Post your Desktop: July 2012

[t0rr3s]

Great wallpaper. Link? Also, how did you make your dock like system 9?

for the dock, you can use these commands in terminal:

Left: defaults write com.apple.dock pinning -string start
killall Dock

Right:defaults write com.apple.dock pinning -string end
killall Dock

Default (Middle):
defaults write com.apple.dock pinning -string middle
killall Dock

wallpaper: http://f.cl.ly/items/2E471K1a1z3M3111020D/design-hel.png

the rest are just simple geektool tweaks.

cheers!

 

[hartwig]

Image

link?

 

[Mikey86uk]

July

 

[twietee]

I used to alternate between those two. While lately I'm getting accustomed to the Canestra di Frutta, Tintin being the screensaver.

 

[vohdoun]

LoL Mikey86uk! New BF4 look.

It is obvious he/she uses his/her Mac for more than just Twitter, Facebook & e-mail. In many cases it is necessary to have certain files/folders on the desktop.

I'm not policing but who said anything about social media?

I was only pointing out. Considering that is quite agreeable. Bad habits start easily.

It surprises me that OSX has this flaw. The Apple philosophy is supposedly that the system just works and let's people do whatever they want to do naturally. Well, unfortunately, a lot of people just dump stuff on the desktop because they don't want to spend time thinking about how to organize their files (the same reason why the idea of using a relational db as a filesystem keeps cropping up; hierarchical organization takes time and effort).

The first OS that figures out how to do efficient and elegant file management without the user having to think too much will be a big winner.

I knew this was a disadvantage in the previous decade, but is it really a concern with a modern OS and computer with 4GB of RAM?

Sadly from the articles I've read it's still problem.

 

[Mal]

It is obvious he/she uses his/her Mac for more than just Twitter, Facebook & e-mail. In many cases it is necessary to have certain files/folders on the desktop.

No, it's not. There are many ways of avoiding it, and considering that there is a performance hit as you put more items on the Desktop, it's best to learn early to put things in other locations.

For the record, you can keep items in the Dock, you can place aliases on the Desktop instead of files/folders, you can use Spotlight or other launcher programs to access files, etc. The Desktop should only be used for very temporary storage (just like an actual desk).

jW

 

[LouisLivesLife]

Added in a little retractable drawer
Might be a solution for some of you who want to acces some files quickly without having any clutter!

 

[kolax]

No, it's not. There are many ways of avoiding it, and considering that there is a performance hit as you put more items on the Desktop, it's best to learn early to put things in other locations.

What is the performance hit though?

 

[Mal]

What is the performance hit though?

Can be significant once you get more and more stuff on the Desktop. I've worked on computers that had 50-60 GB's worth of stuff on the Desktop (the contents of folders also count here), and refused to log in and display the Desktop or allow other programs to launch. Merely moving those files (had to boot from another drive or into another user) to another location, out of the Desktop folder, immediately restored full functionality and speed without any other steps needed. This is obviously an extreme scenario, but whenever someone complains about their computer running slowly, it's one of the first things I check, because it can significantly slow down regular operation.

jW

 

[hamiltonDSi]

link ?

 

[kolax]

Can be significant once you get more and more stuff on the Desktop. I've worked on computers that had 50-60 GB's worth of stuff on the Desktop (the contents of folders also count here), and refused to log in and display the Desktop or allow other programs to launch. Merely moving those files (had to boot from another drive or into another user) to another location, out of the Desktop folder, immediately restored full functionality and speed without any other steps needed. This is obviously an extreme scenario, but whenever someone complains about their computer running slowly, it's one of the first things I check, because it can significantly slow down regular operation.

Interesting, I currently have 275GB's worth on my desktop. Not experiencing any issues.

 

[hamiltonDSi]

My desktop.

 

[Mr. Retrofire]

link ?

http://mjv-art.org/pictures/view_post/143761?lang=en

 

[hamiltonDSi]

http://mjv-art.org/pictures/view_post/143761?lang=en

Thanks, but...

EDIT : Works in Chrome, thank you !

 

[icloud]

link?

http://imgur.com/ULVZX

 

[Mr.Noisy]

Decided to change it before the end of July, something Black & White....

Original Image Source

 

[twietee]

Decided to change it before the end of July, something Black & White....
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That looks actually extra scary in combination with your avatar. And what's that tune playing in the background..?

 

[Ddyracer]

Decided to change it before the end of July, something Black & White....

Original Image Source

Gives me the chills.

 

[Kentochan]

Added in a little retractable drawer
Might be a solution for some of you who want to acces some files quickly without having any clutter!

That has gotta be one of the best desktops!

 

[smcgil9899]

Added in a little retractable drawer
Might be a solution for some of you who want to acces some files quickly without having any clutter!

You should write a tutorial on how to create your desktop. I sure would be interested in learning how to transform my desktop.

 

[Mr.Noisy]

That looks actually extra scary in combination with your avatar. And what's that tune playing in the background..?

its from Plan B's new album ill Manners, pretty good, a friend in the music game sent me a copy to try before deciding wether to buy or not.................I will be picking it up this week, very good.

 

[-MRB]

You should write a tutorial on how to create your desktop. I sure would be interested in learning how to transform my desktop.

Not too hard by the looks of it.

The time in the bottom right hand corner is just Geektool with a bowtie theme behind it (I created one exactly the same last month)
Geektool calendar top left
Bowtie theme bottom left
Dock moved to the right hand side & scaled down
Obsidian Menu Bar

Unsure about the spotlight search though.

 

[Skorpion24]

Finally

 

[Gibson88]

 

[Destroysall]

awesome. link?

My apologies for the late response, took a vacation for the weekend.

Here ya go!
http://www.fullhdwpp.com/wp-content/uploads/Brooklyng-Bridge-at-Night-HDR_www.FullHDWpp.com_.jpg