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Reader pyreƒyre's minimalist desktop moves everything important down into small icons in the corners of the screen, with the weather, date, and application launchers all blended together with a fun wallpaper image to make a great overall desktop look.

Reader A.Nonymous decided to create his own minimalist "undesktop" to keep himself productive—clearing away everything unnecessary, auto-hiding the taskbar, and using keyboard shortcuts to get things done more effectively.The desktop is a combination of:

If you're running Google Chrome on Linux, switching to the "dev" channel seems like a smarter bet than ever.

Reader zalary's Windows desktop puts system monitoring tools, graphs, application launchers, a clock, and the weather into a taskbar across the top of the screen—the impressive thing is how well they are blended together.The desktop is a combination of:

Reader naaamo2004's Linux desktop sports a chocolate colored theme that is slick, polished, and beautiful, with an impressive Firefox theme to match. The desktop is a combination of:

Windows/Linux (Firefox): Late last month, a Mozilla contributor showed us how Firefox 4.0 might look. The Strata40 theme and add-on gives your browser that same look, without having to wait or install pre-pre-alpha Firefox builds.

Reader karmat's Windows XP desktop uses the Monochromatic suite to transform his desktop into an amazing piece of artwork—sure, it's got all the system stats and launchers around the corner, but it looks great too. The desktop is a combination of:

Our readers have submitted thousands of screenshots of their best desktop configurations, and over the year we've featured some truly impressive and unique desktops with you. Here's a look back at some of the best this year had to offer.

Reader Mango Sango's Windows desktop pulls together a bunch of system customization applications that completely transform the interface into something more Mac-like, but still unique and impressive to look at. The desktop is a combination of:

Reader karmat's Windows 7 desktop uses WindowBlinds to skin the entire interface with matching wallpaper and Rainmeter configurations for an impressive overall desktop effect. The desktop is a combination of: