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Design

The Snowball Sunset Desktop

11:30PM February 9, 2012 | Alan Henry

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 »


Design

Weekly Wallpaper: Take Your Desktop Around The World

6:00AM February 9, 2012 | Adam Dachis

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 »


Design

The Aged Paper Home Screen

12:00PM February 8, 2012 | Whitson Gordon

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 »


Design

The Pining For The Fjords Desktop

11:30PM February 2, 2012 | Alan Henry

Flickr user zulfaqar wanted a desktop that was elegant and informative, but also relaxing and serene for those long days in front of the computer doing work. What else can we say? Mission accomplished. More »


Work

Eight Clever Uses For Your Personal Domain Name

9:30AM February 2, 2012 | Adam Dachis

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 »


Design

Weekly Wallpaper: Paint Your Desktop With Words

6:00AM February 2, 2012 | Adam Dachis

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 »


Design

The Evil Android Home Screen

2:00PM February 1, 2012 | Whitson Gordon

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 »


Design

Mimic Other Phones On Your Jailbroken iPhone

7:30AM February 1, 2012 | Adam Dachis

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 »


Organise

Remove System Preferences Icons In OS X

1:30AM February 1, 2012 | Thorin Klosowski

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 »


Design

The Soothing And Serene Desktop

11:30PM January 26, 2012 | Alan Henry

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 »