# What you got on your desktop? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 2, 2006, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599 "2006-02-02T00:08:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599/1 "2006-02-02T00:08:36Z")
Time once again for a (computer) desktop and theme picture show! I did a search and didn’t see a recent thread (which means there is one going on five pages with a recent post of five minutes ago.) So, I’ll start it off: [Snazzy, no?](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/axpauction/9a2a4e7a.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![rinni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@rinni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rinni)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599/2 "2006-02-02T00:29:15Z")
Wow, **bouv** , that is really a splendiferous desktop. Kudos. Mine is a very talented man by the name of Yoshiki. He was the drummer for the band X Japan, and he also composes classical music and plays piano beautifully and is generally awesome. He’s also kinda pretty and I made this my desktop ages ago to make my boyfriend jealous. It didn’t work. Instead, he just thinks Yoshiki is cool too. And look at the bottom of my screenshot. You can see that I still had yours open. Hee. [http://rinni.iputthedotinthe.com/images/yoshikidesk.jpg](http://rinni.iputthedotinthe.com/images/yoshikidesk.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599/3 "2006-02-02T00:32:54Z")
I should point out that the theme (taks bar and menu color and style) are not related to the background. The background image is from a theme called NEStyle that i got from deviantart, but the theme didn’t load. So I made the image the background and got a theme that had a similar color scheme. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599/4 "2006-02-02T00:49:59Z")
I’ve got these two on my home computers- [Biohazard](http://www.yarbrough.org/images/Biohazardous.jpg) and [Cyclotron](http://www.yarbrough.org/images/Cyclotronic.jpg). Yep, I made 'em, using a combination of Photoshop and 3DSMax. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599/5 "2006-02-02T00:50:02Z")
i’d like to show off my puppy, who is on my desktop. how might i do such a thing? ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599/6 "2006-02-02T00:55:10Z")
How do I take a screenshot (XP)? ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599/7 "2006-02-02T01:07:55Z")
Press “PrintScreen” on your keyboard. Then open up Photoshop, and make a new file- it will automatically make a new file of the proper dimensions. Then just Ctrl-V to Paste the screenshot into the file. Then you can save it as a .jpg or whatever. If you don’t have photoshop, you can also use the Paint program that comes with Windows- just make a new file and Paste the screenshot into it. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599/8 "2006-02-02T01:21:31Z")
Thanks. Here’s mine. [Bamboo!](http://www.sunflower.com/~cneuman/photos/bambooscreen.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![PigBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/97f17d/32.png) [@PigBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigBoy)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599/9 "2006-02-02T01:43:14Z")
[Here’s mine.](http://www.pbase.com/piggiston/image/55591331/original.jpg) (4th Street in Cincinnati) Like cleaning a house for guests, I cleared all the clutter from the desktop before posting a screenshot. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599/10 "2006-02-02T01:58:21Z")
[Leave It To Beavers.](http://www.dolack.com/Artwork/ArtworkView/tabid/163/productId/282/SectionName/+/SearchText/beavers/Default.aspx) ---
**Author:** ![percussion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@percussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percussion)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599/11 "2006-02-02T02:08:37Z")
Filmgeek, I have an almost identical picture that I took while was in Japan in summer 2005. I thought someone had stole my photo when I first saw yours! Rad picture! ---
**Author:** ![BrattiAtti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@BrattiAtti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrattiAtti)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599/12 "2006-02-02T02:09:24Z")
As soon as I had the internet card working when I set up this comp, I searched for cute wallpaper. [This](http://photobucket.com/albums/b164/BrattiAtti/stuff-n-stuff/?action=view¤t=desktop.jpg) is what I found and what I’ve had since. It makes me happy. As a side note, I don’t go out of my way to “clean up” for guests. Nobody’s forcing them to come in. Yeah, that was sort of defensive. At least you didn’t have to hear the other 90% of the rant that went through my head. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599/13 "2006-02-02T02:31:56Z")
[BSOD](http://www.thecybersource.com/images/bsod.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599/14 "2006-02-02T02:51:33Z")
[Butters the Desktop Bunny](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/mcgechan/desktopsd.jpg) Piccie courtesy of [CuteOverload](http://www.cuteoverload.com) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![KeithT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@KeithT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KeithT)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599/15 "2006-02-02T04:26:52Z")
[Here’s mine](http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c146/katschohl/stuff/desktop.jpg) – a small backyard pig sculpture my sister gave my dad for Father’s Day last year. [And this is just the pig](http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c146/katschohl/stuff/smiling_pig.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599/16 "2006-02-02T04:33:50Z")
[Here.](http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/3201/untitled2cx.png) Bland, but very light on RAM. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599/17 "2006-02-02T04:48:58Z")
I change my wallpaper every week or so; [here’s](http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=94374466&size=o) my current desktop (wallpaper courtesy of [Digital Blasphemy](http://www.digitalblasphemy.com)). > [@Lightnin'](#): > > I’ve got these two on my home computers-Biohazard and Cyclotron. Wow, I really like Biohazard: mind if I grab it for home use? 🙂 > [@dogbutler](#): > > BSOD Heh! ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599/18 "2006-02-02T05:20:33Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > Wow, I really like Biohazard: mind if I grab it for home use? 🙂 Go right ahead. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599/19 "2006-02-02T07:01:46Z")
I have [this picture](http://www.solarviews.com/cap/earth/earthlights.htm) of the earth at night. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599/20 "2006-02-02T07:22:51Z")
> [@Suburban Plankton](#): > > I have [this picture](http://www.solarviews.com/cap/earth/earthlights.htm) of the earth at night. Careful. That site has a bazillion popups. Try [this link](http://www.solarviews.com/browse/earth/earthlights.jpg) instead. **Palooka** you stole my wallpaper 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-got-on-your-desktop/342599.md?page=2)