Unique Ideas for How To Create An Attractive Computer Desktop

Check out what you can do with your boring desktop. If you are boring with your unlively and immobile desktop, you may want to try these software to make your destop more favorite and enjoyable.

1.Desktop Fun 1.0

"Desktop Fun 1.0" is a software for people who like to joke or fool others. It is provided free at http://www.topshareware.com/Desktop-Fun-transfer-19756.htm. Its zipped file is about 222Kb. After unzipping your file, you can click directly to exe file without installing.

This software has 17 different effects including: "Blur" effect obscures your desktop, "Darkness" effect makes your desktop become black... Besides, "Desktop Fun" can rotate your screen or change it to pixel. When you pick your effect in the left window, the result is going to be shown in preview window. You can click button "Start" to launch effect in fullscreen mode or click button "Wallpaper" to set new wallpapers with effect screen. Desktop effect will be repeated in selected time interval. To stop your effect, simply press Ctrl + Alt + Del and then click "Desktop Fun" > "End Task".

This software is a good joke for those who are curious about your computer. I often activate the software before leaving my PC; therefore, when somebody touch my keyboard or my mouse, the desktop will be "messed up". That curious person immediately thinks that there is problem with my PC and leaves it alone.

2.Stickies

If you are a busy person, you may become familiar with your yellow or green stickies that remind you your business. However, these stinkies can be blow away easily by wind or messed up. You may need to use "Stickies", a software that post your stickies right on your desktop.

You can download and install "Stickies" free at http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/ (about 600 KB). To create and post new sticky in your desktop, right click > "New Sticky" and type in note for yourself. Once posted on screen, stickies will remain until closed, even through you have to reboot or restart your computer (you can also restore stickies that you accidentally deleted it). "Stickies" has some great functions that make you think it is not a freeware. You can alter fonts, colors, and buttons of your stickies. Stickies snap each other to the sides of the screen to keep them neatly line up. You can attach your sticky to a website, document or folder; therefore, they only show when it is on screen. You can schedule the time of your sticky. Moreover, the greatest function is you can transfer sticky to your PDA.

With "Stickies", you can easily arrange your work. This software is really useful and fast program for reminding your work.

3.Flickr Wallpaper Rotator

Everybody may know Flickr.com, the website where web surfers share their beautiful images. Each minute, there are tons of images are uploaded to Flickr.com. "Flickr Wallpaper Rotator" is the program that finds and downloads images and changes your wallpaper automatically in an interval time.

You can download this software at http://www.rushfrisby.com/apps/Flickr-Wallpaper-Rotator.aspx (around 55KB). It required your computer to have Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. After unziping, you can run "Flickr Wallpaper Rotator" immediately by double click Wallpaperflickr.exe.

Some useful functions of "Flickr Wallpaper Rotator":

Rotate every: Help you to change interval time.
Postion: You can customize your wallpaper as centered, tiled or Stretched.
Tags: Classify topics of your wallpaper (nature, sun, human...)
Username: only download images from a certain person's account.
All the images that are downloaded can be found in folder "Wallpaper" (Locate in folder of your software).

Now, you can rotate wallpaper to make your desktop less boring. Flickr.com has many attractive pictures are waiting to be chosen as your wallpaper.

4.Vital Desktop Video

"Vital Desktop Video" let you place a movie beneath your wallpaper. It is like an animated wallpaper. You can still work on your desktop while watching your favorite movie. This software is $9.99. You can download demo version or purchase pro version at http://www.blinkdevelopment.com/content/view/85/116/

After downloading and installing, open "Program Files" > "Vital Desktop Video" > "Configure Vital Desktop Video" to operate the program. In the appearance of this software, you will see the default video. To replace this video by your favorite video, click "Configure" button to access "Settings" appearance. Then, click the folder button to choose the video that you like ("Vital Desktop Video" supports WMW, MPG, ASF and some other basic video file type). Click OK when you are done.

"Vital Desktop Video" will demonstrate your movie repeatedly until you change or disable it. I often use this software to show movie about nature and beautiful sight. It really makes your desktop look fancy.

5.Desktop Pet

With "Desktop Pet", you do not have to go to websites like neopet.com to see your adorable digital pet. "Desktop Pet" also helps you to release your stress. The software can be purchased at http://www.stardock.com/products/desktoppet/

After activated, this program will appear as a gree egg. When you click on it, your pet will hatch and start interacting with your desktop. Users can pet, tickle or feed their pet. You can unload or pause your pet whenever you have to work. Just like other kind of digital pet, desktop pet is not simply designed to walk around your desktop. He also needs food, sleep, entertainment, health care and other desires to bring him to life.

Your pet will interact with some provided objects include:

The Butterfly: your pet definitely enjoys playing with it.
The Ball: This ball is made to be bounced. Your pet will have many fun activities with it.
The Bed: Energize your pet after a long playing-day.
The Cheese Maker: Satisfy your pet's hunger.
The Outhouse: Well, your pet is also need to...
The Trash Can: Do not let your pet eat stuff in it when he's hungry.
The Medicine Cabinet: A healthcare center for your pet.
The Firework Launcher: Help your pet to blow up your screen (Just kidding!).

This software really entertains me. However, do not spend too much time on your pet and ignore your work. It is just a digital pet. You can always have another one if the old one dies.

6.Desktop Icon Toy

You can purchase pro version or download free trial at http://www.idesksoft.com/. This software allows you to make many funny things for your desktop icons. You can animate desktop icons, hide desktop icon texts, add hover effects, hide desktop icon, arrange your desktop icon, lock your desktop icon, change desktop icon size... with this program.

After installing, right click to "Desktop Icon Toy" in the icon tray to discover all of its features.

Layout: Arrange your icons into formation like cycle, around, cross, align left-right-top-bottom.
Hover Effects: Provide some effects like dance icon, shake icon text, and blink icon text to desktop icons when you roll your cursor over them.
Icon Hidding: Hide your desktop icons.
Toggle Actions: Help you to choose show small icon, show icon text, show text background, show shortcut overlay, hide icon retain text...
Lock icon: Provide fixed lock and unfixed lock effect.
Miscellaneous: Change font color, font background of the icon titles.

This software's pro version only costs $20, a reasonable price for graphic software. In my opinion, you can use this software to make kids more interested in using computer to study.

I have tried all of above software in my computer. If you combine, you will find your desktop a wonderful place to work as well as to entertain. However, do not be so neglectful on your work.