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post #1 of 11
4/24/05 at 3:10pm
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I suppose we all like knowing what others desk tops look like. Here's mine... a mix of Mac and PC...but it works well for me.



and another...

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post #2 of 11
4/24/05 at 3:16pm
http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=68163
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post #3 of 11
4/24/05 at 4:10pm
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Originally Posted by plageclochard
Thanks for a link to a thread unresponded to in over a week.

As people change their desk top appearance frequently, I was curious as to their "current" settings.

Is that okay with you plageclochard?
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post #4 of 11
4/24/05 at 4:13pm
doesn't that bar the task bar u have mac style doesn't it slow down system performance?
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post #5 of 11
4/24/05 at 4:20pm
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Originally Posted by lastdon
doesn't that bar the task bar u have mac style doesn't it slow down system performance?
No, it doesn't seem to have had any adverse problem/diminution with system speed/functionality.
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post #6 of 11
4/24/05 at 4:25pm
Whenever I run one of those dock things like ObjectDock etc, the CPU goes up to 99% just running your mouse over it...When I use my laptop in low power mode on the battery, its useless. Poorly done program IMO.

Actually I've found the entire "dock program" to be useless, I just put the shortcuts into my taskbar, it accomplishes the same idea.
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post #7 of 11
4/24/05 at 5:16pm
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Originally Posted by Womp
Whenever I run one of those dock things like ObjectDock etc, the CPU goes up to 99% just running your mouse over it...When I use my laptop in low power mode on the battery, its useless. Poorly done program IMO.

Actually I've found the entire "dock program" to be useless, I just put the shortcuts into my taskbar, it accomplishes the same idea.
Power utilization, in my experience, has been completely different from yours.

I would tend to disagree that moving shortcuts into a WIN XP2 taskbar "accomplishes the same idea".

"Mac on PC" can result in a more "user friendly" GUI, although I admit this is a subjective response, and depends on the software used.
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post #8 of 11
4/24/05 at 5:19pm
All dock programs (including the original on on OSX) causes your CPU usage to spike when you're hovering the mouse over the dock, however, I don't notice an actual slowdows. I like to keep, my taskbar as clean as possible so I stopped using the quicklaunch and I really don't like the limitations of the startmenu (requires too many clicks to get to wat I need compared to a dock) Plus the docks don't show up when you're in other programs. It's just hidden until u move the mouse to where you put it (in my case the bottom of the screen) and disappears when you click back into the program you were working on (normal z-ordering with mouse activation for those who know what I'm talking about)

For objectdock the usefulness of it comes down to 2 words: Fly-out Menus. These are a godsend for me. It allows me to put very few icons in my dock and still have access to every program I use.


FYI: The first icon on the left functions as a start menu, oh and Odock only uses ~1-4mbs of ram.
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post #9 of 11
4/24/05 at 5:34pm
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NightHawk7: It's sad that so many listen to nonsense and, as such, are fearful of changing their GUI.

I bet your desktop works well for you.. but its not a desk top I'd ever want to have. Too businesslike for me. On the other hand, you might hate my desktop...but it doesn't matter.

What really matters most is that we can change our desk top in ways that work best for us.
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post #10 of 11
4/24/05 at 6:28pm
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Originally Posted by Jack_L
NightHawk7: It's sad that so many listen to nonsense and, as such, are fearful of changing their GUI.

I bet your desktop works well for you.. but its not a desk top I'd ever want to have. Too businesslike for me. On the other hand, you might hate my desktop...but it doesn't matter.

What really matters most is that we can change our desk top in ways that work best for us.
Exactly.

Its fun to play around and experiment, what works for some won't for others. I've played around with a bunch of different custom jobs in the past but I always seem to end up back at the normal Windows look.

Heres mine....for the moment.

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post #11 of 11
4/24/05 at 10:04pm
i like it clean and snappy...

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