What's Your Desktop Background?

[Samiam303]

Well since the old thread seems to have fallen to page 10 over the summer, I thought I'd restart the thread instead of bumping the poor old one. I rather enjoyed perusing the old thread, so I'll see if I can start things off by posting my current desktop. Not hugely different from my old one, but here it is!

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/4559/desktopws4.png

I've fallen in love with the Yahoo! Widget Engine, so I've got the weather widget, the calender, an RSS feed to keep up with the comics, and a notepad which is currently being used to list concerts. Also featured is my awesomely skinned Pidgin IM Client, which isn't usually that narrow or in that location. I just wanted to show the awesome skin. :biggrin:

As usual, please don't post huge unspoilered images and stretch the page. :tongue:

[valadil]

http://files.thuranni.net/robotjesus.090507.jpg

I'm running Ubuntu over 2 1280x1024 LCDs. It'll be even sexier when compiz fusion matures a little (I wasn't happy with it over dual display).

[Amotis]

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e367/amotis/desktop.jpg

[FdL]

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o80/Fdruid/bakuretsu_hunters-1024-01.jpg


Until I find a better quality image of the same picture.
They're both totally my type ;)

[Samiam303]

http://files.thuranni.net/robotjesus.090507.jpg

I'm running Ubuntu over 2 1280x1024 LCDs. It'll be even sexier when compiz fusion matures a little (I wasn't happy with it over dual display).
From the shortcut to "Windows Desktop" I assume you're dualbooting? I've got Ubuntu/Windows XP/Windows Vista all on this PC, but I've gone from using almost all Ubuntu back to almost all XP 'cause of application support.

Oh and Amotis, that's epic cuteness. :tongue:

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

Its Windows. Its a picture of The Greeny Wolf that Librarian made during sims. It will probably be changed for October into something scary.

[Amotis]

Some moar:

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e367/amotis/bricks.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e367/amotis/malaisedelorange.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e367/amotis/soap.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e367/amotis/yumchildren.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e367/amotis/bee-1.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e367/amotis/thisbusstopisnotinuse.jpg

[Ego Slayer]

Come to think of it, I need a new desktop... Anyway, here's what I've currently got.

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/4451/untitled1copynl9.jpg

[Serpentine]

Remember how I keep mentioning how flat my old hometown Kaniva is? No? Well...
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h287/serpentine16/photos/sunset.jpg
It's this flat. And this is also my current background.

[Vaynor]

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c83/Vaynor/Picture1-1.png

[reorith]

http://i4.tinypic.com/4ln9qgp.jpg tiled.

[PhoeKun]

My desktop has been this (http://www.vgcats.com/gallery/walk_wallpaper_1280.jpg) for what must have been eons. Not that anybody ever comments on it. But anyway, now you know. Cats are awesome.

[The Orange Zergling]

http://starcraft2.com/images/screenshots/ss2-hires.jpg

[KuReshtin]

I've got the same kind of theme as Zergling, only a cleaner look. After all, I don't think they'd like me having a pic of a major battle on my work desktop.

Instead, I've got this (http://www.starcraft2.com/images/wallpapers/wall3/wall3-800x600.jpg).

[potatocubed]

Both at home and at work:

http://www.sgeier.net/fractals/fractals/06/Coral%20Tesseract.jpg

It's too huge for this thread. :smalltongue:

[Dhavaer]

The artwork from the magic card 'Damnation'. It's awesome.

[wojonatior]

i would post stuff but how do you spoiler things?

[Dispozition]

i would post stuff but how do you spoiler things?

Quote someones post to see :P

Anyway, mine as gone back to an old classic, but I can't find the image...Since it's on my external hardrive, and I can't be bothered plugging it in...I'll put it up sometime later...

[valadil]

From the shortcut to "Windows Desktop" I assume you're dualbooting? I've got Ubuntu/Windows XP/Windows Vista all on this PC, but I've gone from using almost all Ubuntu back to almost all XP 'cause of application support.

Oh and Amotis, that's epic cuteness. :tongue:

You assume correctly. Been dual booting since some time in '01. I only use windows for gaming, but still find it comfortable to have around even if I'm better with linux.

[The Vorpal Tribble]

Had this for the last few months...

Summer in Town by Jacek Yerka
http://my.photosleeve.com/TheVorpalTribble-albums/album13/acl.thumb.jpg (http://my.photosleeve.com/TheVorpalTribble-albums/album13/acl.jpg)
(Click for full size)

[banjo1985]

My desktop background is a picture from a little-known web cartoon called Foamy the Squirrel. Just a weird cartoon squirrel sittig in front of a snowy night background I think I'm the only one who's heard of the damn rodent though, so this probably isn't too helpful!

[Xykon_Fan]

The Muse...God, I love her.


http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb159/Xykon_Fan/Alex50.jpg

[B-Man]

Here's my horribly scaled desktop (my actual resolution is 1280x800)

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/3029/desktop1ww4.th.png (http://img242.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desktop1ww4.png)

I'll post a few more after class.

[I'm da Rogue!]

Aeris from FF7.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k31/the-demon/Ippus_collab___Aeris_by_kheleksul.jpg

[NEO|Phyte]

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/5829/desktopuv3.jpg
Concept art for Natural Selection 2.

[Jibar]

Aeris from FF7.
PICTURE WAS HERE

Oh I love that picture.

Currently, mine is this. (http://power-j.deviantart.com/art/Avril-Lavigne-6756082)

Whaaaaaat?

[Semidi]

The background is a partial image of Knight, Death and the Devil by Albrecht DÜrer, a 14th & 15th century artist who did woodblack engravings. It's one of my favorite artworks, I wish I could find a nice version of the full thing, but this is the best I have.

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/7269/desktop2xn5.th.jpg (http://img505.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desktop2xn5.jpg)

[Reinboom]

Mine is a very blue Yoko currently. (http://pifro.com/tempmove/yokodesk.png) (1600x1200)

I still can't understand how people can stand to have icons on their desktop :smalleek:

[Glaivemaster]

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/5019/blehpb7.jpg

A picture of the Discworld, which I like.

Looking at the image, it's amazing how much information my desktop gives about me. Oh well, too lazy to change it now

[Evil_Pacifist]

My desktop background is a picture from a little-known web cartoon called Foamy the Squirrel. Just a weird cartoon squirrel sittig in front of a snowy night background I think I'm the only one who's heard of the damn rodent though, so this probably isn't too helpful!

I've heard of Foamy the Squirrel. My favorite is the one with Starbucks...

Anyway, I have many wallpapers, and it changes all by itself every half hour. An example (http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/4379/screenshot1sa5.png)...

Yes, I named my harddrive Deep Thought.

... I have much in the ways of cool crap.

[wojonatior]

i have this.
http://www.2kgames.com/cultofrapture/wallpapers/1024x640b2.jpg

[Hannes]

My desktop background is an OOTS weird strip thingie, the one with the gelatinous cube and Elan going "I'm a pineapple chunk!"

[Black Lines]

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/7759/currentfj3.jpg
This is my current one, I tend to change it everyday though. :smalltongue:

[ufo]

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/5019/blehpb7.jpg

A picture of the Discworld, which I like.

Looking at the image, it's amazing how much information my desktop gives about me. Oh well, too lazy to change it now

Oi! I've been looking for a picture of Discworld for awhile to show my friend.

Where did you find this?

[Samiam303]

Oi! I've been looking for a picture of Discworld for awhile to show my friend.

Where did you find this?
I don't know what kinda looking you've been doing, but a quick google images search for "discworld" netted the image in question. (http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/b/be/Paul_Kidby_Discworld.jpg) :tongue:

[B-Man]

*snip*
This is my current one, I tend to change it everyday though. :smalltongue:

Yay! I'm not the only one who uses the Royale Noir theme!

Okay, another desktop that I usually use:
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/3948/desktop2zl2.th.jpg (http://img104.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desktop2zl2.jpg)

[The 6th Side]

Ach, with the amazing new laptop comes the drawback of being without a print screen button, ah weel :smallbiggrin:

[Avaris]

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q94/Avaris1/th_PA220103_edited-1.jpg (http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q94/Avaris1/PA220103_edited-1.jpg)

Picture from my trip in Iceland. Beautiful place...

[Dihan]

This is my whole desktop, though obviously not at it's full size:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/Cymru_Lad/desktop.jpg

[Reinboom]

Yay! I'm not the only one who uses the Royale Noir theme!

Okay, another desktop that I usually use:
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/3948/desktop2zl2.th.jpg (http://img104.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desktop2zl2.jpg)

Haruko! May I get this wallpaper?

[Bob_the_Mighty]

How does one get a picture of their desktop?

[Semidi]

Print Screen, paste in paint, save as Jpeg, and upload to an image hosting sight. http://imageshack.us/

[AtomicKitKat]

It's now Ma'avarkith from Psionics Handbook(by way of the Wizards Art Gallery).:smallbiggrin:

[StickMan]

Darth Yoda. (http://rabittooth.com/1024x768StarWarsWallpapers2/DarthYoda1024.jpg) I love it

[Vacerious]

This is my current desktop

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/60/Sttum.jpg

When I heard Serj was doing I solo album, I got psyched and decided to show my loyalty by making that my desktop.

[Quirinus_Obsidian]

Currently this is my desktop. Picture is of the new 2008 Mazda6 (Atenza in Japan)
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/6626/qodesktop9707tl9.th.jpg (http://img125.imageshack.us/my.php?image=qodesktop9707tl9.jpg)

[Griemont]

Backgrounds from a month ago until now.
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q64/Alvinsucks/desktop.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q64/Alvinsucks/desktop2.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q64/Alvinsucks/desktop1.jpg

[Green Bean]

Right now, I have this as my background

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h87/osiris32/151451997_6b357c5052_b.jpg

I love Schroedinger's cat ever so much. :smallbiggrin:

[Volug]

Mine switches each day, i have 2

http://www.nuklearpower.com/images/megacon_rdm.jpg
http://nuklearpower.com/images/random/redmagebattle.jpg

EDIT: dang spoiler tags...

[AslanCross]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/AslanCross/Wallpapers/EberronWP_01.jpg

I put this wallpaper together, but of course the art, logos and photoshop brushes aren't mine. Had such a hard time finding fantasy-themed widescreen wallpaper, so I made my own.

[Bob_the_Mighty]

This is my desktop. An optical illusion I think is awesome. Look at the full sized image to see the effect.

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/7149/yeahzf2.th.jpg (http://img49.imageshack.us/my.php?image=yeahzf2.jpg)

[The_Chilli_God]

As most other people also have said, my desktop picture changes every hour. I've taken images from D&D books that I've recently enjoyed, and plonked them all into one folder.
This is what's on currently:
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z123/TheChilliGod/Other/DesktopScreenshot.jpg

[Castaras]

Currently the image I've got is this:

http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Reviews/DarkCrystal/Images/Skeksis.jpg

Dark Crystal FTW!

[Miklus]

I've got this:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050911.html

[LCR]

http://files.thuranni.net/robotjesus.090507.jpg

I'm running Ubuntu over 2 1280x1024 LCDs. It'll be even sexier when compiz fusion matures a little (I wasn't happy with it over dual display).

You don't happen to have a link to the background picture only, so I can steal ... um, use it, too?

[SMEE]

http://www.smeenet.org/images/desktop.png


That's my current one. :smallredface:

[DarkLightDragon]

Plenty of interesting, page-stretching images!

[Ichneumon]

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/3665/screenshothr0.jpg

This is mine.

[JBakaka]

wow some really cool ones here! the discworld, star wars and CAD ones are the coolest, o and of course SCII!!

as for mine..you dont want to know. I think its called neutral grey (my teacher said that it helps with eye strain and stuff)..lol jk :smallbiggrin: . Actually i just changed it to UT3.

[fendrin]

I tend to create my own desktop backgrounds combining abstract imagery combined with non-abstract words. This has been a long term (going on 10 years now), evolving, and non-prolific artistic project. Unfortunately, due to a hard drive failure, I lost some of the my works. Fortunately, they were not amongst my best. I hadn't bothered to back them up, as these were generally intended for private use, not public distribution, but here we are.

I doubt I need to say this, but click on the thumbnails for larger versions.

Currently, my most recent, most complex, and favorite:
http://usera.imagecave.com/fendrin/desktop/icth_words-technobabble.jpg.jpg (http://usera.imagecave.com/fendrin/desktop/words-technobabble.jpg)
(credit for words to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technobabble))

Other, simpler, creations that have graced my desktop from time to time, in approximate chronological order of creation:

http://usera.imagecave.com/fendrin/desktop/icth_words-Erased.jpg.jpg (http://usera.imagecave.com/fendrin/desktop/words-Erased.jpg)

http://usera.imagecave.com/fendrin/desktop/icth_words-static.jpg.jpg (http://usera.imagecave.com/fendrin/desktop/words-static.jpg)

http://usera.imagecave.com/fendrin/desktop/icth_words-flame.jpg.jpg (http://usera.imagecave.com/fendrin/desktop/words-flame.jpg)
my first, if I remember correctly.

[Scorpina]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v625/Scorpie/Desktop-1.jpg

That's mine. I'm totally on a Wonder Woman kick at the minute. :smallsmile:

[Jibar]

That's mine. I'm totally on a Wonder Woman kick at the minute. :smallsmile:

Wow, a Wonder Woman picture without cleavage.
That's rare. :smalltongue:

[Scorpina]

Very rare indeed, but they're out there. :smallbiggrin:

[B-Man]

Another desktop paper no jutsu!!

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/5298/desktop3kk8.th.jpg (http://img66.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desktop3kk8.jpg)

This 'un is from Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (aka So Long, Mr. Despair).

And another one (taken from my home PC)!:

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/3347/desktop4sm8.th.jpg (http://img259.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desktop4sm8.jpg)

This one is Hitsugaya Toushiro, the captain of Division 10 from Bleach.

[smellie_hippie]

Here's the image on my desktop...


That's my first attempt at whitewater rafting on a bachelor party about 3 weeks ago. The rapid was named "humongous"...... and that paddle you see on the right is all that's left of me in the picture. I drank about a gallon of the river. :smallbiggrin:
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb152/smellie_hippie/IMG_1381.jpg

[Haruki-kun]

This is my destop.

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/Vaarsuvius89/largeAnimePaperwallpapers_Shakugan-.jpg

It's actually way too small for my computer, but I love the image.

[FdL]

This is my desktop. An optical illusion I think is awesome. Look at the full sized image to see the effect.

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/7149/yeahzf2.th.jpg (http://img49.imageshack.us/my.php?image=yeahzf2.jpg)

OMG. They spin when I don't look at them! :o [/Homer]

I think I'd go crazy in a week if I put that on my desktop :p Still über cool.

[Namaste123]

http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/463528#18751632-O-LB

My wallpaper as of now!

[ufo]

My desktop's background's similarity to [someone else's] is cmplty liek ttly c0incid3n74l cnady pl0x kthxbai.

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/2263/desktopym4.jpg

When you see the file-names, don't go "Oh crap, I've lost my literacy! I'm seeing strange letters and words!". I'm not from an English speaking country.

I just realized that I have a [censored]load of icons I never use at my desktop. Time to clean!

[Bob_the_Mighty]

OMG. They spin when I don't look at them! :o [/Homer]

I think I'd go crazy in a week if I put that on my desktop :p Still über cool.

I have a poster that does the same thing. I still haven't figured out why, but optical illusions are one of the coolest things ever.

[Jacklu]

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c22/Jacklu/deadlyduelflag.jpg
This is my current wallpaper at the moment that is right now.

In the last three weeks, however, I have rotated between these three.

This one is because I love cowboy bebop (http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c22/Jacklu/cowboybebop.jpg)

this one was a prank my brother played on me while I was trying to download WOW. He took the screenshot and set it as the desktop so I would think the computer had frozen. (http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c22/Jacklu/wow.jpg)

A big cookie for the first person who can name them from left to right. (http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c22/Jacklu/fireflysticks.jpg)

[OptimusMaximus]

I use this:

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/9860/1185814335083sms5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[fendrin]

A big cookie for the first person who can name them from left to right. (http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c22/Jacklu/fireflysticks.jpg)
Let see:
Malcolm Reynolds
Simon Tam
Hoban 'Wash' Washburne
Zoe Alleyne
River Tam
Kaywinnit Lee 'Kaylee' Frye
Jayne Cobb
Inara Serra
Shepherd Derrial Book

[LCR]

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc152/L_C_R/wallp-1.jpg


My current desktop.

[Evil_Pacifist]

A (http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/5385/screenshot2yb5.png) few (http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/9052/screenshot3wb4.png) more (http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/7422/screenshot4fc0.png), just in case anybody really wanted to see any of 'em.

[Pepz]

had some trouble with posting the pic itself (something to do with my computer hating me :smallwink: ) so I'll post the link here http://xkcd.com/256/, it's that comic, just with the colours inverted, making it a lovely dark blue :smallcool:

[Jacklu]

Let see:
Malcolm Reynolds
Simon Tam
Hoban 'Wash' Washburne
Zoe Alleyne
River Tam
Kaywinnit Lee 'Kaylee' Frye
Jayne Cobb
Inara Serra
Shepherd Derrial Book

A Serenity shaped cookie for you. Either you read XKCD or are really good at identifying stick figures.

[fendrin]

A Serenity shaped cookie for you. Either you read XKCD or are really good at identifying stick figures.

Actually, I started reading xkzd today, from Pepz's post. I identified them first. It wasn't that hard, some of them are obvious (River, Kaylee, Inara, Book, Jayne), and then it was just a matter of picking the best fit (I originally thought Mal was Simon in one of his vests, but the messy hair was way off for Simon)

Well, and I am just that much of a geek.

[Albub]

Good ol' Brikwars, that I've never played.

http://www.brikwars.com/rules/2005/images/epic_600.jpg

you start to notice lot's of cool extras if you put it as your backround, because it get's big and there are plenty of hidden details.

[B-Man]

Dishin' out another:


http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7828/desktop4et0.jpg