Jim West had the idea to challenge bibliobloggers to take a screen shot of their computer and post it for the world to see. Mine is not as exciting as Jim’s, although I do like to see the motto ‘Think Different’ daily both on my computer and my iPhone. It might be ironic, considering the popularity of Apple these days, but I nonetheless like it…almost like a personal motto of sorts.
Here, without further ado, is my desktop screen capture (click for a full size view).
I would be interested in seeing others’ as well (if you have an Apple, press ⌘+shift+3 to take a screen shot).
16 November 2008 at 9.30 pm
that’s better than scott’s!
16 November 2008 at 9.39 pm
I’m glad I took my “Harry Potter Rocks” background off this morning!
16 November 2008 at 10.29 pm
[...] Art decided to go in for Jim West’s Desktop Challenge. I couldn’t pass up the chance to [...]
16 November 2008 at 10.51 pm
On a PC press the print screen button, and then paste your image into your image editor of choice. (Paint will work fine)
16 November 2008 at 10.52 pm
I must say my desktop at home is fairly boring at the moment. It typically is just the color black with some random icons.
I’m a big fan of minimalism.
16 November 2008 at 10.53 pm
v02468: Have you read any Lemche or Davies?
16 November 2008 at 11.02 pm
I have a Babylonian stone carving of a couple of Baal priests,which makes me a nerd.
16 November 2008 at 11.37 pm
I have Caravaggio’s painting of the Aqedah…which also makes me a nerd.
17 November 2008 at 1.13 am
I try to keep mine fresh, but here’s what it looks like at the moment: http://x68.xanga.com/e0ef17e5c4333220975447/t173317081.bmp
17 November 2008 at 1.19 am
Jared: There is a book that has that painting on the cover and it’s bothering me because I can’t remember. Do you happen to know?
17 November 2008 at 8.33 am
I have Brad Lidge raising his arms in victory, which makes me a nerd, but of a different sort.
17 November 2008 at 8.34 am
art: You must obviously be thinking of the Kindle edition of ‘Fear and Trembling’. http://www.amazon.com/FEAR-TREMBLING-KINDLE-ENG/dp/B0017QW6O4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226925105&sr=8-7
And yes, maybe a different type of minimalism.
17 November 2008 at 9.17 am
http://gumpville.com/screenshot.png
17 November 2008 at 11.41 am
Of course I know…It’s Kierkegaard’s Fear & Trembling (Penguin)
17 November 2008 at 11.47 am
gump: Nice, good to see another Apple fan. What’s the application in on right side of your dock nearest the trash?
jared: That makes the most sense, but I swear that I’ve seen it recently on a cover of another book because I remember thinking, “The Aqedah? How that that painting make sense on the cover of a book about _____?” I just forget that the ______ is.
17 November 2008 at 3.10 pm
Thanks.
The icon would be VMware Fusion. I love it …. and have (sadly) taken the time to setup 7 separate operating systems with it…. DOS 6.1, Win 3.1, Win 95, Win 98, Win XP, Vista and Ubuntu. It works great, couldn’t recommend it enough.
19 November 2008 at 12.23 am
Mine has a million games and a picture of dwight with his stapler in jello and it says “determination” on the bottom. haha I giggle when I see it.
19 November 2008 at 10.14 am
I have just changed my desktop, having found the greatest desktop picture ever…ever…freakin ever….
http://www.dcpox.com/images/Rapture.jpg
Pax Christi…Nick