Man, am I ever bored.......

[Mr Jones]

Man, what a crappy I've had, laid up in bed with a stinking cold, I've house cleaned both my laptops, sorted all those pesky mp3's into order, watched meaningless sunday afternoon TV and I'm still bored, so what better way to pass another 5 minutes with a pointless thread ...

So here's a thread worthy of Gen discus, cept I never venture there....

Cheer me up guys , show me what colourfull treats adorn your desktop, yes thats right lets have a desktop image thread , dont direct link tho, we don't want this turning into some bandwidth gobbling thread that will drag winamp down, just bung them into your web space and stick a link in here....

Shooooow me please , I'm bored.......

Here's my desktop for starters

Next...............

[chiquita chad]

well i dont have a dig camera (nor a regular one) so ill just tell you

there's a 'How to' computer book on top of the phone book... right behind that pile there's a green notebook from Lit ... to the right of all of that is my computer scree... on the right of the computer is the mouse, an empty doritos bag and a small notepad... underneath the computer screen is the keyboard... durrrrrr

[BullGawD]

Man, you are bored! same boat as keeta - no digi or polaroid. Before I opened your link, I thought you were referring to windows desktop images.

Mines pretty plain - comp (pc), printer, TV and Stereo crammed next to one another on this corner desk. Monitor's covered in paper notes I've stickey-tacked to it over time. A picture of me and the GF in a clay frame on top of the monitor, an Abbey Chase Danger Girl action figure right next to that, coffee cup full of colored pencils on the desk, empty Clearly Canadian & Root Beer bottles all about, and of course the usual clutter of paper matter that's conspicuously absent from yours.

Sorry you're feeling down man, get better! Take two hydrocodine and call us in the morning.

[Mr Jones]

Heh, I was reffering to windows backdrops, just me being a smart arse with the "desktop" pic lol,, ignore me, to many drugs in the system ...

And in case you were wondering, the pc desktop looks Like this, darker than usual tonite

Sleeeeeeeep

[StewartMilby]

Ach weel This Is my wee portal itae the web The two cables you can see are my Camera(a crappy usb one that I got mith the computer) and me mouse(*squeak!*) as you can see winamp is in there somewhere's as is me fags and me coffee.... Where would we be without the Strong smell of coffee(well If I'm anything to go by then It's bed....)
http://www.geocities.com/stewartmilby/Desktop.jpg
There's the link have fun

[StewartMilby]

Oh well that'll show me for not reading all the posts before I go off and take a pic here's the link to my backdrop
http://www.geocities.com/stewartmilb...kandWhite1.jpg
It's on coz I'm playing the game(well trying to... My worshippers keep 'falling' out of my hand into the prayer well hmmmm......)
Look after yourselves...

[Xerxes]

Here's my desk

http://xerxes3.homestead.com/files/xerxesdesk.jpg

Points of interest:
"Sumofan" Sumo Wrestler Fan
"Red Death" Hand painted Phantom of the Opera Music Box to left of computer screen
"Stone Pipe Ale" - No, it's not what you think; I'm not really one for "the drink" anyway. A film student friend of mine had was shooting a scene in a bar and he had me make a fake beer label for him (can't use trademarks in film unless you shell out mucho dinero) - it's actually
a Hie****n bottle if I remember right. So now it graces my desk

[Assja]

Here's mine..
It's not to interresting, tho.
www.angelfire.com/electronic/assja/bakgrunn.html

[Duk]

Tomorrow, I promise! Was *very* busy on a certain project all day today.

[BullGawD]

I don't know assja, I kinda like it. Now I'm kinda interested to know if more people prefer something abstract on their screens. Now that I see my original thought was correct, here's mine.

Of course, I have another favorite background that I'm not disclosing, 'cause It's gonna show up in here soon enough if I can ever get unlazy/unblocked. It's not very abstract at all

[Jayn]

I'm afraid my desktop is very blah.

And my desk top is an odd little mess of pigs, cd's and sticky notes

[Mr Jones]

Originally posted by Jayn


And my desk top is an odd little mess of pigs, cd's and sticky notes

Pigs?, now that would be worth seeing , PIGS?

Not at the day job ,

[Jayn]

Hehe...smarty I collect piggys (and teddy bears)...only cute ones tho

[Mr Jones]

Originally posted by Jayn
Hehe...smarty I collect piggys ...only cute ones tho

Guess that rules me out then Oink

[NeoRenegade]

I just collect music... and now SNES ROM's. My desktop is fairly ordinary as is my desk, but the cool thing is the background image that I used to have on my desktop. It's the teal grid pattern available here.

[THEMike]

Somewhere on skinmaster.co.uk there is a shot of my monitor.

On top of my monitor are my lego men. Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker etc.

Now the image isn't on or linked from a page. And I have forgotten the URL.

IF you can find it you win a prize.

[cappy17]

HeeHee. What great fun, Mr Jones! I find the desk pictures far more fascinating than the desktops. Gotta rush home a take a pic of mine, but it'll be up soon (in the meantime -- imagine all Jonsey's figures replaced with Star Trek guys...)

As for my work desktop, LOL. It doesn't show much personality, but I will say I just recently updated it... inspired by our migrating Duk. Get the job done.

Mr Jones! Here I thought you had a certain sketch adorning your laptop? *tsk, tsk*

And StewartMilby... great way to enter the Skin Love forum. Whatever is your BlackandWhite image based on? It's got me intrigued...

OK, kiddos, new game to keep our sickly Mr J entertained: how many of the programs in Mr Jones' Quick Launch Toolbar can you name?

[Duk]

I gots some BIGGER pics taken by moi that 're similar to that one if ya ever decide you'd like a couple of Duk Snapshots, cappy.

And my modest desktop in my modest condo on my modest island is modestly here. Most modestly, of course.

I'll take a screen cap later ... damning evidence is up now.

[flatmatt]

http://sestakm.***********/mydesktop.jpg

There.

[Duk]

Tripod tanked me.

Thanks to a mysterious host, I am ...

here
&
here

Yup.

[cappy17]

All right then, the true lair of Cappy. Hmm. Looks a little cluttered up there on the screen. But I know exactly where eveything is... really.

http://www.seanet.com/~jefield/graphics/CappyDesk.jpg

[Mr Jones]

Cappy, is that a Dax figure on your shelf??, the evil twin and I were only fantasising, errr I mean discussing the finer points, errrrr no I mean chatting about her last night

[Duk]

Originally posted by Mr Jones
the evil twin and I were only fantasising, errr I mean discussing the finer points, errrrr no I mean chatting about her last night

Hehhehheh ...

Oops! I shouldn't be giggling. I'm banned!

[cappy17]

Originally posted by Mr Jones
Cappy, is that a Dax figure on your shelf??, the evil twin and I were only fantasising, errr I mean discussing the finer points, errrrr no I mean chatting about her last night

Hmm. Now as I recall, Dax is a foot long slug-like sentient with lots of extra legs. You boys need some professional help. Badly.

The figures you can see are actually Data and Locutus (remember him? ) I'll admit the light is bouncing off his chrome kind off funny.

[Duk]

Originally posted by cappy17
Hmm. Now as I recall, Dax is a foot long slug-like sentient with lots of extra legs. You boys need some professional help. Badly.

Now hold on there! Don't go including me in that! I don't know a Dax from a Data Locutus whatever. I watched TNG moderately, DS9 sparingly and Voyager almost never. BUT, I do know some purrty ladiez when I see em, yup I do!

[flatmatt]

"Dax" would be a crawly thing... "Jadzia Dax" would be the whole thing. So would "Ezri Dax" (but everyone hates her, right?)

[cappy17]

Originally posted by Duk
Now hold on there! Don't go including me in that!

Guilty by association. Are you implying that you are, in fact, not Right Hand Man or whatever of the Jones Cult? Are you denying the words of perhaps Skin Love's newest mod? Would you care to elaborate on the llama comment you made in another thread?

Sorry, son. It's looking like, when all us normal young boys were watching Leia in a leather bikini, you were fascinated by Jaba.

[Mr Jones]

Originally posted by flatmatt
So would "Ezri Dax" (but everyone hates her, right?)

Acctually I find her kind of cute, in a pixieish sort of way

[Duk]

Originally posted by cappy17
Sorry, son. It's looking like, when all us normal young boys were watching Leia in a leather bikini, you were fascinated by Jaba.

Oh! OH!! OH!!!

razzerfrazzersheepzfeatherz

Hey! Whatz the big idea! Why I oughtta ... ::too much to respond to ... system overload ... going to backup systems ... core meltdown imminent:: ... !@#$%&@#$!% !!!

[StewartMilby]

Sorry It took so long for me to reply but I've been working like a dog recently and between work and sleep there ain't much time I got the pic off of the official website so I can't take credit for it although there is currently a b&W skin on the way but It's still in me head at the mo If ye want tae see some of my work it's here
http://www.geocities.com/stewartmilby/skinsmain.htm
There's nowt special but hey I'm a beginner
I don't know about hating Ezri I find her attractive but I wonder do the spots go all the way....( I seem to recall seeing Jadzia in a bikini once but can't remember if they do... hmmmm much pondering required...(the female form in a bikini... what a lovely shape)
ttfn

[BullGawD]

ROTFLMGDAO HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Oh my, sorry to further contribute to 'Pick on Duk' Day, but perhaps Cappy should recieve further consideration for the new mod position. He's rendered Duk as speechless as I'd think possible. Now that's talent.

--
[edit] striking my ST comments, I've watched too much for my own good. [/edit]

[DigitalDragon]

Wanted to add my contribution while someone has Duk subdued enough to pay attention. I don't have a digital camera or I'd post the real desktop. If the regular ol' camera is close to the end of the roll I'll snap one and scan it in later, if the thread is still breathing.

[InDiGo]

Well, ok! I guess that I should contribute to this thread too. So here it is. InDiGo Desktop

Not much to look at but I have had so many different backgrounds that I finally decided to go with one simple color.
Unless someone has any recommendations?
How about that? Any special pic I should use? Give me a link.

[Duk]

Originally posted by DigitalDragon
Wanted to add my contribution while someone has Duk subdued enough to pay attention.

Guh-rooooovey!!!

[StewartMilby]

cool BackDrop DiDital Dragon Wher'd ye get It fae and Is there any more similar ones? As for rendering Duk Speechless tsk tsk shame on you ahhh what to do today The sun is shining and I'm Off Woohoo better think Of something before boredom sets in.... and then I'd have to give you lot the guided tour of my house(well as far as the cable will reach anyway - all of about 3ft If I recall)
Think I'll burn myself to a crisp(under the sun not with flame(I'm not allowed lighters yet the men in white coats took them all away ) then moan about it all night. Sounds Like a plan to me now wheres the chip fat.....
[edit] -hmmm where'd I leave my Sun glasses they've got to be around here somewhere.... aha found them [/edit]

[Mr Jones]

DD, love the background, is there a "opera" browser version lol, love the background, hate the central subject

[DigitalDragon]

as well as cursors and icons I found at http://dotstudio.m78.com

There are also some very cool resources (icons, cursors, wallpaper) at http://www.etherbrian.com/, where I have downloaded copiously. I change backdrops fairly frequently...

Sorry MJ, no Opera theme of which I'm aware. I used Opera a while back, but had some compatability problems. Fast sucker when it worked, though. I take it the current incarnation is more solid?

Not devoted to IE, either, but liked the design, and don't really care one way or the other. I reserve my passions for something a little warmer than a browser. There is a Netscape version, and a non-specific one called "Future".

[Mind X]

Hey flatmatt. I've just seen your desktop,and noticed the bear share shortcut on in.
Just wanted to inform you that it's spyware...maybe you know it, but most ppl don't.

[flatmatt]

Hmmmmmmm... what does it do, exactly?

[Mr Jones]

Matt, read HERE

And this....

Spyware in BearShare

Now for the spyware problem. BearShare since version 2.0.0 installs something which is called the Onflow Media Player, which is basically a browser plug-in that displays "rich media" animated ads for you. What advantages does Onflow offer over Flash, which is pre-installed in most browsers? To quote Onflow's FAQ (March 02 2001, may have changed at the time you read this -- italic emphasis mine):


How is Onflow's technology better than Flash, Java, or streaming video?
Onflow's system was designed from the ground up specifically for advertising on the Web. Its breakthrough animated compositions are tightly integrated with the ability to target, track, and account for online ad campaigns. With Onflow, the same Player that renders your ad so fluidly in a browser also gathers data about the time, location and user behavior associated with each serve. The Onflow Player's user-side detection also supplies the most accurate available count of ads that actually play. Onflow's closed-loop authoring, ad serving and reporting system lets advertisers and agencies realize savings from shorter production, approval, and revision cycles. They create, approve, and publish ads in hours instead of days, and make changes to live campaigns in literally minutes.

So, you are being spied on, and this will improve your ad experience. BearShare creator Vinnie Falco explains in the discussion forums:


A lot of people have asked why I am doing this, and the reason is simple:
BearShare currently costs more money to distribute than it brings in (read: bandwidth). So this bundling is very necessary.

T3 lines can be extremely expensive ($17,000+ monthly) and with over 2 terabytes of transfer per month, I'm sure you will be understanding.

Vinnie now finds himself in a similar position like many software creators before him: defending something that doesn't deserve to be defended, namely the loathsome violation of users' privacy by companies like Onflow, Radiate or Conducent/Timesink.

That should do you for starters