Spring RTS Engine

On a desktop we're spoiled for resolution, our backgrounds tend to be epic, every shortcut we ever need can be placed around the edge...

On a netbook, things look a little different!

I like my desktop, so I'm posting my desktop. Any other netbook users find a nice fit given their limited resources? I'd like to see your netbook desktops.

I'll just put the image I use on my 1600x1200 because it fits anything. I could make a netbook screenshot but it's just on a black background with no icons.

Are you sure you have enough bloatware on that thing? Seriously, wtf, you should buy a mac and be done with it if you don't feel deep shame at posting such a picture for the world to see.

My desktop is just random junk and a recycle bin. I find its a stupid place to start programs and file-browsing from cause it gets hidden by anything thats running.

my windows solution:
1 - use the quick launch bar. put any programs you use often there.
2 - put a link to quick launch on the start menu (trust me).
3 - populate favourites with useful locations on your computer (favourites are so handy for browsing locally and very easy to manage.. delete any weblinks).
4 - put a link to favourites on the quick launch bar.

now you can browse folders & open programs from the quicklaunch bar or use:
windowskey, q = quick launch
windowskey, a = favorites

note that these are key sequences; no hand twisting necessary. check out the locations of your q&a keys and it should start making sense.

eg:
to open firefox i press: windows key, q, f
to open 'my computer' i press: windows key, a, m

its like playing starcraft :)

there is a favorites menu on the menu bar of every folder so you can go from any folder to any favourite with minimal fuss (eg: alt+a, m to go to my computer). The favourites menu has 'add to favourites' so adding locations is also very easy.. no dragging or copy+pasting needed.

I really don't understand why internet explorer shares its favorites with windows explorer.. since I started using favourites for local folders, browsing around the computer (& network) got 10x easier and weblinks just spam it up. if you don't use ie its not a problem anyway :)

PS: killer step 5 involves downloading 'tweakUI for xp'. Use that to put favourites on your 'places bar'.. and now it shows up on the left of file dialogues in most programs.

momfreeek wrote: to open 'my computer' i press: windows key, a, m

winkey+e

Peet wrote:

momfreeek wrote: to open 'my computer' i press: windows key, a, m

winkey+e

lol, bad example then.. here's a better one..
to open the video folder on my main computer over the network its:
windows key, a, v

use launchy or a similar keystroke launcher...

aegis wrote:use launchy or a similar keystroke launcher...

Thats far more complicated to manage, less intuitive and doesn't come with the other benefits.

All i did was go to the video folder and click 'add to favourites'.

I can now navigate there from anywhere with or without opening a new explorer window in 2 mouse clicks or 3 key presses.

it automatically indexes folders and files with simple configuration... it requires almost no management and even learns which results to prioritize based on your past choices.

Heh, yeah, launchy does seem nice. But does it do anything for mouse navigation and can you integrate it into standard save dialogues?

I figured out most of my solution fiddling with windows 98 so I'm well used to it by now. I might give launchy a go though, it seems like a far better solution to half the problem.

Right click > properties > shortcut key

ftw

Forboding Angel wrote:Right click > properties > shortcut key

ftw

Seriously. You can tell I've used a computer somewhere because CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+C launches calc.