What Inspires Your Desktop Wallpaper Choice?

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*whoo* missed the "be descriptive! one/two word titles may be deleted!" warning by one word :P

Post your current desktop:

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/8397/067fj.jpg

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Every time I look at this, it makes me feel like I'm in the park again :)

I didn't find a thread for this, but please delete/lock it if I'm wrong.
 
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:sheepish: Yes, this really is my current desktop wallpaper...
 

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http://www.sciencewallpaper.com/wallpapers/blackboard-550-x-413.jpg

That is for my PC. It is a chalkboard. Makes me feel smart :)

Source: http://www.sciencewallpaper.com/

Here is one from my Mac:

1434269247_59bdb94f66.jpg


Just an amazing view of Earth. ha

Source: Macbook Pro
 
Current desktop:
101_0123dLST800.jpg

I took this while watching tv a couple weeks ago.
 
redpenguin said:
Current desktop:
101_0123dLST800.jpg

I took this while watching tv a couple weeks ago.

That is an awesome pic for a wallpaper.
 
One of Andre's

:)

29qnqwy.jpg
 
turbo-1 said:
am unsure of how to post it here.

Use the "Insert Image" button just above the reply box and type in the http-location of your image.
Click for instance "Quote" on my post to see how it's done.
 
I like Serena said:
Use the "Insert Image" button just above the reply box and type in the http-location of your image.
Click for instance "Quote" on my post to see how it's done.
Thanks. I was a programmer in the command-line era, and I don't want to blow up someone's forum with an image that is improperly formatted or too big.
 
Beautiful turbo. Do you think I'm trying to blow some..one's..forum...*clears throat*
 
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turbo-1 said:
Thanks. I was a programmer in the command-line era, and I don't want to blow up someone's forum with an image that is improperly formatted or too big.

I do not think it is too big.
As long as the width is less than about 1000 pixels you should be okay.
 
turbo-1 said:
I have the SDSS shot of M-51 as my desktop, but am unsure of how to post it here. It was my inspiration when researching redshift differentials in apparently-interacting galaxies.

Here's a link
http://www.astro.princeton.edu/~rhl/PrettyPictures/M51-4x4.jpg

Nice Turbo,

Here's mine, I prefer to think of it as: natural subtle complexity... beauty...

All my icons live on my toolbar below the image, where they should be, hehe... others may disagree, but it works for me.

Rhody...

P.S. If you have Windows 7, just use the snipping tool to capture, save as a .jpg file and attach as a thumbnail, piece of cake... it will be under the thumbnail file limit size.
 

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rhody said:
P.S. If you have Windows 7, just use the snipping tool to capture,

What is the snipping tool?


[EDIT] Oh! How 'bout that!
 

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drizzle said:
One of Andre's

:)

29qnqwy.jpg

:approve: nice, drizzle

This is mine, okay I tweaked it a little bit

2webaer.jpg


http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22026080/IMG_9916.jpg is the full image on life size for poster format printing.
 
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DaveC426913 said:
What is the snipping tool?


[EDIT] Oh! How 'bout that!
Dave,

Use it all the time when my images are too big, way easier than resizing using some photo program. Just a little trick, now two of us have it.

Rhody...
 
I like Serena said:
Nice! :smile:

Do you have a caption for it?

Thanks!:smile:
No, never thought of it..:biggrin:
BTW, in your wallpaper, who's that person? Is that you?:smile:
 
turbo-1 said:
I have the SDSS shot of M-51 as my desktop, but am unsure of how to post it here. It was my inspiration when researching redshift differentials in apparently-interacting galaxies.

Here's a link
http://www.astro.princeton.edu/~rhl/PrettyPictures/M51-4x4.jpg

rhody said:
Nice Turbo,

Here's mine, I prefer to think of it as: natural subtle complexity... beauty...

All my icons live on my toolbar below the image, where they should be, hehe... others may disagree, but it works for me.

Rhody...

I like both of them. Maybe I'll use this one.
 

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Pranav-Arora said:
Thanks!:smile:
No, never thought of it..:biggrin:
BTW, in your wallpaper, who's that person? Is that you?:smile:

I wish! :smile:

No, she's another member here, who posted in the thread for proliferating PF.
She earned gold membership for another one like this one.
She also happens to be my favorite student here on PF.
 
I've had this wallpaper for more than a year now, I can't bring myself to change it. :)

Remote_Colony_SE_by_nxxos.jpg
 
Pranav-Arora said:
Here's mine :)
10xdan8.jpg

This is pretty neat. I like the big clock on it. Is it a mac?
 
Running Internet Explorer? :P
 
Adyssa said:
Running Internet Explorer? :P

Ha, good catch Adyssa. I don't know why I missed the window 7 look. I guess the bottom icons fool me. I wonder if the middle of the wallpaper is an actual music player or just picture.
 
dlgoff said:
I like both of them. Maybe I'll use this one.
Cute Don,

Lets call it RhodTurb or TurboRhode, I like that better.

Rhody... :devil:
 
sourlemon said:
This is pretty neat. I like the big clock on it. Is it a mac?

Thanks!:smile:
No, that's windows. I have used a rainmeter skin and i took a screenshot of my desktop.
I imported the screenshot in PowerPoint and added a bubble gradient on it so that it looks more cool. :wink: