Your desktop

[the rockin edge]

I need to clean up my desktop a bit.

you're kidding, yours is very cleaned up. my desktop is covered with stuff, i actually have multiple icons on top of each other

 

[u2granny]

I have a question about the icons... It's a pretty stupid problem but I really need help lol

You see, for example, U2granny's icons have a little shadow under them. I have Windows XP and I can't do that ! I always have to choose a color of background, even for the icons. So I've very limited in the wallpapers I put if I want them to stay clean and not have white or black spots because of the icons everywhere... Usualy, I'm obliged to do my own wallpapers because of that.

Yeah hum... how do I put shadow under my icons with XP ? Makes one year I'm desperate and try to ignore the problem lol
Thanks

I have XP. I don't do anything special to the icons. Maybe it's the Invader Zim theme.

 

[got_edge]

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Hooouse!

 

[vervex]

I have XP. I don't do anything special to the icons. Maybe it's the Invader Zim theme.

You didn't select anything in your proprieties ? Damn lol I'll stay stuck with the icon background ^^;;

 

[Carmelu2fan]

That is the best one yet!!!

 

[tiny dancer]

I have a winter scence on mine.

 

[Blue Room]

Here is my latest one. Chicago June 29, 1997.

 

[Bono's Betty]

 

[Bono's Betty]

My chocolate lab Buddy:

I need to clean up my desktop a bit.

What a cute dog!!!!

 

[GibsonGirl]

GibsonGirl: Ahaha amazing dogs I can't decide weither or not they're cute or weird, maybe both ! But I like the thing on their head lol

They're definitely a little of both! They're still puppies, so their fur isn't quite as long as it will be. They look so sweet with their hair bows.

One day, they'll look like this:

 

[vervex]

I know I had a Shitzu also before. Before it got hit by a car
Anyway yeah... they're cute. hm lol

 

[Queen Bee]

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Hooouse!

And Caged Wisdom!

+20 pts

 

[Diemen]

A pic I took of Sunshine and her cousin Kani (an African Boerboel) playing over Thanksgiving. I've had it as my desktop ever since.

 

[Canadiens1131]

 

[wenda]

So pretty!!! I gotta ask though. Is that Windows? If so, how does one get those funky screens with the tabs at the bottom and the time all big and Events up top? It's fascinating to me and makes me a little jealous, lol.

 

[got_edge]

And Caged Wisdom!

+20 pts

I think I'm going to permanently add him to my desktop on Monday

 

[For Honor]

So pretty!!! I gotta ask though. Is that Windows? If so, how does one get those funky screens with the tabs at the bottom and the time all big and Events up top? It's fascinating to me and makes me a little jealous, lol.

Yeah, that is cool .

not only do I like pictures with huge moons in the background, I like that calander and the other things you have there


what are they?

 

[sami0201]

PB resized it but I'm too lazy to re-save it

 

[Canadiens1131]

So pretty!!! I gotta ask though. Is that Windows? If so, how does one get those funky screens with the tabs at the bottom and the time all big and Events up top? It's fascinating to me and makes me a little jealous, lol.

Calendar & Events List
These are done with a little calendar program called Rainlendar. You can double-click on a day on the calendar and enter whatever is happening on that date, and it will show up in an 'upcoming events' window on your desktop. Very handy and very customizable.

Clock
The big digital clock is from a program called Yahoo! Widget Engine. Basically it runs in the background, and you can download from 1000s of little desktop tools such as clocks, hard drive space monitors, or buttons for radio stations. If you hit F8, a layer appears over your desktop showing all your widgets. Quite useful, but I only use the program for the digital clock.

Oh, but I do use a widget called Wallspose which changes your desktop wallpaper depending on the time of day

The tray at the bottom of the screen
This is quite handy. I found the Windows taskbar a bit annoying. Luckily I found this orogram called ObjectDock Plus. It's basically a tray that sits at the bottom of your screen and pops up whenever you mouse over it. I've got my most-used programs in there. If I need access to the rest of my computer, I just hit the Windows key on my keyboard.

ObjectDock can also hide the Windows taskbar completely while it is open, which is what I have done.

Wallpaper
Here's the link to my moon wallpaper http://upload.brandonbatson.com/images/759Post_Meridiem.jpg

 

[GibsonGirl]

A pic I took of Sunshine and her cousin Kani (an African Boerboel) playing over Thanksgiving. I've had it as my desktop ever since.

Lovely. Boerboels are wonderful dogs, and that's not the South African bias talking. My late uncle used to breed them.

 

[Sevikins]

Calendar & Events List
These are done with a little calendar program called Rainlendar. You can double-click on a day on the calendar and enter whatever is happening on that date, and it will show up in an 'upcoming events' window on your desktop. Very handy and very customizable.

The tray at the bottom of the screen
This is quite handy. I found the Windows taskbar a bit annoying. Luckily I found this orogram called ObjectDock Plus. It's basically a tray that sits at the bottom of your screen and pops up whenever you mouse over it. I've got my most-used programs in there. If I need access to the rest of my computer, I just hit the Windows key on my keyboard.

ObjectDock can also hide the Windows taskbar completely while it is open, which is what I have done.

Wallpaper
Here's the link to my moon wallpaper http://upload.brandonbatson.com/images/759Post_Meridiem.jpg

Thanks! These are really cool!

 

[Diemen]

Lovely. Boerboels are wonderful dogs, and that's not the South African bias talking. My late uncle used to breed them.

Boerboels are definitely very cool dogs. And massive. The most muscular dogs I've ever seen. Kani's still a puppy, so he's a bit of a goofball, but he's a great family dog - patient, loving and protective.

 

[neutral]

Yeah hum... how do I put shadow under my icons with XP ? Makes one year I'm desperate and try to ignore the problem lol
Thanks

Try right-clicking on My Computer, go to Advanced tab, Performance settings, Visual Effects, Custom, and check "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop".

 

[melon]

I can describe my desktop without a screenshot. Dark gray background with no icons. Gray start menu bar. Ultra-minimalist.

Melon

 

[For Honor]

My infranviewer wouldn't capture all my new-ness to my desktop, so I did it the "EASY" way..........

I like datebook things, and clocks, and weather and such. Helps with planning world domination

 

[For Honor]

Thanks for spilling the beans, Canadiens1160. I was missing out on a great deal...

 

[For Honor]

That rainlender program is nice for schedueling all the things I'll be doing here at college





alright, I need to get back to work..........................

Planning is goooooooooooooooooooooodddd....

 

[jesseu2]

thanks Canadiens for those links, i totally revamped my desktop.... i prefer yahoo day planner over anything because it stores my to-do and events online, i put my school work tasks, classes on there soo i can access it anywhere via http://calendar.yahoo.com/ .. you can make the tasks, events... private or public so you can have families/friends see your schedule if you wanted.

 

[wenda]

Calendar & Events List
These are done with a little calendar program called Rainlendar. You can double-click on a day on the calendar and enter whatever is happening on that date, and it will show up in an 'upcoming events' window on your desktop. Very handy and very customizable.

Clock
The big digital clock is from a program called Yahoo! Widget Engine. Basically it runs in the background, and you can download from 1000s of little desktop tools such as clocks, hard drive space monitors, or buttons for radio stations. If you hit F8, a layer appears over your desktop showing all your widgets. Quite useful, but I only use the program for the digital clock.

Oh, but I do use a widget called Wallspose which changes your desktop wallpaper depending on the time of day

The tray at the bottom of the screen
This is quite handy. I found the Windows taskbar a bit annoying. Luckily I found this orogram called ObjectDock Plus. It's basically a tray that sits at the bottom of your screen and pops up whenever you mouse over it. I've got my most-used programs in there. If I need access to the rest of my computer, I just hit the Windows key on my keyboard.

ObjectDock can also hide the Windows taskbar completely while it is open, which is what I have done.

Wallpaper
Here's the link to my moon wallpaper http://upload.brandonbatson.com/images/759Post_Meridiem.jpg

Nice!! The ObjectDock Plus program, is it downloadable or do you have to pay for it? I'd LOVE to make that a reality for my computer. My task bar really bugs me.

Thanks for the information.

 

[neutral]

ObjectDock+ is $20. There is a free version but it just gives you a single dock.


http://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/