Computer Science Canada

Screenshot Contest

Author:  Martin [ Wed May 12, 2004 1:38 pm ]
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Post screenshots of your desktop here!

The contest works as follows: It is open for submissions from now until Monday, May 24, 2004. Please only post your screenshots, do not comment in this post. From May 24th to June 1st, voting will be open for the best desktop.

To qualify, the following criteria must be met in your screenshot:
1. It must be .png format.
2. It must show:
i. An open menu of some kind
ii. An open window
iii. Some icons, either in the window or on the desktop
iv. At least some of your wallpaper.
v. An open application of your choice.

Prizes will be as follows, based on the number of votes:
1. One first place prize of 500 bits
2. One second place prize of 200 bits
3. One third place prize of 100 bits

Depending on the number of entries, there may also be honourable mentions.

Author:  Martin [ Wed May 12, 2004 11:31 pm ]
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To get everyone started off...here is my desktop. No, I can't win. Yet another reason why you should install Linux.

This is running debian linux/kanotix (my new favourite distro) with superkaramba and kde 3.2.2

Posted Image, might have been reduced in size. Click Image to view fullscreen.

Author:  Tony [ Thu May 13, 2004 8:18 am ]
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Darkness - quit showing off Laughing

Author:  Dan [ Thu May 13, 2004 12:42 pm ]
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My desktop is a 3d sphaper, you can put windows 360 around you and 360 up and down. I find it cool and makes it easer to uses 1000 windows at the same time. may not look the best but is cool.

i will post my other comps some day as well...

Author:  Tony [ Thu May 13, 2004 3:53 pm ]
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hah, it's an interesting concept, but I find it useless. I'm having trouble trying to read text when it's on the angle like that as in your screenshot

Author:  Paul [ Thu May 13, 2004 3:56 pm ]
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hehe, thats pretty cool, isn't the task bar easier?

Author:  Dan [ Thu May 13, 2004 8:36 pm ]
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well i mean alot of docs, and when u clikc on one it zooms up to fill the screen or part of it so reading them is np.

like for my java FP i got 22 diff class files so far, more then fills up my task bar.

Author:  octopi [ Thu May 13, 2004 8:45 pm ]
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That would be kind of useful, when I do programming, like websites, especially php, I end up with like 3 levels of taskbar, (it gets little scroll bars) where can I get this program?

Author:  Dan [ Thu May 13, 2004 9:17 pm ]
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I know i allready sent the link to you on msn, but in case other poleop whont to try it out, it is hear:

http://www.hamar.sk/sphere/version.htm


Only works on xp tho, and can eat up some cpu % on slow comps when set to full rez and stuff.

Author:  Martin [ Fri May 14, 2004 1:01 am ]
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Come now people. We have two entries, both of which are mods, so therefor you are competing with ZERO people for the prizes.

To take a screenshot in windows, press print screen, open paint, press ctrl+v, and save it as whatever.png

Come now, if you are reading this you clearly have a computer and therefor a desktop to take a screenshot of.

Author:  Martin [ Mon May 17, 2004 2:01 am ]
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Really. I know you all have desktops if you are reading this. Post. Now. Or. Else.

Author:  Catalyst [ Mon May 17, 2004 6:03 am ]
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happy?


http://catalyze.mine.nu/desktop.png

Author:  Danyo [ Mon May 17, 2004 9:36 pm ]
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no, it doesn't work..

Author:  Catalyst [ Tue May 18, 2004 9:34 pm ]
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sorry had to reformat link will be down for a bit Sad

Author:  Martin [ Wed May 19, 2004 10:49 pm ]
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I like it. How big is your monitor?

Author:  Catalyst [ Wed May 19, 2004 10:57 pm ]
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19"

Author:  Amailer [ Sun May 23, 2004 5:45 pm ]
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AHh iv been trying to get a simple style liek yours, where you get that?!?! all of mine are so huge lol
and keep the contest open for 2 days more PLZ, need to give this desktop a make over Rolling Eyes

Author:  Catalyst [ Sun May 23, 2004 6:28 pm ]
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i found it on http://www.themexp.org but the guy has it on his site too
http://521.2ya.com/adv4.html its listed under minus4/2 on the left bar

Author:  Amailer [ Mon May 24, 2004 10:37 am ]
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Very Happy i got it, it looks cool but the place where all the program are displayed (all programs..start and etc) goes out of the screen Sad. Ill post a pic

Author:  Martin [ Tue May 25, 2004 12:01 am ]
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Due to the lack of entries I am extending the contest another week.

Author:  zylum [ Wed May 26, 2004 11:10 pm ]
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here's mine Smile

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Author:  Martin [ Wed May 26, 2004 11:24 pm ]
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NIce wallpaper. Why are you using netscape though? Get firefox, much better. Good job for avoiding IE though Smile

Author:  zylum [ Thu May 27, 2004 2:52 pm ]
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the recent version of netscape is really good and i tried mozzila and it looked like a really cheap rip off of netscape 7.0 so i didnt bother d/l firefox :/ (you know what they say about first impresions Wink )

Author:  Paul [ Thu May 27, 2004 4:50 pm ]
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lol, I was suggesting for my friend to use firefox instead of the new version of netscape... I don't know why, it just seems to be simpler than netscape. Plus her IE won't work, because she has WIN ME... isn't that weird? I tried fixing some of her stuff, but I can't work with win ME at all! Whenever I try to multitask with 3 or more programs, it freezes! How lame! Evil or Very Mad and its the new netscape half the time...

Author:  Andy [ Thu May 27, 2004 6:07 pm ]
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i like firefox over netscape cuz it takes less space plus there are mouse gestures

Author:  Martin [ Thu May 27, 2004 9:37 pm ]
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winME is the only version of windows that doesn't break over time, owed mostly to the fact that it comes broken straight from the install.

Author:  Martin [ Sat May 29, 2004 2:39 am ]
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Contest is closing on monday, hurry up and submit if you want in on it.

Author:  roer [ Sat Jun 05, 2004 2:45 pm ]
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dont know if its too late or not:
http://s88205725.onlinehome.us/desktop.png

Author:  Martin [ Sat Jun 12, 2004 1:48 pm ]
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Nice.

Okay, contest is closed. Poll is up. Vote away.

Author:  Martin [ Sat Jun 12, 2004 1:54 pm ]
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The thread which you can vote at can be found here.

Author:  TheZsterBunny [ Sat Jun 19, 2004 6:46 am ]
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all,

what styles in themeXP are you using?

-Z

Author:  Azzy [ Wed Jun 23, 2004 7:01 pm ]
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I'm using the tool theme but with a diff background. The tool background wouldn't work so i'm using the blade background.

Author:  rizzix [ Wed Jun 23, 2004 7:59 pm ]
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i'm not participating in this contest but i'm posting my screen shot anyways. tell me what you think Mr. Green

Author:  Tony [ Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:23 pm ]
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hehe, nice one rizzix

sweet - I'm in the screenshot Laughing


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