The problem with using a picture of your significant other as your phone wallpaper is that it's awkward to ever change it away. Luckily my wife just changed her lock screen from a photo of me to a photo of a baby we like, so I'm changing mine to one of the cool maps offered by Alvar Carto.
Mac users, hello! Let's argue about which side of your screen is best for your dock. (PC users, please ignore this piece and don't make fun of us.)
Reader Saifali has submitted desktops in the past to our Desktop Showcase, but this one's a fresh look, and we like it. If you dig it too -- or just the Antarctic landscape in it -- here's how you can bring the same look to your computer.
What do you do when you have three beautiful curved ultrawide displays? Mount them side-by-side for a glorious, pixel-packed super-wide experience, like elliotvs did with his workspace. Here's a closer look.
Android: Some apps in Android can enter what's known as "immersive mode" which hides your buttons and status bar, giving you extra space. This Tasker action lets you enable this mode for any app whenever you need it.
Android: The kernel in your operating system handles a lot of low-level tasks like managing your CPU speed. Most users will never want to touch this, but if you're a tweaker with a desire to overclock your phone, Universal Kernel Manager can be a huge help.
Reader Linux Jess submitted this monochrome desktop, powered by Arch Linux, to our Desktop Showcase, and we couldn't help but feature it. It's clean, elegant, and simple to reproduce. Here's how.
Reader Sebastian submitted this beautiful desktop to our Desktop Showcase, and the combination of the wallpaper and a few tasteful skins is a solid, sharp look. Here's how he set it all up.
Windows: If you spent a lot of time tweaking your Start Menu to your liking, you'll want to make sure you don't lose it. Fortunately, you can backup your layout by making a copy of a hidden folder.
Reader Alec submitted this desktop that brings a little bit of Windows 10 into macOS, but only the good parts. Mission Control gets a lovely unified look, and there's an app launcher at the bottom that functions like a taskbar. Here's how it's all set up.
ravenclawwit's desktop is too pretty to ignore. The clock in the center is a combination of awesome-looking cyberpunk and a Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes challenge -- but it's just the time. Here's how it's all set up.
Windows: Rainmeter is hands-down the most popular tool for customising the look of your Windows desktop and it's hitting version 4.0 with some new skin creation tools.
We've been seeing a lot of water-based, beach-y, ocean-y wallpapers lately, and that makes us think you guys must be yearning for warmer weather. This one, from Sebastian, is a gorgeous, stark, black and white desktop with just a little customisation. Here's how it's all set up.
This landscape may look like it's steaming or on fire, but it's just bright, rich colours of the time of day the photo was shot -- and it makes for a beautiful wallpaper. Add a little customisation, and Nicolas has a great desktop worth sitting down at every day. Here's how it's all set up.
Maikasenpai's desktop is a calm sea, a respite from the tumult of the world, and we love it. It's a simple thing, but tweaked just enough to make it personal. Here's how it's all set up.
Reader Alec submitted this desktop to our Desktop Showcase, and aside from a stunning wallpaper, it's a neatly customised Mac. Here's how he set everything up.
Frequent desktop contributor JonRedcorn2 usually uses Windows, but this time he has a Mac -- and that isn't stopping him from customising it the way he likes. Here's how he set up this beautifully clean desktop.
Android: Android's developer options have a few handy tricks, including the ability to make Android's animations go faster. However, you can only use 0.5 normal speed or nothing (unless you want to go slower). If you want to adjust them to any speed you like, you can do so with a few simple adb commands.
Reader snovvcrash shared this customised desktop in our Desktop Showcase, and it makes us feel like flying too. Here's how to get the same look on your computer.
