Shades of Green
Quick little post to start off the new years. With boredom re-settling in after being back in the States for about two weeks, figured I may shave a few minutes by changing wallpapers for once. Surprisingly the last time I did a “major” wallpaper switch was back in July of 2009; about six months which isn’t too bad for me, I guess. After much soul searching (*laughs*) I decided to do something a bit different…
… and change one of my monitors to portrait mode!
Honestly could not tell you why I decided to do so other than seeing random folks do it once in a blue moon. I must say, while I’m still getting used to it, portrait mode with a decently sized monitor really rocks! On the wallpaper end, you have like 9304812 more options as most photos/scans are done in portrait layouts. I mean, just look at the huge Minori Chihara wallpaper I’m using!
Beside the floodgates of possible wallpapers, general productivity at least while web browsing is a lot better. It’s simply nice not having to scroll down to check if x or y site has updated as well as being able to read a post in one full screen! And if I was still coding, I can easily also mention that being able to see more code in one screen is like heaven on earth. Honestly, I would recommend giving it a try if possible as I think you’ll be highly surprised at how it can really change (for the better) one’s computing habits.
Okay, now with ranting about portrait mode done I guess I should talk about the wallpapers huh? If one hasn’t already, click on the first image to see a screenshot of all my current desktops/monitors. I decided to go with a “green”/spring-ish/nature theme this time trying to select images that would go well with each other. Ended up with Nana Mizuki on my plasma (left), Haruna Kojima on my main (middle), and Minori Chihara on the portrait (right). Overall, I’m pretty satisfied with my selections and if anything else, it’s a nice change of digital scenery to help keep me sane during my NEET-like days ^_^
Wallpaper Sources:
- Nana Mizuki: 1920×1080 | GiRLISH BEAUTY@BLOG
- Haruna Kojima: 1920×1080 | 1280×850
- Minori Chihara: 1080×1920 | 2136×3027
Nice choice of images.
And yeah, if I had one more 24″ monitor I would try and have it in portrait mode for surfing, coding and such.
But with things how they are now I don´t have the amount of money for that. Might try and get it in the future though.
/pics-saved
Portrait mode is great for (digital) drawing purposes as well, but I’m currently jobless =(. On the topic of monitors, not as a stab towards you, but those rounded corners always seemed a bit too funky for me. It has this effect of making your screen also seem round, sort of like the old black-and-white tv days! =D… just felt like letting that out.
btw, I noticed that you have some sort of chapstick/lip-moisturizer there… What brand/name is it? (I’m an upper-lip fetishist… I MUST KNOW!!!)
@manga, thanks I tried LOL. And yea, definitely try out a portrait mode in a the future if you can (24″ monitors are cheap nowadays FYI)!
@Jesus159159159, ah and yea, I see what you mean about the curved edges. No biggie for me at least. And as for the chapstick, it’s Blistex’s Herbal Answer line.
Depending on which brand of monitor you are looking for. Haven´t seen Dell´s prices but getting Samsung monitors are not cheap. Getting BenQ monitors is the cheapest method around here at this point.
But I´m so pleased with my SyncMaster so it´s hard to get anything else than Samsung.
Will try though and hopefully sometime soon. Don´t have a jobb and thus no income so I have to save my money for games and other stuff that I want/need.