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The discussion revolves around users sharing their desktop organization styles, with a focus on how they manage icons and files. Participants describe their unique methods of arranging desktop items, often reflecting their personal or professional backgrounds, such as engineering or programming. Some express frustration with operating system prompts to remove unused icons, emphasizing their preference for keeping files they might need later. There are humorous exchanges about cluttered desktops and the aesthetics of wallpapers, with some users favoring minimalism while others embrace a more chaotic arrangement. The conversation also touches on the compatibility and stability of different operating systems, particularly Windows 7, and the challenges of using industry-specific software. Overall, the thread highlights the diverse approaches to desktop management and the interplay between personal preferences and professional requirements.
  • #31
lisab said:
Ahaha...I love nudies :!)!

Me to! Cephalopods win the best-marine-beasty award for me though! So, phylum mollusca wins it all I guess!
 
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  • #32
Not anywhere near as cool as Lisa's.
 

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  • #33
GeorginaS said:
Not anywhere near as cool as Lisa's.

Oh that's really beautiful, very ethereal!
 
  • #34
lisab said:
Oh that's really beautiful, very ethereal!

You're just one of the sweetest women on the planet, right? :smile:
 
  • #35
GeorginaS said:
You're just one of the sweetest women on the planet, right? :smile:

Sweet heart; sweet tart; swe... naw, I'm done.
 
  • #36
GeorginaS said:
That's a spectacular looking thing, Lisa! Seriously, seriously cool.

Yes, very cool. But I'm rather turned off by the Mcafee "anti-virus" shortcut on the desktop. That program is absolute garbage and worse than the virus it supposedly defends against.
 
  • #37
Fairly fresh installs, but I normally have a pretty clean desktop anyway
 

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  • #38
JaWiB said:
Fairly fresh installs, but I normally have a pretty clean desktop anyway

That looks like a... a... a Microsoft flag! Doesn't your computer have brains enough to shoot that thing down on sight? (Oh, please don't tell me that you're running a Windows-burner. I couldn't stand the embarrassment of associating with you... :eek:)
 
  • #39
oh i only have a pic of my desktop a year ago, i work away from home so i can't take a new one, but here goes

this was taken a year ago when i just got Win7, same background just way more cluter on it now

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heres my work one

WorkDesk.png
 
  • #40
i still have stuck to win XP and it's pretty uncluttered, since i usually prefer the start menu and the shortcut keys(i have a software installed, makes good shortcuts) to open what i want.

Nothing special there to see ...though i did have quite good desktop types(3D,multiple and all that) about two years ago.
 
  • #41
sam_cursed said:
I'm sorry, I don't know how to make this **** smaller.

You are a very weird person. Do you have some sort of obsessive-compulsive disorder?

But, you do like XKCD, so I guess you're okay in spite of your desktop.
 
  • #42
@Char: I had the same wallpaper a month ago, ...got it from google...
 
  • #43
Ivan Seeking said:
There is a rough grouping from left to right by function, with some prioretization from top to bottom, subgroups according to the brand [proprietary industrial software and such] and offsets to highlight frequently used programs. It is actually quite intuitive.

Matches with my background? I have no idea what that means. [edit: Do you mean the UFO stuff? Heh, that is a hobby, my background is in physics and engineering [and obviously, programming]. :smile:]

Can't imagine what background one would have with UFOs. :biggrin:
What I meant is your disktop's background/wall paper. I don't know if anyone mentioned this yet, but if one can't find a certain file easily [or if someone rearrange the icons/files on the disktop], just click on the disktop, then click the first letter of the file, if there's more than one file starts with the same letter, just keep clicking until you find it.
I personally don't like a crowded disktop. [which is now btw ]
 
  • #44
I created my current desktop after Mandelbrot passed away (on Oct. 14th).
The second thumbnail is a zoom I use for my phone background.
Credit : both were created with ROOT
 

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  • #45
Thought I'd stick mine in for the hell of it.

This is my desktop PC background. Yeah, I'm a nerd.
 
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  • #46
And here's my Laptop.

Not really that exciting, but it's Ubuntu so it's automatically awesome!
 
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  • #47
BobG said:
You are a very weird person. Do you have some sort of obsessive-compulsive disorder?

But, you do like XKCD, so I guess you're okay in spite of your desktop.

Lol.

You have a tidy disktop Sam, nice. :)
 
  • #48
humanino said:
I created my current desktop after Mandelbrot passed away (on Oct. 14th).
The second thumbnail is a zoom I use for my phone background.
Credit : both were created with ROOT

Fractors are what I call a dizzy tool! @.@
 
  • #49
drizzle said:
Fractors are what I call a dizzy tool! @.@

I used to have a background called "Fractal Flame". It looked amazing, but when I got a bigger monitor it stretched and lost its appeal.
 
  • #50
Danger said:
That looks like a... a... a Microsoft flag! Doesn't your computer have brains enough to shoot that thing down on sight? (Oh, please don't tell me that you're running a Windows-burner. I couldn't stand the embarrassment of associating with you... :eek:)

What is a "windows-burner"?
 
  • #51
jarednjames said:
Thought I'd stick mine in for the hell of it.

This is my desktop PC background. Yeah, I'm a nerd.

:approve:
 
  • #52
Ivan, your desktop is going to give someone a seizure. :bugeye:I don't have any icons on my desktop(s) aside from whatever is default. I access all of my files through the appropriate folder in the user directory.
 
  • #53
drizzle said:
Can't imagine what background one would have with UFOs. :biggrin:
What I meant is your disktop's background/wall paper.

Oh, you mean the wallpaper! :smile: At first I thought you thought I was an Astronomer or something, but then the UFO stuff came to mind.
 
  • #54
It's a bit cluttered with icons, so I really should ditch a few so M-51 isn't obscured.

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  • #55
:smile: I love some of these desktops, especially sam_cursed and the ultra-cluttered ones. To provide some counter-force, here's mine.
 

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  • #56
Will someone raise the conjecture of a correlation between cluttered desktop and operating system ?
:smile:
 
  • #57
turbo-1 said:
It's a bit cluttered with icons, so I really should ditch a few so M-51 isn't obscured.

desktop.jpg

Another option would be to arrange the icons in a circle around the galaxy. My desktop is a start on that circle.
 
  • #58
jtbell said:
Here's what mine looks like right now. It's about time to clean things up so as not to block the view.

Switzerland?
 
  • #59
OK, I stripped out enough of the shortcut icons to see most of M-51. I saved a lot of stuff though, including a trivia contest that I wrote for chat and never used.

cleandesk.jpg
 
  • #60
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I tend to keep things... organized.
 

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