If you’re a fan of the embedded calendars you see in our featured desktops but aren’t into installing a lot of extra customisation apps, Big Huge Labs has a tool that embeds a monthly calendar in any wallpaper image.
If you’re a keyboard shortcut junkie, you probably already know that there’s two ways to get straight to the desktop in Windows without needing to mess around with mice — but you may not know that one is ultimately more useful than the other.
Throw a little eye candy on your dual monitors with this roundup of stunning wallpapers courtesy of Smashing Magazine.
Lost fan? You can keep the late-1970s, quasi-philanthropic/mystic vibe going all year with reader inaudiblewhisper’s Dharma-themed desktop.
Reader нawk’s OS X desktop is an impressive gray-scale overhaul of the entire system—with system stats, customised dock and even modified folder icons blended together nicely.
Reader mattjb’s netbook desktop is designed to make Windows XP more friendly for the tiny display—with giant icons for each of his most important tools.
Reader cain novocain’s desktop blends eye candy with a perfectly functional minimalist desktop—a great customisation without a lot of memory-hogging add-ons.
Windows only: Long in beta, the 3D desktop application BumpTop has recently been released to the public. Check out the video below to see the spatial-based desktop in action.
Windows only: Looking for a different kind of application launcher for your Windows desktop? SliderDock puts your app icons in an easy-sliding ring instead of a bottom-hugging dock, and can be customised to fit any theme.
Reader TDuck’s OS X desktop takes an attractive wallpaper and blends circular system information graphs into the background to create a sleek and unobtrusive overall theme.
