Tagged Questions

3
votes
1answer
68 views

Netbook thinks it is a desktop

Question: Are, and if so what, there packages for download that I can get netbook to understand it is not a desktop and that it is a netbook. Info: I'm running an Acer Aspire One with ubuntu …
-3
votes
1answer
46 views

Under $300 computer [closed]

Preferably not a netbook, please. should support Windows 7 and/or Linux at a normal speed. EDIT: I'm probably buying (parts) online. (Not localized at all, puleez...)
0
votes
3answers
20 views

XDMCP is slow any ideas? (looking for alternative remote desktops)

I've been used to using RDP on Windows to remote to machines, and I've got an asus eee 701 which I want to use to do some *nix programming on. While the eee is a lovely little machine the screen and …
0
votes
1answer
14 views

Desktop totally black, icons gone, taskbar visible, can’t browse computer in Windows Explorer

Situation: Windows Vista, latest updates. After restarting to complete an installation, I find myself looking at a totally black windows desktop without any icons. The start menu and taskbar, …
0
votes
1answer
14 views

Desktop search combined with Intranet search

Hello, I'm looking for a software similiar to Windows Desktop Search or Google Desktop, that can also display results from our Intranet search engine in the same manner it displays regular results …
2
votes
3answers
78 views

How to choose between Mac Laptop and Desktop

I am looking at getting a Mac soon for both iPhone development, and video editing. Should I be looking at a desktop or MacBook? I do not plan for the machine to move from my desk at home, so …
2
votes
1answer
36 views
69
votes
42answers
2k views

Good website for wallpapers

What are the best websites for wallpapers? My current favorite is http://interfacelift.com. Do you guys have a single source where you get all your wallpapers or do you just stumble on them on the …
0
votes
1answer
15 views

Which free tool for Windows can save the preferred positions of GUI apps?

Hi, I am running Windows Server 2008 R2 and I am looking for a free tool. I start a number of batch jobs running inside command prompt. I want to shrink them significantly, so that I can see the …
5
votes
3answers
81 views

How to vertically split widescreen into two virtual workspaces on ubuntu/gnome?

My new laptop has a big 16:9 screen, and I'm finding it hard to fully utilize it during the 95% of the time that I'm not watching HD movies on it. I'd like to set it up as a kind of virtual dual …
30
votes
58answers
3k views

What does your super-awesome desktop look like? (Screenshots)

Time to show off that desktop of yours - paste in your screenshots of your customized Windows, Mac, and *nix desktops. Bonus points for visual effects that don't hurt the eyes. Also, explain how you …
8
votes
9answers
176 views

Using my old PC as a web/file server?

Hi there! I have an old desktop computer that I've been trying to sell for AGES. I guess nobody is looking for computers because it was advertised at a dirt cheap price on craigslist, local papers, …
2
votes
2answers
62 views

Show Folders on Desktop Like KDE?

Is there a way to show folders on the desktop in Win7 like in KDE (see pic)
2
votes
4answers
102 views

Leave desktop visible but lock it

Hi all, I am looking for a tool to lock my desktop (Windows) but leave the actual windows or at least snapshot of them visible. Any recommendations? Thanks!
1
vote
0answers
15 views

Windows Vista taskbar not resizing desktop

Hi, I recently started having a frustrating problem with Vista on my laptop that I can't seem to solve. I'm trying to get it to have the vanilla taskbar settings - always shown, resizes the desktop …

1 2 3 4 5 12
15 30 50 per page