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How To Control Multiple Computers With A Single Keyboard And Mouse If you’re going to have widgets and status boxes and RSS feeds on your desktop, most people would agree they should at least be unobtrusive and not a distraction from the wallpaper or the overall theme. In some cases, they can even compliment your HUD, like the Rainmeter theme that Flickr user Adrian Lupas used to create this simple but informative desktop.
When we say this is “the original desktop,” it’s not because it’s the first one, or because it’s totally unique, but because Flickr user Bassam Rajput has an inspiring wallpaper that encourages us to be original. The widgets and gadgets he has on his desktop, made with Samurize, Rainmeter and more, don’t hurt either. The whole package looks great.
Flickr user Wyatt Wellman started experimenting with Rainmeter and came up with this desktop, which includes the basics like time, date and temperature, but keeps them out of the centre and off to the sides of the screen. The end result is a featured desktop that complements his work instead of competing with it.
We’re not all blessed with grids of monitors that seem to provide endless desktop real estate, and some of us like the simplicity of less. Regardless of your situation, if you don’t have much screen space to work with, you don’t have to resign yourself to a life of pain and suffering. Working on a small screen can actually offer a lot of benefits and there are plenty of ways to make the best of the limitations. Here’s what you can do.
Living proof that you don’t have to hunt for a great wallpaper to build a sharp-looking desktop: Flickr user Jonathan F Miller took his own photo, added a little Rainmeter magic, and came out with a desktop that’s informative, lets him monitor his system’s health and keeps the widgets out of the way.
A lot of the featured desktops we highlight have widgets and tools designed to help you get right to the information you want quickly. Flickr user Tejaswi Rohit decided that simple colours and minimalism was the way he’d rather go, and a few large items on his desktop were preferable to a lot of widgets. The result is a simple and clean desktop with few distractions.
Flickr user Tim Garbarino reminds us that winter isn’t quite over yet in the northern hemisphere with this gorgeous, serene setting sun behind a lonely snowball. The setup is functional too — Tim has his favourite feeds on the right, upcoming appointments at the top, and a spring-loaded dock on the left.
Flickr user rajdroid says that this desktop makes him feel calm and has a soothing effect, and we couldn’t agree more. It’s minimal, simplistic, but the combination of a gorgeous wallpaper and only the essentials when it comes to on-screen information makes for an elegant desktop that hides its power until you need it.
Flickr user David Molina wanted to bring the beauty of Android Ice Cream Sandwich to his desktop, and with a little tweaking and the right tools, we would have to say he definitely succeeded. The final result is a desktop that looks sharp and definitely has a lot in common with the mobile OS that inspired it.
It’s the middle of winter in the northern hemisphere, and while I haven’t seen the snow I’d like to see, Flickr user yeesh23 hails from London and decided to bring the snow to her desktop if it wouldn’t come to her window. A beautiful snow-covered wallpaper, a little GeekTool action and some dock tweaks were all she needed.
