Generic Forum Topic #35433 - Post your desktops!

DaveW · Post by **DaveW** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:34 pm

Oh, what an original idea for a thread.
But, they can be interesting - post your desktops!

EER · Post by **EER** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:49 pm

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Fulgrymm · Post by **Fulgrymm** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:49 pm

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Post by **Trestkon** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:31 pm

http://offtopicproductions.com/Lawrence ... esktop.jpg

Post by **Jonas** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:09 pm

Bit too wide to post here.

http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/stu ... ly2008.jpg

I often have different wallpapers on each monitor, but I liked this one so much, I don't mind seeing double. It's a portrait from commissionedcomic.com (commissioned by somebody else though) over one of my own photos.

Fulgrymm · Post by **Fulgrymm** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:17 pm

Ah, The Cassandra Project. Good stuff. I really wish Narcissus Entity had completed it.

Post by **Jonas** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:36 pm

His reincarnation will have something for you soon.

In the mean time, I notice a lot of you guys are using Vista. How's it been working for you? Happy with it?

Fulgrymm · Post by **Fulgrymm** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:46 pm

My brother has it on his laptop. Suffice to say, I'm never touching that thing again. They changed the way a bunch of little things work, and it all adds up to one big annoyance. I can't stand Vista.

DaveW · Post by **DaveW** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:35 am

Jonas wrote:His reincarnation will have something for you soon.

In the mean time, I notice a lot of you guys are using Vista. How's it been working for you? Happy with it?

I luvs it

No problems thus far, except the fact it's running in 64bit so I occasionally get problems with older games saying they cannot run on 64bit operating systems.

chris the cynic · Post by **chris the cynic** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:46 am

I can stand Vista, however given the choice I'd prefer not to. It came installed on my computer and since that is the only way I ever aquire an operating system I got stuck with vista.

This laptop runs on XP, so did the laptop whose monitor is ducttaped to this. This has and that had a stability I have not seen in vista. Vista reminds me of the forumplanet upgrade. I fail to see improvement and am left longing for bygone days.

Dead-eye · Post by **Dead-eye** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:28 am

Jetsetlemming · Post by **Jetsetlemming** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:36 am

Jonas wrote:Bit too wide to post here.

http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/stu ... ly2008.jpg

I often have different wallpapers on each monitor, but I liked this one so much, I don't mind seeing double. It's a portrait from commissionedcomic.com (commissioned by somebody else though) over one of my own photos.

(except for the drawing) looks like something I was using a while ago
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2495/desktop2gu4.jpg
Found it on Flickr, and loved it. I change desktops every two weeks or so, using retrievr to search for a color theme I feel like.
http://labs.systemone.at/retrievr/

Edit: This topic reminded me, it's time to change

Post by **Jonas** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:55 am

Jetsetlemming wrote:looks like something I was using a while ago
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2495/desktop2gu4.jpg
Found it on Flickr, and loved it. I change desktops every two weeks or so, using retrievr to search for a color theme I feel like.

That is one pretty awesome photo. Unfortunately you just can't make photos like that, you have to be there are the right time. Photography is so dependent on lighting, and when you're shooting nature, you have to make the best of the weather. Sunlight is good, fog is great, rain is often very atmospheric, sunrise or sunset can be fantastic, but the bland grey cloudiness that seems to make up 75% of the weather in Denmark just isn't good for anything.

I've been considering picking up an upgrade license of Vista when I order in a new Phenom some time in August. I just can't decide if it's worth it, especially not with Vienna alledgedly coming out next year. Similarly, I don't even have a DX10-enabled card yet, and now I hear they're working on DX11.

Post by **Trestkon** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:04 pm

If you keep holding out for the next best thing, you'll be stuck with your setup for a very long time

Post by **Jonas** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:45 pm

It's not just a question of holding out, it's a question of how much I need it. I don't need a DX10 card yet because my X1900XT still performs quite admirably (if it can play Crysis, it can play anything). I've played Crysis in DX10 on a university PC, and I couldn't really tell the difference. As for Vista, well... I'm pretty happy with XP, the only reason to upgrade to Vista aside from DX10 is that it looks cooler.