Design

The Black Rainmeter Netbook Desktop

Reader misandry’s netbook desktop blends Rainmeter system information gadgets into the desktop so well that you would barely know some of them are there unless you are really looking for them.


September 10, 2009
Design

The N.UN Tribute Desktop

Reader Cliche7′s desktop uses the N.UN customisation suite to completely revamp the user interface, with everything from visual styles to the BBLean alternate desktop shell.


August 29, 2009
Design

The AlphaBar Sphere Desktop

Reader RedBlackProduction’s desktop shows off just how powerful the new Rainmeter 1.0 release really is, with expandable panels that drop down from the top bar for virtually everything you might want.


August 7, 2009
Design

Rainmeter 1.0 Brings The Enigma Desktop To Everyone

Windows only: Rainmeter 1.0 not only includes the latest version of the very popular Enigma desktop, it has a theme manager and configuration tool—so you can setup a killer desktop without a line of code.


July 23, 2009
Communicate

The Elemental LiteStep Desktop

Reader technoftw’s desktop combines the LiteStep alternative desktop environment with Rainmeter configurations and an awesome wallpaper image to make a light, pleasing desktop configuration.


July 16, 2009
Design

The Fifty Percent Grey Desktop

Reader taipan snake’s desktop combines the LiteStep alternate desktop shell with an excellent Rainmeter configuration for system stats.


June 27, 2009
Design

The Minimalist Windows Desktop

Reader Matt liked the look of the Minimalist OS X desktop, so he ported the whole thing over to Windows using Rainmeter. Now he’s sharing the configuration for everybody to enjoy.


June 23, 2009
Communicate

SendTweet Updates Twitter From Your Desktop

Windows only: Lifehacker reader Jeff used his ubergeeky desktop customisation skills to create a Rainmeter config that updates your Twitter status directly from the desktop.


June 20, 2009
Design

The Halo 3 HUD Desktop

Reader rykennedyan’s desktop is an impressive recreation of a first-person view from the popular Halo FPS shooter—with system stats and information completely blended into the desktop.