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Almak

Joined: 12 Jan 2007

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Location: Utah

Greetings!

The October 2011 calendar image is of the rebel hive in Riven. It is the first calendar wallpaper I've made from the Riven series. I have no doubt that all of you die hard fans will notice something is different with it as well. Since the original image I used was a bitmap, the sky was a bit too grainy for my liking so I extracted it and placed the hive under an almost clear, starry sky. I think it added to the, ahem, "Mystique" of the image and I find it even more fitting in this iteration for the month of October and the Halloween holiday.

The wallpaper can be downloaded at http://www.mystgallery.com/wallpapers.

On a personal note, this may be one of my favorites yet. It brings me back to those nostalgic times of early Cyan. Let me know what you think.

Regards,

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janaba1

Joined: 27 Jul 2006

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Location: Berlin, Germany

Downloaded it already three hours ago, but didn't dare to post in the other thread which
was a good decision as I assumed you would be opening a different topic on this one lol ... Razz

What can I tell you of this overwhelmingly awesome piece of a spectacular magnificent
gemstone that struck the people around the world with awe and veneration since almost
forever or at least its initial release ... Smile

Thanks a lot, Almak ... This is just myst-eriously mind-blowing and definitely worthy to be added
to the gallery of your masterpieces and it's also nice to have the calendar on the left this time ... Very Happy

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Thank you Almak.
Like this one very much. Smile

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gnorke

Joined: 10 May 2006

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Location: Connecticut

The wallpaper is very nice. One comment, I think that the calendar should be on other side. For me, my icons are on the same side as the calendar now.

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Almak

Joined: 12 Jan 2007

Posts: 148

Location: Utah

gnorke,

Thank you for your comment. The reason the calendar is on the left side is because the numbers become washed out in the grey of the rock formations on the right side of the image.

One free utility I like to use is Fences (http://www.stardock.com/products/fences/?ref=). It allows you to group your icons in a "fence" and you can double click your desktop to hide everything so it looks nice and clean. Double click to bring them back.

Regards,

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Lyle627

Joined: 07 Feb 2010

Posts: 23

Location: Ohio, US

Another great calendar image! My desktop is all set up for another month. Smile

I use another free utility called RocketDock (http://www.rocketdock.com) to keep all of my icons off the desktop until I need them. Moving the mouse to the top of the screen where they are hidden causes them to "drop down" like an instant menu.

It works great, and you can then use great images like Almak's without having to re-arrange things as the pictures change.

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I love this one Almak...my all-time favorite game and the Halloween month woo-hoo!!! BOO Shocked

The lights in the rooms ring a bell....looking into that aspect

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Trekluver

Joined: 17 Feb 2010

Posts: 1138

Location: US

Almak, you have done it once again! This IS your best yet; those were mad Photoshopping skills on such an old image. Keep it up! I can't wait till November's! (Hint, hint, I'm hoping it's got hints of Thanksgiving in it...) Smile

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Josie

Joined: 07 Sep 2010

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Location: wherever life takes me

I think it's great!

thanks once again Almak Very Happy

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Rhee

Joined: 28 Mar 2007

Posts: 150

Location: Saskatchewan, Canada

oh Boo. What am I doing wrong? I can't get it to show up... or any of your other wallpaper for that matter. Just getting a lovely(read: not lovely) wash of my Desktop background colour instead Razz

Any techie help?

EDIT:
Nevermind. Me dum-dum. You got gum-gum? I sorted it out haha.

hauntedcity

Joined: 10 Nov 2006

Posts: 164

Location: Indianapolis, IN

I love it! Thanks, Almak

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alswaiter

Joined: 26 Mar 2011

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Lovely wallpaper as always. Love the new sky.

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Miranda2

Joined: 13 Apr 2011

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Location: Mystesota

Ooooh Almak! Thank you again for a beautiful rendition. Some have mentioned the calendar on the left. Well, I for one thank you. You forced me to research my 'personalization' options and I learned how to unlock the icon grid and choose for myself where to put my icons. Now who would of thunk?

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