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Kimberly's Desktop was a section of the official 24 website during the airing of season 1. It is an in-universe representation of Kim Bauer's laptop computer, featured in the pilot episode.
Contents[]
The desktop shows icons for Email Account, Music, Books and Poetry, Chess, Driving, and the Trash. The second version of the desktop also shows an incoming mail message from Sandra Kaylor.
Email Account[]
Clicking the email icon opens a mock login window, with the username "KimberlyB42" and the password "LIFESUCKS" pre-filled. Initially, the following screen displayed Kim's outbox, but was changed to show her inbox at some point during the airing of Season 1.
Outbox[]
| Sender | Subject | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Kimberly Bauer | I'm online! | 12:24 PM |
| Woo hoo! FINALLY! My own e-mail. They’ll never crack my password and they can’t read my letters!! Now we can stop using code words. YEAH!!
So are we gonna try and get into that bar in H’wood this weekend? Don’t forget I can’t sneak out until they go to bed. I LOVE that I can say that in an email and they don’t know what I’m talking about… Write back. | ||
| Kimberly Bauer | re: Top Secret Plans | 8:16 AM |
|
FROM: Kimberly Bauer I know, I know – I’ll be ready. Don’t honk when you’re outside, and turn your headlights off. Not that they’d notice I was gone, anyway. They’re all lovey-dovey since my dad moved back in and it makes me sick. It’s all her fault there were ever any problems. Ugh – I’m never getting married. Driving lessons after school today. Can’t wait to get my license so I don’t have to be stuck in this hell. I’ll be free! See you later in Math. Kim | ||
Inbox[]
| Sender | Subject | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sandra Kaylor | Where are you? | 4:23 PM |
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FROM: Sandra Kaylor Why weren’t you in History class today?? Did you and Janet ditch and go to the beach? I’m so jealous!!!! Or maybe you guys got busted going out last night and your parents grounded you and made you stay home from school. If so, then you are LUCKY! Fourth period was a snorer, and we had a pop quiz in math. I just got back from the mall with my mom (lame, I know – but what made it even worse is that I couldn’t find any jeans). I’m dying to talk to you. You’ve got to email me, because I can’t get any calls -- my stupid brother’s hogging the phone. I HAVE to hear all about last night. Later, babe. | ||
| Janet York | Top secret plans | 8:04 AM |
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FROM: Janet York Kim – Remember, we’ve gotta be in the Valley by midnight. I’ll pick you up outside your house. Dress sexy! Jane | ||
| Lotsa Books | Confirmation of your purchase... | 10:41 AM |
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FROM: Lotsa Books Online Dear Customer: Sincerely, | ||
Music[]
The Music icon opens a word processor file, Music.doc.
Downloaded MP3's for my mix
Puddle of Mudd – Control P. Diddy – Bad Boy for Life TRAIN – Drops of Jupiter Fuel – Hemorrhage (In My Hands) The Dave Matthews Band – The Space Between 2Pac & Snoop Dogg – 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted GORRILAZ – Clint Eastwood Macy Gray – Sweet Baby Outkast – Gasoline Dreams Radiohead – Knives Out P.O.D. - Alive Mary J. Blige – Family Affair Coldplay – Don’t Panic Alicia Keys – Girlfriend Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott – Get UR Freak On Lifehouse – Hanging By a Moment Staind – It’s Been Awhile Saliva – Your Disease Destiny's Child – Emotion Sum 41 – Fat Lip System of a Down – Chop Suey
Books and Poetry[]
The Books and Poetry icon opens a word processor file, Books.doc.
Books for Being Serious Less Than Zero, Bret Easton Ellis The Color Purple, Alice Walker The Beach, Alex Garland Franny & Zooey, J.D. Salinger Nausea, Jean-Paul Sartre The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath
Books for Being Not So Serious Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling Bobbi Brown Teenage Beauty: Everything You Need to Look Pretty, Natural, Sexy & Awesome, Bobbi Brown & Annmarie Iverson Get over It: How to Survive Breakups, Back-Stabbing Friends, and Bad Haircuts, Beth Mayall The Real Rules for Girls, Mindy Morgenstern
Chess[]
The Chess icon opens in a new window an external website, an outline of chess strategies by international chess champion Jon Edwards hosted by Princeton University (now defunct).
Driving[]
The Driving icon opens a word processor file, Driving.doc, containing a sample California drivers' license test (Class C).
Trash[]
The trash contains the following unopenable items:
- Janet's Attitude.doc
- Vincent's new tattoo designs
- Notes - US History midterm
- List of Freshman Year Goals
- Directions to Becca's Rave
- Letter to Nicki
- Possible Dates for Freshman Dance
- MP3 mix - June 2000
Background information and notes[]
Appearances[]
- Characters
- 2Pac (Mentioned only)
- Rick Allen (Mentioned only)
- Jack Bauer (Mentioned only)
- Kim Bauer (Mentioned only)
- Teri Bauer (Mentioned only)
- Becca (Mentioned only)
- Mary J. Blige (Mentioned only)
- Bobbi Brown (Mentioned only)
- Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott (Mentioned only)
- Bret Easton Ellis (Mentioned only)
- Alex Garland (Mentioned only)
- Macy Gray (Mentioned only)
- Annmarie Iverson (Mentioned only)
- Sandra Kaylor (Mentioned only)
- Alicia Keys (Mentioned only)
- Beth Mayall (Mentioned only)
- Mindy Morgenstern (Mentioned only)
- Dan Mounts (Mentioned only)
- Nicki (Mentioned only)
- Vincent O'Brien (Mentioned only)
- P. Diddy (Mentioned only)
- Sylvia Plath (Mentioned only)
- J.K. Rowling (Mentioned only)
- J.D. Salinger (Mentioned only)
- Jean-Paul Sartre (Mentioned only)
- Snoop Dogg (Mentioned only)
- Alice Walker (Mentioned only)
- Janet York (Mentioned only)
- Locations
- Bauer house (Mentioned only)
- California (Mentioned only)
- Hollywood (Mentioned only)
- San Diego State University (Mentioned only)
- Santa Monica High School (Mentioned only)
- United States of America (Mentioned only)
- Organizations
- California Highway Patrol (Mentioned only)
- Coldplay (Mentioned only)
- The Dave Matthews Band (Mentioned only)
- Department of Motor Vehicles (Mentioned only)
- Destiny's Child (Mentioned only)
- Fuel (Mentioned only)
- Gorillaz (Mentioned only)
- Lifehouse (Mentioned only)
- Lotsa Books Online (Mentioned only)
- Macy Gray (Mentioned only)
- Outkast (Mentioned only)
- P.O.D. (Mentioned only)
- Puddle of Mudd (Mentioned only)
- Radiohead (Mentioned only)
- Staind (Mentioned only)
- Saliva (Mentioned only)
- Sum 41 (Mentioned only)
- System of a Down (Mentioned only)
- Train (Mentioned only)
- Titles
- Objects
- "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" (Mentioned only)
- "Alive" (Mentioned only)
- "Bad Boy for Life" (Mentioned only)
- The Beach (Mentioned only)
- The Bell Jar (Mentioned only)
- Bobbi Brown Teenage Beauty: Everything You Need to Look Pretty, Natural, Sexy & Awesome (Mentioned only)
- Car (Mentioned only)
- "Chop Suey" (Mentioned only)
- "Clint Eastwood" (Mentioned only)
- The Color Purple (Mentioned only)
- Computer
- "Control" (Mentioned only)
- Doc (First appearance)
- "Don’t Panic" (Mentioned only)
- Drivers' license (Mentioned only)
- "Drops of Jupiter" (Mentioned only)
- "Emotion" (Mentioned only)
- "Family Affair" (Mentioned only)
- "Fat Lip" (Mentioned only)
- Franny & Zooey (Mentioned only)
- "Gasoline Dreams" (Mentioned only)
- Get over It: How to Survive Breakups, Back-Stabbing Friends, and Bad Haircuts (Mentioned only)
- "Get UR Freak On" (Mentioned only)
- "Girlfriend" (Mentioned only)
- "Hanging By a Moment" (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
- "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" (Mentioned only)
- "It’s Been Awhile" (Mentioned only)
- "Knives Out" (Mentioned only)
- Less Than Zero (Mentioned only)
- MP3 (Mentioned only)
- Nausea (Mentioned only)
- The Real Rules for Girls (Mentioned only)
- "The Space Between" (Mentioned only)
- "Sweet Baby" (Mentioned only)
- Tattoo (Mentioned only)
- Telephone (Mentioned only)
- Winning Chess Strategies (Mentioned only)
- "Your Disease" (Mentioned only)
- Events
See also[]
- Kimberly's Phone
- Kim's CTU Desktop
External links[]
Kimberly's Desktop (version 1) at the Wayback Machine (archived October 26, 2001)- Kimberly's Desktop (version 2) at the Wayback Machine (archived April 3, 2002)
