Quick -- Post a pic of what's on your computer desktop right now

[VespertineIconoclast]

Don't be afraid let it ALL hang out! :)



Notice the lack of icons on the desktop, but the million minimized windows. I'm an in-born multi-tasker at heart! ;)

**Don't know how to capture a screen shot here is a quick tutorial: (Sorry Mac users :( )

1. Press Print Screen button (PrtSc) to capture your full computer screen
2. Select Start > Programs > Accessories > Paint. The Paint application opens.
3. Press Ctrl + V to paste the screen shot into Paint. If you receive a message that says: "The image in the clipboard is larger than the bitmap. Would you like the bitmap enlarged?" click Yes.
4. Select File > Save As. The Save As dialog opens.
5. In the Save in field, select a location to save the file, such as your Desktop.
6. In the File name field, type in a name for the bitmap.
7. In the Save as type field, select .bmp, .gif, or .jpg.
8. Click Save.

[GOPisEvil]

1. This picture, but stretched to fit the desktop.

[VespertineIconoclast]

4. I love the view!

Where is that?

[GOPisEvil]

5. La Jolla Cove in La Jolla, CA

[VespertineIconoclast]

50. Thanks!

[SacredCow]

2. Mine

[VespertineIconoclast]

6. That reminds me of when I was in CT.

Even though, I was born and raised in FL I've ALWAYS loved the snow. Nice desktop. :)

[SacredCow]

11. That pic is from Utah...

A friend of mine used it as his holiday card last year, and I found it to be a calming image so he sent me the file...

[VespertineIconoclast]

51. Cool.

I think it was the perfect choice to use the Sepia coloring -- it gives that old-timey feel that is very relaxing.

[RoyGBiv]

3. Quick ...

This is a quickly as I can do it ... :-)



Without any windows open ...

[VespertineIconoclast]

9. Very stylish!

I had the pleasure of working with several different computer operating systems and I have a soft spot for Linux. Very smooth feel to everything -- very nice. :)

[RoyGBiv]

39. Thanks ...

I play with eye-candy the way some people rearrange furniture. My living room would give a decorator a heart attack, but I keep my desktop looking fairly nice. :-)

Love your wallpaper, btw.

[VespertineIconoclast]

53. I feel ya on that sentiment.

Computer desktop must be fairly neat and tidy -- my home...not so much. ;)

And thanks! :D

[qnr]

12. I was gonna do that, but Firefox was filling the whole screen, so I took one of the window where

I was doing some scanning :)

[qnr]

7. Reduced to 500x400

[VespertineIconoclast]

14. I'm intrigued by your desktop.

I like the mood of it -- even though all the elements of the desktop are real things, the image comes across to me as surreal.... It's an interesting combination of objects....

By the way, what program is that running in the foreground?

[qnr]

15. Thanks, I just threw it together one night from a few different images.

I like my desktops pretty dark and very simple. The image is a link to other sizes, just as a matter of miscellaneous info
That's xsane running (on Linux) ... I'm scanning, OCRing and converting some of my books to DjVu format

Edit: and gkrellm running on the side.

[VespertineIconoclast]

48. A fellow multi-tasker....

:) I usually like my own desktops the same way -- dark and simple. That's a nifty formatting tool. Thanks for the head's up.

[qnr]

23. BTW, Nice wallpaper on yours. n/t

[VespertineIconoclast]

49. Thanks!

:)

[RoyGBiv]

35. Geez ...

That's almost cluttered compared to the desktops I've seen you post. There's stuff on it. :-)

Seriously, though, I've always loved that wallpaper you use.

[qnr]

36. thanks - oh, I have some with 20 or 30 windows open :) you'll notice, from the pager

on top of gkrellm, that I have a lot of real estate to hide stuff on... I'm using 4 desktops, each of which are 4x4 virtual desktops heheh

[RoyGBiv]

38. Yeah ...

I figured you were hiding something, somewhere. :-)

I usually just have two desktops when I'm web browsing. Everything that's actually doing something I keep on the other one.

[qnr]

40. Most of the time mine are boring, and deal with coding or work with the distro, with no fancy

applets running or anything.

[Archae]

8. What do you think of this one?

[qnr]

20. Reminds me of the machines I used to use at work, ages ago. Pretty much the

only Windows experience I had.

[VespertineIconoclast]

22. Bringing it back to the old school!

:D Are you a Trekkie? ;) I know a little bit about Star Trek, but I have to admit I don't know everything.... Is that the original Star Trek Enterprise flown by Captain Kirk?

[Archae]

26. It's the 1701-A.

Introduced at the end of Star Trek IV, and took one heckuva pounding in VI.

[VespertineIconoclast]

55. I knew I was going to get it wrong....

But, now I know. :)

[Rabrrrrrr]

113. Can you post that background image? I'd love to have it!!!!!!!!!

[Madrone]

10. QUICK isn't so easy to do --- but here's mine:

[qnr]

21. Love the wallpaper. n/t

[Madrone]

24. Thanks -

That's Milham Park in Kalamazoo MI - where I grew up. I found it on the 'net!

[VespertineIconoclast]

25. Your wallpaper reminds me of what I miss about being in the Northeast

Fall! I love the gorgeous color changes that you see and you get to experience a transition in the weather that lets you know that time is progressing. Ah, nostalagia.... Wonderful desktop. :)

[MethuenProgressive]

13. next step?

1. Press Print Screen button (PrtSc) to capture your full computer screen
2. Select Start > Programs > Accessories > Paint. The Paint application opens.
3. Press Ctrl + V to paste the screen shot into Paint. If you receive a message that says: "The image in the clipboard is larger than the bitmap. Would you like the bitmap enlarged?" click Yes.
4. Select File > Save As. The Save As dialog opens.
5. In the Save in field, select a location to save the file, such as your Desktop.
6. In the File name field, type in a name for the bitmap.
7. In the Save as type field, select .bmp, .gif, or .jpg.
8. Click Save.

OK, but then how do you get it into a post?

[VespertineIconoclast]

16. Upload the .jpg to a image or video host.

Such as http://photobucket.com/ Then, copy and paste the URL into the message window. Sorry, I often take for granted that last step for uploading pics. :blush:

[GOPisEvil]

17. Upload that file to a web host, such as photobucket.

Then copy and paste the link into your post.

[Nomad559]

18. Nothing fancy here

Fedora Core 6

?click

?click

:)

[VespertineIconoclast]

27. Gotta love that Linux interface!

Would you believe that when I was working on Linux computers, I used that very same wallpaper. Great minds think alike, as they say. ;)

[bertha katzenengel]

19. Here, I'll show you my wallpaper image:

It's Heidi & Wesley's Wily and Excellent Boy Cat Named Ginger!

[VespertineIconoclast]

34. The cat from hell!

Just kidding. :) Ginger is quite beautiful -- I like the coloring. I'm not that good with cat breeds -- I would say that Ginger is a Himalayan, but they usually have longer hair and stronger dark markings....

[qnr]

42. So, if you gave Ginger some purple yarn, would his eyes turn purple? n/t

[Kali]

28. first try

will it work?




Yay!

[VespertineIconoclast]

37. Perfect first try!

:) Is that image taken somewhere out in the Southwest? And are those horses, mules, or donkeys? I like the down-to-earth feel to the pic. I really like the spread of that tree's branches and the smooth rocks surrounding it. Nice.

[Kali]

52. thanks

Yes those are Joe's mules. That was taken some time in the late 1980's. It is at the entrance to the Amerind Museum near Dragoon, Arizona. Joe used to be the caretaker there. He is gone now, and I regret I never gave him a copy of that photo. The wonderful old oak tree made it this summer - it was a close call, the area lost a lot of them to the drought. And the rock will be there forever I hope.

[VespertineIconoclast]

59. My first feeling was that they were mules.

Good to know I haven't lost my touch quite yet. :) Nothing beats the canopy and shade of a good, old oak tree that has weathered the years....

[BikeWriter]

29. Hmm, mine would only be deleted. it's two pictures of...

Jessica Lynch. In one she's out of uniform. :-)

[VespertineIconoclast]

41. Hey, as long as it's bringing you joy -- I say keep it!

:P

[BikeWriter]

58. She looks pretty good for government issue. :-)

[VespertineIconoclast]

60. LOL!

:spray:

[LibraLiz1973]

30. Here is mine but I want YOURS!!!

[VespertineIconoclast]

44. 2 of my favorite natural creations!

Water and rocks -- so, I'm easy! :shrug: Despite having seen that particular rock formation, I have NEVER known it's name or where it's located.... I would say somewhere in CA, but I don't know. Nice desktop. :)

And Thanks! :D

[qnr]

45. Someone lost one of their boots! Just kidding, great photo. n/t

[QMPMom]

31. White and yellow plumeria

[LibraLiz1973]

32. Thats a great shot. You guys all have great backgrounds,

I am enjoying looking at them

[VespertineIconoclast]

46. Beautiful!

Nice bright, vibrant yellows and whites. I like how there are even little droplets of water on the petals -- like at dawn or after a spring shower. Very pretty. :)

[momophile]

I love plumerias

had them at my wedding. Lovely.

[QMPMom]

84. Thank you!

I think Plumeria is one of the loveliest scents, too.

[BikeWriter]

33. Your's is totally out of sight! :-)

[qnr]

43. Really. I can't believe I forgot to mention it when I posted mine n/t

[VespertineIconoclast]

47. Thanks! :)

Just for that, here you go. ;)

[BikeWriter]

57. Thank you. I had a number of them of her on my old PC...

but the disc drive seems to have failed on it.

[VespertineIconoclast]

63. Anything to brighten your evening.

;)

[Omphaloskepsis]

54. Mine rocks the boring boat.

[VespertineIconoclast]

61. At least you know where everything is.

Plus, sometimes simplicity is best. ;)

[qnr]

64. Just so you don't feel bad, some other desktops I use often:

[sweetheart]

56. ok here

[VespertineIconoclast]

62. Very scenic!

My gut feeling that it is somewhere in South America -- Argentina, perhaps? I don't know where it is but, I love the overcast sky with the lush hills in the background. Lovely. :)

[sweetheart]

65. its the scottish highlands

I took the photo about 3 miles from here. In the distance, the mountain to the right
is 'ben hope' the highest mountain in the far north of the UK, and the left mountain with
the craggy top is 'ben loyal' near tongue. All the ground is covered with a few meters thick
of peat moss, i am standing to my ankles in water to snap the photo. The ground is very old
stone, 100 million years ++ and it is all solid igneus stone, not absorbing water, and the
water stays on the surface in this spongelike wetland that covers everything like a carpet.

Sin of all sins, is they're considering installing 300ft tall wind turbines just to the right of the photo,
on the sepick estate near bettyhill.
http://www.northern-times.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/644/Wind_farm_blasted_as_'step_too_far'.html

[VespertineIconoclast]

67. Great info!

Thanks! Scotland was one the countries I failed to visit while I went to Europe. I'll definitely have to go there when I get a chance. :)

[BikeWriter]

66. I found my favorite Jennifer Aniston picture as a screensaver.

http://www.celebritywallpapers.org/wallpapers-jennifer-aniston.html

[VespertineIconoclast]

68. I've got you started on a roll tonight, haven't I?

:D

[BikeWriter]

71. Obsessive/compulsive is my middle name. :-)

[VespertineIconoclast]

76. A little bit of OCD never hurt anyone.

;)

[Solon]

69. Here's a few of the desktops, WARNING! BIG PICS AHEAD!

This one just caught my fancy.



This one is a busy desktop, let me tell you, my experiment in a DARK desktop.



Yet another one, playing the DVD for Ghost in the Shell, one of my favorite movies.



This last one is a cleaner desktop.

[VespertineIconoclast]

73. You Linux users are going to force me to make my next computer a Linux

Just for the eye candy! ;) I especially like the one that has recently caught your fancy -- nice dark colors. Also, the Mac look-a-like is wonderful too. :)

On a side note, Ghost in the Shell is one of my favorite animes. Do you watch the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series on Cartoon Planet's adult swim?

[Solon]

115. I do when I can...

I also have Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence. Oddly enough, all those fancy graphics you saw come from a computer with these specs:

AMD AthalonXP 1.25 GHz CPU
256 MB main memory
128 MB Nvidia Geforce 4 MX 4000 Graphics card.

The amazing part is that the graphics are smooth and seamless, even running a movie in 3D barely taxes my computer. This is a computer that chokes on most modern games and graphic applications!

[ghostsofgiants]

70. The same thing that's been there for ages...

[VespertineIconoclast]

74. That visual style looks great with everything on your desktop!

If I remember correctly, it's the Area 04 style, right? If the wallpaper coloring had been a little more drained of color, I would have said it reminded me of some horror movie scene when the camera zooms in a captures a image of the "monster" standing behind the viewer being reflected in the mirror. But, I enjoy it -- like a enjoy horror flicks. :) And I have to mention that I find it amusing that you have folder labeled "subversive" on your desktop. :7

[ghostsofgiants]

97. Yep, that's area o4.

The "subversive" folder is my website files. The site used to be called "subvert and destroy" but I changed the name recently, so I'll probably change the folder name soon too, haha.

[Cobalt-60]

72. This fractal at double size

OFC it's crowded with icons and a Haupagetv window full of this week's Doctor Who on my PC.
But I wanted to show off the fines lines of this fractal.

[VespertineIconoclast]

75. Fractals are great for wallpapers...

since each one is unique. It reminds me of some of the space images of supernovas -- I like that. The color scheme is perfect. Nice wallpaper. :)

[Deja Q]

83. Looks like a creation from Apophysis fractal creator

:D

[GoddessOfGuinness]

77. Ok...

[VespertineIconoclast]

78. I would love to see your desktop....

...but, I don't see an image. :(

[GoddessOfGuinness]

79. Oops...

Let's try again...

[VespertineIconoclast]

81. I love autumn pics!

Especially with the forest hilltop, rustic bridge all reflected over a large lake. Great desktop! :thumbsup:

Who's the gamer in the house? :) Ever since the original XBox came out, I've wanted to play Mech Warriors -- it just seemed like a game right up my alley. But, I never have though....

[GoddessOfGuinness]

101. My older son...

He loves Mech Warriors and Warcraft... :-)

[QMPMom]

85. That is beautiful!

I want to go wherever that is!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

102. It's someplace in New Hampshire...

But I have no idea where. :hi:

[RetroLounge]

80. A house here in Milwaukee I love

RL

[VespertineIconoclast]

82. Cool architecture from years past.

It looks like a diamond in the rough if the "modern" square building to the left is anything to go by....

[sakabatou]

86. Mine

[VespertineIconoclast]

89. Akira!

Of course, I like the wallpaper. :) Akira is definitely one of my favorites from Katsuhiro Otomo. Have you seen some of his other works?

[sakabatou]

92. Steamboy, Metropolis and Roujin Z (OAV)

Those are the only other ones.

[VespertineIconoclast]

98. I've seen Steamboy -- it's good.

I've heard of the other 2, but haven't seen them. I think he has a new one coming out pretty soon if I'm not mistaken.

[sakabatou]

112. If it does, it's going to be on ANN

animenewsnetwork.com

[Yukari Yakumo]

87. Mine.

[VespertineIconoclast]

90. I was wondering where the Japanese anime fans were....

Nice wallpaper, but I have to admit that I don't know who the characters are. So, you have the new Zune visual style too. ;)

[Yukari Yakumo]

100. I figured the darker desktop worked better than the Zune default.

As for the characters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higurashi

One on the left is Mion Sonozaki, on the right is Rena Ryuguu.

[VespertineIconoclast]

114. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni seems to have a pretty in-depth plot.

Even though the characters' appearance don't suggest it, this is a mystery/horror genre anime -- I like! Thanks for the heads up!

Microsoft should have known that a darker wallpaper was needed for the Zune visual style. :eyes:

[catmandu57]

88. Ahoy matey

Usually it's mountains, but I wanted something differant.

[VespertineIconoclast]

93. The open seas....

I admire the old ship's design and add the view of the ocean -- nice wallpaper. For as much as I love oceans, I haven't been on them often.... :shrug:

[mainegreen]

91. I like trains so my desktop is the Flying Yankee.

Only one of three trains of this early streamlined style still in existance (they're restoring it now! Yay!)

[qnr]

94. What a beauty. Though for some reason I'm thinking "Herkimer Battle Jitney" too :) n/t

[VespertineIconoclast]

95. Nice layout -- good color match and the train is sleek!

It's a shame that the train is one of only three, but to my admittedly amateur eyes, it looks pretty modern to me -- why are there so few of them left?

[mainegreen]

96. Its was built in 1935. Majorly influenced by the styles of the era.

The original streamliners mostly exited service in the 50s and sadly rusted to nothing as train travel declined. It makes me sad to think many these beauties are no more:

[VespertineIconoclast]

99. I see why you like trains.

Those streamliners were gorgeous! I can't believe that people would move away from such beautiful designs to the blah-non-descript trains you see today....

[GoddessOfGuinness]

104. What a beauty!

:thumbsup:

[OzarkDem]

108. Old railroader here

Great pic! Where are they restoring it?

[mainegreen]

118. They're doing it in New Hampshire.

They have an amazing website dedicated to the restoration and it's progress.

http://www.flyingyankee.com/

[sg_]

103. here

[VespertineIconoclast]

105. I enjoy being on a shoreline during low tide....

It's a great way to see some of the smaller and more reclusive creatures that live there. I don't know where this is, but it's amazing how much the water has smoothed out those rocks over time. Relaxing scene. :thumbsup:

...what language is that on your desktop?

[sg_]

107. It is

Norwegian and the rocks are at the giants causeway here in Northern Ireland :thumbsup:

[northofdenali]

106. Sassafras, aka Sassydoodles and Nosey, aka Ditty Bits

Sassy is the calico.

[VespertineIconoclast]

110. I bet she's the queen of the family.

;) The only reason she's not on the yard swing is so she can avoid the sun by relaxing in the shade. Smart cat.

[OzarkDem]

109. Badfinger

Great music, Pete Ham was a great songwriter...

[VespertineIconoclast]

111. Badfinger...

were a little bit before my time. ;) I have no idea who they were or what they sang.

[OzarkDem]

117. Here you go

They were one of the first acts signed to Apple Records in the late 1960's by the Beatles when they were seeking to develop and showcase new artists. Most of them were from the area of Swansea, Wales, very good songwriters and musicians who sort of lived in the shadow of the Beatles for a while.

You Tube Link (start with No Matter What)

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=badfinger&search=Search

If you've ever heard the song (now a very "pop" version) of Without You - recorded by Harry Nilsson, Mariah Carey, etc. it was written by their songwriting team of Pete Ham and Tom Evans.

They also backed George Harrison on All Things Must Pass, Ringo Starr on a number of his solo recordings and recorded the Paul McCartney song "Come & Get It" for the movie The Magic Christian.

Other well known songs:

Come & Get It
No Matter What
Baby Blue
Day After Day

Very underrated and underappreciated songwriters and musicians in their day, they left Apple and were ripped off by an unscrupulous manager. Their lead singer and guitarist ended up committing suicide in despair over bad management that tied up their ability to record and perform. Pete Ham was a sweet, kind, incredibly talented songwriter and musician.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badfinger

Great book about them Without You

http://www.mindspring.com/~crimson3/

[VespertineIconoclast]

119. Wow, thanks for the info!

That's a tragic tale for a talented group.... I did like the "Without You" song. I'll have to take a listen to their other songs.

YouTube, what would we do without you...?

[OzarkDem]

123. Watching Concert for Bangladesh right now

Pete Ham plays with George on Here Comes the Sun.

Go through the web ring of Badbinger sites, they were a great group.


They deserve to be in the Rock Hall of Fame.

[Xipe Totec]

116. Thank You, CalPeg, for this desktop:

Never mind, fixed it.

[VespertineIconoclast]

122. An ocean view makes a sunset much more beautiful.

:) I see that you are a fellow PC gamer -- I personally have a soft spot for real-time strategy games. Age of Mythology is my favorite, followed closely by Rise of Nations.

[Xipe Totec]

124. I love strategy games

I've played Starcraft, Age of Empires, Cossacks, and Command and Conquer.

Though I would not call my style real-time per-se (I use the pause button far too much).

But I do play multiple opponents at a time, and go for a kill ratio of 20:1

I also Like Diablo II, which is not quite a strategy game, but I play a necromancer with large skeleton armies.

:hi:

PS - Welcome to DU!

[VespertineIconoclast]

126. Thanks for the welcome!

:hi: I have to admit I'm still somewhat of a newb to all the PC strategy games (I'm a fighter genre console gamer at heart ;) ) , but the few PC games that I've tried I've loved! I'm all for branching out and expanding my repertoire of games and genres.

[Jean Louise Finch]

120. Here's mine

It's a photo from Iceland. I did a six day trek there, and saw the most amazing landscapes I couldn't have even imagined existing on this planet.

[GOPisEvil]

121. Ooooh...that's actually quite stunning.

[VespertineIconoclast]

125. The image definitely has a remote feel to it that I like.

Iceland is so "separated" from the rest of the world and so close to the arctic. I can imagine that it felt and looked completely different from any other place. That had to have been some adventure you had during those 6 days! :)

[Jean Louise Finch]

127. Ohhh, iceland

It was amazing. I can't recommend it highly enough. It's actually a quite famous hike, and a good number of people do it every year. It was just my partner and I, but there were a few other people we would see during the day on the trail that we got to know quite well. There are huts that are quite advanced every night, but we had amazing weather and slept in our tent every night except one (which was the right night to choose as it was an insane wind and rain storm in between two peaks of a glacier!!). It was the kind of hike where every four hours or so you would come upon an entirely new and entirely alien landscape: the ground thumping and steaming from the heat and pressure, an endless (seemingly) black sand desert, hundreds and hundreds of waterfalls tumbling down a rolling hill to the ocean, icy glacial rivers (that was the only part that I didn't like -- had to cross them in sandals and the pain from the coldness of the water was unbearable), and on and on. It was completely amazing and I would recommend anyone to do it -- though another friend took my advice and had six days of hail, rain and wind! The best is that after the hike on your way out of Reykjavik, you can swing by the blue lagoon to ease your aching bones.

[VespertineIconoclast]

128. Very detailed description!

I feel like I went there with you. :) I would love to take a trek like that some day because I feel that there is so much out there to do in the world. We just don't have enough time here to experience it all, but we can try our best to make the most out of the time we're given.... I wish you happy treks in the future. :hi: