, 06:18:04 PM
Post by: MunchWolf on June 05, 2003, 06:20:09 PM
-Munch "Like wow" Wolf
Post by: D_U_S_K on June 05, 2003, 06:36:38 PM
Post by: Raiden on June 05, 2003, 07:01:36 PM
Post by: jaytas on June 05, 2003, 07:56:49 PM
Post by: E_W on June 05, 2003, 08:00:37 PM
Post by: ElmerFudd on June 05, 2003, 08:30:04 PM
Post by: debra872 on June 05, 2003, 08:39:58 PM
Post by: ElmerFudd on June 05, 2003, 08:47:28 PM
Post by: BulletBoobBabe on June 05, 2003, 08:51:12 PM
Post by: CarlTL on June 05, 2003, 09:02:28 PM
and yes, I'm a Mac user...
Post by: BulletBoobBabe on June 05, 2003, 09:21:55 PM
Post by: Jithero on June 05, 2003, 09:27:50 PM
Post by: BulletBoobBabe on June 05, 2003, 09:29:36 PM
"Somebody stop me!"
Post by: jaytas on June 05, 2003, 09:40:06 PM
Post by: jaytas on June 05, 2003, 09:41:19 PM
Post by: BulletBoobBabe on June 05, 2003, 09:52:43 PM
anyway in windows XP it does not matter where the image is you can automatically set the image you want as your desktop with the browse function in the background properties thing.
Post by: jaytas on June 05, 2003, 10:35:58 PM
Post by: TheHerald on June 05, 2003, 11:41:35 PM
I started using computers when the latest OS was DOS 3.3, so I tend to have the minimal number of programs running as well as a clean desktop (even though I have 512MB of Ram). The image is usually a recent drawing I've worked on, like it is now, although I occasionally rotate the images as I feel the whim.
Post by: Sammy_Daso on June 06, 2003, 01:09:12 AM
Quote:
I'm from the minimalist camp
I'm from that camp as well
here is mine. It changes every week basically, rnaging from black to purple, and anywhere in between.
Post by: Lightfoot on June 06, 2003, 03:45:33 AM
Post by: Kheben on June 06, 2003, 05:57:27 AM
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Post by: The_Wok on June 06, 2003, 06:31:21 AM
Post by: dev on June 06, 2003, 07:08:02 AM
The_Wok: And you're not using Gnome? ;p
(mine is currently blank)
Post by: Rafe on June 06, 2003, 07:25:19 AM
Post by: The_Wok on June 06, 2003, 09:23:15 AM
Post by: MunchWolf on June 06, 2003, 11:44:44 AM
Quote:
you guys are gonna be sooooooo disappointed.
I am .. I expected Power Puff Girls ....
-Munch "Buttercup rules" Wolf
Post by: CarlTL on June 06, 2003, 12:32:42 PM
Post by: CarlTL on June 06, 2003, 12:40:15 PM
Quote:
CarlTL, Marathon icons are what I noticed. If the game had been more popular for Windows, maybe others would have said something as well.
That's not the only sign that I am a marathon freak, I have sitting in an archive a handmade marathon single player mod which includes some eighteen multiplayer levels....
I'll give you two guesses on which one has system X and which one is the system 9 boot drive. And if Bungie had released the entire Marathon series for PC too they might not have been bought out by Microsoft.
Somewhere in the Heavens they are waiting....
Pardon me, I'm feeling rather rampant...
Post by: tndvrs on June 06, 2003, 02:13:22 PM
Post by: Imaginos on June 06, 2003, 02:20:01 PM
Quote:
you guys are gonna be sooooooo disappointed.
I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
With flowers and my love both never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Like a new born baby it just happens ev'ry day
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door and it has been painted black
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
It's not easy facin' up when your whole world is black
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
I could not foresee this thing happening to you
If I look hard enough into the settin' sun
My love will laugh with me before the mornin' comes
I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
Hmm, hmm, hmm,...
I wanna see it painted, painted black
Black as night, black as coal
I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black
Yeah!
Post by: D_U_S_K on June 06, 2003, 03:16:34 PM
Post by: CarlTL on June 06, 2003, 03:34:00 PM
How do you read the names of the icons on your desktop?
Post by: jaytas on June 06, 2003, 07:38:45 PM
Post by: D_U_S_K on June 06, 2003, 10:12:17 PM
Im a fan of any good game. CS is alot of fun to just kill random people across the globe.
Post by: jaytas on June 06, 2003, 11:17:08 PM
So. You gots any others that you likes a lot?
Post by: HamsterGal on June 06, 2003, 11:36:10 PM
It's from Homestar Runner, and it's kind of boring, but... it's MARSHMALLOWS!
Okay, done. Sorry but I'm just too fweakin lazy to do a screencap.
Post by: Rafe on June 07, 2003, 06:58:39 AM
Quote:
I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
AAAAAUUUUUUGGGGHHHH!!!
Get it out, get it out!
*hums "Yellow Submarine"*
*hums "Song Sung Blue"*
*hums. . . [dear ghod]. . . "It's a Small World"*
Oh, MAN, that song always sets up camp and sticks around. Last time it happened, I had to hunt down a bunch of different versions - The Tea Party, London Symphony Orchestra, and this weird German techno [The Eternal Afflict]. . .
And, to ostensibly keep this on-topic, the Digital Blasphemy wallpaper I was asked to take down from an old job because it was "disturbing." [Apparently, the teddy bears crucified on top of my monitor weren't. . . ?]
Post by: Blax12 on June 07, 2003, 07:22:14 AM
Blax12
Post by: steveo on June 07, 2003, 07:55:56 AM
Post by: TheHerald on June 07, 2003, 10:31:46 AM
Quote:I love the Digital Blasphemy wallpapers and often use them, but what image did you have that "disturbed" somebody? I use them when I need (or want) to have a PG rated desktop.
..the Digital Blasphemy wallpaper I was asked to take down from an old job because it was "disturbing."
Here's the link for those unfamiliar with this excellent source of wallpaper..
Digital Blasphemy Welcome page
Post by: Rafe on June 07, 2003, 12:24:16 PM
Quote:
I love the Digital Blasphemy wallpapers and often use them, but what image did you have that "disturbed" somebody?
The one attached to my last message. . . apparently, the cubicle drones in the sales department didn't appreciate the social commentary on the office atmosphere implied in that pic.
Or they were just a bunch of unimaginiative, easily-offended sheep. :P
Post by: RandomX on June 07, 2003, 03:14:04 PM
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Post by: RandomX on June 07, 2003, 06:20:28 PM
Post by: Zasha on June 08, 2003, 02:13:52 PM
I just upgraded to Jag 10.2 (from 10.1.5), and I haven't haxied the Dock to transparencize it yet...
Post by: Scarab on June 08, 2003, 03:47:09 PM
-Scarab
"Peeka-boo"
Post by: Zorro on June 08, 2003, 09:45:34 PM
What else did you expect?
Post by: Zasha on June 08, 2003, 11:30:18 PM
Quote:
I'll give you two guesses on which one has system X and which one is the system 9 boot drive.
So, do I get to spill the beans now, since no one's gotten it?
Post by: Raiden on June 09, 2003, 12:01:20 AM
Quote:
So, do I get to spill the beans now, since no one's gotten it?
I'd say something, but I have an unfair advantage(I think....)
(Woo, my 500th post....I didn't think I'd be here this long
)
Post by: Zasha on June 09, 2003, 12:36:13 AM
Post by: Raiden on June 09, 2003, 12:38:31 AM
Say something?
I didn't say anything
Post by: Zasha on June 09, 2003, 12:51:04 AM
- Z "I forgot to say congrats before" K
Post by: Raiden on June 09, 2003, 12:56:18 AM
And thank you kind friend
Post by: Zasha on June 09, 2003, 01:08:48 AM
Post by: HamsterGal on June 09, 2003, 01:09:55 AM
Su: What's that? Is it tasty?
Post by: Raiden on June 09, 2003, 01:26:05 AM
Anyone wanna help me out.
Should I choose #1
Post by: Raiden on June 09, 2003, 01:27:08 AM
Post by: Raiden on June 09, 2003, 01:28:17 AM
Post by: TheHerald on June 09, 2003, 02:31:28 AM
Anyway, I like either #1 or #2, but ever the practical one, I feel that #1 makes it easier to see your icons.
Post by: Zasha on June 09, 2003, 02:57:56 AM
I like #2 the best...The icons are visible, but the whole package has a better appeal...
Post by: MunchWolf on June 09, 2003, 03:51:52 AM
-Munch "and that's my opinion" Wolf
Post by: Lightfoot on June 09, 2003, 06:11:55 AM
I know "Durandel" was the evil AI, but I can't remember who "Tyco" was... was it the ship? The lower icon also belongs to the first Marathon.
Is there a version of the game that runs on OSX? I still have the originals around, but it would be cool not to have to play them in classic.
Post by: CarlTL on June 09, 2003, 03:39:25 PM
Quote:
Wouldn't it be the upper one? In previous MacOS's the boot drive would always be on the top. You're booted into OSX in the pic, so the OS9 drive would be the lower one.
I know "Durandel" was the evil AI, but I can't remember who "Tyco" was... was it the ship? The lower icon also belongs to the first Marathon.
Is there a version of the game that runs on OSX? I still have the originals around, but it would be cool not to have to play them in classic.
Correct, being the smart ass that I am, I was hoping someone familar with the Marathon series would make the connection between the names and the systems contained on the corrisponding harddrives.
Tyco was one of the three AIs on the Marathon, along with Durandal and Leela. He was incharge of the sciences, while Durandal was punished by being put in charge of the doors...I wouldn't exactly call Durandal evil, insane and rampant yes, evil no. Tyco went evil and insane after being captured by the Pfhor (see Marathon 2).
There is a OS X version out there called Marathon Aleph One. You sould be able to do a google search for it or find some information on it at www.insidemacgames.com or www.macgamefiles.com.
Post by: BuggerKing on June 09, 2003, 06:47:13 PM
here's my d/t
sadly i'm not rich or clever enough for a MAC or Linux, hehe
I am Bill's bitch!
\peace
~BK~
Post by: rtpoe on June 09, 2003, 09:56:00 PM
Try Krapplet's Paper; it's a bit of freeware that changes your wallpaper automatically. You can cycle through your three nominations....
rtpoe
Post by: Raiden on June 09, 2003, 10:00:57 PM
Quote:
Strider:
Try Krapplet's Paper; it's a bit of freeware that changes your wallpaper automatically. You can cycle through your three nominations....
rtpoe
Thanks rtpoe.
Post by: thatoneguy on June 09, 2003, 11:09:20 PM
Currently using an enlightenment/fluxbox combo. Fluxbox for when I really need the extra 1% of my proc, enlightenment for when I want pretty colors.
Post by: BE_KicksAss on June 10, 2003, 03:37:24 AM
BE"imcreative
"_KicksAss
Post by: Snobb on June 10, 2003, 11:10:32 AM
Even when "active" desktops were invented (what a crap).
-Snobb-
Post by: Scarab on June 23, 2003, 02:09:04 AM
Now say it with me "Awwwwwooooh! That's cute."
-Scarab
"H, A, M, E..... T, A, R, O.... what does that spell.... not Mickey Mouse."
Post by: Raiden on June 23, 2003, 02:18:07 AM
Well, Scarab, you got me wanting to post my current desktop. One of the best games I've ever played:
Vagarant Story
(And yes Z, I know my icons are on the wrong side....I'm just visually dyslexic
)
Post by: Scarab on June 24, 2003, 12:09:48 PM
, one of my fave games too. BTW Strider... where do you go to get all your game desktops?
-Scarab
"Damn! And here I was hoping Hamster Girl would give me some lovin'...."
Post by: Raiden on June 24, 2003, 12:17:37 PM
Quote:
Cool screen cap from the opening CG
BTW Strider... where do you go to get all your game desktops?
Various sites. It all depends on what game I'm looking for. Thank god for google.
Post by: HamsterGal on June 24, 2003, 02:09:18 PM
Quote:
Now say it with me "Awwwwwooooh! That's cute."
*GLEE!!*
Hooray for Hamtaro!
Post by: RandomX on June 26, 2003, 11:46:05 PM
Post by: turbo on July 21, 2003, 12:59:14 AM
I'm almost always on a minimalist kick and this latest desktop reflects my central computing value...
Post by: TheHerald on July 21, 2003, 02:43:18 AM
BTW, RandomX, I miss seeing Inuyasha on Cartoon Network at it's previously scheduled time.
Post by: Zasha on July 21, 2003, 03:42:55 AM
Quote:
That's OK, it's not a bad idea to bump this up, anyway. Of course, many of the previous posters have probably changed their desktops since they originally posted by now (like me).
Like me!
Post by: Zasha on July 21, 2003, 03:46:13 AM
He was a little miffed when Timbuktu took over his mouse and took a screen shot...I guess I'll just have to make it up to him somehow...Hee!
Post by: Kanodin on July 21, 2003, 04:50:41 AM
And feel free to make fun of my icon names too.
Post by: Tux on July 21, 2003, 06:11:34 AM
BTW, anyone else notice the "Marathon" logo on the external doors of "The Pilar of Autumn"? (check out the cut scene when Cortana tells the Master Chief to pull up when they're attempting to head back to the ship) Tons of "Marathon" referenences in "Halo".
Oh and here's my desktop. If I had more time and a Waccom tablet I would have come to the "party" with something more interesting. Oh and if you wondered, my desktop is like my brain—hopelessly cluttered and very active.
Post by: Tux on July 21, 2003, 06:15:43 AM
Post by: Tux on July 21, 2003, 06:19:03 AM
Post by: Kanodin on July 21, 2003, 09:36:00 AM
Post by: HereticAngel on July 21, 2003, 05:28:55 PM
I did attach my Windows Desktop... U would not like my linux cuz i rarely use a X-Server (No Sense in posting a whole lot of Textlines
), but if i use one i prefer KDE Btw, i love linux to work, i use windows for games (blah Win4Lin uses way to much resources for my ole PC) and MAC`s for shooting practises :P (just kiddin)
Post by: Chronicler on July 22, 2003, 07:55:51 AM
Post by: Jet on July 22, 2003, 09:08:46 PM
Post by: rtpoe on July 22, 2003, 10:36:40 PM
rtpoe
ps: yes, the sound for emptying the recycle bin is exactly what you expect....
Post by: Palomine on July 22, 2003, 11:45:01 PM
Post by: Chronicler on July 23, 2003, 01:19:02 AM
Post by: RandomX on July 23, 2003, 11:28:30 PM
Here's one of my latest
Post by: Chronicler on July 28, 2003, 04:31:43 AM
Post by: Scarab on July 28, 2003, 11:10:18 AM
-Scarab
"Now who's going to be first to 'Dude!' me?"
Post by: Chronicler on July 28, 2003, 07:22:21 PM
Post by: CarlTL on July 28, 2003, 09:52:06 PM
Post by: Chronicler on July 29, 2003, 11:27:24 PM
-----------------------------------
OK, I'm a Space Cadet today, so...
Post by: Tux on July 31, 2003, 07:16:07 PM
Ack! You mooned me! ^_-
Post by: Chronicler on July 31, 2003, 07:26:37 PM
good eye... good eye
Post by: Chestnuts on July 31, 2003, 11:01:24 PM
Post by: CarlTL on July 31, 2003, 11:07:38 PM
Post by: Chronicler on July 31, 2003, 11:21:23 PM
Post by: Chestnuts on July 31, 2003, 11:22:10 PM
Nice pic anyway, can't remember the artist's name, but he also did cutscenes for the first Marathon.
Chronicler: a Marathon game mod, Tempus Irae is what this cutscene is from. First person shooter by Bungie for the Mac. Cult following. The first first person shooter (IMO) with a decent story line to go along with all that violence. I still have it loaded on two Macs at work.
Post by: Tux on August 01, 2003, 08:31:57 AM
I remember using the physics editor to edit some of the weapons. Once I altered the punch so that it had a flash of light that lasted a couple of minutes, in essence a flashlight. Actually, I do remember one physics file that managed to allow you to use 2 Zeus Fusion pistols—although sometimes it would work just fine and other times it would crash the game.
Does anyone remember "Pathways Into Darkness"?
Post by: CarlTL on August 01, 2003, 09:34:17 AM
And if you read the story of pathways to darkness you will find that it is connected with the Marathon series...
Post by: Tux on August 01, 2003, 09:39:19 AM
Though I can definately draw parallels to "Marathon" and find references to it in "Halo" (the ship of the alien force in "Halo" resembles the Pfor ship interior from "Marathon" or the fact that the Master Chief does seem to have a later model of the suit utlized by the main character from Marathon).
Post by: CarlTL on August 01, 2003, 09:51:21 PM
Post by: Chestnuts on August 01, 2003, 11:09:34 PM
Post by: Ryee_Whiskee on August 01, 2003, 11:28:30 PM
Really!!
Post by: McKormick on August 02, 2003, 11:22:17 PM
Can anyone tell me how to do this? I read the post earlier that said "Print Screen" but I have no such option.
Post by: Ryee_Whiskee on August 03, 2003, 02:41:58 AM
It is the key right after the F12 key and usually above the insert key. Thats where it is on my keyboard anyway. once you it print screen, open up paint shop and paste it there, I think its Ctrl and the V key, but dont quote me on that.Good luck, come join us, the water is fine...just watch out for the sharks.
Post by: Chronicler on August 03, 2003, 07:35:24 PM
Just for the record, I have a screaming headache today.
Post by: rtpoe on August 04, 2003, 10:00:57 PM
rtpoe
Post by: GizmoWidget on August 05, 2003, 12:08:45 AM
I've become a minimalist now and I hate having anything on my desktop other than what I'm currently working on, and even then, I always clean everything off and file it all away when I'm done because I hate having a cluttered desktop.
This is clean, neat, and looks great.
My perfect environment.
Post by: Chronicler on August 06, 2003, 01:13:19 PM
Post by: Chestnuts on August 07, 2003, 04:22:19 PM
Oh well.
Post by: Tesseract on August 07, 2003, 08:47:00 PM
This is from the end credits of MASTER OF DISGUISE.
The movie was not all that good. I just watched it for the Big Bottom Girls. (shown here)
I forget who originally capped this, but thanks.
Hey, I ain't into huge boobs all the time.
Post by: RandomX on August 07, 2003, 11:14:24 PM
Post by: Chronicler on August 17, 2003, 01:06:06 AM
Post by: CarlTL on August 17, 2003, 06:21:24 PM
Post by: D_U_S_K on August 18, 2003, 01:23:16 AM
Post by: CarlTL on August 18, 2003, 09:06:24 PM
Post by: rtpoe on August 18, 2003, 09:06:27 PM
Krapplets Paper - a freeware program to change your wallpaper.
rtpoe
p.s. Chronic, you are too silly!
Post by: CarlTL on August 18, 2003, 09:07:21 PM
Post by: Archangel_Dreadnought on August 22, 2003, 11:26:13 PM
Post by: RandomX on October 13, 2003, 12:47:48 AM
I've been changing mine every week. Here's this weeks'
Post by: Sadistyk on October 13, 2003, 12:52:01 AM
Post by: Saint_Weapon on October 13, 2003, 01:23:48 AM
Post by: Number6 on October 13, 2003, 02:28:48 AM
Post by: SwitcherX on October 13, 2003, 02:58:57 AM
Post by: RandomX on October 13, 2003, 12:01:41 PM
And for Despair Inc.!
Post by: Silvereye on October 13, 2003, 05:15:50 PM
I'll post my old background in a bit as I just love the picture......
Post by: Silvereye on October 13, 2003, 05:22:14 PM
Love this (but do people recognise it?)
Post by: Raiden on October 13, 2003, 05:40:39 PM
Post by: Scarab on November 01, 2003, 02:09:45 PM
-Scarab
"Sharing is careing."
Post by: Palomine on November 01, 2003, 09:43:17 PM
Rather than set it to display, perhaps it'd be more polite just to let the curious click open the attachment?
And for comparison, here's the link the my previous desktop/computer/OS ...not too different, huh?
http://forum.bearchive.com/files/107633-Pal.desktop.jpg
...I tend not to change my desktop (like my avatar, login, email act, etc...) ...I like some consistency in those parts of my life where it's possible (fewer and fewer as time passes).
Post by: D_U_S_K on November 01, 2003, 10:21:48 PM
Isnt it delicously evil?
Post by: Sadistyk on November 01, 2003, 10:34:21 PM
Post by: D_U_S_K on November 01, 2003, 10:36:18 PM
Get me a good Alien costume.
Then after that, a good Predator costume.
I like projects.
Post by: Sadistyk on November 01, 2003, 11:16:05 PM
Post by: RandomX on November 02, 2003, 02:10:01 AM
Post by: kithara on November 02, 2003, 12:43:28 PM
one with more POWER!
Anyway - I have been using a program called
Wallpaper Changer by Frank Pleitz that was freeware and I
really like it. You see I like to make my own desktop
wallpaper or really edit other images. After a while I
had so many that it was a pain in the neck to change it
by hand.
Wallpaper Changer version 1.9 works on my Windows ME and
will automatically change my desktop each day to a graphic
that I can set. That way I can have a whole year's worth
of graphics, one on each day, but THEY AREN'T RANDOM!
That way I can have a Happy Birthday graphic on Nimrod's
B-day, or have the Easter background exactly on the right day.
Most other changers don't allow for this.
Oh, I had a VERY BAD experience with **19** back in 1998
The bottom line is that from the moment I installed
**19** it really really messed up the computer I
had then
I ended up having to reformat the whole thing. Well, Nimrod did the work and it was
not fun.
So, now I have a new desktop each day and it is in keeping
with the calendar. I have 365 desktops!
One can find Wallpaper Changer at
www.wallpaperchanger.de
Post by: HarbleWom on November 02, 2003, 01:13:15 PM
Post by: RandomX on November 02, 2003, 07:20:23 PM
Post by: HarbleWom on November 02, 2003, 07:28:01 PM
Post by: gOOber on November 02, 2003, 08:29:31 PM
Post by: RandomX on November 02, 2003, 10:29:01 PM
Post by: turbo on November 03, 2003, 01:41:51 AM
Post by: Freddy on November 03, 2003, 09:22:16 PM
Post by: RandomX on November 04, 2003, 02:50:36 PM
*blushes* I'm a wallpaper, hell has frozen over yet again...
Post by: Sadistyk on November 05, 2003, 12:37:25 AM
Post by: Wholeman on November 05, 2003, 12:46:53 AM
Wholeman
Post by: Sadistyk on November 05, 2003, 01:23:46 AM
Post by: homevintner on November 05, 2003, 05:36:46 PM
Post by: 3pyon on December 03, 2003, 12:42:09 PM
Post by: Captain_Spaulding on December 03, 2003, 02:38:40 PM
Post by: DJ_Siren on December 03, 2003, 09:45:09 PM
Post by: Jithero on December 04, 2003, 12:24:02 AM
Post by: RandomX on December 05, 2003, 11:16:41 AM
Menchi and Excel! Yay!!
Edit-Damn...its too big...
Post by: 3pyon on December 05, 2003, 11:36:52 AM
Post by: RandomX on December 05, 2003, 11:45:39 AM
Post by: Sadistyk on December 09, 2003, 02:16:50 AM
Post by: 100ProofBE on December 09, 2003, 02:27:06 AM
Well, here ya go.
Proof out.
Post by: GizmoWidget on December 09, 2003, 05:27:02 PM
Post by: RandomX on December 09, 2003, 11:04:06 PM
Post by: Sadistyk on December 10, 2003, 01:44:55 AM
Post by: rtpoe on February 17, 2004, 11:04:49 PM
Post by: F_Cup_Fitzgerald on February 17, 2004, 11:42:13 PM
Quote:
Oh, I'm so going to jail if anyone sees this....
Styk, you DO know that you don't have to have the files on your desktop with their original icons and filenames, don't you? Instead of "ILLEGALSHIT1," ILLEGALSHIT2," etc., you realize that you CAN download (and even design) other icons and give them filenames like "NOTHINGILLEGALHERE," "NOI DON'THACKWHY?" and "CUTEFUZZYBUNNIES." Why advertise?
Post by: DrHyde on February 18, 2004, 12:49:30 AM
Post by: RandomX on February 18, 2004, 12:58:00 AM
ACK! The blue M&M? *whistles innocently and runs off*
Post by: Highlander on February 18, 2004, 04:02:13 PM
You can all check the today's @time to see how recent it is...
And I had to change the quality in order to be able to post here (due to size limitations)... but the definition of the original is much better...
Post by: RandomX on February 18, 2004, 08:14:23 PM
(minus about half of those icons as they've been deleted/moved in the past few minutes)
Post by: DrHyde on February 18, 2004, 08:29:17 PM
Post by: The_Wok on February 18, 2004, 09:01:36 PM
http://www.wokkasplace.com/desktop190204.JPG
Post by: CarlTL on February 18, 2004, 09:16:35 PM
Post by: Haknslash on February 18, 2004, 09:59:34 PM
Post by: JizzTits on February 18, 2004, 10:31:45 PM
Post by: Captain_Spaulding on February 19, 2004, 12:08:19 AM
Post by: GizmoWidget on February 19, 2004, 12:36:34 AM
By the way, you should head over to versiontracker and DL a cool little utility called Transparent Dock. It will get rid of that boring old dock and let you have something cool, like this...
Post by: Sadistyk on February 19, 2004, 02:34:20 AM
(Well, him and the same old illegal stuff...plus some new things.)
P.S. Yes FCup...I know I can change those things...but I'm too damn lazy to do so.
Post by: rtpoe on February 19, 2004, 11:56:03 PM
mmmmmm..... Kathi Somers....
rtpoe
Post by: homevintner on February 20, 2004, 01:28:18 AM
Post by: Sadistyk on February 27, 2004, 12:01:21 AM
Damn.
So, here's my current desktop...
Post by: Palomine on February 27, 2004, 12:15:01 AM
Post by: Sadistyk on February 27, 2004, 12:24:41 AM
Post by: IowaGuy on February 27, 2004, 08:32:42 AM
Post by: Captain_Spaulding on February 27, 2004, 06:18:36 PM
Post by: Saint_Weapon on April 10, 2004, 05:25:46 AM
Perfect for bumping the thread back. Showing off is fun. 
Post by: Raiden on June 21, 2004, 11:05:58 PM
Bringin back a good thread...
Here's my newest one of one of my all time favorite characters.
Post by: d_latt on June 21, 2004, 11:21:34 PM
Here is my current desktop.
"And this Derek....is why they call me the rocket..."
I'm not sure, Am I a Red Sox fan?
Post by: Rev_Monsoon on June 22, 2004, 12:51:14 AM
Post by: BigDave on June 22, 2004, 07:22:04 AM
Post by: MunchWolf on June 22, 2004, 09:22:46 AM
-Munch "Actually, I switched it when MG's mom came to visit and I never changed it back" Wolf
Post by: TheHerald on June 22, 2004, 02:58:09 PM
He hasn't done that in, ooooh, ..a long time. Sorry I never completed a new Gold Digger montage desktop I planned on making you. First the drive I saved the work on seemed to have died, then I just lost interest even after the drive "came back to life".
I looked back over this thread and realized that I've been remiss in displaying a number of desktops I've used. Generally any alterations on drawings I've completed tend to spend some time as a desktop. Here's a favorite desktop of two of my favorite (virtual) girls. Although the signature for Jason Waltrip is shown for his contribution, the girl on the left is courtesy of Solomon Russell.
Post by: Rev_Monsoon on June 22, 2004, 06:17:16 PM
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Here's mine. Love this show. Made the wallpaper with a scan of the box the DVD's come in. Can't wait for the movie.
I got the box set for Firefly too! Plus I had to buy the tv guide that mentions the making of the movie. Of course I've been meaning to pass the "guide" onto my busty friend around work since she's a "Six Feet Under" fan.
Post by: DJ_Siren on June 22, 2004, 08:06:34 PM
Here's mine. Vector tracing is cool.
Post by: Scarab on June 22, 2004, 10:21:30 PM
Heres mine... If you can find this anime its awesome
-Scarab
"... if thats right Strider... then I've been here too long."
Post by: Raiden on June 22, 2004, 10:34:56 PM
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If I know Strider I think it's Alucard from Castlevania
Heres mine... If you can find this anime its awesome
-Scarab
"... if thats right Strider... then I've been here too long."
Bzzz! Sorry Scarab, you haven't been here long enough. DJ_Siren was right, it is Vincent Valentine. The shot is from FFVII Advent Children.
Post by: rtpoe on June 22, 2004, 11:11:23 PM
Thanks for keeping the thread going. I'm enjoying this.
rtpoe
Post by: DJ_Siren on June 22, 2004, 11:32:07 PM
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Heres mine... If you can find this anime its awesome
Azumanga Daioh is awesome. Very and truly so. And Yomi is the best out of all of them. :P
Post by: CheyenneMoon on June 22, 2004, 11:35:34 PM
Post by: Scarab on June 23, 2004, 02:41:15 AM
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Bzzz! Sorry Scarab, you haven't been here long enough. DJ_Siren was right, it is Vincent Valentine. The shot is from FFVII Advent Children.
WHOO! Good... for a second there I thought I started to know people here.
-Scarab
"Just kidding
"Post by: DrHyde on June 23, 2004, 05:33:18 AM
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Post by: TheHerald on June 23, 2004, 11:24:23 AM
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Post by: t1ght on June 23, 2004, 07:54:50 PM
Post by: Roger_Smith on June 23, 2004, 08:22:53 PM
Post by: DrHyde on June 23, 2004, 08:58:17 PM
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..and while you're answering that question, DrHyde ..what did you have as a desktop that couldn't be shown on the BEA? (curious like a cat, without the nine lives
The Angelina Jolie picture came from the site:
http://www.skins.be/celebs/9-Angelina%20Jolie%20wallpapers.html
My old wallpaper was Annemarie from Nadine-j.de, which violates site policy on posting it.
Post by: 3pyon on October 15, 2004, 04:32:24 AM
Post by: Zatoichi on October 15, 2004, 08:07:24 AM
Post by: Sonic_Morph on October 15, 2004, 09:45:48 AM
Sonic.
Post by: Claire on October 18, 2004, 01:43:45 PM
Post by: Theodore on October 18, 2004, 01:48:36 PM
Post by: Tsunami2k on October 19, 2004, 08:21:37 PM
CLICK ME
Post by: SoulChaser on October 24, 2004, 05:16:53 PM
Post by: Tsunami2k on October 25, 2004, 11:34:53 AM
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Here is my new desktop it is Tekken 5 Ling Xiaoyu I love it.
um that's not exactly a desktop... posting your desktop means showing your taskbar and the icons too take a look at my zippo one.
Post by: Hiram on October 29, 2004, 03:28:56 AM
Post by: Riv3tH3d on November 05, 2004, 12:12:19 AM
Post by: NeoMyztikX on November 05, 2004, 08:04:22 PM
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yeah, im boring... so sue me.
your sig: there are so many of me. thats what it should be
greetz: a fan who saw the trilogy 19 times by now
Post by: Palomine on November 05, 2004, 08:44:40 PM
Post by: Arc on November 06, 2004, 08:20:04 AM
Post by: boobman69 on November 06, 2004, 10:38:03 AM
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I'm from the minimalist camp. Sort of a "Felix" if you want to call me that.
Post by: wizard on November 06, 2004, 01:33:58 PM
Post by: kithara on January 08, 2005, 04:29:13 PM
Let it snow, let it snow,
let it show!
Post by: JizzTits on January 09, 2005, 08:02:03 AM
Post by: DrHyde on January 09, 2005, 03:37:37 PM
Post by: TheHerald on January 09, 2005, 06:13:05 PM
boobman69 asked:
Quote:..back in Nov'04 and I missed it till now. Sorry BM!
Your artwork is fantastic! Where can I see more of it?
The post you quoted me from (posted June'03!) was a Frank Cho drawing that I colored (and stripped her of her cloths) back then. I just WISH I could draw like Frank "Monkeyboy" Cho (of Liberty Meadows fame).
If it's HIS art you want to see more of, here's the link..
Frank Cho's Liberty Meadows Internet Sanctuary
..but also go here for more..
Basement Comics (Home of Cavewoman)
..and look for work by Frank Cho (but check out the other fine work by Budd Root and Devon Massey).
If by some chance you are looking for more of my alterations to other people's drawings, you will have to do a search on my posts for all the drawings I've placed in threads since I registered. You would also have to become a Member of the BEA to see everything I've posted to the User's Gallery because it's all moved to the Member's Gallery now. Then, there's the images on Doc Ross's Gallery which will also require a membership.
Post by: MermetTheHermit on January 12, 2005, 11:53:15 PM
Post by: CarlTL on January 13, 2005, 12:04:07 PM
Post by: TheHerald on January 13, 2005, 12:51:17 PM
Post by: Hiram on February 11, 2005, 04:00:42 PM
Post by: CiproXR on September 16, 2005, 12:22:27 AM
Post by: CiproXR on September 16, 2005, 12:32:00 AM
I ran OS X through vmware yesterday and i got jealous of macs taskbar and system tray, so i had to get it for my pc lol
Im also using rainlender for the calendar on the right.....
I think it looks pretty good, but i could of done a better job with the wallpaper but im too lazy right now
Have you guys seen samurizer ? Its amazing what you can do with it.....check out some screen shots
http://www.samurize.com/modules/myalbum/index.php?cid=1&num=12&orderby=dateD&pos=12
Post by: DrHyde on September 16, 2005, 12:41:45 AM
Post by: notty on September 16, 2005, 05:02:57 PM
Post by: Haknslash on September 16, 2005, 06:22:49 PM
Post by: GA_Matt on September 17, 2005, 12:19:15 PM
And now a picture of Jennifer Love Hewitt playing with her pussy for Lord Galvatron.
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/5807/esbjenniferlovehewitt68nw.jpg
Post by: Dr_Fashizzle on September 18, 2005, 05:02:38 PM
I haven't done much theming (who needs to when your computer actually comes with Aqua...
) The folder icons are mostly from WOA 1 & 2 at iconfactory.com , the monitors in the menubar are called MenuMeters , the widgets at the bottom of the screen are from Konfabulator.
Post by: MasterDragonfly on September 18, 2005, 07:18:35 PM
Post by: CiproXR on September 18, 2005, 07:49:02 PM
MasterDragonfly I thought the skin was kinda plain and i dont like having so manny icons on my desktop , but i loved the wallpaper, pretty cool
Post by: CiproXR on September 18, 2005, 07:55:38 PM
Post by: collared_cherri on September 18, 2005, 10:31:21 PM
Post by: MrGnomer on September 20, 2005, 08:33:59 PM
Post by: Dr_Fashizzle on September 20, 2005, 10:40:32 PM
HA HA HA!
Priceless!Post by: Dr_Fashizzle on September 20, 2005, 10:43:15 PM
*** xhttp://digilander.libero.it/torshind/bsod/bsod01.html ***
Post by: CiproXR on October 04, 2005, 04:06:43 AM
Post by: CiproXR on December 08, 2005, 01:11:46 AM
Post by: Fargin_Icehole on December 13, 2005, 08:34:25 PM
Boring but it works for me.
Post by: Attalus on February 19, 2006, 03:37:35 AM
Post by: polypropsal on February 19, 2006, 04:52:10 AM
don't you just love it
Post by: polypropsal on February 19, 2006, 04:55:09 AM
Post by: Breasts on February 19, 2006, 07:46:50 AM
Post by: NotElvis on February 20, 2006, 05:15:27 PM
And for those of you whose eyebrows were raised by the taskbar, yes, it's actually the Win95 GUI (running atop the Win98SE core).
Post by: NotElvis on February 20, 2006, 05:31:24 PM
(I'm pretty sure nobody else owns the image in my previous post, so I hope this isn't violating the 1-1-1-1 rule).
Post by: Palomine on April 22, 2006, 07:32:45 PM
Post by: Chimera on April 23, 2006, 04:24:15 PM
This is my precious!
Post by: NotElvis on April 28, 2006, 07:35:57 PM
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That is a great album "Don't Break the Oath"...
Yeah. To this day, especially with that with that weird keyboard effect (at least, I *think* it's a keyboard), the intro to track 5 ("The Oath") of that album still creeps me out. I dunno, that weird, irregular shifting of the keyboard's pitch never fails to send a chill down my spine.
Post by: Chimera on April 29, 2006, 02:33:58 PM
Wow music was intense back in the day...
Post by: NotElvis on April 30, 2006, 06:09:42 PM
Of course, even the "lighter" stuff was pretty kicking. But then again, I'm an 80s metalhead at heart.
(and I *swore* I'd never start going into the "well back in MY day..." thing with music!)
... and we're rapidly going off-topic...
Post by: AZWolf on April 30, 2006, 06:53:26 PM
Post by: Palomine on May 19, 2006, 02:34:38 PM
so I gutted an old SCSI enclosure and stuffed 4 extra/older drives into it. Hence, my humble
Mac now has 1.84 terabytes of storage available, with the external drives as fast as the internal drives.
Post by: Chimera on May 20, 2006, 12:04:17 AM
Post by: Ms_DDDs_Lover on May 20, 2006, 05:43:20 AM
its of the flawless Sheila Kennedy
Post by: GizmoWidget on May 25, 2006, 10:09:58 AM
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On occasion, though, my PC tends to let out its more sinister side.
Of course. Windows is evil by definition.
Here's my current incarnation (had to lower the quality to make upload limits).
Post by: deno21 on May 25, 2006, 05:10:26 PM
Post by: notty on June 28, 2006, 09:59:44 PM
Post by: Breasts on February 09, 2007, 04:04:21 PM
Post by: AgentDee on February 10, 2007, 02:02:03 AM
Nothing too fancy, just my dream chick Scarlett Johannson as Cinderella from a new Disney ad campaign featuring celebs as classic Disney characters.
Post by: MasterDragonfly on March 23, 2007, 05:07:59 PM
Master "say hello to my little friend
" Dragonfly
Post by: foon4Balloons on March 24, 2007, 08:33:56 AM
Post by: Dr_Fashizzle on April 20, 2007, 09:55:49 PM
(Yeay me!)
Post by: Breasts on June 06, 2007, 05:22:51 PM
seriously good sci fi.
Post by: Shara on June 06, 2007, 06:44:55 PM
Post by: MunchWolf on June 06, 2007, 07:25:41 PM
-Munch "underwater tiger" Wolf
Post by: beachboy on June 06, 2007, 10:08:39 PM
Post by: Dr_Fashizzle on September 24, 2007, 04:03:53 PM
The wallpaper is here.
(Looks good as Xbox 360 wallpaper as well..
)(I just counted, and there's 87 visible layers in the Photoshop file! No wonder my machine's been chugging away!
)
Post by: Breasts on April 13, 2008, 06:08:19 PM
Post by: Hiram on October 06, 2008, 07:20:32 AM
Here's mine - a bit vanilla, but there you go.
Post by: Shara on October 06, 2008, 07:32:09 AM
Post by: Hiram on October 06, 2008, 07:34:33 AM
Are you using Office 2007 - I was, I went back to 2003 as I prefer it.
Post by: Shara on October 06, 2008, 08:24:32 AM
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Post by: AbyssDemonXES on October 06, 2008, 01:31:43 PM
Post by: Shara on October 06, 2008, 01:45:04 PM
Post by: Hiram on October 06, 2008, 01:50:06 PM
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shara1 said:
http://forum.bearchive.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=UBB5&Number=92719&page=0&fpart=6
Cheers fella...
Edit: Before I post it, have we had a show us your work space?
Post by: ChrisR1 on October 06, 2008, 04:54:18 PM
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Post by: notty on February 05, 2009, 02:20:57 PM
Post by: Palomine on February 05, 2009, 02:23:28 PM
Post by: Shara on February 05, 2009, 02:24:35 PM
Post by: MaxBigfoot on February 05, 2009, 03:41:22 PM
Post by: SwitcherX on February 07, 2009, 09:31:16 PM
Post by: rtpoe on July 27, 2010, 11:08:11 PM
Post by: Shara on July 28, 2010, 06:32:56 AM
Post by: Palomine on July 28, 2010, 12:27:38 PM
Here's my current Ubuntu (Linux) desktop, scaled down to 75% size. The graphic is from an older late-night bump on Cartoon Network.
Post by: Shara on July 28, 2010, 01:55:11 PM
Post by: Lightfoot on July 28, 2010, 04:24:19 PM
Post by: Lightfoot on July 28, 2010, 04:29:06 PM
Here's my current Ubuntu (Linux) desktop, scaled down to 75% size. The graphic is from an older late-night bump on Cartoon Network.
Is that the way the menus are usually set up? I didn't remember there being so much on the top and so little on the bottom. I do remember that unlike Macs or PCs, it's easy to move things around where you want.
Pal replies: yah, they call them 'panels' (bars/docks for menus and desktop tools) and you can choose any edge to place them on as well as which items you want each to contain (of course, you can also alias items to the desktop itself though I personally like to keep it empty). As far as what's on top normally (before adding extra items) it's just the three menus (Applications, Places, System) along with the help ("?") and browser buttons on the left and the clock/calendar, Empathy email/IM/chat and audio on the right (network has been moved up there too after I took this grab). The other things on the bottom are just minimized windows, which I now display within a menu from the top instead of as individual buttons in the bottom panel (so now the bottom is empty except for the trash of course, which seems to want to stay in the lower right corner no matter what). There are a whole bunch of options for how the UI looks, and of course you can set panels to be invisible (desktop shows through), autohide, etc... but I've got pretty much everything fairly close to stock
In addition to the standard items, I've added just a few extras including a dictionary tool, shutdown button and a screen grabber. Generally, I prefer a somewhat minimalist desktop overall.
Added later: from your desktop, I see that maybe you use EyeTV... did you ever make a thread about it? I've always wanted one.
Post by: AgentDee on July 28, 2010, 04:41:05 PM
Post by: number3fac on July 28, 2010, 11:19:45 PM
Any feedback on if the model is really Rhona Mitra would be appreciated, too.
Post by: Lightfoot on July 29, 2010, 05:51:14 AM
Any feedback on if the model is really Rhona Mitra would be appreciated, too.
You might already know it, but Rhona Mitra was the original Lara Croft model they took to video game conventions (if I remember correctly). They fired her (I'd think) because she was getting too well known as the character. She's also in StarGate Universe recently as their current enemy.
The picture looks like a mixture of digital painting and photographs. Elements could be from multiple models, or even completely original. To me, it looks like the TR clothes may have been added, or they at least look very airbrushed.
Post by: Lightfoot on July 29, 2010, 06:21:26 AM
Pal replies: yah, they call them 'panels' (bars/docks for menus and desktop tools) and you can choose any edge to place them on as well as which items you want each to contain (of course, you can also alias items to the desktop itself though I personally like to keep it empty). As far as what's on top normally (before adding extra items) it's just the three menus (Applications, Places, System) along with the help ("?") and browser buttons on the left and the clock/calendar, Empathy email/IM/chat and audio on the right (network has been moved up there too after I took this grab). The other things on the bottom are just minimized windows, which I now display within a menu from the top instead of as individual buttons in the bottom panel (so now the bottom is empty except for the trash of course, which seems to want to stay in the lower right corner no matter what). There are a whole bunch of options for how the UI looks, and of course you can set panels to be invisible (desktop shows through), autohide, etc... but I've got pretty much everything fairly close to stock
In addition to the standard items, I've added just a few extras including a dictionary tool, shutdown button and a screen grabber. Generally, I prefer a somewhat minimalist desktop overall.
Added later: from your desktop, I see that maybe you use EyeTV... did you ever make a thread about it? I've always wanted one.
I've used Ubuntu before, but it was several versions ago. When planing to replace my old G4, I considered Linux, Windows, and building a Hackintosh. I tried a number of versions of Linux and the art and drawing software available.
My brother got me an EyeTV 250 Plus a number of years ago. It has some imperfections, but it's better than the only other video capture device I've used. Should I start a thread about it? What would you like to know about it?
Pal replies: I'm new to Linux in general and only used Ubuntu 9.x for a short while before 10 came out and switching to it, so I can't speak to how much of an improvement was made when 10 was released from a functionality standpoint. However, from a GUI standpoint, 10 looks as modern as OSX, and cleaner than either Vista or Seven, whereas Ubuntu 9.x felt more like Mac OS9 or Windows 95/98 from an interface standpoint. Having run OSX, Vista and Ubuntu lately, I'm liking the Ubuntu 10.x GUI most of all, even though I'm still a Mac guy at heart (26 years is a long time and you get used to a thing). ;) As it happens, I *did* try to Hackintosh the Dell on which I'm now running Ubuntu, installing and troubleshooting 3 different Hackintosh kernels with help from Chev, but none ran properly/with any stability, thus negating the whole point of OSX IMO, so that prompted me to try Ubuntu (since Vista eventually turned out to be awful IMO). As I'm now a Linux fan, it all worked out for the best (of course, I don't play any games at all and fairly basic/free graphics software satisfies my needs).
I asked about the EyeTV because I'm always curious about what systems folks use for video capture... when I was shopping for one a couple years ago, the 250 was what I was zeroing in on IIRC. You needn't post about it solely on my account... I was just wondering if you already had so I could learn of your impressions re: its usability (as a Tivo replacement), the image quality of the caps/clips, what limits you might have encountered in terms of resolution/frame rate due to CPU/bus bandwidth, etc... Just part of my natural nosiness I guess. ;)
PS: pardon my editing into your post to reply... I know doing so doesn't mark the thread as edited... but I'm just trying to keep a lid on my post count inflated as it is due (in part) to all the extra posts I must make as a moderator. :)
Post by: Lightfoot on July 29, 2010, 01:09:53 PM
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Pal replies: I'm new to Linux in general and only used Ubuntu 9.x for a short while before 10 came out and switching to it, so I can't speak to how much of an improvement was made when 10 was released from a functionality standpoint. However, from a GUI standpoint, 10 looks as modern as OSX, and cleaner than either Vista or Seven, whereas Ubuntu 9.x felt more like Mac OS9 or Windows 95/98 from an interface standpoint. Having run OSX, Vista and Ubuntu lately, I'm liking the Ubuntu 10.x GUI most of all, even though I'm still a Mac guy at heart (26 years is a long time and you get used to a thing). ;) As it happens, I *did* try to Hackintosh the Dell on which I'm now running Ubuntu, installing and troubleshooting 3 different Hackintosh kernels with help from Chev, but none ran properly/with any stability, thus negating the whole point of OSX IMO, so that prompted me to try Ubuntu (since Vista eventually turned out to be awful IMO). As I'm now a Linux fan, it all worked out for the best (of course, I don't play any games at all and fairly basic/free graphics software satisfies my needs).
Yeah, my Hackintosh attempts resulted in a computer that would crash whenever you ran anything that used 3D effects, even the Chess program. It wasn't stable enough to consider. One of the things I like about Linux is that there are so many different versions, some have a lot of eye candy, some are bare-bones, others are somewhere in-between, and they can use the same programs.
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I asked about the EyeTV because I'm always curious about what systems folks use for video capture... when I was shopping for one a couple years ago, the 250 was what I was zeroing in on IIRC. You needn't post about it solely on my account... I was just wondering if you already had so I could learn of your impressions re: its usability (as a Tivo replacement), the image quality of the caps/clips, what limits you might have encountered in terms of resolution/frame rate due to CPU/bus bandwidth, etc... Just part of my natural nosiness I guess. ;)
Let's see... It's a small USB2 device that has three connectors: cable TV, composite, and s-video. I've used it on my current computer (Early 2009 Mac mini), and my previous one (2002 G4/dual 1ghz). I haven't upgraded to the newest software (which I would need to do if I wanted to upgrade the mini to Snow Leopard), I have 2.5.3, which is a version or two behind.
The software is a little slow to start on both computers (takes about the same time as Photoshop CS1), and it always opens a window of the currently selected video source. It -had- an online cable-box-like program guide, but it used "TitanTV", and was only free for about a year or two. It can still record, but you have to set in the times like with a VCR (but you can set schedules to repeat, name them, etc). There are a number of different window size options, there have been times where my computer wasn't in view of any television and I've used it to display a small window of whatever I wanted to watch while I worked. Most often though I've used it to convert old VHS tapes to DVDs.
The picture quality isn't perfect, especially when watching though the cable TV there are some lines in the video. It's possible it's more sensitive than a TV or VCR, or that it's some issue with the cable wire or connection. Some tweaking might solve it. Currently, the picture is better though the (composite) connection to the VCR than directly using the cable feed. I don't have any kind of HD source (if it allows HD), both computers could handle full resolution SD video at normal (30 fps?) frame rates. The software has several options for how big you might want the MPEG files. When recording I do sometimes notice a little lag with the computer in general, but I've never sat and tried to figure out how much of that is processor related, and how much is hard drive related.
It comes with a remote control, it can do picture in picture, it can export to many kinds of files, the newer version can edit files, it has an optional full-screen menu. When TitanTV was active it could name the files after the episode recorded, and also give it a summary.
It's not perfect, but I like it. It's better than the Windows-based ATI wonder-something-rather I've used before. The video looks better, and the software makes more sense. I have sometimes had issues with it stopping a several-hour recording, there might be a file size limit for a single file.
Pal replies: THANKS for the info Lightfoot, I appreciate it! :)
Post by: number3fac on July 30, 2010, 09:25:01 PM
You might already know it, but Rhona Mitra was the original Lara Croft model they took to video game conventions (if I remember correctly). They fired her (I'd think) because she was getting too well known as the character. She's also in StarGate Universe recently as their current enemy.
Yes, I think this is the main reason why this is in my Rhona Mitra folder...I wasn't aware of any other Tomb Raider models when I saved it (or perhaps the person posting it said it was her), so that's how it got there. But I don't know that it's her for sure; at least, the face doesn't look the way she does now (as I've seen the SGU episodes with her, as well as her role on The Gates). Maybe she's had some work done, but I more strongly suspect the face belongs to another model, and was hoping someone might have some info one way or the other. The original artist/composer seems to have the handle "DannyC" but I don't even know where to start looking for that individual's work.
Post by: AgentDee on July 31, 2010, 03:23:50 AM
Post by: unknown_0 on July 31, 2010, 11:03:32 AM
Pal replies: I appreciate the assist, but I'm not sure what good that (AWM) might do for me. I don't feel any need to make the standard Ubuntu GUI look like OSX... I'm perfectly happy/comfortable with the Ubuntu GUI as-is, though I agree that it's cute to make a Linux box look so much like an OSX box if that's what you're after. Me, I just deleted the bottom panel completely since all it contained was the trash (which I'll get used to at the top of the screen) so as to recover those last few inches of desktop real-estate and background. :)
Not to go off-topic (any more than we already have ;) ) but the MAIN THING I MISS ABOUT OSX now that I'm using Ubuntu is that Ubuntu doesn't recognize/support the OSX 'Labels' feature that allows you to quickly color file and folder icons as displayed in the GUI. Having been using Mac OS for decades, I've become dependent upon this feature (red icons for time-sensitive files, green for favorite items, grey for moot ones, etc...) and many of the zillions of files and folders on my Mac have been color-coded by me like this over time. The fact that Ubuntu won't do this (as far as I can tell) is what's kept me from bringing my whole archive of files over from the Mac to the Ubuntu machine. :( I've looked around online, and seen other Ubuntu users pine for the same feature (to be added to a future Ubuntu build or made possible by a third-party tool) but so far, I've not seen any way to make it possible. :-[ I'll be deeply indebted to anyone who knows how to make this possible and shares the info.
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Post by: pedonbio on August 04, 2010, 07:19:53 PM
Post by: sidewalkpsycho on August 05, 2010, 06:02:25 PM
Pal is delighted to see another Ubuntu user here! :D
Post by: brakblake on August 05, 2010, 10:50:57 PM
Post by: Shara on August 07, 2010, 08:10:09 AM
I just made this my background the other day. Made it using Apophysis ^_^
for the people who are not in on this. Apophysis is a fractal-based rendering program designed as a getting-started version of Fractal
Post by: number3fac on August 07, 2010, 02:32:51 PM
Post by: TheZookie007 on August 08, 2010, 04:13:53 AM
Had this one up for awhile now...maybe it's time for a changeHow do you manage with staring at a nearly-all-black background all day, Colonel? That can't be easy on the eyes.
Post by: luvdemwhoppers on October 15, 2010, 05:43:32 PM
Post by: AgentDee on October 15, 2010, 06:27:15 PM
Post by: Tsunami2k on November 12, 2010, 01:58:18 PM
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Post by: rtpoe on July 28, 2011, 09:36:40 PM
To help alleviate the monotony, I occasionally poke around the websites for home decor supplies, and see if they have any sample images for designer wallpaper that tile nicely.
Using wallpaper for my wallpaper.... hmmm....
Post by: RandomX on August 02, 2011, 04:40:16 PM
Post by: Palomine on December 05, 2011, 10:15:31 AM
I just love this picture I found. :D
Dunno which I like more, RX's desktop or her avatar. OK, I do know, but that is a pretty cool Venture Brothers illustration, so it warrants a close second. ;)
I finally broke down and bought a new monitor yesterday: nothing fancy... a 20" widescreen LED/LCD from Acer that got 4.5 stars on Amazon and was on sale for $79. at Fry's. I'm running it at it's max. res. of 1600x900 with the brightness turned down and the contrast turned up (I keep the computer area dimly lit as a rule) and it's quite nice: crisp and spacious. It replaces a pair of old 15" LCDs I'd been using ever since my 21" Samsung died. While I was swapping monitors, I also pulled a new (unused, but actually a decade old) high-end PS2 keyboard out of my stash and swapped it for the newer/lighter USB one I had been using. So, all it'll take for my system to feel completely new is to upgrade to Ubuntu 11, but that's something I'm in no rush to do given that it, like many other GUIs, seems to be trending towards a very iOS-like design. :(
Attached is a cap of my usual minimalist desktop (sourced from an older Adult Swim bump) scaled down 50%.
Post by: Palomine on December 10, 2011, 06:05:42 PM
The image quality looks very good ...this particular monitor wasn't at Amazon, but it got 4.5 stars out of 5 at Staples.com with 138 reviews (of course, there's no knowing if the reviews are actually genuine). The eMachines case has a matte finish (instead of glossy like the Acer) and an equally thin bezel. In fact, the only thing that might be an issue with the eMachines display is the fact that it rocks very slightly as I type (it's noticeably wider than the Acer but has an equally dainty stand). This is due to the computer desk I'm using atm being mostly made of sheet metal. It's not a deal breaker (I can rig a brace to stabilize everything) but I'll give it a few days to see how I like it before making a decision and returning the other one.
I suspect the Acer will be going back since I'm apparently an incorrigible slut for large numbers of pixels. ;)
The attached cap of the desktop is also downsized by 50% in Gimp.
Added later: I've already packed up the 20" display and will return it tomorrow. ;)
Added later still: yep, the 20" went back and this 23" display is a delight. I'm not saying I'd not decline even more, but 1920x1080 makes for plenty of elbow room. ;)
Post by: brakblake on December 11, 2011, 01:24:31 AM
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Post by: BustyPioneer on January 27, 2012, 02:26:47 PM
Post by: Bad Kitty on January 28, 2012, 05:03:53 AM
I have a pretty vast collection of desktops, ranging from H.R.Giger ones, to galaxies, to Hello Kitty ones, but mostly I use this one:
Post by: prinz on February 20, 2012, 01:23:07 PM
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Post by: AgentDee on March 13, 2012, 12:57:35 AM
Post by: CarlTL on March 18, 2012, 12:23:45 PM
Post by: luvdemwhoppers on March 19, 2012, 05:37:28 PM
Post by: Shara on March 22, 2012, 02:29:25 PM
Nothing particularly special about this...bonus points if you know the source of the desktop image.
dis-motherfucking gaea
wasted too many hours on part 3
Post by: pedonbio on March 22, 2012, 02:49:22 PM
dis-motherfucking gaea
wasted too many hours on part 3
Welcome back, M'Dear.
Post by: CarlTL on March 24, 2012, 09:57:42 AM
dis-motherfucking gaea
wasted too many hours on part 3
ding, ding, ding.
We have a winner, dood!
Post by: AgentDee on May 04, 2012, 02:35:50 AM
Agent "200 till 6K!" Dee
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Post by: bffd on August 27, 2012, 01:27:20 AM
Post by: WadeWilsonEsquire on September 28, 2012, 01:20:07 PM
and that i have a lot of unfinished work.
Post by: SwitcherX on November 10, 2012, 12:41:51 AM
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Post by: AgentDee on May 26, 2013, 06:09:28 PM
AD
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Post by: AgentDee on July 09, 2013, 04:55:14 AM
AD
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Post by: rtpoe on July 29, 2013, 07:21:26 PM
Post by: Morphermor on August 20, 2013, 05:18:28 AM
Post by: AgentDee on September 01, 2013, 02:15:20 AM
AD
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Post by: gOOber on September 09, 2013, 10:33:30 AM
Post by: pedonbio on September 22, 2013, 04:04:19 AM
:)
I know some folks who would disagree vehemently with that file name.
Post by: gOOber on September 22, 2013, 09:04:28 AM
I know some folks who would disagree vehemently with that file name.Mongolians?
Post by: solvegas on September 23, 2013, 11:44:44 AM
Mongolians?
No, Tibetans.
Post by: Palomine on November 16, 2013, 12:33:58 PM
Post by: Nimrod on November 30, 2013, 10:28:27 AM
In the end we just manually change the backgrounds. Not as cool but it gets the job done.
The ancillary benefit of all this is it gave Kithara something to do when she was not feeling well and resulted in 3650 (ten years worth) of indexed and seasonally appropriate (think snow in the winter, fall leaves in autumn, etc.) backdrops - one for each day. I should point out she did this for both of our computers so it is actually 7300 indexed images.
Below is from the year 3 set / Nimrod's screen / November 29:
Post by: Pinderman on December 13, 2013, 04:45:25 PM
Mod edit: please use the search function to append to existing threads instead of fragmenting the forum with redundant ones. I'm merging this now. Thanks. -Palomine
Post by: 3deroticer on August 13, 2014, 01:33:54 PM
Post by: Palomine on November 19, 2014, 11:42:11 AM
PalDesktop50%
Post by: Palomine on January 18, 2015, 02:13:47 PM
Same background but a new OS following the system fustercluck described here: http://forum.bearchive.com/index.php/topic,9983729.msg10282854.html#msg10282854
PalDesktop50%
And this is the desktop from the oldest/lowest-spec PC I have/use regularly (P4 CPU w/<half GB of RAM and just a 40GB HD). As soon as I get a big SD card for it (256GB or better yet, 512GB) it'll be the only PC I have that's running 24/7. It had Windows XP on it originally, but was basically unusable that way (with modern apps and websites) so I wiped that and installed the 32-bit/non-PAE version of Crunchbang Linux instead, with it's minimalist Openbox GUI... it takes just a little time to get used to it, but then it's wonderful. ;)
Edit: the dark grey background is one of the few built-in choices and it suits this little netbook fine. By default, the desktop GUI itself is very clean and mostly monochrome (with little splashes of color for some icons, etc...) which helps keep it usable on such a small screen. Thus, the dark grey works fine... that text at right are system stats (CPU usage, etc...) and shortcuts... I'm sure there's some way to turn them off, just as there's some way to replace the desktop with an image file, but most of that stuff requires editing config text files and why bother? ;)
Before you ask: neither Ubuntu nor Mint have non-PAE/32 bit versions available anymore for really old PCs like this. #! is one of the few distros that enable you to run a current OS/apps on such an old PC, God bless it. :)
CrunchBang Linux on early 2006 netbook Screenshot - 01182015
Post by: Hiram on May 23, 2015, 10:02:03 AM
Post by: solvegas on May 24, 2015, 07:57:19 AM
Here is mine. Nothing special.
Is that Hadrian's wall ?
Post by: Hiram on May 24, 2015, 09:48:49 AM
I believe it is. It is about 10 miles north of here. So, seemed apt as a wallpaper. It isn't the best picture of the wall, but I liked the sunset and the countryside.
Is that Hadrian's wall ?
George RR Martin took inspiration from Hadrain's Wall for the wall in Game if Thrones apparently.
Post by: Sawyer90 on June 12, 2015, 08:39:33 PM
Post by: ROUNDandHEAVY on June 13, 2015, 07:33:43 AM
Post by: Shara on September 12, 2015, 11:13:40 AM
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Post by: MaxBigfoot on June 12, 2016, 07:30:48 PM
Post by: solvegas on June 13, 2016, 12:12:51 AM
My current desktop. I'll be changing the wallpaper fairly soon now.
That's a nice photo of Yosemite park. You can see El Capitan in the background. :)
Post by: MaxBigfoot on June 13, 2016, 06:18:46 PM
My current desktop. I'll be changing the wallpaper fairly soon now.
That's a nice photo of Yosemite park. You can see El Capitan in the background. :)
Yeah, I like striking nature pictures for my wallpapers. I usually have waterfalls, mountains, lakes, canyons, caves, that sort of stuff, up on my desktop.
Post by: Hiram on June 14, 2016, 01:53:28 AM
That's a nice photo of Yosemite park. You can see El Capitan in the background. :)I've been there - just sayin... :)
Post by: KBTs on August 20, 2016, 01:30:26 PM
Post by: MaxBigfoot on November 14, 2016, 05:29:52 PM
Post by: KBTs on November 15, 2016, 08:28:31 PM
Post by: cuteee on February 21, 2020, 01:58:12 AM
Not that it's anything special, but here you go.Cool, I like the pic.
Post by: Sawyer90 on July 02, 2020, 03:28:39 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/usr5C6c.jpg)
Post by: MaxBigfoot on July 02, 2020, 06:18:54 PM
Post by: Pendejo on July 17, 2020, 10:22:43 PM
Post by: Pendejo on July 17, 2020, 10:24:18 PM
Post by: CarlTL on July 25, 2020, 11:06:20 AM
And to stay on topic, here is my desktop as of today (the image changes each time I log in)
Post by: MaxBigfoot on July 25, 2020, 02:22:04 PM
Post by: CarlTL on July 26, 2020, 04:04:27 PM
Post by: Jack59 on August 25, 2023, 06:23:05 PM
Post by: Bramlet on August 26, 2023, 03:53:57 PM
;DReally? ;)
Post by: Hiram on August 29, 2023, 04:09:15 AM
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Post by: Jack59 on May 08, 2024, 05:31:43 AM