Post by: NeoHunter on June 07, 2002, 09:10:14 am
(http://freespace.volitionwatch.com/excellence/small_desktop.jpg) (http://freespace.volitionwatch.com/excellence/desktop.jpg)
[EDIT: Changed it into a smaller, clickable image to speed up the loading of this thread for people who use 56k modems.]
Post by: Fineus on June 07, 2002, 09:45:45 am
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/staff/thunder/image_desk01.jpg)
1: Curtains...falling down.
2: Various stickers I've found on my travels.
3: My other desktop. Complete with Tool eye.
4: Cambridge Soundworks speakers... ph34r.
5: Standard Keyboard... slightly dirty.
6: MS Optical Intellimouse.
7: I'm to lazy to switch CD jewel cases all the time. It's easier with them in arms reach on the side of the desk. In this shot is Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within, Spaced Series 2, Three Kings and IW2.
8: The desk.
9: Natural Light™.
10: Footrest, and on the left of it a bin.
12: "Please Keep Off The Grass" poster.
13: Cupboards. This one has all my old plastic kits in it.
14: Wooden DVD/CD racks are A1!
15: Lava Lamp... woooo...
16: US Robotics Modem (Bloody UK phones...)
17: Misc CDs.
18: My baby/computer. Sides removed for cooling.
19: Saitek Cyborg 3D Gold. Rocks.
20: Lunch.
21: College timetable... for rapid reference.
22: Drawers. Keep stuff.
23: Big. Black. Chair of Comfort.
24: Epson 1240 Scanner.
And of course, the more important one ;)
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/staff/thunder/t_desk04.jpg)
Post by: Alikchi on June 07, 2002, 10:09:59 am
Post by: Stargazer_2098 on June 07, 2002, 10:19:55 am
Right here
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/wallpaper_display.php?pic=newhubble_tadpole_1280.jpg (http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/wallpaper_display.php?pic=newhubble_tadpole_1280.jpg )
Yes, I am a die-hard space-fan.:D
Stargazer.
Post by: an0n on June 07, 2002, 10:21:58 am
Post by: CP5670 on June 07, 2002, 01:18:09 pm
Post by: beatspete on June 07, 2002, 01:25:59 pm
I so need a new screen for this PC, it only goes up to 800X600 res. Thank god my gaming PC has a better one to play freespace one.
Plus my desktop aint that intresting, its just black with a picture of one of the Muppets (animal) on it.
pete
Post by: Thorn on June 07, 2002, 01:57:36 pm
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/tap/pictures/desktop7.jpg)
Post by: Lonestar on June 07, 2002, 02:15:55 pm
Post by: Fury on June 07, 2002, 02:46:38 pm
Post by: Darkage on June 07, 2002, 03:19:36 pm
The file is about 3.6mb:) but prety funny i think:)
Use save target as ! (http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/inferno/darkage/darkage.wmv)
Maby i should post this in the art section instead of here:p
I'll upload some pics later.
Post by: TheCelestialOne on June 07, 2002, 03:32:43 pm
You'll have to copy/paste (Damn free providers) : http://www.thecelestialone.0catch.com/desktop.jpg
Post by: Redfang on June 07, 2002, 03:35:31 pm
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Originally posted by TheCelestialOne
I designed the BG myself :D
You'll have to copy/paste (Damn free providers) : http://www.thecelestialone.0catch.com/desktop.jpg
Doesn't work even with copy&paste...
Edit: About your next post... I am. I do believe my eyes. :p:D
Post by: TheCelestialOne on June 07, 2002, 03:36:31 pm
Post by: NeoHunter on June 07, 2002, 04:21:31 pm
Post by: NeoHunter on June 07, 2002, 04:22:20 pm
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Originally posted by NeoHunter
Hey guys, can you all follow my lead and make your images smaller and they link to a bigger version? Think about the 56k modem users.:D
[EDIT: Heehee!! I finally reached 1800 posts!!!:p]
Post by: Stryke 9 on June 07, 2002, 04:38:42 pm
Post by: Knight Templar on June 07, 2002, 04:52:35 pm
Post by: TheCelestialOne on June 07, 2002, 04:54:31 pm
Post by: Zeronet on June 07, 2002, 04:57:58 pm
Yep im a big Yoda Fan, although those who frequent warpstorm would already know that :D.
Post by: TheCelestialOne on June 07, 2002, 04:59:10 pm
Post by: Knight Templar on June 07, 2002, 05:00:56 pm
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Go to your desktop>press Print screen>paste as new image in PSP or MSPaint for that matter>save file>upload file>post image with *lvlshot* tags
Sry i didn't see what thunder said in the the forum.
Post by: Windrunner on June 08, 2002, 05:43:20 am
;) :p
Teh only one who seemed to care and to make a smaller image is Neohunter. respect to you
Post by: Stunaep on June 08, 2002, 06:41:49 am
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/lmarshal/desktop.jpg)
Post by: Ulundel on June 08, 2002, 08:29:26 am
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/3rdtwilight/stuff/deskport.jpg)
and she's mine :D
Thunder Edit: Altered image tags to lvlshot tags.
Post by: Fineus on June 08, 2002, 11:48:14 am
Post by: Stunaep on June 08, 2002, 01:36:10 pm
Post by: NeoHunter on June 08, 2002, 07:04:11 pm
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Originally posted by NeoHunter
Hey guys, can you all follow my lead and make your images smaller and they link to a bigger version? Think about the 56k modem users.:D
Post by: heretic on June 08, 2002, 10:32:08 pm
black Chancery font, PeachE's "Blind" art, and XP Pro.
Post by: Stryke 9 on June 08, 2002, 10:54:01 pm
(http://www.wpierce.com/wlp/kontaktIII.jpg)
Post by: NeoHunter on June 08, 2002, 11:19:52 pm
Post by: Stryke 9 on June 08, 2002, 11:24:30 pm
(Let the boat jokes begin.:rolleyes: )
Post by: an0n on June 09, 2002, 06:55:52 am
Post by: Martinus on June 09, 2002, 09:14:52 am
Post by: beatspete on June 09, 2002, 09:19:00 am
Ohh and yes, thats 800x600 resolution. All bow before the might small and dark screen.
(http://communities.msn.com/PetesStorageBin/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=1)
pete
Post by: Martinus on June 09, 2002, 09:24:32 am
Post by: KillMeNow on June 09, 2002, 10:54:09 am
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Originally posted by CP5670
Mine is just a black background that is completely blank, along with something like five icons on the desktop. :D
why am i not surprised
Post by: an0n on June 09, 2002, 10:58:15 am
Post by: Lonestar on June 09, 2002, 12:55:20 pm
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Originally posted by an0n
Go on KaZaA. Download the Muppet Babies theme. Download Red Hot Chilli Peppers now song (pambra or some ****). Listen to them both. Be surprised.
Use KAZAA and get a virus. I wouldnt trust that one dudes. Ive had over 10 people recieve viruses on their comps from malicious users on Kazaa. Most trusted, is Audiognome.
Post by: Darkage on June 09, 2002, 01:13:21 pm
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Originally posted by Lonestar
Use KAZAA and get a virus. I wouldnt trust that one dudes. Ive had over 10 people recieve viruses on their comps from malicious users on Kazaa. Most trusted, is Audiognome.
Did they ever heard of a virus scanner :rolleyes:
Post by: heretic on June 09, 2002, 01:52:06 pm
Post by: Ulundel on June 09, 2002, 01:52:09 pm
Post by: an0n on June 09, 2002, 02:20:29 pm
Post by: CODEDOG ND on June 09, 2002, 04:02:18 pm
Post by: Blue Lion on June 09, 2002, 04:24:22 pm
(http://server45.hypermart.net/icestar/lonewolf/back2.jpg)
Post by: Zeronet on June 09, 2002, 04:46:48 pm
Post by: LAW ENFORCER on June 09, 2002, 06:31:55 pm
Post by: Galemp on June 09, 2002, 09:47:37 pm
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/fsport/working/gedesktop.jpg)
I like to play games. 1280x1024 and Windows 98! Peh!
Post by: Alikchi on June 09, 2002, 09:52:35 pm
GE - I can get 1280 versions for you ;7
Post by: Gortef on June 10, 2002, 03:13:08 am
(http://members.surfeu.fi/gortef/desktop2s.jpg) (http://members.surfeu.fi/gortef/desktop2.jpg)
Post by: Rake on June 10, 2002, 06:27:32 pm
(http://www.strategyplanet.com/starmada/weapons/desktopx.jpg) (http://www.strategyplanet.com/starmada/weapons/desktop.jpg)
Post by: Blue Lion on June 10, 2002, 06:45:40 pm
Post by: Stryke 9 on June 10, 2002, 06:45:45 pm
Post by: Blue Lion on June 10, 2002, 06:56:30 pm
Post by: Galemp on June 10, 2002, 06:59:02 pm
Post by: Alikchi on June 10, 2002, 08:23:33 pm
Post by: Stryke 9 on June 10, 2002, 08:41:32 pm
Post by: Alikchi on June 10, 2002, 09:06:41 pm
http://www.stardock.com/products/desktopx
Place to get skins: http://www.wincustomize.com
Post by: Darkage on June 11, 2002, 02:01:07 am
Post by: Ace Pace on June 11, 2002, 11:35:55 am
a steak render and around 25 icons you guys have way to cool desktops!
Post by: CP5670 on June 11, 2002, 12:05:34 pm
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Descent? One Must Fall? TIE Fighter? Rake must like the classics.
You should see my list. :D ;7
Post by: Fineus on June 11, 2002, 04:05:27 pm
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Originally posted by Ace Pace
a steak render and around 25 icons you guys have way to cool desktops!
25 icons? Hah! real men have as few icons as possible, knowing full well that a cluttered desktop saps system resources - same as having a BMP set as a background. JPEGs baby ;)
Post by: Divide Overflow on June 12, 2002, 05:54:34 am
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Originally posted by Thunder
25 icons? Hah! real men have as few icons as possible, knowing full well that a cluttered desktop saps system resources - same as having a BMP set as a background. JPEGs baby ;)
Oh yeah, JPEGs for backgrounds rule. Nevermind the fact that JPEGs are actually drawn on the desktop via ActiveDesktop, an IE component, and. .
[glow=pink]ActiveDesktop is Flamingly Ghey![/glow]
This extra component, having been loaded, takes up RAM and CPU cycles. Meanwhile, Explorer supports BMP files natively.
(http://server3001.freeyellow.com/thomasbanks/multimedia/images/screenshots/desktopthumb.jpg) (http://server3001.freeyellow.com/thomasbanks/multimedia/images/screenshots/desktop.jpg)
[glow=silver]My Desktop[/glow]
Do I like glow? Yes I do. Nice IE specific tag. :D And my background? Updates every five minutes with the current rotation of the Earth, and the cloud cover every three hours.
Post by: Shrike on June 12, 2002, 05:59:37 am
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Originally posted by Divide OverflowYeah, that's why I use bmp desktops now. Don't need windows taking up more resources than it already has to.
Oh yeah, JPEGs for backgrounds rule. Nevermind the fact that JPEGs are actually drawn on the desktop via ActiveDesktop, an IE component, and. .
[glow=pink]ActiveDesktop is Flamingly Ghey![/glow]
This extra component, having been loaded, takes up RAM and CPU cycles. Meanwhile, Explorer supports BMP files natively.
(http://server3001.freeyellow.com/thomasbanks/multimedia/images/screenshots/desktopthumb.jpg) (http://server3001.freeyellow.com/thomasbanks/multimedia/images/screenshots/desktop.jpg)
[glow=silver]My Desktop[/glow]
Do I like glow? Yes I do. Nice IE specific tag. :D [/B]
And where did you get that pic? Looks like some kind of globe generator or something.
Post by: Ace Pace on June 12, 2002, 06:04:53 am
Post by: CP5670 on June 12, 2002, 07:56:32 am
Post by: Fineus on June 12, 2002, 09:02:03 am
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Originally posted by Divide Overflow
Oh yeah, JPEGs for backgrounds rule. Nevermind the fact that JPEGs are actually drawn on the desktop via ActiveDesktop, an IE component, and. .
I mean't jpegs set as backgrounds - which by definition makes them bitmaps but far smaller than an original bitmap might have been. Optimisation is A1.
As for your background... updates every 5 minutes? And you talk of not wasting resources :lol:
Post by: delta_7890 on June 12, 2002, 01:06:17 pm
http://shadowmoses.bravepages.com/JangoBackground.jpg
Post by: Galemp on June 12, 2002, 02:03:10 pm
Post by: Shrike on June 12, 2002, 03:19:24 pm
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Originally posted by ThunderI think you missed the point. A bmp takes up more memory, we all know that, but using a jpg background requires an entire additional (sub)program running, so a bmp effectively takes up less resources.
I mean't jpegs set as backgrounds - which by definition makes them bitmaps but far smaller than an original bitmap might have been. Optimisation is A1.
As for your background... updates every 5 minutes? And you talk of not wasting resources :lol:
Post by: Thorn on June 12, 2002, 04:00:41 pm
Post by: Fineus on June 12, 2002, 04:05:22 pm
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Originally posted by Shrike
I think you missed the point. A bmp takes up more memory, we all know that, but using a jpg background requires an entire additional (sub)program running, so a bmp effectively takes up less resources.
Nonono - I know that, what I mean is that a JPEG be optimised then converted to Bitmap. The result being a smaller bitmap and therefore as much optimisation as possible. This doesn't always work but it has for me in the past (got the desktop part of windows running that little bit faster with a little BMP than a large one - file size that is...
Post by: CP5670 on June 12, 2002, 06:25:26 pm
Post by: Thorn on June 12, 2002, 06:28:35 pm
mmm.. V12.....
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/tap/pictures/desktop8.jpg)
Post by: Corhellion on June 12, 2002, 07:36:08 pm
So here's a pic of the image thats on it (it's big 800x600)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77643 (http://)
And yes, it's MY ship, I built it with my own comp(lol) but a friend of mine "rendered" it with the engines and background, I think it turned out pretty good, don't you think?
Cya
Cor aka Wes Prewer
PS: The "FS" in ITFS Cerberus stands for "FlagShip"
edited: spelling mistake
Post by: Divide Overflow on June 13, 2002, 12:56:38 am
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Originally posted by ThunderHey smack ass, I'm not as anal about wasting resources as you are. Besides, there are two different resorces. RAM and CPU Time. I have 512 MB of RAM, and an Athlon 900. Not to shabby of a rig, certainly runs GTA3 and Flight Sim 2002 well, no choppyness (even with the globe app). Besides, the globe generator is a background app, that runs with priority set to idle. It is scheduled using another app, that downloads the cloud data and runs the renderer every 5 minutes. With my system, I don't have to worry about cpu time or ram consumption.
I mean't jpegs set as backgrounds - which by definition makes them bitmaps but far smaller than an original bitmap might have been. Optimisation is A1.
As for your background... updates every 5 minutes? And you talk of not wasting resources :lol:
ActiveDesktop on the other hand, is of course neatly integrated with Windows, and I've seen a stretched JPEG on a 1 gig Celeron slow that thing down.
Let's put it this way slappy, Dodge produced the Viper, but they didn't leave out the air conditioning because it would make the car go two or three miles an hour faster. . :doh:
Post by: Divide Overflow on June 13, 2002, 01:02:03 am
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Originally posted by ThunderOkay so, you took a bitmap, converted to JPEG, then back to BMP, and got a smaller file? Don't think so. BMP uses no compression. At best, one app may make a slightly larger bitmap than another. But take two completly different images, resize them to the same size. Then save them both, and compare the actual file sizes (not size on disk). Guess what? They're both the same. All you've done is make the image look like crap. And RAM, I've got plenty, so bring the bitmaps on.
Nonono - I know that, what I mean is that a JPEG be optimised then converted to Bitmap. The result being a smaller bitmap and therefore as much optimisation as possible. This doesn't always work but it has for me in the past (got the desktop part of windows running that little bit faster with a little BMP than a large one - file size that is...
Post by: Alikchi on June 13, 2002, 01:05:49 am
Post by: Shrike on June 13, 2002, 01:47:59 am
Post by: Fineus on June 13, 2002, 01:53:25 am
Enough with the insults Divide. One more and I ban you, my patience meter is now reading a resounding "0" when it comes to you. If you want to make a point then go right ahead - but un-needed name calling in my direction is all you've done since joining and my limit is here and now. One more and I get trigger happy with the ban button - consider yourself warned.
Post by: Fineus on June 13, 2002, 02:41:21 am
Post by: Divide Overflow on June 13, 2002, 02:43:13 am
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Originally posted by ThunderHehe, quietly laugh? I guess it's you're turn. We've been cackling at you. :p
Actually, I've changed my mind. Shrikes helped me out with realising the nature of the beast. So on that note, you can both do what you like to provoke me - I'm going to sit here and laugh quietly at you. Shrikes promised to clean up the mess... I hope he knows what he's doing :)
Post by: Fineus on June 13, 2002, 02:45:10 am