If the standard weather widget is a bit boring for you, you can use our favourite Android automation tool, Tasker, to display weather conditions using your wallpaper. More »
We’ve previously mentioned the Firefox-themed Foxkeh calendars, with their embedded calendars and irony-defeating anime fox mascot. The Foxkeh maker has opened up a tool that lets anyone create a cutomised, calendar-toting wallpaper for desktops or mobile screens, along with Firefox Personas themes. More »
If you’re looking for an abstract splash of colour to spruce up your desktop, the collections here should have something that catches your eye. More »
Design site Smashing Magazine rounds up 40+ incredible desktop wallpapers that also feature March 2009 calendars, perfect for a little eye-candy-plus-calendar combinations for your desktop. Find a wallpaper you like but don’t want the embedded calendar? Most are available avec or sans the calendar calendar. [Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: March 2009]
Last week we highlighted a few retro gaming wallpapers for some Friday fun. That was nothing compared to DeviantArt member Orioto’s high-resolution, you-won’t-believe-your-eyes paintings of classic video games for your desktop—a must-see for any gaming enthusiast.
Windows only: Desktop wallpaper switching application Wallpaper Juggler not only chooses between random images—it also downloads beautiful desktop wallpaper for you. Using the application—which lives in your system tray—is simple, requiring first a quick trip to the preferences panel to add your local wallpaper folders, after which you can switch between wallpaper images using the Juggle Now option on the system tray menu, or use the automatic option to rotate to a new wallpaper on a set interval. The best feature of the application, though, is found in the Download Wallpapers option, which will automatically download high quality images from InterfaceLIFT and WallpaperStock web sites—and it will even grab the images that correctly fit your display resolution, making this a great tool worth a look for anybody looking to customise their desktop. Wallpaper Juggler is free and open source, requires no installation. For more high-quality images for your wallpaper needs, check out the best places to find multi-monitor wallpaper.
Wallpaper Juggler [via WinVistaClub]Windows only: John’s Background Switcher—a free utility that rotates your desktop wallpaper using photos from sources like Flickr, Facebook, Picasa, or just your desktop—has updated to add support for RSS feeds. That means the popular wallpaper tool now supports sites like deviantArt, LOLCats, and pretty much any other photo site with an RSS feed. If you’re keen on keeping your desktop fresh, John’s Background Switcher is a godsend. John’s Background Switcher is a free download, Windows only. Thanks Chris!
John’s Background Switcher [Official Blog Post]Windows/Mac: Freeware application Desktoptopia automatically loads and rotates handpicked, designer desktop wallpapers on your Windows or Mac desktop. Once you’ve installed Desktoptopia (not to be confused with previously mentioned Desktopia), you can set rotation speed, multiple monitor options (e.g., same or different wallpaper on different monitors), and include your own feed of images you’d like to work in with the handpicked Desktoptopia themes. The Mac version is polished and robust, but the Windows version is still in beta (requiring .NET 3.5). Both versions are freeware, so give it a try and let us know what you think of Desktoptopia’s designer wallpapers in the comments. Yet another cool way to trick out your desktop. Desktoptopia [via Download Squad]
