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My desktop, featuring a shot I took in Algonquin. It also features gmail notifier, bluetooth, Safari, iCal, and iSync, the cornerstones of my GTD system.
Amarok - An open source linux media player I just stumbled upon. It's made for the KDE desktop. I use Gnome, and I hadn't seen it before.
It is very nice: plays well, without the stream speed/buffering problems I was seeing with Rhythmbox; sends tunes to i-Pods wirelessly; grabs the album cover art off the web; finds lyrics; converts file types, populates audio file tag information automagically; integrates with wikipedia...
edit:
I spoke too soon! The fast-playing mp3s/oggs have returned... it "skips" about every five seconds, I assume because it runs out of the buffer. It's very annoying to listen to. I have found others mentioning this, but no solution.
Any idea how to fix this?
This is my latest version of my desktop customization adventure. The only thing that has changed (obviously) is the wallpaper. I chose this wallpaper because I can put my rainmeter Modules in the objects in the wallpaper. Hover over the picture to see the Skins I used!
I've set this MacbookPro to triple boot 3 OSs, OSX.7.3 (Lion), Windows8 (Preview), and Ubuntu 12.04 (beta LTS) (Pangolin). Basic process is to install rEFIt, a boot manager, then to split the Mac drive into three partitions, I used Disk Utility but any partitioner would be OK, reducing the size of the MacOS Extended partition, and creating two new MSDOS partitions, one for Windows and one for Linux. Alas Lion also has one of those 'recovery' partitions, which causes some problems. Boot camp is only used to obtain drivers (Windows7 drivers), burnt to a CD. The Mac is then booted using the Windows install DVD. I used Windows 8 (preview), and Windows installed in the second partition. Initially only partially working (no wifi, no sound), after several reboots including the install of the W7 drivers, it was finally working OK. Then the Mac was booted using the Ubuntu DVD, and Ubuntu installed normally (although the boot files were added to the third partition, not the first partition). Also this created a problem, too many partitions. The fix was to create a hybrid MBR table, which conceals the EFI and the Lion recovery partitions. Now its possible to boot any of the three OSs. Linux can see all three partitions, MacOS can see two OSs itself and Windows, only itself.
Lion works well, usual Apple excellent user experience, and as one would expect it is well integrated with the hardware.
Also my first experience of the MS Metro interface in Win8. Its sort of cute but childish, and having metro and a windows desktop results in a peculiar combination of two cut down interfaces (presumably the idea is to make it easier for very naive users). Inn effect a tablet interface, and a simplified version a Windows desktop. I think this actually means the user interface is highly inconsistent (which almost certainly makes it harder for users).
Pangolin is coming on nicely, but I'm afraid I cannot stand the Unity interface, and after struggling with it for an hour went back to gnome panel.
On the Ubuntu install, which is not supported by drivers from Apple, unlike Windows, there is a problem with wifi, which is solvable with some work (but still has some minor problems, e.g. the dual band wifi card only picks up one band). Most of the rest is straightforward to fix.
This is where the magic happens!
I’ve got two keyboards.
One is the Logitech DiNovo keyboard and mouse mac edition. The other is a IBM style keyboard from Unicomp for the Mac, recommended by Lifehacker. It’s a dream to type on but the click-clack noise is a little loud and with a baby next door I use the silent Logitech keyboard at night.
The mouse is the best one I’ve ever used. It’s got seven buttons and you can never have enough buttons.
I do love a good peripheral.
This is where I get everything done. Instead of having a regular desk, I just use my coffee table and am always able to sit on my couch. The lap desk that my Macbook sits on makes this easy and comfortable. I do everything from basic internetting and email, social networking, and school work, to working on my stand up comedy and recording my weekly podcast CB Radio here.
I have two Acer 22" Widescreen monitors (@1680x1050) on the bottom w/ a 15" Proview (@1024x768) on top. I went with this set up for web development, it was hard working out site formatting on the ultra wide screens so I added the little guy up there to have a standard resolution reference point. When I'm not developing I use it for iTunes or Tweet Deck. I achieved this with a ATI Radeon 2600 HD card for the 22's and a USB2VGA adapter for the 15"
P.S. - Anyone know where I can find drivers to hack my Casio Exilm and make it a 4th mini screen for displaying system information?
Inspired by a post on Lifehacker, I decided to tackle the ugly, nasty, dirty mess of cables under my desk.
After all day of cleaning, organizing wires, mounting the rack...the finished result.
Took various parts from other skins, pretty satisfied with the results.
-Rainmeter
-Wallpaper: Matterhorn's Midnight Reflection InterfaceLIFT
-Uixx Big Clock
-mii system: Time; Power; Network; CPU
-Enigma: Recycle; Calendar; Search
-MediaBAR
As this will hold my amp, phonostage, DAC, CD player and record player i want to isolate it from the floor. I went with Soundcares: 5/8 inch Super Spikes. A good looking, non marring spike that is adjustable and stable.
Use the transparent plastic from a Gatorade bottle to create a colored gel filter.
(Tutorial from Lifehacker. See their "Create Your Own Sun Jar" tutorial.)
Ugh. I realized early on that the complexity of signing up for the Alumni Mentor Program as a student was a huge barrier for engagement. Detailing the work flow of all the potential ways for a student to sign up (and the traps) made it clear to me that I had to "stop the madness."
I used this visual tool not only to visualize the enrollment process but also to influence the Advisory Team to adopt a more streamlined approach. Different volunteers designed a "virtual" program that developed organically over many months, and no one really understood the process of how our clients enrolled.
This photo is part of my Evernote experiment.
Bored so I decided to upload a screenshot of my Linux desktop. I lot of my Conky is inspired by Conky articles I read on Lifehacker (http://lifehacker.com/search/conky/bydate/?timerange=all)
Using multiple holes and home insulation medium density expanding foam, I filled all the tubes after the welding was complete.
I switched to Mac recently due to my dying Windows laptop. Even though the new OS did alienated me for a while I got the hang of it soon after.
There is so many thing to tweak on the already appealing desktop. So after hours of tweaking around some tools found on lifehacker and this awesome flickr community I found my desktop :)
Behind the scenes:
- GeekTool
- BowTie
- Praedestinatio wallpaper by =taenaron
Configuration and references:
- GeekTool and BowTie config inspired by Dommm.
- Kinkless Desktop GTD by Ethan.
There's the minimalist OSX desktop; there's the minimalist Windows desktop. We can't very well leave GNU/Linux users hanging, now could we?
Uses Conky and ConkyForecast. Conky grabs the audio information from MOC.
The window manager is awesome 2. The status bar at the top-right corner contains battery and system temperature information, as well as the number of unread mail in my inbox. For some reason, Conky doesn't want to play nice with the ACPI info this laptop spews out.
I have Canadian time information displayed, because my bosses are based there, and it helps a bit with trying to sync things up.
Truth be told, however, very little of this is actually useful, as I always have applications taking up the whole screen (my mantra is, if I can see the desktop, I'm not doing anything useful).
Sure looks nice, though. :D
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I've put the files you need to duplicate this desktop on dollhouse.diosa.ph/ (there's a link there). You'll also need conkyForecast for the weather details.
This is the side of the room that I play in!!! :)
Just had to share - my husband took pics of my office and it made it on the front page of Lifehacker.com Unfortunately, I have not had much time to play so this is all I have to post this week...
More of a simplistic or minimalist desktop here.
-Rocketdock for the app dock
-Taskbar Eliminator to get rid of task bar
-Rainmeter:
>10 Foot HUD (Date)
>Enigma App Launchers
>HUD.Vision (CPUs, Network)
>Onion Cake (RAM)
This is my desk, in my dorm room at school. It's under a bunk bed, so space is very very limited. For some weird reason, theres a bulletin board BEHIND my desk that I don't have access to [i think my room used to be a double... and now its a triple]. I didnt have that much space in which to put my stuff (theres a closet to the right of my desk, so printer must be put ON the table) and every time i scoot back, I become a fire hazard.
Elbow space = 2 feet.
"What?" You asked.
Yes KOLO is synonymous with archival/presentation and most often associated with photography, scrapbooking and art projects. Their Essex Travel Book released this year seems like an odd addition to their product line-up but when you think about it, the whole idea of the Essex series is to bring the KOLO aesthetics and these associations from your archive to your everyday life. You don't carry a typical KOLO product everyday, but you can carry an Essex all the time and treat it as a process to create your final archive/project.
How does this lead to the KOLO-GTD association? If you've been a follower of Scription or lifehacker, you've probably seen my mind.Depositor and its subsequent version as a GTD index card cover. Well, months ago when I received a long awaited Essex in leather, I decided that I wouldn't want to put it into rough use as a notebook. So I employed the law of subtraction, took away the refills and elastic loops and made the cover my new GTD tool.
The medium size Essex is just right for the 6x4" index cards. Since the elastic enclosure is quite strong and I don't intend to walk around dangling this, even though the index cards are not secured inside any pocket, I feel safe enough.
The back side of the window pocket becomes very useful to hold a notepad as a temporary drop box too, how perfect! With a few more creative twist, you can secure the cards when enclosed, unfold the cover all the way to make an "A" stand so you can see your top index card in standing position, etc... I will leave this to you for fun. Don't forget to share here or at Koloist.com if you decide to GTD this way.
mind.Depositor GTD to-do Template - ruled with priority and checkbox
mind.Depositor GTD to-do Template - plain
Scription mind.Depositor index ruled in colors
Scription mind.Depositor index ruled in black and white
Enjoy!
More on Scription blog: moleskine.vox.com/library/post/getting-things-done-the-ko...
Bought a 90 degree corner clamp, worth the money ten times over. Another great tool is the 4.5 inch angle grinder with a 80 grit flap disk.
This is actually my country house setup. I only just got the monitor and laptop, so I will bring it all back home and make a new setup there.
(for LifeHacker, post this in the description please if I get posted):
Before doing a renovation in my cottage, I knew that I would be wanting a desk for my newly-discovered computer addiction (I'm 14, so...). The desk was originally a charging station, but it changed into a full-out desk. All the cables are still on the top of the desk though, because I have yet to make a whole to send them down under (there is a plug up top anyways, but you could see in the portrait photo that my desk actually has 2 levels, so I can hide wires under the top layer). Anyways, I love this setup, and want to see what I could do with all this stuff in my regular house!
I have been doing a lot of video editing with Premiere Pro and also starting to use After Effects as a summer project, so the monitor is a welcome addition.
You could see in some pictures I submitted earlier this year that I used to have a useless Dell Latitude D630 (also from my school), so the speedy Mac is a very nice upgrade.
I wanted to find a really nice car to make my setup around and I found this beauty.
---------------------------------------------------------Setup-----------------------------------------------------
-Rainmeter-
2. Enigma
3. GeoSans
4. myHUD's( hacked version of 10 Foot HUD)
5. HUD. Vision
-Launchy-
1. YFlex.
-Visual Styles-
1. CleanGlass.
-Software-
1. Rainmeter.
2. AeroShake AHK.
3. Autohotkey.
-wallpaper-
1. Porsche 911
desktop of my 27" iMac.
wallpaper: interfacelift.com/wallpaper/details/2154/stand_alone.html
created using geek tool, just basic scripts.
I found a couple of tron style desktops online and combined them for a dual headed display. It's very minimal - I'm growing to hate having icons on my desktop, and I just want the necessary info.
The rocketdock is set to auto-minimise.
Wallpaper courtesy of katiemccormack.us/design/web/
It was very, very crowded in the recently reopened National Museum of American History, on "Black Friday", the day after Thanksgiving.
Blogged:
www.divorcesaloon.com/how-to-have-a-black-friday-divorce
lifehacker.com/5598630/watch-the-feet-to-cut-through-larg...
gizmodo.com/5598851/watch-the-feet-to-cut-through-large-c...
Use clear silicon adhesive sealant to mount the solar panel in the lid. Let it dry, then use some more sealant to attach the battery assembly to the inside of the mason jar lid.
(Tutorial from Lifehacker. See their "Create Your Own Sun Jar" tutorial.)
This is my windows 7 desktop. The most important thing for me these days is to not miss deadlines. Consequently, I wanted my calendar always visible on my desktop, a copy online, and a copy synced with my phone. To achieve this, I created my calendar using Google Calendar, then used "Screen Calendar" (http://www.screencalendar.com/) to display it on my desktop in a visual style of my own design. I then used MyPhoneExplorer (http://www.fjsoft.at/en/) to sync my Google Calendar with my Sony Ericsson phone. The clock, weather, and Notes are part of the Enigma theme for Rainmeter. (http://rainmeter.net/RainCMS/)
Other than that, I keep the taskbar hidden to maximize calendar space.
An update to my previous desktop: www.flickr.com/photos/bransorem/3683225055/
Background: www.flickr.com/photos/bransorem/3691575222/