Reply #1000 = me!

March 2007

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/4435/evangelinechachamaruandcp3.png

@angelc: You have a point, but apps generaly have a larger selection of themes avalible (although I haven't looked very hard for themes that support luna). For example, I like the look of Mac OS X, and since I can't find a good luna theme, I just used Winblinds. What site do you for Luna?

Oh I get it.

Actualy if you look closesly, he is reply #1000, the original post is counted in the post count :)

looking closely and doing math are different. But how many desktops have been posted in that time?

Knowing ichigos, probably 2 (hehe).

I guess 200

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In vBullion systems, the thread count displayed in the parent folder is always one less that inside the thread (as the parent directory does not count the very first post).

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@_@

So am I right?

@angelc: You have a point, but apps generaly have a larger selection of themes avalible (although I haven't looked very hard for themes that support luna). For example, I like the look of Mac OS X, and since I can't find a good luna theme, I just used Winblinds. What site do you for Luna?

None, I don't really need skins. before I used this scheme I just used the Windows 2000 skin. And if you like OSX so much, get a mac.

1. They're so expensive (except when you look at Dell XPS x_x )
2. I like the accesability of windows. Everything is right where you want it. (i.e. Control panel, Start menu)
3. I think windows is a bit more stable.

Windows more stable than OSX? Wow, you're the first I ever heard saying that :o

1. They're so expensive (except when you look at Dell XPS x_x )
2. I like the accesability of windows. Everything is right where you want it. (i.e. Control panel, Start menu)
3. I think windows is a bit more stable.

1. supply/demand .... you want high PC prices go to : Alienware, Voodoo, falcon Northwest

2. where you want it is based on what you´ve grown acustomed to

3. Hmm...iunno both hve been good to me, maybe im just lucky. (although I have heard horror stories of both OSes older versions)

OS/Win/*nix/Solaris/FreeBSD.... use whatcha like, just aslong as you know WHY you use it, yer open to new things, and arent a bitchi fanboy about it.

Windows more stable than OSX? Wow, you're the first I ever heard saying that :o

OSX freezes on the eMacs at school all the time. I know this is just the eMac, but I'd rather not take chances. I was actually thinking of switching to some Linux distro, since almost all are free to update to the next version. (i.e. Vista= $200 for home basic. Not quite in our family's budget) I heard ubuntu was about to update. Maybe I'll try that.

getting off-topic

ubuntu is AFAIK one of the more noobie friendly ones..

Hopefully this weekedn I'll get OS crazy :D (will post screenshots)

1. supply/demand .... you want high PC prices go to : Alienware, Voodoo, falcon Northwest

2. where you want it is based on what you´ve grown acustomed to

3. Hmm...iunno both hve been good to me, maybe im just lucky. (although I have heard horror stories of both OSes older versions)

OS/Win/*nix/Solaris/FreeBSD.... use whatcha like, just aslong as you know WHY you use it, yer open to new things, and arent a bitchi fanboy about it.

With mac it's not a supply/demand thing. They just are too bloody expensive for what you get. Alienware on the other hand gives you a highly tweaked gaming machine for your money, that's something different.

Highly tweaked? WTF you talkin bout?

Alienware computers have been thoroughly testen, their hardware has been adjusted for optimal performance etc. Often you can buy pre-overclocked systems from them, too.

And don't use wtf in every question you ask because it makes you look aggressive and on top of that it makes you look really stupid.

True, but Alienware is even more expensive than some cars. How's the customer service on them?

They have warranties for 3 years? I don't know, but most of their parts are easy enough to replace.

I saw some with up to 3 TB of storage. (3,000 Gig for antone who may not know). Then I went and "made" one to my own preferences. $12,000. :bleh: Yeah right. Like I'd pay that much for a computer. If someone gave one to me though...:shifty:
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/075/f/7/Winux_by_Mysterian077.png

EDIT: Added a snapshot.

Sorry Angelic you sound like an Alienware add.

On the being more expensive than some cars: take a look at most highend models and they will be...things with 1000 dollar processors...extreme clocked/massive ammounts of ram...videocards..watercooling etc. that all adds up.

Warranty: never hurts always helps

3TB: I wonder how much you could cram into a stacker 830...in 750 GB drives... O_o

Well luis everyone compares it like that, but a top of a line computer compared to something like a Mugen 4 door sedan is different. Saying that a high cost computer is the same as a cheap car is not a good comparison =P

Let's stick to desktops.

Well, this thread is sort of dying, so I'll bring it back.
http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs14/f/2007/081/2/7/Another_Desktop_Screenshot_by_Mysterian077.png

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/2475/pic10uv0.th.jpg (http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/2475/pic10uv0.jpg)


And what my desktop usually looks like...

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/9541/pic9pz8.th.jpg (http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/9541/pic9pz8.jpg)

Nice. Where'd your panel go?

There isn't a panel when you go full screen with your window. It's 100% Bourne Again goodness.

No, the one with the K menu and such

Do you even know what BASH is?

I use the console too, just not all the time.

As long as Linux needs a command line for simple stuff like installing a program, it's not very mature yet ~_~

Most programs don't require a command line. For debian based distros, Like Ubuntu and the like, .deb files contain an "installer" for the program. (not sure yet on specifics) RPM's are another big installer.


Just about anything else can be found with a package manager like Synaptic or Aptitude. (While these just use the command line, the user doesn't actually see the command line.)

The only time you ever see the command line while installing programs is when you install using uncompiled source code from a TAR archive. The user basically does what the .exe does. (Most .exe files that install programs are just self-extracting archives with source code in them.)

And a BASH is when the system encounters an error. (i.e. the command isn't recognized, or the file doesn't exist).
(for example:
ian@floaton:~$ Install [flie]
bash: Install: command not found
or

ian@floaton:~$ cd /home/ian/.wine
bash: cd: directory doesn't exist
Help me If I'm wrong, please.

EDIT: This is getting sort of off topic again.

(by the way, I use:
ian@floaton:~$ sudo apt-get [file]

(And I'm new to Linux, not incompetent.)

The installers that come with RPM's never work. Dunno about Debian. I might my desktops from work later today. Not that there's anything on them XD

Erm... BASH ([B]ourne [A]gain [SH]ell) is not the error, but the actual console that you used to attempt to explain what BASH was. BASH is basically the command prompt, and the entire program driver of Linux. Anything and everything starts from there.


Executables, or Package Systems, do not install from source code. What they do is they have what's called a "pre-compiled binary" and a shell script. It just copies that binary to a location and then runs a script so that your computer knows where it's been installed to. It's very similar to the "install path" and "add shortcut to desktop" when installing something in windows.


apt-get is a cleaner than the red-hat packaging, but it still uses a similar technology. The reason the actual packaging system sucks is from taking that "pre-compiled binary", and then looking for something else that was specified in the compilation. Say that the person that made the program had extra features built in that were not necessary for the program to run. He uses the extra feature, therefore has the extra feature installed. He then builds the RPM package from that computer. That program, though now able to be installed on other systems, is now dependent on that extra feature, because it was in use and enabled at the time of Package creation.

For instance, the binary was compiled with support for Perl, and you don't have Perl, it'll give you an dependency error. That binary is dependent on you having perl installed. With an RPM, DEB, or other packages, you don't have much a choice. You have to install Perl for the program to launch. But if you compiled the binary yourself, the dependency pro'lly won't be there (note the probably; you'll never fully get rid of dependencies in Linux); meaning you won't have to install Perl.

Basically, it's like saying I need Y program installed because I need it to run, even though I could run fine without it.

And I'm learning that after figuring out how to use Gentoo's system, that compiling from source isn't too bad. In fact, it's quite easy, and the system gives me only what I want. No longer do I have the 100 useless programs, countless similar web-applications, 9 text editors, and X office suites. It only installs what I want, when I want it. Hell, it doesn't even install a Desktop Environment off the get-go.



You're in my realm now :devil:




Also: http://forums.ichigos.com/showthread.php?t=9376

http://i9.tinypic.com/4ftu41s.jpg
=] mine

Yay! Mac. Second only to Linux

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs15/i/2007/092/4/a/Yet_another_desktop_screenshot_by_Mysterian077.png

lol, mine, with the totally superfluous vista-style sidebar I downloaded.
Actually, it saves me a bit of time doing random things, so I guess it's fine. Also, it's usually hidden...
http://www.eterna-soft.com/images/desktop.JPG
Hurray.

Edit:
I love how my computer uses like 80% of it's memory just running Windows. I really need to upgrade this POS. > <

Ooo~ it's a tree

lol, mine, with the totally superfluous vista-style sidebar I downloaded.
Actually, it saves me a bit of time doing random things, so I guess it's fine. Also, it's usually hidden...
http://www.eterna-soft.com/images/desktop.JPG
Hurray.

Edit:
I love how my computer uses like 80% of it's memory just running Windows. I really need to upgrade this POS. > <

Installing crap like sidebars doesn't help, of course.

Ooo~ it's a tree
Mmhm. :)


Installing crap like sidebars doesn't help, of course.
lol, I know. I checked my memory and such with and without winblinds and such though, and there was no change. So whatever. I just need a new videocard. X3

Video Card won't help that, though :mellow:

wait...if I remember correctly...yer running like 512mb right now....so thats pretty good.

Video Card won't help that, though
Meh, I need one anyway. X3
And no Luis, my 512 burnt out. It was pretty good. Now I'm running a shitty 128. ;___;
You should see how slow Maya runs. > <

dude...Id kill myself running maya with 128....save up...drop 2 gigs in there. Never look back.

dude...Id kill myself running maya with 128....save up...drop 2 gigs in there. Never look back.
^_^ That would help considerably.

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Just up!
If you have a VNC client on your machine, and you happen to be on at the same time as me, you can view my current desktop by connecting to: 192.160.0.225:5900 I think. I have to check if this is thr right IP, but I'm pretty sure.
the password is "hello"

Dude... 192 is a router network address. That only works for your lan.

>.< I need to read up on that. I'll check it out, and fix it when I can.

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/6807/desktopnn4.th.jpg (http://img131.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desktopnn4.jpg)
*click* for larger image.. imageshack is slow :/

o0o mega smexy desktop matt~ :)

thanks :) Shinkai Makoto is the best when it comes to wallpapers~ :3

Mmhm. :)


lol, I know. I checked my memory and such with and without winblinds and such though, and there was no change. So whatever. I just need a new videocard. X3

Try disabling themes, then disable the themes service in the computer managment. Along with useless stuff like telephony, terminal services and heaps more of stuff you don't need.

Check the system tray, too. Sometimes apps you don't need open and pile up here, too. You can also fine-tune your account to be less CPU hogging. Simple things like "don't display window contents while dragging" can free up some space.

Those things don't free up memory. Just cause less CPU load.

edit: PDA background
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/aboot/acern311.jpg

Warning may contain moogles and violence (http://h1.ripway.com/Phenix/ss/mogofwar.jpg)
fantasic wall paper I found

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/6807/desktopnn4.th.jpg (http://img131.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desktopnn4.jpg)
*click* for larger image.. imageshack is slow :/

Do you happen to have a clean version of that wallpaper? If so, mind sharing it? I've got similar but (far) less beautifull wallpapers of the same series..

Warning may contain moogles and violence
fantasic wall paper I found

:heh: Terminator moogles.. it's great!

Here's mine (http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/3628/picture1yd1.png)...
I'm NOT some hopeless fangirl. :bleh:
I'm not!
...:shifty:

I checked. It said that the address you use to connect is: 192.168.0.4:0
password is: ichigo

Here is the latest...I even got my grandmother to laugh and say it is cute...which was very unexpected.

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h255/porschegtiii/DT.jpg

It looks rather scary x_x

AIR TV :)
M| would be proud
It doesn't look scary at all o.o

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/617/picture1fk8.th.png (http://img293.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture1fk8.png)

AIR TV :)
M| would be proud
It doesn't look scary at all o.o

It does if you look at the proportions, which are completely wrong.

Kaien,
Just look up 5 centimeters per second .-.
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/2954/cap3ze9.th.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cap3ze9.jpg)
That's not a wallpaper, but it's the same shot from the it with less clutter.
Since I'm bored...
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/4958/kabegami5cm2lqo7.th.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kabegami5cm2lqo7.jpg)
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3871/kabegamicos4lvp6.th.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kabegamicos4lvp6.jpg)
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6245/kabegami3lyw5.th.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kabegami3lyw5.jpg)

Wow. Got enough wallpapers? XD

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/462/picture1ia6.th.png (http://img153.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture1ia6.png)
:lol:

Do you happen to have a clean version of that wallpaper? If so, mind sharing it? I've got similar but (far) less beautifull wallpapers of the same series..
Yes, it can be found here (http://5cm.yahoo.co.jp/download/index.html). All of them are available in 1024x768 and 1280x1024. There are alot of beautiful 5cm wallpapers
other than this. :)

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/7859/desktopqc0.th.jpg (http://img140.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desktopqc0.jpg)


Ah, Casual Friday.

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/6703/gbngqf5.th.jpg (http://img186.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gbngqf5.jpg)

Thanks for the wallpapers, I suppose I didn't search thoroughly enough :heh:
I'll try to be less lazy next time ;)

@Work, Vista:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/aboot/wallpaper_work_vista.jpg

@Work, XP:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/aboot/desktop_work_XP.jpg

Those be some nice walls Angelic. is it just me or does vista look stretched?

They're both kinda streched, it's because I use a 1280x1024 resolution, while I had to resize them to 1024x768.

so they dont look like that on the desktop?
Shoulda done an equivalent shrink to show us?

no, I couldn't be arsed to do that :mellow:

o0o vista! :P tow computers at work? nice~

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/8307/picture1pz2.th.png (http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture1pz2.png)

Yay, azumanga! I just finished watching that...again. XD

My super awesome Nintendo desktop:

http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs17/f/2007/121/6/3/My_AWESOME_Nintendo_Desktop_by_Mysterian077.png

Desktop:
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/8259/ichigosgray2zx4.th.jpg (http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/8259/ichigosgray2zx4.jpg)

Lappy:
http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/8974/snapshot2vk6.th.png (http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/8974/snapshot2vk6.png)

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5733/picture1jb4.th.png (http://img267.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture1jb4.png)

Desktop:
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/8259/ichigosgray2zx4.th.jpg (http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/8259/ichigosgray2zx4.jpg)

Lappy:
http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/8974/snapshot2vk6.th.png (http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/8974/snapshot2vk6.png)

Ooh, I like the desktop one. Where is that image from? Also... "The complete idiot's guide to..." what?? lol

That's from Utawarerumono isn't it?

Ooh, I like the desktop one. Where is that image from? Also... "The complete idiot's guide to..." what?? lol

Great minds think alike ^.^

Top one is from Utawarerumono; the character Kamyu, to be exact.

And it's the "Complete Idiots Guide to Feng Shui".

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/Siul1313/Picture1-1.png

Me right now.

Somebody likes their ZIM?

^.^
Luis, that desktop is real cool and everything, but... just not as sexy as mine. (http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/5518/gackera1.png) :)

Hmmm.... Looks like black paint was spilled on Gackt...

^.^
Luis, that desktop is real cool and everything, but... just not as sexy as mine. (http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/5518/gackera1.png) :)

Gackt is not sexy. At all.

^I'm inclined to agree. > <

actualy GIR..but thanks for the compliment, allready changed it tho XD.

Art by dangeruss, look him up on DA, has some GREAT stuff!
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/Siul1313/Picture1-2.png

Yay new Desktop and M better not have it....OR ELSE!!

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h255/porschegtiii/SolaDesktop.jpg

Actually, that was the other sola wallpaper I was looking at, but it was too blurry for my tastes.

What's all this Gackt-bashing? :cry: Maybe you guys are mean, or maybe it's just me and my bizarre tastes. ://
Hmm, though I'd rather like to see what kind of man you find *sexy*, Angelic. :P (without implying that you're gay, of course ^.^)
Otherwise... nah, I'm done.
*resumes her drooling in front of Luis' wallpaper*

Well, guys who act like girls aren't sexy, they're fake. Personally I think that girls who like Gackt are secretly lesbians who don't dare to come out for that yet. Give it some time.

This girl at my school loves Gackt and shes bi.

:topic: Gackt reminds me of a toy or doll, just too unnatural. My desktop is still broken so setting an image makes the desktop white and disables setting a default one.

:topic: Gackt reminds me of a toy or doll, just too unnatural. My desktop is still broken so setting an image makes the desktop white and disables setting a default one.

Could be related to some files for active desktop being damaged or unregistered. Try Start > run > cmd, then run "sfc /scannow" without the quotation marks. This will scan for corrupted system files and try to fix them. Also, download and run http://www.pcstress.net/cleanup.exe - fixes a lot of problems. We use it all the time at MS :D

Whee~ I generally don't reuse wallpapers, but this one's an exception. I just felt like using it again! Vladstudios has some amazing wallpapers. There was a month when I used only Vlad wallpapers. Hah!

And yes, I'm totally listening to Bartender. <3!

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/7189/dsktp1wr7.jpg
(scaled down form 1280x1024 to 1024x___)

Gackt = sexy <3

mine >.>..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/vi3t-sekciiness/desktop.jpg

lol that's very cute how the buttons or in the bubbles :D

aww I want that one too x_x

Eternal: Haha, thanks. XD
X: I hope 1024x768 is alright. =']

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/5282/vladstudiobubbles1024ua6.th.jpg (http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/5282/vladstudiobubbles1024ua6.jpg)

Bartender soundtrack is like, *splooges* :3

Eternal: Haha, thanks. XD
X: I hope 1024x768 is alright. =']

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/5282/vladstudiobubbles1024ua6.th.jpg (http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/5282/vladstudiobubbles1024ua6.jpg)

bwahahaha thanks Elwe :)

http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/9691/pic1ry6.th.jpg (http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/9691/pic1ry6.jpg)

That one didn't last long...


http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9721/screencap1qj1.th.jpg (http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9721/screencap1qj1.jpg)

Heh--one of my experimental sigs as my desky. :)

http://xs215.xs.to/xs215/07222/saucy.JPG

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/8919/picture1mz8.th.png (http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture1mz8.png)
old skool

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/aboot/desktop300507.jpg

X, I'm requesting the sauce on that image.

Yay for Haruhi!

That's a spiffy new desktop Angelic :D

Yeah I really like it!

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z103/Drunk_Guys_Ghost/Brandsbackground.jpg

heh my lame desktop

Sweet mother of God, How can you /stand/ that much clash?!

that desktop does actualy hurt my brain, soo patchy
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/PFT_Shadow/untitled-1.jpg

loli? IDK but I like it.

Yay~

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m185/Lightningsage/Desktops/Image1.gif

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/8919/picture1mz8.th.png (http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture1mz8.png)
old skool

=O Gorgeous! May I have a copy? :)

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/6964/1180215894611rh3.th.jpg (http://img514.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1180215894611rh3.jpg)
Sorry it took so long Elwe. I didn't realize ^^;

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/6964/1180215894611rh3.th.jpg (http://img514.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1180215894611rh3.jpg)
Sorry it took so long Elwe. I didn't realize ^^;

Yay! No, that wasn't long at all. ^_^ Thank you very much! *proceeds to change wallpaper*

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/7038/picture1su0.th.png (http://img47.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture1su0.png)
muh new one =D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/ParadoxRB/ParaBackgroundJune.jpg

there's mine, for now.

New wallpaper (WOG ... again ... :think:)
It still feels a little strange to have an empty desktop.

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o79/INV4IN/ScreenShot2.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/ParadoxRB/ParaBackgroundJune.jpg

there's mine, for now.
I totally have that one!
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/5272/picture1xv8.th.png (http://img505.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture1xv8.png)
this one makes me "lol"

Edit: and I have a version of Invain's as well =O
I really like hers more though

lol
Though I wouldn't want to blow up a mac, a PC is a better candidate for that.:P

lol
Though I wouldn't want to blow up a mac, a windows is a better candidate for that.:P

My brain just crashed...

Nice WPs everyone. Ima have to look into making/finding something I like. Send em my way if you think they're good.

What kinda themes you like?

I totally have that one!
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/5272/picture1xv8.th.png (http://img505.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture1xv8.png)
this one makes me "lol"

Edit: and I have a version of Invain's as well =O
I really like hers more though

omg, how I hated having to blow into those NES cartridges! x_x

I never had a snes...but did have to do that with gameboy and N64....those were the days man.

Gah!! I need a new wallpaper..I've had mine for a while xD
Heres (http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u281/Ramen-C/gah-1.jpg)
Don't mind my icons..they are pretty fun games xD

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g90/Minique_7/desktop.jpg
<3 yay Bill!!

lol
Though I wouldn't want to blow up a mac, a windows is a better candidate for that.:P

You can't blow up Windows, it's software.

idiot.

Ow, that's very nice thank you. Maybe I meant the thing that's usually running the windows.
Btw: It was about a wallpaper.

Winbox:

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/2015/deskkf3.th.jpg (http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/2015/deskkf3.jpg)

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/3336/dsktop23ji3.th.jpg (http://img166.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsktop23ji3.jpg)
Bartender is still playing. <3 Hemmingway's Daiquiri!

http://xs216.xs.to/xs216/07243/asdfawef.JPG.xs.jpg (http://xs216.xs.to/xs216/07243/asdfawef.JPG)

tehe CS3!

tehe CS3!

I like how paint is totally minimized, too! =D Totally lovin the wallpaper~

paint is just faster then ps. ps takes a while to open, like 5 more seconds -_-

5 seconds could be doing something else

lol, i use paint really often too. Mostly for cropping images and resizing them and resaving them and crap. Sooooo much faster than opening slow-ass PS. X3

Ow, that's very nice thank you. Maybe I meant the thing that's usually running the windows.
Btw: It was about a wallpaper, you can't blow something up with a wallpaper.

You're the one who started about blowing up Windows.

I'd rather blow up Apple. Their Windows version of Safari is the most buggy piece of shit ever.

lolz apple hater

Its not hating when its a fact.

But its not like Microsoft hasn't failed before too. It's like watercolors and oils; Use what works best for you.

Microsoft failed in many ways. It's just a blown up company which surfived on it's monopoly for so many years.
Windows crashes a lot more than OSX. And then there's the speed difference between them. (not the software, but the computers running it)

But RD is right, use what works best for you.

Erm, Mac was a piece of crap too before Apple started basing MacOS on Unix. Basically, Apple shouldn't get much of the credit, they are just as horrible as MS. They just have a fancy looking version of BSD now, but it's not because of Apple's skills that MacOSX is so stable and secure. In fact, the apple software itself has had quite its share of security bugs too. So don't complain about MS while Apple isn't any better. If Apple were the number one there'd be as many viruses for MacOS as there are for Windows now. But since, compared to Windows, not many people use OSX, it's not a very interesting platform to write malware for.

And when it comes to speed, Macs are just normal PC's nowadays, and for the money I buy an iMac I can easily get a cheaper PC with much better specs.

Microsoft failed in many ways. It's just a blown up company which surfived on it's monopoly for so many years.
Windows crashes a lot more than OSX. And then there's the speed difference between them. (not the software, but the computers running it)

But RD is right, use what works best for you.

Hmm..
I think yer wrong, a couple of years ago and there might have been some claim to that, since apple was still on the PCC processors, but lately I think theres very lil hta separates a PC from a mac, I mean the MBPs are running santarosa, and the macpros are running (dont really know this name so..shoot me) X5000 chipset.

AFAIK the hardware is comparale to nearly everything on the PC side, the only model "missing" within the mac lineup is a toned down mac pro without error checking ram (this ram...cost a darn crapload).

I agreee with angelic to some extent, true I've heard Macs with OS9 were a nightmare to run, but the same could be said bout win 95 I think. Apple does indeed have a BSD underlayer which its based around. However its due to that BSD underlayer that I doubt there would be as many viruses for OSX as windows if these shared the market equal (or OSX took over). By viruses I mean self propagating virii...not the prompting your pasword and getting it cause your a damn moron kind.

I havent actualy read this article (just looked over it) but it seemed intresting:

http://www.macworld.com/2006/08/opinion/dellmacprofollowup/index.php

http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/6351/desktop070620mw4.th.jpg (http://img489.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desktop070620mw4.jpg)

my current desktop o.o

I'm a Berryz fan, as you can see. :)

New Lappy Wallpaper to go with my recent uptaking of fluxbox:

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/6640/desktophr6.th.jpg (http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/6640/desktophr6.jpg)

And then there's the speed difference between them. (not the software, but the computers running it)

But RD is right, use what works best for you.

This should really be in the OS forum.

Invain, I hope you realise you are comparing differnt OS's, then saying that the computers running them have a speed difference. How very ignorant of you. You can't compare OS's on how different computers run them - and to be honest, your sentence didnt even make sense.

If you were comparing the Apple computers to Windows computers (not the OS's) I would still call you ignoratn - as there are no Windows computers. Windows is an OS, not a physical, tangible computer.

actualy jaso, until last year the only way to compare OSX (x being a variable) and its windows equivalent was indeed with diferent computers (as the procesor architectures were VERY different, ppc (motorola if im not mistaken) and x86 (Intel and AMD) afaik each architechture also had its strong points, and the main reason for the apple switch was probably increase in market share and motorolas not being able to provide what they promised (thermal efficiency for laptops and a certain clockspeed on the G5s if im not mistaken)

another intresting point on both companies is that Microsoft was as far as I know, the first SOFTWARE company, something true until they expanded with the Xbox and now the zune (if im not mistaken) while apple has always been software/hardware.

Hmm. Desktops o.o

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Kozmo555666/Kyo.jpg

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/3973/wallpapertu2.th.jpg (http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/3973/wallpapertu2.jpg)

rawr (http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/6562/asdfsfs3.jpg)

Fixed up this crappy comp, and now it's all mine. . .in meh room

http://xs117.xs.to/xs117/07283/desky.JPG

New Theme and Cursor along to go with it. So happy! ^.^

It's a picture I drew.
<3
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g90/Minique_7/desktop2.jpg
Mrrow! Her name's Whisperheart.

Ooo, swirly! Mind sharing the wallpaper? (Please?) =D



Fixed up this crappy comp, and now it's all mine. . .in meh room

http://xs117.xs.to/xs117/07283/desky.JPG

New Theme and Cursor along to go with it. So happy! ^.^

rawr (http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/6562/asdfsfs3.jpg)

that wouldnt happen to be one of the fallout 3 shots would it?

Bitter sweet.

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h255/porschegtiii/WallyPaper.jpg

Porsches desktop makes me think "OSX!"

nice desktops everyone.

that wouldnt happen to be one of the fallout 3 shots would it?
It's concept art. I'd assume it's for Fallout 3 though. I mean, what else would it be for? X3

And Fallout is going to own. I loved the second one so much.

New Lappy Wallpaper to go with my recent uptaking of fluxbox:

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/6640/desktophr6.th.jpg (http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/6640/desktophr6.jpg)

Sorry for my lack of intelligence, but what is that? Its so pretty!

Gentoo Linux (http://www.gentoo.org/) (bleeding edge) using the Fluxbox (http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net/) desktop manager. In the upper left is the CLI IRC application irssi (http://irssi.org/), the lower left is the conky (http://conky.sourceforge.net/) monitor. To the left of the monitor is a standard BASH (http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/) window. The text found in the middle is the vi improved (http://www.vim.org/) (better known as vi or vim) editor in C# mode.

All of the windows are held in the Eterm (http://www.eterm.org/) terminal program, launched with transparent backgrounds, no buttonbar, autohiding scrollbar. I also configured/hacked the window manager so that I could remove frames with a keystroke combanation (M-t [windows-t]).

Your desktop confuses and frightens me, M.
And speaking of C#, I'm learning some right now! Hurrayyy!~!
Or rather, I'm on Ichigos avoiding C#. But whatever!

Gentoo Linux (http://www.gentoo.org/) (bleeding edge) using the Fluxbox (http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net/) desktop manager. In the upper left is the CLI IRC application irssi (http://irssi.org/), the lower left is the conky (http://conky.sourceforge.net/) monitor. To the left of the monitor is a standard BASH (http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/) window. The text found in the middle is the vi improved (http://www.vim.org/) (better known as vi or vim) editor in C# mode.

All of the windows are held in the Eterm (http://www.eterm.org/) terminal program, launched with transparent backgrounds, no buttonbar, autohiding scrollbar. I also configured/hacked the window manager so that I could remove frames with a keystroke combanation (M-t [windows-t]).

ehhh *curls in the corner in fright*

I have no idea what your talking about lol

BYAH! Horrible .JPG of my desktop; it's actually a lot more sexier. =P

http://xs117.xs.to/xs117/07292/desky11.JPG

http://tinyurl.com/yrw7xn
POWAH!

lol, I see you have Maya down there still Luis. :3
Have you done anything with it lately? My video card blew up, so I haven't used it in months, sadly. = \

I worked on a Mac a few weeks ago. It was horrible. It just plain sucks x_x

I don't doubt your claims, kind sir. I've never enjoyed working on macs either.

It depends on what you're doing.

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/4121/wp01mi1.th.jpg (http://img58.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wp01mi1.jpg)

More of the same, I guess. =]

I worked on a Mac a few weeks ago. It was horrible. It just plain sucks x_x

I am too used to windows to make a clean move to mac. The only thing I really do like using macs for right now is audio, movie and photo editing.

lol, I see you have Maya down there still Luis. :3
Have you done anything with it lately? My video card blew up, so I haven't used it in months, sadly. = \

Actualy..I gave up on that..but I just downloaded the PLE edition, hoping to kinda figure my way around it. whats your videocard gotta do with it? integrated not letting the viewports keep up?


I worked on a Mac a few weeks ago. It was horrible. It just plain sucks x_x


I am too used to windows to make a clean move to mac. The only thing I really do like using macs for right now is audio, movie and photo editing.

Im wondering whats so diferent? and what "sucks", used win for 10 years..switched to mac in a couple hours..minutes for basic things.

Sorry, but I'm new here.....how do I post the picture if attachments are not allowed?

Easy. Go to an imagehost and upload it there, and then post the link code in your post with the approprate tags.

Easy. Go to an imagehost and upload it there, and then post the link code in your post with the approprate tags.

Good idea. Thanks. I guess I never thought of that. :) I'll edit this later with my desktop.

I am too used to windows to make a clean move to mac. The only thing I really do like using macs for right now is audio, movie and photo editing.In other words, everything they're supposed to be good at?

Actualy..I gave up on that..but I just downloaded the PLE edition, hoping to kinda figure my way around it. whats your videocard gotta do with it? integrated not letting the viewports keep up?
lol, yeah, basically. I can't model anything with any sort of detail, otherwise it lags and skips frames all over the place. Bleh.

drop the subdivisions shown? I know there was a way in 3dsmax, then you would make diferent entities and drop the shown subdivisions of the entities you werent actualy modeling on.

Actualy..I gave up on that..but I just downloaded the PLE edition, hoping to kinda figure my way around it. whats your videocard gotta do with it? integrated not letting the viewports keep up?





Im wondering whats so diferent? and what "sucks", used win for 10 years..switched to mac in a couple hours..minutes for basic things.

I do more with Windows than just using it for internet and typing stuff for school, though.

But with a Mac, right out of the box it has tried and true programs.

May be the case with some pre-made Win boxes, but 99% of the time with those its crappy programes you will probably never use [whee, eXtreme business card maker +++3pro edition 2!]

OS thread?

(And the linux guy pwns the windows and mac enthusiasts)

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x245/mysterian_album/snapshot2.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/PFT_Shadow/deskjuly07.jpg

like to keep my desktop tidy

OS thread?

(And the linux guy pwns the windows and mac enthusiasts)

The problem with most mac and Linux users is that they are conceited bitches who think they are special while they're not.

Hear, hear. Mostly with mac users though. Not so much with Linux from what I've seen. It's probably because most people who use Linux actually know what they're doing.

It's fun at MS, we sometimes get calls from people with office on their mac.

MS: "Please boot your mac into safe mode"
Customer: "It's a MAC, it doesn't need safe mode"
MS: "Press the shift key at boot. What does it say now?"
Customer: "..."

something like that.

Heheh. X3

A picture of my little sister ... xD

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g90/Minique_7/dearlorddesktop.jpg

Woo! I haven't posted a desktop in forever!... here goes.

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/3894/07222007030146nw6.jpg

@Minique: Nice Desktop, bet shes a handfull. (woah..pic taken on me bros B-day FTW)

@Melee: nice, I dont see how thats a dragon heart but ok.

Yeah, I'm not sure how it's a dragon heart either, but it looks cool. haha

@ Luis: That's my other sister's birthday! Party!

@ Melee54: Happy birthday!

wait..do our siblings share a birthdate...creepy.

wait..do our siblings share a birthdate...creepy.
Yes, a huge, creepy coincidence, considering there are a whole 365 days to be born on.

(Sarcasm rides again! kekekekekekekekeke.)

creepy due to the number of days a person can be born in, and the ammount of people on the INTERNET, what are the odds of a person and I meeting, and that person posting a picture with the date both our siblings were born in?

Not saying its that rare..but its a coincidence.

Here is my desktop: http://s209.photobucket.com/albums/bb129/landstrasse36/?action=view&current=Desktop.jpg I took the picture when I was on vacation in Arizona.


It's fun at MS, we sometimes get calls from people with office on their mac.

MS: "Please boot your mac into safe mode"
Customer: "It's a MAC, it doesn't need safe mode"
MS: "Press the shift key at boot. What does it say now?"
Customer: "..."

something like that.
I recently called my ISP for tech support. After I told them I had Mac OS X, they asked me to push start.

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/3585/wallie0lu3.th.jpg (http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/3585/wallie0lu3.jpg)

oops, I posted the same one twice....ignore this post please.....

http://www.imagehost.ro/thumbnail.php/0818233546b9dff7022e5.jpg (http://www.imagehost.ro/pict/0818233546b9dff7022e5.jpg)

I think this would be mine.

http://s188.photobucket.com/albums/z21/Archideas/?action=view&current=Desktop.jpg

M- Nifty theme, huh? old style. XD

Here's my new background: http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb129/landstrasse36/desktop2.jpg
@ M: Nice background!

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/2294/picture2dv7.th.png (http://img129.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture2dv7.png)

@ X: what web browser are you using? I don't recognize that icon (the one to the right of your dashboard icon).

camino :yes:

Flock (http://www.flock.com/) is better :)

I downloaded it and am actually using it right now...

I shall put it kindly....



ew.

Mac desktops get so... cluttered at the bottom x_x

Mac desktops get so... cluttered at the bottom x_x

Thats just BS O_o, thats stereotypical and retarded. (not cause yer talking bout macs)

1. The "clutter" is ussualy the dock.
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/Siul1313/Ichigos/Picture1.png
- The dock can be shrunk
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/Siul1313/Ichigos/Picture2.png
- Put to the side
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/Siul1313/Ichigos/Picture4.png
-Or even hidden
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/Siul1313/Ichigos/Picture3.png

I assume you mean the dock, because the "Task Bar" (Im not sure if this is a common name throughout OSes) is at the top, and any icons left on the desktop are blamed on the user and not the OS. That leaves no other OS specific thing at the bottom.

At the end of the day, OSX can be as tidy as any other OS (IMHO) its up to the user to decide what clutter is, and when to get rid of it.

The whatever-you-call-it-Object-Dock-thingy is just too colorful. I believe that's what Angelic meant.

Thats just BS O_o, thats stereotypical and retarded. (not cause yer talking bout macs)

1. The "clutter" is ussualy the dock.
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/Siul1313/Ichigos/Picture1.png
- The dock can be shrunk
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/Siul1313/Ichigos/Picture2.png
- Put to the side
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/Siul1313/Ichigos/Picture4.png
-Or even hidden
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/Siul1313/Ichigos/Picture3.png

I assume you mean the dock, because the "Task Bar" (Im not sure if this is a common name throughout OSes) is at the top, and any icons left on the desktop are blamed on the user and not the OS. That leaves no other OS specific thing at the bottom.

At the end of the day, OSX can be as tidy as any other OS (IMHO) its up to the user to decide what clutter is, and when to get rid of it.


Thank you for calling me retarded, but I'm not the one using MacOS here, so please don't even think about calling me retarded, thank you.

And yes, the dock looks cluttered like hell. I personally think it's horrible (I've used a mac a few times and hated it).

Angelic doesn't take shit for anyone, I think having the bar on the side looks really weird and feels extremely uncomfy

The new lap's desktop... :-)

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h255/porschegtiii/LapTop.jpg

@ Porsche: nice Gemballa. :)

Here's my new desktop. I took the picture in Wisconsin, a few miles east of Stillwater, MN.

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb129/landstrasse36/bmwx5.jpg

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/4866/picture1dv7.png
Come to the dark side!

You should move the icons to the left, now they cover the picture :(

Yeh that makes sense, but...Im so used to it :(, I never had them on along the top tho. I'll give it a shot.

http://tinyurl.com/2fxhnt

I cant choose...Vader...or Venom...

Lol, I love the "Clean-up for Screenshot" Folder.

Here is my newest one:
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb129/landstrasse36/desktop-bmw1.jpg

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/5117/picture1cg1.th.png (http://img210.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture1cg1.png)
Pretty! isn't it? :)

it is :)

*agrees*

Dali?

I'm not sure, Angelic. M told me that it looks like it is, but there is no way for me to tell, considering, I got it from 4chan.
My apologies.

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4637/screenybx2.jpg

I hate how photohosting sites always resize things. :/

It looks better bigger. I colored in all the Faeries: they used to be B/W. I also added color to the stars.

Winx Club?

Winx Club?

xD No.

Neopets.

Winx is t3h strange.

Neopets are cool!

(I'm a supercool person)

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4637/screenybx2.jpg

I hate how photohosting sites always resize things. :/

It looks better bigger. I colored in all the Faeries: they used to be B/W. I also added color to the stars.

o0o very nice, I dont think I've seen the one on the left corner what is it?
edit: nvm thats the air fairy~

http://www.vulomedia.com/thumbs/16553Kill_Bill_by_lahandi.png (http://www.vulomedia.com/viewer.php?id=16553Kill_Bill_by_lahandi.png)

lol

http://www.vulomedia.com/thumbs/16553Kill_Bill_by_lahandi.png (http://www.vulomedia.com/viewer.php?id=16553Kill_Bill_by_lahandi.png)

lol

that's hilarious xD

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/9649/wallie08if5.th.jpg (http://img516.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wallie08if5.jpg).

:neko:

People who still think that Bill Gates runs MS should do their homework better, he quit being CEO years ago.

And Windows > Linux on the desktop (not on servers though).

http://tinyurl.com/28rc9k

@^ Inside Luis's house? :blink:

People who still think that Bill Gates runs MS should do their homework better, he quit being CEO years ago.

And Windows > Linux on the desktop (not on servers though).

Yeh I agree on the Gates thing, on the desktop...I think I'll agree aswell, Linux needs to unify somehow..but that would be..unlinux-y (or whatver) IDK how much diferent a linux/win box would be to a new user tho. Ex school with kids being introduced to computers, for nearly everything linux can be as good ifnot better afaik.

Seems an intresting experiment (wtf does the OLPC run?)

But...just one guys opinion.

@luis why you gotta go and kidnap pretty girls yo.

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h255/porschegtiii/Top.jpg


^_^

I just downloaded that wallpaper, too...

mmm that would make a good set, she's pretty :P

http://tinyurl.com/394cf3

Old one...seemed risky for school.

Risky? Ha. That must be one hell of a prudent school.

nah, just dont want lols, questions and odd looks from anyone. Better safe than sorry ;)

It should also say:

"This book is closed-minded for the thinking-impaired."

and

"Abandon all rational thought, ye who enter here!"

\o/

o/

http://tinyurl.com/28rc9k
LUIS YOU MONSTER HOW COULD YOU!?!?!?!?!

Look at that face! how COULDNT I?

ZOMG! Orange smart!

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb129/landstrasse36/smartDesktop.jpg

ZOMG! Orange smart!

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb129/landstrasse36/smartDesktop.jpg

Hey! I think I got one of those in a Happy Meal®! ^_^