Friday, October 21, 2005
What's on YOUR desktop?
My desktop wallpaper lets me personalize what I see: but decorating (or defacing?) the back of my notebook computer is all about what I want others to think about me.
Apparently, it's a growing fashion trend. (See picture at left from www.flickr.com. What do you think? Decorating or defacing?)
Now sometimes, we catch a glimpse of other people's desktop wallpapers and get a revealing look at what they really think or who they really are.
Imagine my surprise when an Ann Taylor- wearing, mid-fifties executive booted up her laptop on a video display and treated her audience to a very Goth -- and I mean dark, dirty, and disturbing -- wallpaper!
"Halloween," she choked nervously.
Nobody was buying it.
"Teenage son got a hold of my notebook?"
Uh-uh.
So let's say you don't decorate the outside of your notebook....what does your notebook desktop wallpaper reveal about you, your personality, your interests? And what kind of impact might it make on your audience if they caught a glimpse of it before, during, or after your presentation?
(I'll confess - the outside of my notebook is clean: no stickers. And I change the desktop wallpaper with the seasons or my mood. Today, it's a school of fish. Last month, it was a field of lavendar. Go ahead: psychoanalyze away!)
What's on YOUR desktop? ¶ 10/21/2005 09:39:00 AM
My desktop wallpaper lets me personalize what I see: but decorating (or defacing?) the back of my notebook computer is all about what I want others to think about me.Apparently, it's a growing fashion trend. (See picture at left from www.flickr.com. What do you think? Decorating or defacing?)
Now sometimes, we catch a glimpse of other people's desktop wallpapers and get a revealing look at what they really think or who they really are.
Imagine my surprise when an Ann Taylor- wearing, mid-fifties executive booted up her laptop on a video display and treated her audience to a very Goth -- and I mean dark, dirty, and disturbing -- wallpaper!
"Halloween," she choked nervously.
Nobody was buying it.
"Teenage son got a hold of my notebook?"
Uh-uh.
So let's say you don't decorate the outside of your notebook....what does your notebook desktop wallpaper reveal about you, your personality, your interests? And what kind of impact might it make on your audience if they caught a glimpse of it before, during, or after your presentation?
(I'll confess - the outside of my notebook is clean: no stickers. And I change the desktop wallpaper with the seasons or my mood. Today, it's a school of fish. Last month, it was a field of lavendar. Go ahead: psychoanalyze away!)
What's on YOUR desktop? ¶ 10/21/2005 09:39:00 AM
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It's not just about the wallpaper. Far too many people use their deskyop as their main file store. I've known demojocks (professional software demonstrators) that would leave "JOHNSONVILLE TOILETS.PPT" on the desktop when they went to provide a demo to Johnsonville's arch enemy across town. Or even worse, someone demonstrating ABCSoft's product has an icon to launch XYZSoft on their desktop too.
Watch for the inappropriate, the proprietary and the embarrasing in your shortcuts and documents too, not just your images!
Great job as always, Laura!
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Watch for the inappropriate, the proprietary and the embarrasing in your shortcuts and documents too, not just your images!
Great job as always, Laura!
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