I've always enjoyed looking at other people's desktops, I guess to see how theirs is laid out, how they work, what apps they decide to put in the dock or where they position them on the screen, what they keep running. I'm not sure why I want to know these things, but I guess it's to see if there's a better way to compute or if there are any apps I am missing out on. The shot above is what my desktop usually looks like on any given day.

Back when I ran Linux, there were threads in the distros' forums that were all about screen shots, and they were fascinating. There's endless combinations of window managers, docks, conky configs, and much more. Some were downright beautiful. That's something I miss about Linux, I wish OSX were as configurable. Lifehacker does screen shot contests sometimes, and those are the best since they're made by Lifehacker readers. But anyway, I know there's others like me, so if you'd like to share your desktop, I'd like to see it. I've posted mine and some points of interest and pointed out some apps out that weren't too obvious.

I know, my desktop is a complete mess. Do you have a better way to organize so many windows? Post yours in the comments, or if this is a stupid idea, let me know that too. Doesn't even have to be OSX; Linux and Windows are welcome. I used Skitch in OSX to make the screen shots you see here. And if you have any questions about anything you see, I'm glad to talk about it.