In case any one asks the background is CurvesV.2 from Deviant Art. (I've the right to use and the right to show you I use but not the right to distribute.) The karamba apps are dbKalendar aeroG-clock and Dashboard Calculator. BTW my default background matches the desktop and my kdm theme matches the desktop so... since I don't use a splash screen. I get an unchanging view from start to finish.