The Dharma Desktop

@Phoshi: Heroes finished at the end of the previous season. I thought they had something for a while there, at the beginning of this season... and then that final episode. Ugh.

@Phoshi: "Guys, listen. I had a choice to make: spend on the sub, or make Spock's ears look real. I know you understand."

@ZalmanFeardie: Try making something on your own. It's easy, and you'll at least have a chance at coming up with something different than 13249324023950348503498543095 other people.

Never watched Lost, but thanks for totally mailing in the featured desktop post again LH!

/sarcasm

lame.

@Webran61:
Credibility? Did you think there was no explanation? Sorry that you missed out, but it actually makes perfect sense when you begin to learn about Dharma and what the stations are all about.
Although, if that tested your sensibilities, then you're better off not watching; they have kept us on our toes with the incredible (adj-beyond belief or understanding) ever since. :)

amishsniper

@sescallier:
My desktop is completely empty. I don't have launchy. I use voice recognition under Vista and Win7 for everything... almost.

puntai

@Webran61: So.. the killer polar bears made the show lose credibility..? I'm not sure if this particular show is striving for credibility.

@Phoshi: Cool, thanks a lot.

ZalmanFeardie

@PhillySaxon: sorry they look the same... I did'nt see where it said it was W7?

and I meant the color spoilt the theme. nothing to do with OS.

KhaiJB

@KhaiJB: That's Win7, actually. And there's a few people working on patching/theming it, I believe.

I'm hoping/assuming that that wasn't an anti-Windows, Pro-Mac/Pro-*nix comment.

I had this as a background for my cell phone for a couple years now. How funny was the part last week with Hurley and Miles' dad when Hurley was trying to act like he wasn't from the future? Almost as funny as when he threw a Hot Pocket at Ben. LOL.

@Angry Numismatist: This is by my opinion the beast season so far, which means mind-boggingly awsome.

Eight months without my weekly Lost-fix will be tough!

y0z1

@Angry Numismatist: Yeah, then started again.

@SamburgerHandwich: No it wasn't, it wasn't even original star trek level. Reminded me of Goldeneye on the N64, it didn't even have lighting applied.

Lost is still on tv? Didn't that stop being good like 2 years ago?

Angry Numismatist

@KhaiJB: Isn't it win7?

ANOPRAX

Perfect desktop to get me in the mood for the UK finale this Sunday :P

tylerf

@Phoshi: cmon guys, it was at least on par with a sci-fi original movie cg monster...

also, on the inside, I was very aware that I was looking at a set. I think everything in there was painted on the walls.

SamburgerHandwich

@Phoshi: I can't believe that scene made it into the final cut given how meticulous the producers are. Words can't describe how bad it was.

I have totally ditched rocketdock-rainmeter for a minimal desktop and launchy.

I read about people prefering this approach but dismissed it for over a year. No using this setup for a couple weeks I could not be happier, there is little flair but it just makes sense.

@reg4c: It is kind of nice. There was too much coming at me this season. I need the summer to regroup my thoughts on what is happening.

@ZalmanFeardie: Enigma is a config for rainmeter, emerge is an alternate shell. They're not only compatible, they compliment each other fantastically.

@four12: mucho hot.

I like the look of the tweaked/minimal desktops. I have not downloaded the enigma 2.0 package yet because I am wondering how it is different from the Emerge desktop which I have. Are there advantages to this type of approach over Emerge?

ZalmanFeardie

@reg4c: Damnit, I know. First, heroes finishes, now lost?! Dunno what I'm gonna do. Friday, 11pm, in the dark with a coke and Lost/Heroes, an hour and a half of :awesome:, in which I disconnected the internet, and 'lost' myself. ;_;

@Webran61: Oh man, you're missing out. Season 5 has really brought the show back up. Highly reccomended.

Lost = filler between commercials

But the desktop is cool.

robertrock

Don't remind me that LOST is almost over for the year. Its my personal heroin.

reg4c

@wewillchange: i believe it's windows 7 taskbar

Is there a patch to enable third-party themes on Windows 7 yet? Also, Windows 7 doesn't have that classic appearance dialog in which you could choose the .msstyles file in Vista. So you'll have to code a .theme file for it as well (or copy from another theme and change the path to the .msstyles file), which you can double-click to apply. (The .themepack files downloadable from MS use the default aero.msstyles file).

ssj4Gogeta

I stopped watching LOST after the killer polar bear episode a while back. Show "lost" all credibility and entertainment value with me after that.

Webran61

The vista taskbar ruins the beauty...but keeps the functionality.

Jenna Elfman is hot.

four12

not bad.. but the Vista start button spoils it..

KhaiJB

<3 Lost

This desktop looks better than that sub last episode, right?

Desktop looks cool, but ... I'm just completely stoked for tonight's 2 hour season finale!

The little things on the desktop remind me of the south korean flag in a way...

Well, I'm depressed he sacrificed the usability of having a Windows Explorer shortcut on the taskbar, and having his favorite folders pinned, or using the application, but the design indeed looks nicer this way.

@Phoshi: My theory is that something got screwed up in rendering and had to go with an earlier placeholder graphic. It often happens that something will go all the way through post production and final CG will be the last element added. But it was so god awful, I would have rather watched a commercial.

phlavor

@kingcrowing: There are tweaks for Vista to get the clear taskbar. I had it before switching to 7 RC1 on my desktop. I think I used the same kind of uxtheme.dll patching I did on XP and installed a Win7 theme.

JerryA

Wow, this is so legit! I totally just set this up! Sadly I'm running Vista on my desktop still, so I don't have the clear Win7 task bar... but I like it a lot! The only thing is now my monitor is so bright white it hurts my eyes!

kingcrowing

This took near to no customization at all. Keep these featured desktops relevant and functional please LH.

Simieski

wow... someone has seen my deviantART...

[crau2.deviantart.com]

"Imitation is the sincerest of flattery."
-Charles Caleb Colton

See, I gave the original author credit...

crau2

OK, four12 almost went there, but I can't believe I'm the first one with, wait for it... "what's next, the Greg desktop?"

MerlinCharon

The DHARMA initiative uses the Ba Gua (Eight Symbols) as its symbol. The eight symbols so named are the "trigrams". South Korea picked four trigrams (which they call Kwae) for its flag: the ones meaning Heaven, Earth, Fire, and Water. The four left out are wind, mountain, thunder, and lake. Don't ask me more about the meanings of the Ba Gua. Those are just ones I remembered from my Eastern History class (and double checked on Wikipedia).

SimonUmbrellabird

@crau2: Are you going to accuse all of these people of copying you as well?

[www.flickr.com]
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[mistercrankygeek.deviantart.com]

I also notice that, unlike inaudiblewhisper, you didn't attribute the source of your wallpaper (which is almost the only thing your desktops share - that and the idea to put an analog clock in one of the circles).

im a pretty big novice and have no idea how to install/customize this skin(s), any links to help me with that

UrielBullfinch

center the icon bar at the top... then you have it.

baser5nature

same here. I need help too.

VirgilCorvinus

You probably like Grey's Anatomy or Desperate Housewives.

BudOcella

Meh lost. I think this version is better [skitch.com]

The icons at the top:
[leechiahan.deviantart.com]

They were surprisingly easy to find, just did a deviantart search for "black and white icons" and they were about the 10th result.

tvhargon

for what os it is???

Alan Israel

That's Windows 7...not Vista...

SubhagaDatsun

You can always use Windows+E to open explorer quickly.

DurwinArtimus