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It has been suggested to me by o2, a moderator of "NT, Win2K, & XP Technical Mojo", that threads of this non-techincal nature are better off in this forum.
As a result, I will perform a community service by posting the first desktop .
Mac OSX Dock-like app: Y'z Dock
Also, I was wondering if anyone has experienced problems with desktop icons in the past. Specifically, the problem is that sometimes when I change the color depth from 32 to 16 bit some/all of the icons revert back to the system default.
Last edited by j2demelo on Thu Feb 13, 2014 12:52 am
Thanks for initiating the thread migration. I was wondering when this would happen and think its a great idea. The only reason I visit the NT forum is for the desktop thread -- my absolute favorite ARS thread.
Nice icons, btw.
Bah. I want to post mine!! Anyone got suggestions for some free hosts that allow linkage?
Does that Y'z dock program run naggingly slow on your machine?
I'm running a P4 1.8 w/512MB ram and an ATI AIW Radeon card.
Also, where do you get icons for it? Does it use normal mac icons, because I tried to convert my .ico files to .png and they turned out horrible.
Here's mine.
Yz Dock pngs are from an archive hosted by one of the arsians who posted in the previous incarnation of the desktop thread.
Wallpaper is from "Sunrise In Winter" from deviantart. Media player is Winamp 3 with MMD3v2 skin. XP visual style is Watercolor 4.23 by Binary.
As for Yz dock, it runs fine on my P4 1.4Ghz, 512MB RAM and GF4 Ti4200. Perhaps you are using an older beta version -> download latest over at http://yz.designtechnika.com
I just downloaded and installed it from the link above. Upon further inspection, it seems that it's doing the transparency/movement purely software-based. Maybe this program is only optimized for geforce cards?
There's very little documentation.
I've got a Matrox G550 and Athlon 1.4, Y'Z dock is not slow for me.
Flys on my 1.8GHz/GF4 Ti. Though I have no icons to use it with.
My first post in the new desktop thread
Not much of a change in the layout from my last post in the old thread, but I'm content with it.
XP theme is nextgenMS. I can't link to it since ThemeXP is down. Could zip it up or something if y'all really wanted it.
Wallpaper is Rzero's Vanished.
Oh, and the latest beta of YzDock flies on my 2000XP+, Radeon 8500.
damn, and I was going to get to start the new thread stating that o2 owed me because of some sexual favors, and it was goign to be funny! and you were going to laugh!, but now, alas, you ruined that for me.
Anyone giving or owing you sexual favours greatly distrubs me, Josh.
Here's a useful link I salvaged from the old thread (before o2 sends it down the gutter).
128*128 PNGs for Mobydock|YzDock -> http://webpages.charter.net/clotz2005/index.htm
and for people who like Stardock, or want the closest thing to a MacOS X dock (I've been told it behaves exactly like it) > ObjectDock
YzDock runs wonderfully on my Celeron 666 using a Geforce2MX.
His latest beta improved performance even more, so make sure you get the latest version.
Not to be spoon fed, but searching for that gave me a whole bunch of nothing. Gorgeous wallpaper, can you provide a link?? Plleeeeease?
Fortune City seems to allow this. When I posted my Y'z Dock skin in the old thread, I used them, and to my surprise, it worked. I have an account from like 1997 tho, so maybe that makes a difference.
Bedlamite, thanks, I'm glad you like the skin. It's really cool to see something I made pop up here. Maybe I'll attempt to make a few more.
For those wanting to convert .ico files into the .png format needed for Y'z Dock, the best program to do that with is definitely Icon Sushi. Works like a breeze every time.
Linky: Icon Sushi
edit: on a related note, do we have to keep the 'nt' in the title for this thread if this is the one we keep? NT is just old hat, and the original thread was created back when people were still using it prevalently, so we should take it out, especially for a brand new thread.
However, I'd still like to see at least an attempt to move over the original thread in here. It'd be a good stress test for infopop...
To celebrate the move to the new forum I shall post my desktop. I recently quit using Y'z dock because some apps like Quake 3 don't run properly when Y'z dock is running, so I'll have to wait for another beta. TLB is suitable for now.
my desktops
Hmm, that's wierd.. I can't seem to find it either. It was the top Dailly Favorite of the day in the Wallpaper section - else I would have missed it myself.
Here's a link to the actually wallpaper -> http://members.arstechnica.com/subscriptors/x/pyu/Sunrise_in_Winter.jpg
Please get it quickly. I will delete over the weekend.
Yay transition!
thanks pyu!! nice wallpaper !!
Long time since I posted mine, but I think I should post again in the new thread.
Winamp skin QuickTime X
Dock is ObjectDock 0.55
Calendar is Rainlendar
Desktop stats are provided by Coolmon My config can be had here...
Visual Style is by Iceman - but his site is down right now - as is the site where I downloaded the icons used in the dock...
[This message was edited by Davebo on November 26, 2002 at 09:40.]
Hey, finally a shot at page 1.
Biggie Size It.
I'm a little new at desktop modding, so I'm not aware of all the proggie's available for modding.
Can we all post the programs we are using, backgrounds, etc. when you post your desktops? I noticed the first few did it, and it was helpful. The old thread like this didn't have the info so it was hard to learn from.
Davebo, is that Iceman's Jaguar theme? If it is, it looks very different from what it appears to be on my desktop.
The bugs in the style prevent me from using it permanently.
Yep, that's the one.
Different in what way?
/edit - Mirrors for Icemans VS might be found in this Neowin thread...
Hey folks!
The old topic has been closed. *sniff*
The end of an era I suppose, but the start of a new one. That said, it was one of the few threads left in the Mojo that was in the hypocritical category.
Oh well, lets see how quickly we can get this thread to page 200
(Click for larger)
Basically everything skin-wise is from here The wallpaper is from porsche.com, converted to grayscale. And that is Y'z dock at the bottom.
I was wondering how long it would take to put this thread in the right place...
What's that program in the corner of your screen that displays all the system stats/uptime/etc????? I have no idea what it could be.
Whoops! I posted the image of my desktop but it is too big, 1280x1024 resolution. If anyone wants to see it still, click here for the big picture.
Jedi X,
can you link your wallpaper somewhere please?
Oh yeah.
Stopped just before page 200? Nooooooooo!
yzdock uses GDI+ to acheive alpha blending and the like, so it should use hardware acceleration if it is available. (Someone please correct me if i am wrong, i don't think i am but....)
I love that porsche pic breuk. That's gotta be the most beautiful car ever built *sigh*
Anyway, there are some new (to me at least) Terminator 3 content on the official site, including lots of cool wallpapers under "Downloads"->"Desktop". Just thought people may be interested.

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Apartment's equipments at your disposal: dvd player, hifi stereo, internet access by WiFi or ethernet cable, TV with international channels, clothes line, coffee machine, cooking plates, dish washer, freezer, fridge, kettle, micro wave, oven, toaster, vacuum cleaner, washing machine, iron, iron table, household sheets, towels
Living/Dining room approx. 215 sqft, with a window facing west on a quiet courtyard, furnished with: an arm-chair, four chairs, coffee table, desk, dinner table, fireplace, wooden floor
Bedroom n°1 approx. 130 sqft, with a window facing a courtyard, furnished with: bedside table, book-case, closet, a sofa bed for two people, TV with international channels, wooden floor
Bedroom n°2 approx. 150 sqft, with a window facing a courtyard, furnished with: bedside table, closet, a big double bed, wooden floor, ensuite bathroom
Bathroom: bathtub, washbasin, hair-dryer, tiled floor
Additional information: heating and continous hot water with a gas boiler, door code, no smoking, wooden floor, elevator
Ideally located, this apartment is situated in the very heart of Paris, close to Pantheon, Notre-Dame and the very well known rue Mouffetard for its night life and its restaurants , the Jardin des Plantes and Luxembourg gardens. It is in a short walking distance to the Ile Saint Louis, place Saint Michel, Saint Germain des Pres, with Le Cafe de Flore, Les deux Magots or la brasserie Lipp. Saint Germain des Pres is also one of the trendiest area in Paris, known for the fashion stores as Yves Saint Laurent or Louis Vuitton and many others. Many shops and stores are close to the apartment: bakery, butchery, supermarket, open air market, theater, restaurant, cafe...
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House clean and perfect .... great kitchen bathrooms and bedrooms. Well positioned allows you to move right to the city 'walk, boat or metro'. Too bad for windows that do not have a nice view, but just a few steps, and 'in the middle of the Latin Quarter. Great experience!!
Casa pulita e perfetta....ottimi la cucina i bagni e le camere.
Ben posizionata permette di muoversi bene per la citta' a piedi, battello o metro'.
Peccato per le finestre che non hanno una bella vista, ma bastano pochi gradini e si e' in mezzo al quartiere latino. Ottima esperienza!!!!
The Duplex is in an excellent location for visiting Paris with easy access to the whole city. The unit is very well maintained and clean. You have to go up one set of stairs to the first floor before you are able to take an two person elevator to the actual unit. The beds are a little on the hard side but OK. The unit has one nice sized shower and a large tub in one of the bathrooms. We had six people in the unit and it took us a few days to figure out a shower schedule so that we all had hot water, but we got it worked out. We would recommend purchasing a couple of fans if you are going to be there when it is hot there is no A/C in the unit. The street the unit is on is one of the main walking streets in Paris at night, it is very busy, which is nice as there is alot of places to eat and things to see, but it also has it draw backs as there is noise at night.
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Overall, my family and I enjoyed our stay very much in your apartment. My only complaint is that I could not reach anyone by telephone when I had a question. Only an answering machine in French which I tried to respond to but was not successful.
Also, it would have been helpful to have instructions in English for how to use th washing machine. Otherwise it was very nice. Very nice renovation and very clean, most importantly. Thank you, Gaylyn Greiner
The apartment is very well located. It is steps away from Notre Dame. It was clean and orderly as shown in the pictures. It is located on a very busy night life street so gets noisey at night and stays noisey until very late. In fact, in the same building on the street level is a guy strip club which attracts a lot of excited and drunk girls which stays open until 4AM. It is also close to the busy street along the river whichs producers a lot of highway noise. If you can close the windows and block out the noise it is great.
This is a great little apartment in the centre of Paris. Well equipped and tastefully decorated. It is very quiet. Close to the metro and within reasonable walking distance from Notre Dame. There are perhaps prettier areas of Paris, but for the price, it is good value for money.
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encontramos el apartamento en excelentes condiciones, no faltaba de nada. Complació todas nuestras expectativas.
Great apartment. Very clean and excellent location. Close to metro, easy walking to many sights. Staff was responsive and quick to attend to our needs. Would stay here again! Only thing to consider in the heat of the summer is that with windows open it would be noisy from the street.
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Hellman's work focuses on discrimination and equality. She is the author of When is Discrimination Wrong? (Harvard University Press, 2008) and co-editor of The Philosophical Foundations of Discrimination Law (Oxford University Press, 2013). In addition, she writes about the constitutionality of campaign finance laws and the obligations of professional roles, especially in the context of clinical medical research. She teaches contracts, constitutional law and classes related to the theory of equal protection and the relationship between money and rights.
Hellman was a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (2005-06) and the Eugene P. Beard Faculty Fellow in Ethics at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University (2004-05). She was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for University Teachers in 1999 and was a visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2007-08 and at the University of Virginia in the fall of 2011.
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