Hi there, my name is Charles Wu and every once in a while, I write about some of my recent thoughts or projects.

Desktop Pimping

Posted: September 23rd, 2009 | Author: Charles Wu | Filed under: Late night updates | Tags: , , | 1 Comment »

Quick update on the most serious design work I’ve done since summer:

My friend Henry inspired me to pimp my desktop recently. Basically, desktop pimping is as Xzibit describes in, To Pimp Anything: Anytime, Anywhere, “Customizing the desktop of a computer or laptop to look like a hot ass ride.”

I couldn’t afford to get as fancy as some of the ones featured on deviantART but I did as best I could with just copy and paste. The end result features a new wallpaper, new application icons, new folder icons, and a fancy snap-to-grid feature for managing messy desktops.

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