Friday, September 13, 2013

The Deserted Desktop

This week's featured desktop makes use of a wallpaper we featured in Wallpaper Wednesday last week, and adds some smart Rainmeter skins over top of it for a personal touch. Stylized date in the center, system monitors on the left, and a stylized clock in the upper right. Simple and easy.

This is a pretty easy desktop to set up, so if you're curious about Rainmeter and want to get started with it, give this one a try—it has the elements you'll see in most featured desktops, and you can move on from there. Here's what you'll need:

The wallpaper from The Paper WallThe Rainmeter system tweaking and monitoring tool for WindowsThe Cabal skin for Rainmeter to create the system monitors on the leftThe Elementary skin for Rainmeter to create the sylized date in the centerThe MemoDijay's Suite for Rainmeter for the clock on the upper rightThat's all there is to this one. It's simple to configure, and looks pretty good, even if this one is more form than function. Still, it's a great starter desktop if you're interested in customization and building a desktop that could eventually be featured here! If you do, make sure you submit it to our desktop showcase by posting it to your personal Kinja blog! If you need help, check out our guide to Rainmeter for tips, or head over to C Shu Yang's Flickr page to ask your questions. Make sure to let him know how much you like his work if you do!

If you have a good-looking, functional desktop of your own to show off, share it with us by posting it to your personal Kinja blog using the tag desktop showcase or adding it to our Lifehacker Desktop Show and Tell Flickr pool. Screenshots must be at least at least 640x360 and please include information about what you used, links to your wallpaper, skins, and themes, and any other relevant details. If your awesome desktop catches our eye, you might get featured!

June Desktop Showcase | Flickr

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