What if SYS were light instead of dark?

AstonShell: LambdaRed
LambdaRed for AstonShell

LambdaRed theme for AstonShell, by mrbiotech. LambdaRed is a recombinase enzyme used by molecular microbiologists to delete or replace genes in bacteria.

Here, however, it’s a bunch of shiny things for your AstonShell Windows desktop….

Get LambdaRed for AstonShell here

Psychrophile for iPulse
Psychrophile for iPulse, by mrbiotech

Psychrophile for iPulse (Mac OS X), by mrbiotech. Six color variations: Psychrophile, Green, Peach, Purple, Red, Ruby. BTW: Psychrophile means “cold-loving” – appropriate for the frigid Salt Lake Valley this Christmas-time.

Spiderman For Aston
Spiderman By haxer

Haxer’s newest Aston Shell theme. Spiderman for Aston uses several innovative characteristics to make this theme individual. In haxer’s own words, “I really don’t think I like this theme…” Ok, never mind. This may not be the best theme ever, because haxer hit a mental block while trying to get it put together, but he tried to do things differently than usual. Take the clock for example, and the web texture on the taskbar. As always, enjoy the theme. And be sure to comment!

RK_clouds wallpaper
RK_clouds

A snapshot made from my kitchen window in Salt Lake City Utah using a 10.1 megapixel Nikon D80 camera set to focal priority manual mode. Some color enhancement done in the shadows and highlights increased slightly. Otherwise, you see it exactly as I did.

.: mrbiotech :.

Emery for AstonShell
Emery Theme

This is in honor of Emery’s latest album: ‘The Question’ Emery rocks and I love those guys. So go get an Emery CD and listen to some of the best Christian music ever.

P.S. I actually made the wallpaper this time thanks to encouragement form all my buddies at Skin Your Screen.

F.E.A.R. for AstonShell
F.E.A.R. for Aston

My (haxer) newest theme for Aston Shell It is based around an official wallpaper for the game F.E.A.R. (Only the best fps ever made.) The wallpaper was made by the creators of the game. Thanks to them. Also, thanks to the following people:
mrbiotech for SYS
krstatzar for suggestions that improved this theme immensely
nerio for tips and great tutorials
and everyone else that encouraged and supported me while I was making this and while I was a noob.

The theme is configured for 1280×1024. I am working on making a 1024×768 version. It will be released in a pack along with this one sometime in the near future. (Of course that’s what I said about a few of my other themes and it hasn’t happened yet, but I have actually started work on this one so it could happem :)) Feedback would be great ;) Thanks for viewing/downloading.

Alianona Wallpaper
Alianona Wallpaper by mrbiotech

by mrbiotech: Made this wallpaper based on a really interesting dream I had. This image stuck out to me strongly even after waking, and stayed until I made it into this wallpaper.

Five color variations and many screen resolutions – download the colorpack for your resolution or get the whole thing.

Define The Great Line 2.0

Update of my (Haxer) newest theme for Aston Shell.
Everything has been reskinned based on the original.
Thanks to everyone that helped out. Special thanks to mickeblue for making some new icons for me.

Barnsley2 Fractal Wallpaper
Barnsley2 Fractal Wallpaper by littleweseth

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A fractal wallpaper generated using the Barnsley^2 function in XaoS

Fractals are mathematically defined patterns with practically infinite complexity and a measure of self-similarity at increasingly large magnifications, or, as Mandelbrot defined them; “a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be subdivided in parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced/size copy of the whole.” (Mandelbrot, 1982)

In this particular image, you can see seemingly a seemingly infinite repeating pattern of smaller and smaller ‘hexagonal spokes’. These continue getting smaller, with slight variations in the pattern, until my computer becomes too imprecise to calculate the pattern any further. This image makes for a nice, understated wallpaper that still elicits a ‘wow’ from anyone who actually looks at it. :)

Image released under Creative Commons by-nc 2.1 (au) license as per here: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.1/au/ .

-Li-aung ‘lws’ Yip

Red Perfection for Rainlendar

A gorgeous solution to your calendar needs by renowned AstonShell artist frozzzen. Smooth curves, subtle shine, and high legibility lend this beauty a place on your desktop.

By frozzzen, 2007

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Consider Phlebas, by Iain M. Banks
Consider Phlebas

Where James Rollins makes you grit your teeth as your favorite characters are seemingly killed only to pop up safe at the end, Iain Banks pushes your favorite characters through gut-wrenching punishment and still has the sadism to kill ‘em all at the end anyway. Don’t worry, it’s the ride that counts (or at least that’s what I keep telling myself).


Tuesdays with Morrie, by Mitch Albom
Tuesdays with Morrie

Few books touch me so indelibly. Rarer still are true stories that leave a mark or impression on my soul. Tuesday’s with Morrie has done that with rapacious wit, candora, melancholy, but most importantly, truth. Life is to be lived, and fully, not sequestered away seeking money, fame. Life is who you love. This is a book to own. I hope my kids will pick it up off the shelf when they’re old enough and give it a read.


Martin Koch's Building Electric Guitars
Building Electric Guitars

Great resource read for anyone thinking of building their own electric guitar. Great examples and nice anecdotal information. Tremendously lacking in schematic or diagramatic details, but rich with verbal suggestions. I’d recommend reading this to get an idea before going online and getting more pertinent details. Organization is a bit confusing, but when used as a reference (i.e.: skipping to a needed section) the book still proves its worth.


Ice Hunt, by James Rollins
Ice Hunt

An American arctic research submarine stumbles upon an ice-entombed WWII-era Soviet research base holding a secret so sinister that both countries will do anything to obtain it, or ensure it is never seen by the public eye. Not the traditional action-adventure novel, Ice Hunt adds fantastic character-development, accurate science, a highly unpredictable plot to the exciting non-stop peril. Think of Michael Crichton and Dean R. Koontz on a dose of realism and you get Ice Hunt.


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