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Elysium · 2009-08-24, 19:00

It's coming...

Long live hockey!

Jasoco · 2009-08-24, 19:13

I love that album art.

Switched to left aligned media with right side text for drives that I use all the time. Keeps my right side free for files I dump on the desktop and makes it easier to select them all and drag them to the Downloads folder for storage without accidentally selecting a HD.

Noel · 2009-08-24, 19:33

My new Dell mini 10v

Iago · 2009-08-24, 19:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jasoco

I love that album art.

Switched to left aligned media with right side text for drives that I use all the time. Keeps my right side free for files I dump on the desktop and makes it easier to select them all and drag them to the Downloads folder for storage without accidentally selecting a HD.

I like your little desktop data thingum. Which one is it? It looks lovely.

Jasoco · 2009-08-24, 19:41

As usual, Bowtie and GeekTool.

Iago · 2009-08-24, 19:43

Ah, Bowtie. Many thanks.

Foj · 2009-08-24, 20:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elysium

It's coming...

Long live hockey!

MacLahoriya · 2009-08-24, 22:01

I can only go this far with my PowerBook when it comes to Snow Leopard

Link to full size

Wyatt · 2009-08-25, 16:59

Here's my new wallpaper for my 13" MacBook's internal screen. You can click for the full-size, but I think you get the point.

Robo · 2009-08-25, 17:01

I LOVE IT

haha

ime_NY · 2009-08-28, 02:42

Wyatt, that is awesome!

Wyatt · 2009-09-06, 18:12

I've just started experimenting with Geektool. Here's my first attempt with it. Click for the Flickr link.

Jasoco · 2009-09-06, 19:35

Nice. I would probably turn the shadow on for the text because it renders much crisper if you do. Except that it then has a shadow, if you don't want one. (I wish GeekTool's shadow worked the same way as CSS with complete control over the color, spread and position. You could turn it to 0,0,0 and make it not show up, yet the text would render smoother.)

Wyatt · 2009-09-06, 19:44

Oh, you were so right. I never tried the shadows, but that does make the text much sharper. I don't actually really notice that the shadows are there because I'm using such a light background. I'm really pleased with the way it looks now. Thanks!

Now I just need to think of a few more things I can use it for.

Here's my (slightly) modified version:

turtle · 2009-09-10, 21:43

My newest on Beast. I don't know where I got the wallpaper from other than Google.

Brad · 2009-09-10, 21:56

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Originally Posted by turtle2472

I don't know where I got the wallpaper from other than Google.

Here's one likely origin: http://www.desktopmac.net/archives/apple-wood-wallpaper

turtle · 2009-09-10, 21:59

Yep, that was it!

lightning_bug · 2009-09-10, 23:40

Decided to take a picture of my car's speedometer and use that.

dmegatool · 2009-09-15, 15:58

I switched from Mac to PC at work (was the only Mac out of 30). I would need a sad mac face wallpaper but I can't find any. Anybody got this ?

Brad · 2009-09-15, 15:59

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Originally Posted by dmegatool

I switched from Mac to PC at work (was the only Mac out of 30). I would need a sad mac face wallpaper but I can't find any. Anybody got this ?

You could take this and either scale it up or leave it centered on a black background.

Alternatively, here's the sad iPod icon.

dmegatool · 2009-09-15, 19:55

Lol, I was hoping for a more OSX version (finder face) but I guess that could do it

What's that anyway? An Apple II error?

But thx Brad, I think I'll make one with the first one. I'll post the result.

Brad · 2009-09-15, 22:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmegatool

Lol, I was hoping for a more OSX version (finder face) but I guess that could do it

What's that anyway? An Apple II error?

What?!

That's the "Sad Mac" error! You get that on any Old World ROM Mac if it has serious problems at boot time. The only times I ever ran across the Sad Mac icon was using an emulator like vMac; I never saw one IRL despite having several Old World Macs. The icon itself is of an original-style Macintosh, just the unhappy version of the Happy Mac icon that normally accompanied boot.

(full size of this poster, among others)

I guess you didn't know there was actually such a thing as a "Sad Mac" icon?

Kids these days...

Swox · 2009-09-15, 22:33

Ah, I have fond memories of the Happy/Sad Macs, and the bomb. Playing Enchanted Scepters, having errors occur just as I'm about to finally make it through the pyramid almost felt like part of the game play. Every move felt like rolling the dice - will the game crash, or will the voodoo doctor suddenly pop up and kill me again? Where is that last scepter, anyway? Why aren't there still Hypercard games?

My god, I really have to stop writing and read these damn articles for tomorrow!

Brad · 2009-09-15, 22:35

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Originally Posted by Swox

Ah, Why aren't there still Hypercard games?

Don't remind me.

Robo · 2009-09-15, 22:57

Brad: I think/hope dmegatool was referring to the

0000000F
00000003

bit, as the Apple ][ error. I don't know what that is. But surely nobody could not know about Sad/Happy Mac? And how could a Sad Mac icon, which is a picture of a Mac, be on the Apple ][ that predates it?

Wyatt · 2009-11-12, 20:52

I'm giving a no-icon desktop a shot. It's a huge shift from using GeekTool, but I'm liking it so far. In my dock, I only have Finder, Safari, Mail and TextWrangler on the app side and stacks for my home folder, applications and downloads.

It's a little strange at first, but I'm getting used to it. I'm pretty much using the Applications stack and spotlight as my app launcher, and I'm just opening Finder to browse for files. I do that rarely enough anyway that I don't mind the extra click.

Noel · 2009-11-12, 23:49

Wyatt, where'd you get that wallpaper? It's fantastic! I must have it for my collection!

Wyatt · 2009-11-13, 06:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noel

Wyatt, where'd you get that wallpaper? It's fantastic! I must have it for my collection!

I couldn't remember, so I Googled the file name and found it here:

http://files.caffeinated.se/index.ph...Page=3&Search=

I forgot to mention in my last post that I found a great new place for wallpapers yesterday in Dan Rubin's twitter feed. It's called Simple Desktops, and it's great for people who love minimalist wallpapers. I downloaded a bunch of them yesterday.

Miko · 2009-11-13, 07:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmegatool

Lol, I was hoping for a more OSX version (finder face) but I guess that could do it

What's that anyway? An Apple II error?

But thx Brad, I think I'll make one with the first one. I'll post the result.

Well here is an more artful take on the sad mac in a not so 8 bit flavor.

Flickr link

krMACguire · 2009-11-16, 13:37

Thought I would share my simple desktop with you.

I actually have a second monitor hooked up which I use to view my e-mail and Twitter feeds as well as iCal.

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Jasoco Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004	2009-08-24, 19:41 As usual, Bowtie and GeekTool.
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Jasoco Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004	2009-09-06, 19:35 Nice. I would probably turn the shadow on for the text because it renders much crisper if you do. Except that it then has a shadow, if you don't want one. (I wish GeekTool's shadow worked the same way as CSS with complete control over the color, spread and position. You could turn it to 0,0,0 and make it not show up, yet the text would render smoother.)
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turtle Lord of the Rant. Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Upstate South Carolina	2009-09-10, 21:43 My newest on Beast. I don't know where I got the wallpaper from other than Google.
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turtle Lord of the Rant. Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Upstate South Carolina	2009-09-10, 21:59 Yep, that was it!
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lightning_bug Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Albuquerque, NM	2009-09-10, 23:40 Decided to take a picture of my car's speedometer and use that.
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dmegatool Custom User Title Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: At home	2009-09-15, 15:58 I switched from Mac to PC at work (was the only Mac out of 30). I would need a sad mac face wallpaper but I can't find any. Anybody got this ? Dave Mustaine :"God created whammy bars for people who don't know how to solo."
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dmegatool Custom User Title Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: At home	2009-09-15, 19:55 Lol, I was hoping for a more OSX version (finder face) but I guess that could do it What's that anyway? An Apple II error? But thx Brad, I think I'll make one with the first one. I'll post the result. Dave Mustaine :"God created whammy bars for people who don't know how to solo."
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Robo Formerly Roboman, still awesome Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Portland, OR	2009-09-15, 22:57 Brad: I think/hope dmegatool was referring to the 0000000F 00000003 bit, as the Apple ][ error. I don't know what that is. But surely nobody could not know about Sad/Happy Mac? And how could a Sad Mac icon, which is a picture of a Mac, be on the Apple ][ that predates it?
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Noel Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago	2009-11-12, 23:49 Wyatt, where'd you get that wallpaper? It's fantastic! I must have it for my collection!
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