Filetype Icons: Vista Ultimate Iconpackage Vs2¹. There are 185 icons in the package, so I’m just displaying a few of the icons I used. (download from source).

Note: since I don’t have Iconpackager (shareware), I downloaded a 30-day trial of IconWorkshop and extracted the icons to be used as .ico files. Then, I use IPhile to apply those icons to my system. (do a google search to find a valid download link)

Cursors: I modified & mixed a number of Cursors to make my set (download).

Here’s a breakdown of where I got the cursors from:

• Graphite (Normal, Alternative) – I shifted the angle
• Obsidian (Handwriting, Unavailable, Move, Resize pointers)
• Comix (Precision Selector, Text Selector)
• Aero (Busy, Working in Background) – I used my modified Graphite Normal cursor and added a modified Aero busy icon which I shaded orange.
• TN (Link)

1. by jrdn88.  Package also contains sounds and cursors [↩]

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This is the first of a multi-part series detailing my Productive Desktop Project. Essentially, I’m outlining the logic/software/workflow I use to create a productivity-enhancing desktop.

In practice, I worked up a wireframe of how I wanted all my ‘real’ productivity components to be laid out on the desktop and then found a wallpaper that met the needs of my layout. But, as far as these Productive Desktop Project posts go, I’ve opted to start with the eye-candy!

Wallpaper: Striped Allegiance¹ (download)

1. I modified/merged the following two wallpapers: I Pledge Allegiance by mnmsfreak and Arrays by Citrus Moon [↩]

View Comments Tags: desktop, graphics, images, Politics, USA

While I prefer the flexibility and speed of the Opera browser, I decided to give Chromium (the open source code on which Google Chrome is built) a try.¹

I like Chromium based solely on its speed (Opera still wins for customizability).  And since I decided it was “dock-worthy” (i.e., I will be using it regularly), I needed an icon that matched my desktop color scheme. So, I sepia’d the default blue Chromium icon.

You can download the 256×256 icon and png below:

• GoogleChrome_Sepia.png
• GoogleChrome_Sepia.ico

1. Note: you can download the latest Chromium nightly builds here. [↩]

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