My OB2 setup... what's yours?
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I've been registered and using OB for two yearly subscribes now, and was pretty happy to see it finally get to 2.0. Sure, I've got a few complaints about the configuration GUI, and there are some bugs, but overall I'm pretty happy with what the program lets me do; cut out the Start Menu entirely.
Obviously OB is a pretty versatile app, and people use it for different things, but I've been surprised to jump on this forum and see: 1) a lot of complaints about daily usability 2) very little, practically zero discussion of what setups people have made.
There's precisely one skin uploaded to Wincustomize, and no fansites that I can find. Considering how much I use this program, and how stable it's been for me, I thought I would throw up some screenshots of my setup with the intent of starting a discussion on just how people are using OB. No, nobody's paying me to do it. I'm just curious.
Basically, I use OB as a left-hand sidebar which autohides when I want it to, and is a Start Menu replacement. I hid the start button itself with SkinStudio, and just have some shortcuts down there. Note that I do not emulate the taskbar, because I don't need to, and because I've noticed that OB, and my system, is 1000% more stable and faster when not doing that. OB is not a good taskbar emulator for me.
The stuff on my OB links to all my programs, quicklaunch, games, gui, folders... basically everything I need to run the system. No need for the Start Menu.
So, yeah. That's how I use OB, and it's fast, stable and problem-free for me. I don't bother with widgets because I want my GUI to be fast and minimal, this box is for gaming and PVR stuff.
Curious if anyone has anything similar set up, and how other people use their OB.
Obviously OB is a pretty versatile app, and people use it for different things, but I've been surprised to jump on this forum and see: 1) a lot of complaints about daily usability 2) very little, practically zero discussion of what setups people have made.
There's precisely one skin uploaded to Wincustomize, and no fansites that I can find. Considering how much I use this program, and how stable it's been for me, I thought I would throw up some screenshots of my setup with the intent of starting a discussion on just how people are using OB. No, nobody's paying me to do it. I'm just curious.
Basically, I use OB as a left-hand sidebar which autohides when I want it to, and is a Start Menu replacement. I hid the start button itself with SkinStudio, and just have some shortcuts down there. Note that I do not emulate the taskbar, because I don't need to, and because I've noticed that OB, and my system, is 1000% more stable and faster when not doing that. OB is not a good taskbar emulator for me.
The stuff on my OB links to all my programs, quicklaunch, games, gui, folders... basically everything I need to run the system. No need for the Start Menu.
So, yeah. That's how I use OB, and it's fast, stable and problem-free for me. I don't bother with widgets because I want my GUI to be fast and minimal, this box is for gaming and PVR stuff.
Curious if anyone has anything similar set up, and how other people use their OB.