The Hexagonal Desktop

Claudia is a Fringe fan, but she’s also a fan of being able to see a ton of important information at a single glance on her desktop. She combined her two loves into this fun and informative HUD for her Windows 7 desktop using Rainmeter.

If you love the look and want the look for yourself, with or without the Fringe wallpaper, here’s how to get the same look:

If you need help getting all of the components to look just right, head over to tutorial on setting up Rainmeter to get started. If you have a Mac or are running Linux, you can approximate some of the same effects using GeekTool or Conky, respectively.

My Desktop [Imgur via Google+]


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