Do you personalise your computer desktop?

@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
November 9, 2006 5:02pm CST
Whatever version of Windows, Linux or Apple Mac that you are using, the wallpaper, icons and so on are created as default when the system is installed. Do you accept this or personalise your computer? If so, to what length do you go?
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mindblowing
@mindblowing (127)
• India
4 Mar 07
of course i do..... in a continuously upgrading world one can never lack behind to upgrade ones passion which is computer for me...i upgrade it with the latest version of softwares that i get at hand....there can be no extent of upgrading yes of course keeping in mind that u cannot put it to risk.........
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
22 Mar 16
This is not quite the type of personalising that I am referring to. I am actually talking about changing the overall appearance.
puri_puneet2003
@puri_puneet2003 (1220)
• India
18 Nov 06
im using WINDOWS XP.... and i very freequently personalize it............
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
22 Mar 16
I have the habit of changing mine to suit the season, such as Christmas or Easter.
wathanjim
@wathanjim (2214)
• United States
17 Nov 06
I have Johnny Cash giving the bird on mine
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isasice
@isasice (2015)
• Iceland
9 Nov 06
I always personalize everything. I put shortcuts to the desktop for the programs I use most, I put shortcuts on the quick launch bar, I put my son's drawings as wallpaper etc
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
10 Nov 06
I never have a shortcut on my desktop, but use the quick launch toolbar for anything of that nature.
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isasice
@isasice (2015)
• Iceland
17 Nov 06
The programs I use every day I have on the quick launch bar and only a few shortcuts on my desktop. As I use the computers both for work and personal use, I have a lot of files and programs on it and it saves me a lot of time to keep the shortcuts on the desctop instead of having to go through my documents and all that.
MoonWalker
@MoonWalker (90)
• India
18 Nov 06
I have both Win 98 and WIN XP. I personalize both with photographs of my son and change it whenever I get a better picture of him. Every time I clean up the desktop my husband will see to it that it becomes full again with all his downloads.(though I have opened a folder for his downloads he does not use it. He is a lecturer and downloads a lot of study material). Even my 6 yr old son knows where he has to save his downloads.(games)
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
18 Nov 06
That must be really annoying for you. I have seen a lot of desktops on my friends' computers that are covered with documents and other files and I always want to tidy them up.If it was on my computer I would go insane.
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MoonWalker
@MoonWalker (90)
• India
18 Nov 06
I am insane most of the days. It is so frustrating. Anyway, can't do anything about it. Can I?
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dodododo3
@dodododo3 (375)
• India
17 Nov 06
personalising ur thing give u comfort and luxury. but i do it upto certain limit, cos u have to work on the computer.
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
22 Mar 16
I often go to the extremes but it does not interfere with my use of the computer in any way.
ishavasyam
@ishavasyam (1801)
• India
13 Nov 06
Yes sir..I m in this hobby of personlaising my desk top when ver I have some spare time..in addition each day I use a different slogan on my desk top..to lift the soul...
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
15 Nov 06
A different slogan each, I am sure that I would find it difficult to think of one.
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caribe
@caribe (2465)
• United States
17 Nov 06
Yes, I have Windows XP and I change things around the way I want them and the color I want them. I sometime paint pictures in the Paint program and use as wallpaper or one of my many photos of places I have been.
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
17 Nov 06
I did not realise that anyone used Paint anymore. I remember trying the program years ago and I was useless with it.
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praveenkumar06
@praveenkumar06 (4076)
• Hyderabad, India
13 Nov 06
i use destop , windos n linux r my os ,windos -sp3 n linex redhat all r my default i don't change any thing
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
7 Feb 07
The best desktop from the defaults is possibly the Linux KDE background.
sassybratky
@sassybratky (872)
• United States
9 Nov 06
i always make things my own basically from set up i change everything around lol and start deleteing things i dont want taking up space ...
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
12 Nov 06
I do exactly the same, I would not consider it to be my computer if everything had not been chosen by me.
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skeemy
@skeemy (138)
• United States
12 Nov 06
I personalized mine. I use windows xp, and I have a program called windowsblinds. I've made my desktop look like it's a MAC:)
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
12 Nov 06
Surely Windowblinds will slow down the computer, it is a very resource intensive program.
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rracers89
@rracers89 (3246)
• United States
12 Nov 06
I have always personalize mine. Right now i have a picture of my kids when it gets closer to Christmass Ill prob do a picture with them putting up last years tree.
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
15 Nov 06
Very original, I also modify the appearance for Christmas with a festive background and a few festive icons. I even change my email signature for a couple of weeks to show Santa sending greetings.
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neezhom_almaniri
@neezhom_almaniri (423)
• Malaysia
5 Mar 07
I think most of users personalize their desktop ;-)
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
22 Mar 16
You are most probably right about that.
ammar55555
@ammar55555 (270)
• Jordan
4 Mar 07
I don't personalize my desktop but use quick lunch toolbar and add a natural as desk top background
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ammar55555
@ammar55555 (270)
• Jordan
4 Mar 07
natural picture!sorry for this
margieanneart
@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
15 Nov 06
Yes, with my own art work.
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Gabs
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
12 Nov 06
I personalise my own
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juliedee
@juliedee (2388)
•
9 Nov 06
I personalise my desktop. I have a picture of my son and daughter travelling by ferry in Sydney Harbour, Australia.
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
14 Apr 07
Most people tend to have a personal picture for their desktop wallpaper.
idiosyncratic
@idiosyncratic (3560)
• Pakistan
17 Nov 06
yes i do like it
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nithinnarayanan
@nithinnarayanan (152)
• India
12 Nov 06
Yes I like my desktop in my own personal way..
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akshar_kataria87
@akshar_kataria87 (35)
• India
4 Mar 07
some times i accept that but mainly i personalize mu computer as the newwallpapers and new login logout tones attract me.and i keep my pc always update
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