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 Reader skarhead187 has
submitted several desktops to the Lifehacker
Desktop Show and Tell pool, and the thing that always stands out
most—aside from a great eye for minimalism—is that despite
using popular dock application ObjectDock, most of
his desktops don't show any icons or branding. Keep reading for a look at a
few more of skarhead187's desktops and to hear why he likes "genderless,
organic desktops":
Windows needs a global menu; OS X
has it, Ubuntu has the option. I like Ubuntu's bookended desktop and also
its warm and organic interface. I think the futuristic interfaces of Vista
and OSX are cheesy and will seem even more cheesy throughout time. I also
hate the branding of operating systems (of course I understand it). I want
my machine to just work and communicate the information I need with me
without overwhelming me. This is my attempt to make a genderless organic
desktop. I understand it looks similar to my other desktops, but that is
why I've named the set Desktop Evolution. Using Windows Vista Home
Premium, Rainmeter, ObjectDock, and
custom Transblack theme. Most of the rest of
skarhead187's desktops follow the same philosophy, and a couple even offer
tutorials of their own. 
I'm using Desktop Media 1.7 to display any connected
drives to my computer. It vanishes when I pull it out and I have it set to
ignore my external HD and IPod. I really wish Windows automatically mounted
drives like Ubuntu or OSX but you can't always get what you want. One thing
that really annoys me about icons is icon text but there is a way of
getting rid of it without using any other programs that eat up precious
memory. I'm also using Pidgin here because I cannot get Miranda to sign
in or retrieve any of my buddy lists (I would prefer it because its
skinnable). 
Looking good, skarhead187!
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