Off topic!! What does your desktop look like ?
11-06-06, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Tiffanie
Mine's very plain. I keep it uncluttered, unlike my home. 
The pic changes regularly...
The pic changes regularly...This is southern california, why do you keep a weather thing on your desktop ? :-)
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
Don't get me wrong...they're very cute. Just that that image of heads poking out of leaves reminded me of a horror film I saw years ago.
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
11-06-06, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ronjon10
Tiffanie,
This is southern california, why do you keep a weather thing on your desktop ? :-)
This is southern california, why do you keep a weather thing on your desktop ? :-)
11-06-06, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
Step #1 
Does that make sense?
11-06-06, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Tiffanie
The Prt Scr key on your keyboard? When you press it it just takes a snapshot of whatever window is currently active, with no indication of it having done so. If you open Paint and select paste, it will paste whatever image the Prt Scr command captured.
Does that make sense?
Does that make sense?
11-06-06, 05:17 PM
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OMG! allTunes has the Tracy Chapman song I've been wanting forever, and iTunes doesn't have it. 
It used to play on my neices Caring Bridge page. I'm going to be searching for music all night.
It used to play on my neices Caring Bridge page. I'm going to be searching for music all night.
11-06-06, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Tiffanie
The Prt Scr key on your keyboard? When you press it it just takes a snapshot of whatever window is currently active, with no indication of it having done so. If you open Paint and select paste, it will paste whatever image the Prt Scr command captured.
Does that make sense?
Does that make sense?
11-06-06, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
I am stupid. For the first time I noticed that Prnt Scrn key. Where do I need to go from there exactly? I can't find Paint.
11-06-06, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
I am stupid. For the first time I noticed that Prnt Scrn key. Where do I need to go from there exactly? I can't find Paint.
Paint can be found under Start/All Programs/Accessories (assuming your using Windows?)
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
I got it....thanks. Now I don't feel so dumb....
11-06-06, 06:10 PM
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So after all that, here's what my everyday desktop looks like: (I keep it simple)
At least I learned how to post a snapshot of my desktop this evening...
At least I learned how to post a snapshot of my desktop this evening...
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11-06-06, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
So after all that, here's what my everyday desktop looks like: (I keep it simple)
11-06-06, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
So after all that, here's what my everyday desktop looks like: (I keep it simple)
11-06-06, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ronjon10
I'm with Fixer. I've got 3 machines, and they all have the same black background. Everytime I put up a background, I feel like the machine gets 3x slower.
11-06-06, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by octico
Just increase your memory,or get a smaller image.
I agree keep it simple...
11-06-06, 09:33 PM
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I thought desktop images reside in RAM once it's load from the H.D. during startup?
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Originally Posted by octico
I thought desktop images reside in RAM once it's load from the H.D. during startup?
all that can slow things down...
lean and mean is the way to go...
11-06-06, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
So after all that, here's what my everyday desktop looks like: (I keep it simple)
At least I learned how to post a snapshot of my desktop...
At least I learned how to post a snapshot of my desktop...
Nice picture.
Waht type of camera did you use??
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Originally Posted by dauphin
I hate clutter... 
11-06-06, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by ronjon10
I'm with Fixer. I've got 3 machines, and they all have the same black background. Everytime I put up a background, I feel like the machine gets 3x slower.
Sounds like my POS computer at work. One too many programs and it pretty much just stalls..
Piss' me off to no end, so.....
at home, I can start just about as many programs as I like and it just screams along w/o any complaint.
Just a few weeks ago I upgraded to 2 gigs of ram, that along with the 64x2 prcessor and nothin' seems to slow it.