Recent content by chicgeek

Spring = grass time, it seems. I'll get around to doing something fancier with mine eventually. :) The thing is I don't use WMP or listen to music much (I'm a music student too.... fancy that.) so what's the point of integrating it into my desktop? I need to find other things... like figuring...

Or do what I do, and eliminate all icons all together! I only bite on Tuesdays...

Vacation? I haven't been on vacation in six years.... and I'm only 23. ha! Work and school.. and I'm still in debt. ;) I just signed a 4 month contract as Webmaster for the university I'm graduating from. Full time. Joy...

Haha, thanks. It's a couple of years old in design... I need to actually make it a website and not just a blog to which I point my domain. This summer, this summer...

I'm a large fan of getting the VStyles from customize.org. It's done me good, anyhow. Good luck, mate!

Thanks thanks, to all of the above. It doesn't quite have the complexity that many other desktops do, but I tend to like to eliminate things that I either don't use or despise... like icons. Bwa ha ha. (insert applause for MM's years-old tutorial) I ended up searching for and finding the...

A question for the masses. I'd like to incorporate an RSS reader into my desktop. I've used readers before (Read: Sage extension for FireFox), but is it possible integrate it into my active desktop? Ideally I'd like to be able to view which feeds are most recently updated from a list of...

Ha, thanks. :) I'd been stalking the boards for a while, but with nothing to contribute until now. /me tips her hat

Thanks mate! I take simple as a huge compliment. :) I was going to post a plea for help regarding feeds and active desktop, but I think it better to maybe start another thread on the topic in this board... So watch out for it!

Here it is mates, my first attempt at active desktop. I even went so far as to apply an XP visual style. I'm a minimalist who likes clean palettes and simple lines. Can you tell? Visual Style: - MarinaW (White compact 2 flag) Active Desktop: - program launcher - links - quicknotes: notes...