Flickr user Tim Garbarino reminds us that winter isn’t quite over yet in the northern hemisphere with this gorgeous, serene setting sun behind a lonely snowball. The setup is functional too — Tim has his favourite feeds on the right, upcoming appointments at the top, and a spring-loaded dock on the left. More »
The view from your computer may not be ideal, but even if you can’t see the world in reality you can easily shift your desktop to another part of the glove with a great image. Here are our favourite worldwide wallpapers. We’ve got a lot this week! More »
Lifehacker reader Ammar Githam took a slightly different approach to home screen creation, placing all of his icons on the wallpaper itself for more freedom to create this handwriting-on-paper look. Here’s how he put it together. More »
You’ve registered a personal domain name because you thought you’d create a web site and never did. Or maybe you’re just hosting a custom email address and you wish you were doing more. There are plenty of clever ways you can use your domain name to promote yourself, provide yourself with quick information, or just do something cool. Here are our favourites. More »
Our featured wallpapers have used images and text separately, but today they’re using text to create images. Here are some of our favourite typographic wallpapers to bring some lively words to your desktop. More »
Reader Ammar Githam took our evil weeks to heart and made this great-looking, informative home screen. We’ll leave it to him to explain. More »
iPhone (Jailbroken): Whether it’s the simplicity, ease, app selection, or carrier contract that keeps you on your iPhone, it doesn’t mean you’re not a little envious of some of the other platforms. If you’re jailbroken, the amazing customisation app Dreamboard can help you make your iPhone look and feel like another OS while still retaining the things you love. All you need are these great themes. More »
Mac OS X Lion: If you’ve ever caught yourself staring at the OS X System Preferences tool looking for a particular settings icon for too long, then you’ll appreciate the fact you can remove unnecessary icons and declutter the menu. More »
Flickr user rajdroid says that this desktop makes him feel calm and has a soothing effect, and we couldn’t agree more. It’s minimal, simplistic, but the combination of a gorgeous wallpaper and only the essentials when it comes to on-screen information makes for an elegant desktop that hides its power until you need it. More »