Pimp My Desktop!

HazeHaze O RLY? Join Date: 2003-07-07 Member: 18018Members, Constellation
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<div class="IPBDescription">All the ~cool~ gizmos to do it!</div> Before anyone says anything (besides me), this isnt another "post a screenshot of your desktop" thread. *ahem*

As we all should know, there are some pretty cool tips and tricks, programs and software to turn your desktop from an old, haggly and slightly bluish monster, into something that the gods of greek would admire. Yes, thats right, YOU can pwn zeus's computer, but only with everyones pooled effort! Post any program or gizmo you've caught sight of on the web that makes your desktop shine, including some cool desktops, but not <i>too</i> many, I really mean things that change aspects, like your start bar, or how you access things, etc... and if you have to shell out a few bucks for these proggies, just put somewhere in the post how much you need to, dont be shy to post some of the costy ones!

Lets see what we can find!!
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  • enf0rcerenf0rcer intrigued... Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14584Members
    edited August 2004
    <a href='http://www.samurize.com/modules/news/' target='_blank'>samurize</a>
    &
    windows blinds.. most download sites have a lot of spam so just google it at your leisure.
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  • WindelkronWindelkron Join Date: 2002-04-11 Member: 419Members
    cool, but does samurize make you have that CPU load and mp3 space stuff? I don't care about it <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    I'm just looking for something that will enable me to change the appearance of the start menu bar, and basically not have the round and bouncy windows XP button scheme.
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  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-Windelkron+Aug 31 2004, 05:34 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Windelkron @ Aug 31 2004, 05:34 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> cool, but does samurize make you have that CPU load and mp3 space stuff? I don't care about it <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    I'm just looking for something that will enable me to change the appearance of the start menu bar, and basically not have the round and bouncy windows XP button scheme. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    DO NOT USE THEMEXP. I WARN THEE- YOU CANNOT UNINSTALL IT UNLESS YOU BUY IT OR DO IT BEFORE TRIAL ENDS.(!)

    And my problem with samurize is...YOU HAVE TO MAKE EVERYTHING YOURSELF. Gimme a skin I can just import, damnit <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • usernameusername Join Date: 2004-06-22 Member: 29473Members
    they have several preset thingies on their website...

    i just got <a href='http://www.desktopsidebar.com/' target='_blank'>Desktop Sidebar</a>, seems pretty good and doesn't take ages to configure.
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Windelkron+Aug 31 2004, 04:34 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Windelkron @ Aug 31 2004, 04:34 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> and basically not have the round and bouncy windows XP button scheme. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You know, you can change that in Display properties...
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  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-username+Aug 31 2004, 05:57 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (username @ Aug 31 2004, 05:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> they have several preset thingies on their website...

    i just got <a href='http://www.desktopsidebar.com/' target='_blank'>Desktop Sidebar</a>, seems pretty good and doesn't take ages to configure. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Samurize = teh lewse

    But dude, that sidebar thing ROCKS. I get comics in my slideshow view! IT EVEN INCLUDES PENNYARCADE. FTFW.

    I wonder if I can get it to do other comics, like megatokyo and pvponline
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    I've got a neat program called SharpBar but it's a chore to get it up and running. PM me if you <i>really</i> want a neat little bar that hangs around on your desktop and does whatever you wish.
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  • WindelkronWindelkron Join Date: 2002-04-11 Member: 419Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Mantrid+Sep 1 2004, 12:57 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mantrid @ Sep 1 2004, 12:57 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Windelkron+Aug 31 2004, 04:34 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Windelkron @ Aug 31 2004, 04:34 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> and basically not have the round and bouncy windows XP button scheme. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You know, you can change that in Display properties... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I only have that normal scheme, and the "silver" scheme, which retains the same round shape.
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  • HazeHaze O RLY? Join Date: 2003-07-07 Member: 18018Members, Constellation
    Awsome guys, keep them comming. Give us some screenies of your desktop with the program in action that your talking about if you can, as well, so we know what we're looking at.
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  • KungFuDiscoMonkeyKungFuDiscoMonkey Creator of ns_altair 日本福岡県 Join Date: 2003-03-15 Member: 14555Members, NS1 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos
    edited August 2004
    <a href='http://www.tgtsoft.com/prod_sxp.php' target='_blank'>http://www.tgtsoft.com/prod_sxp.php</a>

    Style XP seems to work nice although I've just been playing around with it for a short time.

    I was going to post a pic but this computer has a weird resolution and it looks goofy when I resize.
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    1)http://www.litestep.net/
    Widnows manager for windows (actualy rather nifty)

    OR!

    2) Rclick on your desktop, go to properties. Now set everytihng to windows classic mode.
    DONE!
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  • BijiyBijiy Fantastic Damage Join Date: 2003-11-28 Member: 23697Members
    edited August 2004
    Litestep owns you all, even Quanaut. Well mostly <a href='https://home.comcast.net/~bijiy/wip/lstheme.jpg' target='_blank'>Quanaut</a>.
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    Bah, KDE owns you all, even lightstep.
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  • BijiyBijiy Fantastic Damage Join Date: 2003-11-28 Member: 23697Members
    What about dual boots? Litestep and KDE on gentoo. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • usernameusername Join Date: 2004-06-22 Member: 29473Members
    does litestep have any compatability problems? like if i extract something through winrar and tick "Display files in explorer" what will happen?
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  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    litestep ftl: Their site never works once you try and start logging in. Also ftl: It doesn't have comics. I pwnt j00 bij, so shut it on aim.
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  • BijiyBijiy Fantastic Damage Join Date: 2003-11-28 Member: 23697Members
    Actully Quanaut, if you properly configure the label module. The thing that tells me my uptime and what's currently playing in winamp, it can display pretty much anything. Although, you don't like to work for what you want so... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • KungFuDiscoMonkeyKungFuDiscoMonkey Creator of ns_altair 日本福岡県 Join Date: 2003-03-15 Member: 14555Members, NS1 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos
    Yeah I'm lazy and I don't want to have to do too much work. Hence why I have been doing everything but studying my Calc for the last several hours. *sighs*
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    gasp shudder

    it dosn't do rss feeds

    so get a RSS Reader, simple enugh aint it?

    I am willing to bet that there are Litestep thingies that do RSS Feeds any way <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • BijiyBijiy Fantastic Damage Join Date: 2003-11-28 Member: 23697Members
    Probably, there are a lot of odd useless modules for litestep.
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    RSS readers are actualy rather nifty <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • RatonetwothreetwooneRatonetwothreetwoone Join Date: 2004-03-23 Member: 27504Members
    edited August 2004
    html desktop... simple, easy, effective.... i dont have my windows blinds running nor my cursor xp... i uninstalled cursor xp, it creeps me out.... and i have windows blinds installed with a nice skin but.. meh...

    gg 1280x1024 res...
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  • pardzhpardzh Join Date: 2002-10-25 Member: 1601Members
    This Litestep thing looks wicked cool.

    I'm a bit confused as to what it actually does, though, can anyone explain it?
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  • HazeHaze O RLY? Join Date: 2003-07-07 Member: 18018Members, Constellation
    I wish there was something that had a 3d render in the backround that you could scroll around in by holding a button on your keyboard. Like a really cool picture of a bullet in slow mo matrix style penetrating some guys head and the blood .. yeah .. lol
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  • BijiyBijiy Fantastic Damage Join Date: 2003-11-28 Member: 23697Members
    edited August 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-Duff-Man+Aug 31 2004, 06:34 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Duff-Man @ Aug 31 2004, 06:34 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> This Litestep thing looks wicked cool.

    I'm a bit confused as to what it actually does, though, can anyone explain it? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It's a replacement shell for windows. In a sense it's like window blinds, except <b>far</b> more powerfull. You have to use it to really get a full grasp on what it can do.
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    Oh yea, instead of themexp, get a patched uxtheme.dll and you can use themes from themexp

    I think there's a SP2 version hanging out some where...

    Here we go...

    <span style='font-size:30pt;line-height:100%'><span style='color:red'><i><b>ONLY FOR SP2!!!!</b></i></span></span>

    <a href='http://www.flexbeta.net/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=3&t=4054' target='_blank'>http://www.flexbeta.net/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=3&t=4054</a>

    1st post
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  • BijiyBijiy Fantastic Damage Join Date: 2003-11-28 Member: 23697Members
    *shudders* SP2...
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  • Crono5Crono5 Join Date: 2003-07-22 Member: 18357Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Rat12321+Aug 31 2004, 09:31 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Rat12321 @ Aug 31 2004, 09:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> html desktop... simple, easy, effective.... i dont have my windows blinds running nor my cursor xp... i uninstalled cursor xp, it creeps me out.... and i have windows blinds installed with a nice skin but.. meh... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    HTML desktop?
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    You make a html page and set it as your wallpaper. You can like important stuff and yea, it works I guess.
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  • SandstormSandstorm Join Date: 2003-09-25 Member: 21205Members
    A shell is designed to allow you to run and manage applications. In Windows 3.1, the shell program was called Program Manager. File Manager did the file management. However, Microsoft decided to combine these programs into Windows Explorer, as well as add a Taskbar and the famous Start menu.

    If you switch to Litestep, it will replace your desktop icons and taskbar with something else. It will not affect the behavior of CTRL+ALT+DELETE. Litestep does not do file management, so you will still see Explorer launched in order to manage your files.

    Of course, I recommend you try switching your browser from Internet Explorer to something else first. If you feel comfortable doing that, you may be ready for Litestep.
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