![The Spaceborne Desktop
Your desktop is definitely a utility, but there’s nothing that says it can’t also be something that inspires you, or is at least fun to look at, and spacescapes are definitely fun to look at. Flickr user De Mango agrees, and put together this stunning desktop with a fictional space scene, tiny ships streaking past in the background, application icons at the bottom of the screen, and the time, date, and system stats hovering in space like they belong there.
The best part is that none of the widgets or icons are terribly out of place, and when it’s time to get to work, they’re not distracting. Want the same look for your Windows desktop? Here’s what you’ll need:[[MORE]]
The Goodnight Tale wallpaper from DeviantArt
The Rainmeter system management and configuration utility for Windows
The Encoded skin for Rainmeter to get the date and weather
The Enigma suite for Rainmeter for the system stats on the right side of the screen
The Google bar for Rainmeter for the search bar in the upper right
StarDock’s ObjectDock to replace the Windows taskbar
The Token icon set for the dock at the bottom
If nothing else, the wallpaper is worth downloading on its own, but the whole desktop is easy to configure and set up.If you’re a Mac user, you can definitely get the same look with GeekTool and our guide to using it. Linux user? You can get much of the same with Conky for the desktop widgets and Docky for the dock, if your favorite flavor of Linux doesn’t have a dock already.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6u0g6XCsd1rvpyxpo1_1280.jpg)
Your desktop is definitely a utility, but there’s nothing that says it can’t also be something that inspires you, or is at least fun to look at, and spacescapes are definitely fun to look at. Flickr user De Mango agrees, and put together this stunning desktop with a fictional space scene, tiny ships streaking past in the background, application icons at the bottom of the screen, and the time, date, and system stats hovering in space like they belong there.
The best part is that none of the widgets or icons are terribly out of place, and when it’s time to get to work, they’re not distracting. Want the same look for your Windows desktop? Here’s what you’ll need:
- The Goodnight Tale wallpaper from DeviantArt
- The Rainmeter system management and configuration utility for Windows
- The Encoded skin for Rainmeter to get the date and weather
- The Enigma suite for Rainmeter for the system stats on the right side of the screen
- The Google bar for Rainmeter for the search bar in the upper right
- StarDock’s ObjectDock to replace the Windows taskbar
- The Token icon set for the dock at the bottom
If nothing else, the wallpaper is worth downloading on its own, but the whole desktop is easy to configure and set up.If you’re a Mac user, you can definitely get the same look with GeekTool and our guide to using it. Linux user? You can get much of the same with Conky for the desktop widgets and Docky for the dock, if your favorite flavor of Linux doesn’t have a dock already.
