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Title: Post your desktop
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on January 18, 2013, 07:05:00 PM
its prolly been done here before. but hey, im being lazy and a bit of a postwhore, starting a new one. show us your desktop pic. ill start with mine :)
(http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u360/gstwin/Bigheaddrhouse_zps6aa87fd6.jpg)
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: AussieChick on January 18, 2013, 08:09:12 PM
Not quite sure of the point of this lol but here's mine...probably should have tidied up the crap first but oh well...

(http://i.imgur.com/QmHsCLk.jpg)
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on January 18, 2013, 09:09:35 PM
Really no point perse, i guess, its interesting what people use as a wallpaper on their own computer thats all :)
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: Flux Maven on January 19, 2013, 11:44:02 AM
(http://i48.tinypic.com/33m7u9z.png)

I find myself wearing these shoes all the time.

also noticed yamahonkawazuki is a TF2 player  :cheers:
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: jdoorn14 on January 19, 2013, 01:40:13 PM
My desktop cycles through a set of pictures, changing every 15 minutes or so. How to choose....

Also, AussieChick, you haven't seen desktop clutter until you've seen mine :icon_eek:...I'll post it the next time I fire up my work laptop.
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on January 20, 2013, 03:47:13 PM
my next picture im going to use
(http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u360/gstwin/learjettegel_zps306b172b.jpg)
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: cheeterpasteen on January 20, 2013, 08:06:27 PM
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/cc0a57e4fad421d109c2ad36923a9e45/tumblr_mgyglr8bYX1rreny3o1_500.png)
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on January 20, 2013, 09:41:37 PM
Never can go wrong rockin a gs :)
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: boobooliboo on January 21, 2013, 02:38:59 AM
Random motorcycle wallpaper #123432953. I have a bunch in a cycle.

(http://i.imgur.com/NJhv2Zd.png)
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: jdoorn14 on January 21, 2013, 06:26:15 AM
Ok, so in terms of total coverage, it's not as bad as cheeterpasteen's desktop, but I'm also using small icons and a 22" display. The desktop pic cycles through a directory of motorcycle pics that I have liberated from various locations on the internet. Mostly stock GS, some Triumph and some Yamaha.

(http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w465/jdoorn14/DesktopPic_zpsda70b2c9.jpg)
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: cheeterpasteen on January 21, 2013, 10:38:34 AM
haha if the buttons are bigger it forces me to clean up every once and a while. :p
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/e548c4c37c2363f302bef9c3e71a0020/tumblr_mgzkxpkDji1rreny3o1_500.png)
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: jdoorn14 on January 21, 2013, 12:28:45 PM
For me, if it's something I'm actively working on, I need to keep it on my desktop. Otherwise, I spend more time looking for it than working on it.  :dunno_black:
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on January 21, 2013, 07:00:41 PM
i used to scerw with people, having 2 or 3 of the same icon on my desktop, of which only one worked as designed. others were static
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: jdoorn14 on January 22, 2013, 09:46:52 AM
A fun prank to pull on someone is to take a snapshot of their desktop, set the snapshot as the desktop picture, then deselect the option to show desktop icons. This is guaranteed to screw with someone using a Windows machine, but I don't believe the same prank can be pulled on a Mac.
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: Bluesmudge on January 22, 2013, 09:59:10 AM
On a Mac you can take a screenshot of the desktop, then open the screenshot full screen in the default preview app. Hide the image controls in the bottom right corner. Then the only way out is to hit escape. All other buttons and actions do nothing. Not much of a prank for someone who knows their way around macOS but for all those people who only have a Mac because they like their iPhone, pranks like that are hilarious.


Another good one is to use universal access to  invert the colors and zoom waaaaay in on the mouse cursor so that it is all you see on the screen.
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: jdoorn14 on January 22, 2013, 10:06:14 AM
Quote from: Bluesmudge on January 22, 2013, 09:59:10 AM

Another good one is tousle universal access to  invert the colors and zoom waaaaay in on the mouse cursor so that it is all you see on the screen.

Off Topic:

That reminds me about one of the things I miss after converting from a Mac to a PC (work responsibilities changed): the fact that you could zoom in on anything so easily.
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: xunedeinx on January 22, 2013, 11:45:11 AM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/xunedeinx/NewBitmapImage-7_zpsf0209d75.png)
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: Watevaman on January 27, 2013, 10:42:32 AM
(http://www.abload.de/img/dsmalltnju1.jpg) (http://www.abload.de/img/dlargeiakpw.jpg)

i tend to change my picture every few months or so
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on January 27, 2013, 01:05:37 PM
Or if you REALLY want to fluck wiht someone. set the BSOD screensaver on their pc. avalable via microsoft btw:
http://www.sevenforums.com/customization/68710-bsod-screensaver.html
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: jestercinti on January 27, 2013, 08:57:23 PM
Who uses a PC anymore?

(http://i1260.photobucket.com/albums/ii569/jestercinti/photo-6.png)
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on January 27, 2013, 09:21:14 PM
people wanting to save a few dollars. or dont have thousands to blow
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: Badot on January 27, 2013, 09:58:52 PM
Or people who play games. Or want to be able to use basic programs for engineering.
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on January 27, 2013, 10:31:34 PM
i do that just as well on a pc. besides, if apple i can build my own if need be. aka hackintosh. and save loads. anyhoo back on topic. adidas will know this one
(http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u360/gstwin/goosinlajko_zps1723710b.jpg)
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: jdoorn14 on January 28, 2013, 12:15:13 PM
Quote from: Badot on January 27, 2013, 09:58:52 PM
Or people who play games. Or want to be able to use basic programs for engineering.

As time passes, these are becoming less compelling arguments.

Steam now has a client for Macs...that takes care of more than 1/3 of all games worth playing. :D  Also, VMWare/Parallels can allow you to also run Windows on your Mac from within the Mac OS. For that matter, with the appropriate setup, you can load and boot Windows directly on your Mac. Basic engineering software will work just fine like this. (The advanced 3D modeling stuff, not so much.)

Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: steezin_and_wheezin on January 28, 2013, 03:08:17 PM
Probably the same photo i had last time haha. Been missing the subie so I dug this one up a month or so ago. Ignore revit on the left, was too lazy to crop it off..

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll129/steezin_and_wheezin/desktop5.jpg)

Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on January 28, 2013, 11:46:44 PM
Quote from: jdoorn14 on January 28, 2013, 12:15:13 PM
Quote from: Badot on January 27, 2013, 09:58:52 PM
Or people who play games. Or want to be able to use basic programs for engineering.

As time passes, these are becoming less compelling arguments.

Steam now has a client for Macs...that takes care of more than 1/3 of all games worth playing. :D  Also, VMWare/Parallels can allow you to also run Windows on your Mac from within the Mac OS. For that matter, with the appropriate setup, you can load and boot Windows directly on your Mac. Basic engineering software will work just fine like this. (The advanced 3D modeling stuff, not so much.)
true. will be feasible once they quit being 4 times hte price. for the same hardware. until then ill build my own mac. nowadays its easy. used to be damn near impossible. still a Buddha Loves You but hardware is identical.
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: jdoorn14 on January 29, 2013, 07:15:55 AM
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on January 28, 2013, 11:46:44 PM
true. will be feasible once they quit being 4 times hte price. for the same hardware. until then ill build my own mac. nowadays its easy. used to be damn near impossible. still a Buddha Loves You but hardware is identical.

I agree that price is still a very compelling argument. It's hard to argue that paying $2300 for something you could make for $750 is a good deal. From this perspective, Apple is going after technologically illiterate people and "scene kids" who have to have certain items as status symbols. That is part of Apple's marketing genius.
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on January 30, 2013, 05:45:25 PM
Quote from: jdoorn14 on January 29, 2013, 07:15:55 AM
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on January 28, 2013, 11:46:44 PM
true. will be feasible once they quit being 4 times hte price. for the same hardware. until then ill build my own mac. nowadays its easy. used to be damn near impossible. still a Buddha Loves You but hardware is identical.

I agree that price is still a very compelling argument. It's hard to argue that paying $2300 for something you could make for $750 is a good deal. From this perspective, Apple is going after technologically illiterate people and "scene kids" who have to have certain items as status symbols. That is part of Apple's marketing genius.
that and not licensing the dsign like ibm did back in teh day. up until recently it was hell to build ones own mac. ive used mac cases to build my own comps. ( a mac case in which lives a pc) nowadays tho a hackintosh is fairly easy.  setting it up is the Buddha Loves You though
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: Kijona on March 03, 2013, 07:42:56 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/ThPOuYC.jpg)

Clicky for actual size!
Title: Re: Post your desktop
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on March 03, 2013, 09:19:46 PM
about 8 years ago. almost bought a delorean. ( didnt cause at the time parts were scarce )