Desktop Customization Contest?

[Polraudio 122]

Should we have a contest where you have to customize your desktop to look awesome?

By awesome i mean not just adding a wallpaper and calling it customized.

 

Here is an example of mine.

 

 

Not much has been done but it looks better than the traditional background and icons desktop. Everything functions also. Lower right shows information about my system. lower left lets me see what music is playing and i can skip, pause, play, stop music.

Top shows me how long my computer has been on and tells me what my wireless signal is. Bottom is a dock with programs i use every day.

 

If people are interested in this contest i will be glad to give links to some of the stuff i use to customize my desktop and maybe give some tutorials if requested :).

 

The desktops will be judged by the community so everyone can join in on the fun.

 

EDIT: Not sure what the prize is going to be yet. I can give points. To poor to give money or i would.

[kellessdee 48]

Very nice pol.

 

But on topic, I actually think this is a neat idea for a contest. I would love to learn how to mess around with windows. I know how easy it is with linux; but I always assumed anything like that would bring windows to it's knees LOL

 

Plus, it's a competition that for one, anyone could easily join. It's not like it takes months and loads of effort to customize your desktop, right? Also; I could definitely pitch some points to the prize pool. I don't have much use for them anyways haha.

 

As for how the contest works, would it be say, a bunch of people enter; post their desktop then the community votes for the best? Would the winner be right then and there or would it be say, the top x amount of people, which move on, etc? (I guess that would depend on how many people would want to join :/)

 

EDIT: If no one else is interested I'd still like some tutorials on how to mess with windows :3

[Polraudio 122]

It doesnt take to long. Took me 3 hours to do that.; But i already had in mind what i wanted.

 

It dont take up to much system resources if you have the ram.

CD Art Display in the lower left takes up about a good 5.2mb of ram

Rain meter in the lower right and top takes up about 11.5mb of ram

Rocketdock on the bottom takes up about 6mb of ram

so 22.7mb of ram total. Not much at all. only takes up a very small fraction of your ram. most people now days have 2gb and up.

 

 

I can make a tutorial for you if no one joins. It will be mostly windows 7. well 75% of it will be.

As a coder i know you will love making skins for rainmeter :P.

 

As for judging it will be up to the community and whoever is in top will win and we will have a 2nd place prize. If people tie for first we will have a tiebreaker but if people tie for 2nd we will split the prize or have a tiebreaker if they wish to have one.

[madanchi 18]

oooh ncie contest suggesyion, I voted yes because I certainly would ahve a go ;D Also thanks for posting some of the tools you used Pol

[Polraudio 122]

Thanks. I would like at least 6 people to join and right now it looks like we have 3.

[Chief 30]

*raises hand*

 

Boom.

[madanchi 18]

that's 4 ;D 2 more to 'GOGOGO!'

Edited August 18, 2011 by madanchi

[Enigma 10]

Gimme, I want that desktop pol

[Chief 30]

I must withdraw, as I was getting too heated and frustrated over my desktop, and I have far too much work to do. It would have been fun, but alas, I cannot partake. Sorry.