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Title: [Theme] Show us your desktop
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on December 06, 2015, 13:38:54
A natural theme for the digital era. We spend probably more time looking at our monitor(s) than through the view finder of the camera.

Just take a screen dump and post to show your local chaos. A snapshot of our daily mill.
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: Peter Forsell on December 06, 2015, 14:04:08
Well.... 18% gray it is  :P


(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/780/23477825181_f7603dd89b_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/BLDZtk)desk (https://flic.kr/p/BLDZtk) by foppa2009 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/34628704@N08/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: John Geerts on December 06, 2015, 15:29:02
Nice idea. It's true too much time is spend behind the screen. But luckily I don't have a television  ;)

One of the two screens on my desk at the moment...

Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: simato73 on December 06, 2015, 17:39:21
Real and virtual desktop...
It's actually over a year old but I guess it does not matter.
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: Jakov Minić on December 06, 2015, 18:21:21
That's a beauty, Simone :)
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: simato73 on December 06, 2015, 19:02:43
That's a beauty, Simone :)

Thanks. There is nothing I am as proud of. :)
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: ColinM on December 06, 2015, 23:12:26
What do you mean this isn't what you had in mind?

My desktop a): (the state of organisation here is comparable to the clarity of my thinking)

My desktop b): (part way through an SSD upgrade, move to Win 10 and migration of data from a laptop HD)

(http://www.pbase.com/celidh/image/162032813/original.jpg)
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: afx on December 06, 2015, 23:22:27
My imaging machines all us the ECI image...

cheers
afx
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: afx on December 06, 2015, 23:28:23
But my office laptop uses theres two from Namibia(Etosha) and Austin (Congress Bridge)

cheers
afx
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on December 06, 2015, 23:35:23
Ambiguity is a sure way of making people think to arrive at their own interpretation  :D.

I have a test machine set up with Win10 and not yet convinced this is an improvement.

Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on December 06, 2015, 23:37:43
Another desktop. Can't escape the cores.
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: ColinM on December 07, 2015, 07:37:13
Thanks Bjorn.
I guess the test of a theme like this is that enough latitude for interpretation will ensure a long, rich and diverse stream of contributions!

And back to your screenshots, can you give some background to the physical displays you use on your machines? Are you showing us a virtual landscape desktop that is spread over two (or more) monitors side by side, or something you scroll.....?
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: ColinM on December 07, 2015, 07:42:32
I have a test machine set up with Win10 and not yet convinced this is an improvement.

Me neither, but I am not hitting loads of issues either. Because I did it at the same time as moving to an SSD, the overall effect is positive so it's likely to stay.

In previous years, I would have pored over the internals far more. The strange thing is that now that I spread my activities over more and more o/s's, the majority of my activity is through browsers. The oddities of Win10 are no worse than the difference between Windows, iOS, Android etc
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on December 07, 2015, 08:59:29
Thanks Bjorn.
I guess the test of a theme like this is that enough latitude for interpretation will ensure a long, rich and diverse stream of contributions!

You are correct.

Quote
And back to your screenshots, can you give some background to the physical displays you use on your machines? Are you showing us a virtual landscape desktop that is spread over two (or more) monitors side by side, or something you scroll.....?

All my workstations are set up with  2-3 monitors. Just showing the chaos that reigns.

As to Win10, agree that a lot of it makes sense. But hadn't been Microsoft if not some nasty quirks had been thrown into the mix. Thus my hesitatation to "upgrade" for the tiem being.
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: Jørgen Ramskov on December 07, 2015, 10:45:11
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5671/22953344264_3e3cab45a9_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/AYiTyU)
Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/AYiTyU) by Joergen Ramskov (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jramskov/), on Flickr

I haven't bothered replacing the background image, I simply use the default Apple ones. I rarely look at the desktop so I don't see the point.

As for Win10, I think it is pretty decent, I have upgraded 4 machines (including a Thinkpad from 2006) and have it running in a virtual machine as well. I haven't experienced any issues. They have basically forced everyone to run Windows Update by default. It's bound to cause trouble at some point when they miss a critical bug in an update, but compared to the alternative, I think it's a wise choice. Android is a huge mess in that regard.
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: pluton on December 08, 2015, 08:01:09
The computer and large monitor are off, but here is the actual desk top, shot moments ago.
Of interest are, dead center:  the small stack of 4"x6" index cards that contain all my internet site usernames and passwords and, extreme lower right: the motor control that makes the desk go up and down.
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: Peter Forsell on December 08, 2015, 14:53:03
The computer and large monitor are off, but here is the actual desk top, shot moments ago.
Of interest are, dead center:  the small stack of 4"x6" index cards that contain all my internet site usernames and passwords and, extreme lower right: the motor control that makes the desk go up and down.

Thank you for this image. Three thumbs up! I thought my desk is messy but now I realize I was wrong. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: Jakov Minić on December 08, 2015, 14:58:31
Keith, that is a perfectly well organised work space :)
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on December 08, 2015, 15:05:03
Keith's work space looks nice and cosy. A place to emerge yourself into and be creative I'd guess. A scarcity of screwdrivers though :D
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: ColinM on December 09, 2015, 22:46:25
Thank you for this image. Three thumbs up! I thought my desk is messy but now I realize I was wrong. ;D ;D ;D

Count me in on this too guys ;)
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: John Geerts on December 09, 2015, 23:56:32
Yes, count me in too.  :)
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: Frank Fremerey on December 19, 2015, 22:26:02
I  love Arniban's photos and want to visit him ASAP

PS: Decode all ICONS!!!
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: Mike G on December 19, 2015, 22:42:29
My workspace showing Frank's desktop!

Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: Frank Fremerey on December 19, 2015, 23:01:41
MikeG: I love the 2.8/45P sitting in front ... haha. ... hope to meet in Scotland!
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: Mike G on December 21, 2015, 08:09:26
For Jacques, info as requested!
Bought from Amazon
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: Anirban Halder on December 21, 2015, 08:56:30
I  love Arniban's photos and want to visit him ASAP

PS: Decode all ICONS!!!
I'm honoured!  :)
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: Jacques Pochoy on December 21, 2015, 10:11:43
For Jacques, info as requested!
Bought from Amazon

Er... This Jacques didn't ask for anything ? But that's a nice desktop none the less... :-)
Title: Re: Show us your desktop
Post by: PeterN on December 21, 2015, 17:01:26
I am a bit confused by what is meant by desktop so I include multiple interpretations. ;-)

This?
(http://www.visualcue.photography/img/s7/v153/p1695384339-5.jpg)

Or this?
](http://www.visualcue.photography/img/s4/v66/p1823840281-5.jpg)

No, that's as if I don't do anything. This one might be better:
(http://www.visualcue.photography/img/s12/v174/p1850014978-5.jpg)

But this is also a desktop:
(http://www.visualcue.photography/img/s6/v142/p1685044826-5.jpg)