Customizing your computer.

[Cobalt Gamer]

Customizing your computer.

I don't mean literally going into your computer and adding and taking away stuff I mean what programmes do you guys use to enhance your desktop? And if possible screenshots.

I use rocket dock with the stack docklet download.

Also use a custom xp theme.

Custom Icons

And Finally Rainmeter.

This is the result.

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[Arc Caster]

Re: Customizing your computer.

Kickass. Kickass... Yet to get apps, Here's mine as of right now:

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Gonna fable 3 it out and make it a dark office.

 

[Cobalt Gamer]

Re: Customizing your computer.

Kickass. Kickass... Yet to get apps, Here's mine as of right now:

Aaah very nice, I really like that wallpaper lol but have never been able to find it without icons.

 

[Arc Caster]

Re: Customizing your computer.

Lemme find it...

 

[Cobalt Gamer]

Re: Customizing your computer.

I don't like customizations. I typically go with Windows Classic theme, sounds disabled (I don't need an annoying sound to tell me that I have opened a folder, thank you), and all visual effects adjusted towards best performance.

Reason: I like plain and simple, no frills, bells or whistles. Standard issue. It also allows anyone who has used a computer in the last fifteen years to easily use my computer without needing an explanation of what's what (in the rare event that I allow someone to use my computer).

That's fair enough, I suppose I'm just a sucker for overcomplicated and pretty things haha. Also I deliberatly make my computer complicated to use so no-one asks to use it because my pet peve is people using my comp D:

And thank you Arc Caster =D

 

[Cobalt Gamer]

Re: Customizing your computer.

Here you go.

Ah sweet, thanks, now this can go in my very large collection of wallpapers :L

 

[Arc Caster]

Re: Customizing your computer.

Gah, Thanks Stranger. My file copy got lost.

 

[Arc Caster]

Re: Customizing your computer.

Nobody comments on my copy of Elmo's preschool on the top shelf :shifty: (Ignore the double Post, refresh jammed and I posted twice.)

 

[Cobalt Gamer]

Re: Customizing your computer.

Nobody comments on my copy of Elmo's preschool on the top shelf :shifty: (Ignore the double Post, refresh jammed and I posted twice.)

haha just checked and am wondering why you have such a thing? :']

 

[Noctus]

Re: Customizing your computer.

I don't mean literally going into your computer and adding and taking away stuff

Well that's bloody boring.

Anyway here's my current desktop. Well, at home. I'm on holiday right now and I miss my computer.

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Also, 2000 posts.

 

[Cobalt Gamer]

Re: Customizing your computer.

Well that's bloody boring.

Anyway here's my current desktop. Well, at home. I'm on holiday right now and I miss my computer.

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Also, 2000 posts.

Sorry to dissapoint haha,
Also is that windows 7? I'm not really a fan on windows 7 I think it looks pretty ugly imo.

 

[Noctus]

Re: Customizing your computer.

It is, and how can you say it's ugly if all you can see that is Windows 7 is a small taskbar that is both sleek and minimalist?

 

[Cobalt Gamer]

Re: Customizing your computer.

It is, and how can you say it's ugly if all you can see that is Windows 7 is a small taskbar that is both sleek and minimalist?

BUt it's not small, it's chunckier then the xp takbar and is transparent. I prefer it to be a solid block I can see and customize to fit in with my wallpaper and or firfox theme.

 

[Noctus]

Re: Customizing your computer.

It's chunkier by like 5% if you put the settings correctly. Also, you can make it so it isn't transparent if you want to.

 

[Cobalt Gamer]

Re: Customizing your computer.

It's chunkier by like 5% if you put the settings correctly. Also, you can make it so it isn't transparent if you want to.

Is the bar itself fully customizable? If so then I'll change my opinions.

 

[Noctus]

Re: Customizing your computer.

What do you mean by fully customizable?

 

[Cobalt Gamer]

Re: Customizing your computer.

What do you mean by fully customizable?

Colour, effect and transparency?

 

[Angel]

Re: Customizing your computer.

I don't like customizations. I typically go with Windows Classic theme, sounds disabled (I don't need an annoying sound to tell me that I have opened a folder, thank you), and all visual effects adjusted towards best performance.

Reason: I like plain and simple, no frills, bells or whistles. Standard issue. It also allows anyone who has used a computer in the last fifteen years to easily use my computer without needing an explanation of what's what (in the rare event that I allow someone to use my computer).

This. No one else is likely to ever see my desktop as the computer is mine and mine alone. I'm easily confused as well, so pretty stuff is just very distracting and I can never find what I want. I have about 8 icons, if that, and most of those are the ones that come as standard with the whatever it is I have installed to make the computer work.

I really like some of the desktop customisations you guys have though

 

[Noctus]

Re: Customizing your computer.

Colour, effect and transparency?

Yeah, you can change all of those - and if you can't get it how you want it, download a theme.

 

[Cobalt Gamer]

Re: Customizing your computer.

Yeah, you can change all of those - and if you can't get it how you want it, download a theme.

Ah fair enough, my opinions have changed haha :]