The Zune Tribute Desktop

Marios loves the Zune Music software about as much as we do, so he decided to build this custom desktop as a tribute. Not only does it have the same good looks, it also helps him get things done. Here's how he set it up.

Marios' submitted his desktop to our Desktop Showcase, which is what you should do if you want to see it featured here. All you have to do is post a screenshot to your Kinja blog (the one that came with your commenter account), and include links to the wallpaper, widgets, skins, and tools you used to customize it.

His desktop isn't just a tribute to the Zune software (which Marios notes is still his favorite music player), but also to his favorite band, Queens of the Stone Age. If you want the same look, regardless of who your favorite band is, here's what you'll need to put it all together:

• The wallpaper is a screenshot of the Zune Music software playing while Queens of the Stone Age was playing. You could reproduce this with any band pretty easily, as long as you have the software installed, which you can get here.
• The Rainmeter system configuration and monitoring utility for Windows
• The Elementary theme for Rainmeter to create the time and date display in the center
• Rocketdock for the application launcher on the left side of the screen (set to 60% opacity)
• The Windows Phone icon pack for Rocketdock to replace the default dock icons
• The All in One Player skin for Rainmeter to display the actual Now Playing in the bottom left corner of the screen

Marios notes that he has a number of other wallpapers that shuffle over the course of the day, rotating out every few minutes. He even has a Flickr gallery of them if you're interested.

This setup is pretty straight forward, but we like the way he incorporated the Zune player's visual style into the whole thing. If you have any questions, want to give Marios a thumbs up, or just want to let him know you like the desktop, head over to his Kinja blog to say hello.

Do you have a good-looking, functional desktop of your own to show off? Share it with us! Post it to your personal Kinja blog using the tag desktop showcase or add it to ourLifehacker Desktop Show and Tell Flickr pool. Screenshots must be at least at least 640x360 and please include information about what you used, links to your wallpaper, skins, and themes, and any other relevant details. If your awesome desktop catches our eye, you might get featured!