Design

Google Art Project Is A Source Of Phone Wallpaper

Lifehacker AU

Six Australian galleries have joined the Google Art Project, which makes museum collections visible in super-high-resolution detail. As well as being a handy way to tour major collections, it’s also a potential source of phone wallpaper.


March 29, 2012
Design

Weekly Wallpaper: Gaze Off Into The Distance

Staring at your computer is never going to actually transport you outdoors, but when you’re stuck in the office it can be nice to be able to gaze off into the distance now and then. You can do just that with these 10 great landscape wallpapers.


March 22, 2012
Design

Weekly Wallpaper: A Storm Is Coming

Not every day is bright and sunny, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t beautiful. Cover your desktop in these great dark, wet and electric stormy wallpapers.


March 15, 2012
Design

Weekly Wallpaper: Let Your Desktop Play In The Grass

Winter is just around the corner, but we’re not done with the long days just yet. Hold onto the best of what summer has to offer with these green wallpapers.


March 8, 2012
Design

Weekly Wallpaper: Make Your Desktop Say WTF

The internet knows how to translate some of the strangest ideas into images, and sometimes they’re not only weird but attractive as well. Here are some of the odder wallpapers that will make your desktop say “WTF?!”


March 1, 2012
Design

Weekly Wallpaper: Travel Through Time

In belated honour of leap day — the hidden day in time — we’re taking our desktops through a time warp. Come check out these awesome time travel wallpapers featuring the TARDIS, DeLoreans and more.


February 28, 2012
Design

Use Photoshop To Replace Someone’s Face

Lifehacker AU

When you’re photographing a group of people, it’s rare to have a shot where everyone looks good, even if you take a couple of spares for “insurance”. Using copy and paste to replace one “bad” face in an otherwise OK shot can be fiddly and rarely works well, but Photoshop blogger Helen Bradley has an effective alternative method.


February 24, 2012
Organise

Jpg.to Finds Funny, Time-Wasting Images

Need a quick image to convey an idea, or just want some GIF-based entertainment without sifting through 4chan? Head to jpg.to, type in a word, and it will throw back one image.


February 23, 2012
Design

Weekly Wallpaper: Gravity-Defying Photos

Weekly Wallpaper is generally a showcase of traditional desktop wallpapers, but today we’re giving the spotlight to both our mobile devices and a talented photographer named Cole Rise. Come and take a look at his work, which sits in a place between reality and imagination, and makes for a wonderful view on your mobile device.


February 22, 2012
Communicate

Why Facebook Is Deleting Your Photos

Lifehacker AU

Facebook’s content guidelines emphasise that inappropriate pictures uploaded by users will be deleted, but the guidelines for what will be removed aren’t especially clear. Leaked documents used by Facebook moderators highlight obvious candidates for deletion (such as sexual activity) and also some you might not guess at (such as pictures of people that have been Photoshopped).