The PCReview 'Show Us Your Desktop Background' Thread

[floppybootstomp]

Windows 7 has an accessory named The Snipping Tool which can be found in Start/All Programs/Accessories.

You can use that to capture all of your screen or whichever parts you like and then save that picture by pressing the floppy drive icon in The Snipping Tool.

Ideal posting size for forum pix is 800 - 900 pixels wide and pictures can be resized in Photoshop if you have a version of that or free software The Gimp. I believe pix can also be resized in Irfan, another free graphics software program.

Though I notice the new Forum software automatically resizes pictures now if they're too big.

 

[bootneck02]

Thanks to both of you for giving an old gimmer help I will have a go.

 

[V_R]

Easiest way i know is as follows...

- Download and install Irfanview (good for all sorts not just posting your desktop. )
- Hit Print screen (Upper right of keyboard)
- Open Irfanview and hit CTRL and V to paste image.
- Hit CTRL + R to bring up the image resize option. Choose a max of 1000 pixels wide, (This is for people with smaller screens and or slower internet speeds.) Then hit OK.
- Press S to save as JPEG or PNG.
- Attach to your post using the Manage attachments Button, providing it isn't more than 200kb's - Or you could use ImageShack or TinyPic
- Paste the code provided, for example....

[*IMG]http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/3962/screencapturehu.png[/IMG*]

(Minus the * at each end)

Will produce this...

 

[bootneck02]

Here is Mine from my favorate place Las Vegas

 

[bootneck02]

Oh and thank you guys for teaching me to print screen

 

[V_R]

Too many icons!

 

[bootneck02]

I love me icons, they fill up the empty spaces

 

[floppybootstomp]

Too many icons!

Agreed.

Minimalism is all, lol

 

[bootneck02]

What you ole boys gotta remember is if I dont have them to see I'll never find the links otherwise

 

[V_R]

Latest...

SP1 installed but themed again. Gotta change Start Orb but need to retake ownership of explore....

 

[Urmas]

Ubuntu 10.10.

 

[Quadophile]

Ubuntu 10.10.

Very nice! The top panel gives me an impression that you are sitting in a cockpit of and aircraft

 

[Urmas]

The top panel gives me an impression that you are sitting in a cockpit of and aircraft

Only the very basics... um... yessiree, the very basics.

 

[EvanDavis]

My new desktop back ground. Think I got the image from Deviantart. Not to sure, can't remember. Got the HTC style clock from Deviantart thugh, that I do remember. LINK

 

[V_R]

Latest...

 

[V_R]

Thread revival!


My latest.... (Hmmm, seems its not actually changed much! lol)

Wall
Gadgets with HUD Time and Weather Centre
Theme is Blend 2.0

 

[V_R]

Thread bump!!! Again.

 

[floppybootstomp]

And three of mine are still the same, the Win 98 one now has a Deathsmiles desktop which is possibly a bit pervy so I ain't posting it, lol

 

[EvanDavis]

Thread revival!


My latest.... (Hmmm, seems its not actually changed much! lol)

Wall
Gadgets with HUD Time and Weather Centre
Theme is Blend 2.0

That is just desktop porn

 

[EvanDavis]

Stilll my best. <3