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Productive Geek Forums » Forum: Featured Desktops - Recent Posts http://productivegeek.com/forums/ The Geeky Way to Get Things Done en Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:23:49 +0000 nintendofan345 on "The 7zone Desktop" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/the-7zone-desktop#post-1786 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:48:12 +0000 nintendofan345 1786@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ This is my customized, optimized, finalized, terrificalized desktop. [attach=f547f6d85eb9d1a6] Comment if you like, constructively criticize if you don't. I Used: ObjectDock Plus by Stardock, $19.95 Yahoo! Widgets Engine by Yahoo!, FREE Coquette Iconset by Dryicons.com, FREE for non-commercial use Sound Wave by Vladstudio, FREE with watermark Aero ObjectDock Theme by Stardock, included with ObjectDock Plus All Yahoo! Widgets are included with the software. tbvnz on "Technical 10 Desktop" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/technical-10-desktop#post-1783 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:55:57 +0000 tbvnz 1783@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ Wallpaper(grayscale mod):Technical 10 by ~thesuper @ deviantart Yahoo Widgets: Yet another scrolling banner, Ikonic, Neon gauges,Disk monitor, CPU Monitor Rainlendar:Vista Aero Cursor FX: Dark theme Crosshair Cursor Dexpot Uptime Tclock <a href="http://productivegeek.com/forums/attachments/desktop_screenshot_1279928349.jpg" rel="fancybox1779"><img src="http://productivegeek.com/forums/attachments/thumb_desktop_screenshot.jpg" alt="" /></a> <div class='attachments' style='margin-bottom:5px'></div> chainbullet on "Minimalistic Dark Desktop - Rathalos" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/minimalistic-dark-desktop-rathalos#post-1780 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:51:19 +0000 chainbullet 1780@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ Any Monster Hunter fans out there? :] Just inherited an old tablet laptop and decided to overhaul it. <a href="http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/204/e/d/The_Monster_Hunter_by_chA1nBull3t.png" title="Rathalos by chainbullet, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4821991075_d430f7d349.jpg" alt="Rathalos" /></a> Wall: Rathalos | by: me VS: <a href="http://jg-visuals.deviantart.com/art/base-124067665">Base</a> | by: jg-visuals // (<a href="http://albinoasian.deviantart.com/art/Myriad-Base-Suite-SHOWCASE-131214497?moodonly=1"> 7 Alternative</a> by: AlbinoAsian) LiteStep:<a href="http://gersoncarvalho.deviantart.com/art/Styllz-Suite-171861164"> Styllz</a> | gersoncarvalho MOD Firefox: <a href="http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&section=&global=1&q=firefox+startpage#/d2ap80o">Start Page</a> | by: =Folter-x MOD Icons: <a href="http://cha1nbull3t.deviantart.com/#/d1awiae">cqlipse 2</a> | by: chrfb ImageViewer: ZeeD | by: ??? Portrait: Monster Hunter | by: ekoputeh Winamp: <a href="http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=winamp&order=9&offset=24#/dbites">Exceed</a> | by: Nylons MiniLyrics karakteran on "Clear & Clean" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/clear-clean#post-1765 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:18:19 +0000 karakteran 1765@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ How can i change week days in my rainmeter calendar? They begin with Sunday instead of Monday. I want to make Monday as the first day in the line, any help, please? here is the link about calendar I've been talking about: <a href="http://karmat111.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d25qz18" rel="nofollow">http://karmat111.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d25qz18</a> Anonymous on "Year 2052" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/year-2052#post-1761 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:39:46 +0000 Anonymous 1761@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ deviantART is a sickkkkk resource! I found them on PStutorials, back in my tut days Anonymous on "Icy Undertow" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/icy-undertow#post-1760 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:35:44 +0000 Anonymous 1760@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ wow that is killer! I love the typeface and the overall typographical design. I am running Linux, can it work on my system? ktrom3894 on "Compact Monochrome" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/compact-monochrome#post-1758 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:12:41 +0000 ktrom3894 1758@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ Desktop (with registry-hacked right click menu shown) [attach=c45c2ef1f1732566] Bottom bar with sections opened [attach=7df75b395d3bbc81] Alright, basic stuff first. My desktop can be found <a href="http://wallbase.net/wallpaper/164934">here</a>. I'm using the Ka7ana Stealth theme, <a href="http://killaaaron.deviantart.com/art/Ka7ana-Stealth-Alpha-X86-X64-135175965">here</a>. Excluding the weather icons in my Samurize config, all icons are from the <a href="//brsev.deviantart.com/art/Token-128429570">Token icon pack</a>. And finally, my start orb is the <a href="http://ap-graphik.deviantart.com/art/steelOrb-for-Windows-7-139708279">steelOrb</a>. As for programs: I'm using the <a href="http://kaelri.deviantart.com/art/Enigma-for-Launchy-140641113">Enigma skin</a> for <a href="http://www.launchy.net">Launchy</a>, and the <a href="http://customize.org/rainlendar/skins/63524">Statica EN skin</a> for <a href="http://www.rainlendar.net/cms/index.php">Rainlendar</a>. Running happily and silently in the background is my own <a href="http://www.autohotkey.com/">AutoHotkey</a> script. I'm using a cutom <a href="http://www.cdartdisplay.com/">CD Art Display</a> skin, that I based on the default skin. I've chosen <a href="http://www.samurize.com">Samurize</a> over Rainmeter, because for me, putting together a good-looking Samurize config is relatively easy, and I like being able to dock my config. No love lost for Rainmeter, however, I just prefer Samurize. I've created a series of custom configs for it. The main one is the bar visible in the top screenshot. It displays some basic info, including system and network info, as well as weather. It also has a few buttons on the right for various folders and other actions. The inovative part of this desktop, however, are the expanded sections in the second screenshot. Sitting in a hidden folder on the desktop are a series of shortcuts and small AutoHotkey scripts, which allow me to click parts of the main bar config, and open the smaller configs pictured above. For instance, clicking the System section of the bar opens a small window that displays the used space on 3 drives, more information about my memory and CPU usage, as well as uptime and processes. Down at the other end, clicking the bookmark icon opens a small menu of bookmarks, etc. As a result, I have a very simplistic desktop, but with a click or two can access any information I need about my system, or the world around me. PS: Yes, that is an apocalypse countdown clock on the bar. XD cashman3000 on "Year 2052" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/year-2052#post-1756 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:29:36 +0000 cashman3000 1756@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ [attach=fd72c82c8c93c0fa] Hello every one this is my very first post here so I am happy to show off my custom desktop. The Dock I use rocketdock, which can be found here --> <a href="http://rocketdock.com/">[Link]</a> Wallpaper The wallpaper I got from <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/">deviantART</a>, Its called Land of Dogs by Akajork. You can get it here --> <a href="http://browse.deviantart.com/customization/wallpaper/?q=planet&order=9&offset=264#/d1563k1">[link] </a> Other Rainmeter for system stats. <a href="http://rainmeter.net/RainCMS/">[link]</a> The weather is a windows 7 gadget. The Skin for rocketdock is Vivid by Troyenne. <a href="http://browse.deviantart.com/customization/skins/applaunchers/rocketdock/?order=9&offset=24#/d1fmb9c">[link]</a> And Finally the icons are called Token made by brsev. <a href="http://browse.deviantart.com/customization/icons/dock/#/d24gow2">[link]</a> P.S. I am trying to find a good "now playing" display thing for rainmeter. If you know any good ones plz let me know. I would also prefer one with out player controls. thxs akif on "Icy Undertow" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/icy-undertow#post-1754 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:44:03 +0000 akif 1754@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ hey dude im new here. is there a way you can give me that wallpaper? with the reminders and clock and everything? zero_cool on "my ubuntu desktop......" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/my-ubuntu-desktop#post-1753 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 11:59:03 +0000 zero_cool 1753@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ this is my new ubuntu 10.04 desktop which i made a few days agoooooooooooooooo.. and i am so excited.. if u want the wall paper or anything else leave a comment..`[attach=44752f91f98d4e0e] Aogu on "Team Fortress 2 Hud (+MK2 Added)" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/team-fortress-2-hud#post-1751 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:11:46 +0000 Aogu 1751@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ Well, I hope it all works ok for you, I didn't think Id ever have to pass it on while I was creating the config set, but hopefully it'll all come out fine for you! matteotom on "Team Fortress 2 Hud (+MK2 Added)" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/team-fortress-2-hud#post-1749 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:29:25 +0000 matteotom 1749@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ THANK YOU this is one rainmeter HUD that I would use I never really got into the whole custom making HUDs, but i think i understand how they work... Aogu on "Team Fortress 2 Hud (+MK2 Added)" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/team-fortress-2-hud#post-1748 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 04:52:42 +0000 Aogu 1748@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ *.ini are in here, its a bit of a mess but I've tried to tidy it up for you and add some instructions: <a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/395829489/TF2.rar.html" rel="nofollow">http://rapidshare.com/files/395829489/TF2.rar.html</a> So enjoy! In other news I now have created a MK2 version, this time with a little bit more, and a lot more moving bars. <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4673584381_d53a473273_b.jpg"> I tried to get the teleporter exit to show weather as suggested but I couldn't get the weather to work through my colleges internet filter :(, so I've used it for uptime instead! The clock took ages, and then I found the solution was really simple so I've managed that, with a fixed minute hand and only the hour and moving, but the clock does of course run clockwise instead of anti-clockwise (like in tf2!). The health now actually moves up and down with the cpu meter (I found how to use a variable percentage of an image instead of a solid colour). The dispenser has also changed, now looking much more like in game and also showing me a bar with free space on C: The health of the sentry I originally wanted as InSpeed for my network but I could only get it to register either a 1 or a 0, so no continual scale.... :( , instead it shows free space on f: Thanks for the suggestion, about the dynamic meters! A new annotated version is available too: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aogu/4673584381/#comment72157624213368642" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/aogu/4673584381/#comment72157624213368642</a> matteotom on "Team Fortress 2 Hud (+MK2 Added)" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/team-fortress-2-hud#post-1747 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 01:12:38 +0000 matteotom 1747@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ wow, great HUD any chance you can upload the *.ini files for it? b0ring on "Team Fortress 2 Hud (+MK2 Added)" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/team-fortress-2-hud#post-1745 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 06:05:46 +0000 b0ring 1745@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ Of course, what you could try is to make the health meters on the left of the sentry/dispenser/teleport dynamic progress bars showing the free space, or memory use or whatever. I presume Rainmeter allows it. Aogu on "Team Fortress 2 Hud (+MK2 Added)" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/team-fortress-2-hud#post-1744 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:27:49 +0000 Aogu 1744@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ As I've never really used samurze I couldn't really compare the two. Rainmeter is fairly simple once your used to it and it's not to tricky, yet it does get fiddely when you what you want to actually create your own stuff rather than pick choose and move other peoples. Normally I stick to a cleaner theme, but this time I wanted to stick to the TF2 HUD. I use my c:\ drive a lot more than the other two, which are largly stores. I would rather have them together, so I might move it! Thanks. b0ring on "Team Fortress 2 Hud (+MK2 Added)" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/team-fortress-2-hud#post-1743 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:16:55 +0000 b0ring 1743@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ A little busy for my liking but good use of all the different parts. Of course this desktop is made for you and you know what's what but my thoughts are that things aren't obvious at first glance. Also, having free disk space spread with c: getting the left and the others on the bottom, I'd usually keep 'em together. But like I said, it's made to fit your desktop. I've never really got the hang of Rainmeter, I'm more of a Samurize man but everything seems quite outdated for that. Is Rainmeter as fiddly as it seems at first glance? Aogu on "Team Fortress 2 Hud (+MK2 Added)" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/team-fortress-2-hud#post-1742 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:58:56 +0000 Aogu 1742@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ Hello all, This was the result of my first full go at rainmeter (own configs+own wallpaper) obviously its based on Team Fortress 2. I thought I'd post it up just to get some thoughts, I'd be grateful for any input! [attach=c4a359d93494f330] For an annotated version see: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aogu/4662803691/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/aogu/4662803691/</a> (The configs were largely adapted from those of the themes "Three", "Enigma" and "GeoSans", font provided by Valve) alexward1981 on "Icy Undertow" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/icy-undertow#post-1737 Sat, 29 May 2010 13:52:31 +0000 alexward1981 1737@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ Yes you will need rainmeter, this is the program that these skins 'plug in' to. Rainmeter is not the easiest application to learn but its worth the effort, you can create some truly beautiful things with it. LIfe2.0 on "Icy Undertow" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/icy-undertow#post-1734 Fri, 28 May 2010 01:36:14 +0000 LIfe2.0 1734@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ Hello... I think that desktop is amazing, and while I think it would be tacky to plagiarize the look, cool as it is, I would like to create something as beautiful and useful. But I seem to be missing something... I've downloaded Icy Undertow, SimpleMeter and Yboris' ToDo List Skin. But when I unpack the 2 apps I simply get configuration files which I'm unfamiliar with. Do I need to download Rainmeter to manipulate those files & configure them to go onto the wallpaper? What am I missing here? A little help for a noob plz. Thanks! nuuva on "Gravity" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/gravity#post-1711 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:16:53 +0000 nuuva 1711@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ Thanks for the comments :) @alexward: Yeah, I didn't really get into LS until I saw some of the screenshots from Imrik/Naalo/Novoo @jitsejan: Sadly, Litestep doesn't support the functions of the win7 taskbar :( (no window previews or anything fancy like that). Hopefully a future update of the program will bring added functionality to take advantage of the stuff that Win7 lets you do. jitsejan on "Gravity" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/gravity#post-1705 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:17:46 +0000 jitsejan 1705@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ Looks great. I didn't know Litestep. Any idea if it possible to replace the taskbar but keep the functionality of Windows 7? alexward1981 on "Gravity" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/gravity#post-1702 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:08:10 +0000 alexward1981 1702@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ VERY nice :) I may try to do something like this myself... could never really get into Litestep but it really does seem like a useful tool. nuuva on "Gravity" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/gravity#post-1701 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:32:13 +0000 nuuva 1701@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ <a href="http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/114/d/b/Hello__Spring_by_MangoSango.png">Version 1</a> <a href="http://pixelfuckers.org/assets/submissions/previews/690/original/GRAVA_SHOT1.png?1272136812">Version 2</a> Same shot, but different walls. Everything aside from the open windows is done in Litestep. the media player slides up and down revealing some extra info and the albumart hides accordingly. Credits: VS | Appows2010 by neiio LS | GRAVA WIP - NFR at the moment FF | 00.1 by AKIHIR0 Obvious inspiration from AMANA + Sona. A.Nonymous on "Springy Dual Monitor Desktop" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/springy-dual-monitor-desktop#post-1695 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 06:49:08 +0000 A.Nonymous 1695@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ Nice one! The bird is very original, also I found the wallpaper <a href="http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper_beta/details/2154/stand_alone.html">here.</a> GN1006 on "Ultra Simple Desktop" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/ultra-simple-desktop#post-1681 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:29:01 +0000 GN1006 1681@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ Gets the job done, super clean and provides me with just the information I need. <a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4479496183_7aef045ea2_o.png"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4479496183_aa4c2b9062_m.jpg"></a> Emerge Desktop is running in the background Ankaku on "The Grey Rainmeter Desktop" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/rainmeter-grey#post-1646 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:30:18 +0000 Ankaku 1646@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ This is my current desktop, it has taken a long time for it to evolve into this. All of it is rainmeter. My taskbar is at the top, set to auto-hide. <a href="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/079/b/d/Desktop_20_03_2010_by_MrAnkaku.jpg">Screenshot</a> Okay here we go, all the things that make up my desktop. Wallpaper: <a href="http://mrankaku.deviantart.com/art/Weave-155945801">Weave</a> By MrAnkaku (me) Themes that I took from: <a href="http://r3ginald.deviantart.com/art/Arachnid-in-Black-140216574">Arachnid in Black</a> by <a href="http://r3ginald.deviantart.com/">r3ginald</a> - C: Drive bar (lower left) - iTunes art display (right sidebar) - Right sidebar backdrop - Lifehacker RSS box (right sidebar) <a href="http://r3ginald.deviantart.com/art/DarkStep-v1-0-FREE-155210545">Darkstep 1.0</a> by <a href="http://r3ginald.deviantart.com/">r3ginald</a> - System gauge (left side) - Top and bottom taskbar - Battery icon (top taskbar) - Google box (top taskbar) - System info (top taskbar) - Time & date (bottom taskbar) - Trash button (top taskbar) - Current network (bottom taskbar) - Available networks (left) - Weather box (left) Enigma (included with rainmeter) - Clock (right sidebar) Note: the clock part is just covered by the larger clock. It is just used to the time and date - Network address (lower left) - Uptime (lower left) <a href="http://georgeharrison.deviantart.com/art/VAtch-for-Rainmeter-151490962">VAtch clock (right sidebar)</a> by <a href="http://georgeharrison.deviantart.com/">GeorgeHarrison</a> You may notice that I have a couple of the same things in different forms. I put those because often I have a window covering part of the desktop and having it in more than one place makes it easier to see things that I often look at. I wrote this at 3:30 AM so it may not be completely clear. If you see any mistakes please say so. Also, I look forward to hearing what you think of my desktop. pixauth on "Plain Text Simplicity" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/plain-text-simplicity#post-1636 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:22:26 +0000 pixauth 1636@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ We all have our priorities - for me my desktop is something that helps set my mood - along with my music/podcast selection and a few other things, and since I AM a designer by trade, aesthetics are more important to me. That being said, it sounds like this works well for you, and that's what being a productive geek is all about! The Portal desktop adds some great geek cred - although I'd suggest tossing up an orange portal somewhere - maybe sandwich your calendar between them, and have the figure falling straight down, in an "infinite loop" ala the terminal velocity award in Portal. Then again, I'm not one to use a stock wallpaper without modifying it...so I may be overanalyzing that. Overall, very functional, if a bit spartan on the design side. Cheers! Phoshi on "Plain Text Simplicity" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/plain-text-simplicity#post-1611 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:29:09 +0000 Phoshi 1611@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2502059/Desktop/Text.png">Apparently pages don't stretch. Oh well!</a> There's a lot to be said for just simple, plain text (Calibri 12pt) on a mostly white background. It's informative, readable, nothing fancy, and doable for people such as myself - that sector of humanity with almost no artistic talent at all :) OS is Windows 7, taskbar on the side to make a little better use of the whole "Widescreen Monitor" thing. Text embedded into the desktop with <a href="http://www.samurize.com">Serious Samurize</a>, which has a lovely GUI editor that, IMO, makes it much easier to use than rainmeter. Text is generated using <a href="http://python.org">Python</a>, one of my favourite languages -ever- (Indeed, writing the timetables to files is launched by a silent python scheduler I wrote just for occasions like this), and features my college timetable - always useful to know. We simply couldn't forget AutoHotKey, either! My 1420-line script makes using my PC one heck of a lot easier, controlling everything from my media player (Foobar 2000) to my web browser (Firefox), to simple window manipulation (Moving, resizing, closing, so on). An absolute godsend. Another point (That I'm -slightly- guilty about) is the lovely Powershell script I found a good while ago that "excludes" processes from aero peek, allowing me to see samurize through it. I'll <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2502059/Misc/aerofix.ps1">link</a> to it, but if the author happens to come across this and would rather I didn't, they only have to ask. Overall, my desktop was made to simplify my daily life. Not to look pretty (Though IMO it's not that bad), but simply to be -useful-. And I think it does that quite well. A.Nonymous on "Clear & Clean" http://productivegeek.com/forums/topic/clear-clean#post-1608 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:58:46 +0000 A.Nonymous 1608@http://productivegeek.com/forums/ No problem, happy to help = )