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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 »


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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 »


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Weekly Wallpaper: Swap Desktops With Each Other

6:00AM January 26, 2012 | Adam Dachis

Some of the best wallpapers we discover come from our readers finding great images or creating their own. These wallpapers don’t always fit into a category, and so the reader wallpaper pack was created. This is our fourth. Come and check out some great images from your fellow readers. More »


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Weekly Wallpaper: Take Your Desktop For A Swim

6:00AM January 19, 2012 | Adam Dachis

Water is calm, cool and relaxing, making it a fine source of imagery for your desktop. Here are some of our favourite wallpapers from above the water’s surface and under the sea. More »


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Five Best Wallpaper Sites

3:00AM January 16, 2012 | Alan Henry

Personalising your desktop starts with customising your wallpaper. Finding wallpapers for your desktop isn’t difficult, but everyone has an opinion about which sites offer the best selection of wallpapers for high-resolution displays, multiple for screens, or with the best imagery. Here are five of the best wallpaper resources, based on your nominations. More »


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Weekly Wallpaper: Send A Message Through Your Desktop With Signage

6:00AM January 12, 2012 | Adam Dachis

Although it may seem like a weird focus for wallpaper, signs are made up of simple and communicative imagery and that works well on your desktop. Here are some of our favourite wallpapers that make use of signs that send a message. More »


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Weekly Wallpaper: Draw On Your Desktop With These Sketched Up Designs

5:30AM December 22, 2011 | Adam Dachis

Big and colourful wallpapers are great, but some of the most compelling images require nothing more than a pencil and paper (or pen). Here are some great sketches to decorate your desktop. More »


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Weekly Wallpaper: Set Your Desktop To The Wallpapers We’re Currently Using (2nd Edition)

10:00AM December 8, 2011 | Adam Dachis

Last week you shared some of your favourite wallpapers. This week we’re sharing ours. Here the the desktop images your Lifehacker editors, writers and interns are currently using. More »


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How To Create A Clean, Organised Desktop

3:00AM December 6, 2011 | Adam Dachis

Numerous studies have shown that your environment affects your productivity, and that even something as simple as colour can influence your memory or creativity. Since most of our work’s now done in the digital realm, it stands to reason that your desktop environment can play an important role in your productivity. More »


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Weekly Wallpaper: Swap Desktops With Each Other

6:00AM December 1, 2011 | Adam Dachis

Some of the best wallpapers we find come from you. You’re either finding awesome stuff on the web or making it yourself. These wallpapers don’t always fit into a category, so the reader wallpaper pack was created. This is our fourth. Come check out some great images from your fellow readers. More »